Names that end in y

Plummeted from #334 to #851, and is the fastest-falling girl name in 2009.

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

This one's cutting right to the chase, but with such names as Justice and Peace on the rise, why not? And we guarantee your seven-year-old son will love it, though your 17-year-old, maybe not so much. Could be used as a middle name, as Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt did.

A sweet and distinctive vintagesque smoosh name.

Pretty and unconventional floral option so called because their beautiful blooms generally last only a day.

This cutesy nickname made it onto the Top 1000 in 1883.

The 'ley' ending makes this British surname name ripe for consideration as a feminine girls' name. Brinsley joins such sisters as Kinsley and Tinsley.

McCarthy is one of the most common Irish surnames, all fair game as first names for American babies, especially baby girls!

Classic Indian name with a winning meaning — literally.