dht30527's Personal Name List

Aaron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Finnish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: אַהֲרֹן(Hebrew) Ἀαρών(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EHR-ən(English) AR-ən(English) A-RAWN(French) A-rawn(German) AH-ron(Finnish)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן (ʾAharon), which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name is borne by the older brother of Moses. He acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. Aaron's rod produced miracles and plagues to intimidate the pharaoh. After the departure from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, God installed Aaron as the first high priest of the Israelites and promised that his descendants would become the priesthood.

As an English name, Aaron has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. This name was borne by the American politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836), notable for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

Ace 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AYS
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the English word meaning "highest rank". More commonly a nickname, it is occasionally used as a given name.
Addison
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AD-i-sən
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
From an English surname meaning "son of Adam". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sound to Madison.
Alexandra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek [1], Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Αλεξάνδρα(Greek) Александра(Russian, Ukrainian) Ἀλεξάνδρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: al-ig-ZAN-drə(American English) al-ig-ZAHN-drə(British English) a-leh-KSAN-dra(German, Romanian) a-lehk-SAHN-dra(Dutch) A-LEHK-ZAHN-DRA(French) a-leh-KSAN-dhra(Greek) u-li-SHUN-dru(European Portuguese) a-leh-SHUN-dru(Brazilian Portuguese) A-lehk-san-dra(Czech, Slovak) AW-lehk-sawn-draw(Hungarian) A-LEH-KSAN-DRA(Classical Greek)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Alexander. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.
Alfreda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Polish (Rare), German (Rare)
Pronounced: al-FREE-də(English) al-FREH-da(Italian, Polish, German)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Alfred.
Alisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish, Georgian
Other Scripts: Алиса(Russian) Аліса(Ukrainian) ალისა(Georgian)
Pronounced: u-LYEE-sə(Russian) AH-lee-sah(Finnish)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Form of Alice used in several languages.
Amani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: أماني(Arabic)
Pronounced: a-MA-nee
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Means "wishes" in Arabic, related to the root منا (manā) meaning "to tempt, to put to the test".
Amber
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch
Pronounced: AM-bər(American English) AM-bə(British English) AHM-bər(Dutch)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour. The word ultimately derives from Arabic عنبر (ʿanbar) meaning "ambergris". It began to be used as a given name in the late 19th century, but it only became popular after the release of Kathleen Winsor's novel Forever Amber (1944).
Ami 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-mee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Amy.
Annelise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Danish form of Anneliese.
Ansley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Variant of Ainsley.
Arlana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Celtic
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Means "An Oath"
Ashleigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ASH-lee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Feminine variant of Ashley.
Ashley
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ASH-lee
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from a combination of Old English æsc and leah. Until the 1960s it was more commonly given to boys in the United States, but it is now most often used on girls. It reached its height of popularity in America in 1987, but it did not become the highest ranked name until 1991, being overshadowed by the likewise-popular Jessica until then. In the United Kingdom it is still more common as a masculine name.
Autumn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AW-təm
Rating: 85% based on 4 votes
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus. This name has been in general use since the 1960s.
Ava 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-və
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.
Baxter
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAK-stər(American English) BAK-stə(British English)
Rating: 15% based on 2 votes
From an occupational surname that meant "(female) baker", from Old English bæcere and a feminine agent suffix.
Bene
Gender: Masculine
Usage: East Frisian
Pronounced: BEH-nə
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Short form of names that contain the element bern- "bear".
Bettina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Italian, Hungarian
Pronounced: beh-TEE-na(German) beht-TEE-na(Italian) BEHT-tee-naw(Hungarian)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Elisabeth (German), Benedetta or Elisabetta (Italian), or Erzsébet (Hungarian).
Beverly
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEHV-ər-lee(American English) BEHV-ə-lee(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was originally derived from the name of a Yorkshire city, itself from Old English beofor "beaver" and (possibly) licc "stream". It came into use as a masculine given name in the 19th century, then became common as an American feminine name after the publication of George Barr McCutcheon's 1904 novel Beverly of Graustark [1]. It was most popular in the 1930s, and has since greatly declined in use.
Bonnie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAHN-ee(American English) BAWN-ee(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.
Bradley
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAD-lee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that originally came from a place name meaning "broad clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the World War II American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).
Brandie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRAN-dee
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Variant of Brandy.
Brianna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
Variant of Briana. This is currently the more popular spelling of the name.
Bridget
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: BRIJ-it(English)
Rating: 75% based on 4 votes
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid, Old Irish Brigit, from old Celtic *Brigantī meaning "the exalted one". In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda. In the 5th century it was borne by Saint Brigid, the founder of a monastery at Kildare and a patron saint of Ireland. Because of the saint, the name was considered sacred in Ireland, and it did not come into general use there until the 17th century. In the form Birgitta this name has been common in Scandinavia, made popular by the 14th-century Saint Birgitta of Sweden, patron saint of Europe.
Brittany
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIT-ə-nee, BRIT-nee
Rating: 45% based on 4 votes
From the name of the region of Brittany in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne. It was named for the Britons who settled there after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons.

As a given name, it first came into common use in America in the early 1970s, reaching the third ranked spot for girls by 1989. This was an extraordinary increase over only two decades, though it has since fallen almost as dramatically as it climbed.

