Names that end in y

Borrowed or coined by J K Rowling for a vain and selfish teacher in the Harry Potter books, this dramatic name may also be a rare variant of the surname Gilroy, meaning "son of the king's servant".

English surname used as one of the middles for Boris Becker's son Amadeus.

Pawly has catapulted into the lexicon with the advent of Pawly the pet dog robot. It's a cute version of the more serious Paul.

Royalty is a super-hot name for girls, but there's no reason it can't be used for boys too. In fact it is, but only about 5 percent of the time, making it one of those unisex names whose usage is tipped so far toward one gender that it isn't truly unisex. But still, English words are usually not intrinsically gendered so Royalty is perfectly appropriate for boys as well as girls and is one of the fastest-rising unisex names.

Sunny and Stormi are shooting up the charts — why not Cloudy? Cloudy debuted on the charts in 2022.

Bernie, with airs.

Primarily used in Latin America, but a small number of American girls have been named Suheily each year since 1999.

Since the 2000s, Keidy has risen from obscurity to being used more than 150 times in 2023. Borne by Venezuelan model and photographer, Keidy Moreno Marín, Estonian skier, Keidy Kaasiku, model Keidy Garces, and influencer Keidy Ramirez, the exact origin of Keidy is unknown. It is likely however, that it is a Spanish and Estonian inspired variation of Katie, a diminutive of the Katherine- family of names. A less likely possibility is that it is a variation of Keid, a star in the Eridanus constellation, whose name comes from Arabic to mean "eggshells".

Lively Russian choice born by several saints.

A Spanish boy name that is especially popular in the Canary Islands.