1,643 boy names with official statistics
Boy names A to Z
A
178 namesRare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it AH-mos 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it AH-poh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Hindi, “sound; loud noise”
Say it AH-ruv 2 syllables
Hindi, “sound; loud noise”
Used in Finnish
Say it AR-nee 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Hebrew, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
Used in Finnish
Say it AH-tos 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it AB-beh 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ab-DAH-lah 3 syllables
Arabic, “servant of God”
Say it ab-DUL-uh 3 syllables
Arabic, “servant of God”
Arabic, “servant, worshipper”
Say it AH-bed 2 syllables
Arabic, “servant, worshipper”
Hebrew, “breath, vapor; vanity”
Say it AY-bul 2 syllables
Hebrew, “breath, vapor; vanity”
Hebrew, “Father is exalted.”
Say it AY-bruh-ham 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Father is exalted.”
Greek
Say it ah-KEE-leh 3 syllables
Greek
Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 19 more places.
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it ah-DY 2 syllables
Arabic, “earth, man, soil, light brown”
Say it AH-dem 2 syllables
Arabic, “earth, man, soil, light brown”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AY-dee-un 3 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it AY-din 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Say it ah-DEER 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ah-doh-NY 3 syllables
Latin, “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Say it ah-dree-AH 3 syllables
Latin, “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Latin, “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Say it AY-dree-un 3 syllables
Latin, “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Latin, “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Say it ah-dree-EN 3 syllables
Latin, “from the Roman harbor Hadria”
Spanish
Say it ah-goos-TEEN 3 syllables
Spanish
Hebrew
Say it ah-hah-ROHN 3 syllables
Hebrew
Arabic, “praiseworthy”
Say it AH-mad 2 syllables
Arabic, “praiseworthy”
Arabic, “praiseworthy”
Say it AH-med 2 syllables
Arabic, “praiseworthy”
Arabic, “praiseworthy”
Say it AH-met 2 syllables
Arabic, “praiseworthy”
Irish, “fire”
Say it AY-den 2 syllables
Irish, “fire”
Irish, “fire”
Say it AY-den 2 syllables
Irish, “fire”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it EYE-loh 2 syllables
Basque, “from good father”
Say it AY-tor 2 syllables
Basque, “from good father”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AH-yahn 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it AY-lahn 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it AY-noor 2 syllables
Hebrew
Say it ah-KEE-vah 3 syllables
Hebrew
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it AH-kohsh 2 syllables
Arabic
Say it AK-rum 2 syllables
Arabic
Danish
Say it AK-sel 2 syllables
Danish
Celtic, “perhaps noble”
Say it AL-un 2 syllables
Celtic, “perhaps noble”
Latin, “resident of Alba”
Say it AL-bun 2 syllables
Latin, “resident of Alba”
Germanic, “noble + bright, famous”
Say it AL-bert 2 syllables
Germanic, “noble + bright, famous”
Italian, “noble + bright, famous”
Say it al-BER-toh 3 syllables
Italian, “noble + bright, famous”
Germanic, “noble + bright, famous”
Say it AL-bee 2 syllables
Germanic, “noble + bright, famous”
Latin, “white”
Say it AL-bin 2 syllables
Latin, “white”
Latin, “helper, defender”
Say it uh-LESH 2 syllables
Latin, “helper, defender”
Spanish, “defender of man”
Say it ah-leh-HAHN-droh 4 syllables
Spanish, “defender of man”
Latin, “to defend + man”
Say it AL-eks 2 syllables
Latin, “to defend + man”
Latin, “to ward off, defend”
Say it al-ek-SAN-der 4 syllables
Latin, “to ward off, defend”
Russian
Say it ah-lek-SAHNDR 3 syllables
Russian
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it ah-LEK-say 3 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Greek, “helper, defender”
Say it ah-lek-SAY 3 syllables
Greek, “helper, defender”
Greek, “to defend + man”
Say it ah-LEK-sih 3 syllables
Greek, “to defend + man”
Used in Bulgarian
Say it AH-len 2 syllables
Used in Bulgarian
Italian, “to defend + man”
Say it al-eh-SAN-droh 4 syllables
Italian, “to defend + man”
Greek, “helper, defender”
Say it uh-LES-ee-oh 4 syllables
Greek, “helper, defender”
Greek, “to defend + man”
Common across the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, and 19 more places.
French, “to defend + man”
Say it ah-lek-SAHNDR 3 syllables
French, “to defend + man”
Greek, “helper, defender”
Say it uh-LEK-sis 3 syllables
Greek, “helper, defender”
Germanic, “elf + counsel”
French
Say it AHL-fons 2 syllables
French
Old English, “elf + counsel”
Say it AL-fred 2 syllables
Old English, “elf + counsel”
Old Norse
Say it AHL-got 2 syllables
Old Norse
Used in Catalan
Say it al-GER 2 syllables
Used in Catalan
Common in France, Israel, Ontario, and 12 more places.
Say it AH-lee 2 syllables
Arabic, “high, exalted”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it ah-lee-ah-SAHF 4 syllables
Used in Slovene
Say it AHL-yahzh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Celtic
Say it AL-un 2 syllables
Celtic
Hebrew, “oak tree”
Say it ah-LOHN 2 syllables
Hebrew, “oak tree”
Germanic
Say it ah-LON-soh 3 syllables
Germanic
Used in Turkish
Say it al-par-SLAHN 3 syllables
Used in Turkish
Used in Turkish
Say it al-peh-REN 3 syllables
Used in Turkish
Old Norse, “elf + army”
Say it AHL-var 2 syllables
Old Norse, “elf + army”
Spanish
Say it AHL-vuh-roh 3 syllables
Spanish
Used in Old Norse
Say it AHL-veh 2 syllables
Used in Old Norse
Old English, “elf + friend”
Say it AL-vin 2 syllables
Old English, “elf + friend”
Latin, “love + god”
Say it ah-mah-DAY 3 syllables
Latin, “love + god”
Sanskrit, “undying, immortal, imperishable”
Say it uh-MAR 2 syllables
Sanskrit, “undying, immortal, imperishable”
Greek, “immortal, divine”
Say it AHM-brozh 2 syllables
Greek, “immortal, divine”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ah-mee-KHY 3 syllables
Arabic
Say it ah-MEEN 2 syllables
Arabic
Arabic
Say it ah-MEEN 2 syllables
Arabic
Arabic, “commander, prince”
Say it uh-MEER 2 syllables
Arabic, “commander, prince”
Sanskrit
Say it ah-MEET 2 syllables
Sanskrit
Used in Hebrew
Say it ah-mee-TY 3 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AH-mund 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Say it ah-NAHS 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Greek, “manly”
Say it AHN-der 2 syllables
Greek, “manly”
Greek, “manly”
Say it AHN-drahsh 2 syllables
Greek, “manly”
Used in Slovene
Say it AHN-drahzh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Greek, “man”
Say it AN-dree-uh 3 syllables
Greek, “man”
Greek, “man”
Say it an-DRAY-us 3 syllables
Greek, “man”
Greek, “manly”
Say it AHN-dray 2 syllables
Greek, “manly”
Greek, “manly”
Say it AN-droo 2 syllables
Greek, “manly”
Russian, “manly”
Say it ahn-DRAY 2 syllables
Russian, “manly”
Icelandic
Say it AHN-dree 2 syllables
Icelandic
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it AHN-dree-yah 3 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Used in Romansh
Say it AHN-drin 2 syllables
Used in Romansh
Greek, “manly”
Say it AHN-dzhay 2 syllables
Greek, “manly”
Used in Slovene
Say it AH-nay 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it UN-gud 2 syllables
Italian
Say it AN-jeh-loh 3 syllables
Italian
Scottish Gaelic, “perhaps one choice”
Say it ANG-gus 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “perhaps one choice”
Latin
Say it ah-nee-OL 3 syllables
Latin
Danish
Say it AHN-ker 2 syllables
Danish
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it AHN-teh 2 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Latin
Say it AN-thuh-nee 3 syllables
Latin
French
Say it an-TWAHN 2 syllables
French
Latin
Say it AN-ton 2 syllables
Latin
Polish
Say it an-TOH-nee 3 syllables
Polish
Latin
Say it ahn-toh-NAN 3 syllables
Latin
Italian
Say it an-TOH-nee-oh 4 syllables
Italian
Used in Slovene
Say it AHN-zheh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
Say it AY-dun 2 syllables
Used in Catalan
Say it AIR-un 2 syllables
Used in Catalan
Used in Turkish
Say it AH-rahs 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
English, “bowman”
Say it AR-cher 2 syllables
English, “bowman”
English, “pure, genuine + bold, strong”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it AIR-en 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Say it AIR-eez 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Hebrew, “lion”
Say it AR-ee 2 syllables
Hebrew, “lion”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 14 more places.
Say it AIR-ee-un 3 syllables
Hebrew, “lion of God”
Say it AIR-ee-ul 3 syllables
Hebrew, “lion of God”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AH-rits 2 syllables
Latin
Say it AR-yahn 2 syllables
Latin
Sanskrit
Say it AR-joon 2 syllables
Sanskrit
Greek, “of Arcadia”
Say it ar-KAH-dyoosh 3 syllables
Greek, “of Arcadia”
Italian
Used in French
Say it ar-MAHN 2 syllables
Used in French
German, “name of a Cherusci chieftain”
Say it AR-meen 2 syllables
German, “name of a Cherusci chieftain”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 16.
Say it AR-nar 2 syllables
Old Norse
Germanic, “eagle + power”
Say it ar-NOW 2 syllables
Germanic, “eagle + power”
Germanic, “eagle + ruler”
Say it ar-NOH 2 syllables
Germanic, “eagle + ruler”
Germanic, “eagle”
Say it AR-neh 2 syllables
Germanic, “eagle”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in England and Wales in 2024, number 4,270.
Say it AR-nee 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 39.
Say it AR-nohr 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Hebrew, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
Say it AIR-un 2 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
Tamil
Say it AIR-un 2 syllables
Tamil
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it ar-SEN-ee 3 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Say it ar-TYOM 2 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Common in the Netherlands, Ontario, Austria, and 16 more places.
Russian, “probably bear”
Say it AR-toor 2 syllables
Russian, “probably bear”
Russian
Say it ar-TYOM 2 syllables
Russian
Scandinavian
Say it AR-vid 2 syllables
Scandinavian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AR-yeh 2 syllables
Hebrew
Say it ah-SAHF 2 syllables
Hebrew
Old Norse, “god + spear”
Say it AHS-ger 2 syllables
Old Norse, “god + spear”
Hebrew
Say it ASH-er 2 syllables
Hebrew
Old English, “ash (tree species) + enclosure, settlement”
Say it ASH-tun 2 syllables
Old English, “ash (tree species) + enclosure, settlement”
Used in Basque
Say it ah-see-ER 3 syllables
Used in Basque
Old Norse, “ash tree”
Say it AHSK 1 syllable
Old Norse, “ash tree”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it AHS-lahk 2 syllables
Turkish, “lion”
Say it AS-lun 2 syllables
Turkish, “lion”
Old English
Say it AS-tun 2 syllables
Old English
Latin, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”
Say it AT-lus 2 syllables
Latin, “Bearer (of the Heavens)”
Used in Turkish
Say it AT-tih-lah 3 syllables
Used in Turkish
English, “venerable”
Say it AW-gust 2 syllables
English, “venerable”
Latin, “majestic, venerable”
Say it oh-GOOST 2 syllables
Latin, “majestic, venerable”
Used in French
Say it AW-gus-tin 3 syllables
Used in French
Spanish, “golden”
Say it oh-REL 2 syllables
Spanish, “golden”
Latin
Say it ow-REH-lee-oh 4 syllables
Latin
French, “majestic”
Say it AW-stin 2 syllables
French, “majestic”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ah-vee-EL 3 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ah-vee-SHY 3 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Say it ah-VEEV 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Hebrew, “Father is exalted.”
Say it AHV-ruh-hahm 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Father is exalted.”
Danish
Say it AK-sul 2 syllables
Danish
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ah-YAHN 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Say it ah-YAHN 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.
Say it ah-YAHZ 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Say it AY-bars 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Irish, “fire”
Say it AY-den 2 syllables
Irish, “fire”
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
Say it AY-lan 2 syllables
Arabic
Say it AY-mun 2 syllables
Arabic
Arabic
Say it AY-men 2 syllables
Arabic
Arabic, “to be an enemy”
Say it ah-YOOB 2 syllables
Arabic, “to be an enemy”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AHZH-beh 2 syllables
B
82 namesLatin
Say it BAH-lahzh 2 syllables
Latin
Old Norse, “brave”
Say it BAHL-dur 2 syllables
Old Norse, “brave”
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Say it BAH-lint 2 syllables
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 46.
Say it BAHL-tah-sar 3 syllables
Used in Spanish
Used in French, “Saint John the Baptist”
Say it bap-TEEST 2 syllables
Used in French, “Saint John the Baptist”
Hebrew
Say it BAR 1 syllable
Hebrew
Hebrew, “prophet's son”
Say it BAR-nuh-bus 3 syllables
Hebrew, “prophet's son”
Latin, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”
Say it bart-WOH-myay 3 syllables
Latin, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”
Used in Polish
Say it BAR-tosh 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Hebrew, “blessed”
Say it bah-ROOKH 2 syllables
Hebrew, “blessed”
Latin, “of the king, kingly, royal”
Say it bah-ZEEL 2 syllables
Latin, “of the king, kingly, royal”
Greek, “august, venerable, exalted”
Say it BAS-tee-ahn 3 syllables
Greek, “august, venerable, exalted”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it bow-TEES-tah 3 syllables
English, “handsome, fine”
Say it BOH 1 syllable
English, “handsome, fine”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it beh-EH-ree 3 syllables
Italian
Say it BAY-luh 2 syllables
Italian
English, “son of the right/south, or son of days”
Say it BEN 1 syllable
English, “son of the right/south, or son of days”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it beh-nah-YAH 3 syllables
Latin, “conquering”
Say it BEN-tseh 2 syllables
Latin, “conquering”
Used in Danish
Say it BEN-deh 2 syllables
Used in Danish
Used in Hungarian
Say it BEN-deh-gooz 3 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Latin, “blessed”
Say it BEN-eh-dek 3 syllables
Latin, “blessed”
Latin, “blessed”
Say it BEN-eh-dikt 3 syllables
Latin, “blessed”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it BEN-it 2 syllables
Hebrew, “son of the right/south or son of days”
Say it beh-NYAH-meen 3 syllables
Hebrew, “son of the right/south or son of days”
Spanish
Say it beh-NEE-see-oh 4 syllables
Spanish
Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 21 more places.