Bryden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRIE-dən
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.
Brynn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRIN
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Feminine variant of Bryn. It was brought to limited public attention in 1978 when the actress Brynn Thayer (1949-) began appearing on the American soap opera One Life to Live [1].
Bryson
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIE-sən
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
From an English surname meaning "son of Brice". Starting in the 1970s this name began steadily growing in popularity, likely because it features the same popular sounds found in other names such as Brice and Tyson.
Camilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: kə-MIL-ə(English) ka-MEEL-la(Italian) kah-MEEL-lah(Danish) KAH-meel-lah(Finnish) ka-MI-la(German)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Camillus. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the Aeneid. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by Fanny Burney's novel Camilla (1796).
Carlos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: KAR-los(Spanish) KAR-loosh(European Portuguese) KAR-loos(Brazilian Portuguese)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles.
Carmen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, French, Romanian, German
Pronounced: KAR-mehn(Spanish, Italian) KAHR-mən(American English) KAH-mən(British English)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Medieval Spanish form of Carmel, appearing in the devotional title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Carmen meaning "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The spelling has been altered through association with the Latin word carmen meaning "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).
Casey
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAY-see
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cathasaigh, a patronymic derived from the given name Cathassach. This name can be given in honour of Casey Jones (1863-1900), a train engineer who sacrificed his life to save his passengers. In his case, Casey was a nickname acquired because he was raised in the town of Cayce, Kentucky.
Cathy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KATH-ee
Rating: 15% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Catherine.
Cathyleen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Cayden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-dən
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Caden.
Celia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish
Pronounced: SEEL-yə(English) SEE-lee-ə(English) THEHL-ya(European Spanish) SEHL-ya(Latin American Spanish)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius. Shakespeare used it in his play As You Like It (1599), which introduced the name to the English-speaking public at large. It is sometimes used as a short form of Cecilia.
Chandelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French (African)
Pronounced: shan-DELL(English) shahn-dehl(African French)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From French chandelle, "candle". It is a cognate of the Spanish name Candela.
Chandler
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHAND-lər(American English) CHAND-lə(British English)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
From an occupational surname that meant "candle seller" or "candle maker" in Middle English, ultimately from Latin candela via Old French. It surged in popularity after the 1994 debut of the American sitcom Friends, featuring a character by this name.
Chandra
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Other Scripts: चन्द्र, चन्द्रा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali) চন্দ্র(Bengali) চন্দ্ৰ(Assamese) चंद्रा(Marathi) చంద్ర(Telugu) சந்திரா(Tamil) ಚಂದ್ರ(Kannada)
Pronounced: CHUN-dru(Sanskrit, Kannada) CHAWN-dro(Bengali) CHUN-drə(Hindi, Marathi) TSUN-dru(Nepali)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (cand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of both the masculine form चण्ड (the god of the moon personified) as well as the feminine form चण्डा (spelled with a long final vowel).
Charlene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: shahr-LEEN(American English) chahr-LEEN(American English) shah-LEEN(British English) chah-LEEN(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Feminine diminutive of Charles.
Charles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: CHAHRLZ(American English) CHAHLZ(British English) SHARL(French)
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
French and English form of Carolus, the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a word meaning "man" (Proto-Germanic *karlaz). However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic name element *harjaz meaning "army".

The popularity of the name in continental Europe was due to the fame of Charles the Great (742-814), commonly known as Charlemagne, a king of the Franks who came to rule over most of Europe. His grandfather Charles Martel had also been a noted leader of the Franks. It was subsequently the name of several Holy Roman emperors, as well as rulers of France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Hungary (in various spellings). After Charlemagne, his name was adopted as a word meaning "king" in many Eastern European languages, for example Czech král, Hungarian király, Russian король (korol), and Turkish kral.

The name did not become common in Britain until the 17th century when it was borne by the Stuart king Charles I. It had been introduced into the Stuart royal family by Mary Queen of Scots, who had been raised in France. Two other kings of the United Kingdom have borne this name, including the current monarch.

Other famous bearers include naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution, novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) who wrote such works as Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities, French statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), and American cartoonist Charles Schulz (1922-2000), the creator of the Peanuts comic strip.

Charlotte
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Pronounced: SHAR-LAWT(French) SHAHR-lət(American English) SHAH-lət(British English) shar-LAW-tə(German) sha-LOT(Swedish) shahr-LAW-tə(Dutch)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

This name was fairly common in France, England and the United States in the early 20th century. It became quite popular in France and England at the end of the 20th century, just when it was at a low point in the United States. It quickly climbed the American charts and entered the top ten in 2014.

Chevy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
A literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.

Comedian Chevy Chase took his name from this poem, which is mentioned in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

Chip
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHIP
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Charles or Christopher. It can also be from a nickname given in reference to the phrase a chip off the old block, used of a son who is similar to his father.
Chris
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch, German, Danish
Pronounced: KRIS(English, Dutch, German)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Short form of Christopher, Christian, Christine and other names that begin with Chris.
Christy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KRIS-tee(English)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Christine, Christina, Christopher and other names beginning with Christ. In Ireland this name is typically masculine, though elsewhere in the English-speaking world it is more often feminine (especially the United States and Canada).
Claire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: KLEHR(French, American English) KLEH(British English)
Rating: 53% based on 4 votes
French form of Clara. This was a common name in France throughout the 20th century, though it has since been eclipsed there by Clara. It was also very popular in the United Kingdom, especially in the 1970s.
Connie
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAHN-ee(American English) KAWN-ee(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Constance and other names beginning with Con. It is occasionally a masculine name, a diminutive of Cornelius or Conrad.
Cooper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KOOP-ər(American English) KOOP-ə(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
From a surname meaning "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.
Cornelius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Pronounced: kor-NEH-lee-oos(Latin) kawr-NEEL-ee-əs(American English) kaw-NEE-lyəs(British English) kawr-NEH-lee-yuys(Dutch) kawr-NEH-lee-uws(German)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Roman family name that possibly derives from the Latin element cornu meaning "horn". In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is a centurion who is directed by an angel to seek Peter. After speaking with Peter he converts to Christianity, and he is traditionally deemed the first gentile convert. The name was also borne by a few early saints, including a 3rd-century pope. In England it came into use in the 16th century, partly due to Dutch influence.
Cory
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAWR-ee
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Corey.
Darah
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Biblical Hebrew
Pronounced: DAHRHU
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Meaning "wise". Dara
Darline
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
Pronounced: dahr-LEEN(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.
Dayle
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.
Deandra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Variant of Diandra.
Deanie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Pronounced: dea-nie(American English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Feminization of Dean, used rarely but steadily.
Denney
Usage: Irish, English, Scottish
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Destiny
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHS-ti-nee
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
Means simply "destiny, fate" from the English word, ultimately from Latin destinare "to determine", a derivative of stare "to stand". It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world only since the last half of the 20th century.
Devin
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHV-in
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
From a surname, either the Irish surname Devin 1 or the English surname Devin 2.
Diane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: DYAN(French) die-AN(English)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
French form of Diana, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.
Don
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAHN(American English) DAWN(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Short form of Donald.
Dwight
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DWIET
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius. In America it was sometimes given in honour of Yale president Timothy Dwight (1752-1817). A famous bearer was the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969).
Eleni
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ελένη(Greek)
Pronounced: eh-LEH-nee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Modern Greek form of Helen.
Elijah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Hebrew, Biblical
Other Scripts: אֱלִיָּהוּ(Hebrew)
Pronounced: i-LIE-jə(English) i-LIE-zhə(English)
Rating: 70% based on 4 votes
From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ (ʾEliyyahu) meaning "my God is Yahweh", derived from the roots אֵל (ʾel) and יָהּ (yah), both referring to the Hebrew God. Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament. He was active in the 9th century BC during the reign of King Ahab of Israel and his Phoenician-born queen Jezebel. Elijah confronted the king and queen over their idolatry of the Canaanite god Ba'al and other wicked deeds. At the end of his life he was carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and was succeeded by Elisha. In the New Testament, Elijah and Moses appear next to Jesus when he is transfigured.

