English & American baby names

This shelf holds 452 names — for example, John, a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “God is gracious.” Names rooted in English — plus America's current favourites. Every meaning below was verified against a published source before it was listed.

Most loved in this tradition

James

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

John

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

“God is gracious”

Robert

Boy · Scandinavian

“bright fame”

Michael

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

“Who is like God?”

William

Boy · English

“will and helmet”

David

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

“beloved”

Joseph

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

“God shall add”

Richard

Boy · English

“strong in rule”

Charles

Boy · French

“free man”

Thomas

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

“twin”

Christopher

Boy · Greek

“carrier of Christ”

Daniel

Boy · Hebrew and Biblical

“God is my judge”

All 452 English & American names

AaliyahArabic AaronHebrew and Biblical AbelHebrew and Biblical AbigailHebrew and Biblical AceEnglish AdaScandinavian AdalynnEnglish AdamHebrew and Biblical AddisonEnglish AdelineGerman AdonisEnglish AdrianSpanish AidenEnglish AlainaEnglish AlanaEnglish AlbertEnglish AlexanderGerman AlfredEnglish AliceGerman AllisonEnglish AmandaEnglish AmaraEnglish AmariEnglish AmberEnglish AmeliaItalian AmirArabic AmiraEnglish AmyFrench AnaSpanish AndreaSpanish AndresSpanish AndrewFrench AngelSpanish AnnEnglish AnnaHebrew and Biblical AnnieIrish and Celtic AnthonyEnglish AntonioSpanish ArcherEnglish AriaHebrew and Biblical ArianaGreek AriannaEnglish AriellaEnglish ArnoldGerman ArthurFrench AsherHebrew and Biblical AshleyEnglish AshtonEnglish AthenaGreek AubreyEnglish AudreyEnglish AugustSpanish AuroraSpanish AustinFrench AutumnEnglish AvaEnglish AveryEnglish AxelHebrew and Biblical AydenEnglish AylaEnglish BarrettEnglish BeauEnglish BeckettEnglish BeckhamEnglish BenjaminHebrew and Biblical BennettEnglish BentleyEnglish BettyEnglish BeverlyEnglish BillyEnglish BjornPortuguese BlakeEnglish BlakelyEnglish BobbyEnglish BonnieIrish and Celtic BradleyEnglish BrandonIrish and Celtic BraxtonEnglish BraydenEnglish BrendaIrish and Celtic BriannaEnglish BrooklynEnglish BrooksEnglish BruceIrish and Celtic BryanEnglish BrynleeEnglish BrysonEnglish CadenIrish and Celtic CalebHebrew and Biblical CallieEnglish CamdenEnglish CameronIrish and Celtic CamilaEnglish CarlEnglish CarolEnglish CarolineFrench CarolynIrish and Celtic CarterIrish and Celtic CatherineEnglish CeciliaItalian CelesteEnglish CharlesFrench CharlieScandinavian CharlotteEnglish ChaseEnglish ChloeHebrew and Biblical ChristianHebrew and Biblical ChristinaHebrew and Biblical ChristopherGreek ClaireFrench ClaraFrench ClarenceIrish and Celtic ClementFrench ColeGerman ColtonEnglish CooperEnglish DaisyFrench DallasIrish and Celtic DanielHebrew and Biblical DanielleFrench DavidHebrew and Biblical DawsonEnglish DeanHebrew and Biblical DebraEnglish DelilahHebrew and Biblical DennisEnglish DianaSpanish DianeFrench DominicEnglish DouglasIrish and Celtic DylanIrish and Celtic EastonEnglish EdenHebrew and Biblical EdgarEnglish EdithGerman EdwardEnglish EleanorFrench ElenaItalian EliHebrew and Biblical ElianaHebrew and Biblical EliasSpanish ElijahHebrew and Biblical ElizaEnglish ElizabethHebrew and Biblical EllaGerman EllianaEnglish EllieEnglish ElliotEnglish ElliottEnglish EloiseGerman ElsieEnglish EmberEnglish EmersonEnglish EmersynEnglish EmeryEnglish EmiliaItalian EmilyEnglish EmmaGerman EmmanuelHebrew and Biblical EmmettEnglish EnzoGerman ErnestFrench EstherHebrew and Biblical EthanHebrew and Biblical EthelEnglish EvangelineFrench EveHebrew and Biblical EvelynEnglish EverettEnglish EverleighEnglish EverlyEnglish EzekielHebrew and Biblical EzraHebrew and Biblical FlorenceFrench FrancesFrench FrankGerman FredEnglish GabrielHebrew and Biblical GaelIrish and Celtic GenesisEnglish GenevieveEnglish GeoffreyGerman GiannaItalian GiovanniItalian GraceEnglish GrahamIrish and Celtic GraysonEnglish GregoryEnglish GreysonEnglish HadleyEnglish HaileyEnglish