American Submitted Names

Auriel f English (Modern)
Possibly an English form of the Roman name Aureola, coined in the 19th century - revived also as Aureole, Auriol and Oriel - and used regularly since... [more]

Auriela f English, English (British)
Variant of Aureola or Auriel.

Auriella f English (American)
Variant of Aurielle.

Aurielle f English (American, Rare), French
Variant of Auriel.

Aurilla f English

Aurion f & m English (American), African American
Variant of Orion.

Aurissa f American (Rare)

Aurorah f English
Varient of Aurora

Auroura f English

Aurra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aura.

Aurthur m English (Rare)
Variant of Arthur.

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Austian m English
Variant of Austin

Austie f English
Diminutive of Augustine 2.

Austina f English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Sicilian, Corsican (Rare)
Originally a Tuscan contracted form of Augustina and a Sicilian variant of Agustina, in the English-speaking world this name is now generally understood as a feminization of Austin.

Austine f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Australia f English (Rare)
The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.

Austria f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the name of the European country.

Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.

Austynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Austin (See also Austyne).

Auther m English
Possibly a variant of Arthur.

Autherine f African American
Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.

Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.

Authur m English (American, Archaic)

Autrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Autry.

Autry m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Autry.

Autum f English (American)
Variant of Autumn that was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Autumne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Autumn.

Avabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Bella

Avabelle f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Belle.

Avacyn f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
The name of a fictional archangel from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.

Avada f American (Modern, Rare)

Avagrace f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Grace given to 38 girls in 2018.

Avail f & m American
Meaning, "to help; benefit."

Avaira f English

Avalee f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lee.

Avaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalee

Avalena f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lena.

Avalene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline, though it may also simply be a combination of Ava 1 with the popular suffix lene.

Avalet f English
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -let.

Avalia f English
Variant of Evelia.

Avalie f English

Avalin f English
Variant of Aveline.

Avalina f English
Variant of Avelina 1.

Avalinn f American (South, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn.

Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.

Avalisse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalise. Avalisse was given to 7 girls in 2018.

Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).

Avalynn f English (Modern)
Either a combination of Ava 1 and the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline).

Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.

Avamae f Filipino (Rare, Expatriate), English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Mae.

Avamaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Maria, possibly inspired by the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations".

Avamarie f English
Combination of Ava and Marie.

Avandre m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a and von with the name Andre.

Avanelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ava 1 and Nell.

Avangelia f American (Rare)

Avangeline f English (Modern)
Variant of Evangeline

Avania f English
Possibly a variant of Avanya.

Avant m African American (Rare)
From the French word avant meaning "front" or "before". Its usage as a first name may be associated with the word "avant-garde".

Avante m African American

Avaree f English (American)
Variant of Avery given to 31 girls in 2017.

Avaria f English (Rare)

Avarie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avariella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Ariella, or otherwise a combination of these two names.

Avarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Arielle, or otherwise a combination of these two names.

Avarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Rose

Avary f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avaryn f English (Rare)
Starts with the name Ava. English form of Avaron

Avashante m African American
Combination of the prefix av and Ashante.

Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.

Avea f English
Variant of "Avia".

Aveah f English (Rare)
Variant of Avia.

Avedon m English

Aveley f English
Transferred use of the surname Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means "Ælfgyth’s meadow"... [more]

Avelia f English (Modern, Rare)
This is the name of the high-speed Amtrak train succeeding the Acela Express train.

Avellana f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.

Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.

Avelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avelyn.

Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.

Avens m & f English

Aventurine f & m English
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]

Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.

Avera f English (American)
A feminine form of Avery, or an elaboration of Vera 1.

Averee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avereigh f English (Modern)
Feminine varation of the unisex name Avery.

Averell m English
Variant of Averill.

Averett m English

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Averi f English (Modern)
Variant of Avery.

Averia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized elaborated form of Avery.

Averiana f English (American)
Combination of Averie and Ana given to 12 girls in 2018.

Averietta f English (Archaic)

Averil f English
Variant of Averill.

Averilla f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Averina f English (Rare)
Variant of Everina.

Averine f English

Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.