Because Elijah was a popular figure in medieval tales, and because his name was borne by a few early saints (who are usually known by the Latin form Elias), the name came into general use during the Middle Ages. In medieval England it was usually spelled Elis. It died out there by the 16th century, but it was revived by the Puritans in the form Elijah after the Protestant Reformation. The name became popular during the 1990s and 2000s, especially in America where it broke into the top ten in 2016.

Elise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, English
Pronounced: eh-LEE-zə(German) eh-LEE-seh(Norwegian, Danish, Swedish) i-LEES(English) EE-lees(English)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Short form of Elizabeth.
Ellie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-ee
Rating: 87% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.
Elphia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Archaic)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Emily
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHM-ə-lee
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
English feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil). In the English-speaking world it was not common until after the German House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th century; the princess Amelia Sophia (1711-1786) was commonly known as Emily in English, even though Amelia is an unrelated name.

This name was moderately popular through most of the 20th century, and became very popular around the turn of the 21st century. It was the highest ranked name for girls in the United States from 1996 to 2007, attaining similar levels in other English-speaking countries around the same time.

Famous bearers include the British author Emily Brontë (1818-1848), known for the novel Wuthering Heights, and the American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886).

Erika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Pronounced: eh-REE-kah(Swedish, Norwegian) EH-ree-kah(Finnish) EH-ree-ka(German, Slovak) EH-ree-kaw(Hungarian) EHR-i-kə(English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Erik. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.
Faith
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAYTH
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
Simply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Gabby
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAB-ee
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Gabrielle.
Gabrielle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: GA-BREE-YEHL(French) gab-ree-EHL(English)
Rating: 75% based on 4 votes
French feminine form of Gabriel. This was the real name of French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971).
Gayle
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAYL
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Gail or Gale 2.
Gemma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Pronounced: JEHM-ma(Italian) ZHEHM-mə(Catalan) JEHM-ə(British English) GHEH-ma(Dutch)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
Medieval Italian nickname meaning "gem, precious stone". It was borne by the wife of the 13th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
Genesis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JEHN-ə-sis
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Means "birth, origin" in Greek. This is the name of the first book of the Old Testament in the Bible. It tells of the creation of the world, the expulsion of Adam and Eve, Noah and the great flood, and the three patriarchs.
Georgie
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAWR-jee(American English) JAW-jee(British English)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Georgia or George.
Gerty
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, English, French
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Gertrude and Gertrud.
Godfrey
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAHD-free(American English) GAWD-free(British English)
Rating: 15% based on 2 votes
From the Germanic name Godefrid, which meant "peace of god" from the Old German elements got "god" and fridu "peace". The Normans brought this name to England, where it became common during the Middle Ages. A notable bearer was Godfrey of Bouillon, an 11th-century leader of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Gray
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: GRAY
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
From an English surname meaning "grey", originally given to a person who had grey hair or clothing.
Hailie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: HAY-lee
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Hayley.
Hannah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Hebrew, German, Dutch, Arabic, Biblical
Other Scripts: חַנָּה(Hebrew) حنّة(Arabic)
Pronounced: HAN-ə(English) HA-na(German) HAH-na(Dutch) HAN-na(Arabic)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Ḥanna) meaning "favour, grace", derived from the root חָנַן (ḥanan) meaning "to be gracious". In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren. After a blessing from Eli she finally became pregnant with Samuel.

