American Submitted Names

Ashanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Shanae.

Ashanna f African American

Ashanta f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashantae f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashante f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashantiana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashantianna.

Ashantianna f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Ashanti.

Ashanty f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashari f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Ashanti and Amari.

Ashaunti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix A- and the given name Shawn.

Ashawnte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashante, or a combination of the phonetic element a with the name Shantae (or with the name Shawn and the phonetic element tay).

Ashawnti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix a and Shayla.

Ashbelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Ash and Belle

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

Asheleen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized form of Aisling

Ashelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Ashely f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

Ashlan f English
Variant of Aisling.

Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleee f American
This name is borne by the influencer, lifestyle coach, entrepeneur, and female boss mom Ashleee Durant. Possibly a variant of the name Ashley.

Ashleen f American
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Ashleh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).

Ashli f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlianne f English (American)
A made-up name combining the names, "Ashli" and "Anne".

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashlinn f English (Rare)
Variant of Aislinn.

Ashlley f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashly f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlye f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashonte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashonti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Ashtynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashton.

Asiana f English
A contraction of Asia and Ariana.... [more]

Asianique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Asia 1 and the suffix -nique (from Dominique, Monique or Unique)... [more]

Asianna f English
Likely an elaborated form of Asia with the popular name suffix -ana, or just a combination of Asia and Anna.

Asjha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

Aslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislyn.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.

Aspara m English

Astara f English (Modern)
Possible variant of Astraea. NPC in Elder Scrolls series.

Astaria f English (Modern, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Astasia f English

Astella f English (Rare)

Astelle f English (Rare)
English variant form or spelling of Estelle.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astley m English

Astrelle f English (Rare)

Astria f English (Rare)

Astro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Astra.

Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).

Astryd f Haitian Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Astrid.

Asty f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Astrid.

Asucena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Azucena.

Asya f English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Asia 1.

Atali f & m English
Unisex version of "Atalia".

Atania f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Atanya f English

Atanza f American (Modern, Rare)

Atari m English

Atasha f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Tasha.

Ataveon m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Octavian.

Atavi f & m American (Rare, ?)

Atavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Octavia, using the popular phonetic prefix a.

Atenasia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Athenais.

Atha f English
Diminutive of Athaliah or possibly of Athena.

Athalante f French (Caribbean, Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Atalanta.

Athalia f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Athaliah.

Athalie f French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Athaliah.

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athana f English (Rare)

Athea f English (American, Rare)

Athelaston m African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Athel and Aston or a variant of Athelston.... [more]

Athelia f English (American)
Variant of Athalia.

Athelinda f English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Ethelinda. Lady Athelinda Playford is a character in Agatha Christie's novel Closed Casket.

Athella f English (Rare)

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

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

Athen m English (American, Americanized, ?)

Athénaïse f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Athénaïs.

Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.

Athenna f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Athena.

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.

Athlene f English (Rare)

Atholl m English, Scottish
From a Scottish place name.

Athyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Athena.

Atiana f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Short form of Tatiana or a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Tiana. This is borne by Atiana De La Hoya (1999-), daughter of American boxer Oscar De La Hoya and beauty pageant winner Shanna Moakler... [more]

Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of Atlas).... [more]

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis. Also compart Atlas, Atlanta/Atlantia and Atlantic.... [more]

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

Atleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Atlee and Atley.

Atlus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Atlas.

Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.

Attallah m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Variant of Atallah, a masculine Arabic name, which is borne by Attallah Shabazz (1958-), the eldest daughter of American activist Malcolm X.

Attie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of various names beginning with Ad- and At-.

Attikai m English (Rare)

Attilie f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Attilia or a phonetic American English rendering of the German given name Ottilie.

Attina f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Atina.

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

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

Atwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Atwell.

Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.

Auben f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Aubin.

Aubie m & f English

Aubra f English
Elaboration of Aubrey.

Aubrea f English (American)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubreana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubriana.

Aubrei f English
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubreigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubri f American
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubria f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Aubrey.

Aubriane f English
Variant of Aubriana.

Aubriann f English
Variant spelling of Aubrianne.

Aubrianne f English
Combination of Aubrey and Anne 1.

Aubriea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubrieanne f English (American)

Aubriel f English (Rare)
Variant of Aubrielle.

Aubriella f English
Combination of Aubrey and the suffix -ella.

Aubriena f English (American)
Variant of Aubriana.

Aubrienne f English (Rare)

Aubrieta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Aubrey. Also from the "trailing purple-flowered plant."

Aubrietta f English (Rare)

Aubrilyn f English (Modern)
Aubrey, but with the popular -lyn suffix.

Aubrilynn f English (Modern)
Aubrey, but with the popular -lynn suffix.

Aubrilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Aubrey but with the popular -lynne suffix.

Aubron m English (Rare)
Variant of Auberon.

Aubryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Aubrynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of Aubrey and Brynn

Auburn m & f English (Rare)

Auden m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]

Audery f English (American)
Variant of Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.

Audgen m American (Rare, Archaic)

Audie m Irish (Anglicized), English
English rendering of a diminutive of Éadbhard.

Audin m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Auden.

Audre f English
Variant of Audrey, borne by Audre Lorde.

Audreanna f English
Variant of Audriana.

Audree f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audrei f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audrella f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Audra 2.

Audrena f English (Rare)

Audrene f English
Blend of Audrey and the name suffix ene.

Audri f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audria f English
Variant of Audrea.

Audriana f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, a combination of Audrey and Adriana.

Audrianna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Audriana.

Audrianne f English
An elaboration of Audrey, or a combination of Audrey and Anne 1.

