Short Names
Four letters or fewer, or one syllable. Short names pair well with long surnames and badly with short ones, which is the single most reliable thing anyone can tell you about choosing on sound.
37 names, very rare — fewer than 25 babies a year, in the United States
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Mimi Mimi is a girl's name that began as a pet form of Maria and Miriam, used especially in French and Italian.Girl French, Italian, Hebrew 14 in 2025
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Solo Solo is a rare boy's name from the Italian word for "alone," which comes from Latin solus.Boy Italian, Latin 9 in 2025
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Peggy Peggy is a girl's name meaning pearl, a pet form of Margaret by way of Meg.Girl Greek 12 in 2025
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Brick Brick is a rare boy's name taken from the English word for a block of baked clay.Boy English 7 in 2025
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Carole Carole is a girl's name meaning free man, the French spelling of Carol.Girl French 9 in 2025
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Lune Lune is a girl's name meaning "moon," taken from the French word lune, which comes from the Latin luna.Girl French, Latin 6 in 2025
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