Baby Names by Origin

Browse 516 name origins and cultures — 46426 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 7348 American 6417 Hebrew 4623 Arabic 3162 Latin 2880 Greek 2493 Spanish 1729 Sanskrit 1517 French 1271 Irish 1217 Germanic 924 Italian 766 German 687 Persian 609 Scottish 551 Welsh 465 Japanese 444 Hawaiian 442 Indian 375 Old English 323 Slavic 298 Modern coinage 292 Turkish 290 Norse 211 Dutch 204 Yiddish 202 Swahili 199 Scandinavian 187 Portuguese 180 Urdu 171 Modern 161 Punjabi 159 Native American 158 Russian 154 American English 140 Celtic 139 Gaelic 138 Old French 135 Yoruba 129 Old Norse 127