Brilliant Baby Names - 44,000+ Names with Meaning & Origin

This is a comprehensive list of 44,000+ baby names with gender, meaning, and origin. There are 160+ geographic or ethnic origins of the names in the database. The list is the largest and unique collection of this kind on the web. The data is in TAB delimited format suitable to be exported in an excel spreadsheet. You can easily use the database to finding a name for your sweet baby. The data is also ready to be published on your content web site or application. The following tables summarize various counts from the database.

The baby name database has the following information fields:

1. A2Z: First character of the name.
2. Name: The baby name.
3. Origin: Geographical or ethnic origin of the name.
4. Gender: Boy, girl or unisex.
5. Meaning: What does the name mean?

Gender Count

Gender	Gender Count
Boy	25867
Girl	18829
Unisex	119

A-Z Count

A-Z	A-Z Count
A	5713
B	2860
C	3173
D	2566
E	2101
F	1384
G	1802
H	1651
I	903
J	1955
K	2248
L	1928
M	3290
N	1464
O	790
P	1386
Q	128
R	1967
S	2979
T	1847
U	281
V	790
W	756
X	62
Y	329
Z	462

Origin Count

Origin	Origin Count
African	177
African-American	21
American	83
Anglo-Saxon	658
Arabic	670
Aramaic	49
Armenian	56
Arthurian Legend	371
Australian	12
Basque	90
Biblical	1596
Celtic	754
Chinese	88
Czechoslovakian	200
Danish	133
Dutch	148
Egyptian	364
English	6868
Finnish	73
French	2029
Gaelic	858
German	1621
Greek	2574
Hawaiian	172
Hebrew	2232
Hindi	297
Hindu	23
Hungarian	227
Indian	5400
Irish	1843
Israeli	42
Italian	584
Japanese	133
Korean	15
Latin	3148
Maori	33
Muslim	2200
Native American	578
Norse	894
Persian	141
Polish	295
Polynesian	31
Portuguese	47
Russian	431
Sanskrit	63
Scandanavian	396
Scottish	907
Shakespearean	634
Slavic	165
Spanish	1246
Swedish	393
Teutonic	1196
Turkish	12
Ukrainian	55
Unknown	338
Vietnamese	21
Welsh	921
Yiddish	27

Sample Baby Names

A2Z	Name	Origin	Gender	Meaning
A	Adhamh	Gaelic	Boy	Gaelic form of Adam.
A	Adhamh	Hebrew	Boy	Son of Adam: Man of the red earth.
A	Adhamh	Irish	Boy	Of the earth
A	Adhamh	Scottish	Boy	Of the earth
A	Adhamhnan	Irish	Boy	Variant of Adamnan: Little Adam.
A	Adharma	Indian	Boy	Lawless.
A	Adheesha	Hindi	Boy	King.
A	Adhelle	Teutonic	Girl	Lovely or happy.
A	Adhideva	Hindi	Boy	The supreme god.
A	Adhik	Indian	Boy	Greater
S	Shomili	Indian	Girl	Elegant and Beautiful
S	Shon	Gaelic	Girl	Feminine form of John: God is gracious.
S	Shonn	Irish	Boy	Variant of John from Sean.
S	Shoorsen	Indian	Boy	Brave
S	Shophach	Biblical	Boy	Pouring out.
S	Shorashi	Indian	Girl	Young woman
S	Shoshana	Spanish	Girl	Lily