American Submitted Names

American names are used in the United States. See also about American names.
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Wyatte m English
Variant of Wyatt
Wyclef m English (Modern), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyclef. A known bearer of this name is the Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.
Wyeth m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyeth.
Wyett m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Wyatt or variant of Wyette and Wyetta.
Wyetta f African American
Feminine form of Wyatt.
Wyette m English
Variant of Wyatt.
Wyla f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine variant of Wiley or an invented name based on the sound of Twyla.
Wylan m English
Probably a variant of Wayland.
Wylbur m English
Variant of Wilbur.
Wylda f English
Variant of Wilda.
Wylder m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wylder.
Wylee m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Wiley.
Wyler m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wyler.
Wylie m & f English
Variant of Wiley.
Wyll m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare)
Short form of the archaic name Wylliam. In other words, you could say that this name is an older form of Will.
Wylla f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
In the United States, this name is a variant spelling of the feminine name Willa.... [more]
Wylliam m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this is an archaic spelling of William, which is sometimes understandably perceived as a modern spelling of the name, due to the current trend of spelling traditional names differently.... [more]
Wyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyman.
Wynanda f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnanda, Frisian variant of Winanda and South African form of Winanda.
Wyncia f American (South, Rare, ?)
Allegedly a Southern USA feminization of the Welsh name Llewellyn.
Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.
Wynelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wyn using the popular name suffix elle.
Wynetta f English
Variant of Wynette or a combination of Wyn and Etta.
Wynnie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Winnie or a feminine diminutive of Wynn.
Wynnter f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Winter, the spelling influenced by that of Wynn.
Wynstan m English
Variant of Winston.
Wynsten m English
Variant of Winston.
Wynton m English
Variant of Winton. Two jazz musicians bear this name, Wynton Marsalis and Wynton Kelly.
Wyoma f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the American state name Wyoming.
Wyomia f African American
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Wyomia Tyus (1945—).
Wyoming f & m American
Transferred use of surname Wyoming
Wyona f English (American)
Possibly derived from the state of Wyoming in the United States.
Wyott m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Wyatt, or possibly Wyot.
Wyouida f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic element wy and Ouida.
Wythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Wythe.
Xadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter X.
Xady f American (Hispanic)
Variant/different spelling of Sadie
Xaia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaia.
Xak m American
Variant of Zak.
Xakery m English
Variant of Zachary.
Xaliyah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names like Jaliyah, Maliyah or Taliyah.
Xan f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Alexandra, Alexander, Xanthe and other names containing xan... [more]
Xand m & f English
Diminutive of Alexander and Alexandra.
Xandir m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xander. This is the name of one of the housemates on the cartoon Drawn Together.
Xandrea f English (American)
Elaboration of Xandra or short form of Alexandrea.
Xanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on Zanna or Xandra.
Xanthene f American (Rare)
Modern elaborated form of Xanthe. It coincides with the name of a yellow organic heterocyclic compound; xanthene dyes tend to be fluorescent and brilliant, yellow to pink to bluish-red.
Xantiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Xantiana is a latinised adjective derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus. It is used in the name of some flowering plants, notably Clarkia xantiana and Chaenactis xantiana.
Xantus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus.
Xarianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an elaborated form of Xaria.
Xarielys f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly modelled on names like Marielys or Karielys.
Xav m English, French, Spanish
Probably a short form of Xavier.
Xave m English
Short form of Xavier.
Xaveer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English
Dutch and Flemish form of Xaverius as well as an English variant of Xavier.
Xaviana f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Xavian or an elaboration of Xavia.
Xaviar m English
Variant of Xavier.
Xavienna f American (Modern)
Feminine form of Xavien.
Xavion m African American (Modern)
Formed from Xavier and the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion, Trevion and Tavion.
Xaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaya and Xaia.
Xaylee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. 12 girls in the USA were given the name Xaylee in 2021 according to the USA Social Security Administration.
Xcaret f Spanish (Mexican, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
From Xcaret, a Mayan place name meaning "small inlet" or "little bay".
Xea f American (Modern, Rare)
A new, invented name.
Xen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Zen. This name was used by American actors Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin for their son born 2001.
Xeno m English (American, Modern, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno or maybe a Latinized form of Xenon.... [more]
Xerius m Late Roman (?), English (Modern, Rare)
Used as an unusual name in Roman times. Possibly used in relation to the name or derived from the name ZEUS.
Xeryus m American (Modern, Rare)
Probably influenced by a cologne called Xeryus, which was introduced in 1986 by Givenchy.
Xeyon m English (American)
Xeyon is a masculine given name. It means “the ocean of wisdom people or maesters“. It originates from a masculine or feminine Chinese given name Ziyang (子洋), in which Zi(子) means son/wisdom people/subset, yang(洋) means ocean/fashion/western.
Xia f English
Diminutive of Alexia.
Xiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Alexia, Kiana 2, Tiana, Briana and Giana... [more]
Xienna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zienna, which is an altered form of Sienna.
Xion f & m Popular Culture, English
Variant of Zion.
Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.
Xosha f African American (Rare)
Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.
Xsavior m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Savior.
