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English names - Baby names with the origin English

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Hayley Hay clearing; hay meadow English Girl 4,440 #351
Marvin Likely from Old Welsh Merfyn - commonly interpreted as "sea hill" or "sea/shore friend"; some sources also render a sense of "famous/renowned friend." English, Germanic, Welsh Boy 4,430 #352
Trenton Town on the River Trent English Boy 4,411 #353
Brycen Derived from Bryce/Brice: 'speckled, freckled' (also used as a modern patronymic form, 'son of Brice/Bryce') English Boy 4,410 #354
Brock Originally a nickname meaning "badger"; later used as a surname and given name English Boy 4,406 #355
Sky The sky; the atmosphere or heavens; cloud English Unisex 4,381 #356
Duke Title of nobility meaning 'leader' or 'duke', connoting nobility and leadership. English Boy 4,376 #357
Savanna Treeless plain; tropical grassland English Girl 4,364 #358
Chester Camp, fortress; from a Roman fort English Boy 4,326 #359
Pearl Named for the pearl gemstone; symbolizes purity, rarity, and wisdom. English Girl 4,324 #360
Alden Old friend English Boy 4,304 #361
Keaton Originally a surname interpreted as 'place of hawks' (from an English place-name) English Unisex 4,295 #362
Lillie Derived from the lily flower; symbolizes purity and innocence English Girl 4,270 #363
Penny Diminutive of Penelope meaning 'weaver', or derived from the English word for a small coin ('penny') English Girl 4,270 #364
Halle From Old Norse hallr "rock, slope" or Old English heall "hall/manor"; often interpreted as "dweller by the hall" or "rock" English, Norse Girl 4,230 #365
Ira {'Hebrew': 'watchful, vigilant', 'Sanskrit': 'earth; also used as a name of a goddess (e.g., Saraswati)', 'Slavic': "diminutive of Irina - related to 'peace' (from Greek Eirene)"} English, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Slavic Unisex 4,213 #366
Laurel Laurel tree; symbol of victory and honor English Girl 4,197 #367
Tiffany Manifestation of God English, Greek Girl 4,179 #368
Tony UNKNOWN English, Latin Boy 4,154 #369
Indie Diminutive of Indigo/India; modern usage evokes 'independent' or 'from India/indigo'. English Unisex 4,128 #370
Ridge A long, narrow elevated landform; originally a topographic surname English Boy 4,115 #371
Liberty Freedom; the state of being free English Unisex 4,093 #372
Wilson Son of Will English, Germanic, Scottish Boy 4,090 #373
Tru True, truthful - relating to truth English Unisex 4,056 #374
Clay Clay; of the earth; often a short form or nickname for Clayton English Boy 4,040 #375
Axton Settlement by the River Axe or 'ash-tree town'. English Boy 4,024 #376
Boone Good; a boon - a benefit, blessing or favor English Boy 4,017 #377
Devon From the English county of Devon - originally denoting someone from Dumnonia English Unisex 4,015 #378
Scottie From Scotland; diminutive sense 'little Scot' or 'Scottish' English, Scottish Boy 4,003 #379
Arden From the high place/valley (place-name); sometimes rendered 'high valley' or 'valley of the eagle' English Unisex 3,975 #380
Trey Three English, Latin, Old French Boy 3,972 #381
Elyse Pledged to God; 'God is my oath' English, Hebrew Girl 3,963 #382
Baylee Originally an occupational surname meaning 'bailiff' or 'steward'; also associated with 'bailey' (enclosure/outer wall). English Unisex 3,960 #383
Mavis Song thrush; songbird English Girl 3,949 #384
Kimber From the place name Kimberley: 'Cyneburg's clearing' (royal woman's clearing) English Girl 3,939 #385
Alvin "Elf friend" or "friend of elves" English, Germanic Boy 3,924 #386
Scout Watchful observer; one who scouts ahead to gather information or keep watch. English Unisex 3,884 #387
Winnie Fair, blessed; friend English, Old English, Welsh Girl 3,864 #388
Brixton From the town of Brixton - 'Brix's town' (a settlement name formed from a personal name plus '-ton' meaning 'town') English Boy 3,859 #389
Kori Variant of Corey meaning 'from the hollow' (Gaelic) or associated with Greek Kore 'maiden'; in Japanese forms can have different meanings depending on kanji. English, Greek, Irish, Japanese, Scottish Gaelic Unisex 3,845 #390
Rayne Associated with rain (precipitation); sometimes linked to 'queen' (Reina/Reine) or to Slavic 'Raina' meanings English Unisex 3,842 #391
Margo Pearl English, French Girl 3,840 #392
Nelson Son of Neil; descendant of Niall (Niall = 'champion' or 'passionate') English Boy 3,757 #393
Grey The color gray; gray-haired; denoting the color or a person associated with gray English Unisex 3,752 #394
Lee From Old English leah 'clearing, meadow'; in Chinese (李) means 'plum'. Chinese, English, Korean Unisex 3,744 #395
Harlan From the hare's land; 'land of hares' (topographic) English Boy 3,734 #396
Mayson Stoneworker; worker in stone English Boy 3,734 #397
Jimmy Diminutive of James, meaning "supplanter" (from Hebrew Ya'akov) English, French Boy 3,730 #398
Janiyah Often interpreted as "God is gracious" or associated with "paradise" (depending on root/interpretation) English Girl 3,728 #399
Darren Likely from Gaelic Dáire meaning 'fruitful, fertile' or from Welsh darren meaning 'rocky hill' English Boy 3,709 #400

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