American Submitted Names

Aaden m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aadison f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addison.

Aadrian m American (Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aalaiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayah.

Aalayah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aaleah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aaleyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aalia f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aaliah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aalicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia (See also Aalycia).

Aalijah m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elijah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.... [more]

Aalivia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alivia, likely influence by names like Aaliyah.

Aalyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aalyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aliana, possibly influenced by the spelling of Aaliyah.

Aalycia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia (probably influenced by the name Aaliyah).

Aalyiah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Aalyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Aamari m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Aamirah f Arabic (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Amira 1.

Aaniya f English (Rare), Muslim
Variant of Aniya.

Aaniyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Aniya.

Aarah f Indian (Muslim), English
Variant of Aara, though it may also be used as a feminine form of Aaron.

Aaralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn.

Aaria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is influenced by that of Aaron.

Aariah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana influenced by Aaron.

Aaric m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eric influenced by Aaron.

Aarica f American (Rare)
Variant of Erica influenced by the spelling of Aaron.

Aariella f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Aarin m & f English (American)
Variant of Aaron or Erin

Aariyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is probably influenced by Aaliyah.

Aaroleigh f English (American)
Combination of Aaron and Leigh, modeled on the name Ashley.

Aarona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Aaron.

Aaronetta f African American (Rare)
Elaborted form of Aarona.

Aaronn m English
Variant of Aaron.

Aarron m English
Variant of Aaron.

Aaryanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Aaryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron.

Aarynn f English
alternative feminized form of Aaron

Aathena f African American

Aayden m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aayliah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Ab m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with "Ab-" such as Abner, Abraham and Abbott among others... [more]

Abagail f English
Variant of Abigail.

Abagayle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abb m English
Variant of Ab.

Abbagail f American
Variant of Abigail.

Abbagale f English (Modern)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbe f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Abby.

Abbee f English (Rare)
Variant of Abby.

Abbegail f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbegale f English
Variant of Abigail.

Abbegayle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbiegail f English
Variant of Abigail.

Abbiegayle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbiejean f English (American), Popular Culture
Combination of Abbie and Jean 1. Used the FX tv show 'Archer' for Lana's daughter-- the character is named after show creator Adam Reed's own grandmother.

Abbielle f English
combination of Abigail & Gabrielle

Abbigael f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbigaile f English (Modern)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbigale f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail

Abbigayle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbilyn f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Abby and Lynn.

Abbilyne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.

Abbilynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Abbilyn.

Abbott m English
From the English surname Abbott, from Old English abbot, ultimately from Latin abbas "priest".

Abbye f English (Modern)
Variant of Abby.

Abbygaile f English, Filipino
Variant spelling of Abigail.

Abbygale f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 63 girls in the year 2007.

Abbygayle f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abbyjane f American
Combinaton of Abby and Jane.

Abbylyn f English
Abby with the -lyn suffix.

Abbylynn f American
Rare variant of Abilene using the popular suffix -lyn. Also an combination of Abby and Lynn.

Abbylynne f English
Abby with the -lynne suffix.

Abcde f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the first five letters of the English alphabet.

Abcide f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abcde.

Abednago m English
Variant of Abednego.

Abegale f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abella f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Abel.

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

Aberdeen f & m English
Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.

Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.

Abie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Abraham.

Abiegail f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abigael f & m English, English (African), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Variant of Abigail. Masculine usage is mostly restricted to Latin America and the Philippines (though it is still more often used as a feminine name in that part of the world).

Abigaelle f English
Alternate spelling of Abigail

Abigaila f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Abigail.

Abigaile f English
Variant of Abigail. This name was given to 35 girls born in the United States in the year 2010.

Abilena f English
See Abilene, Abelina, and Abalina

Abisha m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Abishai. This was borne by Abisha Woodward (1752-1809), an early American lighthouse builder.

Able m English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Abel, or from the English word able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin habere "to hold".

Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.

Abnia f English (Rare)
Variant of Abnie.

Abnie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Abn, such as Abner.

Abrama f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Italian (Archaic)
Variant or feminine form of Abram 1 and Abramo.

