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Name Gender US Babies Since 1880 Origin

James

5,187,243 Supplanter, holder of the heel.
Hebrew

John

5,146,129 God is gracious, God's gracious gift. English form of Iohannes, Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan.
Hebrew

Robert

4,839,942 A male given name: from Germanic words meaning glory and bright. Bright fame. Combine of hrod (fame) and beraht (bright).
German

Michael

4,384,133 Who is like God?.
Hebrew

Mary

4,140,580 Wished-for child, rebellion, bitter.
Hebrew

William

4,132,967 Combine of wil (will, desire) and helm (helmet, protection).
German

David

3,633,822 A male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning beloved.
Hebrew

Joseph

2,623,501 Origin comes from the Hebrew: Yosef or Yusef, he will enlarge, he will add.
Hebrew

Richard

2,574,702 Powerful ruler, brave power. Combine of ric (power, rule) and hard (brave, hardy).
German

Charles

2,404,990 From the Germanic name Karl, derived from a Germanic word, means: man, manly, freeman, peasant.
German

Thomas

2,320,175 A male given name: from an Aramaic word meaning twin.
Arabic, Aramaic, Greek

Christopher

2,038,873 Derived from the Greek Christophoros, composed of the elements Christos (Christ) and pherein (to bear): bearer of Christ, follower of Christ, a Christian.
Greek, Latin

Daniel

1,926,544 English derivitive from Hebrew. Derived from the Hebrew daniel: God is my judge.
Hebrew

Elizabeth

1,643,260 A female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning oath of God.
Hebrew

Matthew

1,605,826 Gift of God.
Hebrew

Patricia

1,576,941 Fem. proper name, from Latin, fem. of patricius patrician, noble (see Patrick).
Latin

George

1,477,153 A male given name: from a Greek word meaning farmer.
Greek

Jennifer

1,472,044 Cornish variation of Guinevere, anglicized form of the old Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, from gwen. Combine of gwen (white, fair) and hwyfar (smooth, soft, yielding).
Cornish, Europe

Linda

1,456,360 Pretty one, soft, tender, beautiful.
German

Anthony

1,447,729 English baby name: highly praiseworthy. From Greek anthos, means: flower.
English, Greek, Latin

Barbara

1,438,446 Means: stranger, foreign, foreigner, travel from a foreign land; from the Greek barbaros.
Greek

Donald

1,417,071 Scottish and Gaelic origin, means: great chief; world mighty; power.
Gaelic

Paul

1,394,271 In Latin Paul: small, little, humble.
Latin

Mark

1,356,217 Form of Marcus: from the god Mars, god of war, warrior, man.
Latin

Edward

1,296,369 A male given name: from Old English words meaning rich, happy and guardian, wealth.
English

Andrew

1,295,967 English form of the Greek name Andreas, derived from andreios: manly, masculine, brave.
Greek

Steven

1,286,949 From the Latin Stephanus: a crown, a garland.
Greek

Kenneth

1,279,602 Masc. proper name, Scottish, from Gaelic Caioneach, literally "handsome, comely." Loyal, handsome and born of Fire.
Gaelic

Margaret

1,252,696 A female given name: from a Greek word meaning pearl.
Greek

Joshua

1,214,615 A male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning God is salvation.
Hebrew

Kevin

1,175,193 Handsome birth, intellect, emotional, beautiful at birth.
Gaelic

Brian

1,170,154 Means: strong, virtuous, noble, honorable, hill in Irish. Means: exalted, high-minded, strength with honor in Ancient Celtic.
Gaelic

Susan

1,124,201 English variant of Susanna: lily, lotus.
Hebrew

Dorothy

1,111,273 Form of Dorothea: from Greek elements doron (gift) and theos (God).
Greek

Ronald

1,082,402 Scottish form of Ragnvaldr: ruler with counsel. Combine of regin (advice, counsel) and valdr (power, ruler).
Norse

Sarah

1,080,864 Fem. proper name, Biblical wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, from Hebrew, literally princess.
Hebrew

Timothy

1,075,192 Honouring God, to honour.
Greek

Jessica

1,049,536 Jessica first appears in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, where it is the name of the daughter of Shylock. From Yiscah, means: anointed one, royalty.
English, Hebrew

Jason

1,037,638 Derived from Greek iason/iasthai: to heal, healing, healer.
Greek

Helen

1,022,128 Greek mythological character of Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of the Spartan king Menelaos. Means: torch, brightness.
Greek

Nancy

1,005,251 Graceful.
Hebrew

Betty

1,003,286 Diminutive of Elizabeth: oath of God, or God is satisfaction.
Hebrew

Karen

988,889 Danish form of Katherine: pure, innocent, unsullied.
Greek

Jeffrey

978,238 Form of Godfrey, means: God's peace, peaceful god.
German

Lisa

968,070 God is my oath, dedicated to God.
Hebrew

Ryan

955,506 Little king. Diminutive form of ri (king).
Gaelic

Jacob

933,333 A male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning supplanter, held by the heel.
Hebrew

Frank

915,730 Germanic tribe, from France, frenchman, free man; free, liberal, generous.
German, Latin

Gary

903,588 From Garwig, composed of gar (spear) and wig (battle), means: spear bearer.
English, German

Nicholas

903,283 Victory of the people, derived from the greek words nike (victory) and laos (people).
Greek

