Top Lists

Names that are popular all over the world, but seem unique and new in the U.S. -- Hindi names, African names, Sanskrit names, Italian names, Spanish names

• African boys
• African girls
• American boys
• American girls
• Arabic boys
• Arabic girls
• Australian boys
• Australian girls
• Canadian boys
• Canadian girls
• China
• English boys
• English girls
• Filipino names
• French boys
• French girls
• German boys
• German girls
• Greek names
• Hawaiian names
• Indian (Hindi) names
• Irish boys
• Irish girls
• Israeli names
• Italian boys
• Italian girls
• Japanese boys
• Japanese girls
• Native American names
• Russian boys
• Russian girls
• Sanskrit
• Scottish boys
• Scottish girls
• Spanish names
• Swedish boys
• Swedish girls
• Welsh names

Boys' and girls' names that have been around for awhile, and we don't see them going out of style anytime soon -- Grandma/grandpa names that are cool again, names that never go out of style, Old Testament names and more

• Grandma/grandpa names that are cool again
• Grandma/grandpa names that should stay in the retirement home
• Mythological
• Names that never go out of style
• New Testament
• Old Testament
• Saints

These names are unique but your kid won't get teased for them -- names that are cool but not too weird -- Last names that make great first names, Ooh la la! Flirty "ette" names and more

• Last names that make great first names
• Names that ring a Belle
• Ooh la la! Flirty "ette" names
• Poet or cheerleader? Elegant girl names with sporty nicknames
• Sonny boy: Names that end with "son"
• Unisex names

Get back to nature with these cool, earthy boys' and girls' names -- animal names, jewelry-inspired names, nature-lover names

• Animal names
• Jewelry-inspired names
• Nature-lover names

Names from some of the greats in sports, music, philosophy, and more -- preppies and socialites, space explorer names, creative geniuses and more

• Career-oriented names
• Creative geniuses
• Great athletes
• Great baseball names
• Literary names
• Musical names
• Preppies and socialites
• Space explorer names

Names with historical significance -- Flower names, classic screen sirens, Retro swing-dancer names, Shakespearean names and more

• American First Ladies
• Broadway musicals
• Car-crazy names
• Classic place names
• Classic screen sirens
• Colorful names
• Cowboy/cowgirl names
• Fashionista names
• Flower names
• Founding fathers
• Pilgrim names
• Politicians and World Leaders
• Retro swing-dancer names
• Shakespearean names

American names that have come and gone in the U.S. (and some that are here to stay)

• Most popular U.S. twin names, 2006
• Top American boys' names of the 1920s
• Top American boys' names of the 1930s
• Top American boys' names of the 1940s
• Top American boys' names of the 1950s
• Top American boys' names of the 1960s
• Top American boys' names of the 1970s
• Top American boys' names of the 1980s
• Top American boys' names of the 1990s
• Top American boys' names of the 2000s
• Top American girls' names of the 1920s
• Top American girls' names of the 1930s
• Top American girls' names of the 1940s
• Top American girls' names of the 1950s
• Top American girls' names of the 1960s
• Top American girls' names of the 1970s
• Top American girls' names of the 1980s
• Top American girls' names of the 1990s
• Top American girls' names of the 2000s

From exotic to homey, these place names for boys and girls are distinctive for any baby -- Manhattan streets, trendy place names

• Manhattan streets
• Trendy place names

Names from action heros, American Idols, celebrities, TV characters, hip-hop artists, soap-opera hunks, and more

• Action heroes
• American Idol names
• Bad celebrity/character associations
• Celebrity babies
• Classic TV
• Country music names
• Disney names
• Hip-hop names
• Jazz greats
• Magazine names
• Modern TV
• Name for Beatles Fans
• Recent Oscar winners
• Rock/pop stars
• Soap-opera hunks

Good things come in small packages! These short names pack a punch -- two-letter names, one-syllable names

• One-syllable names
• Two-letter names

Unique and unusual names you won't find anywhere else -- unusual picks from the top 1000 U.S. Names, food names, hippy-dippy names, unusual spellings of girls' and boys' names and more

• Food names
• For Harry Potter fans
• Hippy-dippy names
• Most unusual picks in the top 1000 U.S. names
• Outer Space
• Trekkie names
• Unusual spellings of common names
• Who needs Zoloft? Uplifting names