Names that end in y

Corey was always the most popular form of this Irish name, with Cory (as in New Jersey Senator Booker) in second place and Kory riding caboose. Kory et al were in the first wave of unisex names that began to be used in the late 1960s and 1970s, fading now as fresher names such as Rory or Rowan rise.

A bright and bubbly word name would be fun on a girl or a boy — a more spritely alternative to Brighton.

With words like Rowdy and Breaker transforming into baby names, it's only a matter of time before Brawly makes the list as well.

An appealing new addition to the positive, spiritual word names that are in style now — with the added bonus of Remi as a nickname. Remedy is rising fast, up nearly 350 places from 2022 to 2023.

A mystical new word name for parents in search of witchy baby names.

See EUGENE.

This variation of Jacey was the name of the gorgeous small-town heroine of Larry McMurtry's The Last Picture Show.

Cosy is a, well, cozy name, whose only downside is people forever making that dumb joke. Cosy can be short for Cosima or Cosette but can certainly stand on its own as a word name. Another plus: Sounds like Posy, Josie, and Rosie.

This slightly unusual spelling of the '80s cheerleader name is now associated with two appealing young celebrities: model Chrissy Teigen and This Is Us star Chrissy Metz. Both have Christine on their birth certificate.