Millennial Names

  1. Brittney
    • Origin:

      Variation of Brittany, English name of the French region Bretagne, meaning 'from Briton'
    • Description:

      While all spellings of these name are off their popularity peak, Brittney gained some recent notice as the name of the American basketball player arrested in Russian, Brittney Griner.
  2. Jasmin
    • Origin:

      Variation of Jasmine, a Persian flower name
    • Meaning:

      "jasmine flower"
    • Description:

      Jasmin doesn't have the grace of Jasmine (which in 2016 ranked at 122 in the US Top 1000), but it is far more preferable to the trendier versions doing the rounds like Jazmin or Jazzmyn. If you are looking for a more unusual variant try Yasmin or Jessamine.
  3. Breanna
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Briana
    • Description:

      The further you move away from the original Briana, the feminine form of Brian first used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queen, the more invented and less authentic you get. But many parents want the distance from Brian as Breanna -- or Breana or Breeanna or any of the other variations -- feels more like its own name.
  4. Chelsey
    • Origin:

      Variation of Chelsea, New York and London place-name
    • Description:

      Chelsea was last fashionable around the time First Daughter Chelsea Clinton was born, ranking in the Top 25 in the early 1990s.
  5. Ashlee
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ashley, English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller near the ash tree meadow"
    • Description:

      The Ashlee variation of the megapopular 90s favorite Ashley is best-known as the name of Ashlee Simpson, younger sister of Jessica.
  6. Meagan
    • Origin:

      Welsh diminutive of Margaret
    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
    • Description:

      The many spellings of Meagan each seem to suggest a different pronunciation. This one suggests Reagan or the pronunciation MAY-gan.