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Dual-language names

What are dual-language names like?

Hana is a form of Hannah in several languages and, separately, a Japanese name that can mean “flower”, depending on its written characters. Naomi means “my pleasantness” in Hebrew, while one Japanese spelling combines “straight” with “beautiful”.

These names are built for two worlds at once, they sound natural on an American playground and read smoothly in Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese too. Names like Kai, Mia, Leo, and Ren cross language barriers with ease, needing no adjustment in spelling or pronunciation. A name that never has to be translated.

Where these names rank todayUnited States · Brazil

Names that work in two languagesEnglish and Spanish · English and Portuguese

AmiOrigin · Japaneselove and beauty (愛美); pronounced almost like the English name "Amy" but not identical; worth spelling correctly as Ami rather than claiming it's simply Amy in kanji, since those are two related but distinct names
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

131 people · the #34,096 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 37

2000s

Among people named Ami living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

AnikaOrigin · Sanskritgrace, gracious; favored by Indian American families for reading naturally in both Hindi and English; also, separately, a Scandinavian/German diminutive of Anna, an unrelated coincidence that only strengthens its crossover appeal
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

90 people · the #44,380 first name in Brazil · median age 11

2000s2010s

Among people named Anika living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

AnnaOrigin · Hebrewgrace, favor; also a real Japanese given name written 杏奈 ("apricot, gracefulness") or 安奈, not merely a Western import; one of the strongest true dual-reading names in wide use
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

163,900 people · the #202 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,239 · median age 12

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Anna living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 23,369 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

AutumnOrigin · Englishthe season; a direct translation pick for the Vietnamese name Thu (autumn), letting a family keep the exact meaning of a home name while giving a daughter a fully English first name
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

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AyaOrigin · Japanesecolor, design (彩/綾); short and phonetically clean enough to read correctly to English speakers on first try, one reason it travels well outside Japan
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

462 people · the #14,132 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 6

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Aya living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 149 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

BellaOrigin · Italianbeautiful, short form of Isabella; also a standalone name in the Philippines in its own right, a legacy of over three centuries of Spanish colonial naming that Filipino and Italian/English usage happen to share outright rather than translate
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

7,413 people · the #2,092 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 27,027 · median age 2

1930s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Bella living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 5,142 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

CherryOrigin · Englisha vintage nickname-name (popularized by the 1930s-50s Cherry Ames book series); a direct translation for the Vietnamese name Mai, which itself means apricot or cherry blossom
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

81 people · the #47,863 first name in Brazil · median age 32

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

CrystalOrigin · Englishthe mineral; picked by some Chinese American families to translate 晶 (jīng, "crystal, sparkle"), a common character in given names; a real meaning match layered under a very American 1980s sound
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

651 people · the #11,130 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 8

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Crystal living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 162 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

DevOrigin · Sanskritgod, divine; from Sanskrit deva
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

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EmiOrigin · Japanesea Japanese name with meanings that depend on the written characters, including "blessing and beauty" (恵美) and "picture and beauty" (絵美); also a short form of Emily or Emilia
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

1,078 people · the #7,854 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 52

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Emi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1950s as in the 1960s, more than in any other decade.

The census also counted 58 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

ErikaOrigin · Germanicfeminine of Erik, "eternal ruler"; also a genuinely common Japanese given name (written phonetically as えりか or with kanji like 恵梨香), carried by Japanese actresses and singers, not a coincidence of spelling
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

84,031 people · the #366 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,415 · median age 31

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Erika living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 952 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

EugeneOrigin · Greekwell-born; widely adopted as the English name for Korean men named Yoo-jin, since the sound of "Eugene" echoes "Yoojin" closely; one of the best-documented sound-crossover picks in the whole Korean American dual-name tradition
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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1900s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

98 people · the #41,927 first name in Brazil · median age 50

1970s

Among people named Eugene living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

GeneOrigin · Greekshort for Eugene, "well-born"; a shorter, quieter version of the same Yoojin-echo pattern, chosen by some Korean American men with "-jin" names as a snappier alternative to the full Eugene
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

494 people · the #13,495 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 46

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Gene living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

