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Kior f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ka'oir.

Kiptyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Kipton.

Kiyomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kiyomi.

Koe m English (Rare)
Variant of Coe.

Kolt m English
Variant of Colt.

Korver m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Korver.

Koufax m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Koufax.

Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.

Kove m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cove.

Koven m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Coven.

Kovid m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Covid.

Kovie f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kovid.

Kross m English (American, Modern)
Either a variant of Cross or transferred use of the surname Kross.

Kru m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Crew.

Krue m English (Modern)
Variant of Crew.

Kruz m Spanish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Cruz.

Kurrency m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Currency.

Kyasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix ky and Asia 1.

Kyber m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kyber.

Kyngdom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingdom.

Kynslee f English (Modern)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynsleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kynzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kinsley.

Kyori f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Kaiori.

Kyper m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Kyrin m English (Rare)
Variant of Kieran.

Kyser m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Kyza f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaiser.

Laeticia f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Laetitia.

Laikyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Lajeune f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname La Jeune or Lajeune.

Lakeyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Lakynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Laken.

Lamoura f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amoura.

Laquanda f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements la, quan and da, sharing a sound with names such as LaWanda and Lashonda... [more]

Lawayne m African American
Combination of La- and Wayne.

Lawless m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Lawless.

Layane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Layan.

Leïna f French (Modern)

Lennex m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Lenyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lennox.

Levitt m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levitt.

Levora f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavera.

Linux m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linus originally borne by the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.

Lío m Dutch
Variant of Lio.

Lissandro m Spanish
Variant of Lisandro.

Lizbet f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lizbeth.

Loua f Dutch
Variant of Lou.

Lupin m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lupin. Fictional bearers of the surname are Arsène Lupin, a gentleman thief turned detective extraordinaire in novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc (introduced in 1905), and Remus Lupin, a werewolf in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling (introduced in 1999).

Lyvio m French (Modern)
Variant of Livio.

Maaran m Tamil

Mackinnon m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mackinnon.

Maclen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Macklin.

Madalin f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madeline.

Madelis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Maelan m Breton
Diminutive of Mael.

Maëlo m French (Modern)
Elaboration of Maël.

Maleni f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malani.

Maliki m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
From the name of the Maliki school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam, which was founded by 8th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Malik ibn Anas.

Mardeen f English (Rare)
Variant of Mardene.

Mariarosaria f Italian
Combination of Maria and Rosaria.

Mariea f English (Rare)
Variant of Maria.

Marquez m English
Transferred use of the surname Márquez.

Mayhem m Obscure (Modern)

Maylone m French (Modern, Rare)

Maylonn m French (Modern, Rare)

McArthur m English
From the surname McArthur.

Meiomi f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Meiomi brand of wine, which is reportedly derived from a Wappo and Yuki-language word meaning "coast".

Mekayla f English
Variant of Michaela.

Mekaylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michaela.

Mekenna f English (Modern)
Variant of McKenna.

Miakayla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Michaela or combination of Mia and Kayla.

Mikaylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Michaela.

Milano m Dutch
Transferred use of the surname or place name Milano.

Milhan m Arabic

Million m African American (Modern, Rare), Ethiopian
From the English word million.

Minha f Pakistani

Minhaj m Arabic, Indian (Rare)

Mirha f Arabic
From the Arabic word mirha (مرهاء), supposedly meaning 'nimble', 'agile', or 'fast'.

Mollyann f Obscure
Combination of Molly and Ann.

Money f & m Obscure
Either transferred use of the surname Money or from the English word money.

Monicia f English
Variant of Monica.

Morningstar f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morningstar.

Myrka f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Mirka 1. This is borne by Myrka Dellanos (1965-), a Cuban-born American television and radio host and journalist.

Nahïl m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Nahil.

Náin m & f Literature
From the dwarves of the same name from The Lord of the Rings, which in turn derive from the name of a dwarf in the Dvergatal (whose name means 'corpselike').

