Thinkabara🍼 Baby names with meanings
Popular American names, timeless classics and names from around the world, each with its meaning and origin.
👧 Girl names by letter
👦 Boy names by letter
🌍 Names by origin
💡 Names by meaning
☀️ Light (29)💪 Strength (38)🌿 Nature names (62)✨ Star, moon or sky (13)🌊 Sea or water (17)🎁 Gift of God (25)😊 Joy and happiness (13)❤️ Love or beloved (12)🕊️ Peace (13)🦉 Wisdom (9)👑 Royal names: king, queen and noble (26)🏆 Victory (7)
⭐ Popular girl names right now
- Abigail 👧My father is joy · Hebrew
- Adeline 👧Noble · German
- Alice 👧Noble · German
- Amelia 👧Work; industrious and hardworking · German
- Anna 👧Grace, favor; a form of Hannah · Hebrew
- Aria 👧Air; a solo song in an opera · Italian
- Athena 👧The Greek goddess of wisdom · Greek
- Audrey 👧Noble strength · English
- Aurora 👧Dawn; the Roman goddess of the sunrise · Latin
- Autumn 👧The fall season · English
- Ava 👧Bird; also linked to life · Latin
- Camila 👧Helper at a sacred ceremony · Spanish
- Caroline 👧Free; a feminine form of Charles · German
- Charlotte 👧Free; the feminine form of Charles · French
- Chloe 👧Green shoot, young plant · Greek
- Claire 👧Clear, bright · French
- Clara 👧Clear, bright, famous · Latin
- Cora 👧Maiden · Greek
⭐ Popular boy names right now
- Adrian 👦From Hadria, a town near the Adriatic Sea · Latin
- Aiden 👦Little fire · Irish
- Alexander 👦Defender of the people · Greek
- Anthony 👦Priceless, highly praiseworthy · Latin
- Asher 👦Happy, blessed · Hebrew
- Benjamin 👦Son of the right hand · Hebrew
- Caleb 👦Faithful, devoted · Hebrew
- Carter 👦Cart driver · English
- Charles 👦Free man · German
- Cooper 👦Barrel maker · English
- Daniel 👦God is my judge · Hebrew
- David 👦Beloved · Hebrew
- Diego 👦Supplanter; a Spanish form of James · Spanish
- Dylan 👦Son of the sea · Welsh
- Eli 👦Ascended, uplifted · Hebrew
- Elias 👦My God is the Lord; the Greek form of Elijah · Greek
- Elijah 👦My God is the Lord · Hebrew
- Ethan 👦Strong, firm · Hebrew
Choosing a name is one of the first big decisions parents make. Here every name comes with its meaning and the language it comes from, so you can find a name that sounds right and also means something to you.
Browse girl, boy and unisex names, go letter by letter, explore names by origin (Hebrew, Irish, Spanish, Italian, Greek, African, African American, Japanese, Hawaiian and more) or by meaning, such as light, strength or nature. The name picker lets you filter, shuffle and keep a shortlist on your device.
Names marked “popular now” have been near the top of US baby-name lists in recent years. This is an approximate guide, not an official ranking; see the Social Security Administration’s baby names site for official counts.
Questions and answers
Where can I find official US baby name statistics?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes the official counts of baby names in the US every year, nationally and by state. Our “popular now” tag is an approximate guide, not an official ranking.
Are the meanings exact?
They are the commonly accepted meanings. Some names have more than one possible origin or meaning; where that’s the case, we mention it.
Does the name picker save my favorites?
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