As an English name, Hannah was not regularly used until after the Protestant Reformation, unlike the vernacular forms Anne and Ann and the Latin form Anna, which were used from the late Middle Ages. In the last half of the 20th century Hannah surged in popularity and neared the top of the name rankings for both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Harley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAHR-lee(American English) HAH-lee(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that was derived from a place name, itself from Old English hara "hare" or hær "rock, heap of stones" and leah "woodland, clearing". An American name for boys since the 19th century, it began to be used for girls after a character with the name began appearing on the soap opera Guiding Light in 1987.
Harper
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAHR-pər(American English) HAH-pə(British English)
Rating: 80% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who played or made harps (Old English hearpe). A notable bearer was the American author Harper Lee (1926-2016), who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. It rapidly gained popularity in the 2000s and 2010s, entering the American top ten for girls in 2015.
Harriett
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAR-ee-it, HEHR-ee-it
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Variant of Harriet.
Hayleigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: HAY-lee
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Variant of Hayley.
Helma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch
Pronounced: HEHL-ma
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Short form of Wilhelmina.
Hilary
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HIL-ə-ree
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Medieval English form of Hilarius or Hilaria. During the Middle Ages it was primarily a masculine name. It was revived in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century as a predominantly feminine name. In America, this name and the variant Hillary seemed to drop in popularity after Hillary Clinton (1947-) became the first lady in 1993. Famous bearers include American actresses Hilary Swank (1974-) and Hilary Duff (1987-).
Hunter
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HUN-tər(American English) HUN-tə(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
From an English occupational surname for a hunter, derived from Old English hunta. A famous bearer was the eccentric American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005).
India
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish (Modern)
Pronounced: IN-dee-ə(English) EEN-dya(Spanish)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From the name of the country, which is itself derived from the name of the Indus River. The river's name is ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". India Wilkes is a character in the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell.
Indy 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch (Modern)
Pronounced: IN-dee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Indie.
Irish
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Filipino
Pronounced: IE-rish(English) Iry-ish(Filipino)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Means a person from Ireland or of Irish descent.
Isabel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, Dutch
Pronounced: ee-sa-BEHL(Spanish) ee-zu-BEHL(European Portuguese) ee-za-BEW(Brazilian Portuguese) IZ-ə-behl(English) EE-ZA-BEHL(French) ee-za-BEHL(German, Dutch)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth. It spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among the royalty by the 12th century. It grew popular in England in the 13th century after Isabella of Angoulême married the English king John, and it was subsequently bolstered when Isabella of France married Edward II the following century.

This is the usual form of the name Elizabeth in Spain and Portugal, though elsewhere it is considered a parallel name, such as in France where it is used alongside Élisabeth. The name was borne by two Spanish ruling queens, including Isabel of Castile, who sponsored the explorations of Christopher Columbus.

Isabelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish
Pronounced: EE-ZA-BEHL(French) IZ-ə-behl(English) ee-za-BEH-lə(German, Dutch)
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
French form of Isabel.
Isadore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: IZ-ə-dawr(American English) IZ-ə-daw(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Isidore.
Iva 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Ива(Bulgarian, Serbian)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Means "willow tree" in South Slavic.
Ivey
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Transferred use of the surname Ivey. In the case of the feminine name, it is also considered a variant of Ivy.
Ivy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: IE-vee
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. It is ultimately derived from Old English ifig.
Jacob
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
Other Scripts: יַעֲקֹב(Hebrew)
Pronounced: JAY-kəb(English) YA-kawp(Dutch) YAH-kawp(Swedish, Norwegian) YAH-kob(Danish)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From the Latin Iacob, which was from the Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakob), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov). In the Old Testament Jacob (later called Israel) is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter", because he twice deprived his brother of his rights as the firstborn son (see Genesis 27:36). Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Yaʿaqovʾel) meaning "may God protect".

The English names Jacob and James derive from the same source, with James coming from Latin Iacomus, a later variant of the Latin New Testament form Iacobus. Unlike English, many languages do not have separate spellings for the two names.

In England, Jacob was mainly regarded as a Jewish name during the Middle Ages [1], though the variant James was used among Christians. Jacob came into general use as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation. In America, although already moderately common, it steadily grew in popularity from the early 1970s to the end of the 1990s, becoming the top ranked name from 1999 to 2012.

A famous bearer was Jacob Grimm (1785-1863), the German linguist and writer who was, with his brother Wilhelm, the author of Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Janet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAN-it
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Medieval diminutive of Jane. This was a popular name throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, especially the 1930s to the 60s. Its popularity has since faded.
Janis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAN-is
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Janice.
Janna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
Pronounced: YAH-na(Dutch) YAHN-nah(Finnish) JAN-ə(English)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Jan 1. As an English name, it is an elaboration of Jan 2.
Jasmine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAZ-min(English) ZHAS-MEEN(French)
Rating: 50% based on 4 votes
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes. It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), which is also a Persian name. In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity from the 1970s, especially among African Americans [1]. It reached a peak in the early 1990s shortly after the release of the animated Disney movie Aladdin (1992), which featured a princess by this name.
Jaxon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAK-sən
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Variant of Jackson.
Jessie 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish [1], English
Pronounced: JEHS-ee(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Originally a Scots diminutive of Jean 2. In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of Jessica.
Jewelle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Variant of Jewel.
Joeann
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: jo-AN
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Combination of Joe and Ann. It can be spelled Joeann or with a capitalized fourth letter as JoeAnn. Also compare Joann, Jo-Anne, Joanne.
Josephine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: JO-sə-feen(English) yo-zeh-FEE-nə(German)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine.
Jossie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAH:SEE
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Josie.
Joy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOI
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Simply from the English word joy, ultimately derived from Norman French joie, Latin gaudium. It has been regularly used as a given name since the late 19th century.
Joyse
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Joyce.
Juanita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: khwa-NEE-ta
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Juana.
Justinn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Justin.
Kailah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: KAY-lə(American English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Kaila.
Kaley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-lee
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Kaylee.
Kami
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAM-ee
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Cami. Diminutive of Kameron, Kamdyn and other names beginning with kam.
Karly
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAHR-lee(American English) KAH-lee(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Carly.
Karlyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Karline.
Karyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAR-ən, KEHR-ən
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Karen 1.
Katie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAY-tee
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Kate.
Kaylor
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KAY-lər
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
This name is most likely a transferred use of the surname Kaylor.

In recent times, it can also be a combination of Kay 1 and Taylor or a combination of the letter K and the suffix -aylor (seen in names such as Taylor, Saylor and Baylor).