Nairoby f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nairobi. A known bearer of this name is Dominican badminton player Nairoby Abigail Jiménez (2000-).

Nakota m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Indigenous Nakota peoples.

Nakova f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a transferred use of the Bulgarian surname Nakova. This was used by American social media influencer Myka Stauffer for her daughter born 2011.

Naksh m Hindi

Naleya f Various

Namaari f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Namari.

Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.

Naomee f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nasiriyah f English (Rare), Arabic
From the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. The city was founded in the 1870s and named after a local sheikh named Nasir.

Natelie f English (Rare)
Variant of Natalie.

Naud m Dutch
Diminutive of Arnold.

Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.

Nevaiah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Neyland m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neyland.

Niam m Hindi, Afghan
Means "law, rule, principle, observance" in Hindi and Urdu.

Nicci f English (Rare)
Variant of Nikki.

Niene f Frisian
Variant of Nine.

Nikeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Niqo m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nico.

Noï f Dutch

Nourayn f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Nurain.

Novaleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Novalee.

Novée f Dutch
Variant of Novie.

Nuchem m Hebrew (Rare)
Alternate form of Nachum.

Nuta m English (American, Modern), Yiddish

Nydra f English (Rare)

Oktober f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of October.

Ovi f & m English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ovid.

Paizleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Parklyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Park and the name suffix -lyn.

Parklynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Parklyn.

Pashen f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Passion.

Payslie f English
Variant of Paisley.

Payzlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Peightyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Perette f English (American, Rare)

Petehn f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Pierfrancesco m Italian
Combination of Piero and Francesco.

Pierson m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Pierson.

Plotinus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
This was the name of a Greek philosopher and the inventor of Neoplatonism.

Prescilia f French, French (Belgian)

Qassim m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قاسم (see Qasim).

Quatisha f African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element qua with names like Latisha and Natisha.

Quayshawn m African American (Rare)

Quenten m English (Rare)
Variant of Quentin.

Quetcy f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Borne by Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús (1956-), a Puerto Rican child singer of the 1960s and 1970s who was based in New York City. Her name may be a derivative of Quetzalli.

Quetzy f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Quetcy.

Raengel f Spanish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rahsaan m Persian (?)

Rayaan m Arabic
Variant of Rayyan.

Raylen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Reshanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashonda.

Rev m Various
Short form of various names, including Reverie, Revel, and Revon.

Riften m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Riftyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rilah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryla.

Ripton m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Riverlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of River and the popular suffix lyn.

Rivia f Hebrew (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
From the rivia (רְבִיעַ‎), which is a cantillation mark found in religious texts, including the Torah.

Roemello m English (Rare)
Variant of Romello.

Ropyr m English (Rare)
Variant of Roper. This is the name of country singer Koe Wetzel (born Ropyr Madison Koe Wetzel).

Ryla f English (Modern, Rare)

Sanah f English, Arabic
Variant of Sana.

Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).

Seff m Dutch
Diminutive of names ending in -sef or -zef.

Seyana f Muslim
Feminine form of Seyan.

Shaleesa f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Leesa, possibly modelled on Jaleesa and Shelena.

Shalonda f African American
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic prefix sha with Yolanda or Rolanda... [more]

Shavell f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Sheryne f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Sherine.

Shine f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Either from the English word shine or transferred use of the surname Shine 1.

Shloma m Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Shlomo.

Shooter m English (American, Rare)
Likely transferred use of the surname Shooter or from the English word shooter.

Shrithik m Tamil (?)

Shyheim m African American
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name blending the phonetic element shy with an Arabic name such as Raheem... [more]

Siebe m Frisian
Contracted form of Germanic names beginning with the element sigu "victory".

Siep m Frisian
Contracted form of Germanic names beginning with the element sigu "victory".

Siera f English (Modern)
Variant of Sierra.

Skyleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylee, or a combination of Sky and the popular name suffix leigh.

Skylen f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Skylyn.

Slayter m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Slater.

Soën m French (Modern)
Variant of Soen.