Avett m English

Avi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Ava 1, Avery, and any names that start with -av

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Aviance f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]

Aviani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Avianne f American (Modern)
Variant of Avianna.

Avianni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Aviannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Aviara f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Avery.

Aviary f English

Avica f English

Avicia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Avis (via its variant Avice).

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

Aviee f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Aviela f English, Hebrew
Feminine form of 'Avi'el.

Avielle f English (American), Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Aviela.

Avigaiyil f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.

Avigal f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigail.

Avigali f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Avigal.

Avilene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avin m English
Strong

Avion m English, African American

Aviona f English (Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Avionna f English (Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Avlyn f English

Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.

Avonelle f American (Rare), Antillean Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Avanelle, or possibly an elaboration of Avon using the popular name suffix elle.

Avonia f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]

Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.

Avori f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.

Avrey f & m English
Variant of Avery.

Avri m & f Hebrew, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Avraham.... [more]

Avriana f African American (Rare)

Avrianna f English (Modern, Rare)

Avriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.

Avriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avrielle.

Avrielle f English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Avriel.

Avrill f American (South)
Variant of Avril.

Avrin m & f Hebrew, English

Avry f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Avery. In 2008, 30 boys and 24 girls were given the name AVRY. Also in 2018, 17 boys and 11 girls were named AVRY.

Avyana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aviana

Avyanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Awesome m & f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word awesome.

Awst m English
Variant of Augustus

Axa f English (American, Archaic)
Early corruption of Achsah.

Axalia f English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Axelia. There have also been cases in which the name appears to be a corruption of Azalia.

Axeton m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axton.

Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.

Axilla f American (Rare, Archaic)

Axiom m English (Rare)
Meaning, "a statement (in mathematics often shown in symbolic form) that is so evident or well-established, that it is accepted without controversy or question."

Axle m English
Variant of Axel.

Axleigh f English
Probably from Ashley.

Axton m English
Transferred use of the surname Axton, meaning "Acca's stone", from the Old English given name Acca plus stān 'stone'.

Axzel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the SSA, Axzel was given to 12 boys in 2011.

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayalla f American
Variant of Ayala

Ayanah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayania f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayannah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayasha f Indian (Rare), American (Modern), Cheyenne
Variant of Ayashe.

Aycen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Aycie m & f English (Rare)

Aydah f English (American)
Variant of Ada 1.

Aydia f American (Rare)

Aydin m English (Modern)
Variant of Aidan.

Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.

Aydon m English
Variant of Aidan.

Aydrian m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aydriana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Aydrianna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Ayejah f African American
Variant of Asha 2.

Ayelene f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Ayessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayesha.

Ayfa f English
Anglicized form of Aoife.

Ayin f Filipino, English, Indonesian
Possibly from the Proto-Semetic *ʿayn- meaning "eye".

Ayira f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ayisha f Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Malayalam, Urdu, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha), as well as the form used in South India and Pakistan.

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

Aylah f English
Variant of Ayla 3.

Aylani f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ailani.

Ayleah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aleah.

Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]

Ayleen f American (Hispanic), German, English
Variant of Aylín or Ailyn, which are Hispanic variants of Eileen... [more]

Ayleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Aylee.

Aylene f English
Variant of Aileen.

Ayliea f American (Modern, Rare)

Aylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aylin

Aymee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.

Aymie f English (American)
Variant of Amy.

Aynjel m & f African, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean
A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.

Aynslee m & f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynsleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ainsley.

Aynsley f & m English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aynya f English (Modern, Rare)

Ayrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Ayrika f English

Ayron m English
Variant of the Hebrew name Aaron.

Ayrten m English
Variant of Ayrton.

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Aysen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Ayshah f English
Variant of Aisha.

Aysia f American
Variant of Asia 1.

Ayslenn f English
Variant of Aislinn.

Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.

Aythe m English

Ayton m English
Transferred use of the surname Ayton.

Ayva f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ava 1.

Ayvah f English
Variant of Ava 1.

Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.

Ayvaron f English (Modern), Georgian
Form of Ava

Ayven f English
Variant of Aven.

