Mostly boys
Bear
Animal name
Meaning
bear
#853US boys · 2025View name
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299 names · US outside top 500 · 2025
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Mostly girls
Bee
Animal name or nickname for any name starting with B
Meaning
she who brings happiness
#11095US girls · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Belle
French
Meaning
beautiful
#1013US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Benito
Latin
Meaning
blessed
#1002US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Benji
Hebrew
Meaning
son of the right hand
#1341US boys · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Betty
Hebrew
Meaning
pledged to God
#1113US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Birch
Tree name
Meaning
dweller in the birch wood
#12294US boys · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Birdie
English
Meaning
bird
#670US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Bobby
English · German
Meaning
bright fame
#1097US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Camilo
Spanish
Meaning
young ceremonial attendant
#585US boys · 2025View name
Unisex
Campbell
Scottish
Meaning
crooked mouth
#617US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Carl
German
Meaning
free man
#1134US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Carlo
French · Italian
Meaning
free man
#869US boys · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Carolyn
English · French
Meaning
free man
#1222US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Cartier
English · French
Meaning
transporter of goods by cart
#1297US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Casper
Dutch · Persian
Meaning
bringer of treasure
#924US boys · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Cassidy
Irish
Meaning
curly-haired
#541US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Cassius
Latin
Meaning
hollow
#583US boys · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Cecelia
Latin
Meaning
blind
#529US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Chaos
English
Meaning
disorder and confusion
#9888US boys · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Cleo
Greek
Meaning
glory
#577US girls · 2025View name
Unisex
Colby
English · Norse
Meaning
coal town
#615US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Colsen
English
Meaning
son of Nicholas
#566US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Conor
Irish
Meaning
lover of hounds
#845US boys · 2025View name
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