Classic Names

Names that have never really left. They rise and fall within a band rather than disappearing, which makes them the safest choice on the site and the hardest to say anything surprising about.

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530 names, most popular first in United States

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Olivia Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree," used as the feminine form of Oliver.
Girl Latin #1 in US
Noah Noah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "rest" or "comfort," from Noach.
Boy Hebrew #2 in US
Charlotte Charlotte is a girl's name of French origin meaning "free man," the feminine form of Charles, itself from the Germanic name Karl.
Girl French #2 in US
Emma Emma is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal," from the element ermen, found in older names such as Ermintrude.
Girl Germanic #3 in US
Oliver Oliver is a boy's name that entered England with the Normans and has a genuinely disputed origin.
Boy Norman French #3 in US
Amelia Amelia is a girl's name most often explained as a blend of two older names: the Germanic Amalia, meaning "work" or "industrious," and the Latin Emilia, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
Girl Germanic #4 in US
Theodore Theodore is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God," formed from theos, meaning god, and doron, meaning gift.
Boy Greek #4 in US
Henry Henry is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "home ruler," from heim, meaning home or estate, and ric, meaning ruler or power.
Boy Germanic #5 in US
Sophia Sophia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," taken directly from the Greek word sophía.
Girl Greek #5 in US
James James is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, an English form of Jacob by way of Late Latin Iacomus.
Boy Hebrew #6 in US
Isabella Isabella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," a Spanish and Italian form of Elizabeth that developed through Occitan and Old Spanish in the medieval period.
Girl Hebrew #7 in US
Elijah Elijah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God is Yahweh," from Eliyahu.
Boy Hebrew #7 in US
Evelyn Evelyn is a girl's name of English and French origin meaning "desired" or "wished for".
Girl English #8 in US
William William is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protection," from wil, meaning will or desire, and helm, meaning helmet.
Boy Germanic #9 in US
Sofia Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the Romance- and Slavic-language spelling of Sophia.
Girl Greek #9 in US
Lucas Lucas is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Latin form of Luke.
Boy Latin #10 in US
Benjamin Benjamin is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the right hand," from Binyamin.
Boy Hebrew #11 in US
Eleanor Eleanor is a girl's name that traces back to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the twelfth-century queen of France and later England, whose own name, Aliénor, is widely explained as "the other Aenor," distinguishing her from her mother, also named Aenor.
Girl Occitan/French #12 in US
Elias Elias is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God is Yahweh."
Boy Hebrew #13 in US
Jack Jack is a boy's name of English origin that began as a pet form of John, by way of the medieval nickname Jankin.
Boy English #15 in US
Sebastian Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "from Sebaste," a city whose name derives from sebastos, meaning venerable or august.
Boy Greek #16 in US
Elizabeth Elizabeth is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my oath," from Elisheva, the name of Aaron's wife in the Book of Exodus.
Girl Hebrew #17 in US
Samuel Samuel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin usually translated as "God has heard," from Shemu'el.
Boy Hebrew #18 in US
Leo Leo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "lion."
Boy Latin #19 in US
Camila Camila is a girl's name of Latin origin, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla.
Girl Latin #19 in US
Michael Michael is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question expecting the answer that no one is.
Boy Hebrew #21 in US
Daniel Daniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my judge," from Daniyyel.
Boy Hebrew #22 in US
Penelope Penelope is a girl's name of Greek origin, borne in Homer's Odyssey by the wife of Odysseus, who held off suitors for twenty years by weaving a shroud she unpicked each night.
Girl Greek #22 in US
John John is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is gracious," from Yochanan.
Boy Hebrew #23 in US
Lucy Lucy is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light," from lux.
Girl Latin #25 in US
Julian Julian is a boy's name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman family name Julius.
Boy Latin #25 in US
Joseph Joseph is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," from Yosef.
Boy Hebrew #29 in US
Ella Ella is a girl's name with two distinct origins. The Norman French line derives from the Germanic element ali, meaning other or foreign, while a Hebrew line gives Ella as a word for a terebinth tree.
Girl Germanic #29 in US
Alexander Alexander is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men," from alexein, to defend, and aner, man.
Boy Greek #30 in US
Owen Owen is a boy's name of Welsh origin, the anglicized form of Owain.
Boy Welsh #31 in US
Zoe Zoe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life," taken directly from the Greek word zoe.
Girl Greek #31 in US
Matthew Matthew is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," from Mattityahu.
Boy Hebrew #32 in US
Luke Luke is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "man from Lucania," a region of southern Italy.
Boy Greek #33 in US
Thomas Thomas is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," from te'oma.
Boy Aramaic #34 in US
Emily Emily is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
Girl Latin #34 in US
David David is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved," from Dawid.
Boy Hebrew #35 in US
Valentina Valentina is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "strong" or "healthy," the feminine form of Valentinus, from the verb valere, meaning to be strong or to be well.
Girl Latin #35 in US
Gabriel Gabriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength," from Gavri'el.
Boy Hebrew #37 in US
Grace Grace is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "favor" or "blessing," from gratia.
Girl Latin #38 in US
Bennett Bennett is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "blessed," the medieval English form of Benedict, from benedictus.
Boy Latin #40 in US
Abigail Abigail is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my father's joy," from Avigayil.
Girl Hebrew #41 in US
Elena Elena is a girl's name of Greek origin, the Italian, Spanish, and Russian form of Helen.
Girl Greek #42 in US
Roman Roman is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "citizen of Rome," from Romanus.
Boy Latin #42 in US

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