500+ Modern Baby Names Any Mom To Be Will Love

Inside: Choosing a name for your little one can be both stressful and exciting! That’s why I put together a comprehensive list of the best modern baby names to make sure you don’t miss any of the good ones. 

When I was a mom to be (the first time), one of the best parts of being pregnant was getting to choose my little guy’s name.

I kept a running list of favorite baby names and spent a little too much time repeating those over and over again with our last name to make sure it sounded perfect…

“Carson Ashcroft…”
“Jack Ashcroft…”
“Briggs Ashcroft…”

And so on.

Eventually, I narrowed it down to my top 5 and let my husband choose from there (don’t worry…I still picked the middle name!). That’s how we got Hudson Forest!

And that’s the same formula we’ve followed with every baby! I create a list of favorites, my husband chooses the first name, and I choose the middle name. It’s worked out pretty well so far (if I do say so myself!).

But for our third baby, it had been years since I’d looked at a baby name list, so I decided to do a little “market research” to see what all of the cool moms were naming their kiddos.

And that’s how this post came to be!

So if you’re looking for modern, unique names, you’ve come to the right place! The following list has more than 700 modern baby boy and girl names.

**UPDATED MAY 2019: I just went through 1000’s of baby names to find the ones that weren’t already on my list and I added hundreds of new ones! I marked the new names with an *.

I also added letters throughout the list to break up the names so it’s easier to search if you’re looking for names that start with a specific letter. 

Related: Be sure to check out all of my resources for the first time mom here!

What are cool names for a boy?

As I was sorting through all of the names, I noticed several repeats, so I decided to figure out which were the most popular baby boy and baby girl names from all of the comments.

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What are the top 5 girl names? 

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Now let’s get into the full lists of modern baby names!

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Modern Baby Boy Names

A

1. Abel
2. Absalom*
3. Adrian
4. Aiden
5. AJ
6. Alan
7. Alder
8. Alexander
9. Alexsandro
10. Alistair
11. Anders
12. Andrew
13. Archer
14. Arlan/Arlen*
15. Arlo/Arlow/Arlowe*
16. Arrow*
17. Asher
18. Ashton
19. Atlas*
20. Atticus
21. Augie
22. August
23. Austin
24. Axxton*
25. Ayden*
26. Azriel

B

1. Bailer/Baylor*
2. Banks*
3. Barrett
4. Beau
5. Beckam
6. Beckett
7. Beck
8. Benjamin
9. Benji
10. Bennett
11. Benson
12. Bentlee/Bentley*
13. Blake
14. Blaze
15. Bohdi/Bodie*
16. Boone
17. Boston
18. Bowden
19. Bowen
20. Brady
21. Brae*
22. Braeton*
23. Branson
24. Brantley
25. Braxton
26. Brayden
27. Breagan
28. Breckston
29. Bridger*
30. Brigg*
31. Briggs
32. Brixton
33. Brixx
34. Brody
35. Bronson
36. Brooks
37. Bryce
38. Bryton
39. Burks*

C

1. Caleb*
2. Callum
3. Calvin
4. Camden
5. Cannon
6. Carson
7. Carter
8. Case
9. Cash
10. Cayden
11. Caz
12. Chance
13. Chanceton
14. Chet
15. Chipper*
16. Clay*
17. Clifford
18. Clive
19. Clyde
20. Coast*
21. Cohen
22. Coleman*
23. Collin
24. Colt*
25. Colton
26. Cooper
27. Corbin
28. Cord*
29. Corvin
30. Coulson*
31. Covey*
32. Coy
33. Crew/Crue*
34. Cruz/Cruiz
35. Cutler*

D

1. Dallas
2. Dalton
3. Dane
4. Dash*
5. Dason
6. Davis
7. Dawson*
8. Dax
9. Daxon
10. Daxton
11. Dayton
12. Deacon*
13. Deagan
14. Decker
15. Declan
16. Dekker
17. Denver
18. Desmond
19. Drakon

E

1. Eames*
2. Easton
3. Eli
4. Elijah
5. Elliott
6. Emmett
7. Ender
8. Eric
9. Ethan
10. Evan
11. Everett*/Everhett
12. Ezra
13. Ezrael

F

1. Fennwick (Fenn)
2. Finn
3. Finnian
4. Flynn*
5. Forrest
6. Foster
7. Fox

G

1. Gabriel
2. Gage
3. Garrett
4. Gatsby
5. Gavin
6. George
7. Gibson*
8. Giovanni
9. Glenn
10. Gordon
11. Grady*
12. Graham
13. Granger*
14. Grant
15. Gray/Grey*
16. Grayson/Greyson
17. Greyer*
18. Griffin*
19. Gunner

H

1. Haines*
2. Halen
3. Harland*
4. Harrison
5. Harvey
6. Havok
7. Hayden
8. Hayes*
9. Hemi
10. Hendricks*/Hendrix
11. Henley*
12. Henry
13. Heston
14. Hiro*
15. Holden
16. Houston
17. Hudsen*/Hudson
18. Huntlee*
19. Huxon
20. Hyker*
21. Hyrum*