Kendal
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KEHN-dəl
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From a surname that was a variant of Kendall.
Kennedy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KEHN-ə-dee(English)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cinnéidigh, itself derived from the given name Cennétig. The name has sometimes been given in honour of assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). It was popularized as a name for girls by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (1972-), known simply as Kennedy, the host of the television program Alternative Nation on MTV from 1992 to 1997.
Keri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHR-ee
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Feminine variant of Kerry.
Kevin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish, French (Modern), German (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Pronounced: KEHV-in(English) KEH-VEEN(French) KEH-vin(German, Dutch)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín meaning "beloved birth", derived from Old Irish Cóemgein, composed of cóem "dear, beloved, gentle" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin.

The name became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the middle of the 20th century, and elsewhere in Europe in the latter half of the 20th century. Famous bearers include the American actors Kevin Costner (1955-) and Kevin Bacon (1958-). It was also borne by the character Kevin McCallister in the 1990 comedy movie Home Alone.

Kira 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIR-ə
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Variant of Ciara 1.
Klara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian
Other Scripts: Клара(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: KLA-ra(German, Polish) KLA-rə(Russian)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Form of Clara in various languages.
Lamont
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, African American
Pronounced: lə-MAWNT(English) LAM-unt(English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, itself from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man". This name reached a peak in its American popularity in 1972, the same year that the sitcom Sanford and Son debuted, featuring the character Lamont Sanford (the titular son).
Lane
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAYN
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From an English surname, meaning "lane, path", which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane.
Lari
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: LAH-ree
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Finnish diminutive of Laurence 1 or Hilarius.
Larissa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λάρισα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: lə-RIS-ə(English) la-RI-sa(German)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Larisa. It has been commonly used as an English given name only since the 20th century, as a borrowing from Russian. In 1991 this name was given to one of the moons of Neptune, in honour of the mythological character.
Latona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Latin form of Leto.
Laurel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAWR-əl
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.
Lauren
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAWR-ən
Rating: 60% based on 4 votes
Variant or feminine form of Laurence 1. Originally a masculine name, it was first popularized as a feminine name by actress Betty Jean Perske (1924-2014), who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
Lavonne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: lə-VAHN(American English) lə-VAWN(British English)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Yvonne.
Leanne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: lee-AN
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Combination of Lee and Anne 1.
Leia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical Greek, Portuguese, Popular Culture
Other Scripts: Λεία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: LAY-ə(English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as a Portuguese form. This is the name of a princess in the Star Wars movies by George Lucas, who probably based it on Leah.
Lena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, English, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Georgian, Armenian
Other Scripts: Лена(Russian, Ukrainian) Λένα(Greek) ლენა(Georgian) Լենա(Armenian)
Pronounced: LEH-na(Swedish, German, Dutch, Polish, Italian) LYEH-nə(Russian) LEE-nə(English) LEH-NA(Georgian) leh-NAH(Armenian)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Short form of names ending in lena, such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena. It is often used independently.
Levi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew, English, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: לֵוִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced: LEE-vie(English) LEH-vee(Dutch)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Possibly means "joined, attached" in Hebrew. As told in the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites, known as the Levites. This was the tribe that formed the priestly class of the Israelites. The brothers Moses and Aaron were members. This name also occurs in the New Testament, where it is borne by a son of Alphaeus. He might be the same person as the apostle Matthew.

As an English Christian name, Levi came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Lexi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHK-see
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis.
Lexie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEHK-see
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis.
Leyla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Other Scripts: لەیلا(Kurdish Sorani) لیلا(Persian) ليلى(Arabic)
Pronounced: lay-LA(Turkish) LIE-la(Arabic) LAY-lə(English) LEE-lə(English) LIE-lə(English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Variant of Leila, and the usual Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish form.
Lida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), Ukrainian
Other Scripts: ლიდა(Georgian) Лида(Russian) Ліда(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: LEE-dah(Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish) LYEE-də(Russian)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Short form of Alida, Dalida, Lidia, Lidiya and other feminine names that contain -lid-.
Lila 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIE-lə
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Variant of Leila.
Linda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Germanic
Pronounced: LIN-də(English) LIN-da(German, Dutch, Czech) LEEN-da(Italian) LEEN-DA(French) LEEN-dah(Finnish) LEEN-daw(Hungarian)
Rating: 15% based on 2 votes
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (Proto-Germanic *linþaz). It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning "beautiful". In the English-speaking world this name experienced a spike in popularity beginning in the 1930s, peaking in the late 1940s, and declining shortly after that. It was the most popular name for girls in the United States from 1947 to 1952.
Lisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
Pronounced: LEE-sə(English) LEE-za(German, Italian) LEE-sa(Dutch)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Short form of Elizabeth (though often used independently) and its cognates in other languages. This is the name of the subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.

In the United States this form was more popular than the full form Elizabeth from 1958 to 1978, and was in fact the top ranked American name between 1962 and 1969.

Logan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LO-gən
Rating: 45% based on 2 votes
From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place in Ayrshire meaning "little hollow" (from Gaelic lag "hollow, pit" combined with a diminutive suffix). This name started slowly rising on the American popularity charts in the mid-1970s, perhaps partly inspired by the movie Logan's Run (1976). The comic book character Wolverine, alias Logan, was also introduced around the same time.

The name has been very common throughout the English-speaking world since end of the 20th century. In the United States it reached a high point in 2017, when it ranked as the fifth most popular name for boys.

