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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Zion Zion is a name of Hebrew origin naming the hill in Jerusalem, and by extension the city and the promised land itself.
Unisex Hebrew #142 in US
Dawson Dawson is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of David."
Boy Hebrew #143 in US
Brielle Brielle is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strength."
Girl Hebrew #143 in US
Remi Remi is a name of Latin origin meaning "oarsman."
Unisex Latin #145 in US
Matteo Matteo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "gift of God."
Boy Hebrew #146 in US
Elian Elian is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "my God has answered."
Boy Hebrew #147 in US
Arlo Arlo is a name whose origin is genuinely unsettled.
Boy Disputed #148 in US
Greyson Greyson is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of the steward."
Boy English #149 in US
Kehlani Kehlani is a girl's name of disputed meaning.
Girl Modern coinage #149 in US
Summer Summer is a girl's name of Old English origin taken from the season, from sumor.
Girl English #152 in US
Bryson Bryson is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "son of Brice."
Boy Scottish #152 in US
Oaklynn Oaklynn is a girl's name of modern American coinage, combining the tree name Oak with the -lynn ending.
Girl Modern coinage #153 in US
Ember Ember is a girl's name of Old English origin taken from the word for a glowing coal, from æmyrge.
Girl English #154 in US
Jude Jude is a name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised" or "thanks."
Boy Hebrew #155 in US
Piper Piper is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "pipe player."
Girl English #155 in US
Jaxson Jaxson is a boy's name of modern American coinage, a respelling of Jackson.
Boy English #156 in US
Phoebe Phoebe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bright" or "radiant."
Girl Greek #157 in US
Colter Colter is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "horse keeper."
Boy English #157 in US
Wrenley Wrenley is a girl's name of recent American coinage, formed by joining the bird name Wren to the -ley ending common in English surnames.
Girl Modern coinage #158 in US
Arya Arya is a name of Sanskrit origin meaning "noble."
Girl Sanskrit #159 in US
Sage Sage is a name of Latin origin meaning "wise."
Unisex Latin #160 in US
Hayden Hayden is a name of Old English origin meaning "hay valley" or "hedged hill."
Unisex English #161 in US
Alani Alani is a girl's name of Hawaiian origin meaning "orange tree."
Girl Hawaiian #161 in US
Hayes Hayes is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "hedged enclosure."
Boy English #162 in US
Ace Ace is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "one" or "unity."
Boy Latin #164 in US
Jason Jason is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "healer."
Boy Greek #165 in US
Nevaeh Nevaeh is a girl's name coined in the United States, and it is "heaven" spelled backwards.
Girl American coinage #165 in US
Connor Connor is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "lover of hounds."
Boy Irish #166 in US
Skylar Skylar is a name of Dutch origin meaning "scholar."
Unisex Dutch #167 in US
Jayce Jayce is a boy's name of modern American coinage, a respelling of Jason or a stretched form of Jay.
Boy Modern coinage #167 in US
Beckham Beckham is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "homestead by the stream."
Boy English #168 in US
Ailani Ailani is a girl's name generally presented as Hawaiian, meaning "high chief" or "chief of the heavens," from ali'i, chief, and lani, sky or heaven.
Girl Hawaiian #168 in US
Jett Jett is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "jet black."
Boy Greek #169 in US
Barrett Barrett is a boy's name of disputed origin.
Boy Disputed #171 in US
Braxton Braxton is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "Bracc's settlement."
Boy English #172 in US
Nico Nico is a name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."
Boy Greek #174 in US
Ariella Ariella is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lion of God."
Girl Hebrew #174 in US
Freya Freya is a girl's name of Old Norse origin meaning "lady" or "noble woman."
Girl Norse #177 in US
Judah Judah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised."
Boy Hebrew #178 in US
Lilah Lilah is a girl's name with two possible origins: the Hebrew laylah, meaning "night," or a short form of Delilah, whose meaning is "delicate" or "languishing."
Girl Hebrew #179 in US
Amaya Amaya is a girl's name with several unrelated origins.
Girl Basque #180 in US
Tucker Tucker is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "cloth fuller."
Boy English #181 in US
Sutton Sutton is a name of Old English origin meaning "southern settlement."
Unisex English #181 in US
Ryker Ryker is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "rich" or "powerful."
Boy Germanic #182 in US
Cole Cole is a boy's name of Old English origin meaning "coal-black" or "swarthy."
Boy English #183 in US
Ximena Ximena is a girl's name of Spanish origin whose meaning is unresolved.
Girl Spanish #183 in US
Adalynn Adalynn is a girl's name of modern American coinage, formed from the Germanic element adal, meaning noble, with the -lynn suffix.
Girl Germanic #184 in US
Amari Amari is a name with several competing origins: the Yoruba for "strength," the Arabic ʿāmir meaning "prosperous," and the Hebrew amar, "to say" — and reference works disagree because all three are genuine.
Unisex Disputed #185 in US

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