GraceOrigin · Englishgrace, favor; the single most common English half of the Korean American dual-name pattern, since it directly translates 은 (eun, "grace, mercy") found in names like Eunji and Eunbi; meaning, not just sound
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

6,265 people · the #2,341 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 32,258 · median age 36

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Grace living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 28 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

HanaOrigin · Japaneseflower (花); also read as a native Korean word meaning "one" (하나); spelled close enough to "Hannah" that it reads instantly and correctly to English speakers, a favorite for exactly that reason
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

4,663 people · the #2,876 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 43,478 · median age 12

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Hana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 988 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

HopeOrigin · Englishhope, expectation; a direct translation of the Filipino word Pag-asa ("hope"), part of the same virtue-name tradition that gave the Philippines names like Faith and Charity
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

151 people · the #30,950 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 1

The census also counted 121 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

IrisOrigin · Greekrainbow, the Greek messenger goddess; also matches the Cantonese element 芷 (tsz/zhǐ, an iris-like fragrant herb) used in real given names like Tsz-Ching and Tsz-Yan; a genuine cross-language floral echo
USA2020sBrazil#519travels asÍris
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

56,795 people · the #519 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 3,571 · median age 29

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Iris living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 5,144 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

IvyOrigin · Englishthe ivy plant; a modern favorite precisely because it sounds clean and complete in both English and Mandarin, with none of the awkward vowel or consonant clashes that trip up other English picks
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

3,623 people · the #3,419 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 55,556 · median age 7

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Ivy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 1,433 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

JadeOrigin · Englishthe gemstone, from Spanish piedra de ijada; a direct translation pick for families whose Chinese name carries 玉 (yù, "jade") or Vietnamese name carries Ngọc (jade/jewel); one of the cleanest meaning-for-meaning matches in this whole list
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

26,671 people · the #888 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 7,634 · median age 8

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Jade living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 9,715 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

JasmineOrigin · Persianthe jasmine flower; resonant for Filipino American families since sampaguita, the Philippines' national flower, is a jasmine variety; the English flower name quietly carries the same bloom
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

6,032 people · the #2,407 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 33,333 · median age 5

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Jasmine living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 2,561 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

JinOrigin · Koreantruth, precious (진); also a real Japanese name (仁, "benevolence") and a common Chinese/Cantonese sound tied to 金 (gold), simple enough that English speakers read it correctly on sight; helped further by BTS member Jin's global fame
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

314 people · the #18,439 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 42

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Jin living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

JoyOrigin · Englishjoy, happiness; the go-to translation for Filipino families whose daughter carries the native Tagalog name Ligaya ("joy"), and also chosen by Korean American church families for its brightness
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

514 people · the #13,113 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 31

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Joy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 54 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

JunOrigin · Koreantalented and handsome, an alternate romanization of Joon (as in Jun-ho); also a common Japanese name (純, "purity") and Chinese name (俊, "handsome"), and a near-homophone of the English name/month June
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

380 people · the #16,161 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 36

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Jun living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 26 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

JuneOrigin · Englishthe month; pronounced almost exactly like "Jun," a name element meaning talented and handsome in Korean (as in Joon/Jun-ho), obedient in Japanese (純), and handsome in Chinese (俊); a near-perfect homophone across three languages
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

549 people · the #12,533 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 55

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s

Among people named June living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KaiOrigin · Hawaiiansea; also a genuine Japanese name (海, or 甲斐, an old place-name reading) and a common Cantonese/Hong Kong English name from characters like 啟 or 凱; one of the strongest three-way East Asian/Pacific/English crossovers going
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

319 people · the #18,217 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 9

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Kai living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 92 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KarinOrigin · Scandinaviana form of Katherine/Karen, "pure"; also a genuine Japanese given name, 花梨, referring to the flowering Chinese quince tree; two unrelated origins landing on the identical spelling and sound
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

5,356 people · the #2,617 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 38,462 · median age 39

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Karin living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 44 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KayaOrigin · Turkishrock; already an established Western name (used across Scandinavia and the English-speaking world), and independently a real Japanese given name written with characters like 佳耶 or 香耶
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

