American Submitted Names

American names are used in the United States. See also about American names.
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Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.
Tolan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolan.
Tolbert m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolbert.
Toleda f English (American, Archaic)
Strictly feminine form of Toledo.
Toledo f & m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of Toledo, the name of a city in Spain which is the namesake for Toledo, Ohio.
Toller m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Toller.
Tolman m English
"Collector of taxes"
Tolson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolson.
Tolvin m American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tolvin.
Tomasyne f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Thomasine.
Tomi f English
Diminutive of Thomasina.
Tommey m & f English
Variant spelling of Tommy
Tommi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tommy.
Tommo m English (Rare), Medieval Italian, Literature
English diminutive of Thomas and medieval Italian short form of Tommaso.... [more]
Tommye m & f English
Variant of Tommie.
Tomya f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Tonya, influenced by Tom 1.
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Tondalaya f African American
The (misspelled) name of an 11 year old girl featured in the 'Jet' magazine in 1955.... [more]
Tonee f & m English
Variant of Toni 2 or Tony.
Tonette f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a (slightly corrupted) short form of Antoinette.
Toney m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tony or Toni 2.
Tonicha f African American (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha. In the case of the Portuguese singer Tonicha (1946-), born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha, it is apparently from her surname.
Tonie m & f English
Variant of Tony and Toni 2.
Tonique f African American
From French “tonic”.
Tonisha f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name element Ton (from names such as Antonia) and the common name suffix sha.
Tonita f African American
Posibbly a diminutive of Tonia.
Tootie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Tootsie f English
Diminutive of Dorothy.
Topeka f American (Modern, Rare), Indigenous American
From the name of the capital city of the US state of Kansas (see Topeka).... [more]
Tophia f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Used by notable tiktoker "tophiachu"
Toran m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Torin.
Toree f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Tori and Tory
Torey m & f English
Variant of Tori and Tory.
Toriana f American (Rare)
Combination of Tori and Ana.
Toriano m African American
Perhaps originally a short form of Victoriano. This name was borne by American musician Toriano 'Tito' Jackson (1953-2024), a member of the Jackson 5.
Torie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Tory or Tori.
Torren m English
Transferred use of the surname.
Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.
Torrent m English
Transferred use of the surname Torrent.
Torreon m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taurean. It also coincides with the name of a city in Mexico, Torreón.
Torres m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Torres.
Torrey m & f English
Variant of Tory based on the spelling of the surname Torrey.
Torri f English
Variant of Tori.
Torrie f & m American
Variant of Tori and Tory
Torry m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Tory.
Torryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Torin.
Toryn f Irish, English
Feminine form of Torin.
Tosh f English, African American
Variant if Tash, diminutive of Natasha, Latosha, etc.
Toshia f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tosha.
Totti f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Charlotte and Dorothy. A known bearer of this name was the British actress Totti Truman Taylor (1903-1981), whose birth name was Dorothy Leah Truman.
Tourmaline f English (Rare)
From the name of a type of crystal.... [more]
Townes m English (Rare)
Possibly a shortened form of Townsend.
Townsend m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Townsend.
Toxey m English (American, Rare), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Toxey.... [more]
Toyah f English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Toya.... [more]
Toyota f African American (Rare)
From the name of the Japanese car company (See Mercedes, Ferrari and Porsche).... [more]
Tracia f English
Elaboration of Tracy.
Track m English (Rare)
From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac, from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse traðk (“a track; path; trodden spot”).
Tracker m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word tracker, which is an expert at following trails.
Trad m American (Modern)
Short form of unknown origin.
Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.
Trail m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Trail or simply from the English word trail.
Traimia f African American
Female version of the name Tremaine or Traimian. Means quiet, fun-loving, loves to cook and enjoy life.
Tranese f African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Tracy and names that end in -nese.
Tranquility f English
From the English word tranquility. A state or quality of absolute peace.
Trav m English (Rare)
Short form of Travis.
Travanti m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Travanti due to the popularity of the actor Daniel J. Travanti.
Traver m English (American, Rare)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Traver.
Traverse m English
Virtue name after the vocabulary word traverse, to suggest a journey (through life) or transferred use of the surname Traverse.
Trayden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden. First used in 2002.
Traylor m & f English
From an English surname, derived from the Middle English term "trel," which means a type of machine or device. Actress Traylor Howard is a well-known bearer.
Traysen m American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
I used the name Grayson and switched the g for a t and played with the spelling and loved it.
Trazana f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be an alteration (through metathesis) of Tarzana, which is said to mean "strange woman" in Bantu. Also compare Tarzan.... [more]
Trea m English
Often given to the third boy child/son.
Treat m English
From Middle English (in the senses ‘negotiate’ and ‘discuss a subject’) from Old French traitier, from Latin tractare ‘handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw, pull’.
Trebor m English (Rare)
The name Robert spelled backwards, sometimes inspired by the similar name Trevor.
Trecy f English
Diminutive of Theresa.
Tredarius m African American
Probably a combination of the name element TRE "three" with the name Darius.
