American Submitted Names

Raylianna f English

Raylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raelynn.

Raylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Raylan.

Raylona f American (Modern, Rare)

Raylyn f & m English (Rare)
Varient of Raelyn.

Raylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raymar m American (Rare)
A recently created name.

Raymen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Raymond.

Raymie m English
Diminutive of Raymond and similar names.

Raymina f African American (Modern)
Probably an attempt at a feminization of Raymond.

Raymon m English, Medieval Occitan
English variant of Raymond and Medieval Provençal variant of Raimon.

Raymonda f English, Dutch, Theatre
Feminine form of Raymond. It is the name of the titular character in the ballet 'Raymonda'.

Raymone m African American (Rare)
Variation of Ramon, emphasizing the name Ray.... [more]

Raymonetta f English (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine Variant of the Masculine given name Raymond

Raymonte m African American

Raynbow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Rayne f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rayne, thus a variant of Raine. It can also be considered a variant of Rain.

Raynee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey or Rainy.

Raynell f & m English, African American
In the case of the African American masculine name it is a compound of Raymond and Cornell/Darnell.

Raynella f English

Raynera f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Rayner

Raynold m English
Variant of Reynold.

Raynoma f African American

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Rayona f English
Variant of Rae.

Rayshad m African American (Modern)
Maybe a variant of Rashad.

Rayshard m African American (Modern, Rare)

Rayshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Rayshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Rayshawn.

Rayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.

Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]

Ray'von m English (American, Americanized, Modern)

Razarious m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.

Razielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, Albanian
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Reace m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reagen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reaghan f English
Variant of Reagan.

Reagyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reality f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word reality.

Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".

Realy f English (American, Rare)

Reana f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reann f English (Modern)
Variant of Reanna.

Reannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna

Reanne f English
Variant of Ryanne.

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reata f American (Modern, Rare)

Reath m English (Americanized, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Reath.

Reatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Retha.

Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.

Rebbeca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbecca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbie f English
Can be a nickname for Rebecca, but in the case of singer Rebbie Jackson, it is derived from her name Maureen Reilette.

Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rebe f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reba.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Rebekkah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Rebelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 2012 perfume by Rihanna, from French rebelle which is both a noun meaning "rebel" and an adjective meaning "rebellious". Also compare Rebel.

Rebie f English
Variant of Rebby.

Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rece m & f English (American)
Variant of Reece. Rece was given to 14 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.

Rechelle f American (Rare), Jewish
Elaboration of Rechel.

Rector m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rector.

Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.

Redeem m & f English (American, Rare)

Reden m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

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

Redge m English

Redgie m & f English
Variant of Reggie. Its a nickname used generally, not just for Reginald.

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Redlyn f English

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

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.

Rednaxela f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (Rare)
Alexander spelled backwards.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Reeanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reef f & m English
From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.

Reef m English (Modern, Rare)
A name given in reference to a reef 'ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.'

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reeree f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Reesa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Risa or an elaboration of Reese. Reesa was given to 11 girls in 2015 according to the SSA.

Reeselynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Reese and Lynn.

Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly

Reeva f English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.

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

Refrain f English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
From the English word refrain meaning "restrain, repress", which ultimately derives from Latin refrenare "bridle, hold in with a bit". This was one of the rarer virtue names adopted by the Puritans, akin to the more popular Temperance.

Refugia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Refugio.

Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.

Rege m English
Diminutive of Reginald, though it also might be a Diminutive of Regis.

Regenia f English, African American
Possibly an alteration of Regina, perhaps blended with Eugenia.

Reggin m English (American)
my mom named me this

Reggina f English (Americanized, Rare)
Comes from the Latin word meaning “queen”

Reggy m & f English
Variant of Reggie.

Reghan f English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reginae f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Regina using the popular phonetic element nay. This name was used by American rapper Lil Wayne for his daughter born 1998 (possibly after his stepfather, Reginald).

Reginal m American (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginauld m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Regina.

Reginia f American
Elaboration of Regina.

Reginold m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]

Regor m English (American)
Roger spelled backwards.

Rehanna f English (Rare)

Reianna f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reichelle f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Reide m English

Reif m English (Rare)
Variant of Ralph.

Reigh f English (American)
Variant of Rae.

Reighlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reighlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reighlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Reighlyn.

Reighna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reina.

Reigna f English (Modern)

Reignn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raine or Rain 1, the spelling apparently influenced by that of the word reign.

