English (American) Submitted Names

Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.

Briany f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianny.

Brietta f English (American, Rare, ?)

Briggston m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Brighamina f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Brigham. This name was mostly used by Mormon parents who wanted to honor Brigham Young, who was the 2nd president of the LDS Church.

Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".

Brightly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word brighly meaning "in a bright way", possibly inspired by names with a similar ending like Amberly and Baily.

Brikenzie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular feminine names Brianna and Mackenzie.

Brinklee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinkley.

Brinnlee f English (American)
The name Brinnlee means burned meadow. It is an alternative spelling of Brinley

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

Brionne f English (American)

Brisco m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briscoe.

Brishen m & f English (American, Rare)

Bristyl f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bristol.

Britain m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Britton.

Britani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britini f English (American)
Variant of Brittany

British f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word British.

Britlynn f English (American)
Combination of Brit (short for Brittney) and Lynn

Britne f English (American)

Britnea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britteni f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Brittony f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Briyana f English (American)
Variant of Briana.

Brodix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brodi with the same ending as Maddox and Dax.

Bronlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)

Bronsen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bronson.

Bronxton m English (American)
Combination of Bronx and the popular name suffix -ton. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2017.

Brookanne f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Brook and Anne 1.

Brookie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Brooke or Brooklyn.

Brooklinn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooksie f & m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive and feminine form of Brooks.

Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.

Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]

Bryani f English (American, Rare)

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Bryell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

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

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brynie f English (American)

Brynlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnan f & m English (American)

Brynnlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brytneigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brytney f English (American)
Variant of Britney.

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Bucklee m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Buckley.

Buckminster m English (American)
Transferred use from the placename Buckminster in England.... [more]

Budd m English (American)
Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.

Buddi m English (American, Modern)
A variation of Buddy and Buddie

Buffi f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

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

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Bula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Burchett m English (American)

Burdessa f English (American, Rare)

Burdie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Burla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Burl.

Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.

Burnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Burnett.

Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.

Burnice m & f English (American)
Variant of Berenice.

Burns m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burns 1.

Bushrod m English (American)
Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.

Butch m English (American)
From the English word butch meaning "manly", "masculine", itself from the word butcher. It was originally a nickname for men considered manly.

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.

Byndi f English (American)
Variant of Bindi.

Byntli f English (American)
Alternate Spelling of Bentley

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

Byrdene f English (American, Archaic)
Elaborated form of Byrd.

Bysor m English (American)
Seen as a first name in Southern Missouri. Also has been seen as a last name. ... [more]

Cacee f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Cache m & f English (American)

Cacie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.

Cadin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caedon m & f English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Variant of Caden

Caelah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla.

Caeleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Caeson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caidin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caidlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caitlyn.

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caili f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman

Caisen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caison m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Calamity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word calamity.

Caleena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Calina.

Calicia f English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Calie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Calise f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kelis, or an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Calista, Kaliyah and Alise.

Calistia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".

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

Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).

Calyse f English (American)
Variant of Calise.

Calyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa, the spelling influenced by Alyssa.

Calysta f English (American, Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Calista.

Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.

Calyx m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calix.

Camberleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kamberly.

Cambree f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambreigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambrey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambrie f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Cambria with the popular suffix ree.

Cambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Camera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Cameran m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Camiele f English (American, Rare)

Camlynn f English (American)
Variant of Cameryn.

Cammile f English (American, Rare)
A variation of the name Camille.

Camora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camrie f English (American, Modern)

Candase f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Candace.

Candiace f English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is the actress and reality TV star Candiace Dillard Bassett.

Candianne f English (American, Rare)
Probably created from Candy and Anne 1.

C'Anna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ceanna.

Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan

Canton m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Cappy f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Capitola.

Capriel m English (American, Rare)

Carabel f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful").

Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".

Caraline f English (American)
Combination of Cara and Caroline.

Care m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kerry.

Caree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carye.

Carel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1. 11 girls in the USA were named CAREL in 1949.

