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Sofie
Sofie is a Greek name — a variant of Sophia meaning "wisdom" — spelled in the style common across Scandinavia, Germany, and the Netherlands rather than the Greek-Latin tradition t…
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Stellan
Stellan is a Swedish name of uncertain origin, possibly from a Norse form related to peace or stillness, that has been gaining momentum in American naming as part of the broader S…
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Sulaiman
Sulaiman is the Arabic form of Solomon — from the Hebrew Shlomo , meaning "peace" or "peaceful one" — and in Islamic tradition, Sulaiman (also spelled Suleiman) was one of the gre…
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Sultan
Sultan is an Arabic name and title meaning "authority," "power," or "ruler" — from the Arabic root sulta (authority, dominion). Ranked #1297 with a peak in 2024 and about 2,200 to…
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Syaire
Syaire is a rare, modern American name with Latin roots, appearing to derive from or relate to the Shakespearean name Cesario or the broader Latin naming tradition. With only arou…
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Taj
Taj comes from the Arabic and Persian word for "crown" — and it's one of those names where the meaning and the sound are perfectly matched. Short, declarative, and globally recogn…
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Taylen
Taylen is a modern American invented name — most likely a blend of Taylor and the popular -len/-lan suffix pattern — that peaked in 2021 with 2,065 total SSA records and currently…
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Theresa
Theresa is a Greek-origin name, likely meaning "to harvest" or possibly related to the island of Thera, that accumulated 404,471 SSA records and peaked in 1961, making it one of t…
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Thorin
Thorin is an Old Norse name meaning "bold" or "daring," and it carries the specific gravity of myth: the name appears in Norse mythology and Tolkien's dwarven tradition, where Tho…
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Tinsley
Tinsley is an Old English surname derived from a place name — Tinsley is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with the name likely derived from the Old English personal name Tyn…
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Tristen
Tristen is a spelling variant of Tristan, the Celtic name from the Arthurian and Welsh legendary tradition, that chose a phonetically simplified ending over the traditional -an. W…
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Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin form of Odysseus, the Greek hero of the Trojan War and protagonist of Homer's Odyssey , whose name's etymology remains debated (possibly from odussomai , to b…
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Valley
Valley is an Old French–rooted nature name meaning exactly what it says: a low-lying stretch of land between hills, that has landed in American naming with just 668 SSA records an…
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Vayda
Vayda is a Slavic-origin name connected to the root vajda or voivode — meaning "military leader" or "warlord" — though in contemporary American naming it is more often understood…
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Ved
Ved is a Sanskrit name derived from veda , meaning "knowledge" or "sacred text" — the root word behind the ancient Hindu scriptures. With 1,766 SSA records and a 2024 peak, Ved is…
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Viktor
Viktor is the Slavic and Scandinavian spelling of Victor, the Latin name meaning "conqueror" or "victor," from vincere (to conquer). Ranked #1276 with a peak in 2018 and about 3,5…
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West
West is an Old English directional word — one of the four cardinal points — used as a given name with 3,530 SSA records and a 2024 peak. It belongs to the family of single-word na…
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Xyleek
Xyleek is one of the rarest names in American use — 115 total SSA records, a 2024 peak, and a rank of 1535 — an invented name with the X- opening that signals maximum distinctiven…
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Yoel
Yoel is the Hebrew form of Joel — from the Old Testament name Yo'el , meaning "Yahweh is God" — and it's the spelling used in Hebrew-speaking communities and among Latino families…
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Yunus
Yunus is the Arabic form of Jonah — the Hebrew prophet whose name means "dove" — and it's carried that meaning through centuries of Islamic tradition and across dozens of countrie…
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