Abreea f American
Possibly an elaboration of Bree, using a as both a prefix and a suffix.

Abreona f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abrianna or Aubriana.

Abriana f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana or a combination of the prefix a and Briana.

Abrianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Abriana.

Abriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), American
Variant of Avriel.

Abriela f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare)
Strictly the feminine form of Abriel and a variant of Aubriella.

Abriella f English
Variant of Aubriella or a combination of the prefix a and Briella.

Abrielle f American
Combination of the prefix a and Brielle, or a variant of Aubrielle.

Abrienne f English (Rare)

Abrionna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abriana.

Abs f English
A shortening that derives from Abigail.

Absidy f English
Phonetic variant of Abcde.

Absolom m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Absalom, possibly influenced by its French form Absolon. A known bearer of this name was Absolom M. West (1818-1894), an American Confederate general and state politician.

Abygael f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abygail f English (Rare)
Variant of Abigail.

Abyssinia f English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the former name of Ethiopian Empire as a given name. Cited from Wiktionary, it is derived from New Latin Abissini, of Abissīnus (“Abyssinian, Ethiopian”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة‎ (al-ḥabaša), and from حَبَش‎ (ḥabaš), means "to collect, to earn, to reap".

Acadia f American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of a colony in New France in North America, derived from Arcadia and coinciding with Mi'kmaq suffix -akadie, meaning "place of abundance"... [more]

Acai m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Açaí palm; derived from Old Tupi asa'y or ybasa'y, meaning "fruit that expels water".

Acasia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Acacia.

Accalia f Roman Mythology (?), English (Rare)
According to questionable sources, such as baby name books and websites, this was another name for Acca, the human foster-mother of Romulus and Remus in Roman legend, also known as Acca Larentia (see Acca)... [more]

Accia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Accius.

Aceley f English (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)

Acelyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Acelynn.

Acelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Ace 1 using the popular name suffix lyn, possibly inspired by Aislynn or the medieval name Aceline.

Acenith f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Asenith.

Acerbus m English (American, Rare)
Means "Sarcastic, sardonic" in Latin.

Acey m & f English (American, Rare), English
Variant of Acie.

Achaia f Greek Mythology, English (Rare)
Of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Greek ἄχος (achos) meaning "grief, pain, distress" (also see Achaios, Achilles)... [more]

Achante f African American
Maybe a variant of Ashanti

Achonte' f African American (Modern)
Variation of Ashanti.

Achsa f Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Achsah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Vulgate and the Douay-Rheims Bibles. It was borne by American spiritualist Achsa W. Sprague (1827-1862), a popular trance medium lecturer in the 1850s.

Achsia f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Achsah.

Achy m English
Anglicization of Eochaidh

Acie m English
Diminutive of Ace 1.

Acle f English

Acony f English (Rare)
From the Hitchiti word oconee meaning "water eyes of the hills", which lent itself to the name of a wildflower found in the Appalachians Mountains, Acony Bell.

Acquanetta f African American (Rare)
This name was brought to some public attention by the American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004), born Mildred Davenport. Though she claimed her stage name meant "laughing water" or "deep water" in Arapaho, it appears to be an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Italian acqua "water" using Netta 1.

Acre m English
Potentially transferred use of the surname Acre or from Old English æcer (denoting the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch akker and German Acker ‘field’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit ajra ‘field’, Latin ager, and Greek agros.

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

Acy m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Acie.

Adabel f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Ada 1 and the popular name suffix bel.

Adabela f English (Modern)
Variant of Adabel.

Adabell f English
Variant of Adabel.

Adabelle f English (American)
Variant of Adabel.

Adacia f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a combination of the name Ada 1 with any feminine name ending in -cia, such as Acacia, Alicia, Felicia and Patricia.

Adaela f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Adela.

Adagio m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian adagio meaning "slowly, at ease", a word to indicate a musical composition should be played slowly.

Adahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Adalia, or a combination of the prefix a with Dahlia.

Adaira f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adair.

Adaire f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Adair.

Adalae f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Adelaide.