HallieEnglish HannahHebrew and Biblical HaroldIrish and Celtic HarperGerman HarrisonEnglish HarryEnglish HavenEnglish HaydenEnglish HayesEnglish HazelEnglish HeatherEnglish HenryFrench HollyIrish and Celtic HowardEnglish HudsonEnglish HunterEnglish IanHebrew and Biblical IreneSpanish IrisGreek IsaacHebrew and Biblical IsabelSpanish IsabellaHebrew and Biblical IsabelleEnglish IsaiahHebrew and Biblical IslaIrish and Celtic IsraelHebrew and Biblical IvyEnglish JaceEnglish JackIrish and Celtic JacksonEnglish JacobHebrew and Biblical JadeSpanish JamesHebrew and Biblical JamesonIrish and Celtic JaneEnglish JaniceEnglish JasmineEnglish JasperEnglish JaxonEnglish JaxsonEnglish JayceEnglish JaydenEnglish JeanEnglish JeffreyFrench JenniferIrish and Celtic JeremiahHebrew and Biblical JeremyEnglish JerryEnglish JettEnglish JoanSpanish JoeEnglish JoelHebrew and Biblical JohnHebrew and Biblical JohnnyEnglish JonathanHebrew and Biblical JoseEnglish JosephHebrew and Biblical JosephineEnglish JoshuaHebrew and Biblical JosiahHebrew and Biblical JosieEnglish JoyceFrench JudyEnglish JuliaSpanish JulianSpanish JulieFrench JuneEnglish KaiScandinavian KaidenEnglish KarenGerman KatherineEnglish KathrynEnglish KathyEnglish KaydenEnglish KaylaEnglish KayleeEnglish KennedyIrish and Celtic KhloeEnglish KiaraEnglish KimberlyEnglish KingstonEnglish KinsleyEnglish KnoxIrish and Celtic KylieEnglish KyrieEnglish LaineyEnglish LandonEnglish LarryEnglish LawrenceFrench LaylaHebrew and Biblical LeahHebrew and Biblical LegendEnglish LeilaniEnglish LennonEnglish LeoEnglish LeonSpanish LeonardoSpanish LeviHebrew and Biblical LiaEnglish LiamIrish and Celtic LilaEnglish LilahEnglish LilianaSpanish LillianFrench LilyEnglish LincolnEnglish LindaGerman LindsayIrish and Celtic LisaItalian LoganIrish and Celtic LoisHebrew and Biblical LoriEnglish LouiseGerman LucaEnglish LucasHebrew and Biblical LuciaItalian LucyEnglish LuisSpanish LukaEnglish LukeHebrew and Biblical LunaSpanish LydiaGreek LylaEnglish MabelEnglish MadelineEnglish MadelynEnglish MadisonEnglish MaeveIrish and Celtic MagnoliaEnglish MarcusHebrew and Biblical MargaretGreek MariaHebrew and Biblical MarilynEnglish MarkEnglish MasonEnglish MateoSpanish MatthewHebrew and Biblical MaverickEnglish MaxEnglish MayaIndian MeganIrish and Celtic MelodyGreek MessiahEnglish MiaSpanish MicahHebrew and Biblical MichaelHebrew and Biblical MiguelSpanish MilaEnglish MildredEnglish MilesFrench MillieEnglish MollyIrish and Celtic MylaEnglish MylesEnglish NancyEnglish NaomiHebrew and Biblical NashEnglish NataliaEnglish NatalieEnglish NathanHebrew and Biblical NathanielHebrew and Biblical NevaehEnglish NicholasEnglish NoahHebrew and Biblical NolanIrish and Celtic NoraEnglish NorahEnglish NovaEnglish NylaEnglish OakleyEnglish OliveEnglish OliverSpanish OliviaEnglish OwenIrish and Celtic PaisleyIrish and Celtic PamelaEnglish ParkerEnglish PenelopeGreek PeytonEnglish PhilipGerman PhillipEnglish PiperEnglish PresleyEnglish QuinnIrish and Celtic RaelynnEnglish RalphGerman RandyEnglish RaulSpanish RemiEnglish RhettEnglish RichardEnglish RileyEnglish RiverEnglish RobertScandinavian RomanItalian RonaldIrish and Celtic RosalieGerman RoseEnglish RowanIrish and Celtic RoyFrench RubyEnglish RyanIrish and Celtic RyderEnglish RykerEnglish RyleeEnglish SadieHebrew and Biblical SageEnglish SamanthaEnglish SamuelHebrew and Biblical SantiagoSpanish SarahHebrew and Biblical SavannahEnglish SawyerEnglish ScarlettEnglish ScottIrish and Celtic SebastianSpanish SerenityEnglish ShirleyEnglish SilasHebrew and Biblical SkylarEnglish SloaneEnglish SofiaGreek SophiaGreek SophieGreek StellaItalian StephanieEnglish StephenHebrew and Biblical StevenEnglish StevieEnglish StewartIrish and Celtic SummerEnglish TateEnglish TatumEnglish TaylorEnglish TerryEnglish TheoEnglish TheodoreGreek ThiagoEnglish ThomasHebrew and Biblical TimothyHebrew and Biblical TuckerEnglish ValentinaItalian VeraGreek VictoriaSpanish VioletEnglish VirginiaSpanish VivianEnglish VivienneEnglish WalkerEnglish WaylonEnglish WayneEnglish WesleyEnglish WestonEnglish WilliamEnglish WillieEnglish WillowEnglish WyattEnglish XanderEnglish ZionHebrew and Biblical ZoeGreek ZoeyEnglish