Baby names by origin
The languages and traditions behind the names given to babies in the UK and the US, with what each name means and how popular it is.
- Modern 8,539 names, such as Jayden, Ailany and Myla
- Hebrew 3,732 names, such as Noah, Isabella and Elijah
- English 3,202 names, such as Lily, Evelyn and Hudson
- Arabic 2,477 names, such as Muhammad, Layla and Mohammed
- Greek 2,309 names, such as Luca, Theodore and Sophia
- Latin 1,900 names, such as Oliver, Olivia and Leo
- Germanic 1,486 names, such as Amelia, Liam and Henry
- Irish 1,120 names, such as Oscar, Rowan and Rory
- Sanskrit 1,119 names, such as Maya, Bodhi and Arya
- French 521 names, such as Eleanor, Beau and Esme
- Scottish 504 names, such as Isla, Finley and Logan
- Persian 375 names, such as Jasper, Esther and Jasmine
- Spanish 364 names, such as Santiago, Lola and Xavier
- Welsh 322 names, such as Dylan, Owen and Winnie
- Japanese 232 names, such as Kobe, Kaizen and Raiden
- Slavic 226 names, such as Mila, Milan and Vera
- Italian 200 names, such as Aria, Sienna and Enzo
- Old English 179 names, such as Alfie, Edward and Teddy
- Old Norse 171 names, such as Freya, Ronnie and Ralph
- Punjabi 158 names, such as Asees, Gurbaaz and Nirvair
- Celtic 149 names, such as Arthur, Imogen and Gael
- Turkish 131 names, such as Ayla, Aylin and Alara
- Hawaiian 124 names, such as Kai, Leilani and Koa
- Yoruba 114 names, such as Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide and Tobi
- Native American 106 names, such as Dakota, Tallulah and Nayeli
- Igbo 91 names, such as Amara, Munachimso and Chimamanda
- Aramaic 79 names, such as Thomas, Tommy and Martha
- Vietnamese 72 names, such as An, Minh and Anh
- Hindi 71 names, such as Prisha, Saanvi and Meera
- Chinese 69 names, such as Lian, Jia and Mei
- Swahili 54 names, such as Zuri, Imani and Malaika
- Cornish 53 names, such as Elowyn, Lowen and Elowen
- Scandinavian 50 names, such as Kaia, Jenson and Jensen
- Amharic 38 names, such as Amare, Aryam and Gelila
- Akan 36 names, such as Nana, Mansa and Ashanti
- Baltic 25 names, such as Aras, Liepa and Herkus
- Portuguese 25 names, such as Zaire, Lua and Vasco
- Korean 18 names, such as Jae, Nari and Tae
- Tamil 18 names, such as Nila, Aathiran and Iniya
- Urdu 15 names, such as Meerab, Shahzain and Saira
- Hungarian 8 names, such as Laszlo, Levente and Timeea
- Somali 8 names, such as Mahad, Hanad and Guled
- Maori 6 names, such as Mako, Kiri and Nyree
- Bengali 4 names, such as Abir, Ador and Keya