Xuy m American (Hispanic)
Diminutive form of Jesús
Xyla f English (American, Modern), Filipino
Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross".... [more]
Xylene f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Xylina; an elaborated form of Xyla using the common name suffix lene.
Xylia f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.
Xyliana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Xylia or Xylina modeled on names ending in liana, such as Juliana and Liliana.
Xylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylia or Xyla, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kylie, Riley and Briley.
Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]
Xylo m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly based on the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood". This name was used by American rapper and television personality Lil Scrappy (real name Darryl Raynard Richardson III) for his daughter born 2020.
Xylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood, timber", a word used in the New Testament of the cross (for example, Acts of the Apostles 5:30 and 10:39).
Xylona f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Xylon.
Xzavia f & m African American
Variant of Xavia, Zavia, or Xavier.
Xzherieh f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zuri. The runner-up of one of the episodes in the cooking show Chopped bears this name.
Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).
Yadrian m American (Modern, Rare)
Created from the name Adrian by adding an initial letter Y. In this special case, an influence from the Southern Slavonic name Jadran cannot be excluded.
Yael m American (Modern)
Modern variant of Yale possibly influenced by French Gaël. This name first overtook the feminine popularity in 2003 with 110 boys over 80 girls and then suddenly raised in popularity in the United States in 2008 with 226 boys born over 94 girls... [more]
Yahir m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Yair. A known bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actor Yahir Othón Parra (1979-), commonly known as Yahir, whose career began on the music reality show La Academia in 2002, the first year Yahir appeared in the top 1000 names in the United States.
Yahritza f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Yaritza. A known bearer is Mexican-American singer Yahritza Martínez (2006-) of the band Yahritza y su Esencia.
Yahvi f Indian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Sanskrit यह्वी (yahvi) meaning "heaven and earth".
Yakima f & m English
A variant of Yakama, the name of the Yakama peoples from the Washington state area of the United States. Scholars disagree on the origins of the name Yakama. The Sahaptin words e-yak-ma means "a growing family", and iyakima, means "pregnant ones"... [more]
Yamajesty m African American (Rare)
Contraction of the English phrase your majesty. Also compare Jermajesty.
Yamilex f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yamila. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1996 after the character Jamilex Jil appeared on the Venezuelan telenovela Como tú, ninguna (1994-1995).
Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.
Yanci f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anayansi or a feminine variant of Yancy.
Yandel m Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Invented name with the ending -el seen in names like Yanel and Wanel. It was popularized by the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo "Wisin & Yandel"... [more]
Yania f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Yana.
Yaphet m Hebrew, African American
Variant of Japheth reflecting the Hebrew pronunciation.
Yaquisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Yakisha or Yakeisha, a combination of the phonetic element ya with the name Keisha.
Yarboro f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Traditionally a surname, although not a common one.
Yarde m English
Transferred use of the surname Yarde.
Yardley m & f English, Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Yardley.
Yarishna f American (Hispanic), Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps a variant of Yaritza. It is borne by Yarishna Ayala (1991-), a Puerto Rican bodybuilder and fitness model on Instagram. This name was given to 18 girls born in the United States in 2018, and to 28 girls born in the United States in 2019.
Yarrow m English (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Yarrow, and/or from the word for the flowering plant (Achillea millefolium).
Yashira f Spanish (Caribbean), American (Hispanic)
Possibly a Spanish feminine form of Yasir.
Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.
Yates m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yates.
Yazen m African American
Meaning unknown.
Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.
Yeager m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeager.
Yeiden m Spanish (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Spanish form of Jayden reflecting the English pronunciation.
Yelberton m English (Rare)
Variant of Yelverton. Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (1926-2017) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback.
Yelm m English
A modification of the native word Shelm applied to the shimmering heat waves which arose from the earth when the summer sun shone hot.
Yenda'Me f English (American)
Form of Norwegian "Janta min". (Sometimes said as Jenta Mi) Means "Girl Mine" in Norwegian. It (The Norwegian version) was the pet name for the character "Selma" in the 1945 film "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"
Yenisei f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Unaccented variant (transcription) of Yeniséi.
Yetive f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature
Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]
Yitzak m Hebrew, English
Variant of Itzak
Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.
Yoder m English (Rare)
English transcription of Joder.
Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)
Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'
Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".
Yola f Spanish, English, Dutch
Short form of Yolanda and some of its variants (such as Yolande and Yolanthe).... [more]
Yolana f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Yolanda.
Yolando m & f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Rare)
Masculine form of Yolanda. Known bearers include Yolando Mallozzi (1901-1968), a Brazilian artist, and Yolando Pino (1901-1992), a Chilean folklorist and academic.... [more]
Yolani f Central American (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Likely an altered form of Yolanda. It is mainly used in Honduras.
Yollie f English
Diminutive of Yolanda.
Yomii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown; likely comes from the song of the same name by rapper Moneybagg Yo.
Yootha f English
Possibly means "joy" in an Australian Aborigine language. A well known bearer of this name was the British actress Yootha Joyce (1927-1980), star of the British sitcom "George and Mildred".
Yorke m Scottish, English
Variant of York and transferred usage of the surname Yorke.
Yoruba f & m African American (Modern)
It could be derived from the Yoruba word Ori Obba "the Head King". This is the name of a West African ethnic group mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Yoruba Richen (1972- ) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.