Say it BEN-juh-min 3 syllables
Hebrew, “son of the right/south or son of days”
Latin, “blessed, well spoken of”
Say it BEN-it 2 syllables
Latin, “blessed, well spoken of”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it BENT-lee 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it BER-gur 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Germanic, “bear”
Say it ber-NARD 2 syllables
Germanic, “bear”
Catalan, “bear”
Say it ber-NAT 2 syllables
Catalan, “bear”
Used in Catalan
Say it bee-EL 2 syllables
Used in Catalan
Arabic
Say it bih-LAHL 2 syllables
Arabic
English, “will + helmet”
Say it BIL 1 syllable
English, “will + helmet”
English, “will + helmet”
Say it BIL-ee 2 syllables
English, “will + helmet”
Used in German
Say it BEE-neh 2 syllables
Used in German
Used in Hebrew
Say it bin-yah-MEEN 3 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Old English, “fortification, city”
Say it BIRK 1 syllable
Old English, “fortification, city”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2024, number 6.
Say it BIR-kir 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Icelandic
Say it BIR-nir 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Rostock in 2023, number 191.
Say it BYAR-kee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 39.
Say it BYAR-tur 2 syllables
Old Norse, “bright”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 164.
Say it BYURG-vin 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Dutch
Say it BYORN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
French, “possibly stammering”
Say it BLY 1 syllable
French, “possibly stammering”
Scottish Gaelic, “field, plain”
Say it BLAIR 1 syllable
Scottish Gaelic, “field, plain”
Old English, “black”
Say it BLAYK 1 syllable
Old English, “black”
Used in Slovene
Say it BLAHZH 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Latin, “possibly stammering”
Say it BWAH-zhay 2 syllables
Latin, “possibly stammering”
Old Norse, “dweller, long-time resident”
Say it BOH 1 syllable
Old Norse, “dweller, long-time resident”
Hebrew
Say it BOH-az 2 syllables
Hebrew
Germanic, “shining glory”
Say it BOB-ee 2 syllables
Germanic, “shining glory”
Sanskrit, “enlightenment”
Say it BOH-dee 2 syllables
Sanskrit, “enlightenment”
Slavic, “gift of God”
Say it BOG-dahn 2 syllables
Slavic, “gift of God”
Slavic
Say it BOH-dahn 2 syllables
Slavic
Used in Hungarian
Say it BOL-dee-zhar 3 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Used in Slovene
Say it BOR 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Slavic
Say it BOR-is 2 syllables
Slavic
Slavic
Say it BOR-nah 2 syllables
Slavic
Ukrainian
Say it BOR-is 2 syllables
Ukrainian
Italian
Say it BOS-koh 2 syllables
Italian
Used in Hungarian
Say it BOH-tond 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Welsh, “son of Owen”
Say it BOH-in 2 syllables
Welsh, “son of Owen”
Used in English
Say it BOH-ee 2 syllables
Used in English
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it BRAH-geh 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 91.
Say it BRAH-yee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Polish
Say it BRY-un 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Hebrew, “Father is exalted.”
Say it BRAM 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Father is exalted.”
Used in Italian
Say it BRAHN-doh 2 syllables
Used in Italian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it BRAK-stun 2 syllables
“descendant of Bradán”
Say it BRAY-den 2 syllables
“descendant of Bradán”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 34.
Say it BREH-kee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Slovene
Say it BREEN 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Scottish Gaelic, “possibly ditch, mire; or muddy place”
Say it BROH-dee 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “possibly ditch, mire; or muddy place”
Scottish Gaelic, “possibly ditch, mire or muddy place (suggested)”
Say it BROH-dee 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “possibly ditch, mire or muddy place (suggested)”
Used in English
Say it BROOKS 1 syllable
Used in English
Used in Catalan
Say it BROO 1 syllable
Used in Catalan
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it BROOK 1 syllable
Germanic, “brown”
Say it BROO-noh 2 syllables
Germanic, “brown”
Irish
Say it BRY-un 2 syllables
Irish
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Norway in 2024, number 435.
Say it BRIN-yar 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
C
67 namesRare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it KAY-lun 2 syllables
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
Say it KA-heer 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it KAY-den 2 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly dog”
Irish, “descendant of Cathalán”
Say it KAL-un 2 syllables
Irish, “descendant of Cathalán”
Scottish Gaelic, “dove”
Say it KAL-um 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “dove”
Scottish Gaelic, “dove”
Say it KAL-um 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “dove”
Used in Dutch, “bald”
Say it KAL-vin 2 syllables
Used in Dutch, “bald”
Scottish Gaelic, “crooked, bent + nose”
Say it KAM-er-un 3 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “crooked, bent + nose”
Used in English
Say it KEE-veen 2 syllables
Used in English
Irish
Say it KAY-lun 2 syllables
Irish
Germanic, “free man”
Say it KARL 1 syllable
Germanic, “free man”
Italian, “free man”
Say it KAR-loh 2 syllables
Italian, “free man”
Portuguese, “free man”
Say it KAR-lohs 2 syllables
Portuguese, “free man”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it KAR-sun 2 syllables
English, “carter; or son of Arthur (Irish)”
Say it KAR-ter 2 syllables
English, “carter; or son of Arthur (Irish)”
Used in Dutch
Say it KAHS 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
Say it KAY-see 2 syllables
“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
Persian, “treasurer”
Say it KAS-per 2 syllables
Persian, “treasurer”
Irish, “strong in battle”
Say it KA-hul 2 syllables
Irish, “strong in battle”
Used in Slovene
Say it TSEH-neh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Spanish
Say it SAY-zar 2 syllables
Spanish
Used in Italian
Say it CHEH-zah-reh 3 syllables
Used in Italian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SESK 1 syllable
Latin
Say it tseh-ZAH-rih 3 syllables
Latin
Hebrew, “life”
Say it KHY-im 2 syllables
Hebrew, “life”
Germanic, “free man”
Say it CHARLZ 1 syllable
Germanic, “free man”
Common across France, England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, and 8 more places.
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it CHAR-lee 2 syllables
Used in English
Say it CHAYS 1 syllable
Used in English
English, “a town or city, especially a Roman one”
Say it CHES-ter 2 syllables
English, “a town or city, especially a Roman one”
Greek, “Christ; the anointed one”
Say it KRIS-chun 2 syllables
Greek, “Christ; the anointed one”
Greek, “carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Say it KRIS-tof 2 syllables
Greek, “carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Greek, “carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Say it KRIS-tuh-fer 3 syllables
Greek, “carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Irish, “long, distant, lasting”
Say it KEE-un 2 syllables
Irish, “long, distant, lasting”
Irish
Say it KEER-un 2 syllables
Irish
Persian, “world, universe”
Say it jee-HAHN 2 syllables
Persian, “world, universe”
Irish, “possibly strife; or monastery, church”
Used in Turkish
Say it chuh-NAR 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Persian
Say it CHEE-roh 2 syllables
Persian
Latin, “merciful”
Say it KLAY-mens 2 syllables
Latin, “merciful”
Latin, “merciful”
Say it KLEM-unt 2 syllables
Latin, “merciful”
Irish, “descendant of the helpful one; or son of Odo”
Say it KOH-dee 2 syllables
Irish, “descendant of the helpful one; or son of Odo”
Hebrew
Say it KOH-en 2 syllables
Hebrew
Old English, “coal, coal-black”
Say it KOHL 1 syllable
Old English, “coal, coal-black”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it KOL-in 2 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it KOL-in 2 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Old English, “coal + settlement”
Say it KOHL-tun 2 syllables
Old English, “coal + settlement”
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it KOHM 1 syllable
Irish, “dog, hound + prince, chief”
Say it KON-ul 2 syllables
Irish, “dog, hound + prince, chief”
Irish, “dog”
Say it KOH-nun 2 syllables
Irish, “dog”
Irish
Say it KON 1 syllable
Irish
Irish, “lover of hounds”
Say it KON-er 2 syllables
Irish, “lover of hounds”
Irish, “lover of hounds”
Say it KON-er 2 syllables
Irish, “lover of hounds”
Germanic, “bold, brave + counsel”
Say it KON-rad 2 syllables
Germanic, “bold, brave + counsel”
Latin, “constant, steadfast”
Say it KON-stun-teen 3 syllables
Latin, “constant, steadfast”
English, “cooper (barrel maker)”
Say it KOO-per 2 syllables
English, “cooper (barrel maker)”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it KOR-ee 2 syllables
Irish
Say it KOR-mak 2 syllables
Irish
Greek, “Christ; the anointed one”
Say it KRIS-chun 2 syllables
Greek, “Christ; the anointed one”
Used in Slovene
Say it CHURT 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Spanish, “cross”
Say it KROOZ 1 syllable
Spanish, “cross”
Used in Hungarian
Say it CHAH-bah 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Used in Hungarian
Say it CHON-gor 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
Say it KOO-un 2 syllables
Spanish
Say it SIP-ree-un 3 syllables
Spanish
Persian
Say it SY-rus 2 syllables
Persian
D
57 namesUsed in Dutch
Say it DAHN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 31.
Say it DAH-gur 2 syllables
Used in Faroese
Used in Irish
Say it DAW-ruh 2 syllables
Used in Irish
Irish
Say it DAH-hee 2 syllables
Irish
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it DAY-lee 2 syllables
Greek, “to tame”
Say it DAY-mee-un 3 syllables
Greek, “to tame”
Greek, “to tame”
Say it dah-MYAH-noh 3 syllables
Greek, “to tame”
Greek, “to tame”
Say it DAY-mee-un 3 syllables
Greek, “to tame”
Slavic
Say it dah-MEER 2 syllables
Slavic
Hebrew
Say it DAN 1 syllable
Hebrew
French, “God is my judge”
Say it DAH-nee 2 syllables
French, “God is my judge”
Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 23 more places.
Hebrew, “God is my judge”
Say it dahn-YEH-leh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God is my judge”
Russian
Say it dah-nee-EEL 3 syllables
Russian
English, “God is my judge”
Say it DAN-ee 2 syllables
English, “God is my judge”
Italian
Say it DAHN-tay 2 syllables
Italian
Ukrainian
Say it dah-NIH-loh 3 syllables
Ukrainian
Irish
Say it DAR-uh 2 syllables
Irish
Persian
Say it DAR-ee-oh 3 syllables
Persian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it DAR-is 2 syllables
Latin
Say it DAR-yoosh 2 syllables
Latin
Irish, “descendant of Dubhdarach”
Say it DAR-uh 2 syllables
Irish, “descendant of Dubhdarach”
Common in England and Wales, Italy, Poland, and 22 more places.
Hebrew
Say it dah-VEE-deh 3 syllables
Hebrew
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it dah-VOOD 2 syllables
Used in Belarusian
Say it dah-VID 2 syllables
Used in Belarusian
Latin, “beloved”
Say it DAH-vid 2 syllables
Latin, “beloved”
Used in English
Say it DAW-sun 2 syllables
Used in English
English
Say it DEEN 1 syllable
English
Irish
Say it DEK-lun 2 syllables
Irish
Used in Ukrainian
Say it DEM-ee-un 3 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Greek, “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
Say it DEN-is 2 syllables
Greek, “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it DEH-nees 2 syllables
Greek, “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
Say it DEN-is 2 syllables
Greek, “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
Germanic, “people + king”
Say it DAIR-ik 2 syllables
Germanic, “people + king”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it DEKS 1 syllable
English, “right (handed)”
Say it DEK-ster 2 syllables
English, “right (handed)”
Latin
Say it DEE-dak 2 syllables
Latin
Spanish
Say it dee-AY-goh 3 syllables
Spanish
Used in Arabic
Say it DEEN 1 syllable
Used in Arabic
Italian
Say it DEE-noh 2 syllables
Italian
Arabic
Say it jee-BREEL 2 syllables
Arabic
Russian
Say it DMEE-tree 2 syllables
Russian
Greek, “belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess”
Say it DMIH-troh 2 syllables
Greek, “belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess”
Used in Slovene
Say it DOH-men 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Latin, “Lord”
Say it doh-MEH-nee-koh 4 syllables
Latin, “Lord”
Latin, “Lord”
Say it DOM-ih-nik 3 syllables
Latin, “Lord”
Latin, “Lord”
Say it DOM-ih-nik 3 syllables
Latin, “Lord”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it DUN-uh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it DUN-uh-khuh 3 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Say it DOR 1 syllable
Used in Hebrew
Greek
Say it DOR-ee-un 3 syllables
Greek
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it DOO-yeh 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it DUEK 1 syllable
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it DVEER 1 syllable
Welsh, “possibly son of the sea”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it JAHN 1 syllable
E
99 namesRare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it AY-nuh 2 syllables
Old English, “east + settlement”
Say it EES-tun 2 syllables
Old English, “east + settlement”
Danish
Say it EB-beh 2 syllables
Danish
English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Say it ED-ee 2 syllables
English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Old English, “prosperity + protection”
Say it ED-mund 2 syllables
Old English, “prosperity + protection”
Old English, “rich + guard”
Say it eh-doh-AR-doh 4 syllables
Old English, “rich + guard”
French, “wealth, riches + guard (via Edward)”
Say it ay-DWAR 2 syllables
French, “wealth, riches + guard (via Edward)”
English, “wealth, riches”
Say it ED-vard 2 syllables
English, “wealth, riches”
English
Say it ED-vin 2 syllables
English
Old English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Say it ED-werd 2 syllables
Old English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Old English
Say it ED-win 2 syllables
Old English
Used in Finnish
Say it AY-lee 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it AY-lis 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it AY-meh-lee 3 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Finnish
Say it AY-mee 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Finnish
Say it AY-mil 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Finnish
Say it AY-too 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Hebrew, “fruitful”
Say it ef-rah-EEM 3 syllables
Hebrew, “fruitful”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it yeh-GOR 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it AY-den 2 syllables
Old Norse
Say it AY-nar 2 syllables
Old Norse
Used in Finnish
Say it AY-noh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Old Norse, “sole ruler”
Say it AY-rik 2 syllables
Old Norse, “sole ruler”
Hebrew
Say it AY-tahn 2 syllables
Hebrew
Old Norse, “luck, good fortune”
Say it AY-vind 2 syllables
Old Norse, “luck, good fortune”
Hebrew, “God has helped”
Say it el-ah-ZAR 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God has helped”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it el-KHAH-nahn 3 syllables
Hebrew, “ascent”
Say it EE-ly 2 syllables
Hebrew, “ascent”
Latin, “Yahweh is my god”
Say it eh-LEE-uh 3 syllables
Latin, “Yahweh is my god”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it EL-ee-ahm 3 syllables
Used in Bulgarian
Say it EL-ee-un 3 syllables
Used in Bulgarian
Common across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Netherlands, and 11 more places.
