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English names - Baby names with the origin English

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Royal Kingly English, Latin, Old French Boy 9,837 #201
Destiny Fate; predetermined course or future English Unisex 9,745 #202
Kate Derived from Katherine, meaning "pure" English Girl 9,740 #203
Tyson Firebrand Anglo-Norman, English, Old French Boy 9,667 #204
Harriet Home ruler English Girl 9,635 #205
Warren River; game preserve English, Norman French, Old Celtic Boy 9,573 #206
Lyric From the English word 'lyric' - words of a song; relating to the lyre English Unisex 9,568 #207
Felicity Happiness, good fortune English, Latin Girl 9,370 #208
Edwin Wealthy friend English Boy 9,349 #209
Sterling Little star; excellent English, Scots Boy 9,150 #210
Crew Group of people or team; can also indicate origin from the town/surname Crewe English Unisex 9,144 #211
Cade From an English surname (possibly Old English 'Cada' meaning 'round' or 'gentle') or from Welsh 'cad' meaning 'battle'; commonly interpreted as 'round' or 'battle.' English Boy 9,091 #212
Wade Ford; to go English, Middle English, Old English Boy 8,973 #213
Palmer Pilgrim; one who carried a palm branch (a pilgrim to the Holy Land) English Unisex 8,899 #214
Edith Prosperous in war English Girl 8,818 #215
Adelynn Noble English Girl 8,815 #216
Drew Manly, masculine English Boy 8,783 #217
Marshall Originally 'keeper of horses' or 'stable master'; later a high-ranking officer ('marshal') English Boy 8,782 #218
Jay Refers to the jay bird - bright, noisy; also a short form for names starting with J English Boy 8,710 #219
Maddison Originally 'son of Maud' - a patronymic surname later used as a given name. English Unisex 8,667 #220
Collins Son/descendant of Colin; from Irish Coileán meaning 'young hound'. English, Irish Unisex 8,634 #221
Lana Often 'light' (from Svetlana); in Arabic 'tender/soft'; in Hawaiian 'calm, serene'. Arabic, Celtic, English, Hawaiian, Slavic Girl 8,596 #222
Briar Thorny shrub; briar or bramble English Unisex 8,563 #223
Clark Clerk, scribe, cleric; scholar English Boy 8,528 #224
Joy Happiness, delight English Girl 8,313 #225
Kaylani From 'Kay' + Hawaiian 'lani' (heaven/sky) - commonly interpreted as 'heavenly' or 'heavenly sea' English, Hawaiian Girl 8,233 #226
Lawson Son of Lawrence - 'son of the laurel-crowned one' English Boy 8,156 #227
Justice Fairness; righteousness; moral rightness English Unisex 8,150 #228
Brinley Burned clearing; clearing or meadow associated with a person named Bryni English Unisex 8,128 #229
Gracelyn From 'Grace' meaning 'favor, blessing' combined with the diminutive/suffix '-lyn' - conveys being graceful or favored English Girl 8,055 #230
Winston Friend’s settlement English, Old English Boy 7,908 #231
Edgar Prosperous/wealthy spear English Boy 7,878 #232
Raven Means 'raven' (the bird); connotations of intelligence, mystery, and prophecy. English Unisex 7,876 #233
Baylor Bailiff; steward; governor English Unisex 7,869 #234
Rosemary Combines 'rose' and 'Mary' (often associated with 'dew of the sea'); also evokes the aromatic herb rosemary English Girl 7,861 #235
Nancy Grace; favored English Girl 7,824 #236
Zayne Either "God is gracious" (via John/Zane) or "beauty, grace" (from Arabic Zayn) Arabic, English Boy 7,792 #237
Otis Wealth, fortune; prosperous English Boy 7,767 #238
Miracle A wondrous event; a marvel English Girl 7,755 #239
Reed Red-haired; dweller by the reeds English Unisex 7,754 #240
Troy Of Troy Ancient Greek, English, French, Latin Boy 7,690 #241
Dexter Right-handed; skillful; fortunate English Boy 7,672 #242
Denver From an English place name meaning 'valley' or 'valley with a ford' English Boy 7,638 #243
Robyn Diminutive of Robert meaning 'bright fame'; also associated with the robin bird. English Unisex 7,542 #244
Major Greater, larger; elder or senior English Boy 7,493 #245
Heaven Heaven; paradise; the sky or divine realm English Unisex 7,410 #246
Royce Son of Roy; kingly, royal English Boy 7,402 #247
Katie Commonly interpreted as 'pure' English Girl 7,348 #248
Franklin Free landowner; free man English Boy 7,276 #249
Scarlet Bright or deep red; associated with the rich red cloth or color 'scarlet' English Girl 7,268 #250

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