Modern Names

Names that did not exist, or barely existed, before the twentieth century. Many are respellings, surnames or coinages, and their histories are shorter and better documented than anything older.

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38,600 names, most popular first in United States

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Melody Melody is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "song" or "singing," from melodia.
Girl Greek #79 in US
Lyla Lyla is a girl's name of disputed origin.
Girl Modern coinage #80 in US
Theo Theo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "god," from theos.
Boy Greek #82 in US
Addison Addison is a name of English origin meaning "son of Adam."
Girl English #84 in US
Luka Luka is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Slavic and Balkan form of Luke.
Boy Latin #85 in US
Gael Gael is a boy's name meaning a Gaelic person — a speaker of Irish, Scottish Gaelic or Manx.
Boy Irish #86 in US
Autumn Autumn is a girl's name taken from the English word for the season, which comes through French from the Latin autumnus.
Girl Latin #88 in US
Micah Micah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like Yahweh?" — a rhetorical question expecting the answer that nobody is.
Unisex Hebrew #90 in US
Everly Everly is a girl's name of English origin, from a place name meaning "boar meadow" — the Old English eofor, a wild boar, and leah, a clearing.
Girl English #91 in US
Kai Kai is a name that exists independently in many unrelated languages.
Boy multiple unrelated #93 in US
Kinsley Kinsley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "king's meadow," from the Old English cyning, king, and leah, a clearing.
Girl English #93 in US
Sienna Sienna is a girl's name from the Italian city of Siena, and by way of it from the reddish-brown earth pigment mined nearby.
Girl Italian #94 in US
Jade Jade is a girl's name from the gemstone, and its origin is unexpectedly medical: the Spanish called it piedra de la ijada, "stone of the flank," because it was believed to cure kidney and abdominal ailments.
Girl Spanish #95 in US
Eithan Eithan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "firm" or "enduring," a variant spelling of Ethan closer to the Hebrew Eitan.
Boy Hebrew #97 in US
Amara Amara is a girl's name that exists independently in several languages.
Girl multiple unrelated #98 in US
Archer Archer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bowman."
Boy English #98 in US
Juniper Juniper is a girl's name naming the evergreen shrub, from the Latin juniperus.
Girl Latin #100 in US
Aaliyah Aaliyah is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "exalted" or "sublime," the feminine of Ali.
Girl Arabic #101 in US
Colton Colton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "coal town" or "Cola's settlement," from a place name.
Boy English #103 in US
Hailey Hailey is a girl's name of English origin meaning "hay clearing," from the Old English heg, hay, and leah, a woodland clearing.
Girl English #104 in US
Athena Athena is a girl's name from the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare and craft.
Girl Greek #109 in US
Easton Easton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "east settlement," from the Old English east and tun.
Boy English #110 in US
River River is a name taken from the English word, which comes through Anglo-Norman from the Latin riparius, meaning "of the riverbank."
Unisex English #111 in US
Jace Jace is a boy's name that began as a short form of Jason, and so carries the meaning "healer," from the Greek iasthai, to heal.
Boy Greek #114 in US
Jaxon Jaxon is a boy's name and a modern respelling of Jackson, meaning "son of Jack."
Boy English #115 in US
Raelynn Raelynn is a girl's name of modern American coinage, joining Rae to the -lynn suffix.
Girl Modern coinage #116 in US
Alaia Alaia is a girl's name of Basque origin meaning "joyful" or "happy," from the Basque alai.
Girl Basque #117 in US
Brooklyn Brooklyn is a girl's name taken from the New York borough, whose name comes from the Dutch village of Breukelen.
Girl Dutch #118 in US
Callum Callum is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "dove," from the Latin columba.
Boy Scottish #118 in US
Hadley Hadley is a girl's name of English origin meaning "heather meadow," from the Old English hæth, heather or heathland, and leah, a clearing.
Girl English #121 in US
Sawyer Sawyer is a name of English origin meaning "one who saws wood."
Unisex English #122 in US
Emerson Emerson is a name of English origin meaning "son of Emery."
Unisex English #122 in US
Landon Landon is a boy's name of English origin meaning "long hill," from the Old English lang, long, and dun, a hill or down.
Boy English #127 in US
Serenity Serenity is a girl's name taken from the English word, from the Latin serenus, meaning clear or unclouded.
Girl Latin #129 in US
Alina Alina is a girl's name with several origins. It functions as a short form of Adelina and so means "noble," from the Germanic adal; a Slavic line connects it to light or bright; and an Arabic reading gives "noble" from a different root entirely.
Girl Germanic #130 in US
Ryder Ryder is a boy's name of English origin meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger."
Boy English #132 in US
Amira Amira is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "princess" or "commander."
Girl Arabic #132 in US
Savannah Savannah is a girl's name of Taino origin meaning "treeless plain."
Girl Taino #135 in US
Kayden Kayden is a boy's name of modern American coinage with no settled origin.
Boy Modern coinage #135 in US
Stetson Stetson is a name of English origin meaning "son of Stephen."
Boy English #136 in US
Rylee Rylee is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "rye clearing."
Girl English #137 in US
Jameson Jameson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of James."
Boy Hebrew #137 in US
Emersyn Emersyn is a girl's name of modern American coinage, a respelling of the surname Emerson.
Girl English #138 in US
Declan Declan is a boy's name of Irish origin whose meaning is uncertain.
Boy Irish #139 in US
Elliana Elliana is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has answered me."
Girl Hebrew #139 in US
Alana Alana is a girl's name whose origin is disputed.
Girl Disputed #140 in US
Beckett Beckett is a boy's name of Old English origin, most likely meaning "bee cottage" or "stream."
Boy English #141 in US
Sloane Sloane is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "raider" or "warrior."
Girl Irish #141 in US

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