Adalaide f English (Rare)
Variant of Adelaide.

Adalard m Germanic, Dutch, English
Variant of Adalhard.

Adalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Ada 1 and Lee.

Adaleen f English
Variant of Adaline or Adeline.

Adaleena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelina.

Adalei f English
Modern variant of Adelie.

Adaleia f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ada 1 and Leia.

Adaleigh f English
Combination of Ada 1 and Leigh.

Adalene f English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Adeline.

Adaleth f English (Rare)

Adalett f English (Rare)

Adalette f English (Rare)

Adalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Adelia.

Adalicia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare)

Adalida f English (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Adelaida.

Adalie f English, Alsatian
Variant of Adelie.

Adaliese f English (Anglicized)
Variant of Adelais.

Adalin f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn and Adeline.

Adalina f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Adelina.

Adalisa f English (Rare, Archaic), Puerto Rican (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Adeliza.

Adalivia f American (Rare)
Combination of the names Ada 1 and Livia 1

Adaliyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the element adal and the name Aaliyah.

Adalore f English (Rare)
Combination of Ada 1 and common suffix -lore.

Adalyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelina.

Adalynd f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalind.

Adalyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalyn.

Adalynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalynn.

Adama f Hebrew (Rare), American
Means "Ground / Earth" in Hebrew. Also feminine form of Adam.

Adamae f English
Combination of Ada 1 and Mae.

Adamantine f French, English
Means "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'... [more]

Adamari f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Adamaris.... [more]

Adamarie f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Caribbean
Variant of Adamaris, or a combination of Ada 1 and Marie.

Adamaris f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English
Either a combination of Ada 1 and Maris 2, or a combination of the prefix a with Damaris, or from Latin adamō meaning "I love truly, earnestly, deeply or greatly; covet".

Adamella f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.

Adamia f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.

Adamine f English (Rare), French (Rare), Scottish (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Adamina.

Adamira f English
Combination of Ada 1 and the popular suffix -mira.

Adams m English
Transferred use of the surname Adams.

Adamus m Hebrew (Latinized), Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Latinized form of Adam, used primarily as a baptismal name or as an official name on birth certificates. In western Europe, this name was especially common in the medieval period.

Adan m English
Variant of Aidan.

Adana f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.

Adana f Louisiana Creole (Archaic, ?)

Adante m African American (Modern)
Combination of the name prefix a and the name Dante. It might also be influenced by Adonis.

Adanya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adanna used in the United States.

Adarius m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix a and Darius.

Adaryll m African American
An invented name, a combination of the name prefix A- and Daryl... [more]

Adashia f African American
Combination of the prefix a and an elaborated form of Dasha.

Adastra f English (Rare)
From the Latin phrase ad astra "to the stars". It may have been inspired by the similar name Adrasta (see Adrasteia).

Adasyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addison.

Adavia f American (South, Rare)

Add m & f English
Short form of Addison.

Addalee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalee.

Addaleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalee.

Addalina f English (Rare)
Variant of Adalina

Addalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lyn.

Addalynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adeline using the popular suffix lynn.

Addalynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalyn.

Addam m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Adam. Possibly influcenced by the TV show "The Addams Family" in which the surname of the family is Addams... [more]

Addasyn f English (American)
Variant of Addison.

Addee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addie.

Addelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Addelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Addelynne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

Addement m English
Possible corruption of Edmund

Addi f English
Variant of Addy 1.

Addibell f English
Combination of Addi and Bell inspired by other -bell names.

Addibelle f English
A combination of Addie and Belle.

Addileigh f English (American)
Elaboration of Addy 1, or variant of Addilyn or Addison with the suffix leigh... [more]

Addilyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalyn.

Addilynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Adelyn.

Addilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Addisun f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addison possibly influenced by English sun.

Addisyn f American (Modern)
Variant of Addison.

Addrian m English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Addson m & f English
Contracted form of Addison.

Addylin f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalyn.

Addylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalynn.

Addysen f English (Modern)
Variant of Addison.

Addysin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Addison.

Adea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Short form of Adelaida.

