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Filter by meaning, origin, style, era and sound. Every card shows how the name divides between boys and girls, and how its popularity has moved since 1880. Or see the whole shape of it in the name graph.

412 names

  • Gaelic

    Owen

    “born of Esos”

    88Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Nature

    Dylan

    “daughter of the waves” · “son of the sea”

    87Very commonEasing

    93% boys · 7% girls

  • Greek · Nature

    Kai

    Kai is used in several naming traditions, with different explanations for the same spelling.

    81CommonRising

    93% boys · 7% girls

  • Welsh

    Evan

    “God is gracious”

    76CommonCooling

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • Welsh

    Bryson

    “the son of Brice”

    75CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Greek

    Ariana

    “resembling silver” · “one who is holy”

    74CommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Modern

    Caden

    “a battlemaiden” · “spirt of battle •”

    72CommonSteady

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • English · Shared

    Ellis

    “Jehovah is my God” · “noble”

    72CommonRising

    73% boys · 27% girls

  • Welsh · Modern

    Maddox

    “born into wealth and prosperity” · “the son of the benefactor”

    72CommonEasing

    96% boys · 4% girls

  • Welsh · Nature

    Morgan

    “circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”

    70CommonEasing

    22% boys · 78% girls

  • Welsh

    Bowen

    “the son of Owen”

    69FamiliarRising

    97% boys · 3% girls

  • Welsh · Literary

    Gavin

    “a little white falcon”

    67FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Royal

    Kendall

    “from the royal valley”

    66FamiliarEasing

    15% boys · 85% girls

  • French · Literary

    Elaine

    “the shining light” · “resembling a fawn”

    65FamiliarRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Shared

    Drew

    “one who is wise”

    65FamiliarSteady

    67% boys · 33% girls

  • Welsh

    Reece

    “having great enthusiasm for life”

    64FamiliarRising

    78% boys · 22% girls

  • Welsh · Victorian era

    Gwendolyn

    “one who is fair; of the white ring”

    63FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Celtic

    Rhys

    “ardour” · “having great enthusiasm for life”

    63FamiliarRising

    95% boys · 5% girls

  • Welsh · Nature

    Meredith

    “a great ruler; protector of the sea”

    61FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Modern

    Cassidy

    “curly-haired girl” · “a clever man”

    60FamiliarEasing

    7% boys · 93% girls

  • Welsh · Timeless

    Jennifer

    “one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

    57FamiliarCooling

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Literary

    Trevor

    “from the large village”

    55FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  • African

    Nia

    “a lustrous woman” · “one with a purpose”

    55FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  • Welsh

    Idris

    “an eager lord”

    55FamiliarRising

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Welsh · Nature

    Marvin

    “a friend of the sea”

    54UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Literary

    Gwen

    “a handsome man; one who is fair” · “one who is fair; of the white ring”

    54UncommonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Welsh

    Megan

    Megan is used as a given name and a surname. Megan is connected with Meg and Margaret.

    52UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Gaelic · Vintage revival

    Winifred

    “peaceful friend” · “fair; white-skinned”

    51UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Literary

    Guinevere

    “one with smooth and fair skin” · “the son of a fair-haired man”

    51UncommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Literary

    Cedric

    Cedric has an unusually traceable literary beginning: Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe.

    48UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Modern

    Rhiannon

    “the great and sacred queen”

    48UncommonRising

    >99% girls

  • English · Royal

    Wynn

    “one who is fairskinned” · “a beloved friend”

    48UncommonRising fast

    49% boys · 51% girls

  • Welsh

    Vaughn

    “the little beloved one” · “one who is small”

    47UncommonEasing

    90% boys · 10% girls

  • Welsh · Modern

    Emrys

    “an immortal man”

    46UncommonRising fast

    79% boys · 21% girls

  • Welsh

    Wendy

    “one who is fair; of the white ring”

    45UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Irish · Literary

    Tegan

    “one who is attractive; goodlooking” · “a handsome man”

    42UncommonCooling

    28% boys · 72% girls

  • surnames · Modern

    Maddux

    Maddux is a masculine given name from Welsh.

    42UncommonEasing

    93% boys · 7% girls

  • Welsh · Vintage revival

    Cecil

    “one who is blind” · “the sixth-born child”

    41UncommonRising

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Celtic

    Gwyneth

    “one who is blessed with happiness”

    41UncommonEasing

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Old-fashioned

    Lloyd

    “grey(-haired)” · “a gray-haired man; one who is sacred”

    40UncommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Welsh

    Meghan

    Meghan is a feminine given name from Welsh.

    40UncommonCooling

    >99% girls

  • French

    Guy

    “a warrior; from the wood” · “a lively man”

    40UncommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Welsh

    Brenna

    “a ravenlike woman”

    40UncommonCooling

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Celtic

    Bryn

    “from the hill”

    40UncommonEasing

    10% boys · 90% girls

  • Welsh

    Evans

    “God is gracious”

    38RareRising fast

    88% boys · 12% girls

  • Welsh · Nature

    Merlin

    Merlin is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “of the sea fortress; in Arthurian legend, the wizard and mentor of King Arthur.”

    36RareRising

    82% boys · 18% girls

  • Welsh

    Lynette

    “a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”

    35RareSteady

    >99% girls

  • Welsh · Old-fashioned

    Floyd

    “a gray-haired man”

    34RareEasing

    >99% boys

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