I

1. Indie
2. Isaac

J

1. Jace
2. Jacer
3. Jack
4. Jackson
5. Jak
6. James
7. Jameson
8. Jax
9. Jaxon
10. Jaxson
11. Jayden
12. Jensen
13. Jesse
14. Jet/Jett*
15. Jex
16. Joe
17. Jonah
18. Jonas
19. Jonathan
20. Jorey*
21. Joshua
22. Josiah
23. Judd*
24. Jude
25. Juddson*
26. Julian

K

1. Kade
2. Kaiden
3. Kaladin
4. Kalani
5. Kannon*
6. Kasen*
7. Kashton
8. Katayo
9. Kayger
10. Kayven
11. Kaze*
12. Keaton*
13. Keegan
14. Kellen
15. Kellin
16. Kendrick*
17. Kenneth Kincaid
18. Kent
19. Kingson
20. Kingstyn
21. Knox
22. Knoxx
23. Koe (pronounced like Joe)*
24. Kolby
25. Kole
26. Korbyn
27. Kove*
28. Koy
29. Krew/Kru
30. Kyrone

L

1. Laker
2. Lamoni
3. Lance
4. Landon
5. Lane
6. Larson
7. Lawson
8. Ledger*
9. Leland*
10. Lennon*
11. Lennox
12. Leo
13. Leonidas
14. Levi
15. Lewis
16. Liam
17. Lincoln
18. Loal
19. Lockwood (Lock)
20. Logan
21. Loic
22. Louie
23. Luca
24. Luke

M

1. MacAdam
2. Maccoy
3. Madden*
4. Maddox
5. Malachi/Malakai
6. Martin
7. Mason
8. Mateo
9. Maverick
10. Max
11. Maxim
12. Maximus
13. Maxton
14. McClain*
15. McCoy
16. McKade
17. Mcoy
18. Merrel
19. Miller
20. Milo/Miloh/Mylo*
21. Mitchell
22. Morrison
23. Moxon
24. Mykah

N

1. Nash
2. Nathan
3. Nicholas
4. Nixon
5. Noah
6. Nolan

O

1. Oakland*
2. Oaklee
3. Oliver
4. Orson
5. Otto*
6. Owen

P

1. Parker
2. Phoenix
3. Porter
4. Preston
5. Pryer*

Q

1. Quade/Quaid*
2. Quinn

R

1. Ranger*
2. Rayder
3. Ree/Reid*
4. Reese
5. Rex
6. Rexton
7. Rhett
8. Rhys
9. Ridge
10. Riggin*
11. Riggs*
12. Ripp
13. River
14. Rockwell
15. Roman
16. Ronin
17. Rooney
18. Roper
19. Ross*
20. Roston*
21. Rowdy*
22. Rowling*
23. Royce
24. Ruger
25. Russell
26. Ryatt
27. Ryder
28. Ryker

S

1. Samson*
2. Sawyer
3. Slade
4. Soren*
5. Stanley
6. Steel*
7. Steeler
8. Sterling
9. Stetson
10. Stockton*

T

1. Tad*
2. Taft*
3. Tag*
4. Taggart
5. Taj
6. Taje (pronounced like Sage)*
7. Talmage
8. Talon*
9. Tarek*
10. Tate
11. Tatum
12. Tayson*
13. Tayten/Tayton
14. Teague*
15. Tennyson*
16. Thatch
17. Thatcher*
18. Theodore
19. Theo
20. Thomas
21. Tiago
22. Timber
23. Titan/Titon*
24. Tobias
25. Toryn*
26. Trace*
27. Tracer*
28. Trae*
29. Traeger*
30. Trafford*
31. Trayke*
32. Treg*
33. Treyson
34. Trigg*
35. Tripp*
36. Truman*
37. Tucker*
38. Turner*
39. Tyge*
40. Tyler
41. Tyrion
42. Tyson

U

1. Urban

V

1. Vaan (Pronounced like Vaughn)
2. Vanson*
3. Vaylor*

W

1. Walker
2. Ward*
3. Waylon
4. Wells
5. Wesley*
6. Weston
7. Wheeler*
8. Wilder
9. Woodrow*
10. Wyatt*
11. Wynston

X

1. Xander

Y

1. York*

Z

1. Zachary
2. Zaiden/Zayden
3. Zandyn (Pronounced Zan-din)
4. Zane*
5. Zeke*
6. Zion*

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Modern Baby Girl Names

A

1. Abby
2. Abygail
3. Ada
4. Adaline/Adeline
5. Adalyn/Addilyn
6. Addison/Addisynn
7. Adrie
8. Aidan
9. Ainsley
10. Alaine
11. Alexia
12. Ali
13. Ambree
14. Amelia
15. Andilynn (Pronounced AN-Duh-Lynn)
16. Anika
17. Annabelle
18. AnnaLynnAe
19. Anniston Mae
20. Ari
21. Arianna-Lynn
22. Ariyanna 
23. Aryela (pronounced R-E-A-la)
24. Ashtyn
25. Aspen
26. Athena
27. Audree/Audrey
28. Aurora
29. Ava
30. Aven*
31. Averie/Avery
32. Ayla (pronounced eye-luh)
33. Aynzlee