Soen m French (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. A derivation from Soan has been suggested.

Sossity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word society. This name was created for the song "Sossity: You’re a Woman" by the band Jethro Tull.

Steel m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Steel or from the English word steel.

Stenn m Dutch
Variant of Sten.

Stoic m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word stoic.

Stony m English (Rare)
Variant of Stoney.

Suraiya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Thurayya.

Taden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayden.

Taitum f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatum.

Taleigh f Obscure
Variant of Tayley.

Taraoluwa f African (?)
Variant of Tiaraoluwa.

Tavares m African American
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name entered the American top 1000 rankings in the mid-1970s due to the R&B and soul musical group Tavares, a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent.

Tayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylee.

Teller m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Teller.

Tenisha f English, African American
Variant of Tanisha.

Terria f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Terrea.

Tesnim f Arabic
Variant of Tasnim.

Theadosia f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodosia.

Thielen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thielen.

Three m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 3.

Thyam m Thai (?)
Variant of Thiam.

Thyri f Old Danish
Younger form of Þyri.

Tiaraoluwa f Yoruba
Supposedly means "from the body of God" in Yoruba.

Travion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Trevon.

Treshon m African American
Variant of Treshawn.

Treu m & f English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Treu or a variant of True.

Trillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word trillion.

Turbo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word or prefix turbo(-).

Tyecia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tyesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Tylio m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Tilio.

Tymir m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Portmanteau of Tyler and Amir 1.

Tynleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tinley.

Tyshay f African American (Modern, Rare)

Vamika f Sanskrit, Bengali, Malayalam
In the case of the daughter of Indian actress Anushka Sharma, it is likely derived from the name of her father Virat and her mother Anushka, or from a name for the goddess Durga.

Vashon m English (Rare)

Vayda f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Vada.

Veer m Hindi, Indian, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi वीर or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਵੀਰ (see Vir).

Vergean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Verjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Vinz m Various
Diminutive of Vincent.

Virjean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene influenced by Jean 2.

Vive f Dutch
Variant of Vieve.

Vonetta f English (American), African American
Possibly a feminine form of Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.

Vyan m Hindi (?)

Wadiya f Arabic

Wake m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wake.

Waylen m English (Rare)
Variant of Waylon.

Westlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 'West' and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Westlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Westlyn.

Wylee m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.

Xaila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xayla.

Xem m Dutch

Xenodike f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".

Xureila f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possible variant of Zuriela.

Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.

Yaire f Spanish (Caribbean)
Popularity of this name in 2001 is likely from Puerto Rican singer Yaire (real name Yaidelice Monrouzeau)

Yankiel m Yiddish (Rare, ?), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
May be a variant of Yankel.

Yaretzy f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Yaretzi.

Yasuke m Japanese
Yasuke was an African man who served as a kashin under Oba Nobunaga.

Yaz f & m Various
Short form of various names, including Yazmin.

Yoadan f Ethiopian, Amharic
Amharic form of Jehoaddan.

Yomi f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Yomii.

Yomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown; likely comes from the song of the same name by rapper Moneybagg Yo.

Yosgart m Spanish (Rare)
Famous bearer: Mexican goalkeeper Yosgart Gutiérrez.

Youp m Dutch
Variant of Joep.

Yurem m American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Usage of this name in the late 2000s likely comes from Yurem Rojas, who was the winner of the reality TV show 'Buscando a Timbiriche, La Nueva Banda'.

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yvann m French
Variant of Yvan.

Zaeden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zakius m African American (?)
Possibly a variant of Zacchaeus.

Zamoura f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zamora.

Zaydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zayion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavion.

Zeanna f English (Rare)

Zeelan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zealand.

Zeger m Dutch
Alternate form of Sieger.

Zeplyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zeppelin.

Zeyd m Dutch
Likely a variant of Zayd.

Zienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Zivah f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Ziva.

Zohemy f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, rhyming with Nohemi.

Zyn f & m Obscure (Rare)