Baby Names by Origin

Browse 526 name origins and cultures — 51982 names in all — each with researched meanings, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

This is the full index of every origin and culture in the More4Kids baby-name directory, from the largest traditions to the rarest heritage names. Each entry shows how many names we have for that origin; click any one to browse the names, hear them pronounced, and read sourced meanings. Origins are listed most-names-first.

English 8420 American 7735 Hebrew 5031 Arabic 3539 Latin 3130 Greek 2721 Spanish 1929 Sanskrit 1715 French 1421 Irish 1326 Germanic 985 Italian 836 German 752 Persian 678 Scottish 615 Welsh 501 Japanese 496 Hawaiian 485 Indian 442 Slavic 328 Old English 326 Turkish 321 Modern coinage 292 Yiddish 226 Swahili 221 Dutch 221 Norse 215 Scandinavian 206 Urdu 197 Punjabi 191 Portuguese 186 Russian 178 Modern 161 Native American 159 Yoruba 150 Celtic 146 Gaelic 141 American English 140 Old French 135 Old Norse 132