English Baby Names

Browse 49 English baby names from the BabyGen country top-name dataset, with meanings, pronunciation samples, gender usage, and country coverage.

Unique names

Countries

Top region coverage

Americas, Oceania, and Africa

Usage mix

38 boy entries and 22 girl entries

About This Origin List

English names appear across 29 countries in this dataset, with 49 unique name spellings. These pages are built from the BabyGen local baby-name dataset, so they show where this origin label appears in our current country lists rather than a complete cultural history.

Matched origin labels: English, English/Turkic, Hebrew/English, Sanskrit/English

Top English Baby Names

JackBest rank #1
God is gracious
Used as boy in 4 countries | JACK, JAK
PreciousBest rank #1
of great value, precious
Used as girl in 4 countries | PREC-ious, PREH-shus
MercyBest rank #1
compassion
Used as girl in 2 countries | MER-cy
DensonBest rank #1
son of Dennis; follower of Dionysus
Used as boy in 1 country | DEN-son
KendalBest rank #1
valley of the River Kent
Used as boy in 1 country | KEN-dal
PrincessBest rank #1
princess
Used as girl in 1 country | PRIN-cess
FaithBest rank #2
faith
Used as girl in 2 countries | FAITH
JacksonBest rank #3
son of Jack; God is gracious
Used as boy in 1 country | JAK-son
KendellBest rank #3
valley of the River Kent
Used as boy in 1 country | KEN-del
Mary JoyBest rank #3
Mary + joy
Used as girl in 1 country | MAR-y -joy
KestonBest rank #4
church stone settlement
Used as boy in 1 country | KES-ton
LintonBest rank #4
linden tree settlement
Used as boy in 1 country | LIN-ton
RendyBest rank #4
shield wolf
Used as boy in 1 country | REN-dee
WyclefBest rank #4
white cliff
Used as boy in 1 country | WY-klef
ElvinBest rank #5
elf friend / nation, noble friend
Used as boy in 2 countries | EL-vin
AlfredBest rank #5
wise counselor
Used as boy in 1 country | ALF-red
IvyBest rank #5
ivy plant
Used as girl in 1 country | EYE-vee
RockyBest rank #5
of the rock; strong
Used as boy in 1 country | ROK-ee
SkerritBest rank #5
of the skerry; rocky island
Used as boy in 1 country | SKAIR-it
GarfieldBest rank #6
triangular field; spear field
Used as boy in 1 country | GAR-feeld
RawleBest rank #6
wolf counsel
Used as boy in 1 country | RAWL
SheldonBest rank #6
steep valley
Used as boy in 1 country | SHEL-don
WillowBest rank #7
willow tree
Used as girl in 2 countries | WIL-low, WILL-oh
EldonBest rank #7
noble's hill
Used as boy in 1 country | EL-don

Boy and Girl Name Ideas

English Boy Names

Jack4 countries
Denson1 country
Kendal1 country
Jackson1 country
Kendell1 country
Keston1 country
Linton1 country
Rendy1 country
Wyclef1 country
Elvin2 countries
Alfred1 country
Rocky1 country

English Girl Names

Precious4 countries
Mercy2 countries
Princess1 country
Faith2 countries
Mary Joy1 country
Ivy1 country
Willow2 countries
Praiselyn1 country
Mayleen1 country
Myra1 country
Darline1 country
Evelyn1 country

Country and Region Coverage

Uganda
4 names | Africa | Best rank #1
Top names: Precious, Faith, Mercy, Peace
Philippines
3 names | Asia | Best rank #1
Top names: Princess, Mary Joy, Kimberly
Saint Lucia
3 names | Americas | Best rank #1
Top names: Kendal, Keston, Sherfield
Kenya
2 names | Africa | Best rank #1
Top names: Mercy, Faith
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2 names | Americas | Best rank #1
Top names: Denson, Aldrin
Ireland
1 name | Europe | Best rank #1
Top names: Jack
Dominica
7 names | Americas | Best rank #3
Top names: Kendell, Linton, Skerrit, Rawle, Garvin
Micronesia
6 names | Oceania | Best rank #3
Top names: Jackson, Rendy, Eldon, Praiseman, Praiselyn
Haiti
3 names | Americas | Best rank #4
Top names: Wyclef, Robenson, Darline
United Kingdom
2 names | Europe | Best rank #5
Top names: Ivy, Willow
Azerbaijan
1 name | Asia | Best rank #5
Top names: Elvin
Denmark
1 name | Europe | Best rank #5
Top names: Alfred

Showing top 12 countries by best observed rank.

Americas8 countries, 20 names, best rank #1
Oceania6 countries, 14 names, best rank #3
Africa6 countries, 7 names, best rank #1
Europe4 countries, 5 names, best rank #1
Asia3 countries, 5 names, best rank #1
North America2 countries, 2 names, best rank #6

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