English Submitted Names

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.

Xavin m English (American)

Xaviour m English (Rare), English (African), Indian
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Saviour.

Xavius m Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Xaverius.

Xavyera f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xaviera.

Xaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zaya and Xaia.

Xayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Xayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Xaylah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Xayvier m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xeily f English (American)

Xelena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Selena.

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.

Xenaria f English

Xendaya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Xeno m English (American, Modern, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno or maybe a Latinized form of Xenon.... [more]

Xenobia f English (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Xeo m English

Xerenity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

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.

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]

Xiaver m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xienna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zienna, which is an altered form of Sienna.

Xilee f English (American)

Xina f English (Rare)
Variant of Xenia and Xena.

Xiola f English (Australian, Rare)

Xion f & m Popular Culture, English
Variant of Zion.

Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.

Xonia f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a modern variant of Sonia.

Xsavier m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xsavior m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier, influenced by Savior.

Xxavier m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Xyelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)

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]

Xylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Xylee f English (American)

Xyleena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Xyleigh f English (American)

Xylene f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Xylina; an elaborated form of Xyla using the common name suffix lene.

Xyler m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zyler.

Xyley f English (American)

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.

Xyrene f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)

Xzandria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Xzavior m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier

Xzayvier m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Ya f Cornish, English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Ia 2.

Yacinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hyacinth 1 or Hyacinth 2 (see also Yacinthe).

Yadriel m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe from Adriel with an initial Y added.

Yaguilla f English

Yahna f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

Yahnah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yana.

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]

Yakime f African American (Rare), English (African)

Yance m English
Variant of Yancy and Yancey.

Yancey m English (Modern)
Variant of Yancy.

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.

Yarrabah f English

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).

Yaseena f Arabic (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yasin.

Yasmyn f English
Variant of Yasmin.

Yawrey f English

Yazy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Yasmin.

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

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.

Yedda f English (Rare)

Yeheb f English

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"

Yenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Yeoville m English (Rare)

Yeriel m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriel.

Yerik m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jeric.

Yesha f English (New Zealand)
Yesha is a rare name used in New Zealand or in Maori. Yesha means beautiful culture.

Yeshwin m Indian, English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yashwin.

Yesica f Spanish, English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesika f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesli f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Yessika f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jessica.

Yetiva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Yetive.

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]

Yevette f English (American)
Variant of Yvette.

Yiana f English (Rare), Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Yianna.

Yireh f & m Biblical, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Jireh.

Yitzak m Hebrew, English
Variant of Itzak

Yleen f English (Rare)
Potential variant of Eileen.

Yocelyne f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Yoder m English (Rare)
English transcription of Joder.

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.

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yollie f English
Diminutive of Yolanda.

Yonnie f English (Rare)

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.

Yosene f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Josine.

Yosie f English (Rare, Archaic, Expatriate)
Variant of Josie.

Young m English
Transferred use of the surname Young.

Ypres m English (Rare)
From the name of the town and municipality in Belgium's West Flanders province (see Ieper), the name first used and peaked during the Battles of Ypres in 1914 and 1915.

Ysaea f French (Quebec), English (Canadian)
Comes from the name Ysé, initially taken in Quebec then spread to Canada.

Ysanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (British, Rare)

Ysolda f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Isolde.

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yulanda f English (American)
Variant of Yolanda.

Yule m English
Transferred use of the surname Yule, given for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).

Yuriah m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Uriah.

Yushae f English (British)

Yuvin m English (Modern, Rare)

Yva f English (Rare), French (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Eva or Iva 1.

Yvetta f English, Czech, Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
English Latinate form of Yvette, Czech variant of Iveta and Anglo-Norman and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Ivetta.

Yvie f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Yvonne or Yvette.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Yvonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Yvonne.

Yvor m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ivor.

Yzmira f English (Rare)

Zaara f English (Rare)
Variant of Zara 1.

Zabe m English (Modern)

Zabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabella. (See also Zabela).

Zabelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Truncated form of Izabelle.

Zabriel m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, possibly a variant of Sabriel or a blend of similar names such as Zane 1 and Gabriel.

Zabrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zabriel.

Zabrina f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabrina.

Zacari m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Zachary.

Zacary m English (Modern)
Variant of Zachary.

Zace m English (Modern)

Zachael m English (Modern, Rare)
Means "God remembers" from Hebrew element זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".... [more]

Zacharey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zacharia m Biblical, English, Hebrew, Indian (Christian)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zacharine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zechariah.

Zacheriah m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachariah.

Zacherie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachery

Zachie m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zach.

Zachory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zachry m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zackari m English
Alternate spelling of Zachary

Zackariah m English
Variant of Zachariah.

Zackerie m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zackery.

Zackie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zackory m English (Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zacky m English
Diminutive of Zachary.

Zacyntha f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zacynthus. This name was very rarely used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Britain.

Zada f Arabic, English (American)
Feminine form of Zayd.

Zaddock m English (Rare)
(Anglicized) variant of Zadok. A bearer of the variant Zadock was Congressman Zadock Pratt (1790-1871), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.

Zade m English (Rare)

Zadel f English (Rare)

Zaden m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zadie f English
Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.

Zadock m Biblical, English (Rare)
Variant of Zadok

Zady f & m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Western African (Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Zadyn m English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Zayden. Zadyn was given to 27 boys in 2014 according to the SSA.

Zae m English, African American

Zaed m English (Modern)
Variant of Zaid.

Zaeden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zaedyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Zayden or Zaiden

Zaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee. Zaelee was given to 8 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Zaeleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zaelia f English (Rare)

Zaelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular phonetic elements zay and lyn, possibly modelled on similar names such as Kaylyn, Braelyn and Shaelyn... [more]

Zage m English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Zane, Zayden, Sage and Gage... [more]

Zahlee f English (Australian)
Variant of Zali.

Zahli f English (Australian)
Variant of Zali.

Zahlia f English (Australian)
Elaboration of Zali.

Zahlie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Zai m & f English

Zaide m & f English
Variant of Zade or Zayde and short form of Zaiden

Zaidee f English (Rare)
Variant of Zadie.

Zaidenn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaiden. Zaidenn was given to 5 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zailah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zailee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zailyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaelynn.

Zaine m English
Variant of Zane 1.

Zaiya f English

Zakai m English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Zakkai.

Zakarie m English, Hebrew, French

Zakhary m English
Variant of Zachary.

Zakila f English

Zakk m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.

Zale m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zale. In recent years it has seen a slight boost in popularity, possibly influenced by the phonetic element zay.

Zalea f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Azalea.

Zalee f English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zalei f English (American, Americanized, ?)

Zali f English (Australian)

Zalia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Azalia.

Zaliah f English (Rare)
Short form of Azaliah.

Zamanah m & f English (Modern)

Zami f English
Feminine Diminutive form of Zamanah

Zamirah f English (American, Rare), Arabic
Variant of Zamira.

Zamoura f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zamora.

Zamuel m Spanish (Modern), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Samuel.

Zandar m English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Xander. This is the name of a character in the G.I. Joe franchise.

Zanden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the sounds present in the name Zander with the phonetic element den.

Zandie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zandy.

Zandon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zanden.

Zandria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xandria.

Zandy f & m English (American)
Variant of Sandy.

Zandyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zanden.

Zania f English (Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.

Zaniah f Astronomy, English (Rare)
Presumably derived from Arabic زاوية (zāwiyah) "corner" (though Alhazen claimed that this word meant "harlot"). This was the medieval name for Eta Virginis, a star in the constellation Virgo.

Zaniel m English (Modern, Rare)

Zannie f English
Diminutive of Suzanna.

Zanthia f English (Rare)
Variant of Xanthia.

Zanya f English (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tanya.

Zaphira f English (Rare)
Variant of Sapphira.

Zaphnaphpaaneah m English (Puritan)
Variant of Zaphnath-paaneah.