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Popularity in Brazil

215 people · the #24,146 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 11

2000s2010s

Among people named Kaya living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 45 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KenOrigin · Japanesea standalone Japanese given name, often written 健, "healthy, strong"; other kanji with the same reading are also used
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

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Popularity in Brazil

226 people · the #23,276 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 32

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Ken living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KimOrigin · Koreangold (金), the most common Korean surname and a real given name too; also an established standalone English name in its own right (from Kipling's novel, and 1950s-70s stars like Kim Novak); one name, two independent lives
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

1,162 people · the #7,474 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 166,667 · median age 30

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Kim living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 69 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KiraOrigin · Persianthrone (root of Cyra/Kyra); independently a popular modern Japanese given name, usually written in katakana or with characters chosen for sound, such as 煌 ("sparkle")
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

714 people · the #10,447 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 6

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Kira living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 291 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KiranOrigin · Sanskritfrom Sanskrit kirana: one sense is a ray or beam of light; other senses include dust and thread
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

38 people · the #80,303 first name in Brazil · median age 14

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

KitOrigin · Englisha nickname for Christopher or Katherine; spelled identically to the Cantonese given-name romanization Kit (傑, "heroic, outstanding"), a common Hong Kong name; same three letters, two real meanings
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

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Popularity in Brazil

31 people · the #92,291 first name in Brazil · median age 41

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

LilyOrigin · Englishthe flower; a favorite for daughters whose Chinese given name starts with 丽 or 莉 (lì, "beautiful"), since "Lily" echoes the sound while standing as a fully established English name in its own right
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

383 people · the #16,080 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 11

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1990s2010s

Among people named Lily living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 116 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

LotusOrigin · Englishthe flower; a direct translation of Sen, the Vietnamese word for lotus and the national flower of Vietnam; rare as an English given name but growing alongside the broader nature-name trend
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

65 people · the #55,639 first name in Brazil · median age 6

2010s

Among people named Lotus living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 20 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

LynnOrigin · Englisha short form once common on its own, from Welsh llyn, "lake"; also an exact homophone of the Chinese given-name character 琳 (lín, "fine jade"), distinct from the common surname 林 (also Lín, "forest")
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

70 people · the #52,921 first name in Brazil · median age 26

1990s

Among people named Lynn living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

ManaOrigin · Japaneselove (愛) or a compound like 真奈; also an English-language loanword in its own right; "mana" (spiritual power) entered English from Polynesian languages and is used as a first name in Hawaii and beyond
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

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Popularity in Brazil

147 people · the #31,519 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 28

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Mana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

MarinaOrigin · Latinfeminine form of Marinus, from Marius or Latin marinus, "of the sea"
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

222,695 people · the #143 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 912 · median age 29

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Marina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 15,964 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

MayaOrigin · Sanskritillusion, magic; also the name of Buddha's mother in Sanskrit/Buddhist tradition, adopted into Japanese with kanji readings like 真夜 or 摩耶; independently one of the fastest-rising modern English names in the US
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

23,446 people · the #958 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 8,696 · median age 1

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Maya living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 16,831 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

MiaOrigin · Germana short form of Maria, ultimately from Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning is uncertain; it coincides with Italian mia and Spanish mía, "mine"
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

1,628 people · the #5,914 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 3

1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Mia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 845 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

MikiOrigin · Englisha nickname, short for Michaela or Michelle; also a real Japanese given name (美紀, 実希); works as a light, easy crossover in both directions
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

156 people · the #30,266 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 29

1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Miki living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

MinaOrigin · EnglishVictorian short form of Wilhelmina; also a Japanese and Korean name in its own right (written 美奈 among other forms), one of the cleanest cross-language bridges in these pages
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

434 people · the #14,753 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 34

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Mina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 36 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

NaomiOrigin · Hebrewin Hebrew, "my pleasantness"; also a Japanese name whose meaning depends on the characters, such as 直美, "straight" and "beautiful"
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

3,722 people · the #3,363 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 55,556 · median age 10

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Naomi living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 976 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

