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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Jacob Jacob is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel," from Ya'aqov.
Boy Hebrew #43 in US
Miles Miles is a boy's name of disputed origin, usually connected to the Latin miles, meaning soldier.
Boy Latin #44 in US
Emilia Emilia is a girl's name of Latin origin, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
Girl Latin #45 in US
Anthony Anthony is a boy's name from the Roman family name Antonius, whose meaning is genuinely unknown — it is probably Etruscan rather than Latin.
Boy Latin #46 in US
Isaac Isaac is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he laughs," from Yitzhak.
Boy Hebrew #47 in US
Naomi Naomi is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness," from No'omi.
Girl Hebrew #47 in US
Charles Charles is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," from karl.
Boy Germanic #48 in US
Wesley Wesley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "western meadow," from the Old English west and leah.
Boy English #52 in US
Josephine Josephine is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he will add," the French feminine form of Joseph.
Girl Hebrew #53 in US
Victoria Victoria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "victory."
Girl Latin #54 in US
Sophie Sophie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the French form of Sophia.
Girl Greek #55 in US
Hannah Hannah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "grace" or "favor," from Channah.
Girl Hebrew #56 in US
Lillian Lillian is a girl's name usually explained as an elaboration of Lily, from the Latin lilium, and sometimes as a variant of Elizabeth by way of the medieval pet form Lilian.
Girl Latin #57 in US
Isaiah Isaiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is salvation," from Yesha'yahu.
Boy Hebrew #57 in US
Caleb Caleb is a boy's name of Hebrew origin whose root is debated.
Boy Hebrew #58 in US
Aiden Aiden is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little fire," an Anglicized form of Aodhán.
Boy Irish #62 in US
Nathan Nathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "he gave," from Natan.
Boy Hebrew #63 in US
Clara Clara is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "bright" or "clear," from clarus.
Girl Latin #63 in US
Alice Alice is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," arrived at by a long contraction of Adelaide.
Girl Germanic #65 in US
Joshua Joshua is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh is salvation," from Yehoshua.
Boy Hebrew #66 in US
Christopher Christopher is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of Christ," from Christos and pherein, to carry.
Boy Greek #68 in US
Claire Claire is a girl's name of French origin meaning "clear" or "bright," from the Latin clarus.
Girl French #68 in US
Vivian Vivian is a name of Latin origin meaning "alive" or "lively," from vivus.
Girl Latin #72 in US
Andrew Andrew is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave," from andreios, from aner, a man.
Boy Greek #73 in US
Adrian Adrian is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "from Hadria," a town in northern Italy that also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea.
Boy Latin #74 in US
Aaron Aaron is a boy's name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is not established.
Boy Hebrew #80 in US
Madeline Madeline is a girl's name meaning "of Magdala," a fishing town on the Sea of Galilee whose name comes from the Hebrew migdal, a tower.
Girl Hebrew #81 in US
Theo Theo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "god," from theos.
Boy Greek #82 in US
Ian Ian is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "Yahweh is gracious," the Scottish Gaelic form of John.
Boy Scottish #83 in US
Lucia Lucia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "light," the feminine of Lucius from lux.
Girl Latin #83 in US
Audrey Audrey is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "noble strength," from Æthelthryth.
Girl English #86 in US
Maria Maria is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, the Latin and Greek form of Miryam.
Girl Hebrew #87 in US
Arthur Arthur is a boy's name of disputed origin.
Boy Celtic #87 in US
Jeremiah Jeremiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh exalts" or "Yahweh establishes," from Yirmeyahu.
Boy Hebrew #88 in US
Jonathan Jonathan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has given," from Yehonatan.
Boy Hebrew #89 in US
Natalie Natalie is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "birthday of the Lord," from natalis.
Girl Latin #89 in US
Sarah Sarah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess" or "noblewoman."
Girl Hebrew #90 in US
Leonardo Leonardo is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "brave as a lion," from leo, lion, and hard, brave or hardy.
Boy Germanic #91 in US
Robert Robert is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "bright fame," from hrod, fame, and beraht, bright.
Boy Germanic #92 in US
Lydia Lydia is a girl's name meaning "woman from Lydia," an ancient kingdom in what is now western Turkey.
Girl Greek #92 in US
Emiliano Emiliano is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Spanish and Italian form of Aemilianus, from the Roman family name Aemilius.
Boy Latin #94 in US
Christian Christian is a boy's name from the Latin christianus, meaning "a follower of Christ."
Boy Latin #96 in US
Caroline Caroline is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man," the French feminine of Charles by way of the Latin Carolus.
Girl Germanic #96 in US
Ryan Ryan is a boy's name of Irish origin, anglicized from Ó Riain.
Boy Irish #99 in US
Georgia Georgia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "worker of the earth," the feminine of George, from ge, earth, and ergon, work.
Girl Greek #99 in US
Myles Myles is a boy's name and a variant spelling of Miles, whose origin is disputed.
Boy Latin #100 in US
Adam Adam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "earth" or "ground," from adamah.
Boy Hebrew #101 in US
Allison Allison is a girl's name of Norman French origin, from Alis — the medieval form of Alice — plus a diminutive ending.
Girl Germanic #103 in US

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