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it el-ee-AHV 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh is my god”
Say it ay-LEE 2 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh is my god”
Hebrew, “El is my lord”
Say it el-ee-EL 3 syllables
Hebrew, “El is my lord”
Hebrew
Say it el-ee-EH-zer 4 syllables
Hebrew
Hebrew, “Yahweh is my god”
Greek
Say it EL-ee-oh 3 syllables
Greek
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Say it EL-ee-ut 3 syllables
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Say it EL-ee-ut 3 syllables
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Used in Swedish
Say it EL-is 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it el-ee-YAH 3 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it el-ee-YAH-hoo 4 syllables
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Say it EL-ee-ut 3 syllables
Hebrew, “my God is Yahweh”
Hebrew
Say it EL-is 2 syllables
Hebrew
Old English, “noble + famous”
Say it EL-mar 2 syllables
Old English, “noble + famous”
Old English, “noble + famous”
Say it EL-mer 2 syllables
Old English, “noble + famous”
French, “to pick, to choose from”
Say it eh-LWAH 2 syllables
French, “to pick, to choose from”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it el-ROY 2 syllables
Old English, “eel + farm, village”
Say it EL-tun 2 syllables
Old English, “eel + farm, village”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 23.
Say it EL-var 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it EL-vin 2 syllables
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it EL-yoh 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it EE-mahn 2 syllables
Hebrew, “God is with us”
Say it ih-MAN-yoo-el 4 syllables
Hebrew, “God is with us”
Hebrew
Say it eh-mah-NWEH-leh 4 syllables
Hebrew
Used in English
Say it EM-er-sun 3 syllables
Used in English
Latin, “possibly rival”
French, “possibly rival”
Say it ay-MEEL 2 syllables
French, “possibly rival”
Latin
Say it eh-MEEL-yahn 3 syllables
Latin
Latin, “rival”
Say it eh-MEE-lee-oh 4 syllables
Latin, “rival”
Arabic
Say it eh-MEER 2 syllables
Arabic
Hebrew
Say it ih-MAN-yoo-el 4 syllables
Hebrew
Germanic, “entire”
Say it EM-it 2 syllables
Germanic, “entire”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it EM-rik 2 syllables
Latin
Say it eh-NEH-ah 3 syllables
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it EH-nay 2 syllables
Used in Basque, “probably mine, my”
Say it eh-NEH-koh 3 syllables
Used in Basque, “probably mine, my”
Latin
Say it EN-nee-oh 3 syllables
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.
Say it EN-noh 2 syllables
Italian, “home + ruler”
Say it EN-zoh 2 syllables
Italian, “home + ruler”
Irish, “yew-born”
Say it OH-in 2 syllables
Irish, “yew-born”
Latin, “God is gracious”
Say it OH-in 2 syllables
Latin, “God is gracious”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it eh-RAH-zem 3 syllables
Used in Turkish
Say it EH-ren 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Germanic, “always, eternal + ruler”
Say it AIR-ik 2 syllables
Germanic, “always, eternal + ruler”
Old Norse, “ever ruler”
Say it AIR-ik 2 syllables
Old Norse, “ever ruler”
Old Norse, “son or descendant of an earl”
Say it ER-ling 2 syllables
Old Norse, “son or descendant of an earl”
Germanic, “vigor, strife”
Say it ER-nist 2 syllables
Germanic, “vigor, strife”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 25.
Say it ER-nir 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Germanic, “always, eternal + ruler”
Say it EH-rik 2 syllables
Germanic, “always, eternal + ruler”
Greek, “crown, wreath”
Say it es-TEH-bahn 3 syllables
Greek, “crown, wreath”
Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 9 more places.
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ay-TYEN 2 syllables
Italian, “possibly to restrain”
Say it ET-toh-reh 3 syllables
Italian, “possibly to restrain”
Scottish Gaelic
Say it YOO-un 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh, “God is gracious”
Say it EV-un 2 syllables
Welsh, “God is gracious”
Old Norse, “luck, good fortune”
Say it EH-ven 2 syllables
Old Norse, “luck, good fortune”
Dutch, “wild boar + hard, brave”
Say it EV-er-it 3 syllables
Dutch, “wild boar + hard, brave”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it ev-yah-TAR 3 syllables
Scottish Gaelic
Say it YOO-en 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ay-YAHL 2 syllables
Arabic, “right-handed”
Say it AY-men 2 syllables
Arabic, “right-handed”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it AY-thohr 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Hebrew, “God strengthens”
Say it ih-ZEE-kee-ul 4 syllables
Hebrew, “God strengthens”
Hebrew, “God strengthens”
Say it eh-seh-KYEL 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God strengthens”
Greek
Say it ET-see-oh 3 syllables
Greek
Hebrew, “help, succor”
F
58 namesLatin, “belonging to Fabius”
Say it FAY-bee-un 3 syllables
Latin, “belonging to Fabius”
Latin
Say it FAH-bee-oh 3 syllables
Latin
Used in German, “falcon”
Say it FAHLK 1 syllable
Used in German, “falcon”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 126.
Say it FAN-nar 2 syllables
Irish, “wolf”
Say it FAY-lun 2 syllables
Irish, “wolf”
Used in Arabic
Say it FUH-tay 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it FED-deh 2 syllables
Latin, “peaceful ruler”
Say it feh-deh-REE-koh 4 syllables
Latin, “peaceful ruler”
Latin, “happy, lucky”
Say it FEL-iks 2 syllables
Latin, “happy, lucky”
Portuguese, “fond of horses”
Say it feh-LEE-peh 3 syllables
Portuguese, “fond of horses”
Common across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Netherlands, and 12 more places.
Germanic, “journey + daring”
Say it FER-dih-nand 3 syllables
Germanic, “journey + daring”
Latin, “French(man)”
Say it FEH-rents 2 syllables
Latin, “French(man)”
Scottish Gaelic
Say it FER-gus 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic
Germanic, “journey + daring”
Say it feh-RAHN 2 syllables
Germanic, “journey + daring”
Celtic, “fighting king”
Say it FEE-uh-kruh 3 syllables
Celtic, “fighting king”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 14 more places.
Say it FEE-teh 2 syllables
Greek, “fond of horses”
Greek, “fond of horses”
Say it fee-LEEP-poh 3 syllables
Greek, “fond of horses”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it FIL-ip 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it FIND-lee 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “fair warrior/hero”
Say it FIN-lee 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “fair warrior/hero”
Scottish Gaelic, “fair warrior/hero”
Say it FIN-lee 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “fair warrior/hero”
Common across the UK, Austria, Switzerland, and 12 more places.
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it FIN-lee 2 syllables
Irish, “white, bright, fair, handsome”
Say it FYUN 1 syllable
Irish, “white, bright, fair, handsome”
Latin
Say it FLAH-vyoh 2 syllables
Latin
“arrow-maker”
Say it FLECH-er 2 syllables
“arrow-maker”
French, “flourishing”
Say it floh-RAHN 2 syllables
French, “flourishing”
Latin
Say it FLOR-ee-un 3 syllables
Latin
Dutch
Say it FLOR-is 2 syllables
Dutch
Used in Slovene
Say it FLOR-yahn 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Irish, “descendant of Flann (red)”
Say it FLIN 1 syllable
Irish, “descendant of Flann (red)”
Used in Swedish, “people”
Say it FOL-keh 2 syllables
Used in Swedish, “people”
Latin, “French(man)”
Say it FRAN 1 syllable
Latin, “French(man)”
Italian
Say it fran-CHES-koh 3 syllables
Italian
Latin, “French(man)”
Say it FRAN-sis 2 syllables
Latin, “French(man)”
Spanish, “French(man)”
Say it fran-SIS-koh 3 syllables
Spanish, “French(man)”
Italian, “French(man)”
Say it fran-CHEE-shek 3 syllables
Italian, “French(man)”
Germanic, “French(man)”
Say it FRANK 1 syllable
Germanic, “French(man)”
Germanic, “French(man)”
Say it FRANK-ee 2 syllables
Germanic, “French(man)”
Latin, “French(man)”
Say it FRAHN-koh 2 syllables
Latin, “French(man)”
German, “French(man)”
Say it FRAHNS 1 syllable
German, “French(man)”
Latin, “French(man)”
Say it FRAHNTS 1 syllable
Latin, “French(man)”
Used in English
Say it FRAY-zer 2 syllables
Used in English
English
Say it FRED 1 syllable
English
Germanic, “peace king, peaceful ruler”
Germanic, “peace king, peaceful ruler”
Say it FRED-rik 2 syllables
Germanic, “peace king, peaceful ruler”
Dutch, “peace + king”
Say it FRAY-deh-rik 3 syllables
Dutch, “peace + king”
Old Norse
Say it FRED-rik 2 syllables
Old Norse
Icelandic
Say it FRAY 1 syllable
Icelandic
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it FREN-kee 2 syllables
German, “peace”
Say it FREED-rikh 2 syllables
German, “peace”
German, “peace”
Say it FRITS 1 syllable
German, “peace”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 80.
Say it FROS-tee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
German, “peace king, peaceful ruler”
Say it frih-DEH-rik 3 syllables
German, “peace king, peaceful ruler”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it FIN 1 syllable
Russian
Say it FYOH-dor 2 syllables
Russian
G
48 namesRare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it GAH-ber 2 syllables
Used in French
Say it gah-BAN 2 syllables
Used in French
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it GAH-bor 2 syllables
Common in England and Wales, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
Italian, “God is my strong man”
Say it gah-bree-EH-leh 4 syllables
Italian, “God is my strong man”
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it GAH-bree-el 3 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Irish
Say it gah-EL 2 syllables
Irish
Hebrew
Say it GAHL 1 syllable
Hebrew
Used in French
Say it gas-PAR 2 syllables
Used in French
Used in Slovene
Say it GAHSH-per 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Celtic
Say it GAV-in 2 syllables
Celtic
Used in Greek
Say it gahv-ree-EL 3 syllables
Used in Greek
Latin, “source, origin; birth”
Say it zheh-NEES 2 syllables
Latin, “source, origin; birth”
Latin, “farmer”
Say it GAY-org 2 syllables
Latin, “farmer”
Greek, “farmer, earth worker”
Germanic, “spear + hard, brave”
Say it juh-RARD 2 syllables
Germanic, “spear + hard, brave”
Greek, “watchful, vigilant”
Say it GER-geh-ly 3 syllables
Greek, “watchful, vigilant”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it GER-gur 2 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it JAH-koh-moh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Used in Italian
Say it JAHN 1 syllable
Used in Italian
English, “God is gracious”
Say it JAH-nee 2 syllables
English, “God is gracious”
Used in Dutch
Say it KHAYS 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Italian
Say it JEE-noh 2 syllables
Used in Italian
Hebrew, “Yahweh (is) God”
Say it joh-EH-leh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh (is) God”
Greek, “farmer, earth worker”
Say it JOR-joh 2 syllables
Greek, “farmer, earth worker”
Italian, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it joh-VAH-nee 3 syllables
Italian, “Yahweh is gracious”
Latin, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Say it JOOL-yoh 2 syllables
Latin, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Italian, “(God) shall add”
Say it joo-ZEP-peh 3 syllables
Italian, “(God) shall add”
Used in Turkish
Say it guk-TOO 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Spanish
Say it gon-ZAH-loh 3 syllables
Spanish
Used in Polish
Say it GRAHTS-yahn 2 syllables
Used in Polish
English, “steward”
Say it GRAY-sun 2 syllables
English, “steward”
Greek, “watchful, vigilant”
Say it greh-GOR-yoh 3 syllables
Greek, “watchful, vigilant”
English, “steward”
Say it GRAY-sun 2 syllables
English, “steward”
Welsh
Say it GRIF-in 2 syllables
Welsh
Polish, “watchful, vigilant”
Say it GZHEH-gosh 2 syllables
Polish, “watchful, vigilant”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 19.
Say it GVUTH-mun-dur 3 syllables
Old Norse
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Say it gee-LEM 2 syllables
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Spanish, “will + helmet”
Say it gee-YER-moh 3 syllables
Spanish, “will + helmet”
Used in Catalan
Say it GEEM 1 syllable
Used in Catalan
Used in Catalan
Say it gee-OO 2 syllables
Used in Catalan
Old Norse
Say it GOON-ar 2 syllables
Old Norse
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it gur-BAHZ 2 syllables
Germanic, “Geat/Goth + staff”
Say it GUS-tahv 2 syllables
Germanic, “Geat/Goth + staff”
Germanic, “Geat/Goth + staff”
Say it goos-TAHV 2 syllables
Germanic, “Geat/Goth + staff”
Swedish, “support (of the Geats, southern Swedes)”
Say it GOOS-tahf 2 syllables
Swedish, “support (of the Geats, southern Swedes)”
Used in Dutch
Say it KHOOS 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Germanic
Say it GY 1 syllable
Germanic
H
49 namesOld Norse
Say it HOH-kon 2 syllables
Old Norse
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 39.
