Occupational Baby Names

77 Occupational names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Explore 77 baby names with a occupational feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.

Occupational Girl Names

Palmer#232 in the U.S.Pilgrim who carried a palm branch on return from the Holy Land Sawyer#291 in the U.S.One who saws wood; a woodcutter or sawyer by trade Paige#346 in the U.S.From Old French 'page', meaning a young male servant or attendant to a knight, ultimately from Taylor#403 in the U.S.Occupational surname from Old French tailleur meaning one who cuts cloth; from tailler to cut, Carter#454 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Middle English 'carter,' meaning a person who transports good Miller#571 in the U.S.Occupational name for one who operates a grain mill; from Middle English milner / miller Hunter#842 in the U.S.From the Old English huntian (to hunt) via the Middle English surname Hunter, meaning 'one who Chandler#895 in the U.S.From Old French chandelier meaning a candle maker or candle seller, from chandelle (candle) and Bailee#989 in the U.S.Bailiff or outer court of a castle; a spelling variant of Bailey, from Old French baille (enclo Karter#989 in the U.S.One who transports goods by cart; K-spelling variant of Carter, from Middle English cartare (ca Baylee#1016 in the U.S.Bailiff or outer court of a castle; spelling variant of Bailey, from Old French baille (enclosu Spencer#1119 in the U.S.Dispenser of provisions; steward; from Old French despencier (one who gives out provisions), fr Ryder#1332 in the U.S.Mounted warrior, one who rides a horse Sailor#1341 in the U.S.One who sails, a mariner Porter#2447 in the U.S.doorkeeper, gatekeeper Mason#3145 in the U.S.Occupational surname from Old French 'masson' and Medieval Latin 'macio,' meaning 'a stonecutte Tanner#3158 in the U.S.From Old English 'tannere', an occupational name for a leather tanner; transferred as a surname Baileigh#3169 in the U.S.Creative variant of Bailey, from Old French 'baillif' (steward, administrator) or Old English 'Masyn#4247 in the U.S.-yn spelling of Mason — from Old French masson, 'stoneworker, mason' — for girls

