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English names - Baby names with the origin English

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Jamison Son of James (literally 'son of Jacob', 'supplanter') English Boy 5,612 #301
Navy Related to the navy/ships or the deep blue color 'navy' - evokes the sea and maritime service. English Unisex 5,548 #302
Saint Holy; a consecrated or holy person English Unisex 5,516 #303
Kora Maiden; daughter English, Greek, Irish Girl 5,507 #304
Kendra Royal ruler; chief English Girl 5,502 #305
Aviana Bird or bird-like (often interpreted as 'little bird') English Girl 5,488 #306
Ivory From the word 'ivory' - the creamy-white tusk material; connotes purity, rarity, and luxury. English Unisex 5,463 #307
Davis Son of David (David means 'beloved') English Boy 5,240 #308
Ocean A vast body of salt water; the sea English Unisex 5,189 #309
Bodie Likely from an English surname ('dweller by the boat landing'); also linked to Sanskrit 'Bodhi' meaning 'enlightenment/awakened'. English Boy 5,144 #310
Jada From Hebrew 'yada' meaning 'to know' or 'wise'; also associated with the gemstone jade ('precious stone'). English, Hebrew Girl 5,140 #311
Colter From a surname referring to a plow blade (coulter) - ultimately from Latin 'culter' meaning 'knife'; also associated with 'colt' (young horse). English Boy 5,133 #312
Macy Originally 'from Massy' (a French place-name); later associated with the English word 'mace' (a ceremonial staff or weapon) English Girl 5,106 #313
Tripp Originally an English surname/nickname; often denotes 'the third' (III) or suggests 'one who makes trips' / 'to dance or step lightly'. English Boy 5,105 #314
Carly Diminutive of Caroline/Carla, meaning 'free man'/'free woman' (from Karl) English Girl 5,099 #315
Katelyn Variant of Katherine, meaning "pure" English Girl 5,091 #316
Billie Diminutive of William - 'resolute protector'. English Unisex 5,063 #317
Ryland Land where rye is grown; dweller near rye fields English Boy 5,061 #318
Lilian Lily (flower); purity English Girl 5,049 #319
Wells Dweller by the spring; 'of the wells' English Unisex 5,047 #320
Shepherd Sheep herder English Boy 5,035 #321
Landen From the long hill English Boy 5,019 #322
Drake Dragon (primary); also 'male duck' English Boy 4,981 #323
Kylo Modern elaboration of Kyle - associated with 'narrow strait' (from Kyle) English Boy 4,957 #324
Aleah Generally 'exalted' or 'to ascend' (from Arabic/Hebrew); sometimes treated as a variant spelling of Leah. Arabic, English, Hebrew Girl 4,933 #325
Banks Dweller by the riverbank or hillside bank English Unisex 4,931 #326
Darcie From Arcy (a place in France); later associated with 'dark' or 'dark-haired' English, Norman French Girl 4,925 #327
Jayleen Modern blend generally interpreted as 'Jay' (victory or jaybird) + 'leen' (soft/tender) - roughly 'victorious/tender'. English Girl 4,904 #328
Haisley Hazel meadow / clearing where hazel trees grow English Girl 4,903 #329
Ford River crossing; dweller by a ford English Boy 4,888 #330
Janelle God is gracious English, French Girl 4,863 #331
Faye Fairy; enchanted (occasionally associated with 'faith') English, French Girl 4,853 #332
Emmitt Diminutive/patronymic of Emma - 'whole, universal' (often rendered as 'son/descendant of Emma'). English Boy 4,830 #333
Derrick Ruler of the people English, Germanic Boy 4,798 #334
Huxley From a place name meaning "Huc's clearing" (Old English Huc + leah, 'clearing/woodland') English Unisex 4,787 #335
Kara Beloved; dark or black English, Irish, Italian, Latin, Turkish Girl 4,762 #336
Sincere Honest, genuine, pure English Unisex 4,700 #337
Mylah Beloved; gracious, dear English Girl 4,694 #338
Holland Wooded land (woodland) Dutch, English Unisex 4,687 #339
Romy Pet form meaning either 'dew of the sea' (from Rosemary) or 'from Rome' (from Roman) Dutch, English, French, Roman Girl 4,668 #340
Boston Town of Saint Botolph; settlement English Boy 4,666 #341
Jemma Gem; precious stone English, Italian Girl 4,626 #342
Tiana Christian; loved Cook Islands Māori, English, Greek, Latin, Malagasy, Māori, Samoan, Tahitian Girl 4,608 #343
Cannon Surname-derived; likely 'descendant of Canann' (Gaelic) or associated with the English words 'cannon' (artillery) or 'canon' (church official). English, Gaelic, Irish Boy 4,597 #344
Lacey Originally a Norman surname meaning 'from Lassy'; later associated with the decorative fabric 'lace'. English Girl 4,594 #345
Harris Son of Harry; Harry is a diminutive of Henry, meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'. English Boy 4,581 #346
Edison Son of Edward (from Old English 'ead' meaning 'wealth' or 'fortune') English Boy 4,552 #347
Miley 'Smiley' or 'smiling' - cheerful, happy (nickname-derived) English Girl 4,512 #348
Marilyn Blend of Mary ('bitter' or 'beloved') and Lyn ('lake' or 'water'), often taken to mean a combination of Mary and Lyn English Girl 4,479 #349
Allyson Originally a patronymic 'son of Alice'; Alice ultimately means 'noble' or 'noble kind.' English Girl 4,447 #350

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