American Names

Bellarie entered the US stats for the first time in 2025, likely owing to its appearance as a surname in the 2024 TV show, Beauty in Black — and because of its similarity to the likes of Bellamy, Valerie, Bella, and Ariella. 
 
Possibly blending the elements of belle with the Italian Aria or the French rire, the name could mean "beautiful air, beautiful song" or "beautiful laughter". Alternatively, it could stem from the Latin bellare meaning "to fight".
 
Seven girls received the name in a recent count.

Bellarie

Novelist Djuna Barnes introduced this interesting and unusual name with an arty, Bohemian feel to the mix. She explained that it was invented by her father, saying it came about as a combination of her infant brother's pronunciation of the word moon as 'nuna' and a character in a book her father was reading, Prince Djalma, and so he "put the Dj onto the 'una'." Result: the silent-D pronunciation (as in Django) of JOON-a.
 Fellow writer Anais Nin adopted the name for a character in her 1950 novel The Four Chambered Heart, and Woody Allen had a young girl called Djuna in his 1996 film Everyone Says I Love You — nicknamed DJ.
 All in an, an attractive and intriguing possibility, that could be associated with the names Junia or Una, or to the word "moon".

Djuna

This perfume name, undoubtedly a takeoff on the French word for pretty, has somehow wafted into the girls' lexicon. Too commercial. 

Enjoli

One of the top debuts to the US charts in 2025, Eraya has a variety of different sources, including: the English and Italian Aria ("song, melody, air"), the Persian, Hindi, and Thai Arya ("noble"), the Turkish Eray ("brave moon"), the Hebrew Uriah ("Yahweh is my light"), the Ethiopian or Eritrean Araya ("leader by example"), or the multicultural Raya ("queen").
 
Eraya following in the footsteps of names like Elaya, Elara, annd Soraya.

Eraya

Eziah was one of the fastest rising names of 2025, while this spelling variation was one of the top debuts. Given to 36 boys, it is most likely inspired by the Biblical Isaiah ("Yahweh is my salvation"), though it also be a spin of Ezra ("Yahweh is help") or Aziah ("God hath made").




Ezaia

A modern spelling variation of Finley, which may appeal to those honoring someone called Lee, or those who like that cool Y in the name Flynn. This spelling is notably more popular for girls. 

Fynlee

A modern form of Golden, appearing in the US stats for boys in 2020.

Goldyn

One of a legion of Americanized spellings of Aisha, the name of the Prophet Muhammad's favorite wife. 

Ieesha

Possibly inspired by the French Azélie (a relative of Adelaide) or by the floral Azalea, Azeli is a contemporary choice which may appeal to fans of Azariah, Adelie, Ailani, Zaylee, and Nayeli. Pronounced as either A-ZEH-LEE or uh-ZAY-lee, it was chosen by artist and content creator Sage Corte (handandfire) in 2026.

Azeli

Ayasha

One of the top debuts to the US stats in 2025, Jourmani blends the likes of Amani, Journee, and Jaylani into one very contemporary feeling choice. The exact meaning is unknown, but it could be considered a variation of Jermaine, ultimately from the Latin Germanus meaning "brother" (or perhaps "sister" in this feminized form).
 
Alternatively, you could see it as a smoosh name, mixing Journey with the Arabic and Swahili names, Amani and Imani, to give you the meanings "wished for journey" and "journey of faith". There's also the Arabic Jouri meaning "damask rose", offering the additional possibilities of "wished for damask rose".
 
Finally, it may be a spin on Joumana or Jumana, an Arabic name meaning "pearl".

Jourmani

A little like Adrianne, this compound name blends classic Anne with modern Aubrey. 

Aubrianne

A trendy variation of Jules, more popular for boys than girls.

Juelz

Kaelis was one of the fastest rising debuts in the US in 2025 when it was given to 45 girls, having never been used for more than four in the past. 
 
The exact meaning or origin is unknown but Kaelis could be seen as a variation of Kaeli or Kaylee, 20th-century girl names that might be interpreted as meaning "crown, laurel" or "pure meadow". Alternatively, it may be a feminization of 2020s favorite, Kael, in turn linking it to the Biblical Caleb ("whole heart" or "dog"), the Irish Cáel ("slender") or the Breton Gaël ("Gaelic").
 
It may well have been pushed up the charts by another rising name: Maelis, a feminization of Mael. 
 
Kaelis could be pronounced as KAY-lis or KAH-ehl-ees.

Kaelis

With the sharp, bright sounds of Kaia and Alaia, this modern choice might be based on Kailea, an Anglicization of the Hawaiian Kaile'a ("joyful sea") or Kaili'a ("calm sea"). It debuted in the US statistics in 2025. 

Kailaia

Is Amarlee a variation of Amalie and Amelie, or is is a spin on Marley? Alternatively, is it a combination of Amara and Lee? 
 
A new entry to the US data in 2025, Amarlee could mean "work" (from Amalie), "pleasant meadow" or "seaside meadow" (from Marley), and "meadow of grace", "bitter clearing", or "immortal, long lasting meadow" from Amara and Lee.

Amarlee

Akyris debuted in the US stats in 2025 when it was given to 74 boys, making it one of the fastest rising debuts of the year. Being an invented option, the meaning of the name is debatable, but it may be inspired by Akyrie or Kyrie. In turn, it would mean "lord", via Cyril, or "lord, have mercy" from the phrase Kyrie eleison.
 
The name has been appearing on social media birth announcements, occasionally stylized as A'kyris or A'Kyris.

Akyris

Kasai was one of the fastest rising names in the US in 2025, given to four times as many boys as the year prior. The same year, spelling alternative Kasye was one of the top debuts to the stats, given to 33 babies. 
 
Similar in sound to Kai or Kaisen, Kasai has a distinctive, fiery meaning from its Japanese roots, though some might consider this form a spin on Kasey or Kayce instead, meaning "brave in battle" or "vigilant".

Kasye

A modern creation and a faux Hawaiian name, Airalani was likely inspired by the likes of Leilani and Ailani. It made its debut to the US stats in 2025, when it was given to 30 girls, making it one of the top new entries of the year.
 
The exact meaning of the name is hard to pin down, given that Aira could mean "air" from English, "messenger" from Finnish, "ryegrass" or "iris" from Latvian, "indigo and lovely" from Japanese, "Irish" from Lithuanian, "snow" from the Welsh Eira, or "mercy" from the Norse Eir. 
As such, when blended with Hawaiian Lani, you get meanings such as "chief of the air", "sky and air", "messenger of the heavens and sky", "snow chief", "lovely, indigo sky", and so on. 
 
The name could be pronounced as eye-ruh-LAH-nee or ehr-uh-LAH-nee.

Airalani

Scarlet or Scarlett with a Spanish twist, based on the Spanish pronunciation of the name. Escarlett and Escarlet are also occasionally used.

Escarleth

Are there any truly American baby names? Sure, if you count word names such as True and Justice and place names like Savannah and Sierra and invented names such as Brailyn and Zayden.

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