Lonnie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAHN-ee(American English) LAWN-ee(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Short form of Alonzo and other names containing the same sound.
Luis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: LWEES
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Spanish form of Louis.
Lynne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Variant of Lynn.
Lynnet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Obscure
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
A variant of Lynet.
Maddie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAD-ee
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Diminutive of Madeline or Madison.
Maggie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAG-ee
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Margaret.
Maha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: مها(Arabic)
Pronounced: MA-ha
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "oryx" in Arabic. The oryx is a variety of antelope that is said to represent beauty.
Malie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian (Anglicized), English (American)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Anglicized form of Mālie.
Mandi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAN-dee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Amanda.
Mandy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAN-dee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Amanda.
Maple
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-pəl
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From the English word for the tree (comprising the genus Acer), derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.
Mariah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: mə-RIE-ə
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Variant of Maria. It is usually pronounced in a way that reflects an older English pronunciation of Maria. The name was popularized in the early 1990s by the American singer Mariah Carey (1970-).
Marsha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-shə(American English) MAH-shə(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Variant of Marcia.
Marta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian, Swedish, Icelandic, Latvian, Estonian, Georgian
Other Scripts: Марта(Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian) მართა(Georgian)
Pronounced: MAR-ta(Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German) MAR-tu(European Portuguese) MAKH-tu(Brazilian Portuguese) MAR-tə(Catalan) MAHR-ta(Dutch) MAHR-TAH(Georgian)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Form of Martha used in various languages.
Martin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish
Other Scripts: Мартин, Мартын(Russian) Мартин(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: MAHR-tin(American English) MAH-tin(British English) MAR-TEHN(French) MAR-teen(German, Slovak) MAT-in(Swedish) MAHT-tin(Norwegian) MAH-tseen(Danish) MAR-kyin(Czech) MAWR-teen(Hungarian) mar-TIN(Bulgarian) MAHR-teen(Finnish)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. He was a favourite saint during the Middle Ages, and his name has become common throughout the Christian world.

An influential bearer of the name was Martin Luther (1483-1546), the theologian who began the Protestant Reformation. The name was also borne by five popes (two of them more commonly known as Marinus). Other more recent bearers include the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), and the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1942-).

Mason
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-sən
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From an English surname (or vocabulary word) meaning "stoneworker", derived from an Old French word of Frankish origin (akin to Old English macian "to make"). In the United States this name began to increase in popularity in the 1980s, likely because of its fashionable sound. It jumped in popularity after 2009 when Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their son, as featured on their reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2010. It peaked as the second most popular name for boys in 2011.
Maxwell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAKS-wehl
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From a Scottish surname meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". A famous bearer of the surname was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.

As a given name it has increased in popularity starting from the 1980s, likely because it is viewed as a full form of Max [1].

Merry 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEHR-ee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrige. This name appears in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), where it is a diminutive of Mercy.
Mia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, English
Pronounced: MEE-ah(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) MEE-a(Dutch, German, Italian) MEE-ə(English)
Rating: 90% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine".

This name was common in Sweden and Denmark in the 1970s [1]. It rose in popularity in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, entering the top ten for girls in the United States in 2009. It was also popular in many other countries at that time. Famous bearers include American actress Mia Farrow (1945-) and American soccer player Mia Hamm (1972-), birth names Maria and Mariel respectively.

Mickey
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIK-ee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Diminutive or feminine form of Michael. This was the name that Walt Disney gave to Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Mickey Mouse (debuting 1928), who was called Mortimer Mouse while being developed. Another famous bearer was the American baseball player Mickey Mantle (1931-1995).
Mitchel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Variant of Mitchell.
Moses
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: מֹשֶׁה(Hebrew)
Pronounced: MOZ-is(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Moshe), which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son". The meaning suggested in the Old Testament of "drew out" from Hebrew מָשָׁה (masha) is probably an invented etymology (see Exodus 2:10).

The biblical Moses was drawn out of the Nile by the pharaoh's daughter and adopted into the royal family, at a time when the Israelites were slaves in Egypt. With his brother Aaron he demanded the pharaoh release the Israelites, which was only done after God sent ten plagues upon Egypt. Moses led the people across the Red Sea and to Mount Sinai, where he received the Ten Commandments from God. After 40 years of wandering in the desert the people reached Canaan, the Promised Land, but Moses died just before entering it.

In England, this name has been commonly used by Christians since the Protestant Reformation, though it had long been popular among Jews.

Natalie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pronounced: NAT-ə-lee(English) NA-ta-lee(German, Dutch)
Rating: 83% based on 3 votes
From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini. This was the name of the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. She is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, and the name has traditionally been more common among Eastern Christians than those in the West. It was popularized in America by actress Natalie Wood (1938-1981), who was born to Russian immigrants.
Nathan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: נָתָן(Hebrew) Ναθάν(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: NAY-thən(English) NA-TAHN(French)
Rating: 80% based on 3 votes
From the Hebrew name נָתָן (Naṯan) meaning "he gave". In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet during the reign of King David. He chastised David for his adultery with Bathsheba and for the death of Uriah the Hittite. Later he championed Solomon as David's successor. This was also the name of a son of David and Bathsheba.

It has been used as a Christian given name in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Nathan Hale (1755-1776), an American spy executed by the British during the American Revolution.

Neva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Short form of Geneva. This is also the name of a river in Russia.
Nevada
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: nə-VAD-ə
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From the name of the American state, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish.
Neveah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern)
Pronounced: nə-VAY-ə(American English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Variant of Nevaeh.
Norma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Literature
Pronounced: NAWR-mə(American English) NAW-mə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Created by Felice Romani for the main character in the opera Norma (1831). He may have based it on Latin norma "rule". This name is also frequently used as a feminine form of Norman.
Oliva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman, Spanish, Italian
Pronounced: o-LEE-ba(Spanish) o-LEE-va(Italian)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Late Latin name meaning "olive". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Brescia.
Page
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAYJ
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From a surname that was a variant of Paige.
Payton
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PAY-tən
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Variant of Peyton.
Pheobe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FEE-bee
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
Variant of Phoebe.
Piper
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PIE-pər(American English) PIE-pə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute). It was popularized as a given name by a character from the television series Charmed, which debuted in 1998 [1].
Presley
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PREHS-lee
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "priest clearing" (Old English preost and leah). This surname was borne by musician Elvis Presley (1935-1977).
Radford
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAD-fərd
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Transferred use of the surname Radford.
Randi 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAN-dee
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Miranda.
Rashawn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Pronounced: rə-SHAWN(English)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Combination of the prefix ra with the name Shawn.
Rashida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu
Other Scripts: رشيدة, راشدة(Arabic) رشیدہ, راشدہ(Urdu)
Pronounced: ra-SHEE-da(Arabic) RA-shee-da(Arabic)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Rashid.
Raymond
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: RAY-mənd(English) REH-MAWN(French)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and munt "protection". The Normans introduced this name to England in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists.
Reagan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RAY-gən
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Riagáin, derived from the given name Riagán. This surname was borne by American actor and president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

