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Baby name lists · Updated May 2026

Five letters or fewer

For monograms, for screen doors, for being yelled across a kitchen. Short names that carry their weight.

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German or Turkish · noble, nobility, or island

Greek · Short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas.

French · Variant of Esmé.

Italian · Variant of Inés.

Flower name; Greek · rainbow

English · bright, shining one

Greek · Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa and other names with a similar sound.

Greek · Latinized form of Kore.

English and Scottish · Short form of Henrietta and other names that end with etta.

Greek · mother

Slavic · gracious, dear

Diminutive of Honora or Eleonora · honor or meaning unknown

Swedish variation of Ellen · Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.

Greek · The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega.

Hebrew and Arabic · blooming flower; God remembers

Swahili · Means "beautiful" in Swahili.

Swahili; Welsh form of the Irish Niamh · resolve; brilliance

Latin · Diminutive of Katarina or Katariina.

Diminutive of Rosemary · Diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom.

Scottish place-name · This name of a small island off the coast of Scotland is trending upwards along

Russian diminutive of Anna · Russian diminutive of Anna.

Sanskrit · illusion, magic; mother; water; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea

Short form of names that end in -nina · Nina is as multiethnic as you can get: Nina is a common nickname name in Spain a

Arabic · night; play

English diminutive of Alana · Short form of Alana (English) or Svetlana (Russian).

Variation of Leah · Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as a Portuguese form.

Scottish place-name · From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland.

Welsh · This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira.

Feminine form of Pius or diminutive of Olympia · Feminine form of Pius.

Irish or English · Meaning uncertain.

Italian variation of Henry · The meaning of this name is uncertain.

Latin diminutive of Judah · praised; to be generous, to be good to others

Italian variation of Luke and Lucas · man from Lucania

Italian diminutive of Nicholas · Short form of Nicholas (or sometimes Nicodemus).

Variation of Otto · wealthy

Welsh · ardour, enthusiasm

English · From a surname, a Scots variant of Reed.

English · From a surname, see Dean 1 and Dean 2.

Latinized form of Hugh · Old German form of Hugh.

Greek · enduring

Greek variation of Elijah · Form of Elijah used in several languages.

Hebrew · he will laugh, he will rejoice

Hebrew · Contracted form of Micaiah.

Aramaic · The name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament.

Hebrew · happy, blessed

Latin · lucky, successful

French · French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of Ludwig.

German · home ruler

Irish · Variant of Aidan.

Hebrew · solid, enduring, firm

Hebrew · holder of the heel

Hebrew · beloved

Hebrew · he has heard; flat-nosed

English or Irish · deer friend

History · From the Roman cognomen Lucanus, which was derived from the name of the city of

English and Irish · Rye land

Irish; Persian · ancient; king

Hebrew · Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew.

English · From the English word for the small songbird.

French from Latin · English form of Rémy, also used as a feminine name.

Irish · Anglicized form of Ruaidhrí.

Scottish · plain, field, battlefield

Irish · descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence

English · From an English surname that was originally given to a person who played on a pi

English · the hazelnut tree

English · From the English and French word for the type of tree, ultimately derived from L

Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation · Diminutive of Elizabeth.

English · Contracted form of Theresa.

English · Variant of Margot.

Scottish · From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.

German · Feminine form of Peter.

Nature name · From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water.

English · From the English word for the thorny plant.

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