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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Modern; and the length is 5.
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Aadin m & f Sanskrit, Tamil (Modern)
Means "whole day" in Sanskrit.
Aaria f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1, the spelling is influenced by that of Aaron.
Aaric m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eric influenced by Aaron.
Aasia f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Asia" in Finnish.
Abbir m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "knight; strong, mighty" in Hebrew. It is also a variant transcription of Abir.
Abcde f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the first five letters of the English alphabet. This name is chiefly used in Texas.
Abela f German (Rare), Low German (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic), Icelandic (Modern)
Obsolete Low German short form of both Apollonia and Alberta. There is, however, another theory which derives this name from Old Saxon aval "strength; force; fortitude"... [more]
Aberu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Transliterated form of Abel (for boys), in use among the Japanese in recent years.... [more]
Abeth f & m Hebrew (Americanized, Modern)
A shortened version of Elizabeth.
Acala f Indian (Modern, Rare), Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Means "immovable, steady; constant; unceasing", from Sanskrit a "without" and cala "moving".
Adana f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.
Adats f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque adats "long locks; mane".
Adaya f Hebrew, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Adaiah.
Adele f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Adel or alternatively derived from the Hebrew phrase אש דת למו (esh dat lamo) meaning "fiery law unto them", used in reference to the Torah... [more]
Adeya f American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (?)
Perhaps in part from Yoruba adé meaning "crown". This name was used by the American singer Kehlani for her daughter born 2019.
Adili f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Adi 1 and Li 2 means "my jewel" or "my ornament" in Hebrew.
Adior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "jewel of light" in Hebrew, from a combination of Adi 1 and Or.
Adiva f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Adiv.
Aedín f Irish (Modern, Rare)
An Irish name meaning "little flame". It is derived from the name of the Celtic sun god "AED", with "ÍN" the diminutive for "little". It is a feminine version Aidan.... [more]
Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods Athena and Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.
Aeres f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly directly taken from Welsh aeres "heiress". Seems restricted to the Carmarthen district, in South Wales.
Aerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".
Aeryn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaryn or Eryn. Aeryn is one of the female aliens on the show Farscape.
Agada f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "legend" or "fairytale" in Hebrew.
Ageha f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can be used as 揚羽, 亜夏羽, 亜華羽 or 愛華羽 with 揚 (you, a.garu, -a.ge, a.geru) meaning "fry in deep fat, hoist," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower, gay, gorgeous, luster, ostentatious, petal, shine, showy, splendour" and 羽 (u, ha, hane, wa) meaning "feathers."... [more]
Ahron m & f English (American, Modern), English (Modern)
Variant of Aaron. Ahron was given to 59 boys in 2018 per the SSA.
Aiara f Basque (Modern)
Possibly derived from Basque aiher "slope" or alha "pasture" (see Ayala). This is the name of a town in the Basque Country.
Aiert m Medieval Basque, Basque (Modern)
Name documented in Navarre in 1149, of unknown meaning. It has been revived in modern times.
Aietz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Basque aietz, dialectal variant of aihotz meaning "machete".
Aifen f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Fen 1.
Aiguo m Chinese (Modern)
Modern Chinese name derived from 爱 (ài) meaning “love, affection” combined with 国 (guó) meaning “country, nation”.
Aihen m & f Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Basque aihen meaning "vine".
Ailea f English (Modern)
Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Ailin f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Lin.
Ailyn f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Aylín; an Hispanic variant of Eileen (i.e. using Spanish spelling conventions). A known bearer is the Spanish singer Ailyn (1982-), real name Pilar Giménez García.
Ainar m Basque (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Ainara.
Airas m Medieval Galician, Galician (Modern)
Galician version of Aires. This was the name of several Galician medieval poets, like Airas Nunes. It has seen a revival in Galicia since the 2000's.
Airín f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of Irene, reflecting the English pronunciation of the name.
Airyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Aaron. Notably used by Robert De Niro's daughter.
Aishu f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ai 2 and Shu.
Aisla f Finnish (Modern, Rare, ?)
Of unknown meaning.
