Timeless classic baby names

Every name links to its full page: meaning, origin, and its real popularity curve since 1890.

Abdullah Arabic · servant of God

Abebe Amharic · he grew, he flourished (Olympic legend Abebe Bikila)

Abel Hebrew · traditionally "breath"

Abner Hebrew · traditionally translated 'my father is light'

Abraham Hebrew · father of many nations

Abram Hebrew · original biblical name of Abraham, meaning 'exalted father'

Adalberto Portuguese · noble and bright (Portuguese form of the German Adalbert)

Adam Arabic · the first man in the Abrahamic tradition; identical in spelling and pronunciation in Arabic and English, a textbook crossover pick

Adan Hebrew · Spanish form of Adam, "man of the earth"

Adela Germanic · means 'noble', root of Adele and Adelaide

Adele Germanic · means 'noble', from the Germanic element 'adal'

Adelheid German · noble kind

Adelina Portuguese · noble (Portuguese form of the German Adelheid)

Adella Germanic · noble

Adelynn Germanic · modern elaboration of Adeline, from Germanic 'adal' meaning 'noble'

Ademar Portuguese · noble and famous (Portuguese form of the German Adhemar)

Adnan Arabic · settler, one who resides

Adolfo Spanish · noble wolf

Adrian Latin · from Hadria

Adrianna Latin · feminine form of Adrian, from 'Hadrianus', meaning 'from Hadria'

Adriano Italian · from Adria

Adrien French · from Hadria, a place in Italy

Adrienne French · traditionally dark one, from Hadria

Adrián Spanish · from Hadria, dark one

Adèle French · noble

Agatha Greek · good, kind

Agnieszka Polish · pure, holy (Polish form of Agnes)

Agus Indonesian · common classic name tied to Agustus, the independence month

Agustin Latin · Spanish form of Augustine, from 'augustus' meaning 'great, venerable'

Ahmad Arabic · most commendable, highly praised (one of the names of the Prophet Muhammad)

Ahmed Arabic · 'most commendable, highly praised'

Ahmet Turkish · most highly praised

Aidan Irish · little fire; one of the biggest Irish-American breakout names of the 1990s-2000s

Aiko Japanese · beloved child; carried by early Nisei-generation Nikkei families in Sao Paulo

Aileen Greek · Scottish/Irish form of Helen, traditionally translated as 'shining light' or 'torch'

Aimee French · beloved

Aina Spanish · grace (Catalan/Balearic form of Anna); a light, modern name used well beyond Catalonia and the Balearics

Aisha Arabic · alive, thriving; a beloved classic honoring the Prophet Muhammad's wife, popular since the 1970s

Akemi Japanese · bright beauty

Akira Japanese · bright, clear, intelligent

Alan Celtic · handsome, cheerful

Alaric Germanic · ruler of all; Visigothic king name

Alberto Germanic · Italian/Spanish form of Albert, meaning 'noble and bright'

Alden English · from Old English elements meaning 'old friend'

Aldo Italian · old, wise; a distinctive old-world classic

Aldo Germanic · from a Germanic root meaning 'old' or 'wise, experienced'

Alec Greek · variant of Alexander, 'defender of the people'

Alejandra Spanish · defender of mankind; a beloved feminine classic

Alejandro Spanish · defender of mankind (Spanish form of Alexander); a beloved classic

Aleksander Polish · defender of mankind (Polish form of Alexander)

Aleksandra Polish · defender of mankind (Polish form of Alexandra)

Alemu Amharic · his world

Alena Slavic · Slavic form of Helena, traditionally meaning 'light' or 'torch'

Alessandra Italian · defender of mankind (feminine of Alessandro)

Alessandra Italian · feminine form of Alexander, "defender of man"

Alessandro Italian · defender of mankind; the classic Italian form

Alessia Italian · Italian feminine form of Alexis, from Greek 'defender'

Alex Greek · short form of Alexander, "defender of man"

Alexa Greek · variant of Alexandra, 'defender of the people'

