Names That Mean Crown

A cool possible nickname: Taj

A natural successor to the trend for royalty-related names, and (in a spiritual sense) for meaningful New Christian names. While the English word is pretty rare as a name, many names worldwide share this meaning, including Stephen, Kayla, Taj, Atara, Adebayo, Omolade, and the now-less-than-popular name Corona.

Kelila, which can also be spelled Kelilah, is a more distinctive and attractive Kayla relative.

Ethiopian name that would be difficult here.

With its C spelling, Cayley is softer than its more popular counterpart, Kayley. It's never ranked in the US Top 1000 and at this point probably never will, now that the -aylee, -ayley, and -aylie names are starting to dip.

An unusual name which feels familiar, thanks to its similarity to other names containing the Hebrew element el "God", like Daniel and Gabriel. It was originally a masculine name, but is now used for both sexes.

An unusual Hebrew name which feels familiar, thanks to its similarity to Katherine and related names. It was originally a masculine name, but is now used for both sexes.

A lively take on Stephen.

Sartaj is a boy's name used in Punjabi regions of India. Taj is a cool short form.

Taj is a cool new name with ancient Eastern roots. While Taj can work for either sex, Taja might be a feminine alternative.

Corona was once an improbable choice due to the beer brand. After the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, its firmly cemented its status as a nonviable baby name.

While the spelling Stefano is more common, Stephano makes a great choice for parents looking to give Stephen/Steven a more romantic feel. Although only given to 8 boys in the US in 2014, Stephano could be a great choice for parents looking for a name with the same flavor as Rafael, Matteo or Emilio. It appears as a character name in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

More common than steamlined Tahj, thanks to actor Tahj Mowry, brother of Tia of Tamara.

A Yoruba surname as well as a unisex given name.

A traditional, consistently common name in Iceland, where it is cognates with Stephen.

The original form of Stephen, a readily importable choice.