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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.

Ceil

Meaning: blind or heavenly

Origin:Short form of Cecilia or Celia
3355
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
1296
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
3366
Sterling

Meaning: of the highest quality

Origin:English
555
Sterling

Meaning: of the highest quality

Origin:English
3538
Jenna

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:English, diminutive of Jennifer
359
Brooke

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
3725
Brooke

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
462
Heather Named after the plant Heather, which are a v...
Origin:English botanical name
524
Hailey

Meaning: Hay's meadow

Origin:English and Scottish clan name
627
Haley

Meaning: hay field

Origin:English
2248
Haley

Meaning: hay meadow

Origin:English
6347
Alexis

Meaning: defender

Origin:Greek
1013
Beverly

Meaning: dweller near the beaver stream

Origin:English
1070
Carol

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, feminine variation of Charles
1388
Kimberly

Meaning: Cyneburga's meadow

Origin:English surname and place name
4182
Kimberly

Meaning: Cyneburga's meadow

Origin:English surname
1590
Lori

Meaning: bay laurel

Origin:English spelling variation of Laurie; diminutive of Laura
2018
Shirley

Meaning: bright meadow

Origin:English
2508
Anniston

Meaning: Anis' town

Origin:English surname and American place name
2178