Anna

895,316 Form of Channah, Hannah: grace, favor.
Greek, Hebrew, Latin

Eric

881,422 Combine of er (honour, respect) and rik (king or chief). Means: honour king, powerful king, eternal ruler.
German, Norse

Sandra

876,449 Feminine form of Alexander: defender of men.
Greek

Ashley

861,717 From the Old English elements aesc (ash trees) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure). Means: dweller near the ash tree forest.
English

Stephen

860,900 Masc. proper name, from Latin Stephanus, from Greek Stephanos, from stephanos "crown, wreath, garland, chaplet; crown of victory".
Greek

Emily

851,851 Form of Emil. Derived from the Latin name Aemilius. Means: rival, trying to equal or excel, emulating.
Latin

Jonathan

843,054 God has given, gift of God.
Hebrew

Kimberly

841,102 Ruler, royalty, Cyneburg's field, forest clearing. Name popularized from the name of a city in South Africa.
English

Donna

833,063 In Italian, means: lady. Also form of Donald, means: great chief, world mighty.
Europe, Gaelic, Italian

Ruth

827,548 Fem. proper name, biblical ancestor of David, from Hebrew Ruth, probably a contraction of reuth "companion, friend, fellow woman." The Old Testament book tells her story.
Hebrew

Carol

824,941 Feminine form of the Latin Carolus, cognate of Charles, means: full-grown, a man, freeman, manly; short form of Caroline.
English, German, Latin

Michelle

813,728 Feminine version of Michael. Variants include Michele and Machelle: who is like God?.
Hebrew

Larry

809,219 Short form of Lawrence and Laurence, from the Latin Laurentius (man from Laurentum), which is from Laurentum, the name of a town in Latium. Laurel crowned.
Latin

Laura

798,156 Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, means: laurel.
Latin

Amanda

787,833 Fem. proper name, literally "worthy to be loved," fem. of Latin amandus "pleasing," gerundive of amare "to love" (see Amy). A top 10 list name for girls born in U.S. between 1976 and 1995.
Latin

Justin

779,618 Righteous, just, fair.
Latin

Raymond

776,477 A male given name: from Germanic words meaning counsel and protection.
German

Scott

774,271 Painted warrior, Gaelic speaker, a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.
English, Gaelic

Samuel

762,474 God hears, or his name is God.
Hebrew

Brandon

760,935 Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for hill covered with broom. Broom is a prolific weed. Means: from the beacon hill. Derived from a place name, means: hill covered with broom; variant of Brendan.
English

Melissa

756,769 Honey bee, sweet.
Greek

Benjamin

750,672 From the Hebrew name Binyamin: son of the south, son of the right hand. Many Jewish families named their youngest child Benjamin.
Hebrew

Rebecca

750,447 A female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning binding.
Hebrew

Stephanie

742,951 Feminine form of Stephen: crown, crowned.
Greek

Deborah

742,369 Hebrew means: bee; variant of Debra or Debbie.
Hebrew

Sharon

724,726 Also, Sharen. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning a plain or flat area.
Hebrew

Kathleen

713,597 Pure, innocent.
Greek

Cynthia

711,128 From Kynthos, Goddess of the Moon; another name for Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunt and chastity.
Greek

Gregory

710,423 Vigilant, watcher, watchman, watchful, alert.
Greek

Jack

696,540 Diminutive of the Biblical name John, shortened form of Jackin, means: little John, God is gracious, supplanter, held by the heel.
Hebrew

Shirley

694,917 Bright grassland. Combine of scire (shire, bright, clear) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure). A song for me. Combine of shir (song, poem) and li (me).
English, Hebrew

Henry

694,218 Home ruler. Combine of haim/heim (home) and ric (power, ruler).
German

Amy

693,575 Dearly loved, beloved in French
French, Latin

Alexander

677,427 Compounds of the Greek verb alexein (to protect) and noun andros (man); defender of mankind, protector of mankind.
Greek

Patrick

677,370 A male given name: from a Latin word meaning patrician, noble man.
Latin

Emma

674,197 All-containing, universal, whole.
German

Angela

667,039 A female given name: from a Greek word meaning messenger.
Greek

Catherine

662,168 French form of Katherine, cognate of the Greek Aikaterine, derived from katharos, means: pure, unsullied, virginal.
Greek

Virginia

650,970 Maiden, maid, virgin.
Latin

Katherine

639,504 A female given name: from the Greek word meaning pure.
Greek

Jerry

629,922 Form of Jeremy: god has uplifted. Form of Gerald: rule of the spear.
German, Hebrew

Walter

625,702 Ruler of the army. Combine of wald (rule) and hari (army).
German

Dennis

620,563 Derived from Greek Dionysios, God of wine; mountain of Zeus.
Greek

Brenda

609,203 Feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, means: sword; feminine form of Brendan. Derived from brandr: the blade of a sword. Might be from feminine form of the obsolete Brandolf: sword wolf.
Norse

Tyler

604,030 Tile maker, tile layer, tiler of roofs, door keeper of an inn.
English

Pamela

595,695 All honey, all sweetness.
English

Willie

595,054 Combine of wil (will, desire) and helm (helmet, protection).
German

Frances

595,023 Feminine form of Francis: from France, frenchman, free man.
German, Latin

Nicole

589,106 A female given name: from Greek words meaning victory and people.
Greek

Christine

586,875 Form of Christian, means: follower of Christ, a Christian.
Greek, Latin

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