Zaphyra f English (American)

Zaq m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zach.

Zaqueri m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zara m & f Biblical Greek, English (Rare)
The Biblical Greek form of Hebrew Zerah, meaning "dawn, dawning, shining, rising of the sun," derived from the Hebrew verb זרח (zarah) "to arise, to shine, to break out"... [more]

Zarabeth f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Sarabeth.... [more]

Zaradine f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.

Zariana f English (American)

Zarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zarlee f English (American, Rare)

Zarlia f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Zarlee.

Zaryn f & m English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zasha m & f English
Variant of Sasha.

Zavannah f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Savannah.

Zavian m English
Variant of Xavian

Zaviera f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Zavier.

Zavior m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xavier.

Zay m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Isaiah, Xavier, Zayden and other names containing the popular phonetic element zay.

Zaya f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in other names such as Maya 2, Naya and Kaya 2... [more]

Zayana f English (Rare), Muslim
A Quranic name meaning "adorned" or "adorner".

Zayde m English
Variant of Zade and short form of Zayden

Zaydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]

Zaylah f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zay and lee, modelled on similar names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.

Zayleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zayleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zayley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zayliana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, a combination of Zaylee and Ana. Zayliana was given to 11 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Zaylie f English (Modern)
Variant of Zaylee. It could also be understood as an anglicized form of Zélie.

Zaylin f & m English (New Zealand)

Zaylynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

Zaynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zane 1 or Zayn.

Zayven m English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xavier or Zavier. According to the SSA, Zayven was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Zaza f English
Variant of Zsazsa.

Zea f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Unknown meaning, possibly a variant of Thea or Zia.

Zeah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

Zeak m English
Shortened form of Ezekiel.

Zeal m & f English
Found in occasional use as a given name from 17th century onwards, Zeal is part virtue name and part a transfer of the English surname.... [more]

Zealand m English (American, Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from English Zealand, the exonym of Zeeland and Sjælland.

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."

Zealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zelia.... [more]

Zealous m English (African, Rare)
From the English word zealous meaning "full of zeal, ardent", perhaps intended to be an English form of Zelotes. This was the name of a Union general in the American Civil War: Zealous Bates Tower (1819-1900).

Zeanna f English (Rare)

Zearlene f English

Zebb m English
Variant of Zeb.

Zebby m & f English (Rare)

Zebediah m English, English (African)
Variant of Zebadiah, most often used in Zimbabwe.

Zebeon m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an early American variant of Zibeon.

Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.

Zech m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zach is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.

Zeck m English (Rare)
Short form of Zechariah. Compare how Zack is a short form of Zachariah or Zachary.

Zedd m English

Zeddick m English
Perhaps a corruption of Zadok (compare Zaddock), or a short form of Zedekiah.

Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

Zedric m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern take on the name Cedric.

Zedro m English (American, Rare)

Zee m & f English (American)
Short form of names beginning with Z.

Zeebah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ziba.

Zeek m English (Australian)
Variant of Zeke.

Zeeke m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Zeke.

Zeelan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zealand.

Zeena f English
Variant of Zena. It was used as a diminutive of Zenobia in Edith Wharton's novella Ethan Frome (1911), where Zenobia 'Zeena' Frome is the title character's sickly wife... [more]

Zeenah f Russian, English
Alternative transcription of Zina

Zefora f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Zeidy f English (?)

Zeily f English (American)

Zekhi m Turkish, English
Diminutive of Hezekiah or variant of Zeki.

Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.

Zelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (Rare)
Means "rib, side" in Hebrew. Zelah was a place in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, ancient Judea, known as the burial place of King Saul, his father Kish and his son Jonathan.

Zeldris m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From The Seven Deadly Sins anime.

Zelena f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zelia f Basque (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese
Basque form and English variant of Celia as well as a Portuguese variant of Zélia. It may also be the Latinate form of Zélie.

Zeliyah f English (Rare)
Means "youthful" in English.