NeelOrigin · Sanskritblue, sapphire; a near-homophone of the established English/Irish name Neal or Neil ("champion"), letting a South Asian name and a Western one sit on almost the same sound
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

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NinaOrigin · InternationalEuropean short form of names ending in -nina; separate Japanese names can be romanized Nina depending on kanji, so the spelling alone does not establish one origin
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

12,960 people · the #1,419 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 15,625 · median age 13

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Nina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 1,971 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

PearlOrigin · Englishthe gem; chosen by many Chinese American families because it translates 珍珠 (zhēnzhū, "pearl") exactly, and by Vietnamese American families for the same reason via Châu (pearl); a real semantic match, not just a nice sound
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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

PhoenixOrigin · Greekthe mythological bird; a direct translation match for two names already in this dataset; Vietnamese Phượng and Cantonese Fung (鳳) both mean phoenix, making this one of the cleanest meaning-for-meaning crossovers here
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

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ReiOrigin · Japaneselovely, dignified (麗, 怜, or 令); pronounced almost exactly like the English name "Ray," since the Japanese ei sound reads as a long English "a"
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2010s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

148 people · the #31,373 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 42

1960s1970s2010s

Among people named Rei living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

RenOrigin · Japaneselotus (蓮) or upright, honest (廉); immortalized by the Star Wars character Kylo Ren
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

34 people · the #86,756 first name in Brazil · median age 24

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

RinaOrigin · Englisha short form of Corina or Katrina; also a real Japanese given name (里奈, 梨奈); a modest but genuine dual-reading pick, quieter than Mina or Karin but just as real
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

733 people · the #10,274 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 43

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Rina living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

RioOrigin · Japanesemeaning varies by kanji, from "cherry blossom village" to "clear"; famously borne by footballer Rio Ferdinand
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

71 people · the #52,382 first name in Brazil · median age 45

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

RohanOrigin · Sanskritascension, from Sanskrit rohana
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

81 people · the #47,863 first name in Brazil · median age 20

1990s

Among people named Rohan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

SanaOrigin · Japanesewritten with characters like 早苗 ("early rice seedling"); also an established South Asian name of Arabic root meaning brilliance or splendor; two real, unconnected origins, both boosted in English-speaking recognition by K-pop's global reach
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

273 people · the #20,383 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 33

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Sana living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

SaraOrigin · Hebrewprincess; also written 沙羅 in Japanese after the sal tree of Buddhist scripture (famous from the opening line of The Tale of the Heike); a genuine second meaning, not just a homophone
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

304,917 people · the #96 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 666 · median age 16

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Sara living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 32,073 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

SoniaOrigin · Russiana form of Sophia, "wisdom"; independently one of the most common given names across India and Pakistan, making it a genuine two-culture name rather than a one-way import
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1960s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

323,710 people · the #84 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 627 · median age 58

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Sonia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 311 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

StellaOrigin · Latinstar; the direct English translation for Filipino families whose daughter carries the native names Tala or Bituin, both meaning star
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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

17,527 people · the #1,155 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 11,628 · median age 10

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Stella living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 4,914 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

SunnyOrigin · EnglishEnglish word name from sunny, "cheerful"
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

118 people · the #36,689 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 34

1970s1980s1990s

Among people named Sunny living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

SuzyOrigin · Englisha pet form of Susan, popular in the Suzy Parker era of the 1950s-60s; spelled identically to the Korean name 수지 (Suzy, "outstanding and wise") romanized the same way, letting one spelling serve both
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

3,968 people · the #3,213 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 50,000 · median age 38

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Suzy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 54 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

TaoOrigin · Chineseway, path (道), or wave (涛); already a recognized English-language loanword through Taoism and the Tao Te Ching, which gives it a rare running start as a first name for English speakers who've never met a Tao before
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

51 people · the #65,741 first name in Brazil · median age 31

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

ZenOrigin · Japanesethe Zen school of Buddhism (禅), already fully absorbed into English vocabulary; used sparingly as an actual given name in Japan and increasingly chosen in the US as a minimalist, meaning-forward modern name
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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records.

Popularity in Brazil

44 people · the #72,674 first name in Brazil · median age 26

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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