American Submitted Names

Arnica f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]

Arniesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arnisha.

Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]

Arnish m English (American)

Arra f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Arrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arrayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Arren m English
An occasionally-recorded variant spelling, perhaps influenced by Darren, with the perk of having Ren as a possible nickname.

Arrhianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arriana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrianna f American (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrick m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arick.

Arrie f English
Used in the United States around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Similar to other popular names of the time ending in -ie Addie, Annie, Allie, and Abbie. Possibly influenced by Ari 1 and variants.

Arriell f English (American)
Variant of Ariel.

Arriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Arrietta f English

Arril m & f English (Rare)

Arrilla f American (South)
Variant of Arilla.

Arrin m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aaron and Erin.

Arrison m & f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Arrison is a modern, American name with no set meaning. It is a unisex variant of the masculine name, Harrison.

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Arrowyn f English (?)
Given to 5 baby girls in 2022.

Arryana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arryanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arryn m & f English, Literature
Some uses of this name may be derivative of Aaron. It is also the name of one of the houses in 'The Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.

Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.

Arsena f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish feminine form of Arsenios.

Arshaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arshawn.

Arshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ar and Shawn.

Arson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".

Arsula f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Arsyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arsen.

Arta f English (American)
Feminine form of Art.

Artelia f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Adelia, reflecting the Appalachian pronunciation.

Artely f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Artelia.

Artemesia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Artemise f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Arthemise.

Artémisie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Artemissia f English (Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Artemus m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Artemas.

Artena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arteena.

Arthel m Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Arthémie f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Corruption of Artemis.

Arthémise f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Artemisia.

Arthemise f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Arthémise.

Arthenia f African American
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.

Arthenise f French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Arthémise.

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthor m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthura f English (Rare)
Feminized version of Arthur.

Arthuria f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Artia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly intended as a variant of Artie following the stress pattern of Mikia and Takia.

Artis m English (Rare)
Possibly related to Arthur.

Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.

Artizia f African American
Artesia "Nice and Artistic"

Artrice f African American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arthur, using the suffix trice from names such as Patrice 2 and Latrice.

Artubald m English
Variant of Archibald.

Artura f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Arty m English
Diminutive of Arthur.

Artye f English
Feminine spelling of Artie.

Arva f Indian, American

Arvaeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the popular elements ar (present in Arshawn), vay (like in Vayda and Vayla) and ya... [more]

Arvelle f French, English
Feminine form of Arvel.

Arvilla f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Unknown, possibly related to Arvel. In the 2007 film "Bonneville" Jessica Lange played Arvilla Holden, a widow on a road trip to deliver her late husband's ashes to California.

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Arwin m English
Possibly a variant of Arwyn, the name of the wacky engineer on Disney Channel's 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'

Arwyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arwen, unrelated to the Welsh name Arwyn.

Arya f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryadne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariadne.

Aryah f American (Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryanah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryanna f American
Variant of Ariana.

Aryannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Aryel f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Aryela f American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ariela.

Aryell f English
Variant of Ariel.

Aryella f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Ariella... [more]

Aryelle f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ariel and Arielle.

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

Aryionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron (See also Aaryn and Arin).

Arynda f English (American)

Aryonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arzilla f American (South, Rare)

Asagao f English (American, Japanized, Rare)
Asagao, first introduced in the Heian period in Japan, blooms in summer. As its name suggests, this flower blooms only in the morning and on cold days. Asagao comes in a variety of colors, but an intense yellow... [more]

Asani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element a and Dasani.

Asante m & f African American
Possibly derived from Swahili asante "thank you".

Asberry m American (Rare)
Variant of Asbury.

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

Ascenda f English (Rare)

Aschley f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Aselia f Louisiana Creole, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Asélie and Azelia.

Asélie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Azélie.

Asella f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin noun asella meaning "little she-ass". It is the feminine version of asellus, which is a diminutive of Latin asinus meaning "ass, donkey".... [more]

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

Ashalee f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashalyn f African American

Ashalyne f African American
Variant of Ashalyn.

Ashalynn f African American
Variant of Ashalyn.

Ashalynne f African American
Variant of Ashalyn.

Ashanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Shanae.

Ashanna f African American

Ashanta f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashantae f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashante f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashantiana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashantianna.

Ashantianna f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Ashanti.

Ashanty f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashari f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Ashanti and Amari.

Ashaunti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix A- and the given name Shawn.

Ashawnte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashante, or a combination of the phonetic element a with the name Shantae (or with the name Shawn and the phonetic element tay).

Ashawnti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix a and Shayla.

Ashbelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Ash and Belle

Ashby m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ashby.

Ashe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ash. In the case of American singer Ashe, it is short for Ashlyn.

Asheleen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized form of Aisling

Ashelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Ashely f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

Ashlan f English
Variant of Aisling.

Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleen f American
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Ashleh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).

Ashli f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlianne f English (American)
A made-up name combining the names, "Ashli" and "Anne".

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashlinn f English (Rare)
Variant of Aislinn.

Ashlley f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashly f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlye f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashonte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashonti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Ashtynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashton.

Asiana f English
A contraction of Asia 1 and Ariana.... [more]

Asianique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Asia 1 and the suffix -nique (from Dominique, Monique or Unique)... [more]

Asianna f English
Likely an elaborated form of Asia 1 with the popular name suffix -ana, or just a combination of Asia and Anna.

Asjha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

Aslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislyn.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.

Aspara m English

Assy f English
Variant of Alice

Astara f English (Modern)
Possible variant of Astraea. NPC in Elder Scrolls series.

