Ways to use this list
- Partners with different tastes: each of you presses a different style button, spins five names, then swap lists and circle any you both like.
- Middle names: say each spun name between your chosen first name and your surname, out loud; a short middle name often balances a long first name.
- Baby shower: every guest spins a name and writes it on a card with a wish for the baby. The parents keep the cards, and perhaps one of the names.
- Big brothers and sisters: give an older child the final spin from your shortlist, so they feel part of naming the new baby.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (60 entries)
- Elizabeth – girl
- Catherine – girl
- Eleanor – girl
- Margaret – girl, Greek "pearl"
- Victoria – girl, Latin "victory"
- Josephine – girl
- William – boy
- Frederick – boy, "peaceful ruler"
- Nathaniel – boy
- Benedict – boy, Latin "blessed"
- Matthew – boy
- Andrew – boy
- Willow – girl, the tree
- Hazel – girl, the nut tree
- Rowan – boy or girl, the tree
- River – boy or girl
- Sage – boy or girl, the herb
- Fern – girl, the plant
- Laurel – girl, the bay tree
- Iris – girl, the flower
- Linden – boy or girl, the lime tree
- Jasper – boy, a reddish stone
- Forrest – boy, from "forest"
- Ash – boy, the tree
- Mabel – girl
- Edith – girl
- Winifred – girl
- Agnes – girl
- Beatrice – girl
- Dorothy – girl
- Albert – boy
- Walter – boy
- Stanley – boy
- Harold – boy
- Percy – boy
- Clarence – boy
- Ada – girl
- Eve – girl
- Zoe – girl, Greek "life"
- Mae – girl
- Nell – girl, from Eleanor or Helen
- Tess – girl, from Teresa
- Max – boy
- Kit – boy or girl
- Jude – boy
- Ray – boy
- Otto – boy
- Ned – boy, from Edward
- Avery – boy or girl
- Riley – boy or girl
- Quinn – boy or girl
- Jordan – boy or girl
- Charlie – boy or girl
- Frankie – boy or girl
- Ellis – boy or girl
- Morgan – boy or girl
- Remy – boy or girl
- Sasha – boy or girl
- Rory – boy or girl
- Robin – boy or girl
Questions people ask
How can we narrow a long list of baby names?
Spin the full list once a day for a week and note which names make you smile. Then type only those into the picker and run a Tournament to see which name keeps winning.
Are there lists of only boy or only girl names?
Yes: the boy name generator and the girl name generator hold popular names from the UK, the US and around the world. This page sorts names by style instead.
What makes a name vintage rather than classic?
Classic names such as Elizabeth and William never really went away. Vintage names such as Mabel, Winifred and Stanley were common about a century ago, faded, and are now being chosen again.
Which names work for a boy or a girl?
The Gender-neutral button holds names used for both, such as Avery, Quinn, Rory and Frankie. In Russia, Sasha is a short form of both Alexander and Alexandra.