Say it HAHF-stayn 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 108.
Say it HAHF-thohr 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Danish
Say it HOH-kon 2 syllables
Used in Danish
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it HAHL-dohr 2 syllables
Old Norse
Scottish Gaelic, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it HAY-mish 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “possibly holding the heel”
Arabic, “lion”
Say it HAM-zuh 2 syllables
Arabic, “lion”
German, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it HAH-nes 2 syllables
German, “Yahweh is gracious”
German, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it HAHNS 1 syllable
German, “Yahweh is gracious”
Scandinavian, “army + ruler, authority”
Say it HAR-ahld 2 syllables
Scandinavian, “army + ruler, authority”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 213.
Say it HAH-rahl-dur 3 syllables
Old Norse, “army + ruler, authority”
Used in Hebrew
Say it hah-REL 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Old English, “rock”
Say it HAR-lee 2 syllables
Old English, “rock”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it hah-ROHN 2 syllables
Arabic, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
Say it hah-ROON 2 syllables
Arabic, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
English, “son of Harry (Henry: home + king)”
Say it HAIR-is 2 syllables
English, “son of Harry (Henry: home + king)”
English, “son of Harry”
English, “home + king”
Arabic, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
Say it hah-ROON 2 syllables
Arabic, “possibly bearer of martyrs”
Celtic, “iron + blazing”
Say it HAR-vee 2 syllables
Celtic, “iron + blazing”
Arabic, “doer of good”
Say it hah-SAHN 2 syllables
Arabic, “doer of good”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 91.
Say it HOY-kur 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Old Norse, “high”
Say it HOH-vard 2 syllables
Old Norse, “high”
Old English, “hay + valley”
Say it HAY-den 2 syllables
Old English, “hay + valley”
Old English, “brushwood”
Say it HAYZ 1 syllable
Old English, “brushwood”
Greek, “holding fast”
Say it HEK-ter 2 syllables
Greek, “holding fast”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 23.
Say it HAY-thar 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Finnish, “hale + famous”
Say it HEL-mer 2 syllables
Used in Finnish, “hale + famous”
Used in German
Say it HEN-ing 2 syllables
Used in German
French, “home + king”
Say it ahn-REE 2 syllables
French, “home + king”
Old Norse
Say it HEN-rik 2 syllables
Old Norse
Common across the UK, Sweden, Austria, and 10 more places.
Germanic
Say it HEN-rik 2 syllables
Germanic
Germanic, “army + man”
Say it HER-mun 2 syllables
Germanic, “army + man”
Frisian
Say it HID-deh 2 syllables
Frisian
Used in German
Say it HIL-mar 2 syllables
Used in German
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it HIL-mir 2 syllables
Icelandic, “king”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 16.
Say it HIN-rik 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Old Norse, “helmet + army”
Say it YAHL-mar 2 syllables
Old Norse, “helmet + army”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 108.
Say it HYUR-tur 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it HLEE-nur 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Old Norse, “island + spear”
Say it HOL-ger 2 syllables
Old Norse, “island + spear”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 80.
Say it HRAHPN 1 syllable
Used in Icelandic, “raven”
Germanic, “mind + bright, famous”
Say it HYOO-bert 2 syllables
Germanic, “mind + bright, famous”
English, “son of Hudd”
Germanic, “heart, mind”
Say it HYOO 1 syllable
Germanic, “heart, mind”
Germanic, “thought, mind, spirit”
Used in Hungarian
Say it HOO-nor 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
English, “hunter”
I
46 namesGalician, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it ee-AH-goh 3 syllables
Galician, “possibly holding the heel”
Scottish Gaelic, “God is gracious”
Say it EE-un 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “God is gracious”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it EER-luh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it EER-lah 2 syllables
Used in Basque
Say it ee-BY 2 syllables
Used in Basque
Arabic, “Father is exalted.”
Say it IB-ruh-heem 3 syllables
Arabic, “Father is exalted.”
Used in Hebrew
Say it ee-DAHN 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it EE-doh 2 syllables
Welsh
Say it ID-ris 2 syllables
Welsh
Used in Arabic
Say it id-REES 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Latin, “fire”
Say it ig-NAH-see-oh 4 syllables
Latin, “fire”
Latin, “fire”
Say it ig-NAH-tsih 3 syllables
Latin, “fire”
Russian
Say it EE-gor 2 syllables
Russian
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Finland in 2023, number 49.
Say it EE-voh 2 syllables
Finnish
Spanish
Say it EE-ker 2 syllables
Spanish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it ee-LY 2 syllables
Used in Scots
Say it ee-LY 2 syllables
Used in Scots
Russian, “Yahweh is my god”
Say it IL-yuh 2 syllables
Russian, “Yahweh is my god”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it eel-YAHN 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Say it il-YAHS 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it eel-YES 2 syllables
Arabic
Say it IM-rahn 2 syllables
Arabic
Hebrew
Say it IM-ree 2 syllables
Hebrew
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it EE-nay 2 syllables
Used in Scots
Say it IN-is 2 syllables
Used in Scots
Common across France, the UK, three Canadian provinces, and 8 more places.
Hebrew, “possibly Yahweh is salvation”
Say it eye-ZAY-uh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly Yahweh is salvation”
Used in Finnish
Say it EE-sahk 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Arabic
Say it ish-AHK 2 syllables
Arabic
Hebrew, “God hears, God will hear”
Say it is-mah-EL 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God hears, God will hear”
Arabic, “God hears, God will hear”
Say it is-mah-EEL 3 syllables
Arabic, “God hears, God will hear”
Hebrew, “he wrestles with God”
Say it IZ-ree-ul 3 syllables
Hebrew, “he wrestles with God”
Arabic
Say it EE-sah 2 syllables
Arabic
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it ISHT-vahn 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it ee-TY 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Say it ee-tah-MAR 3 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ee-VAHN 2 syllables
Russian, “God is gracious”
Say it EYE-vun 2 syllables
Russian, “God is gracious”
Used in Italian
Say it ee-VAH-noh 3 syllables
Used in Italian
Old Norse
Say it EE-var 2 syllables
Old Norse
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it EE-ver 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it eev-REE 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Say it EE-voh 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Used in Arabic
Say it ee-YAHD 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Latin, “he laughs, he will laugh”
Say it EE-zahk 2 syllables
Latin, “he laughs, he will laugh”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it ee-THAHN 2 syllables
J
106 namesGreek, “I heal”
Say it JAYS 1 syllable
Greek, “I heal”
Used in Polish
Say it YAH-tsek 2 syllables
Used in Polish
English, “God is gracious”
English, “son of Jack”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it YAH-koh-poh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it JAD 1 syllable
Portuguese
Say it HY-meh 2 syllables
Portuguese
Used in Slovene
Say it YAH-kah 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
English, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it JAYK 1 syllable
English, “possibly holding the heel”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it YAH-kov 2 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it YAH-koob 2 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Used in English
Say it JAYM-sun 2 syllables
Used in English
English, “may He heel (via Jacob)”
Say it JAY-mee 2 syllables
English, “may He heel (via Jacob)”
Dutch, “Yahweh is gracious”
French, “God is gracious”
Say it YAH-nis 2 syllables
French, “God is gracious”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it YAH-noh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it YAH-nohsh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it YAH-ree 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it YAH-roh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it JAIR-un 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it YAH-shah 2 syllables
Greek, “I heal”
Say it JAY-sun 2 syllables
Greek, “I heal”
Persian, “treasurer”
Say it JAS-per 2 syllables
Persian, “treasurer”
Hebrew
Say it ZHOW-meh 2 syllables
Hebrew
Spanish, “the new house”
Say it hah-VYAIR 2 syllables
Spanish, “the new house”
English
Say it JAKS 1 syllable
English
English, “son of Jack”
Say it JAK-sun 2 syllables
English, “son of Jack”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it JAK-sun 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it JAKS 1 syllable
Greek, “I heal”
Say it JAYS 1 syllable
Greek, “I heal”
Modern coinage
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it JAYK 1 syllable
French, “God is gracious”
Say it ZHAHN 1 syllable
French, “God is gracious”
Used in Polish
Say it YEN-dzhay 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Frisian
Say it YEL-leh 2 syllables
Frisian
German, “God is gracious”
Say it YENS 1 syllable
German, “God is gracious”
Danish
Say it JEN-sun 2 syllables
Danish
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it YEP-peh 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Say it yeh-REH-mee 3 syllables
Used in Polish
Hebrew, “Yahweh exalt”
Say it jer-uh-MY-uh 4 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh exalt”
Polish, “Yahweh exalt”
Say it yeh-REH-myahsh 3 syllables
Polish, “Yahweh exalt”
Used in Slovene
Say it YER-nay 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Czech, “farmer, earth worker”
Say it YEH-zhih 2 syllables
Czech, “farmer, earth worker”
Old Norse
Say it YES-per 2 syllables
Old Norse
Hebrew, “God's gift; or God exists”
Say it JES-ee 2 syllables
Hebrew, “God's gift; or God exists”
Spanish, “the Lord saves”
Say it hay-SOOS 2 syllables
Spanish, “the Lord saves”
English, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it JIM 1 syllable
English, “possibly holding the heel”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it YIP 1 syllable
Hebrew, “may Yahweh raise up”
Say it YOH-ah-khim 3 syllables
Hebrew, “may Yahweh raise up”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it JOH-uh 2 syllables
Catalan, “God is gracious”
Say it zhoo-AN 2 syllables
Catalan, “God is gracious”
Spanish, “may Yahweh raise up”
Say it wah-KEEN 2 syllables
Spanish, “may Yahweh raise up”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it YOH-ahs 2 syllables
Hebrew, “to be an enemy”
Say it YOHP 1 syllable
Hebrew, “to be an enemy”
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Say it JOH 1 syllable
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Hebrew, “Yahweh (is) God”
Say it JOH-ul 2 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh (is) God”
Used in Dutch
Say it YOOP 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it YOOS 1 syllable
French, “(God) shall add”
Say it JOH-ee 2 syllables
French, “(God) shall add”
Hebrew, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it YOH-hahn 2 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh is gracious”
German, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it YOH-hahn 2 syllables
German, “Yahweh is gracious”
Latin, “God is gracious”
Say it yoh-HAH-nes 3 syllables
Latin, “God is gracious”
Hebrew, “God is gracious”
Used in Icelandic
Say it YUH-kutl 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Hebrew, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it JON 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh is gracious”
Norwegian, “dove”
Say it YOH-nah 2 syllables
Norwegian, “dove”
Hebrew, “dove”
Say it JOH-nuh 2 syllables
Hebrew, “dove”
Hebrew, “dove”
Say it JOH-nus 2 syllables
Hebrew, “dove”
Latin, “dove”
Say it YOH-nahsh 2 syllables
Latin, “dove”
Hebrew, “God has given”
Say it JON-uh-thun 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God has given”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it YON-teh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it YOH-ah 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Hebrew, “Jordan (river); possibly "to descend"”
Say it JOR-dun 2 syllables
Hebrew, “Jordan (river); possibly "to descend"”
Catalan, “farmer, earth worker”
Say it ZHOR-dee 2 syllables
Catalan, “farmer, earth worker”
Spanish, “farmer, earth worker”
Say it HOR-heh 2 syllables
Spanish, “farmer, earth worker”
German, “farmer”
Say it YUR-gen 2 syllables
German, “farmer”
Greek, “farmer, earth worker”
Say it YOR-is 2 syllables
Greek, “farmer, earth worker”
Spanish, “to add”
Say it hoh-SAY 2 syllables
Spanish, “to add”
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Say it YOH-sef 2 syllables
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Say it zhoo-ZEP 2 syllables
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Hebrew, “Yahweh is salvation”
Say it JOSH 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh is salvation”
Hebrew, “Yahweh is salvation”
Hebrew
Say it joh-SY-uh 3 syllables
Hebrew
Used in Slovene
Say it YOH-sip 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Used in Czech
Say it YOSHT 1 syllable
Used in Czech
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it JOOD 1 syllable
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Say it YOH-zef 2 syllables
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it YOH-zhef 2 syllables
Manx, “Yahweh is gracious”
Say it WAHN 1 syllable
Manx, “Yahweh is gracious”
Hebrew, “praised”
Spanish
Say it HOO-len 2 syllables
Spanish
French, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Say it JOOLZ 1 syllable
French, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Latin
French
Say it zhoo-LYAN 2 syllables
French
Used in Slovene
Say it YOO-lee-yahn 3 syllables
Used in Slovene
Latin, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Say it JOO-lee-us 3 syllables
Latin, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Latin, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Say it YOOL-yoosh 2 syllables
Latin, “possibly downy first beard hairs”
Used in Slovene
Say it YOO-reh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Latin, “farmer”
Say it YOO-ree 2 syllables
Latin, “farmer”
Frisian
Say it YUR-reh 2 syllables
Frisian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it YOOSH 1 syllable
Latin, “just”
Say it JUS-tin 2 syllables
Latin, “just”
K
63 namesUsed in Turkish
Say it KAHN 1 syllable
Used in Turkish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it kuh-BEER 2 syllables
Persian, “treasurer”
Say it KAHTS-per 2 syllables
Persian, “treasurer”
Common across the UK, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 10 more places.