As a given name, it took off in popularity during the 1990s. It has been more common for girls in the United States probably because of its similarity to other names such as Megan, Morgan and Regan.

Reese
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Welsh, English
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Anglicized form of Rhys. It is also used as a feminine name, popularized by the American actress Reese Witherspoon (1976-).
Reigh
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Variant of Rae.
Rhonda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHN-də(American English) RAWN-də(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Probably a blend of the sounds of Rhoda and Linda, but maybe also influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales and/or the noted British feminist Margaret Mackworth, Viscountess Rhondda (1883-1956) [1]. This name has only been used since the beginning of the 20th century, at first rarely. It started becoming popular in the mid-1940s at the same time as the American actress Rhonda Fleming (1923-2020), born Marilyn Louis. It peaked in the United States in 1965 and thereafter declined.
Richard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: RICH-ərd(American English) RICH-əd(British English) REE-SHAR(French) RI-khart(German, Czech) REE-khart(Slovak) REE-shahrt(Dutch)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This was the name of three early dukes of Normandy. The Normans introduced it to England when they invaded in the 11th century, and it has been very common there since that time. It was borne by three kings of England including the 12th-century Richard I the Lionheart, one of the leaders of the Third Crusade.

During the late Middle Ages this name was typically among the five most common for English males (with John, William, Robert and Thomas). It remained fairly popular through to the modern era, peaking in the United States in the 1940s and in the United Kingom a bit later, and steadily declining since that time.

Famous bearers include two German opera composers, Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Richard Strauss (1864-1949), as well as British explorer Richard Burton (1821-1890), American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994), American physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988), British actor Richard Burton (1925-1984) and American musician Little Richard (1932-2020).

Ronda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHN-də(American English) RAWN-də(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Variant of Rhonda.
Ryanne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: rie-AN
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Ryan.
Ryder
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RIE-dər(American English) RIE-də(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From an English occupational surname derived from Old English ridere meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger". It has grown in popularity in the 2000s because it starts with the same sound found in other popular names like Ryan and Riley.
Rylee
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RIE-lee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Variant of Riley.
Sam 1
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SAM
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Short form of Samuel, Samson, Samantha and other names beginning with Sam. A notable fictional bearer is Sam Spade, a detective in Dashiell Hammett's novel The Maltese Falcon (1930). In J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 novel The Lord of the Rings (1954) this is a short form of Samwise.
Sandie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SAN-dee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Variant of Sandy.
Sarabeth
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Combination of Sara and Beth.
Sarah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical
Other Scripts: שָׂרָה(Hebrew) سارة(Arabic)
Pronounced: SEHR-ə(English) SAR-ə(English) SA-RA(French) ZA-ra(German) SA-ra(Danish, Dutch, Arabic)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the Hebrew name שָׂרָה (Sara) meaning "lady, princess, noblewoman". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).

In England, Sarah came into use after the Protestant Reformation. It was consistently popular in the 20th century throughout the English-speaking world, reaching the top of the charts for England and Wales in the 1970s and 80s.

Notable bearers include Sarah Churchill (1660-1744), an influential British duchess and a close friend of Queen Anne, and the French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923).

Savannah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: sə-VAN-ə
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana. It came into use as a given name in America in the 19th century. It was revived in the 1980s by the movie Savannah Smiles (1982).
Serenity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: sə-REHN-ə-tee
Rating: 90% based on 2 votes
From the English word meaning "serenity, tranquility", ultimately from Latin serenus meaning "clear, calm".
Shanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHAN-ə
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Possibly a feminine variant of Shannon.
Sharmin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bengali
Other Scripts: শারমিন(Bengali)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Derived from Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "shame, modesty".
Shaw
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SHAW
From a surname. As an English surname it is derived from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket". As a Scottish surname it is derived from the Gaelic byname Sitheach meaning "wolf".
Shelbie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Variant of Shelby.
Sheron
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Variant of Sharon.
Shirley
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SHUR-lee(American English) SHU-lee(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English. This is the name of a main character in Charlotte Brontë's semi-autobiographical novel Shirley (1849). Though the name was already popular in the United States, the child actress Shirley Temple (1928-2014) gave it a further boost. By 1935 it was the second most common name for girls.
Sidney
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SID-nee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). Another notable bearer of the surname was the poet and statesman Philip Sidney (1554-1586).

As a given name, it has traditionally been more masculine than feminine. In America however, after the variant Sydney became popular for girls, Sidney was used more for girls than boys between 1993 and 2019.

Sophia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Σοφία(Greek)
Pronounced: so-FEE-ə(English) sə-FIE-ə(British English) so-FEE-a(Greek) zo-FEE-a(German)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.

This name was common among continental European royalty during the Middle Ages, and it was popularized in Britain by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. It was the name of characters in the novels Tom Jones (1749) by Henry Fielding and The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) by Oliver Goldsmith.

In the United States this name was only moderately common until the 1990s when it began rising in popularity, eventually becoming the most popular for girls from 2011 to 2013. A famous bearer is the Italian actress Sophia Loren (1934-).

