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English names rank among the top names in the US, the UK, and other English-speaking countries, along with such European countries as Sweden, Germany, and France.

Along with Audrey and Jack, classic English names in the US Top 300 include Georgia, Juliet, Lily and Olive for girls, and Emmett, Miles, Oscar, and William for boy.

In the UK, popular English names include Alfie, Lily, Edward, and Ella. In Sweden, the English girls' name Alice ranks near the top of the list, while the English boys' nickname Tom is fashionable in France.

Less conventional English names that rank highly in the US include, for girls, Kendall, Kinsley, Madison, Marley, Peyton, Presley, Sutton, Willow, Winter and Wren, For boys, this group includes Archer, Brooks, Carter, Fletcher, Graham, Huxley, Mason, Reed, Sawyer, and Wilder.

Unique English names that carry a lot of style value include, for girls, Araminta, Arden, Azalea, Birdie, Blythe, Clover, Lilac, Lavender, Posey, and Waverly. For boys, unique English names to consider include Birch, Booker, Dane, Garrison, Hale, Kit, Oberon, Shaw, Tobin, and Winston.

Our collection of English baby names also includes surname names such as Lancaster and Huffington, nature names such as River and Marigold, English word names such as Love and Journey, along with place names like Devon and occupational names such as Driver.

Browse our website's complete range of English names for girls and boys, continued, below, or consult our individual lists of English girl names and English boy names. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Abilene

Meaning: grass

Origin:English from Hebrew
11542
Abilene

Meaning: grass

Origin:English from Hebrew
2515
Drake

Meaning: dragon; or, male duck

Origin:English word name
625
Sky The name Sky is derived from Scandinavian or...
Origin:Nature name
1722
Winter The name Winter is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Word name
714
Sutton

Meaning: from the southern homestead

Origin:English
938
Sutton

Meaning: from the southern homestead

Origin:English
420
Ever Ever is of American origin. It is a gender-n...
Origin:Word name
1523
Parker

Meaning: park keeper

Origin:English occupational name
887
Parker

Meaning: park-keeper

Origin:English occupational name
180
Lane

Meaning: a small roadway or path

Origin:English
427
Lane

Meaning: a small roadway or path

Origin:English
2000
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Weston

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:English
177
Sunny According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:English nickname
351
Cooper

Meaning: barrel maker

Origin:English occupational name
225
Clark

Meaning: scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk

Origin:English
244
Foster

Meaning: forester

Origin:English occupational name
277
Carter

Meaning: cart maker or driver

Origin:English occupational name
2500
Carter

Meaning: transporter of goods by cart

Origin:English occupational name
331