Modern coinage
Say it KAY-den 2 syllables
Modern coinage
Used in Estonian
Say it KICE 1 syllable
Used in Estonian
Latin, “inhabitant of Gaeta”
Say it kah-YEH-tahn 3 syllables
Latin, “inhabitant of Gaeta”
Hebrew, “dog”
Say it KAY-lub 2 syllables
Hebrew, “dog”
Swedish
Say it KAL-leh 2 syllables
Swedish
Latin
Say it kah-MEEL 2 syllables
Latin
Japanese
Say it KAHN 1 syllable
Japanese
Swedish
Say it KAH-ree 2 syllables
Swedish
Arabic, “noble, generous”
Say it kuh-REEM 2 syllables
Arabic, “noble, generous”
Germanic, “free man”
Say it KARL 1 syllable
Germanic, “free man”
Used in Ukrainian
Say it KAR-loh 2 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Latin, “free man”
Say it KAH-rol 2 syllables
Latin, “free man”
Used in German
Say it KAR-sten 2 syllables
Used in German
Latin, “treasurer”
Say it KAS-per 2 syllables
Latin, “treasurer”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it kah-SEEM 2 syllables
Modern coinage
Say it KAY-den 2 syllables
Modern coinage
Slavic, “destroyer of peace”
Say it kah-ZHEE-myesh 3 syllables
Slavic, “destroyer of peace”
Hebrew
Say it KEE-nun 2 syllables
Hebrew
Used in Hungarian
Say it KEN-deh 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Japanese
Say it KEN-zoh 2 syllables
Japanese
Arabic, “nobleness, kindness”
Say it keh-REM 2 syllables
Arabic, “nobleness, kindness”
Arabic
Say it keh-REEM 2 syllables
Arabic
Irish, “dear birth/person”
Say it KEV-in 2 syllables
Irish, “dear birth/person”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it KFEER 1 syllable
Arabic
Say it KHAH-led 2 syllables
Arabic
Irish, “long, distant, lasting”
Say it KEE-un 2 syllables
Irish, “long, distant, lasting”
Irish, “strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un 3 syllables
Irish, “strife; or monastery, church”
Irish, “strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un 3 syllables
Irish, “strife; or monastery, church”
Used in English
Say it KING-stun 2 syllables
Used in English
Russian, “lord, master”
Say it kih-REEL 2 syllables
Russian, “lord, master”
“carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Say it KIT 1 syllable
“carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it KEE-vah 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it KEE-yan 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Slovenia in 2023, number 242.
Say it KLEH-men 2 syllables
Latin, “merciful”
Old Norse, “knot”
Say it KNOOT 1 syllable
Old Norse, “knot”
Hawaiian, “warrior, courage; koa tree”
Say it KOH-uh 2 syllables
Hawaiian, “warrior, courage; koa tree”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it KOL-bayn 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it KOH-len 2 syllables
Germanic, “bold, brave + counsel”
Say it KON-rad 2 syllables
Germanic, “bold, brave + counsel”
Latin, “constant, steadfast”
Say it KON-stun-teen 3 syllables
Latin, “constant, steadfast”
Latin, “constant, steadfast”
Say it kon-STAHN-tih 3 syllables
Latin, “constant, steadfast”
Used in Polish
Say it KOR-dyahn 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Latin
Say it KOR-nel 2 syllables
Latin
Latin
Say it KOS-mah 2 syllables
Latin
Greek, “anointed”
Say it KRIS 1 syllable
Greek, “anointed”
Latin, “Christian; follower of Christ”
Say it KRIS-tee-ahn 3 syllables
Latin, “Christian; follower of Christ”
Greek, “Christ; the anointed one”
Say it KRIST-yahn 2 syllables
Greek, “Christ; the anointed one”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it KRISH-tohf 2 syllables
Greek, “carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Say it kris-TOF-er 3 syllables
Greek, “carrier of Christ + carrier, bearer”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it kris-TOF-er 3 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it KRIS-tee-ahn 3 syllables
Latin, “Christ; the anointed one”
Say it KRIS-tyahn 2 syllables
Latin, “Christ; the anointed one”
Greek, “messiah + I carry, I bear”
Say it KSHISH-tof 2 syllables
Greek, “messiah + I carry, I bear”
Latin
Say it ksah-VEH-rih 3 syllables
Latin
Used in Polish
Say it KOO-bah 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Turkish, “north”
Say it koo-ZAY 2 syllables
Turkish, “north”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it KY-un 2 syllables
Used in English, “narrows”
Say it KYL 1 syllable
Used in English, “narrows”
English, “strife; or monastery, church”
Say it KIL-ee-un 3 syllables
English, “strife; or monastery, church”
L
102 namesScottish Gaelic, “land of the lochs, loch or fjord land, i.e. Scandinavia”
Say it LOK-lun 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “land of the lochs, loch or fjord land, i.e. Scandinavia”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LAHN 1 syllable
Old English, “long + hill”
Say it LAN-dun 2 syllables
Old English, “long + hill”
Latin
Say it LARZ 1 syllable
Latin
Used in Finnish
Say it LAHS-seh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Hungarian, “power”
Say it LAHS-loh 2 syllables
Hungarian, “power”
Old Norse, “probably friend”
Say it LOW-eh 2 syllables
Old Norse, “probably friend”
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Say it LOW-rens 2 syllables
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
French, “a person from Laurentum”
Say it loh-RAHN 2 syllables
French, “a person from Laurentum”
Latin
Say it LOW-rents 2 syllables
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it loh-RYAY 2 syllables
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Say it LOR-in 2 syllables
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LAH-vee 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LAHV-rahns 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LAY-tun 2 syllables
Serbo-Croatian
Say it LAH-zar 2 syllables
Serbo-Croatian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LEE-ahn 2 syllables
Greek, “people + man”
Say it lee-AN-der 3 syllables
Greek, “people + man”
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
Say it lay-AHNDR 2 syllables
Greek, “lion + man”
Say it lee-AN-droh 3 syllables
Greek, “lion + man”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 12 more places.
Say it lay-AH-noh 3 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it LAY-vee 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Slovene
Say it LEH-nart 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it LEN 1 syllable
Danish, “lion”
Say it LEN-art 2 syllables
Danish, “lion”
Used in Finnish
Say it LEN-ee 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it LEN-uks 2 syllables
Germanic, “lion”
Say it LEN-ee 2 syllables
Germanic, “lion”
Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 16 more places.
Common across three Nordic countries, Quebec, Ireland, and 9 more places.
Germanic, “lion”
Say it LEN-erd 2 syllables
Germanic, “lion”
Italian, “as strong as a lion”
Germanic, “lion”
Say it LAY-on-hart 3 syllables
Germanic, “lion”
Germanic, “people + bold”
Say it LEE-uh-pohld 3 syllables
Germanic, “people + bold”
Used in Czech
Say it LEV 1 syllable
Used in Czech
Used in Hungarian, “to be”
Say it LEH-ven-teh 3 syllables
Used in Hungarian, “to be”
Common across three Canadian provinces, Israel, Sweden, and 10 more places.
Russian
Say it LEH-vin 2 syllables
Russian
Germanic, “loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOO-is 2 syllables
Germanic, “loud; famous + battle”
Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 13 more places.
Say it LEE-ahn 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it lee-AH-noh 3 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LEE-ahs 2 syllables
English, “the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”
Say it LING-kun 2 syllables
English, “the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”
Greek
Say it LEE-noh 2 syllables
Greek
Latin
Say it LY-nus 2 syllables
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 10 more places.
Say it LEE-oh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LEE-on 2 syllables
Latin, “lion”
Say it LY-uh-nul 3 syllables
Latin, “lion”
Hebrew, “my light”
Say it lee-OR 2 syllables
Hebrew, “my light”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it lee-ROY 2 syllables
Latin
Say it LEE-vee-oh 3 syllables
Latin
Latin
Say it YOOK 1 syllable
Latin
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it loh-AHN 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LOKH-lin 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic
Say it LOK-lun 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LOOK 1 syllable
Scottish Gaelic, “little hollow”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 80.
Say it LOH-yee 2 syllables
Old Norse, “flame”
Latin
Say it loh-EEK 2 syllables
Latin
Used in French
Say it loh-EEK 2 syllables
Used in French
English
Say it LOO-keh 2 syllables
English
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
Say it LOR-kun 2 syllables
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Say it LOR-ents 2 syllables
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Say it lor-EN-zoh 3 syllables
Latin, “a person from Laurentum”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LOR-ik 2 syllables
Used in Italian
Say it LOR-is 2 syllables
Used in Italian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it loo-AY 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
Say it LOO-ee 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
French, “loud; famous + battle”
Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Austria, and 12 more places.
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LOO-kah 2 syllables
English
Say it LOO-veh 2 syllables
English
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it LOV-reh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Say it LOV-roh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Used in Swedish
Say it LOH 1 syllable
Used in Swedish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LOH-en 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.
Say it loo-AHN 2 syllables
Loved across the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and 7 more places.
Common across France, the UK, three Nordic countries, and 11 more places.
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LOO-kuh 2 syllables
Latin, “light”
Say it loo-SYAN 2 syllables
Latin, “light”
Latin, “light”
Say it LOOTS-yahn 2 syllables
Latin, “light”
French
Say it LOO-doh-vik 3 syllables
French
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LOO-doh-vik 3 syllables
Germanic, “loud, famous + battle”
Say it loo-doh-VEE-koh 4 syllables
Germanic, “loud, famous + battle”
French, “loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOOD-vig 2 syllables
French, “loud; famous + battle”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it LOOD-vik 2 syllables
German, “famed; loud”
Say it LUD-wig 2 syllables
German, “famed; loud”
Germanic, “loud; famous + battle”
Say it LOOD-vik 2 syllables
Germanic, “loud; famous + battle”
Italian, “loud, famous + battle”
Say it loo-EE-jee 3 syllables
Italian, “loud, famous + battle”
Spanish, “loud, famous + battle”
Say it loo-EES 2 syllables
Spanish, “loud, famous + battle”
Common in the Netherlands, Ontario, Austria, and 15 more places.
Latin, “a man from Lucania”
Used in English
Say it WOO-kahsh 2 syllables
Used in English
Latin
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LOON 1 syllable
Latin
Say it LOOK 1 syllable
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it LOO-kahs 2 syllables
Used in Latin
Say it LUKS 1 syllable
Used in Latin
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
Say it LEE-um 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it LYL 1 syllable
M
157 namesLatin, “the greatest”
Say it MAK 1 syllable
Latin, “the greatest”
Latin
Say it MAYS 1 syllable
Latin
Polish, “gift of Yahweh”
Say it MAH-chay 2 syllables
Polish, “gift of Yahweh”
Welsh
Say it MAD-uks 2 syllables
Welsh
Breton, “prince”
Say it mah-EL 2 syllables
Breton, “prince”
Used in Catalan
Say it mah-ZHEE 2 syllables
Used in Catalan
Latin, “great”
Say it MAG-nus 2 syllables
Latin, “great”
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it mah-AY 2 syllables
Arabic
Say it mah-MOOD 2 syllables
Arabic
Chinese, “Maia's month”
Say it MY 1 syllable
Chinese, “Maia's month”
Used in Icelandic
Say it MY 1 syllable
Used in Icelandic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MAJD 1 syllable
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MAHK 1 syllable
Used in Russian
Say it mah-KAR 2 syllables
Used in Russian
Latin, “the greatest”
Say it MAHKS 1 syllable
Latin, “the greatest”
Used in Belarusian
Say it MAHK-sim 2 syllables
Used in Belarusian
Latin
Say it MAHK-sim 2 syllables
Latin
Latin, “the greatest”
Say it mak-sih-MEEL-yahn 4 syllables
Latin, “the greatest”
Hebrew, “my messenger”
Say it MAL-uh-ky 3 syllables
Hebrew, “my messenger”
Polynesian, “my messenger”
Say it MAL-uh-ky 3 syllables
Polynesian, “my messenger”
Scottish Gaelic, “devotee of Columba”
Say it MAL-kum 2 syllables
Scottish Gaelic, “devotee of Columba”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it mah-LAY-oh 3 syllables
Arabic, “leader”
Say it MAH-lik 2 syllables
Arabic, “leader”
Used in Breton
Say it MAH-loh 2 syllables
Used in Breton
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it muh-LOHN 2 syllables
Germanic, “helmet + to rule”
Say it MAHL-teh 2 syllables
Germanic, “helmet + to rule”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it MAHL-teh 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MAH-nee 2 syllables
Spanish, “God is with us”
Say it man-WEL 2 syllables
Spanish, “God is with us”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it mah-OR 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MOW-ree 2 syllables
French
Say it MARK 1 syllable
French
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it mar-SOH 2 syllables
French, “little Marcus (Marcus is from the god Mars)”
Say it mar-SEL 2 syllables
French, “little Marcus (Marcus is from the god Mars)”
Latin
Say it mar-TSEH-lee 3 syllables
Latin
Latin
Say it MAR-tsel 2 syllables
Latin
Latin, “of or like Mars”
Say it MAR-cheen 2 syllables
Latin, “of or like Mars”
Romance, “pertaining to Mars”
Say it MAR-koh 2 syllables
Romance, “pertaining to Mars”
Spanish
Say it MAR-kohs 2 syllables
Spanish
Latin, “from Mars, the Roman god”
Say it MAR-kus 2 syllables
Latin, “from Mars, the Roman god”
Latin
Say it MAH-rek 2 syllables
Latin
Serbo-Croatian
Say it MAR-in 2 syllables
Serbo-Croatian
Italian
Say it MAR-ee-oh 3 syllables
Italian
Latin
Say it MAIR-ee-us 3 syllables
Latin
Latin
English
Say it MAR-koh 2 syllables
English
Latin
Say it MAR-kus 2 syllables
Latin
Old English, “boundary”
Say it MAR-lee 2 syllables
Old English, “boundary”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 16 more places.
Say it MAR-loh 2 syllables
English
Say it MAR-lun 2 syllables
English
Used in Greek
Say it MAH-roh 2 syllables
Used in Greek
Used in Icelandic
Say it MAH-ron 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Dutch
Say it MAR-ten 2 syllables
Used in Dutch
Used in Estonian
Say it MAR-tee 2 syllables
Used in Estonian
Latin, “of or like Mars”
Say it MAR-tin 2 syllables
Latin, “of or like Mars”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it MAR-tohn 2 syllables
English, “stonemason”
Latin, “greatest”
Say it MAHS-see-moh 3 syllables
Latin, “greatest”
Used in Hebrew
Say it mah-TAHN 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Used in English
Say it MAH-teh 2 syllables
Used in English
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Say it MAH-tay 2 syllables
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Common across three Canadian provinces, Sweden, Austria, and 9 more places.
