Cornish baby names
53 names of Cornish origin given to babies in the UK and the US.
Popular Cornish girls' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among girls in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elowyn | elm tree | 352 | 299 |
| Elowen | elm tree | 502 | 797 |
| Jennifer | fair, white | 681 | 586 |
| Jenna | fair, white | 996 | 679 |
| Merryn | 973 | 5,553 | |
| Lowenna | joy | 1,280 | – |
| Sennen | 2,675 | – | |
| Elowynn | elm tree | – | 2,485 |
| Morwenna | maiden | 2,509 | – |
| Demelza | fort of Maeldaf | 2,675 | – |
| Jennah | fair, white | 4,935 | 4,351 |
| Senara | 2,856 | – | |
| Merrin | 4,276 | 7,883 | |
| Jena | fair, white | 5,990 | 5,409 |
| Zennor | 3,776 | – | |
| Lerryn | 4,935 | – | |
| Yenifer | fair, white | – | 6,837 |
| Jenifer | – | 7,131 | |
| Lowyn | – | 7,131 | |
| Meryn | – | 8,360 | |
| Jennyfer | – | 13,203 | |
| Yennifer | fair, white | – | 14,937 |
| Ailla | – | – | |
| Carenza | love | – | – |
| Genna | – | – | |
| Gennifer | – | – | |
| Jenah | fair, white | – | – |
| Jeniffer | fair, white | – | – |
| Jennafer | white phantom | – | – |
| Jennefer | white phantom | – | – |
Popular Cornish boys' names
The most popular in 2025, with what each name means and its rank among boys in the UK and the US.
| Name | Meaning | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowen | happy, joyful | 391 | 1,867 |
| Denzel | 936 | 1,166 | |
| Kitto | 4,301 | – | |
| Tremaine | homestead of the stone | – | 5,044 |
| Denzil | 5,065 | – | |
| Piran | 5,065 | – | |
| Tremayne | homestead of the stone | – | 6,442 |
| Denzell | – | 6,799 | |
| Tramaine | settlement of the stone | – | 7,675 |
| Kelyn | holly | – | 9,710 |
| Danzel | – | 10,690 | |
| Mawgan | – | – | |
| Tramayne | homestead of the stone | – | – |
| Tremain | homestead of the stone | – | – |
| Trumaine | homestead of the stone | – | – |
Every Cornish name, A to Z
- Ailla
- Carenza
- Danzel
- Demelza
- Denzel
- Denzell
- Denzil
- Elowen
- Elowyn
- Elowynn
- Genna
- Gennifer
- Jena
- Jenah
- Jenifer
- Jeniffer
- Jenna
- Jennafer
- Jennah
- Jennefer
- Jennifer
- Jenniffer
- Jennipher
- Jennyfer
- Jenyfer
- Kelyn
- Kerensa
- Kerenza
- Kitto
- Lerryn
- Lowen
- Lowenna
- Lowyn
- Mawgan
- Merrin
- Merryn
- Meryn
- Mirryn
- Morwenna
- Piran
- Senara
- Sennen
- Tegen
- Tramaine
- Tramayne
- Tremain
- Tremaine
- Tremayne
- Trumaine
- Yenifer
- Yennifer
- Yenny
- Zennor
Other origins
Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Baltic, Celtic, Chinese, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Igbo, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern, Native American, Old English, Old Norse, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yoruba
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cornish baby names”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/origins/cornish, updated 20 October 2026.