Name Explorer
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meaning uncertain; part of the Mary/Miriam family | 2,230#125 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Pearl | 2,436#112 | Up 14 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Who is like God? | 661#465 | Down 129 rank positions in five years | 1969 | ||
Bee | 747#420 | Down 71 rank positions in five years | 1979 | ||
Meaning uncertain; Latin form in the Mary and Miriam family | 2,887#87 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Lady; mistress of the household | 393#713 | Up 54 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Meaning uncertain; French and Czech form of Maria | 474#618 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Gentle strength | 98#1,973 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Pearl, through Margaret | 301#889 | Down 249 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Son of Matthew or son of Maud | 4,945#40 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Combination of Mary and the name ending -lyn | 356#761 | Down 127 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Short form of Maria; also Italian “mine” | 11,078#6 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Pearl, through Margery | 246#1,019 | Up 117 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Black, dark | 2,074#142 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 1972 | ||
Meaning uncertain; ancient North African name | 371#737 | Down 40 rank positions in five years | 1979 | ||
Possibly sea circle (Welsh); sea battle (Murchadh); sea-born (Arthurian) | 977#312 | Down 117 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Who is like God?, through Michael | 28#4,836 | Down 780 rank positions in five years | 1968 | ||
Of Magdala; the place name means tower | 3,086#81 | Up 15 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Possibly beloved, through Mary; also a surname transfer | 93#2,044 | Down 197 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Possibly beloved, through Mary | 1,601#196 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Will and protection, through Wilhelmina | 54#3,060 | Down 597 rank positions in five years | 1916 | ||
Little Mary; possibly beloved or bitterness through Mary | 32#4,423 | Up 86 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Lovable | 1,522#201 | Up 227 rank positions in five years | 1915 | ||
Uncertain Mary meaning in English; from Marius in the masculine tradition | 217#1,103 | Up 244 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Son of Coinneach, meaning handsome or beautiful | 1,343#228 | Down 109 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
The myrtle shrub | 8#11,607 | new | 1918 | ||
Mel from Melanie (dark) or Melissa (bee), plus -inda | 97#1,985 | Down 129 rank positions in five years | 1970 | ||
Feminine form of Marcius or Marcus; probably linked to Mars | 45#3,433 | Up 45 rank positions in five years | 1951 | ||
Strength in battle (Matilda); lady (Martha); gift of Yahweh (Matthew) | 249#1,005 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Blend of Maria and Magdalene; Magdalene means of Magdala | 177#1,268 | Up 300 rank positions in five years | 1936 | ||
Sanskrit illusion or magic; Hebrew water; Greek good mother via Maia | 3,712#62 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Pearl, through Margaret | 1,041#294 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Maria and Luisa combined; Luisa means famous in battle | 123#1,679 | Down 596 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
Uncertain; possibly beloved, with other traditional interpretations | 1,262#246 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Of Magdala; the place name means tower | 3,362#71 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Greatest via the Max family; also connected with Maxwell | 597#497 | Up 245 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Uncertain; possibly beloved, via Maria and Miryam | 693#448 | Down 146 rank positions in five years | 1996 | ||
Admirable; worthy of admiration | 437#656 | Down 113 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Melody; musical song | 3,095#79 | Up 27 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
May month name; also a short form of Mary, Margaret, or Mabel | 594#501 | Up 75 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Who is like God?, through Michaela | 530#568 | Down 243 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Pearl, through Margaret | 17#6,729 | Up 84 rank positions in five years | 1925 | ||
Probably related to Mars, in the Marcia and Marcus family | 14#7,747 | Down 932 rank positions in five years | 1952 | ||
Pearl, through Megan | 102#1,906 | Down 1,026 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Pearl; also the French word for daisy | 71#2,505 | Down 44 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Misty; covered in mist | 35#4,139 | Down 250 rank positions in five years | 1977 | ||
Dear; gracious | 4,796#43 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
French form of Monica; original meaning uncertain | 46#3,369 | Down 154 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
Familiar form of Mary or Margaret | 19#6,248 | Down 989 rank positions in five years | 1919 | ||
Possibly great lord | 656#469 | Up 116 rank positions in five years | 1980 |
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