Alexander Greek · defender of men

Alexandra Greek · defender of mankind

Alexandria Greek · feminine form of Alexander, also the Egyptian city

Alexia Greek · feminine form related to Alexander, meaning 'defender' or 'helper'

Alexios Greek · defender

Alexis Greek · helper, defender

Alfonso Italian · noble and ready; a warm old-world classic

Alfonso Germanic · traditionally 'noble and ready', Spanish/Italian form of Alphonse

Alfred English · Old English, 'elf counsel'

Alfredo Germanic · variant of Alfred, traditionally 'elf counsel'

Ali Arabic · exalted, noble (name of the fourth Islamic caliph, a central figure in Shia Islam)

Alia Arabic · 'exalted, noble, sublime', feminine form of Ali

Alicia Spanish · noble, truthful; a widely loved crossover classic in Mexican-American families

Alicia Germanic · Spanish variant of Alice, "noble"

Alicja Polish · noble, truthful (Polish form of Alice)

Aline French · variant of Adeline, noble

Alisa Germanic · variant of Alice, noble kind

Alison Germanic · diminutive of Alice, "noble"

Alisson French · variant of Allison, diminutive of Alice, noble

Alistair Scottish · Scottish form of Alexander, Greek for 'defender of man'

Aliya Arabic · exalted, noble; feminine form of Ali

Aliza Hebrew · 'joyful, joyous'

Allan Welsh · of uncertain Celtic/Breton origin, traditionally linked to 'little rock' or 'harmony'

Allen Welsh · variant of Alan; Celtic/Breton origin, meaning uncertain, possibly 'little rock' or 'handsome'

Allie English · pet form of Alison/Alice

Allison Germanic · diminutive of Alice, "noble"

Allyson Germanic · noble (form of Alison, from Alice); famously borne by Allyson Felix

Allyson Germanic · variant of Alison, a diminutive of Alice, ultimately meaning 'noble kind'

Alma Latin · "nourishing" or Spanish "soul"

Almaz Amharic · diamond

Alonso Spanish · noble and ready (Spanish form of Alfonso); a classic Spain name carried by Don Quixote's true identity, Alonso Quijano

Alonso Spanish · Spanish form of Alfonso, Germanic for 'noble and ready'

Alonzo Germanic · Spanish/Italian form of Alfonso, meaning 'noble and ready'

Alphonse Germanic · noble and ready

Althea Greek · healer, healing power

Alvaro Germanic · Spanish name from a Visigothic Germanic root, traditionally translated as 'guardian' or 'elf warrior'

Alvin Cantonese · widely used HK-English boy's name

Alyce Germanic · variant of Alice, noble

Alyson Germanic · variant of Alison, diminutive of Alice, meaning 'noble kind'

Amadeusz Polish · loves God (Polish form of Amadeus)

Amaia Spanish · Basque name meaning 'the end'; also a town in Navarre

Amalia Germanic · variant of Amelia, from a Germanic root traditionally translated as 'work' or 'industrious'

Amancio Spanish · loving one; a classic Galician-rooted Spain name popularized by businessman Amancio Ortega

Amanda Latin · worthy of love

Amar Sanskrit · immortal

Ambrose Greek · from Greek 'ambrosios' meaning 'immortal'

Ameer Arabic · prince, commander (variant of Amir)

Amelia Germanic · industrious, striving

Amelie French · French form of Amelia, from Germanic 'amal', meaning 'work, industrious'

Amina Arabic · "trustworthy, faithful"

Aminah Arabic · trustworthy, faithful; mother of the Prophet Muhammad

Amrit Punjabi · nectar, immortal (unisex Sikh American name)

Amy French · beloved; the quintessential 1980s-2000s ABC name, indelibly tied to novelist Amy Tan

Amy French · from Amée, "beloved"

Amélie French · industrious, striving

Ana Spanish · grace; a timeless classic, often used within longer names like Ana Maria

Ana Hebrew · Spanish form of Anna, "grace"

Anais French · Provencal French form of Anne, meaning grace

Ander Spanish · Basque form of Andrew, from Greek 'andros', manly

Anders Scandinavian · manly, warrior (Scandinavian form of Andrew)

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