Adeau m American (Rare, Archaic)

Adecia f American (South, Archaic)

Adelah f English
Variant of Adela

Adelaina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adelaine.

Adelbertine f English (Rare), German (Silesian, Archaic)
Feminine form of Adelbert.

Adelei f American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Adeleia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an American variant of Adelaide.

Adeleigh f American
Variant of Adelie.

Adeleine f English (Modern), French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Adeline.

Adelen f English (Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Adelena f Medieval English, English, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Adelina.

Adelene f English (American)
Variant of Adeline.

Adelett f English (Rare)

Adelette f English (Rare)

Adelfa f Italian, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Adelphia.

Adelice f Medieval French, Louisiana Creole, French (Modern)
Variant of Adelicia. In France, this name was revived in the 1990s.

Adelicia f Medieval Occitan (Latinized), Medieval English (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinization of Adeliza and Adelais.

Adelie f English (Rare), Medieval English
Anglicized form of Adélie and medieval English short form of Adelicia.

Adelila f English
Variant of Adelaila.

Adelinda f German (Rare), English, Portuguese, South American, Hungarian (Rare), Italian, Polish
Cognate of Adelinde.

Adelisa f English (Archaic)
Variant of Adeliza, recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Adell f English
Variant of Adele.

Adelpha f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Adelfa.

Adelphia f Late Roman, English
Feminine form of Adelphus.

Adely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Adele and Adela (Compare Adelys).

Adelyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Adelyne f English (Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Adelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Adenia f English (American), American (South)

A'destin m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Destin.

Adeya f American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (?)
Perhaps in part from Yoruba adé meaning "crown". This name was used by the American singer Kehlani for her daughter born 2019.

Adhiya f African American

Adi f English
Diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison, and other names containing the same sound.

Adiah f English (Rare)

Adicia f English (Rare)

Adie f English
Diminutive of Adrienne.

Adiela f Hebrew, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), South African
Feminine form of Adiel.

Adiella f English
a feminine variant of Adiella

Adigail f American (Rare, Archaic)
Blend of Ada 1 and Abigail.

Adilena f English
Variant of Adelina.

Adilene f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
This name appears in the 1986 song Adilene by Los Yonic's (or Los Yonics), a Mexican Grupero band.

Adilie f Walloon, Louisiana Creole
Variant of Adèle (compare Adélie). Sainte Adèle d'Orp-le-Grand (also known as Adilie) is particularly venerated in Wallonia.

Adilyn f English (Modern, Archaic)
Variant of Adelyn.

Adilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adelyn.

Adin m English
Variant of Aidan.

Adison m & f English
Variant of Addison, though it is also possible that this name is a variant of Edison in some cases.

Adisyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Addison.

Adlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adley.

Adleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adley.

Adlette f English, Arabic, French
Archaic French and English name of unknown meaning. Possibly related to Adelaide or Adela. ... [more]

Adley f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Adline f American
Variant of Adeline.

Adlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adlynn.

Adlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalynn.

Admiral m American (Rare), Medieval English
From the English word admiral meaning "a commander of a fleet or naval squadron, or a naval officer of very high rank".

Admire f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Admire, or directly from the English word admire.

Adner m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Adney m English
Transferred us of the surname Adney

Adnis m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of Adonis. It was the name of American rapper Jay-Z's father, about whom he wrote a song.

Adnisa f African American
Feminine form of Adnis.

Adolina f English
Variant of Adalina.

Adoline f French (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Adeline.

Adolpha f Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic), English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Adolph.

Adolphia f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Adolph.

Adona f English

Adonaia f African American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Adonai.

Adonatille f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole
Acadian and Creole form of Donatille.

Adoni m English
Short form of Adonis and variant of Adonai.

Adonia f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Adonis

Adonica f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Adonia.

Adoniel m English
Possibly a form of Adonaiel.

Adonna f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Adonis, influenced by Donna.

Adontay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adante.

Adonti f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adante.

Adorabella f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
This name can be a derivation of the Latin adjective adorabilis meaning "adorable, worthy of adoration" as well as be a combination of the names Adora and Bella.