Occupational Boy Names

Carter#45 in the U.S.One who drives a cart; transporter of goods; from Middle English cartare (cart driver)Sawyer#122 in the U.S.One who saws wood; from Middle English saghiere (sawyer), occupational surname for a lumber wor Colter#157 in the U.S.Colt herder; one who tends young horses Baker#217 in the U.S.One who bakes; an occupational surname for a baker of bread Shepherd#246 in the U.S.One who tends and herds sheep Marshall#340 in the U.S.From Old French 'mareschal', from Old German 'marah' (horse) and 'scalc' (servant) — originally Spencer#360 in the U.S.From Old French 'despensier' (steward, one who dispenses provisions), from 'despenser' (to disp Miller#369 in the U.S.From the Middle English occupational surname 'miller', denoting a person who operated a grain m Clark#377 in the U.S.Occupational name from Old English clerc, meaning a scribe, scholar, or clergyman, itself from Baylor#386 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Old French bailleur meaning one who delivers or a bailor; use Travis#434 in the U.S.From Old French traverser meaning to cross; an occupational surname for a toll collector at a b Tanner#475 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Middle English 'tannere' meaning a person who tans animal hid Gunner#506 in the U.S.English occupational/word name from 'gunner' (one who operates a gun), but also an anglicized f Fletcher#547 in the U.S.From the medieval English occupational surname Fletcher, derived from Old French fleche ('arrow Porter#560 in the U.S.From the medieval English occupational surname Porter, from Old French portier meaning 'doorkee Taylor#685 in the U.S.Tailor; one who cuts and sews garments; from Old French tailleur (cutter), from tailler (to cut Bridger#701 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Old English, denoting a person who lived near a bridge or was Chandler#753 in the U.S.Candle maker or seller; from Old French chandelier (candle merchant), from chandelle (candle)Shepard#892 in the U.S.From Old English sceaphirde meaning sheep-herder, composed of sceap (sheep) and hierde (herder,Foster#901 in the U.S.From Middle English foster, an occupational surname for a forester or person who tended a royal Palmer#995 in the U.S.Palm bearer; pilgrim who carried a palm frond from the Holy Land; from Old French palmier (palm Turner#1006 in the U.S.One who works a lathe; from Old French torneor (lathe operator), from torner (to turn on a lath Thatcher#1037 in the U.S.One who thatches roofs; from Middle English thacchere (roof thatcher), from thatchen (to thatch Kooper#1082 in the U.S.Barrel maker; K-spelling variant of Cooper, from Middle English coupere (barrel maker)Tylan#1100 in the U.S.Tile maker; variant of Tyler, from Old French tieulier (tile maker)Decker#1185 in the U.S.Thatcher; roofer; one who decks or covers; from Dutch/German Decker (one who covers roofs, a th Granger#1255 in the U.S.Farmer, keeper of the granary Bailey#1266 in the U.S.Bailiff, steward, officer of the law Booker#1286 in the U.S.Bookbinder, one who works with books Usher#2332 in the U.S.Doorkeeper; gatekeeper; from Old French ussier (doorkeeper, usher), from Latin ostiarius (gatek Baxter#3042 in the U.S.Baker; one who bakes bread Mercer#3072 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Old French mercier, meaning a dealer in fine cloth or textile Weller#3090 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Old English wella (well, spring) plus the agent suffix -er, m Coulter#3103 in the U.S.From Old English culter (plowshare, the blade of a plow) or from Scots English coulter meaning Dewayne#3107 in the U.S.American elaboration of Wayne, from Old English or Welsh wain/waen meaning wagon or cart, with Bauer#3214 in the U.S.Farmer, peasant; a person who cultivates the land Cutter#3221 in the U.S.Occupational surname for a cutter of cloth, stone, or gems; also the name of a fast single-mast Macen#3244 in the U.S.Variant of Mason, the occupational surname for a worker in stone Marshal#3304 in the U.S.One-l spelling of Marshall, from a Frankish title meaning 'horse servant' that rose to mean com Clarke#3331 in the U.S.Clerk, scribe, scholar; the e-spelled form of the English occupational surname Clark Sheppard#3374 in the U.S.Occupational surname for a shepherd — Old English sceaphierde, 'sheep herder' — in its double-p Reeve#3432 in the U.S.The medieval English official — bailiff, steward, magistrate — from Old English gerefa, the roo Teller#3504 in the U.S.From the surname Teller — 'one who counts/tallies' or 'a teller of tales'; English/German occup Hatcher#3538 in the U.S.From the English surname Hatcher — 'dweller by, or maker of, a hatch/gate' (Old English haecc)Kutter#3557 in the U.S.Modern K-styled name from 'cutter' — one who cuts (cloth, stone, etc.) — also a swift sailing b Chayse#3608 in the U.S.Stylized spelling of Chase — from Old French chacier, 'to hunt, pursue' — an occupational name Sutter#3759 in the U.S.Occupational surname — 'shoemaker' (Latin sutor) — famous from Sutter's Mill, where the Gold Ru Stewart#3958 in the U.S.Old English stigweard, 'hall guardian' — the office that crowned a dynasty (Stuart kings)Tillman#3963 in the U.S.Occupational surname — 'one who tills' (or German Tilo-man lines) — Pat Tillman-honored Maeson#4020 in the U.S.Mae- spelling of Mason — from Old French masson, 'stoneworker, mason'Brenner#4077 in the U.S.From a German occupational surname — 'one who burns' (a charcoal-burner or distiller)Kharter#4130 in the U.S.Kh- styling of Carter — from an English occupational surname, 'one who transports goods by cart Shep#4156 in the U.S.Short form of Shepherd/Shepard — Old English sceaphierde, 'one who herds sheep'Kemper#4247 in the U.S.From a German surname — from Kemper/Kämpfer, 'a fighter, combatant, champion'Rider#4284 in the U.S.From an English surname — Old English ridere, 'a rider, horseman, knight'Wright#4301 in the U.S.From an English surname — Old English wryhta, 'a worker, craftsman, maker' (as in wheelwright, Becker#4434 in the U.S.From a German surname — Becker, 'a baker' (or 'dweller by a brook', from Bach); routes layered Jaeger#4465 in the U.S.From a German surname — Jäger, 'a hunter, huntsman'

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Popular Occupational baby names include Carter, Sawyer, Colter, Baker, Palmer, Shepherd. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

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