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Say it muh-TEW 2 syllables
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Latin, “gift of the Lord”
Say it mah-TEH-oosh 3 syllables
Latin, “gift of the Lord”
Used in Slovene
Say it mah-TEHWSH 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
French, “gift of the Lord (via Matthieu)”
Say it mah-TAY-oh 3 syllables
French, “gift of the Lord (via Matthieu)”
Danish, “gift of Yahweh”
Say it muh-TY-us 3 syllables
Danish, “gift of Yahweh”
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.
Say it mah-TEES 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it mah-TEES 2 syllables
Latin, “gift of Yahweh”
Say it mah-TEE-us 3 syllables
Latin, “gift of Yahweh”
Used in Slovene
Say it MAH-tits 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Used in Slovene
Say it mah-TEE-yah 3 syllables
Used in Slovene
Old Norse, “gift of Yahweh”
Say it MAHTS 1 syllable
Old Norse, “gift of Yahweh”
Common in Italy, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 11 more places.
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it mah-TAY-oh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Say it MATH-yoo 2 syllables
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Hebrew, “gift of Yahweh”
Say it muh-THY-us 3 syllables
Hebrew, “gift of Yahweh”
Used in Italian
Say it mah-TEE-ah 3 syllables
Used in Italian
Hebrew, “gift of Yahweh”
Say it mah-TEE-us 3 syllables
Hebrew, “gift of Yahweh”
Used in Russian
Say it maht-VAY 2 syllables
Used in Russian
Used in Ukrainian
Say it maht-VEE 2 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it MAH-tyahsh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it MOW-noh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Latin
Say it MOW-roh 2 syllables
Latin
Latin, “Moor; dark, swarthy”
Say it mow-RIH-tsih 3 syllables
Latin, “Moor; dark, swarthy”
English
Say it MAV-er-ik 3 syllables
English
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MAV-rik 2 syllables
Common across the UK, the Netherlands, three Nordic countries, and 17 more places.
French
Say it mak-SAHNS 2 syllables
French
Latin
Say it mak-SEEM 2 syllables
Latin
Latin, “the greatest”
Say it mak-sih-MIL-ee-un 5 syllables
Latin, “the greatest”
Spanish
Say it MAK-see-moh 3 syllables
Spanish
Latin
Say it MAK-sih-mus 3 syllables
Latin
Old English, “Mack's well or spring”
Say it MAKS-wel 2 syllables
Old English, “Mack's well or spring”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it may-LOHN 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MY-ron 2 syllables
English
Say it MAY-sun 2 syllables
English
Hebrew
Say it MAYS 1 syllable
Hebrew
Turkish, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Say it MEH-met 2 syllables
Turkish, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Used in Hebrew
Say it may-EER 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Hebrew, “king of light”
Say it MEL-ker 2 syllables
Hebrew, “king of light”
Used in Frisian
Say it MEL-leh 2 syllables
Used in Frisian
Latin
Say it MEL-vin 2 syllables
Latin
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MEL-vin 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it meh-NAH-khem 3 syllables
Persian, “male human”
Say it MERT 1 syllable
Persian, “male human”
Used in Turkish
Say it meh-teh-HAHN 3 syllables
Used in Turkish
Hebrew, “who is like Yahweh”
Say it MY-kuh 2 syllables
Hebrew, “who is like Yahweh”
Common across the UK, three Canadian provinces, Israel, and 7 more places.
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Say it MEE-khow 2 syllables
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Say it MEE-hawl 2 syllables
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
French, “who is like God?”
Say it mee-SHEL 2 syllables
French, “who is like God?”
Hebrew, “Who is like God?”
Say it mee-KEH-leh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Who is like God?”
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Say it MIK 1 syllable
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Old Norse
Say it MYESH-koh 2 syllables
Old Norse
Portuguese, “Who is like God?”
Say it mee-GEL 2 syllables
Portuguese, “Who is like God?”
Used in Slovene
Say it MEE-hah 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Used in Slovene
Say it MEE-hah-el 3 syllables
Used in Slovene
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Say it MEE-high 2 syllables
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Hebrew, “who is like Yahweh”
Say it MEE-kuh 2 syllables
Hebrew, “who is like Yahweh”
Latin, “who is like God?”
Say it MEE-kah-el 3 syllables
Latin, “who is like God?”
Russian, “who is like God?”
Say it mee-khah-EEL 3 syllables
Russian, “who is like God?”
Used in Danish
Say it MIK-el 2 syllables
Used in Danish
Latin, “victory + people”
Say it mee-KOH-wy 3 syllables
Latin, “victory + people”
Slavic
Say it mih-LAHN 2 syllables
Slavic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it mee-LAHN 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MEE-lahs 2 syllables
English, “grace, favor”
Say it MYLZ 1 syllable
English, “grace, favor”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MIL-ee-un 3 syllables
Used in English
Say it MIL-er 2 syllables
Used in English
Common in France, England and Wales, the Netherlands, and 11 more places.
Say it MY-loh 2 syllables
Germanic, “grace, favor”
Used in Hungarian
Say it MEE-wosh 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
English, “mill”
Say it MIL-tun 2 syllables
English, “mill”
Italian, “my”
Say it MEE-oh 2 syllables
Italian, “my”
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Say it mee-KEL 2 syllables
Hebrew, “who is like God?”
Arabic, “ascension to heaven”
Say it mee-RAHCH 2 syllables
Arabic, “ascension to heaven”
Used in Slovene
Say it mee-RAHN 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Used in Finnish
Say it MEE-roh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Greek
Say it MEE-ron 2 syllables
Greek
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Say it moh-HAM-ed 3 syllables
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Arabic, “praised, commendable”
Say it moh-HAM-ud 3 syllables
Arabic, “praised, commendable”
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Say it moh-HAM-ed 3 syllables
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it MOHS 1 syllable
Used in Hebrew
Say it MOR-deh-khy 3 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Germanic
Say it MOR-its 2 syllables
Germanic
Used in Dutch
Say it MOR-is 2 syllables
Used in Dutch
Hebrew, “to give birth to”
Say it MOH-sheh 2 syllables
Hebrew, “to give birth to”
Arabic, “to give birth to”
Say it MOO-sah 2 syllables
Arabic, “to give birth to”
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Say it moo-HAM-ed 3 syllables
Arabic, “praised, commendable, laudable”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it moo-HAM-ed-ah-lee 5 syllables
Latin, “sea + settlement”
Say it MUR-ee 2 syllables
Latin, “sea + settlement”
Arabic, “to give birth to”
Say it MOO-suh 2 syllables
Arabic, “to give birth to”
Arabic, “the chosen one”
Say it MOOS-tuh-fuh 3 syllables
Arabic, “the chosen one”
Used in Ukrainian
Say it mikh-EYE-loh 3 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it MY-lun 2 syllables
Germanic, “grace, favor”
Say it MYLZ 1 syllable
Germanic, “grace, favor”
N
69 namesRare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it NAH-tseh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it NAKH-mahn 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it nah-DAHV 2 syllables
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.
Say it nah-EL 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it nahf-tah-LEE 3 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it nah-HEEL 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it nah-HEEL 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it NY 1 syllable
Used in Arabic
Say it nah-EEM 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it NAHJ 1 syllable
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it NAHL 1 syllable
Used in Hungarian
Say it NAHN-dor 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it NASH 1 syllable
Hebrew, “God has given”
Say it nah-TAHN 2 syllables
Hebrew, “God has given”
Used in Polish
Say it nah-tahn-YEL 3 syllables
Used in Polish
Hebrew, “God has given”
Hebrew, “God has given”
Say it nuh-THAN-yel 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God has given”
Hebrew, “God has given”
Say it nuh-THAN-yul 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God has given”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it nah-ZAR 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it neh-hoh-RY 3 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it nay-THAHN 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Say it NAYTS 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it NEH-lee-oh 3 syllables
Modern coinage, “new”
Say it NEE-oh 2 syllables
Modern coinage, “new”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it neh-ree-YAH 3 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it neh-tahn-EL 3 syllables
Latin
Say it NEH-vee-oh 3 syllables
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it NEH-voh 2 syllables
Irish, “cloud”
Say it NY-ul 2 syllables
Irish, “cloud”
Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it nee-koh-LOH 3 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-uh-lus 3 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NIK 1 syllable
Greek, “victory + people”
Latin, “victory + people”
Say it NEE-koh 2 syllables
Latin, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it nee-KOH-lah 3 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Latin, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-oh-ly 3 syllables
Latin, “victory + people”
Latin, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-uh-lus 3 syllables
Latin, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it nee-koh-LOH 3 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Used in Dutch
Say it NEEK 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NEE-loh 2 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NIK 1 syllable
Greek, “victory + people”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in New Zealand in 2023, number 60.
Say it NEE-kow 2 syllables
Greek, “conqueror”
Say it nih-KEE-tuh 3 syllables
Greek, “conqueror”
German, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-lus 2 syllables
German, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NEE-koh 2 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Latin, “victory + people”
Say it nee-KOH-dem 3 syllables
Latin, “victory + people”
French, “victory + people”
Say it NEE-koh-lah 3 syllables
French, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-uh-ly 3 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Greek, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-oh-ly 3 syllables
Greek, “victory + people”
Latin, “victory + people”
Say it NIK-uh-lus 3 syllables
Latin, “victory + people”
Used in Russian
Say it nee-koh-LY 3 syllables
Used in Russian
Used in Turkish
Say it NEEL 1 syllable
Used in Turkish
Swedish
Say it NILS 1 syllable
Swedish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it NIM-rod 2 syllables
Used in Italian
Say it NEE-noh 2 syllables
Used in Italian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it nee-TY 2 syllables
Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 19 more places.
Hebrew, “my pleasantness”
Say it NOHM 1 syllable
Hebrew, “my pleasantness”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it noh-AR 2 syllables
Latin
Say it noh-AY 2 syllables
Latin
French, “Christmas”
Say it noh-EL 2 syllables
French, “Christmas”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it noh-AHM 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it NOR 1 syllable
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 91.
Say it NUK-vee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Irish, “descendant of Nuallán”
Say it NOH-lun 2 syllables
Irish, “descendant of Nuallán”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it NOH-len 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it NOH-ah 2 syllables
Germanic, “north + bright”
Say it NOR-bert 2 syllables
Germanic, “north + bright”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it NOWT 1 syllable
O
49 namesOld English, “oak + woodland clearing, glade”
Say it OHK-lee 2 syllables
Old English, “oak + woodland clearing, glade”
Used in French
Say it ok-TAHV 2 syllables
Used in French
Irish, “dun”
Say it OH-run 2 syllables
Irish, “dun”
Used in Norwegian
Say it OH-din 2 syllables
Used in Norwegian
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 34.
Say it OH-thin 2 syllables
Old Norse
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it OH-fek 2 syllables
Irish, “deer”
Say it uh-SHEEN 2 syllables
Irish, “deer”
Used in Finnish
Say it OY-vah 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Polish
Say it ok-TAH-vyahn 3 syllables
Used in Polish
Used in Swedish
Say it OH-lah 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
Old Norse
Say it OH-lahf 2 syllables
Old Norse
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 34.
Say it OH-lah-vur 3 syllables
Old Norse
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it oh-LY 2 syllables
Old Norse
Say it OH-lahv 2 syllables
Old Norse
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Finland in 2024, number 44.
Say it OH-lah-vee 3 syllables
Finnish
Danish
Say it OH-leh 2 syllables
Danish
Used in Ukrainian
Say it oh-lek-SAHNDR 3 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Lithuanian
Say it OL-gyerd 2 syllables
Lithuanian
Loved across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Nordic countries, and 9 more places.
Say it AH-li-ver 3 syllables
Old French, “olive tree; or ancestral relic (Old Norse Oleifr)”
French
Say it oh-LIV-ee-ay 4 syllables
French
French
Say it oh-LEE-ver 3 syllables
French
French
Say it oh-LEE-vyer 3 syllables
French
Used in Swedish
Say it OL-leh 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
English, “olive tree”
Say it OL-ee 2 syllables
English, “olive tree”
Old Norse
Say it OO-lof 2 syllables
Old Norse
Arabic
Say it OH-mar 2 syllables
Arabic
Hebrew
Say it OH-mer 2 syllables
Hebrew
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it uh-mer-ah-SAHF 4 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it OM-ree 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it ON-nee 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it OHS 1 syllable
Used in Hebrew
Say it OR 1 syllable
Used in Hebrew
Irish, “dun, sallow”
Say it OR-un 2 syllables
Irish, “dun, sallow”
Catalan, “golden”
Say it oh-ree-OL 3 syllables
Catalan, “golden”
Italian, “fame-land”
Say it or-LAN-doh 3 syllables
Italian, “fame-land”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 126.
Say it OR-ree 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it oh-SAYD 2 syllables
Common in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 14 more places.
