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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.

Madison

Meaning: son of Matthew

Origin:English
2127
Madison

Meaning: son of Matthew

Origin:English
245
Azalea

Meaning: azalea, a flower

Origin:English
354
Royal

Meaning: royal

Origin:English word name
171
Royal

Meaning: royal

Origin:English word name
1
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:English
293
Paige

Meaning: page to a lord

Origin:English, occupational name
225
Evelyn

Meaning: desired; or water, island

Origin:English
1379
Evelyn

Meaning: desired; or water, island

Origin:English from French and German
117
Georgina

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
833
Georgiana

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
832
Rue

Meaning: herb; regret

Origin:Botanical names or word name
373
Lillian

Meaning: lily; pledged to God

Origin:English from Latin
110
Hope Hope is an English name and the meaning of H...
Origin:Virtue name
279
Faith unique, to advise, alone, nun, solitary
Origin:Virtue name
295
Lena The Hebrew name Lena is a shorter version of...
Origin:English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, diminutive of various names ending in lena
162
Mildred

Meaning: gentle strength

Origin:English
778
Andrea

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
799
Primrose

Meaning: first rose

Origin:English flower name
301
Kit

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
329