American Submitted Names

Rainbird m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rainbird.

Rainee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey.

Rainelle f English (American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaborated form of Raine.

Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.

Raini f English (Modern)
Variant of Rainey (which is from the Irish or Scottish surname, or else a diminutive of Raine) or Rainy (from the English word).

Rainie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rain 1.

Rainn m English

Rainsford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rainsford.

Rainy f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word 'rainy'.

Raiquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raekwon.

Raistlin m Literature, English
Raistlin is a name created for the Dragonlance series authored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.... [more]

Raiyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rain 1.

Rajon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayjon.

Rakeem m English (Modern)
Variant of Rakim.

Rakheriya f African American
Rakiya

Rakiya f African American
Variant transcription of Rakia

Ralda f English (Rare)
English short form of the Spanish name Esmeralda.

Ralden m & f English (American)
Possibly a variation of the English name Alden.

Ralice f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Ralina f English, Bulgarian

Ralinda f African American (Rare)
a combination of the suffix Ra and the name Linda.

Ralona f English (Modern)
Perhaps a combination of Ramona and Alana.

Ralpha f English
Feminine form of Ralph

Ralphe f English (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Ralph.

Ralphina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Ralph.

Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]

Ralyn f English (Modern)
Variant of “Raelyn”.

Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.

Ramarni m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Rambo m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Rambo. However, in present day, due to the pop culture impact of the film series Rambo, starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo has taken on a modern meaning of "one who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy."... [more]

Ramel m African American

Ramelle f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Ramie m & f English (Rare)

Ramielle f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Ramiel.

Ramissah f English (American, Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Ramses.

Ramond m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raymond

Ramone m English
Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.

Ramonetta f American (Rare)
A feminine variant of Ramon by combining it with Etta

Ramonia f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ramona.

Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.

Ramsy m & f English
Variant of Ramsey.

Ramus m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ramus.

Ramzee m English (Rare), Malaysian, Arabic (?)
Variant of Ramzi.

Ran m English
Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph... [more]

Ranae f English (Rare)
Variant of Renée.

Ranay f English (Rare)
Variant of Renee.

Ranboo m English (Modern)

Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.

Randalph m English (Rare)
Variant of Randolph.

Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.

Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.

Randie f & m English
Variant of Randy.

Randisha f African American

Randle m English
Variant of Randall.

Randolfina f English
Variant of Randolfine

Randolfine f English
Feminine form of Randolf

Randolphe m English
Variant of Randolph.

Random m & f English, Literature
From the English word "random".... [more]

Randon m English (American)
The meaning of Randon means brave and hardworking. The name comes from America

Randral f African American (Modern, Rare)

Randsom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Ransom, which was originally an East Anglian patronym derived from the personal name Rand (or Rande), a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

Randulph m English
Cognate of Randolph.

Ranee f English (Modern)
English variant of Renée.

Ranelle f English

Ranger m English
Transferred use of the surname Ranger.

Raniel m & f Hebrew, English
Means "God is Joy" in Hebrew... [more]

Raniyah f Arabic (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Rankin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rankin.

Rannie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Miranda, Randall and Randolf.

Rannoch m English, Scottish
From the Gaelic raineach meaning "bracken".

Ranoria f English (American)

Ranquesha f African American

Ransom m English
Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [more]

Ranulphus m English (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Ranulph.

Raomi f American (Rare, Archaic)

Raph m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

Raphaelis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
From Latin Raphaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Raphael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Rafa'el.... [more]

Raphaella f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Raphael.

Raphia f English (American)
Could be used as a feminine variant of Raphael, or a twist on Sophia.

Raphiael m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raphael.

Raphiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Raphael. It appears as the name of an angel on the Ars Paulina, a book compiled into The Lesser Key of Solomon, which is a grimoire on sorcery.

Raphy m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

Rapids f English

Raquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Ra and quan. Cf. Daquan, Jaquan, Raekwon.

Raquella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquiyah f African American

Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word, rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.

Ras m English, American (South)
Short form of Rasmass.

Rasamala f English

Rasean m & f African American
Variant of Rashaun.

Rashaad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Rashaan m African American
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashaard m American (Modern, Rare)

Rashae f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and shay.

Rashan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashane m African American
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name Shane.