Sophie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: SAW-FEE(French) SO-fee(English) zo-FEE(German) so-FEE(Dutch)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
French form of Sophia.
Star
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STAHR(American English) STAH(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.
Starla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STAHR-lə(American English) STAH-lə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Elaborated form of Star.
Storm
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern), Dutch (Modern), Danish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern)
Pronounced: STAWRM(American English, Dutch) STAWM(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From the vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English or Old Dutch storm, or in the case of the Scandinavian name, from Old Norse stormr. It is unisex as an English name, but typically masculine elsewhere.
Susan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SOO-zən
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
English variant of Susanna. This has been most common spelling since the 18th century. It was especially popular both in the United States and the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1960s. A notable bearer was the American feminist Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906).
Susette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Pronounced: zoo-ZET-ə(German)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Variant of Suzette.
Suzanne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, Dutch
Pronounced: SUY-ZAN(French) soo-ZAN(English) suy-ZAH-nə(Dutch)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
French form of Susanna.
Tabitha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Biblical, Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ταβιθά(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TAB-i-thə(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "gazelle" in Aramaic. Tabitha in the New Testament was a woman restored to life by Saint Peter. Her name is translated into Greek as Dorcas (see Acts 9:36). As an English name, Tabitha became common after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized in the 1960s by the television show Bewitched, in which Tabitha (sometimes spelled Tabatha) is the daughter of the main character.
Tarah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: TAHR-ə, TEHR-ə, TAR-ə
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Variant of Tara 1.
Taylor
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAY-lər(American English) TAY-lə(British English)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that originally denoted someone who was a tailor, from Norman French tailleur, ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".

Its modern use as a feminine name may have been influenced by the British-American author Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985). Since 1990 it has been more popular for girls in the United States. Other England-speaking regions have followed suit, with the exception of England and Wales where it is still slightly more popular for boys. Its popularity peaked in America the mid-1990s for both genders, ranked sixth for girls and 51st for boys. A famous bearer is the American musician Taylor Swift (1989-).

Tessah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Variant of Tessa.
Toby
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TO-bee
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).
Trent
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TRENT
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that originally denoted someone who lived by the River Trent. A famous bearer is the American musician Trent Reznor (1965-).

Trent is also a city in Italy, though the etymology is unrelated.

Trinity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TRIN-i-tee
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From the English word Trinity, given in honour of the Christian belief that God has one essence, but three distinct expressions of being: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It has only been in use as a given name since the 20th century.
Trudy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch
Pronounced: TROO-dee(English) TRUY-dee(Dutch)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Gertrude.
Tyler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TIE-lər(American English) TIE-lə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English surname meaning "tiler of roofs", derived from Old English tigele "tile". The surname was borne by American president John Tyler (1790-1862).
Udele
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Means "prosperous, wealthy", from the Germanic root ot.
Urania
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Οὐρανία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: yuw-RAY-nee-ə(English)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Ourania.
Vance
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VANS
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was derived from Old English fenn meaning "marsh, fen".
Vera 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Belarusian, Georgian
Other Scripts: Вера(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Belarusian) ვერა(Georgian)
Pronounced: VYEH-rə(Russian) VIR-ə(English) VEHR-ə(English) VEH-ra(German, Dutch) VEH-rah(Swedish) BEH-ra(Spanish) VEH-raw(Hungarian)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true". It has been in general use in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century.
Veronica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Romanian, Late Roman
Pronounced: və-RAHN-i-kə(American English) və-RAWN-i-kə(British English) veh-RAW-nee-ka(Italian)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Latin alteration of Berenice, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image". This was the name of a legendary saint who wiped Jesus' face with a towel and then found his image imprinted upon it. Due to popular stories about her, the name was occasionally used in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. It was borne by the Italian saint and mystic Veronica Giuliani (1660-1727). As an English name, it was not common until the 19th century, when it was imported from France and Scotland.
Victoria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: vik-TAWR-ee-ə(English) beek-TO-rya(Spanish) vik-TO-rya(German) VEEK-TAW-RYA(French) week-TO-ree-a(Latin)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.

Though in use elsewhere in Europe, the name was very rare in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when Queen Victoria began her long rule of Britain. She was named after her mother, who was of German royalty. Many geographic areas are named after the queen, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.

Wallace
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: WAHL-əs(American English) WAWL-əs(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from Norman French waleis meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman" (of Germanic origin). It was first used as a given name in honour of William Wallace, a Scottish hero who led the fight against the English in the 13th century.
Warner
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWR-nər(American English) WAW-nə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From a Norman surname that was derived from the given name Werner.
Wendy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WEHN-dee
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
In the case of the character from J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904), it was created from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend. However, the name was used prior to the play (rarely), in which case it could be related to the Welsh name Gwendolen and other names beginning with the element gwen meaning "white, blessed". The name only became common after Barrie's play ran.
Will
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Short form of William and other names beginning with Will. A famous bearer is American actor Will Smith (1968-), whose full name is Willard.
Willow
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: WIL-o
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.
Winona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Sioux
Pronounced: wi-NO-nə(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "firstborn daughter" in Dakota or Lakota. According to folklore, this was the name of a daughter of a Dakota chief (possibly Wapasha III) who leapt from a cliff to her death rather than marry a man she hated. Numerous places in the United States have been named after her. The actress Winona Ryder (1971-) was named after the city in Minnesota where she was born.
Wyatt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIE-ət
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Wyard or Wyot, from the Old English name Wigheard. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter involved in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.
Wynter
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: WIN-tər(American English) WIN-tə(British English)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Variant of Winter.
York
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: YAWRK(American English) YAWK(British English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, as if from Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.
Zelda 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZEHL-də
Rating: 90% based on 2 votes
Short form of Griselda. This is the name of a princess in the Legend of Zelda video games, debuting in 1986 and called ゼルダ (Zeruda) in Japanese. According to creator Shigeru Miyamoto she was named after the American socialite Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948).
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