Four-Syllable Baby Names
Baby names with four syllables, ranked by current U.S. popularity. Compare counts, trends, and the history of this name length.
- Girls, 2025
- 10.6%
- vs 6.8% in 2000
- Girls' names in use
- 1,397
- 6,841 recorded since 1880
- Girls' peak
- 2025
- at 10.6% of names
- Boys, 2025
- 3.0%
- vs 2.8% in 2000
- Boys' names in use
- 620
- 2,885 recorded since 1880
- Boys' peak
- 2008
- at 3.4% of names
How this name length has fared since 1880
Share of published U.S. births, year by year.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
My God is an oath | 6,760#17 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Defender of men | 7,230#30 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Olive; olive tree | 13,544#1 | Steady | 2014 | ||
My God is an oath, through Isabel | 10,666#7 | Steady | 2010 | ||
Vigor, bravery, through Amalia | 12,699#4 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
From the Antonius family; deeper meaning unknown | 2,058#176 | Up 4 rank positions in five years | 1997 | ||
Defender of men, through Alexander | 1,314#237 | Down 99 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Yahweh will exalt | 3,840#88 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Bringing victory; traditionally true image | 730#427 | Down 41 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
Defender of men, through Alexander | 1,842#195 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
God is my strong man through Gabriel | 2,545#105 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Messenger, angel, through Angela | 875#347 | Down 57 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Possibly most holy, through Ariadne | 2,219#128 | Down 49 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Blind, through Caecilius | 2,506#108 | Up 39 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Possibly duck; alternative weaving-related roots | 6,225#22 | Up 4 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Possibly most holy, through Ariadne | 1,323#234 | Down 110 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
From Hadria, through Adrian | 836#366 | Down 61 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Brave lion, through Leonard | 3,789#91 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
God is with us | 2,035#179 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
God is my strong man, through Gabriel | 961#317 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Birthday; traditionally Christmas Day | 2,028#144 | Down 59 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
God will strengthen | 5,091#61 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Strong; healthy | 1,835#162 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Calmness or tranquility | 2,209#129 | Down 60 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
My God has answered in Hebrew; separate Romance origin | 8,191#10 | Up 43 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Latinate form of Lillian, associated with Lily or Elizabeth | 3,118#78 | Up 32 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Traditionally associated with rival | 4,677#45 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
Of the Julius family; deeper meaning uncertain | 1,203#256 | Down 67 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Strong, vigorous, or healthy | 5,354#35 | Up 38 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Resurrection | 1,832#163 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
God is with us | 513#574 | Down 164 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Rival | 2,397#154 | Up 75 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Roman Julius family name; deeper meaning uncertain | 779#398 | Down 128 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Emerald | 823#373 | Up 21 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Charles-family form; probably man | 769#405 | Up 45 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Roman name form; also Maria combined with Ana | 1,192#261 | Up 12 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Good news | 1,998#147 | Up 111 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Belonging to Demeter | 164#1,229 | Down 373 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
God is my judge | 657#468 | Down 55 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Traditionally associated with pure; origin uncertain | 2,456#111 | Up 68 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
God remembers | 558#538 | Down 16 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
A form of Eliana; Roman origin uncertain | 2,099#139 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Probably related to Annabel; exact derivation uncertain | 1,423#213 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Alive | 928#331 | Up 78 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Origin uncertain; probably related to “famous spear” | 180#1,163 | Down 165 rank positions in five years | 2005 | ||
Help; advantage | 1,183#264 | Up 127 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Defending people | 697#443 | Down 75 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
North African; Moorish | 413#664 | Down 32 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
The eighth | 982#308 | Up 26 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
Magnolia flower | 2,233#124 | Up 52 rank positions in five years | 2025 |
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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.
Syllables use recorded Wiktionary pronunciations when available and spelling estimates otherwise; pronunciations can vary. The list shows the most popular names for each sex. Historical shares are measured over published names only. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.