Enduring Names

Names whose curve barely moves across the whole series. The rarest movement category, and the only one that is a genuine achievement rather than a phase.

Rankings for

8,721 names, most popular first in the 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 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
Mia Mia is a girl's name that began as a short form of longer names such as Maria and Amelia before becoming an independent given name in its own right.
Girl uncertain (Scandinavian/Italian short form) #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
Mateo Mateo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of Yahweh," the Spanish form of Matthew.
Boy Hebrew #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
Ava Ava is a girl's name with several proposed origins rather than one settled root.
Girl uncertain (Latin, Germanic, or 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
Levi Levi is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "joined" or "attached."
Boy Hebrew #12 in US
Violet Violet is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "purple," taken from viola, the Latin word for the purple flower.
Girl Latin #13 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
Aurora Aurora is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "dawn."
Girl Latin #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
Harper Harper is a name of English origin meaning "harp player."
Girl English #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
Hudson Hudson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Hudde," a medieval pet form of Hugh.
Boy English #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
Lily Lily is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "lily flower," from lilium.
Girl Latin #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
Nora Nora is a girl's name that developed as a short form of longer names, chiefly Honora and Eleanor, and is now used independently.
Girl Latin #20 in US
Ezra Ezra is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "help."
Boy Hebrew #20 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
Hazel Hazel is a girl's name of English origin naming the hazel tree, from the Old English hæsel.
Girl English #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
Chloe Chloe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "green shoot" or "young growth," referring to the first green of new crops.
Girl Greek #23 in US
Ethan Ethan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm," "enduring," or "strong."
Boy Hebrew #24 in US
Ellie Ellie is a girl's name that began as a short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and Elizabeth, and is now widely given as a name in its own right.
Girl English #24 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
Santiago Santiago is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "Saint James."
Boy Spanish #26 in US
Cooper Cooper is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barrel maker."
Boy English #27 in US

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