Rashanique f African American (Rare)

Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.

Rashauna f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Rashaunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashawna f African American
Feminine form of Rashawn and variant of Rashauna.

Rashawnda f African American
Likely a feminine form of Rashawn influenced by Shawnda or Lashonda.

Ra'shede m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashed.

Rasheen m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn, possibly influenced by Sheen.

Rashel f English
Variant of Rachelle.

Rashelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rachelle.

Rashon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rasmass m English, American (South)
Variant of Erasmus.

Ratcliff m English (Rare)
Variant of Radcliff. A known bearer is the American football player Ratcliff Thomas (1974-).

Ratleen f English, German
Unknown

Ratliff m English
Transferred use of the surname Ratliff.

Raunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rhonda.

Rauque m African American
Possible variant of Rock.

Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.

Ravenel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ravenel.

Ravenia f English (American)
Likely an elaboration of Raven, though it is also a flowering plant and a very small village in Greece.

Ravin f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Ravina f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely a variant of Ravenna.

Ravon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven. More often given to males.

Ravonda f American
Likely an invented name, perhaps a variant of Vonda.

Ravyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Rawley m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawley.

Rawlin m English (Rare)
Variant of Rawlins or a transferred use of the surname Rawlin.

Rawling m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rawlings or a transferred use of the surname Rawling.

Rawlings m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

Rawlins m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawlins.

Rawson m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawson, meaning "son of Ralf"

Ray f English
Variant of Rae.

Rayann f & m English (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Arabic variant of Rayan. English variant of Rayanne.

Rayanne f Arabic (Rare), English
Feminized variant of Rayan, which in Islam, is one of the gates to heaven. Also a combination or Ray and Anne 1.

Rayburn m English
Variant of Raeburn.

Raycee f English (American)
Variant of Racey.

Raychel f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rachel influenced by Ray. Also see Raechel.

Rayden m American
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -ayden, following the trend of names such as Jayden, Kayden, and Braden, or a variant of Raiden.

Raydine f English (Modern)
Combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -dine.

Raydoe f English (American)
Origin unknown.

Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]

Rayelle f English (American)

Rayelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raelyn.

Rayette f American

Rayfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Rayfield.

Rayford m American
Transferred use of the surname Rayford.

Rayghen f English
Alternate spelling of Reagan

Rayjohn m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ray and John.

Rayjon m African American (Rare)
Combination of Ray and Jon 2.

Rayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Ray and Ayla 3.

Raylan m English (American), Popular Culture
A variant of Rylan, incorporating the diminutive Ray.

Rayland m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps inspired by Rowland or a modern name derived from combining the elements Ray- and -land. Ray- is also found in names Raymond and Raynard... [more]

Raylee f American
A combination of Ray and Lee or a variant of Raleigh.

Rayleen f American
Variant of Raylene

Rayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raleigh or Raylee

Raylen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Raylena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Raylene (Compare Jaylena and Kaylena). Also, see Raylee.

Raylianna f English

Raylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raelynn.

Raylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Raylan.

Raylona f American (Modern, Rare)

Raylyn f & m English (Rare)
Varient of Raelyn.

Raylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raymand m English (Rare)

Raymar m American (Rare)
A recently created name.

Raymen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Raymond.

Raymie m English
Diminutive of Raymond and similar names.

Raymina f African American (Modern)
Probably an attempt at a feminization of Raymond.

Raymon m English, Medieval Occitan
English variant of Raymond and Medieval Provençal variant of Raimon.

Raymonda f English, Dutch, Theatre
Feminine form of Raymond. It is the name of the titular character in the ballet 'Raymonda'.

Raymone m African American (Rare)
Variation of Ramon, emphasizing the name Ray.... [more]

Raymonetta f English (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine Variant of the Masculine given name Raymond

Raymonte m African American

Raynbow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Rayne f English (Modern), Medieval English
A variant of Rain 1, or from the surname Rayne. This coincides with a medieval English feminine name derived from Old French reine "queen", Latin regina (see Reine, Regina).

Raynee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey or Rainy.

Raynell f & m English, African American
In the case of the African American masculine name it is a compound of Raymond and Cornell/Darnell.

Raynella f English

Raynera f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Rayner

Raynold m English
Variant of Reynold.

