Baby Name Finder

This finder is a short original list, not a scrape of a name website and not a ranking of what is popular this year. Each note says where the name is commonly used and a meaning that dictionaries and naming traditions usually give. Chinese, Japanese, and Korean names often depend on the written characters. When that is true, the note says so instead of pretending one spelling has only one meaning.

Filters stack. Choosing “girl” and “Yoruba” and the letter F returns only names that match all three. “Any” on gender keeps names marked girl, boy, or any. Names marked any, such as Quinn, Zuri, and Sora, stay visible for both girl and boy filters so you do not lose them by accident. The search box looks through the name, the origin, and the note, so a search for “night” can find Layla.

Meanings are not destinies. A child named David is not required to be “beloved” in any official sense, and a child named Kofi is not only a Friday. The notes are there so a family can tell a true sentence at the naming, not so a name can be used as a label. If a culture in your family uses a different meaning, use that family meaning. This list is a starting shelf, not a court.

The list crosses several naming habits on purpose: Hebrew and Arabic names with long written histories, Sanskrit names used in Hindi, day names from Akan, Yoruba names built from phrases, Hawaiian compounds such as Leilani, and everyday English, Irish, French, and Spanish forms. It is still small. You will not find every spelling. You will find enough to practice the filters and to start a family conversation.

Spelling and pronunciation travel badly. Siobhan is an Irish name that looks nothing like “shi-VAWN” to a new reader. Sade, from Yoruba Folasade, is shah-DAY, not the English word “said.” The notes mark a few of those traps. They do not mark every one. Say the name out loud with someone who speaks the language before you print it on a card.

Pair the list with the pregnancy week counter if you are choosing while you wait, or with the feeding and sleep overview if the practical questions are louder than the naming ones. Nothing here is medical, and nothing here is a trademark search. If you want a name that is also a legal given name in your country, your local registry’s rules matter more than this page. Read the disclaimer for how this site treats reference tools.