Astaria f English (Modern, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Astasia f English

Astella f English (Rare)

Astelle f English (Rare)
English variant form or spelling of Estelle.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astley m English

Astrelle f English (Rare)

Astria f English (Rare)

Astro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Astra.

Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).

Astryd f Haitian Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Astrid.

Asty f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Astrid.

Asucena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Azucena.

Asya f English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Asia 1.

Atali f & m English
Unisex version of "Atalia".

Atania f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Atanya f English

Atanza f American (Modern, Rare)

Atasha f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Tasha.

Ataveon m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Octavian.

Atavi f & m American (Rare, ?)

Atavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Octavia, using the popular phonetic prefix a.

Atenasia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Athenais.

Atha f English
Diminutive of Athaliah or possibly of Athena.

Athalante f French (Caribbean, Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Atalanta.

Athalia f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Athaliah.

Athalie f French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Athaliah.

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athana f English (Rare)

Athea f English (American, Rare)

Athelaston m African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Athel and Aston or a variant of Athelston.... [more]

Athelia f English (American)
Variant of Athalia.

Athelinda f English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Ethelinda. Lady Athelinda Playford is a character in Agatha Christie's novel Closed Casket.

Athella f English (Rare)

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

Athen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Athen.

Athen m English (American, Americanized, ?)

Athénaïse f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Athénaïs.

Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.

Athenna f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Athena.

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.

Athlene f English (Rare)

Atholl m English, Scottish
From a Scottish place name.

Athyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Athena.

Atiana f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Short form of Tatiana or a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Tiana. This is borne by Atiana De La Hoya (1999-), daughter of American boxer Oscar De La Hoya and beauty pageant winner Shanna Moakler... [more]

Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of Atlas).... [more]

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”

Atlee m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Atlee.

Atleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Atlee and Atley.

Atlus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Atlas.

Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.

Attallah m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Variant of Atallah, a masculine Arabic name, which is borne by Attallah Shabazz (1958-), the eldest daughter of American activist Malcolm X.

Attie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of various names beginning with Ad- and At-.

Attikai m English (Rare)

Attilie f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Attilia or a phonetic American English rendering of the German given name Ottilie.

Attina f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Atina.

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

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

Atwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Atwell.

Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.

Auben f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Aubin.

Aubergine f & m English

Aubie m & f English

Aubra f English
Elaboration of Aubrey.

Aubrea f English (American)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubreana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana.

Aubrei f English
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubreigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubri f American
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubria f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Aubrey.

Aubriane f English
Variant of Aubriana.

Aubriann f English
Variant spelling of Aubrianne.

Aubrianne f English
Combination of Aubrey and Anne 1.

Aubriea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubrieanne f English (American)

Aubriel f English (Rare)
Variant of Aubrielle.

Aubriella f English
Combination of Aubrey and the suffix -ella.

Aubriena f English (American)
Variant of Aubriana.

Aubrienne f English (Rare)

Aubrieta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Aubrey. Also from the "trailing purple-flowered plant."

Aubrietta f English (Rare)

Aubrilyn f English (Modern)
Aubrey, but with the popular -lyn suffix.

Aubrilynn f English (Modern)
Aubrey, but with the popular -lynn suffix.

Aubrilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Aubrey but with the popular -lynne suffix.

Aubron m English (Rare)
Variant of Auberon.

Aubryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aubrey and Bryn.

Aubrynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubryn.

Auburn m & f English (Rare)

Auden m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]

Audery f English (American)
Variant of Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.

Audgen m American (Rare, Archaic)

Audi f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the German car manufacturer (compare Ferrari and Porsche). Can also be considered a variant of Audie.... [more]

Audin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Auden.

Audr m & f English (Rare), Old Norse (Americanized, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Auðr meaning “wealth, fortune”. It was americanized for easier understanding and writing.

Audre f English
Variant of Audrey, borne by Audre Lorde.

Audreanna f English
Variant of Audriana.

Audree f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audrei f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audrella f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Audra 2.

Audrena f English (Rare)

Audrene f English
Blend of Audrey and the name suffix ene.

Audri f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audria f English
Variant of Audrea.

Audriana f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, a combination of Audrey and Adriana.

Audrianna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Audriana.

Audrianne f English
An elaboration of Audrey, or a combination of Audrey and Anne 1.

Audrie f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audriel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Audrey and Ariel (or other names ending in -riel), it first appeared in the SSA in 2003 with 5 occurrences... [more]

Audrielle f American
Variant of Audriel.

Audrina f American (Modern)
Elaboration of Audrey with the popular name suffix -ina. ... [more]

Audrique m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Audry.

Audriy f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audry f English (American), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audrye f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audryna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrina.

Audrynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audryna. According to the SSA, Audrynna was given to 6 girls in 2012.

Audy m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Audie or a transferred use of the surname Audy.

Audyn f English
Variant of Auden. Audyn was given to 6 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Augello f English
Transferred use of the surname Augello.

Auggie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augustia f English
Elaboration of Augusta.

Aulora f English (Rare)

Auna f English (American, Rare)

Aundell m American (Rare)

Aundra f & m English (Modern), African American
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Andrea, Saundra and Audra... [more]

Aundrea f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Andrea 2.

Aunesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. 12 girls were given this name in 2017.

Aunic m American

Aunika f English
Variant spelling of Annika influenced by that of Audrey

Aunjanue f African American (Rare)
Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).

Aunna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anna.

Aunya f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Áine or Anya

Aunyx f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Onyx

Aurain m African American

Auralia f English
Variant of Aurelia.

Aurelle f French, English

Auren m English

Auriana f English (Rare)

Aurianna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.