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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.

187 names

  • Gaelic · Royal

    Liam

    “the determined protector” · “will”

    100Very commonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Celtic

    James

    “supplanter” · “heel grabber”

    94Very commonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Hebrew · Royal

    David

    “Beloved” · “darling”

    87Very commonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Nature

    Dylan

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

    87Very commonEasing

    93% boys · 7% girls

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Logan

    “from the hollow” · “from the little hollow”

    86Very commonCooling

    91% boys · 9% girls

  • English · Royal

    Nora

    “a man from the north” · “shining light”

    86Very commonSteady

    >99% girls

  • Scottish · Celtic

    Cameron

    “crooked nose”

    84CommonEasing

    90% boys · 10% girls

  • Gaelic · Royal

    Ryan

    “the little ruler; little king”

    81CommonCooling

    90% boys · 10% girls

  • Celtic · Royal

    Arthur

    “strong as a bear”

    81CommonRising fast

    >99% boys

  • Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Biblical

    Ian

    “God is gracious”

    81CommonSteady

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Quinn

    “woman who is queenly” · “one who provides counsel; an intelligent man”

    79CommonEasing

    20% boys · 80% girls

  • English · Celtic

    Graham

    “from the gravelled area; from the gray home”

    78CommonRising

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Royal

    Rory

    “the red queen” · “a red-haired man”

    78CommonRising fast

    59% boys · 41% girls

  • Irish · Royal

    Maeve

    “intoxicating, she who makes drunk” · “an intoxicating woman”

    78CommonRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Greek · Old-fashioned

    George

    “farmer” · “one who works the earth”

    77CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Declan

    In Irish use, Declan is used as a form of Gaelic.

    76CommonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Connor

    “lover of hounds” · “a wolf-lover”

    74CommonCooling

    >99% boys

  • Scottish · Celtic

    Blair

    “from the field of battle”

    72CommonRising fast

    6% boys · 94% girls

  • Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Kevin

    “a beloved and handsome man”

    71CommonCooling

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Timeless

    Oscar

    “a spear of the gods” · “a friend of deer”

    71CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Finn

    “white, fair” · “one who is cool”

    71CommonEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Latin · Timeless

    Patrick

    “patrician” · “a nobleman; patrician”

    70CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Nature

    Morgan

    “circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”

    70CommonEasing

    22% boys · 78% girls

  • English · Celtic

    Grant

    “large” · “a tall man; a great man”

    70CommonEasing

    >99% boys

  • Hebrew · Celtic

    Jane

    “God is gracious” · “one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

    69FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  • Gaelic · Modern

    Mackenzie

    Mackenzie is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “daughter of a wise leader; a fiery woman; one who is fair” and “the son of a wise leader; a fiery man; one who is fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions.

    69FamiliarEasing

    3% boys · 97% girls

  • Scottish · Celtic

    Maisie

    “pearl”

    69FamiliarRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Gaelic · Saints

    Malcolm

    “devotee of St Columba” · “dove”

    68FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  • Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Timeless

    Kenneth

    “born of fire” · “handsome, fair one”

    67FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Literary

    Gavin

    “a little white falcon”

    67FamiliarCooling

    >99% boys

  • Celtic · Literary

    Tristan

    Tristan is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “a sorrowful man; in Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table.”

    67FamiliarCooling

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • Irish · Celtic

    Aidan

    “one who is fiery; little fire” · “a fiery young man”

    66FamiliarEasing

    99% boys · 1% girls

  • Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Celtic

    Brian

    “noble” · “of noble birth”

    65FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  • French · Literary

    Elaine

    “the shining light” · “resembling a fawn”

    65FamiliarRising fast

    >99% girls

  • Scottish · Saints

    Colin

    “high” · “of the victorious people”

    65FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Modern

    Teagan

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

    65FamiliarCooling

    9% boys · 91% girls

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Kieran

    “having dark features; the little dark one”

    63FamiliarRising

    97% boys · 3% girls

  • Gaelic · Celtic

    Killian

    “a warrior woman; of the church” · “one who is small and fierce”

    63FamiliarEasing

    98% boys · 2% girls

  • Welsh · Celtic

    Rhys

    “ardour” · “having great enthusiasm for life”

    63FamiliarRising

    95% boys · 5% girls

  • Gaelic · Royal

    Lewis

    “devotee of the Lord”

    62FamiliarRising

    >99% boys

  • Welsh · Nature

    Meredith

    “a great ruler; protector of the sea”

    61FamiliarSteady

    >99% girls

  • Celtic

    Devin

    “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine” · “resembling an ox”

    60FamiliarEasing

    90% boys · 10% girls

  • Gaelic · Literary

    Fiona

    “one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”

    60FamiliarCooling

    >99% girls

  • Norse · Royal

    Ronald

    “the king's advisor”

    56FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

  • Gaelic · Literary

    Leslie

    “garden of hollies” · “from the holly garden; of the gray fortress”

    56FamiliarEasing

    7% boys · 93% girls

  • Irish · Celtic

    Briana

    “from the high hill; one who ascends”

    56FamiliarEasing

    >99% girls

  • Nature

    McKinley

    “the son of the white warrior” · “from the royal meadow”

    56FamiliarEasing

    9% boys · 91% girls

  • Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Old-fashioned

    Donald

    “ruler of the world”

    55FamiliarEasing

    >99% boys

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