Raynoma f African American

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Rayshad m African American (Modern)
Maybe a variant of Rashad.

Rayshard m African American (Modern, Rare)

Rayshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Rayshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Rayshawn.

Rayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.

Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]

Ray'von m English (American, Americanized, Modern)

Razarious m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.

Razielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Reace m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reagen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reaghan f English
Variant of Reagan.

Reagyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reality f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word reality.

Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".

Realy f English (American, Rare)

Reana f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reann f English (Modern)
Variant of Reanna.

Reannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna

Reanne f English
Variant of Ryanne.

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reata f American (Modern, Rare)

Reath m English (Americanized, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Reath.

Reatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Retha.

Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.

Rebbeca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbecca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbie f English
Can be a nickname for Rebecca, but in the case of singer Rebbie Jackson, it is derived from her name Maureen Reilette.

Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rebe f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reba.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Rebekkah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Rebelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 2012 perfume by Rihanna, from French rebelle which is both a noun meaning "rebel" and an adjective meaning "rebellious". Also compare Rebel.

Rebie f English
Variant of Rebby.

Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rece m & f English (American)
Variant of Reece. Rece was given to 14 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.

Rechelle f American (Rare), Jewish
Elaboration of Rechel.

Rector m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rector.

Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.

Redeem m & f English (American, Rare)

Reden m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Redfield m English (Rare)

Redge m English

Redgie m & f English
Variant of Reggie. Its a nickname used generally, not just for Reginald.

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Redlyn f English

Redman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Redman.

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.

Rednaxela f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (Rare)
Alexander spelled backwards.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Reeanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reef f & m English
From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.

Reef m English (Modern, Rare)
A name given in reference to a reef 'ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.'

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reeree f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Reesa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Risa or an elaboration of Reese. Reesa was given to 11 girls in 2015 according to the SSA.

Reeselynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Reese and Lynn.

Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly

Reeva f English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.

Reevinoils m American (Rare)

Reford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reford.

Refrain f English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
From the English word refrain meaning "restrain, repress", which ultimately derives from Latin refrenare "bridle, hold in with a bit". This was one of the rarer virtue names adopted by the Puritans, akin to the more popular Temperance.

Refugia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Refugio.

Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.

Rege m English
Diminutive of Reginald, though it also might be a Diminutive of Regis.

Regenia f English, African American
Possibly an alteration of Regina, perhaps blended with Eugenia.

Reggin m English (American)
my mom named me this

Reggina f English (Americanized, Rare)
Comes from the Latin word meaning “queen”

Reggy m & f English
Variant of Reggie.

Reghan f English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reginae f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Regina using the popular phonetic element nay. This name was used by American rapper Lil Wayne for his daughter born 1998 (possibly after his stepfather, Reginald).

Reginal m American (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginauld m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Regina.

Reginia f American
Elaboration of Regina.

Reginold m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form. This name was borne by American television personality and actor Regis Philbin (1931-2020).

Regor m English (American)
Roger spelled backwards.

Rehanna f English (Rare)

Reianna f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reichelle f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Reide m English

Reif m English (Rare)
Variant of Ralph.

Reigh f English (American)
Variant of Rae.

Reighlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reighlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reighlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Reighlyn.

Reighna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reina.

Reigna f English (Modern)

Reignn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raine or Rain 1, the spelling apparently influenced by that of the word reign.

Reilee m English
Variant of Riley.

Reiley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reilley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reillynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a blend of Reilly and Lynn.

Reily f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Reilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reimond m African American
Variant of Raymond.

Reince m English
In the case of Reince Preibus, a nickname for Reinhold.

Reita f English (Rare)
Variant of Rita.

Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]

Relda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serelda and Sarelda.

Relic m English
From the English word "relic" referring to "something old kept for sentimental reasons; part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration; ancient treasure". From the Latin reliquiae 'remains, relics', from relinquō 'I leave behind, abandon, relinquish', from re- + linquō 'I leave, quit, forsake, depart from'.

Relictus m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
From the Latin word meaning "abandoned, forsaken, relinquished". This was given to various foundling children presumed orphans.

Relita f African American
The combination of the prefix re and lita

Rell f English

Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]

Relle f English (Rare)

Rellie f American (South, Rare)