Caress f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Directly from the English word caress meaning "an act or expression of kindness or affection", ultimately from Latin carus "beloved". A fictional bearer was Cassandra 'Caress' Morell, a prominent character on the American soap opera Dynasty, who appeared on the show in 1986... [more]

Carietta f English (American, Rare), Literature
Elaborated form of Carrie. This is the full name of the title character of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974).

Carinna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Carina 1.

Carlia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Carly.

Carling f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carling.

Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.

Carlye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carly

Carlyne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carlyn or Carlene.

Carmenella f English (American, Rare)
A diminutive of Carmen using the originally Italian diminutive ending -ella.

Caroldean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carol 1 and Dean.

Caroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caroldean.

Carolee f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and the popular phonetic suffix lee. A known bearer was the American performance artist Carolee Schneemann (1939-2019).

Caroleigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolee.

Carolene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Carolivia f English (American, Rare)
A contraction of Carol 1 and Olivia.... [more]

Carolleen f English (American)
Combination of Carol 1 and Colleen.

Caroyl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carol 1.

Carree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carrye.

Carrielynn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrie and the popular suffix -lynn.

Carrietta f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Elaborated form or diminutive of Carrie. In many movie adaptations of Stephen King's horror novel Carrie (1974) this is the full name of the title character, Carrie White, though her full name is spelled Carietta in the original novel.

Carrington f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrington.

Carrolyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrol and the popular suffix -lyn.

Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.

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

Cartney f English (American)

Carye f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Carree.

Carynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Karen 1.

Casbera f English (American, Rare)
Casbera is a very rare and unique soul. She is a beautiful, courageous woman.

Cashden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Cashlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashlyn.

Cashmir m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kashmir and Cashmere.

Cashton m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kashton.

Cashus m English (American)
Variant of Cassius, or possibly an elaboration of Cash.

Casimer m English (American), Provençal
Variant of Casimir.

Casin m English (American)
Variant of Cason.

Caspen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Caspian or Casper.

Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.

Cassandria f English (American, Rare)
Elaborated form of Cassandra.

Cassara f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Cassarah or a transferred use of the Sicilian surname Cassarà.

Cassendra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Cassi f English (American, Modern)
Diminutive of Cassidy or Cassandra.

Cassindra f English (American)
Variant of Cassandra.

Casslyn f English (American)
Variation of Cassie and lynn.

Castilla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly from Castilla, a region in Spain.

Caston m English (American)
Invented American Name

Casyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Catera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Caterra.

Cathedra f English (American)
English form of Cátedra.

Cathena f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cathina.

Cathern f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathern.

Catheryl f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a blend of Catherine and names that end in -eryl, for example Cheryl and Beryl.

Cathlena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathlin f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathlyn.

Cathlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kathlyn.

Catori f Obscure, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Catherine and Victoria. Also compare Latori and Natori.... [more]

Catriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Very rare spelling variant of either Katriana or Catriona.

Catrice f English (American, Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrice.

Catricia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Catrina and Patricia.

Catrisa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catrissa.

Catrisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catricia.

Catrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrissa.

Cattleya f English (American, Modern)
From the name of a tropical American orchid (genus Cattleya) with purple, pink or white flowers, which was named after William Cattley (1788-1835).

Caurie f English (American, Rare)

Cayce m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayce (in itself which is a variant of either Casey or Case).

Caycie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Casey.

Caydon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden

Cayleb m English (American)
Variant of Caleb.

Cayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Cayne m English (American), English (Australian)
Transfered use of the surname Cayne.

Caysen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Ceanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element see and Anna.

Ceasar m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cesar.

Cecila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia and a feminization of Cecil.

Cecille f English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Cecil.

Cecillee f English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Cecily.

Cecilya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.

Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.

Celestial f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English adjective celestial meaning "of the sky, heavenly", which is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective caelestis meaning "of the heavens" (see Caelestis).

Celina f English (American)
Variant of Silena

Celosia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

Celsie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.

Celynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Celyn.

Cena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cenia.

Cenith f English (American, Archaic)
Truncated form of Acenith.

Cerelda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Cerilda.

Cerilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Cerulean m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the colour cerulean meaning “sky blue”, derived from the Latin caeruleus, perhaps related to caelum which means “sky”. It is recently but rarely used as a name.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Cessily f English (American)
Variant of Cecily.

Chaff m English (American), Popular Culture

Chai f English (American)
From Hindi word 'chai', derived from Chinese word 'cha' meaning "tea". Masala chai, literally "spice tea", is a flavored tea drink from India that usually consists of black tea, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, and ginger (though variations exist)... [more]

Chalet f English (American, Rare)
Chalet is used as both first and last name, and the SSA data shows that Chalet is used as a girl's name 100% of the time. As a word, Chalet means Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style.

Chalia f English (American)
Elaboration of Chala. Also a variant of Chalice inspired by names having the pattern -ia, such as Julia or Gloria.

Chalkley m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Chalkley. Chalkley Gillingham founded the 1st integrated school in the US South.

Chalonn f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Chalonne f English (American)
Variant of Chalon.

Chalyce f English (American)

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Champagne f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the wine champagne.

Champaign f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaigne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champaine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champane f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Champayne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Champagne.

Chanceler m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chancellor.

Chancelor m English (American, Rare), African American
Variant spelling of Chancellor. A notable bearer of this name is Chance the Rapper (b. 1993), whose birth name is Chancelor Jonathan Bennett.

Chances f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word chances. See also Chance.

Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.

Chanise f English (American)
Variant of Shanice.

Chanse m English (American)
Variant of Chance

Chantay f English (American)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Chantele f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Chantal.

Chantella f English (American)
A variant of Chantelle.

Chappell f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chappell. A notable bearer is singer Chappell Roan (1998- ), born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, who chose her stage name from her grandfather's surname.

Charanda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Charcilia f English (American, Rare)
Combination of any name starting with Char- (such as Charlotte and Charmaine) with a name ending in -cilia (such as Cecilia and Lucilia).... [more]

Charhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Charise f Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Charis.

Charleene f English (American)
Variant of Charlene.

Charlese f African American, English (American)
Variant of Charlize.

Charlesine f English (American)
Feminine Form of Charles. Also Form of Charlotte

Charlestyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Charleston.

Charlett f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlotte.

Charlia f English (American, Rare)
An elaboration of Charlie and Charla in the style of Julia.

Charlice f English (American)

Charliese f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlize, influenced by Liese.

Charlina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Charlena (See also Charline).

Charlissa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Charles and the feminine suffix -issa.

Charlisse f English (American)

Charlottie f English (American, Rare)

Charlston m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charleston.

Charlye f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Charlie. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 28 baby girls were recorded with the name Charlye in 2017.

Charlynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Charlyn, which is a variant of Charlene using the popular name element lyn.

Charmagne f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Charmaine in the style of Charlemagne.

Charmayne f English (American)
Variant of Charmaine.

Charonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Charrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Charrise.

Charron f & m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, most likely a variant of Charon, Karen 1, Caron and Sharon.

Charryl f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl

Chaseton m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chase with the popular suffix -ton.

Chaston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chaston. May also be a variant of Chaseton.

Chavonda f English (American)
Variant of Shavonda.

Chayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Chay and the popular suffix -la in the style of Kayla and Jayla

Chaylen f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shaylen

Cheda m English (American, Rare)
First used by youtuber tis not cheda found here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCiY4Quz6lXFOF0961_jGAGg

Cheda m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Derived from cheddar cheese first used by youtuber Tis_Not_Cheda

Chelese f English (American, Rare)

Chellsie f English (American)
Variant of Chelsea.

Chelyn f English (American)

Chenelle f English (American), African American, Trinidadian Creole, Afrikaans
Variant of Chanel.

Cheraye f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Cherie using the phonetic element ray.

Cherhonda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Cheril f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Cheronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Cherronda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Sharonda.

Cherryn f English (American)
Different spelling of Sharon

Cheryllyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Cheryllynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Cheryllynne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Cherylyn f English (American)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Ches m English (American)

Chesica f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, a combination of Chelsea and Jessica.