By how they feel

Names that have stayed in rotation for a hundred years and counting. Familiar in every decade.

Abel · Abraham · Adam · Adrian · Alan · +194 more

Names that left for a few decades and came back. The ones your great-aunt had, soft and lived-in.

Abigail · Ada · Adaline · Adalynn · Adelaide · +164 more

Last names crossing the line to first. American naming has been moving this way for decades, especially for unisex picks.

Addison · Ainsley · Alaia · Anaya · Anderson · +224 more

Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic names from scripture. Familiar to most of the western world for two thousand years.

Aaron · Abel · Abigail · Abraham · Adam · +166 more

Names common across Spanish-speaking communities, here and across the Americas. Many cross over into broader use.

Adan · Adelina · Adrian · Adriana · Aitana · +152 more

Irish, Welsh, and Gaelic names. Soft on the tongue, often with meanings rooted in the natural world.

Aidan · Aiden · Ainsley · Alaina · Alan · +125 more

Cities, rivers, regions. Names borrowed from somewhere on the map.

Aspen · Brooklyn · Cairo · Catalina · Dakota · +11 more

Hope, Grace, Legend, Reign. Names that are also plain English words.

Briar · Chance · Crew · Dream · Ember · +25 more

Gods, goddesses, and heroes from Greek, Norse, and the old stories.

Adonis · Aidan · Aiden · Alexandra · Amora · +63 more

Coinages and fresh respellings with no ancient root. Names born from sound and trend.

Adalyn · Alijah · Alora · Brayden · Brynlee · +45 more