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Akeem
Akeem is an Arabic name — a variant of Hakim, from the root hakama , meaning "wise" or "one who rules with wisdom" — that carries significant cultural weight in African-American a…
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Aksel
Aksel is the Scandinavian form of Axel, ultimately from Old Norse Ásgeirr or the Hebrew Absalom via medieval German forms, carrying the meaning "father of peace" through a Nordic…
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Alaiyah
Alaiyah is a spelling variant of Aaliyah, the Arabic name meaning "exalted" or "high-born" — carrying the same soaring meaning with a slightly different visual shape. With 1,983 S…
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Aliah
Aliah is an Arabic name meaning "exalted, high, noble" — a feminine form of Ali, from the root alaa (to be high, to rise). With about 5,635 SSA records and a 2015 peak, it sits in…
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Althea
Althea is a Greek name from althainein , meaning "to heal" — the same root that gives us althea , the genus of flowering plants that includes marshmallow and hollyhock, historical…
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Alya
Alya is an Arabic name meaning "sky," "heaven," or "loftiness" — from the root ala , to be high or exalted. With only about 2,074 SSA records and a 2021 peak, Alya is genuinely ra…
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Alyson
Alyson is an Old French variant of Alice — from Aalis , a medieval contraction of Germanic Adalheidis (noble kind). With about 29,572 SSA records and a peak in 1990, it belongs to…
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Amarah
Amarah is an Arabic name meaning "eternal" or "immortal" — from the root connected to long life and enduring presence. With 2,444 SSA records and a 2019 peak, Amarah is a spelling…
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Ameera
Ameera is an Arabic name meaning "princess" or "leader" — from the root amara , to command or to rule. With about 3,286 SSA records and a 2024 peak, Ameera is currently at the top…
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Amethyst
Amethyst is a Greek name meaning "not intoxicated" — from the prefix a- (not) and methystos (intoxicated), from the ancient belief that amethyst gemstones protected their wearers…
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Amor
Amor is a Latin word-name meaning "love" — one of the most direct and unambiguous naming choices available. With 2,131 SSA records and a 2024 peak, it belongs to the current wave…
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Anneliese
Anneliese is the German and Scandinavian compound name combining Anna (Hebrew Hannah , "grace") and Liese (a diminutive of Elisabeth, from Hebrew "my God is an oath"). Together th…
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Ansel
Ansel is a Germanic name meaning "divine protection" or "God's protection" — from ans (deity, divine being) and helm (helmet, protection). Ranked #1285 with a peak in 2018 and abo…
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Ansley
Ansley is an Old English surname-turned-given-name, from the place name meaning "clearing with a hermitage" or "hermit's woodland clearing" — from an (one, alone) and leah (woodla…
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Ariadne
Ariadne is a Greek name of ancient lineage — meaning "most holy" or "utterly pure," from Cretan Greek ari- (superlative) and adnos (holy). In Greek mythology she is the Cretan pri…
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Arizbeth
Arizbeth is a Spanish-language blended name combining Ariza (a topographic surname from Arabic arīs , plowman) with Elizabeth (from Hebrew Elisheba , meaning "my God is an oath" o…
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Armon
Armon is a Hebrew name meaning "high place" or "fortress," from the Hebrew armon referring to a palace or citadel, that has been used across multiple communities in the United Sta…
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Aryeh
Aryeh is a Hebrew name meaning "lion" — from the same root as Ariel and Ari, and a core name in Jewish naming tradition across centuries. With 3,339 SSA records and a 2024 peak, A…
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Atlas
Atlas is the Greek Titan condemned to hold up the sky for eternity, from a root possibly connected to the verb tlaō , to carry or endure. In Greek mythology, Atlas was not the ear…
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Ayesha
Ayesha is the Persian-influenced transliteration of the Arabic name Aisha — meaning "alive," "living," or "she who lives" — and is one of the most historically significant names i…
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