Aisli f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Asli or Aisling.
Aiuri f & m Basque (Modern)
From Basque ainuria or aiuria meaning "howl".
Aiyun f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names Ai 2 and Yun
Aizan f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Ai 2 and Zan.
Akxel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the Social Security Administration, Akxel was given to 6 boys in 2012.
Alair f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alair, itself a variant of the French surname Allaire.
Alatz m Basque (Modern, Rare)
From Basque alatz, an uncommon word meaning "miracle". It is the masculine form of Alazne.
Alene f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian form of Arlene, and variant of Alena, Hawaiian form of Allen. Could be interpreted as a modern variant of Hawaiian name Alana meaning "awakening, rise", or from ala 'āina meaning "land path" or 'ale nē meaning "murmuring wave".
Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.
Alfre f English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Alfre Woodard (1952-) her godmother claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters.
Alian m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Chinese form of Arian or Aryan or a combination of the names Ah, Li 1 and An 1.
Alias m English (Modern)
Variant of Elias. It coincides with the English alias meaning "a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name".
Alída f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Alida.
Alley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ally 1 coinciding with the English word alley.
Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.
Aluma f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".
Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.
Alyna f English (American, Modern), Russian (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Variant of Alina. As a Russian name, it is mostly used by Russian speaking Ukrainians who want to spell their name the same in Russian and Ukrainian Cyrillic.
Amaia f Maori (Modern)
Means "lunar halo" in Māori.
Amaja f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Scandinavian spelling of Amaia.
Ambar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Hebrew עַם ('am) meaning "people, nation" with the name Bar.
Amíra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amira.
Amiti f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my friend" or "my colleague" in Hebrew, usually used as a diminutive of Amit 2.
Amoré f Afrikaans (Modern)
Afrikaans form of Amore.
Amrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Amryn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on names such as Camryn and Emryn.
Anaël m French (Modern), Breton (Gallicized, Modern)
Coined in the 1960s as a Breton masculine form of Anne 1.
Anaka f Scandinavian (Modern)
A modern variant of the name Annika
Anaya f & m Spanish (Modern), Asturian (Modern), Medieval Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque anai "brother". It was masculine in medieval Spanish, but it was revived in the 2010's as femenine.
Anayo m Asturian (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Anaya.
Andrá f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic andrá "breath of air; moment".
Anfel f & m Arabic (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
From أنفال which means “spoils” or “booty”.
Aniel m Biblical Greek, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), English (Rare), French (Modern), Spanish (Latin American)
Greek form of Hanniel and its variant Haniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Anjel f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Angel.
Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.
Anuel m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Originally conceived as a short form of Emmanuel, this is the stage name of Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA.
A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.
Anzhi f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names An 1 and Zhi, can also be a form of Angie or Angi.
Aodha f Irish (Modern)
Feminization of Aodh, which is derived from Old Irish Áed meaning "fire". This seems to be a modern Irish name and it's sometimes incorrectly pronounced like Ada (AY-da), however in Irish the H would lead to the D not being pronounced.
Aoine f Irish (Modern)
From Irish aoine meaning "Friday", derived from Latin ieiunum. Aoine has only been used as a given name in Ireland in recent times.
Aporo m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese borrowing of Apollo.... [more]
Arane f Basque (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Basque haran "valley" or aran "plum" with the modern feminine suffix -e.
Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.
Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.
Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]
Arena f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "sand" in Spanish and Catalan. The word is derived from Latin arēna, harēna, from the earlier form *hasēna, which may be Etruscan in origin.
Areum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapda) meaning "beautiful."... [more]
Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.
Arren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaron, possibly influenced by names like Darren.
Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".
Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.
Arson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".
Artai m Celtic Mythology, Galician Mythology, Galician (Modern)
Possibly related to the Proto-Celtic word artos "bear" and the Artabri (a Celtic tribe living in the north-west of Galicia). According to Galician Mythology, this is the name of the older son of Brigo and founder of the Artabri tribe.
Artia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly intended as a variant of Artie following the stress pattern of Mikia and Takia.
Artöm m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the Russian name Artyom.
Arwyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arwen, unrelated to the Welsh name Arwyn.
Arzoi f Punjabi (Modern, Expatriate), Indian (Sikh, Modern, Expatriate)
Possibly derived from the Punjabi noun ਅਰਜ਼ (arz) meaning "petition, supplication, request".
Asani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element a and Dasani.
Aşkay f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish aşk meaning "love" and ay meaning "moon".
Askja f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Icelandic askja "little box; caldera (of a vulcano)". The name is also related to the Old Norse name element askr "ash tree".
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.
Aston m Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Ashton.
Atari m & f Obscure (Modern)
From the Japanese word 当たり (atari) meaning "a hit, a good move" (specially in the game of Go). Atari is the name of an American videogame company that released the video game console Atari 2600 in the year 1977... [more]
Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]
Austė f Lithuanian (Modern)
From the word 'austi' translated to English means 'to weave.'
Avior m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Avi and Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.
Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.
Axton m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Axton, meaning "Acca's stone", from the Old English given name Acca and stān 'stone'.
Axzel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Axel. According to the SSA, Axzel was given to 12 boys in 2011.
Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.
Ayers m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ayers.
Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]
Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]
Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.
Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.
Azari f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Azariah.
Azula f Popular Culture, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Fictional name meant to be derived from Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish azul meaning "blue" (of Persian origin). This is the name of a main antagonist in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.
Azuri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of the word azure, possibly based on Zuri.
Babér f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian babér "laurel".
Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.
Babsy f English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.
Bafta f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the Afro--German writer Bafta Sarbo.
Baila f English (American, Modern)
Invented name based on the sounds of names like Bailey and Kayla.
Baley f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.
Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.
Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.
Bauer m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bauer.
Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.
Benry m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant/combination of Ben 1 and Henry.
Béryl f & m French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Beryl.
Biden m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Biden.
Bilke f Low German (Modern, Rare)
Low German diminutive of Names starting in Bil- (from the Germanic name element BILI "gentleness").
Billy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Bilis influenced by the unrelated English name Billy.
Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."
Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.
Bixby f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bixby.
Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".
Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Blitz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word blitz, meaning a sudden and strong military attack, which is derived from German blitzkrieg.
Bnaya m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern), Jewish
Alternative Anglicisation of Benaiah. "built by God"... [more]
Boden m English (Modern)
Likely a variant of Beauden.
Bofen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Fen 1.
Borah f Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Bora 3.
Bowen m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Bo 2 and Wen.
Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.
Boyan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Yan 2.
Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.
Breah f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Brianna, or elaboration of Bree.
Brūss m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Bruce.
Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.
Bryer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bryer.
Byeol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 별 (byeol) meaning "star."
Cadon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden influenced by the spelling of Jadon.
Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".
Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.
Cario m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Mario/Dario influenced by Cairo and the English word car.
Catya f English (Modern)
This name is gained popular in early 200’s! And popular well-known “The Elite Player” Catya Washington former Bad Girl! Catya Washington was in the show Bad Girls club (2006-2017) and Baddies West.
Cayce m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayce (in itself which is a variant of either Casey or Case).
Caydn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden, the spelling is influenced by Haydn.
Cedra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric. A famous namesake is the child actress in the 2018 movie Capernaüm, Cedra Izzam.
Ceili f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee. It has been influenced by the Irish word céilí, which refers to a traditional Gaelic social gathering involving folk music and dancing (sometimes storytelling and poetry), ultimately derived from Old Irish céle "companion".
Ceola f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish ceol meaning "music, singing".
Chaja f Hebrew (Germanized), Hebrew (Polonized), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chaya used by German and Polish Jews. The name is also occasionally used by non-Jewish Netherlanders.
Charm f English (Modern)
From the English word charm meaning "the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration". This name was used by Australian Olympic swimmer and YouTuber Justin Norris for his daughter born 2019.
Cheda m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Derived from cheddar cheese first used by youtuber Tis_Not_Cheda
Chynn f Chinese (Modern)
From Chinese 真 (zhen) which means "true". This name is mainly used in Singapore.