Best Names from MD's top 1000

Marjorie

Scottish variation of Margery, diminutive of Margaret

"pearl"

Scottish Marjorie and her English twin Margery were early twentieth century favorites that date back to medieval times, when it was popular among the royals. They were at their height in the 1920s,…

Meghan

Variation of Megan, Welsh

"pearl"

Megan was one of the first trendy names to spawn lots of spelling variations and this form of the name is less popular than its streamlined counterpart, but nevertheless familiar to those in the…

Rilynn

Modern Invented Name

A variation of Riley with an added -lynn suffix, this girl name is bubbling right underneath the Top 1000.

Sherlyn

Modern invented name

This effort to update Sheryl combines Sher- with the familiar -lyn ending. Sherlyn was given to 145 baby girls in 2022, and seems to be on the rise.

Taelynn

Modern invention, English

"tailor + pretty; beautiful, darling + lake"

A contemporary creation, blending the Tay sound of Taylor (or perhaps Teagan, Dante, Anastasia, and Octavia) with the popular suffix -lynn . Given to more than 90 babies in 2024, it began to rise in…