English Baby Names
Names whose recorded origin is English itself — Old English (Anglo-Saxon) compounds like Edward and Alfred alongside words and virtues the modern language turned into names. Names England borrowed from elsewhere are listed under their source language instead.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wealth-guardian | 1,591#224 | Down 29 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Army + powerful or mighty | 230#993 | Down 61 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Grace; favor, with virtue and religious associations | 5,127#38 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Heather plant | 177#1,264 | Up 179 rank positions in five years | 1975 | ||
Gentle strength | 98#1,973 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Amber gemstone or color; sky in the Hindi name tradition | 576#520 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 1986 | ||
Crystal; English word ultimately from Greek ice | 202#1,145 | Down 288 rank positions in five years | 1982 | ||
Fine, beautiful | 785#396 | Up 210 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Noble strength | 2,919#86 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Hazel tree; light brown colour | 6,318#21 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
First light of day | 85#2,174 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 1970 | ||
Nobleman, warrior; from the title earl | 63#2,236 | Down 161 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Wealth or fortune + battle | 595#499 | Down 27 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Angel; messenger from the Greek root | 4,757#67 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Northman | 169#1,200 | Down 72 rank positions in five years | 1928 | ||
Wealth or fortune + friend | 798#398 | Down 54 rank positions in five years | 1922 | ||
Elf + counsel | 293#840 | Up 59 rank positions in five years | 1928 | ||
The month April; possibly connected with opening flowers | 557#542 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
Possibly battle | 96#1,701 | Down 460 rank positions in five years | 1972 | ||
Possibly deer friend or god spear | 1,620#223 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
The month of June, associated with Juno | 1,978#150 | Up 32 rank positions in five years | 1925 | ||
The holly tree; also used from surnames | 751#416 | Up 63 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
Dear; darling | 108#1,847 | Down 51 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
Lily flower | 6,673#18 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Violet flower | 7,546#13 | Up 24 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Dew of the sea; also Rose and Mary combined | 1,222#251 | Up 191 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Girl or young woman | 60#2,829 | Down 226 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Elf friend; noble friend; old friend | 294#838 | Down 156 rank positions in five years | 1927 | ||
Pearl, the gemstone | 350#777 | Steady | 1918 | ||
Daisy flower; older word means day eye | 3,206#75 | Up 68 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Wealth or fortune + spear | 617#486 | Down 95 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Destiny, fate | 458#635 | Down 288 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Faith; trust or belief | 1,212#254 | Down 120 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
The autumn season | 2,805#88 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
English word name: joy | 747#419 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Noble and famous | 165#1,223 | Up 87 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Melody; musical song | 3,095#79 | Up 27 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Brandy; from Dutch burnt wine | 53#3,072 | Up 221 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
Jade gemstone | 2,658#95 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Angel; messenger from the Greek root | 551#546 | Down 110 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Hope; expectation of something good | 868#352 | Down 149 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Musical solo or air; independently Persian “noble” | 6,130#26 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Summer season | 1,973#152 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Unity of three; the Christian Trinity | 725#428 | Down 203 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Ivy, the climbing plant | 5,117#39 | Up 18 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Watchful or alert, through Gregory | 21#4,760 | Down 574 rank positions in five years | 1961 | ||
Will or desire, combined with brave or firm | 47#2,759 | Up 44 rank positions in five years | 1915 | ||
Calmness or tranquility | 2,209#129 | Down 60 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Crystal, ultimately from Greek ice | 88#2,135 | Down 374 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
The opal gemstone | 740#423 | Up 226 rank positions in five years | 1918 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Names are included when their documented origin matches English. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.