1450+ English Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

Commonly heard in the eighteenth century, but could cause middle-school titters today. Consider Letty or Tessie instead.

A surname with a decidedly burley image.

Pompous and pretentious.

An original way to honor an ancestral Robert. Hobson is outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for boys.

Though they sound exactly alike, this spelling makes it much more elegant than Bernie.

One surname name unlikely to cross over to first.

Mythic lumberjack Paul may inspire some namesakes despite relation to similarly pronounced foot problem.

Harleth is a name which probably stems from combining the oh-so-trendy Harlow with the evergreen Elizabeth. However, literary parents may also remember the beautiful but difficult character Gwendolen Harleth from George Eliot's Daniel Deronda. Harleth has a fashionable edge to it, being associated with rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.

Does not improve on the pretty but overused favorite.

Soft and creative update of Marsha.

Updates the old religious day name.

See TRINA.