Swedish, “probably outsider, newcomer”
Irish, “deer”
Say it OS-ee-ahn 3 syllables
Irish, “deer”
English, “wealth, riches (the root shared with Otto)”
Say it OH-tis 2 syllables
English, “wealth, riches (the root shared with Otto)”
German, “wealth, riches”
Say it OH-toh 2 syllables
German, “wealth, riches”
Used in Slovene
Say it OH-ton 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Used in Finnish
Say it OT-soh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Germanic, “wealth, riches”
Say it OT-oh 2 syllables
Germanic, “wealth, riches”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it oo-SAYD 2 syllables
English
Used in English
Say it OZ 1 syllable
Used in English
Used in Slovene
Say it OZH-bay 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
P
40 namesSpanish, “small”
Say it PAH-bloh 2 syllables
Spanish, “small”
English, “patrician”
Say it PAD-ee 2 syllables
English, “patrician”
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
Say it PAW-drig 2 syllables
Javanese
Say it PAW-dee 2 syllables
Javanese
Italian, “small”
Say it POW-loh 2 syllables
Italian, “small”
English, “gamekeeper”
Say it PAR-ker 2 syllables
English, “gamekeeper”
Latin, “Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”
Say it pahs-KWAH-leh 3 syllables
Latin, “Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”
English, “patrician”
Say it PAT-rik 2 syllables
English, “patrician”
English, “patrician”
Say it PAT-rik 2 syllables
English, “patrician”
English, “patrician”
Say it PAH-trik 2 syllables
English, “patrician”
Latin, “small”
Say it POW 1 syllable
Latin, “small”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it PAW-dee 2 syllables
Latin, “small”
Say it PAWL 1 syllable
Latin, “small”
Latin, “small”
Say it PAH-vel 2 syllables
Latin, “small”
Used in Slavic
Say it PAH-vew 2 syllables
Used in Slavic
Greek, “stone, rock”
Say it PAD-er 2 syllables
Greek, “stone, rock”
Danish, “stone, rock”
Say it PAY-der 2 syllables
Danish, “stone, rock”
Spanish, “stone, rock”
Say it PEH-droh 2 syllables
Spanish, “stone, rock”
Hebrew
Say it PEH-leg 2 syllables
Hebrew
Used in Dutch
Say it PEL-leh 2 syllables
Used in Dutch
Used in Catalan
Say it PEP 1 syllable
Used in Catalan
Used in Spanish
Say it PEH-peh 2 syllables
Used in Spanish
Germanic
Say it peh-PAYN 2 syllables
Germanic
Latin
Say it PAIR 1 syllable
Latin
Catalan, “stone, rock”
Say it PEH-reh 2 syllables
Catalan, “stone, rock”
Used in Slovene
Say it PEH-tar 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Greek, “stone, rock”
Say it PEE-ter 2 syllables
Greek, “stone, rock”
Used in Swedish
Say it PET-er 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
Greek, “fond of horses”
Say it FIL-ip 2 syllables
Greek, “fond of horses”
Greek, “fond of horses”
Say it FIL-ip 2 syllables
Greek, “fond of horses”
Greek, “fond of horses”
Say it fee-LEEP 2 syllables
Greek, “fond of horses”
Latin
Say it FEE-niks 2 syllables
Latin
Dutch, “rock, stone”
Say it PEE-ter 2 syllables
Dutch, “rock, stone”
Greek, “stone, rock”
Say it PYEH-troh 2 syllables
Greek, “stone, rock”
Used in Dutch
Say it PIM 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Hebrew
Say it PIN-khahs 2 syllables
Hebrew
Polish, “stone, rock”
Say it PYOTR 1 syllable
Polish, “stone, rock”
Latin, “small”
Say it POL 1 syllable
Latin, “small”
Used in Turkish
Say it POY-rahz 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Polish, “famous from being artful”
Say it psheh-MIH-swahf 3 syllables
Polish, “famous from being artful”
Q
1 nameUsed in Catalan
Say it KEEM 1 syllable
Used in Catalan
R
73 namesRare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it rah-DOH-swahf 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Say it RAF 1 syllable
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Say it rah-fy-EL 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it RAH-fow 2 syllables
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Say it rahf-fah-EH-leh 4 syllables
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Old Norse
Say it RAG-nar 2 syllables
Old Norse
Scottish Gaelic
Say it RY 1 syllable
Scottish Gaelic
German
Say it RAHLF 1 syllable
German
Germanic
Say it RALF 1 syllable
Germanic
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Say it RAF-ee-el 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God cures/has healed”
Used in Swedish, “beloved”
Say it RAS-mus 2 syllables
Used in Swedish, “beloved”
Spanish
Say it rah-OOL 2 syllables
Spanish
Sanskrit, “the sun or the sun-god.”
Say it RAH-vee 2 syllables
Sanskrit, “the sun or the sun-god.”
French, “advice + protection”
Say it RAY 1 syllable
French, “advice + protection”
Arabic, “well-watered”
Say it ray-YAHN 2 syllables
Arabic, “well-watered”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it REEF 1 syllable
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it reh-fah-EL 3 syllables
English, “counsel + ruler (via Reginald)”
Say it REJ-ee 2 syllables
English, “counsel + ruler (via Reginald)”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it reh-YAHN 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it reh-JAHN 2 syllables
Latin, “oarsman”
Say it reh-MEE-gyoosh 3 syllables
Latin, “oarsman”
French, “oarsman”
Say it REM-ee 2 syllables
French, “oarsman”
French
Say it reh-NOH 2 syllables
French
French
Say it ruh-NAY 2 syllables
French
Used in Dutch
Say it RENS 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it RAY-oh 2 syllables
Hebrew, “see, a son”
Say it ROO-bin 2 syllables
Hebrew, “see, a son”
Latin, “king”
Say it REKS 1 syllable
Latin, “king”
Dutch
Say it RET 1 syllable
Dutch
Welsh, “ardor, fiery warrior”
Say it REES 1 syllable
Welsh, “ardor, fiery warrior”
Irish
Germanic, “king, ruler + hard, brave”
Say it ree-KAR-doh 3 syllables
Germanic, “king, ruler + hard, brave”
Germanic, “king, ruler + hard, brave”
Say it RICH-erd 2 syllables
Germanic, “king, ruler + hard, brave”
Old English, “rye + clearing, meadow”
Say it RY-lee 2 syllables
Old English, “rye + clearing, meadow”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it REE-oh 2 syllables
English, “river”
Say it RIV-er 2 syllables
English, “river”
Used in Dutch
Say it ROHN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Germanic, “shining glory”
Say it ROB-ee 2 syllables
Germanic, “shining glory”
Germanic, “shining glory”
Say it ROB-ert 2 syllables
Germanic, “shining glory”
English, “shining glory”
Say it ROB-in 2 syllables
English, “shining glory”
Italian, “possibly crow”
Say it ROK 1 syllable
Italian, “possibly crow”
Germanic, “famous ruler”
Say it roh-DREE-goh 3 syllables
Germanic, “famous ruler”
Germanic, “fame-spear”
Say it RAH-jer 2 syllables
Germanic, “fame-spear”
Germanic
Say it ROY 1 syllable
Germanic
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it ROK 1 syllable
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 46.
Say it RUK-vee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it ROH-koh 2 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Germanic, “fame-land”
Say it ROH-lund 2 syllables
Germanic, “fame-land”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it ROHM 1 syllable
French
Say it roh-MAN 2 syllables
French
Latin, “Roman, of Rome”
Romance
Say it ROH-mee-oh 3 syllables
Romance
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Estonia in 2023, number 22.
Say it ROH-met 2 syllables
Hebrew, “Song of Joy”
Say it RON 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Song of Joy”
Irish, “little seal”
Say it ROH-nun 2 syllables
Irish, “little seal”
English, “advice + power”
Say it RON-ee 2 syllables
English, “advice + power”
Scottish Gaelic, “red-haired king”
Used in Irish
Say it ROS-uh 2 syllables
Used in Irish
Irish, “little red one”
Say it ROH-un 2 syllables
Irish, “little red one”
Scottish Gaelic
Say it ROY 1 syllable
Scottish Gaelic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ROZH-leh 2 syllables
Irish, “red, auburn”
Say it ROO-un 2 syllables
Irish, “red, auburn”
Irish
Say it ROR-ee 2 syllables
Irish
Irish, “red-haired king”
Say it ROOR-ee 2 syllables
Irish, “red-haired king”
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.
Say it ROOR-ee 2 syllables
Hebrew, “see, a son”
Say it ROO-ben 2 syllables
Hebrew, “see, a son”
German
Say it ROO-dee 2 syllables
German
Germanic, “shining glory”
Say it ROO-pert 2 syllables
Germanic, “shining glory”
Russian
Say it ROO-rik 2 syllables
Russian
Irish, “descendant of Rian”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it RY-der 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it RY-ker 2 syllables
Germanic, “king, ruler + hard, brave”
Say it RIH-shard 2 syllables
Germanic, “king, ruler + hard, brave”
S
92 namesFrench
Say it SAH-shuh 2 syllables
French
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SAF-wahn 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SYF 1 syllable
Arabic, “pious”
Say it SAH-leh 2 syllables
Arabic, “pious”
Italian, “savior”
Say it sahl-vah-TOH-reh 4 syllables
Italian, “savior”
English, “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
Say it SAM 1 syllable
English, “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
Arabic, “high, exalted”
Say it SAH-mee 2 syllables
Arabic, “high, exalted”
Used in Slovene
Say it SAH-moh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 25 more places.
Hebrew, “he who listens to God”
Say it sah-MWEH-leh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “he who listens to God”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it SAH-nad 2 syllables
Greek, “to ward off, defend”
Say it SAN-der 2 syllables
Greek, “to ward off, defend”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it SHAHN-dor 2 syllables
Italian
Say it SAHN-droh 2 syllables
Italian
Spanish, “Saint James”
Say it san-tee-AH-goh 4 syllables
Spanish, “Saint James”
Hebrew
Say it SAWL 1 syllable
Hebrew
German
Say it SAW-yer 2 syllables
German
Used in English
Say it SKOT 1 syllable
Used in English
Irish, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it SHAY-mus 2 syllables
Irish, “possibly holding the heel”
Irish, “God is gracious”
Say it SHAWN 1 syllable
Irish, “God is gracious”
Latin, “august, venerable, exalted”
Latin, “august, venerable, exalted”
Say it seh-bahs-TYAH-noh 4 syllables
Latin, “august, venerable, exalted”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it SEF 1 syllable
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SHAY-mee 2 syllables
Hebrew
Say it SEM 1 syllable
Hebrew
Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it SEN-un 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SEN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Say it SEP 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Dutch
Say it SEP 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Slovene
Say it SER-gay 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Russian
Say it ser-GAY 2 syllables
Russian
Latin
Say it SER-zhee 2 syllables
Latin
Spanish
Say it SER-hyoh 2 syllables
Spanish
Hebrew, “chosen one, appointed, placed”
Say it SETH 1 syllable
Hebrew, “chosen one, appointed, placed”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SEV 1 syllable
Latin
Say it seh-VEH-rin 3 syllables
Latin
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it shah-KHAR 2 syllables
Hebrew
Say it shah-LOHM 2 syllables
Hebrew
Irish, “God is gracious”
Say it SHAYN 1 syllable
Irish, “God is gracious”
Irish, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it SHAY 1 syllable
Irish, “possibly holding the heel”
Irish
Say it SHAY 1 syllable
Irish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it SHY-loh 2 syllables
Hebrew
Say it shee-MOHN 2 syllables
Hebrew
Hebrew, “peace”
Say it SHLOH-moh 2 syllables
Hebrew, “peace”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it shmar-YAH-hoo 3 syllables
Hebrew, “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
Say it SHMOO-el 2 syllables
Hebrew, “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
Used in Dutch
Say it SEEM 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Swedish
Say it SIG-geh 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
Used in Finnish
Say it SIG-urd 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 16.
Say it SIG-ur-thur 3 syllables
Old Norse
Aramaic
Say it SY-lus 2 syllables
Aramaic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SIM-khah 2 syllables
Hebrew, “hearkening, listening”
Say it SY-mun 2 syllables
Hebrew, “hearkening, listening”
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it SHEE-moon 2 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 70.
Say it SIN-dree 2 syllables
Old Norse
German
Say it SEE-vert 2 syllables
German
Old Norse, “victory + stone”
Say it SIKS-ten 2 syllables
Old Norse, “victory + stone”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it SNOR-ree 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it soh-AHN 2 syllables
Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
Say it SOH-hun 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 70.
Say it SUL-vee 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Sanskrit
Say it SHOH-mah 2 syllables
Sanskrit
Old Norse, “possibly one of two”
Say it SON-dreh 2 syllables
Old Norse, “possibly one of two”
English, “familiar form of address for a boy”
Say it SUN-ee 2 syllables
English, “familiar form of address for a boy”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it soo-lay-MAHN 3 syllables
English
Say it SPEN-ser 2 syllables
English
Old English, “stone + meadow”
Say it STAN 1 syllable
Old English, “stone + meadow”
Polish, “stand, become + glory, fame”
Say it stah-NEE-swahf 3 syllables
Polish, “stand, become + glory, fame”
Old English, “stone + meadow”
Say it STAN-lee 2 syllables
Old English, “stone + meadow”
Used in Slovene
Say it STAHSH 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
French, “to crown”
Say it STEF 1 syllable
French, “to crown”
Latin, “to crown”
Say it STEF-un 2 syllables
Latin, “to crown”
Greek
Say it STEH-fah-noh 3 syllables
Greek
Old Norse
Say it STAY-nar 2 syllables
Old Norse
Used in Swedish
Say it STEL-un 2 syllables
Used in Swedish
Used in Dutch
Say it STAYN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Dutch
Say it STORM 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 126.
Say it STOR-mur 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it STROO-un 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2024, number 5.
