Baby Names by Origin

Browse 491 name origins and cultures — 38656 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 5391 American 5223 Hebrew 4130 Arabic 2678 Latin 2556 Greek 2212 Spanish 1352 Sanskrit 1241 Irish 1051 French 1050 Germanic 812 Italian 647 German 616 Persian 521 Scottish 456 Welsh 403 Hawaiian 384 Japanese 381 Old English 321 Indian 277 Slavic 250 Modern coinage 242 Turkish 236 Norse 197 Scandinavian 175 Swahili 174 Yiddish 174 Dutch 174 Portuguese 165 Native American 154 Russian 140 Celtic 135 Old French 135 Gaelic 130 Irish Gaelic 122 Punjabi 121 Urdu 115 Old Norse 114 Yoruba 107 African American 100