Baby Names by Origin
Browse 546 name origins and cultures — 68544 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
12422
American
10264
Hebrew
6249
Latin
4322
Arabic
3957
Greek
3904
Spanish
2572
French
2405
Sanskrit
1986
Irish
1909
Germanic
1494
Italian
1073
German
976
Persian
779
Scottish
771
Welsh
688
Japanese
631
Indian
528
Hawaiian
508
Slavic
405
Old English
367
Turkish
343
Modern coinage
297
Scandinavian
274
Norse
259
Russian
259
Yiddish
254
Swahili
254
Dutch
249
African American
245
Modern
222
Urdu
215
Punjabi
215
Coined
205
Portuguese
204
Celtic
195
Native American
188
Gaelic
187
Old Norse
176
Yoruba
173














