1450+ English Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

Underused literary name (as in the poet John) with a -den ending that's very much in style.

Pell makes an unusual middle name choice. And if grandpa Seymour was a fur trader, you might do better to honor him by naming the baby Pell.

Let's hope he's "burly".

The suffix Bran is familiar as raven-related since Game of Thrones, and the -ley suffix has been popular since the 1990s heyday of Ashley.

The cake company pretty much knocked this otherwise-pretty compilation name out of consideration for most parents.

Marge used to be as common as Maggie or Megan, ranking on its own in the girls' Top 1000 from 1900 until right after World War II, when so many Old School names fell off the list in favor of a new generation cuter, perkier choices.

Rather formal word name that has been used occasionally over the years, most notably for the autism activist and animal expert Temple Grandin.

English surname that's very rarely found as a first name. The Colorado city was named after Horace Greeley, the nineteenth-century congressman and founder of the New-York Tribune.

Pelham, a place-name surname, could work well as a first, despite its slightly arrogant air. It's what the P in P.G. Wodehouse stands for.

This Victorian pen name is the childish version of the novelist's real name, Louisa, but it has managed to gain a sophisticated image. Ouisa is a similar childhood nickname name.

And her sisters, Stormy and Sunny.

Yule is one Christmas baby name that doesn't sound very festive. We prefer Winter or even Christmas itself.

Darnel, the plant from which this name derives, is an intoxicating plant, which used to be grown to make medicines and poisons.

Could be difficult to grasp: Hoss. The "Bonanza" cowboy.

With the growing popularity for girls of such names as Aubrey and Audrey, Auberon feels like a fresh and viable option.

Eaton's similarity to Eton gives it an upscale Old School feel, though in the U.S. a name that sound like eatin' could have teasin' potential. Eaton could also sound like the much-more-familiar Ethan with a tough-guy accent.

Adventurous word choice, but still quite a burden for a child to bear.

Obscure, though legitimate, name that could be used to honor a relative named Barton or Martin.

Rarely heard last-name-first choice with nice gardenlike feel.

We don't see that bright a future for this one either.