Say it STIR-mir 2 syllables
Old Norse, “one who causes storms”
Arabic, “peace”
Say it soo-lay-MAHN 3 syllables
Arabic, “peace”
Used in Finnish
Say it SOO-loh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Slavic
Say it SVAHN-teh 2 syllables
Slavic
Swedish, “boy, young man, servant”
Say it SVEN 1 syllable
Swedish, “boy, young man, servant”
Old Norse, “boy, young man, servant”
Say it SVEN 1 syllable
Old Norse, “boy, young man, servant”
Old Norse, “to swing around, spin; move violently”
Say it SVAIR-reh 2 syllables
Old Norse, “to swing around, spin; move violently”
Used in Slovene
Say it SVEET 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SY-ed 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it SEE-ver 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Say it SAH-bolch 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Czech, “crown, wreath”
Say it SHCHEH-pahn 2 syllables
Czech, “crown, wreath”
Hebrew, “hearkening, listening”
Say it SHIH-mon 2 syllables
Hebrew, “hearkening, listening”
T
69 namesGreek
Say it TAH-day 2 syllables
Greek
Latin
Say it tah-DEH-oosh 3 syllables
Latin
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it TYG 1 syllable
Irish, “poet”
Say it TYG 1 syllable
Irish, “poet”
Used in Swedish, “a guarantor”
Say it TAH-geh 2 syllables
Used in Swedish, “a guarantor”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it TY 1 syllable
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it TAYM 1 syllable
Used in Persian
Say it TAHZH 1 syllable
Used in Persian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it TAH-mahsh 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it TAH-rik 2 syllables
English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Say it TED 1 syllable
English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Old English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Say it TED-ee 2 syllables
Old English, “wealth, riches + ward, guard”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it TEJ-ee 2 syllables
Greek
Say it TAY-oh 2 syllables
Greek
Greek, “god + gift”
Say it tay-OH-dor 3 syllables
Greek, “god + gift”
Used in Dutch
Say it TUN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it TEHWSH 1 syllable
Common in France, England and Wales, Ontario, and 12 more places.
Latin, “god + gift”
Say it THEE-uh-dor 3 syllables
Latin, “god + gift”
Latin, “god + gift”
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it tee-AH-goh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Say it TAYS 1 syllable
Hebrew, “gift of the Lord”
Common across the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, and 9 more places.
Germanic
Say it THOR 1 syllable
Germanic
Hebrew, “Saint James”
Say it tee-AH-goh 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Saint James”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it TEE-ahn 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it TEER-nun 2 syllables
Latin
Say it TEE-bor 2 syllables
Latin
Irish, “lord”
Say it TEER-nun 2 syllables
Irish, “lord”
Used in Dutch
Say it TEES 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Dutch
Say it TAYN 1 syllable
Used in Dutch
Used in Slovene
Say it TEE-len 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Germanic, “people”
Say it TIL 1 syllable
Germanic, “people”
English, “to honour + god”
Say it TIM 1 syllable
English, “to honour + god”
Greek, “honour”
Say it tee-MAY-oh 3 syllables
Greek, “honour”
Greek, “to honour + god”
Say it TEE-moh 2 syllables
Greek, “to honour + god”
Used in Russian
Say it tee-moh-FAY 3 syllables
Used in Russian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it tee-moh-TAY 3 syllables
Greek, “to honour + god”
Say it tee-moh-TAY 3 syllables
Greek, “to honour + god”
Turkish, “iron”
Say it tee-MOOR 2 syllables
Turkish, “iron”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it TEEN 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Say it TEE-neh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Hebrew, “my good is YHWH”
Say it toh-BY-us 3 syllables
Hebrew, “my good is YHWH”
Used in Polish
Say it toh-BEE-ahsh 3 syllables
Used in Polish
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it toh-BEE-yah 3 syllables
Hebrew, “my good is YHWH”
Say it TOH-bee 2 syllables
Hebrew, “my good is YHWH”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it TOD 1 syllable
Finnish
Say it TOY-voh 2 syllables
Finnish
English, “twin”
Say it TOM 1 syllable
English, “twin”
Used in Bulgarian
Say it TOH-mah 2 syllables
Used in Bulgarian
Spanish, “twin”
Say it toh-MAHS 2 syllables
Spanish, “twin”
Latin, “twin”
Say it TOH-mahsh 2 syllables
Latin, “twin”
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Slovenia in 2024, number 139.
Say it TOH-mazh 2 syllables
Used in Breton
Latin
Say it toh-MAH-zoh 3 syllables
Latin
English, “twin”
Spanish
Say it TOH-nee 2 syllables
Spanish
Old Norse
Say it TOOR 1 syllable
Old Norse
Welsh
Say it TREV-er 2 syllables
Welsh
Celtic, “riot”
Say it TRIS-tun 2 syllables
Celtic, “riot”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it TRIG-veh 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it TRIM 1 syllable
Old Norse
Say it TOO-reh 2 syllables
Old Norse
Used in Dutch
Say it TEE-khoh 2 syllables
Used in Dutch
English, “tiler”
Say it TY-ler 2 syllables
English, “tiler”
Used in Ukrainian
Say it tih-MOH-fee 3 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Latin
Say it TIH-mon 2 syllables
Latin
Latin, “to honour + god”
Say it tih-moh-TEH-oosh 4 syllables
Latin, “to honour + god”
French
Say it TY-sun 2 syllables
French
Hebrew, “gazelle”
Say it TSVEE 1 syllable
Hebrew, “gazelle”
U
13 namesNot in the latest lists. Last listed in Iceland in 2022, number 53.
Say it OOL-vur 2 syllables
Old Norse, “wolf”
German, “heritage, homestead + ruler”
Say it UL-rik 2 syllables
German, “heritage, homestead + ruler”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it ee-LEES 2 syllables
Arabic
Say it OO-mar 2 syllables
Arabic
Used in Turkish
Say it oo-MOOT 2 syllables
Used in Turkish
Basque, “shepherd, cowboy”
Say it oo-NY 2 syllables
Basque, “shepherd, cowboy”
Latin, “of the town or city, urbane”
Say it OOR-bahn 2 syllables
Latin, “of the town or city, urbane”
Used in Slovene
Say it OORKH 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Used in Finnish
Say it OOR-hoh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Hebrew, “light”
Say it OO-ree 2 syllables
Hebrew, “light”
Hebrew, “God is my light”
Say it YOOR-ee-el 3 syllables
Hebrew, “God is my light”
Used in Slovene
Say it OO-rosh 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it oo-SAYD 2 syllables
V
42 namesUsed in Finnish
Say it VY-nuh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Say it VAL 1 syllable
Latin, “strong, healthy”
German, “power, rule”
Say it VAL-deh-mar 3 syllables
German, “power, rule”
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Say it VAL-un-tin 3 syllables
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Say it val-en-TEE-noh 4 syllables
Latin, “strong, healthy”
Latin
Say it vah-LEH-ree-oh 4 syllables
Latin
Germanic
Say it VAHL-ter 2 syllables
Germanic
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Say it vah-SEE-lee-yeh 4 syllables
Used in Serbo-Croatian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it VEB-byurn 2 syllables
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Finland in 2021, number 46.
Say it VAY-tee 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it VAY-gard 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Say it VAY-koh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Hungarian
Say it VEN-tsel 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it VET-leh 2 syllables
Latin, “conqueror”
Say it VIK-ter 2 syllables
Latin, “conqueror”
Used in Slovene
Say it VEED 1 syllable
Used in Slovene
Old Norse, “wide + army”
Say it VEE-dar 2 syllables
Old Norse, “wide + army”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it VEE-deh 2 syllables
Germanic, “battle”
Say it VIG-oh 2 syllables
Germanic, “battle”
Latin, “conqueror”
Say it VIK-tor 2 syllables
Latin, “conqueror”
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Say it VIL-got 2 syllables
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Say it VIL-helm 2 syllables
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Used in Finnish
Say it VIL-hoh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Finnish
Say it VIL-yah-mee 3 syllables
Used in Finnish
Used in Icelandic
Say it VIL-yar 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Used in Finnish
Say it VIL-yoh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Old English
Say it VIL-ahs 2 syllables
Old English
Used in Finnish
Say it VIL-leh 2 syllables
Used in Finnish
Not in the latest lists. Last listed in Denmark in 2021, number 43.
Say it VIL-um 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it VIL-mer 2 syllables
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Say it VIL-mosh 2 syllables
Germanic, “will + helmet”
English, “conquering”
Say it VINS 1 syllable
English, “conquering”
Latin, “conquering”
Say it VIN-sent 2 syllables
Latin, “conquering”
Italian, “conquering”
Say it veen-CHEN-tsoh 3 syllables
Italian, “conquering”
Latin, “conquering”
Say it VIN-ee 2 syllables
Latin, “conquering”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it VEE-tahn 2 syllables
Latin
Say it VEE-toh 2 syllables
Latin
Latin, “conqueror”
Say it veet-TOR-yoh 3 syllables
Latin, “conqueror”
Russian, “power”
Say it VLAD-ih-meer 3 syllables
Russian, “power”
Used in Ukrainian
Say it vlah-dih-SLAHV 3 syllables
Used in Ukrainian
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it VOH-rants 2 syllables
Slavic
Say it VOOK 1 syllable
Slavic
W
20 namesUsed in English
Say it WAW-ker 2 syllables
Used in English
Germanic
Say it WAWL-ter 2 syllables
Germanic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it wah-SEEM 2 syllables
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it WAY-lun 2 syllables
Old English, “west + wood, clearing”
Say it WES-lee 2 syllables
Old English, “west + wood, clearing”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it WES-tun 2 syllables
Latin, “conqueror”
Say it VIK-tor 2 syllables
Latin, “conqueror”
Old English, “will + peace”
Say it WIL-fred 2 syllables
Old English, “will + peace”
German, “will + helmet”
Say it VIL-helm 2 syllables
German, “will + helmet”
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Say it VIL-em 2 syllables
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Used in German
Say it VIL-ee 2 syllables
Used in German
Germanic, “will + helmet”
Old English, “mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish + famous”
Say it WIL-mer 2 syllables
Old English, “mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish + famous”
Used in Polish
Say it VIN-tsent 2 syllables
Used in Polish
Latin, “conquering”
Say it vin-TSEN-tih 3 syllables
Latin, “conquering”
Lithuanian, “possibly wood + forest”
Say it VEE-told 2 syllables
Lithuanian, “possibly wood + forest”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it vwah-DIH-swahf 3 syllables
Slavic
Say it VOY-chekh 2 syllables
Slavic
Germanic
Say it WOWT 1 syllable
Germanic
Germanic, “war + hard, brave”
Say it WY-ut 2 syllables
Germanic, “war + hard, brave”
X
3 namesSpanish
Say it KSAH-ver 2 syllables
Spanish
Spanish
Say it SHAH-vee 2 syllables
Spanish
Spanish, “possibly new house”
Say it ZAY-vee-er 3 syllables
Spanish, “possibly new house”
Y
36 namesHebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Say it yah-ah-KOV 3 syllables
Hebrew, “possibly holding the heel”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it yah-AR 2 syllables
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it yah-GEL 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Say it yah-HAHV 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Arabic, “God is gracious”
Say it YAH-yuh 2 syllables
Arabic, “God is gracious”
Hebrew, “he will light up”
Say it yah-EER 2 syllables
Hebrew, “he will light up”
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it YAHM 1 syllable
Turkish
Say it YAH-mahn 2 syllables
Turkish
Used in Hebrew
Say it yah-NY 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Used in Greek
Say it YAH-nis 2 syllables
Used in Greek
Hebrew
Say it yar-DEN 2 syllables
Hebrew
Russian
Say it yah-roh-SLAHV 3 syllables
Russian
Used in Arabic
Say it YAH-ser 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Used in Arabic
Say it yah-SEEN 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Used in Arabic
Say it yah-SEEN 2 syllables
Used in Arabic
Arabic
Say it YAH-zan 2 syllables
Arabic
Used in Yiddish
Say it yekh-ee-EL 3 syllables
Used in Yiddish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it yeh-deed-YAH 3 syllables
Hebrew
Say it yeh-hoh-nah-TAHN 4 syllables
Hebrew
Used in Hebrew
Say it yeh-hoh-SHOO-ah 4 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Hebrew
Say it yeh-HOO-duh 3 syllables
Hebrew
Used in Spanish
Say it yeh-RY 2 syllables
Used in Spanish
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it yee-EET 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Say it yee-NOHN 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Used in Hebrew
Say it yee-SHY 2 syllables
Used in Hebrew
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it YITS-hahk 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Say it EE-mir 2 syllables
Used in Icelandic
Hebrew
Say it yoh-AHV 2 syllables
Hebrew
Hebrew, “Yahweh (is) God”
Say it yoh-EL 2 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh (is) God”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it yoh-nah-TAHN 3 syllables
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Say it YOH-sef 2 syllables
Hebrew, “(God) shall add”
Used in Dutch
Say it yoo-NES 2 syllables
Used in Dutch
Arabic, “(God) shall add”
Say it YOO-sef 2 syllables
Arabic, “(God) shall add”
Arabic
Say it YOO-sef 2 syllables
Arabic
Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.
Say it yoo-nus-em-REH 4 syllables
Arabic, “to add”
Say it YOO-suf 2 syllables
Arabic, “to add”
Z
24 namesHebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK-uh-ree 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK-uh-ree 3 syllables
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 18 more places.
Say it ZAYN 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK 1 syllable
Hebrew, “Yahweh has remembered”
Hebrew, “the Lord has remembered”
Say it zak-uh-REE-uh 4 syllables
Hebrew, “the Lord has remembered”
Arabic, “Yahweh has remembered”
Say it zak-uh-REE-yuh 4 syllables
Arabic, “Yahweh has remembered”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it ZAH-lahn 2 syllables
Hebrew
Say it ZHAHN 1 syllable
Hebrew
Greek, “to defend + man”
Say it ZAN-der 2 syllables
Greek, “to defend + man”
Arabic
Say it ZAYD 1 syllable
Arabic
Arabic, “beauty”
Say it ZAYN 1 syllable
Arabic, “beauty”
Slavic, “chase away + anger, wrath”
Say it ZBEEG-nyef 2 syllables
Slavic, “chase away + anger, wrath”
Greek
Say it ZEE-noh 2 syllables
Greek
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.
Say it ZEN-teh 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Say it ZAY-tayn 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Used in Slovene
Say it ZHEE-gah 2 syllables
Used in Slovene
Hebrew
Say it ZY-un 2 syllables
Hebrew
Hungarian, “sultan”
Say it ZOHL-tahn 2 syllables
Hungarian, “sultan”
Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.
Say it ZOR-uh-war 3 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Say it ZHOLT 1 syllable
Used in Hungarian
Used in Hungarian
Say it ZHOM-bor 2 syllables
Used in Hungarian
Ranks from official birth statistics; meanings and origins from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). How these figures are computed.