Traditional Names

Names with centuries of continuous use behind them, usually carried by the church, the crown or the family Bible rather than by fashion.

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27 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States

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Mohammed Mohammed is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "praiseworthy."
Boy Arabic 486 in 2025
Lachlan Lachlan is a boy's name of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "land of the lochs," which was the Gaelic term for Scandinavia — so in practice it meant Norseman.
Boy Scottish 477 in 2025
Yahya Yahya is a boy's name of Hebrew origin, the Arabic form of John.
Boy Hebrew 455 in 2025
Leonard Leonard is a boy's name of Germanic origin meaning "lion-strong," and its saint is the patron of prisoners and of women in labor.
Boy Germanic 438 in 2025
Tommy Tommy is a boy's name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin."
Boy Aramaic 455 in 2025
Ahmed Ahmed is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "most praiseworthy."
Boy Arabic 382 in 2025
Mustafa Mustafa is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "the chosen one."
Boy Arabic 339 in 2025
Abdullah Abdullah is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "servant of God."
Boy Arabic 337 in 2025
Zainab Zainab is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "fragrant flowering tree."
Girl Arabic 338 in 2025
Conor Conor is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "lover of hounds," from the Irish Conchobhar.
Boy Irish 292 in 2025
Reuben Reuben is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "behold, a son."
Boy Hebrew 269 in 2025
Khadija Khadija is a girl's name of Arabic origin.
Girl Arabic 258 in 2025
Ismail Ismail is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God will hear," the Arabic form of Ishmael, counted in Islam as the ancestor of the Arab peoples.
Boy Arabic 204 in 2025
Ilyas Ilyas is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord is my God."
Boy Hebrew 200 in 2025
Zakariya Zakariya is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered."
Boy Hebrew 189 in 2025
Adrien Adrien is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "from Hadria," a town that also gave the Adriatic its name.
Boy French 189 in 2025
Syed Syed is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "lord" or "master."
Boy Arabic 166 in 2025
Rian Rian is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little king," from the Old Irish rí, king, with a diminutive ending.
Unisex Irish 189 in 2025
Seamus Seamus is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter," the Irish form of James, and it was used in Britain as a slur for an Irishman.
Boy Irish 154 in 2025
Anas Anas is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "friendliness" or "companionship," borne by one of the closest companions of the Prophet Muhammad.
Boy Arabic 151 in 2025
Cormac Cormac is a boy's name of Irish origin, usually read as "son of the charioteer," borne by the High King credited with Ireland's earliest law tracts.
Boy Irish 150 in 2025
Safiya Safiya is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "pure" or "chosen," and its bearer was a Jewish woman who became a wife of the Prophet.
Girl Arabic 168 in 2025
Ciara Ciara is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "dark" or "black-haired," the feminine of Ciarán.
Girl Irish 155 in 2025
Hafsa Hafsa is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "young lioness" or "cub."
Girl Arabic 148 in 2025
Zakaria Zakaria is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Lord has remembered," the Arabic form of Zechariah, who is named in the Quran as the guardian of Maryam.
Boy Arabic 114 in 2025
Ciaran Ciaran is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little dark one," borne by two of Ireland's twelve apostles.
Boy Irish 110 in 2025
Asma Asma is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "loftier" or "more eminent," borne by the woman who carried food to Muhammad in hiding.
Girl Arabic 129 in 2025

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