Treelore m English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Treloar, this was the name of Aibileen Clark’s son, in Stockett’s ‘the help’
Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]
Treia f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive for any name containing the element or sound of -trey-, or derived from the Latin tria, trēs "three" (see: Trey).
Trell m American
Diminutive of names ending in -trell, such as Kentrell or Latrell or used as an independent name.
Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
Trena f English
Variant of Trina.
Trenay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee.
Trene f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee... [more]
Trenice f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nees. It may be modelled on Denise.
Treniss m English (Rare)
Possibly derived from a surname.
Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.
Tresillian m English (Rare)
Possibly from a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "Sulien's homestead".
Tress f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Theresa.
Tressi f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tressa or else a transferred use of the surname Tressi.
Tressie f English
Diminutive of Theresa.
Treu m & f English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Treu or a variant of True.
Trevalene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Treva and lene.
Trevar m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevaughn m African American
Variant of Trevon influenced by Vaughn.
Trevelee f English (Rare)
Combination of Trev and Lee.
Treveonta m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of names such as Trevion (or Treveon) and Trevonte... [more]
Trevi f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive or feminine form of Trevor.
Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.
Trevore m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevour m English
Variant of Trevor.
Trevy m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Trevor.
Trevyr m English
Variant of Trevor.
Treyce m English
Variant of Trace
Treyden m American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name created using the suffix aden, possibly influenced by the name Trey.
Treyson m American
Meaning son of the third
Tribeca f English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the New York neighbourhood, ultimately derived from "TRIangle BElow CAnal street".
Trieste f English (American)
Trieste Kelly Dunn is an American actress. ... [more]
Trig m English
Anglicized form of Trygve.
Trigg m English
Transferred use of the surname Trigg from the Old Norse name Tryggr, meaning “trustworthy, faithful, true”... [more]
Trigger m American (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Meaning can be particular to the bearer, such as "trigger of a gun" for someone noted for marksmanship. In the British television series 'Only Fools and Horses' (1981-1991) one character was called Trigger after the horse owned by Roy Rogers.
Trilby f English (Rare), Literature
The name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [more]
Trillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word trillion.
Trillium f English (Modern)
The name of a flowering plant genus, which is derived from Latin trium "three". (It has also been speculated that the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus modified the Swedish word trilling "triplet" to arrive at the New Latin name trillium.) The plant is so called for its whorl of three leaves (at the top of the stem), from the center of which rises a solitary, three-petaled flower, in color white, purple or pink.... [more]
Trinia f English (American), African American
Combination of the popular name prefix tri and Shania.
Trinie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Trinity.
Triniti f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Trinity
Trip m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Means "three" or "third", ultimately from a Latin root. It is the nickname of both Antoine Triplett ('Marvel's Agents of SHIELD') and Charles Tucker III ('Star Trek: Enterprise').
Triphene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tryphena. This was borne by a short-lived daughter (1765-1769) of the early American midwife and diarist Martha Ballard.
Tris f & m English, Literature
Short form of Beatrice, Trisana, Tristan or Tristram.... [more]
Trishelle f American (South)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Trish.
Trishie f English
Variant of Trishy.
Trissy f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.
Tristesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an adoption of the French word tristesse "sadness; melancholy".... [more]
Tristez f African American
Possibly from the word “tristesse”
Tristia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".
Tristina f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ina, probably influenced by the sound of Christina.
Tristine f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan using the popular suffix ine, probably influenced by the sound of Christine. It is borne by American writer Tristine Rainer.
Tristitia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Latin tristitia "sadness; grief; melancholy".... [more]
Tristy f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tristan.
Tritnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin.
Triumph m English (Rare)
From the English word triumph "a great victory or achievement", ultimately from Greek thriambos "hymn to Bacchus".
Trixia f Filipino, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Trixie.
Trixibelle f English
Possibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of Trixie and Belle.
Troi m & f English (American)
Variant of Troy.
Troian m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname.
Trophy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word trophy.
Trott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trott.... [more]
Troya f English
Feminine form of Troy.
Troye m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Troy, sometimes used as a feminine form. A known bearer is South African-born Australian singer-songwriter and actor Troye Sivan (1995-).... [more]
Tru f & m English (American), Popular Culture
Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.... [more]
Trudee f English
Variant spelling of Trudy.
Trudence f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Trudy influenced by the name Prudence.
Trudene f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Elaborated form of Trudy.
True m & f English (American, Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".
Truely m & f African American
President
Truesdell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Truesdell.
Truett m English
Transferred use of the surname Truett.
Truitt m English
Variant of Truett.
Trula f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the ula suffix sound found in such names as Beulah, Eula, Lula 1 and Zula 2, and possibly influenced by Trudie or the English word truly.
Truly f English (Modern), Popular Culture, Theatre
From Old English trēowlīce meaning ‘faithfully’.
Trump m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trump.
Trust m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle English from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
Trusty m English (American)
Diminutive of Trust.... [more]
Truth f & m English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "truth" from Old English trīewth, trēowth meaning ‘faithfulness.'
Truxton m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Truxton. It was used by the American author George Barr McCutcheon for the title character of his novel Truxton King (1909).