Reilee m English
Variant of Riley.

Reiley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reilley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reillynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a blend of Reilly and Lynn.

Reily f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Reilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reimond m African American
Variant of Raymond.

Reince m English
In the case of Reince Preibus, a nickname for Reinhold.

Reita f English (Rare)
Variant of Rita.

Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]

Relda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serelda and Sarelda.

Relic m English
From the English word "relic" referring to "something old kept for sentimental reasons; part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration; ancient treasure". From the Latin reliquiae 'remains, relics', from relinquō 'I leave behind, abandon, relinquish', from re- + linquō 'I leave, quit, forsake, depart from'.

Relictus m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
From the Latin word meaning "abandoned, forsaken, relinquished". This was given to various foundling children presumed orphans.

Relita f African American
The combination of the prefix re and lita

Rell f English

Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]

Relle f English (Rare)

Rellie f American (South, Rare)

Relna f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.

Remacle m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Rembrant m English (Rare)
Variant of Rembrandt.

Remedie f English (Rare)
Form of Remedy

Remedium m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Directly from the Latin word remedium meaning "remedy, cure; aid", used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).

Remedy f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word, perhaps intended to be an English equivalent of Remedios.

Remee f English (Modern)
Variant of Remy.

Remenia f English

Remi m & f English
English form of Rémi or a feminine version of Remy

Remilynn f English
Combination of Remi and Lynn. Remilynn was given to 6 girls in 2018.

Reminisce f English
Meaning, "indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events."

Remme f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Remy.

Remmi f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Remy and Remmy.

Remmington m English
Variant of Remington.

Remmy m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Remy.... [more]

Remonia f African American

Ren f English
Diminutive of Lauren, Maureen, Karen 1 and other names with the same ending sound.

Ren m English
Diminutive of Arren.

Renada f English (Modern)
Variant of Renata.

Renala f English

Renault m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the French surname Renault.

Renay f English
Variant of Renae.

Renayle f African American (Rare)

Renea f English (Modern)
Variant of Renée.

Reneé f English
Spelling of Renée that puts the accent on the second e. This is how American actress Reneé Rapp spells her name.

Renesmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Renesmee.

Renessa f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Reniery m & f American (Hispanic)

Renina f African American

Reniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Renique.

Renith f American (?)

Renleigh f English (American)
Variant of Renley.

Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.

Renly m & f English, Literature
Variant of Renley.... [more]

Renna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rena.

Rennae f English (Rare)
Variant of Renée.

Rennard m English
Transferred use of the surname Rennard.

Renner m English (Rare)
Transferred use the surname Renner.

Rennie m & f English
Diminutive of names containing the element ren, such as Rene, Irene, Rennard or Warren.

Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.

Rennyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wrennyn

Renon m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Renon.

Rensis m American
Given name of the American social psychologist Rensis Likert who developed the Likert scale questionnaires.

Renton m English
This name appears to be a shortened version of the old English personal name, Raegenweald. Renton is thus the 'tun' or small village, of Raegen... [more]

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

Renz m English, Filipino
Short form of Lorenzo.

Renze m & f English
Diminutive of Lorenzo and Lorenza.

Reon m English

Reonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Rhianna.

Requis m African American (Americanized, Modern)

Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]

Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.

Reshad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Reshanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashonda.

Reshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Reshawnda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Reshonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Resin m English
Variant of Rezin.

Resolve m English

Ressie f American
Diminutive of Theresa.

Reston m English
Variant of Restin.

Reta f English
Variant of Rita.

Rett m American (Rare)
Variant of Rhett.

Retta f English
Diminutive of Loretta, Margaretta and other names ending in retta. In the case of comedian Retta, it's a diminutive for Marietta.

Rettie f English
Diminutive of Margaret, Loretta, and other names containing -ret-.

Reubena f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Reuben.

Reubyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Reuben.

Revae f African American (Modern, Rare)

Revé f English

Reveille f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word reveille (the traditional tune played to wake up the troops), ultimately from French réveillez meaning "wake up!".

Revel m English
Meaning, "enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing."

Revelation m & f English
From the English word revelation, ultimately from Latin revēlātiō "disclosure".

Revella f American (Rare)
Possibly a female form of Revel.

Revelyn f English
Variant of Revelin

Revelynne f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminization of Revelin. Otherwise, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with R- with Evelynne... [more]

Reverant m & f English

Reverdia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine form of Rewerd or, in an American context, more likely an attempt at feminizing Revere or Reverdy.

