Surname-style first names
Every name links to its full page: meaning, origin, and its real popularity curve since 1890.
Addison English · child of Adam
Addisyn English · modern respelling of Addison, son of Adam
Addyson English · modern respelling of Addison, son of Adam
Adler German · German/Yiddish surname meaning 'eagle'
Adley English · modern coinage using the '-ley' (meadow) surname suffix
Ainsley Scottish · place name/surname, traditionally "one's own meadow"
Alden English · from Old English elements meaning 'old friend'
Alisson French · variant of Allison, diminutive of Alice, noble
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'
Alton English · old town
Anderson Scandinavian · surname, "son of Andrew"
Ansley English · English place name, 'Ann's meadow' or 'hermit's clearing'
Archer English · occupational surname, "bowman"
Arlie English · variant of Arley, meaning uncertain (possibly hare wood)
Armani Italian · surname of uncertain origin, associated with the fashion house
Ashley English · ash tree meadow
Ashton English · place name, "ash tree settlement"
Austin Latin · great, magnificent
Austyn Latin · modern respelling of Austin, from Augustine, great
Averi English · modern feminine spelling of Avery, elf ruler
Averie Germanic · modern spelling variant of Avery, from Germanic 'elf ruler'
Avery English · ruler of the elves
Axton English · modern coinage: 'axe' plus the '-ton' (town) suffix
Ayrton English · farm on the River Aire (English surname and place name); famously borne by F1 legend Ayrton Senna
Bailee English · variant of Bailey, surname meaning steward/bailiff
Bailey English · occupational surname, "bailiff, steward"
Baker English · occupational surname, "one who bakes bread"
Banks English · surname, "dweller by the riverbank"
Barrett Germanic · surname, traditionally "strong as a bear"
Baylee English · modern spelling variant of Bailey, meaning steward
Baylor English · traditionally explained as an English occupational surname linked to horse-training or bailiffs
Beck English · English surname meaning 'stream', from Old Norse bekkr
Beckett English · beehive; bee cottage
Beckham English · surname/place name, "homestead by the stream"
Bekele Amharic · a beloved classic given name
Bellamy French · from French 'bel ami', meaning 'handsome friend'
Bennett Latin · blessed
Benson English · surname, "son of Ben(edict)"
Bentley English · place name/surname, "bent-grass meadow"
Benton English · moor grass settlement
Berkley English · place name/surname meaning 'birch tree meadow'
Beverly English · from an English place name meaning 'beaver stream' or 'beaver meadow'
Bexley English · clearing of box trees (English place name)
Bishop English · occupational surname from the Church title, ultimately Greek 'episkopos' (overseer)
Blaine Scottish · traditionally 'thin' or 'yellow', from a Scottish Gaelic surname
Blair Scottish · place name, "field, plain"
Blaire Scottish · variant of Blair, meaning plain or field
Blake English · dark; pale
Blakely English · place name/surname, traditionally "dark meadow"
Bode German · German surname meaning 'messenger'
Boden English · English surname of uncertain origin, possibly meaning 'valley'
Bonifacio Filipino · good fate (surname honoring the revolutionary hero)
Booker English · surname-turned-first-name, forever tied to educator and leader Booker T. Washington
Booker English · scribe, maker of books
Boone English · surname from Old French 'bon', 'good'
Bowen Welsh · surname, "son of Owen"
Bowie Scottish · yellow-haired (Scottish surname, from Gaelic buidhe); chosen honoring David Bowie
Bowie Scottish · surname meaning 'yellow-haired'; popularized by David Bowie
Boyd Scottish · yellow-haired, blonde
Braden Irish · from the Irish surname O Bradain, 'descendant of Bradan', Bradan meaning salmon
Bradford English · broad river crossing (place name)
Bradley English · broad meadow
Brady Irish · surname Ó Brádaigh, traditionally "spirited"
Brandon English · beacon hill
Branson English · surname meaning 'son of Brand' (sword, or firebrand)
Brantley English · surname/place name; meaning uncertain
Braxton English · place name/surname, "Bracca's settlement"
Brecken Scottish · modern coinage from bracken, the fern plant
Brennan Irish · surname-style, from O Braonain, 'sorrow, teardrop'; a warm heritage name
Brennan Irish · Irish surname from O Braonain, traditionally linked to 'sorrow' or 'moisture'
Brent English · from the place name meaning steep hill
Brett English · traditionally 'a Breton', from Old French for a person from Brittany
Bridger English · occupational surname, lives near a bridge
Briggs English · occupational surname meaning 'dweller by the bridge'
Brinley English · modern blend name combining 'Bryn' with the surname suffix '-ley'
Bristol English · English place name meaning site of the bridge
Brixton English · London place name, from Old English 'Brihtsige's stone'
Brock English · from Old English 'brocc', meaning badger
Brodie Scottish · Scottish surname/place name, traditionally linked to Gaelic for 'muddy place'
Brody Irish · surname/place name, traditionally "muddy place"
Bronson English · surname meaning 'son of Brown'
Brooke English · "small stream"
Brooklyn English · place name
Brooks English · surname, "dweller by the brook"
Bruce Scottish · from the brushwood thicket
Bryant English · surname form of Brian, traditionally 'noble' or 'strong' (disputed etymology)
Brycen Welsh · modern variant of Bryce, meaning son of Rhys
Bryson English · surname, "son of Brice"
Byron English · from an English surname meaning 'at the cattle sheds' (Old English 'byre')
Callahan Irish · surname-style, from O Ceallachain, 'bright-headed'; a distinctive heritage name
Callahan Irish · Irish surname meaning 'descendant of Ceallachán', traditionally linked to 'strife' or 'bright-headed'
Callan Irish · traditionally translated as 'battle-strong', from Cathal
Callen Irish · modern respelling of Callan, traditionally "battle"
Calvin French · from surname Cauvin, "little bald one"
Camden English · place name/surname; meaning uncertain, possibly "winding valley"
Cameron Scottish · traditionally "crooked nose", from Gaelic cam sron
Campbell Scottish · Scottish clan surname, from Gaelic 'cam' (crooked) and 'beul' (mouth)
Camryn Scottish · modern feminine variant of Cameron, traditionally "crooked nose"
Cannon English · from the word cannon; also occupational surname
Carlton English · farmers' settlement
Carson Scottish · surname, traditionally "son of the marsh-dwellers"
Carsyn Scottish · phonetic variant of Carson, Scottish surname 'son of Carr'
Carter English · cart driver
Case English · occupational surname, a case or box maker
Casey Irish · vigilant, watchful
Cason English · modern surname-style name, elaboration of Case
Cassidy Irish · surname Ó Caiside, traditionally "curly-haired"
Chandler English · occupational surname, "candle maker"
Chanel French · French surname related to 'canal, channel'; associated with the fashion house
Chase English · hunter
Chester English · fortified town (from Latin castra)
Clark English · occupational surname, "clerk, scholar"
Clay English · from the earth material 'clay'; English surname and place name
Clayton English · place name, "settlement on clay land"
Clifford English · ford near a cliff
Clifton English · settlement by the cliff
Clint English · settlement on a hill (short form of Clinton); famously borne by US striker Clint Dempsey
Clint English · settlement on a hill (short for Clinton)
Clinton English · settlement on a hill
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