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English names - Baby names with the origin English

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Scarlet Bright or deep red; associated with the rich red cloth or color 'scarlet' English Girl 7,268 #251
Danna From Hebrew דנה meaning "God has judged" (also used as a variant of Dana/Donna) English, Hebrew, Spanish Girl 7,105 #252
Alfred Elf-counsel (wise counsel) English Boy 7,097 #253
Chandler Candle maker or seller; keeper of candles English Unisex 7,035 #254
Maci Modern English feminine name; a variant of Macy, originally a surname/place name possibly associated with the Old French root for 'mace' (club/weapon). English Girl 6,984 #255
Dalton Settlement in or near a valley English Boy 6,954 #256
Porter Occupational name meaning "gatekeeper" or "doorkeeper"; also a porter/carrier/attendant English Boy 6,937 #257
Colson Son of Cole (Cole meaning 'coal' or a diminutive of Nicholas) English Boy 6,924 #258
Robin Diminutive of Robert meaning "bright fame"; also linked to the robin songbird English Unisex 6,827 #259
Leland Meadow land; 'land of meadows' or dweller by the meadow English Boy 6,656 #260
Meadow A field of grass; grassy meadow English Unisex 6,656 #261
Hattie Ruler of the home English Girl 6,593 #262
Shelby Willow farm/settlement or 'shelf/ledge' farm English Unisex 6,545 #263
Chelsea 'chalk landing-place' or 'chalk wharf' English Girl 6,523 #264
Briggs Dweller by the bridge / 'bridge' English Boy 6,521 #265
Wrenley 'Wren's meadow' - a meadow or clearing associated with the wren (small bird) English Girl 6,520 #266
Hank Home ruler English Boy 6,487 #267
Dream A vision experienced during sleep; an aspiration, wish, or ideal English Unisex 6,471 #268
Marlee Derived from Marley: 'pleasant wood' or 'meadow/clearing by a lake'. English Girl 6,470 #269
Kayleigh From 'Kay' (from Katherine, meaning 'pure') + 'Lee' ('meadow') - often interpreted as 'pure meadow' or 'Kay's meadow'. English Girl 6,442 #270
Miller Occupational name meaning 'one who operates a mill' English Unisex 6,439 #271
Averie Elf ruler; ruler of the elves English Unisex 6,413 #272
Jenna Diminutive of Jennifer, meaning 'white' or 'fair one' (from Welsh Gwenhwyfar) English Girl 6,413 #273
Jenson Son of Jens (i.e., son of John; John meaning 'God is gracious') Danish, English, Scandinavian Boy 6,364 #274
Addilyn Noble (derived from the Germanic root 'adal') English Girl 6,310 #275
Forrest Dweller by the woods; from the forest English Boy 6,296 #276
Princeton Prince's town; town of the prince English Boy 6,285 #277
Haley Hay clearing / hay meadow (originally a place name/surname) English Girl 6,269 #278
Macie Originally a surname meaning "from Massy" (a place); used as a feminine given name. Sometimes folk-associated with "mace" (the weapon). English Girl 6,101 #279
Jolene Derived from 'Jo' (Josephine/Joanna) meaning 'God will increase'/'God is gracious'; essentially a modern blended feminine name English Girl 6,067 #280
Quincy 'Fifth' (from Latin 'Quintus'); originally a locational/surname meaning 'estate of the fifth' English Boy 6,032 #281
Kelsey Ship's island English Unisex 6,002 #282
Benson Son of Ben (Ben often short for Benjamin) English Boy 6,000 #283
Elaine Bright, shining light; torch English, French Girl 6,000 #284
Deacon Servant; church minister English Boy 5,988 #285
Saige Wise; also the sage herb (medicinal, aromatic) English Unisex 5,958 #286
Bo Originally 'dweller' or 'resident' (Old Norse); also associated with 'handsome' (from French beau); in Chinese the meaning varies by character (e.g., 波 'wave', 博 'abundant/learned', 伯 'elder'); sometimes short for Boaz ('swiftness/strength'). Chinese, English, French, Hebrew, Norse Unisex 5,880 #287
Layne Dweller by the lane; from a narrow road English Unisex 5,870 #288
Jessie Diminutive of Jessica or Jesse - 'foresight/He sees' (Jessica) or 'gift' (Jesse) English Unisex 5,869 #289
Kasen A modern invented/variant name; often linked to Kason/Cason and associated with meanings like 'vigilant' (from Casey) or interpreted as a 'son/descendant' form English Boy 5,836 #290
Charley Free man English Unisex 5,831 #291
Jazlyn Combination of 'Jaz' (from jasmine, the flower) and '-lyn' - often taken to mean 'jasmine' or 'jasmine + lynn (lake)' English Girl 5,801 #292
Sunny Cheerful, bright, radiant - like the sun English Unisex 5,799 #293
Bristol From the town/place at the bridge English Unisex 5,792 #294
Pierce Rock, stone English Boy 5,764 #295
Bellamy Beautiful friend English, French Unisex 5,759 #296
Kingsley From Old English 'cyning' (king) + 'leah' (wood/clearing) - "king's meadow" or "king's clearing" English Unisex 5,691 #297
Mae From the month May/Maia; associated with spring, growth and youth; sometimes a diminutive of Mary English Girl 5,680 #298
Baker Occupational name meaning 'baker' - one who bakes bread and baked goods. English Boy 5,677 #299
Scott Scotsman; person from Scotland English, Scottish Boy 5,651 #300

English name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada for every English-origin name in our dataset.

19,985
Names in this origin
351
With data in 2025
7,999
Births 2025
1,200,510
Peak year 2015