Ayvia f English
Variant of Avia.

Ayviana f English
Variant of Aviana.

Ayvlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Avelyn.

Ayzineth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Aseneth.

Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Ayzsia f African American
Variant of Asia 1.

Azaelia f English
Elaboration of Azalea.

Azahlia f English (Rare)
Variant of Azalia

Azahria f English
Feminine variant of Azaria.

Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.

Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.

Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]

Azalia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Azalea. It could also be inspired by the biblical name Azaliah.... [more]

Azalya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azari f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Azariah.

Azarie f English (Modern)
A feminine variant of Azariah in the English-speaking world, also a variant of Azaria.

Azariyah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azariah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.

Azayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of the popular elements a, zay and la or a variant of Azalea.

Azaylah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azayla.

Azaylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azayliah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Azelia. This name is borne by American rapper Azealia Banks (1991-).

Azekial m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Azekiel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Azelia f English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azella f Romani (Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Azémie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Azémia.

Azerah f English (American)
A feminine adaptation of Lazarus, derived from “Eleazar” as both an omission of “El” (God) and having a feminine ending (“-ah”).

Azereth f English (American, Rare)
Probably derived from the Jewish feast day atzeret (alternative transcription: azereth) with unclear meaning, proposed interpretations include "conclusion" and "gathering" that coincides in time with the Christian pentecost... [more]

Azhia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asia 1.

Azia f English
Variant of Asia 1.

Aziah m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asaiah or Asia 1.

Azianna f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare)

Azilee f English (American)

Azizi f & m African American (Rare), Swahili
Means "treasure, rarity, something valuable; lover" in Swahili, derived from Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz); compare Aziz. A known (female) bearer is American model Azizi Johari (1948-), in whose case it is a pseudonym.

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Azlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aslan.

Azlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Azora f English, Theatre

Azoria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Azora or an English and feminine variant of the name Azaria.

Azorina f English (Rare)
From the name of the monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, whose sole species, the Azorina vidalii, is endemic to the Azores.

Azrhiana f English (American, Rare)
Strong, Great Queen, Powerful, Intelligent, Beautiful Goddess, Merciful, Gracious

Azriela f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Azriel.

Azrielle f English (American)
Modern English feminine form of Azriel.

Azteca f American (Hispanic)

Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]

Azulena f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Azuray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.

Azuri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of the word azure, possibly based on Zuri.

Azuria f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Azure

Azzia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Asia 1.

Azzie f English
Diminutive of Azalea and other names containing -az-.

Azzure f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azure.

Azzy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Azalea or other names beginning in -az.

Baasha m English, Biblical Hebrew
Baasha of Israel is a king of Israel mentioned in Kings. Baasha of Ammon was a King of Ammon ruling in 853 BCE.

Baba f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names with a similar sound. Borne by Baba Beaton, socialite and sister of photographer Cecil, and writer Eleanor “Baba” Brougham.

Babara f Brazilian, American (Rare)
Variant of Barbara.

Babie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.

Babsy f English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.

Baby f English (American)
From babi, "infant of either sex," diminutive of babe (see babe) with -y (3). Meaning "childish adult person" is from c. 1600. Meaning "youngest of a group" is by 1897.

Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)
From the ancient place name, from the Greek form of Akkadian Bab-ilani meaning "the gate of the gods" from bab "gate" and ilani, plural of ilu "god".

Bach m English
Transferred use of the surname Bach.

Bacona f English

Baeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Baelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baheda f English

Bahia f Portuguese (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the state in Brazil

Bahilma f American (Modern, Rare)

Baileigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailem m English, Hebrew, Yiddish
means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to Bailey.

Bailie f English (American)
Variant of Bailey.

Baillee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey using the popular name suffix lyn.

Bailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bailey and Lynn.

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

Baines m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Baines 2. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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

Baldy m English
Diminutive of Archibald

Baleigh f & m English
Variant of Bailey.

Balentín m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Valentín.

Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.

Baley f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

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

Balsar m German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Balthasar.

Balsir m English
Likely a variant of Balthasar

Balthazard m Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Balthazar.