Audrie f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audriel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Audrey and Ariel (or other names ending in -riel), it first appeared in the SSA in 2003 with 5 occurrences... [more]

Audrielle f American
Variant of Audriel.

Audrina f American (Modern)
Elaboration of Audrey with the popular name suffix -ina. ... [more]

Audrique m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Audry.

Audriy f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audry f English (American), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audrye f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audryna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrena or a combination of Audry and the name suffix -na. According to the SSA, Audryna was given to 30 girls in 2017.

Audrynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audryna. According to the SSA, Audrynna was given to 6 girls in 2012.

Audyn f English
Variant of Auden. Audyn was given to 6 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Augello f English
Transferred use of the surname Augello.

Auggie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augustia f English
Elaboration of Augusta.

Aulora f English (Rare)

Auna f English (American, Rare)

Aundell m American (Rare)

Aundra f & m English (Modern), African American
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Andrea, Saundra and Audra... [more]

Aundrea f American (Modern)
Variant of Andrea 2.

Aunesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. 12 girls were given this name in 2017.

Aunic m American

Aunika f English
Variant spelling of Annika influenced by that of Audrey

Aunjanue f African American (Rare)
Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).

Aunna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anna.

Aunya f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Áine or Anya

Aunyx f English (Rare)
Variant of Onyx

Aurain m African American

Auralia f English
Variant of Aurelia.

Aurelle f French, English

Auren m English

Auriana f English (Rare)

Aurianna f English (Rare)

Auriel f English (Modern)
Possibly an English form of the Roman name Aureola, coined in the 19th century - revived also as Aureole, Auriol and Oriel - and used regularly since... [more]

Auriela f English, English (British)
The legend of Auriela has it that a ghost haunts young teenagers if they look directly into her red eyes.

Auriella f English (American)
Variant of Aurielle.

Aurielle f English (American, Rare), French
Variant of Auriel.

Aurilla f English

Aurion f & m English (American), African American
Variant of Orion.

Aurissa f American (Rare)

Aurorah f English
Varient of Aurora

Auroura f English

Aurra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aura.

Aurthur m English (Rare)
Variant of Arthur.

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Austie f English
Diminutive of Augustine 2.

Austina f English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Sicilian, Corsican (Rare)
Originally a Tuscan contracted form of Augustina and a Sicilian variant of Agustina, in the English-speaking world this name is now generally understood as a feminization of Austin.

Austine f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Australia f English (Rare)
The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.

Austria f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the name of the European country.

Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.

Austynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Austin (See also Austyne).

Auther m English
Possibly a variant of Arthur.

Autherine f African American
Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.

Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.

Authur m English (American, Archaic)

Autrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Autry.

Autry m & f English
Variant of Audrey.

Autum f English (American)
Variant of Autumn that was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Autumna f English
Elaboration of Autumn.

Autumne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Autumn.

Avabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava and Bella

Avabelle f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Belle.

Avada f American (Modern, Rare)

Avagrace f English
Combination of Ava and Grace given to 38 girls in 2018.

Avail f & m American
Meaning, "to help; benefit."

Avaira f English

Avalee f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lee.

Avaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalee

Avalena f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lena.

Avalene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline, though it may also simply be a combination of Ava with the popular suffix lene.

Avalet f English
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -let.

Avalia f English
Variant of Evelia.

Avalie f English

Avalin f English
Variant of Aveline.

Avalina f English
Variant of Avelina 1.

Avalinn f American (South, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn.

Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.

Avalisse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalise. Avalisse was given to 7 girls in 2018.

Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).

Avalynn f English (Modern)
Either a combination of Ava 1 and the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline).

Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.

Avamae f Filipino (Rare, Expatriate), English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Mae.

Avamaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Maria, possibly inspired by the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations".

Avamarie f English

Avandre m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a and von with the name Andre.

Avanelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ava 1 and Nell.

Avangelia f American (Rare)

Avangeline f English (Modern)
Variant of Evangeline

Avania f English
Possibly a variant of Avanya.

Avante m African American

Avaree f English (American)
Variant of Avery given to 31 girls in 2017.

Avaria f English (Rare)

Avarie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avariella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava, through Ariella, or otherwise a combination of these two names.

Avarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava, through Arielle, or otherwise a combination of these two names.

Avarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Rose

Avary f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avashante m African American
Combination of the prefix av and Ashante.

Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.

Avea f English
Variant of "Avia".

Aveah f English (Rare)
Variant of Avia.

Avedon m English

Aveley f English
Transferred use of the surname Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means “Aelfgyth’s meadow”... [more]

Avellana f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin avellana "hazel", literally "from Avella". Alternatively, it could be a transferred use of the Spanish surname Avellana.

Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.

Avelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avelyn.

Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.

Avens m & f English

Aventurine f & m English
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]

Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.

Avera f English (American)
A feminine form of Avery, or an elaboration of Vera.

Averee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avereigh f English (Modern)
Feminine varation of the unisex name Avery.

Averell m English
Variant of Averill.

Averett m English

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Averi f English (Modern)
Variant of Avery.

Averia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized elaborated form of Avery.

Averiana f English (American)
Combination of Averie and Ana given to 12 girls in 2018.

Averietta f English (Archaic)

Averil f English
Variant of Averill.

Averilla f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Averina f English (Rare)
Variant of Everina.

Averine f English

Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.

Avett m English

Avi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Ava, Avery, and any names that start with -av

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Aviance f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]

Aviani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Avianne f American (Modern)
Variant of Avianna.

Avianni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Aviannie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avianne.

Aviara f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Avery.

Aviary f English

Avica f English