Variant of Ayra

This name found in the fantasy series Endymion/Rise of Endymion has a slightly physiological feel to it.

This unusual and spunky biblical name was one of the Kings of Israel as well as one of Judah's grandsons and has a wonderful meaning. We'd like to see Zimri being used more, and we think it has potential — "traveling lite" names, or 2 syllable names ending in -i, such as Zuri, Ezri, and Rafi are red-hot right now.

This variation of Muhammed is not as popular as some, but it still is a widely used choice.

Ukrainian figure-skating champion Oksana Baiul made it known here.

One of the many names with a strong "er" sound, like Bertram and Ernest, that was huge in the 1920s and is languishing in style limbo now. One famous bearer is the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, as in Schrödinger's cat.

Samiyah hovers near the bottom of the US Top 1000, used expecially by Arab-American and African-American families. Variations include Samiya, Samiah, and Samia.

A multicultural choice with two rather different meanings, Thana is an Arabic name with the spiritual meaning of "praise". It may also appear as Thanaa, Sana, and Sena, the latter spellings reflecting its pronunciation in Urdu and Turkish.

The mononymous Colombian-born singer inspired a popularity blip in the 90s and early 00s.

A classic Japanese name known to kids around the world as a Nintendo video-game character.

A strong choice for a Muslim child with Russian ancestry. The name is primarily heard in the Caucasus.

As a form of the popular Arabic name, Hamid, Ahmad could be seen as a contraction for one of the 99 names for Allah, al-Ḥamīd, however, it might also be a variation of Muhammad as they share the same roots. Either way, the name has many variants of its own, the Urdu Ahmed, the Kazakh Akhmet, and West African Amadou.

Short form of Dumisani

Delicate and obscure version of this many-faceted name.

Gracious African choice.

Derived from a Hebrew phrase: ode "I will thank, praise" combined with yah "Yahweh". A famous bearer is Israeli-American actress Odeya Rush.

Enej is a spelling variation of Anej, the Slovene form of Aeneas. Both Anej and Enej follow similar trend lines on the Slovenian popularity charts, with Enej consistently ranking lower.