Reverdy m American
Probably transferred from the surname Reverdy.

Revere m American
Transferred use of the surname Revere.

Reverend m English (American, Archaic)
Derived from Reverend, an English honorific title for certain Christian clergy and ministers.... [more]

Revie f English
Often used as a diminutive of Reverie.

Revilo m English
Oliver spelled backwards. ... [more]

Revival m & f English
Meaning, "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French revivre, from Latin revivere "to live again," from re- "again" + vivere "to live."

Revlon f English
From the American multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company.

Revlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant form of Revelynne.

Revon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ravon.

Revonda f English (American, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Revra m English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Reverend. This is at least the case for the American inventor Revra DePuy (1860-1921).

Rexander m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Rexane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rexanne.

Rexann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rexanne.

Rexanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rexana.

Rexella f American (Modern, Rare)
A feminine form of Rex.

Rexene f American (Rare)
Variant of Rexanne.

Rexford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rexford.

Rexi f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rexie.

Rexie f & m Filipino, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Rex.

Rexine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Rex. It may have been modeled on Maxine and influenced by Rexanne.

Rexley m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the surname, or a combination of Rex with the popular suffix ley.

Rexton m English (American, Modern)
Combination of the name Rex with the suffix -ton.

Rexx m American (Rare)
Variant of Rex.

Rey m & f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.

Reya f Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit riya "singer; graceful".

Reyana f English

Reyanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayanna.

Reyanne f English
Combination of Rey and Anne 1.

Reygan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reyla f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the suffix la.

Reylene f English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Raylene.

Reylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reymond m Swedish, Norwegian, English, Filipino
Variant of Raymond.

Reymundo m Spanish, American (Hispanic, Rare)

Reyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Rain 1 or a shortening of any names with the name Reyn in there. (Example Reynold for males and Reyna for females.)

Reynald m English
Variant of Reynold.

Reynie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Reynard.

Reynkin m English
Name of one of Reynard's cubs in Reynard the Fox, a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables.

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

Reynolds m & f English
English

Reyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rihanna.

Reznor m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reznor. American musician Trent Reznor (1965-) is the lead singer of the rock band Nine Inch Nails... [more]

Rhamondre m African American
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Rhapsody f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Rhashan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashaun.

Rhayne f English (American)
Variant of Raine that was given to 6 girls in 2000.

Rhazanik f African American (Rare)

Rheagan f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Reagan.

Rheana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Rheannon f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rheece m & f English (Modern, Rare), Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Rhys, this form is usually seen as a masculine spelling, although like all forms of the name it can be masculine or feminine.

Rheena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rena or Rina 1.

Rheese m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Rhegan f English

Rhema f American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma) meaning "a saying, utterance, word", literally "that which is spoken", a term used in Christianity to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".

Rhenice f English (Modern, Rare), Obscure
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Renee and Denise.

Rhenlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrenley or Renley.

Rhenn f English (American)
Variant spelling or Wren or Ren given to 5 girls in 2018.

Rhet m English (Rare)
Variant of Rhett. According to the SSA, 8 boys were named Rhet in 2018.

Rheta f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Rita, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Rhea or Greek ῥήτωρ (rhetor) "public speaker, orator"... [more]

Rhetlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhettlyn

Rhettley m & f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Rhett and the popular suffix -ley.

Rhettlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Female form of Rhett. Combination of Rhett and Lyn.

Rheua f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rheuhama f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ruhamah.

Rheumilla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Rheya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rhea.

Rheylan m English (American, Modern)

Rhi f & m English
Short form of Rhiannon or Rhianna. Also sometimes used as a variant of Ry.

Rhia f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rhea, Ria, Rhiannon, or Rhian.

Rhiamon f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare spelling variant of Rhianon, which might simply be a misspelling of this name given how few bearers there are.

Rhiana f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Rhiannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Rhianne f English
Variant of Rhiann or a variant of Rhianna.

Rhilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rilyn.

Rhine m English
From Middle English Rine, Ryne, from Old English Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German, ultimately Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”).

Rhoan m English (Rare)
Variant of Roan.

Rhodanthe f English (Rare), Literature
Means "rose flower" from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom"... [more]

Rhoderick m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Roderick. A known bearer of this name was Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1893-1959), a senior officer of the British Royal Navy.