Jacob
“heel grabber” · “supplanter”
>99% boys
Top Twins Names of 2006
Names gathered around a shared theme.
Hebrew · Biblical Hebrew · Biblical Joshua
“God . is salvation” · “God is salvation”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Timeless Matthew
“gift of God” · “a gift from God”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Biblical Michael
“who is like God?”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Biblical Daniel
“God is my judge”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Royal David
“Beloved” · “darling”
>99% boys
German · Royal Ella
“from a foreign land”
>99% girls
Germanic · Royal Emma
Emma began as a short form of longer Germanic names and has a meaning associated with wholeness.
>99% girls
Hebrew · Biblical Isaac
“full of laughter”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Biblical Isaiah
“God is salvation” · “God is my salvation”
>99% boys
English · Place names Madison
“daughter'of a mighty warrior” · “son of a mighty warrior”
1% boys · 99% girls
Welsh · Nature Morgan
“circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”
22% boys · 78% girls
English Landon
“from the long hill”
99% boys · 1% girls
Gaelic · Celtic Logan
“from the hollow” · “from the little hollow”
91% boys · 9% girls
English · Surname-style Taylor
“cutter of cloth; one who alters garments” · “one who alters garments”
21% boys · 79% girls
English · Timeless Tyler
“tiler of roofs” · “a tiler of roofs”
95% boys · 5% girls
English Brandon
“from the broom or gorse hill”
>99% boys
Bryan
“hill”
>99% boys
Greek Christian
“anointed” · “a follower of Christ”
99% boys · 1% girls
Greek · Mythological Christopher
“one who bears Christ inside”
>99% boys
Biblical Gabriella
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Royal Isabella
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Greek · Timeless Andrew
“manly; a warrior”
>99% boys
English · Spiritual Faith
“having a belief and trust in God”
>99% girls
English · Spiritual Hope
“enclosed valley” · “one who has expectations through faith”
1% boys · 99% girls
Hebrew · Biblical Ethan
“firmness” · “long-lived”
>99% boys
Welsh Evan
“God is gracious”
98% boys · 2% girls
Hebrew · Timeless Joseph
“God shall add”
>99% boys
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.
3% boys · 97% girls
Greek · Timeless Alexander
“helper and defender of mankind”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Timeless Benjamin
“son of the right hand” · “son of the south”
>99% boys
Old English Hailey
“from the field of hay”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Biblical Hannah
Hannah is a Hebrew biblical name associated with divine favour and the story of Samuel’s mother.
>99% girls
Hebrew · Biblical Caleb
“dog” · “resembling a dog”
>99% boys
Latin · Literary Emily
“rival”
>99% girls
Gaelic · Literary Sophia
“wisdom”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Royal Nathan
“he has given” · “God has given”
>99% boys
Greek · Timeless Nicholas
“of the victorious people”
>99% boys
Latin · Timeless Anthony
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% boys
Modern Jayden
Jayden is a unisex given name.
98% boys · 2% girls
Hebrew · Place names Jordan
“flowing down”
85% boys · 15% girls
English · Mythological Mason
“a stoneworker” · “one who works with stone”
99% boys · 1% girls
Hebrew · Victorian era Elijah
“yahweh is God” · “jehovah is my God”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Biblical Jeremiah
“appointed by God” · “one who is exalted by the Lord”
>99% boys
Latin · Nature Olivia
“of the olive tree; one who is peaceful” · “olive tree”
>99% girls
Iranian Ava
Ava is a name with an uncertain early history and a prominent twentieth-century revival or re-creation.
>99% girls
English · Shared Hayden
“from the hedged valley”
68% boys · 32% girls
English · Surname-style Hunter
“a great huntress and provider” · “a great huntsman and provider”
93% boys · 7% girls
Greek · Biblical Luke
“man from Lucania” · “a man from Lucania”
>99% boys
Latin Natalie
Natalie is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “born on Christmas Day; refers to Christ's birthday.”
>99% girls
English Haley
“from the field of hay”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Timeless Zachary
“The Lord remembers” · “God is remembered”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Norse John
“God is gracious”
>99% boys
Germanic · Timeless William
“will” · “desire”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Biblical Noah
“rest” · “to comfort”
98% boys · 2% girls
Hebrew · Timeless Samuel
“God has heard” · “asked of God”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Celtic James
“supplanter” · “heel grabber”
99% boys · 1% girls
Latin · Literary Justin
“one who is just and upright”
>99% boys
Welsh Megan
Megan is used as a given name and a surname. Megan is connected with Meg and Margaret.
>99% girls
Gaelic · Royal Ryan
“the little ruler; little king”
90% boys · 10% girls
Latin · Timeless Grace
Grace is an English word name with religious roots and later associations with both public figures and everyday naming traditions.
>99% girls
English · Modern Jaden
“resembling the green gemstone”
97% boys · 3% girls
Greek · Timeless Jason
“I heal”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Modern Makayla
“who is like God?”
>99% girls
Greek Zoe
“a life-giving woman; alive”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Victorian era Abigail
“father of exaltation” · “the source of a father”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Biblical Gabriel
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
>99% boys
Hebrew · Royal Sarah
“princess”
>99% girls
Welsh · Timeless Jennifer
“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Literary Jessica
“The Lord sees all”
>99% girls
Hebrew · Nickname-names Jonathan
“God has given” · “a gift of God”
>99% boys
Virtue Jose
“God will add” · “God shall add”
>99% boys
Spanish · Timeless Juan
“God is gracious”
>99% boys
Latin · Timeless Mark
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
>99% boys
Greek · Saints Nicole
“of the victorious people”
>99% girls
Willliam
>99% boys
Latin · Old-fashioned Anna
“a woman graced with God's favor”
>99% girls
English · Place names Ashley
“ash” · “wood”
1% boys · 99% girls
Scottish · Celtic Cameron
“crooked nose”
90% boys · 10% girls
Modern Jaylen
“one who is calm; a healer” · “one who heals others; one who is tranquil”
91% boys · 9% girls
English Lucas
“a man from Lucania”
>99% boys
English · Shared Parker
“the keeper of the park”
65% boys · 35% girls
English Preston
“from the priest's town”
99% boys · 1% girls
Germanic · Royal Robert
“one who is bright with fame”
>99% boys