English Names

A surname-style choice, Foxley has a similar feel to the popular Wrenley, that is, it blends that popular -ley suffix with an animal name. Given to 4 boys in 2025 in England and Wales having made its debut back in 2017, Foxley may sound too much like foxy for some, but not too wordy for others. 

Foxley

With boyish nicknames for girls like Billie and Stevie coming in hot, Freddi may just be next. A great way to honor grandpa Fred while staying on trend.

Freddi

Freddy is a quintessential boys name across the pond, but with tomboy nicknames like Charlie and Leni rising for girls -- Freddy may very well make a splash for girls next!

Freddy

A rare and clunky femininization of the classic Fred, for those who like the airy -ella over the spiky -erika, Fredella may also be considered a compound name. As such, it may simply mean "peaceful ruler", or, as a smoosh, it could mean "completely peaceful" or "peaceful fairy queen". It has been used as the name of a typeface, though it has never appeared in the US stats. 

Fredella

Friedah

Gentle yet tough, rare and intriguing, Fritha is an Anglicized variation as well as a Manx form of the Old Norse Fríða. Ultimately derived from the element fríðr meaning "fair, beautiful", it is similar but not the same as the Germanic Frida which means "peace".

Fritha

A wild word name in the realms of Prairie, Wilder, Ridge, and Summit, Frontier is an undiscovered option, most literally describing the boundary or border between two places and the extreme limit of understanding into a particular area. More broadly however, it is associated with the "American Frontier", or the "Old Wild West", when settlers in the US expanded their territories towards the specific coast.
 
In popular imagination, Frontier brings to mind cowboys, Old Western movies, Yellowstone National Park, and the works of writers such as James Fenimore Cooper, Zane Grey, Owen Wister, and Willa Cather.

Frontier

This name is definitely a, ahem, gamble, but it's been recorded as a boy name since 2006. Gamble only made the charts as a girl name in 1961, when it was given to five baby girls.
 
The most notable real-life Gamble is Gamble Breaux, a former cast member of The Real Housewives of Melbourne. She claims her name was inspired by the English word gambol, meaning "to run or jump about playfully".

Gamble

Actress Geena Davis (born Virginia) put her own distinctive stamp on this spelling of Gina, though this form may lend itself to being a short form of Eugenia ("well born") or Georgina and Georgeanna ("farmer"), based on the spelling.
 
Geena may also have its roots in Hindi and Sanskrit, from which it means "to live", though Jeena is the more popular transcription.

Geena

The name Genius sets a high bar for a child, but that hasn't stopped parents from giving it to their sons. Genius first made the charts in 2017, and in a recent year, it was given to six boys. 

Genius

A name that has been used in Wales for nearly a thousand years — a famous bearer was the medieval scholar Gerallt Gymro, or Gerald of Wales — but not the most intuitive spelling for non-Welsh speakers. By coincidence, ger allt in Welsh also means "near a hill".

Gerallt

Spooky and a little bit edgy, Ghost is usually reserved as name for pets, particularly cats. It's possible some may pick Ghost as a chosen name however, thanks to its cool Halloween vibes, though parents are unlikely to put it on the birth certificate. 

Ghost

A neglected surname name that could substitute for the more common Gordon, which has in the past associated with the milk company and Elsie the Cow. 

Borden

A quirky, clunky compound name, blending the nature-related "Glen" with the Greek "dora", giving you a name with the rather poetic meaning of "gift of the glen". 

Glendora

Rarely heard last-name-first choice with nice gardenlike feel. 

Barden

A glowing, gold name with the appeal of Nadine, Soline, and Claudine, Goldine may be viewed as an elaboration of Golda or as a spin on world name Golden.  The name was used very occasionally in the early 20th-century.

Goldine

A spiritual word name, referring to the teachings, doctrines and life of Christ, along with a form of singing in some evangelical churches, Gospel fits in with the likes of Psalm, Praise, Prayer, and Rejoice. It may also refer to an absolute truth, giving it the feel of names like True , Truth, and Honor too.


Gospel

A name to live up to, this option has only recently entered the lexicon. Fitting in with the likes of Saint, Chosen, Succeed, and Golden, it refers to someone or something large or great, and notably more impressive, more luxurious, more elevated than what came before. 

Grander

A surname style choice, more popular in its contracted forms Graylan, Graylen, Graylyn and Graylon. 

Grayland

Americans may not realize Barclay is the phonetic spelling of the British Berkeley -- though both sound like old-fashioned butler names. 

Barclay

English names -- names originating in the English language -- rank among the top names in the US, the UK, and other English-speaking countries, along with such European countries as Sweden, Germany, and France.

 in the US Top 300 include Georgia, Juliet, Lily and Olive for girls, and Emmett, Miles, Oscar, and William for boy.

 include Alfie, Lily, Edward, and Ella. In Sweden, the English girls' name Alice ranks near the top of the list, while the English boys' nickname Tom is fashionable in France.



Less conventional English names that rank highly in the US include, for girls, Kendall, Kinsley, Madison, Marley, Peyton, Presley, Sutton, Willow, Winter and Wren, For boys, this group includes Archer, Brooks, Carter, Fletcher, Graham, Huxley, Mason, Reed, Sawyer, and Wilder.

 that carry a lot of style value include, for girls, Araminta, Arden, Azalea, Birdie, Blythe, Clover, Lilac, Lavender, Posey, and Waverly. For boys, unique English names to consider include Birch, Booker, Dane, Garrison, Hale, Kit, Oberon, Shaw, Tobin, and Winston.



Our collection of English baby names also includes surname names such as Lancaster and Huffington, nature names such as River and Marigold, English word names such as Love and Journey, along with place names like Devon and occupational names such as Driver.



Browse Nameberry's complete range of English names for girls and boys, continued, below, or consult our individual lists of 

. The English origin names below are ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

English names including girl names and boy names of English origin from the English language and culture (Page 93)

1450+ English Names (with Meanings & Popularity)