B

1. Bailee/Baylee
2. Bella
3. Bentley
4. Blair
5. Blake
6. Blakely
7. Braelyn
8. Brayli*
9. Breena
10. Breklyn
11. Brexxli/Brexley*
12. Brighton
13. Brinleigh
14. Bristol
15. Brix
16. Brooke
17. Brooklyn
18. Brylee
19. Brynlee

C

1. Camdyn*
2. Camrie*
3. Caroline
4. Carter June Belle
5. Celia*
6. Chamberlee*
7. Chansey*
8. Charlie/Charlee*/Charleigh*/Charly*
9. Charlotte
10. Chesney*
11. Cheyenne
12. Claire
13. Clara
14. Collins
15. Connolly*
16. Cooper Lyn
17. Cora

D

1. Dahlia
2. Dakotah Blue
3. Dallee*/Dallie*
4. Danica
5. Danivyn*
6. Daphne*
7. Daylin*
8. Della*
9. Demi
10. Desi*
11. Dixie*
12. Dotty*

E

1. Eden*
2. Eisley
3. Eleanor
4. Elena
5. Eliana
6. Eliza
7. Ella
8. Ellie*
9. Elliot
10. Ellodie
11. Eloise*
12. Elora
13. Elsie
14. Ember*
15. Emerson
16. Emerie*/Emery
17. Emma
18. Emmalily
19. Emmalyne
20. Emmary
21. Emmeline
22. Esme*
23. Estelle*
24. Evelyn “Evie”
25. Evelynn
26. Everleigh*/Everly

F

1. Fern*
2. Finley
3. Flora
4. Fynlee

G

1. Genevieve*
2. Gentry
3. Georgia
4. Gracie

H

1. Hadlee/Hadley/Hadli
2. Halli/Halley
3. Harley
4. Harlow*
5. Harlyn
6. Harper
7. Hartlie
8. Harvie
9. Hattie*
10. Haven*
11. Haylee*
12. Heidi
13. Helena
14. Henlee/Henley*
15. Huntlie*

I

1. Indee/Indi/Indy
2. Iris
3. Isabella
4. Isilee (pronounced Iss-ill-ee)
5. Isla
6. Isobel
7. Ivee*/Ivie

J

1. Jacie/Jacey*
2. Jade
3. Jasmine*
4. Jaylee
5. Jemma*
6. Jenna
7. Jennison*
8. Jersey
9. Jocelyn
10. Jolene
11. Jordyn/Jordynn
12. Josey
13. Journie*
14. Jovi
15. Judith
16. Juniper*
17. Justina

K

1. Kada
2. Kaezlee/Kaislee/Kaizlee*
3. Kalena
4. Kallie*
5. Kamryn*
6. Kanyon Skye
7. Kapri*
8. Kaycee
9. Kaydence*
10. Kenadee/Kennedy
11. Kendra*
12. Kenzee/Kenzi
13. Keslynn
14. Kestry
15. Kezlee*
16. Khloe
17. Kiara
18. Kimber
19. Kinlee/Kinley*
20. Kinsley
21. Klaire*
22. Knoxx
23. Kodie
24. Kolbi
25. Kopelynn*
26. Korra
27. Kourtlyn
28. Kourtnee
29. Krimzyn
30. Kylee

L

1. Lacey*
2. Lainey
3. Lana*
4. LaRue*
5. Leigha
6. Leighton*
7. Lennon
8. Lenny*
9. Lettie*
10. Lexi
11. Lila
12. Lillie/Lily
13. Liv
14. Livia
15. London*
16. Lucie/Lucy
17. Lucile
18. Luna
19. Luxley*
20. Lyanna (pronounced lee-aw-na)
21. Lydia
22. Lyla/Lyllah*
23. Lyric

M

1. Macie
2. Madalyn*/Madalynn/Madilyn
3. Maddy*
4. Madeline
5. Maebel*
6. Maelie*
7. Maelynn
8. Maggie
9. Magnolia “Nolie”
10. Maisie*
11. MaKayla
12. MaKeara
13. MaKindrey
14. Maple*
15. Marley
16. Matilda
17. Maurlee*
18. Maxwell
19. Maycee
20. Maylee
21. Maysen
22. Mazey/Mazie
23. Mckenley June “Kenny”
24. McKenzie
25. McKinley*
26. Meadow*
27. Megan
28. Melody
29. Memphis*
30. Mia/Miah (pronounced Mee-ah)
31. Miekah
32. Mika
33. Mikinley
34. Mila Rae (pronounced mee-la)
35. Molly
36. Monroe*
37. Morley
38. Murphy
39. Myah
40. Myla*

N

1. Naevi
2. Navy
3. Nayvee
4. Nayvie
5. Nellie*
6. Nevaeh
7. Nina*
8. Noelle*
9. Nora*/Norah

O

1. Oaklee
2. Oaklen
3. Oakley
4. Oaklie
5. Octavia*
6. Olive
7. Olivia
8. Ozzy

P

1. Paisley
2. Parker
3. Payton
4. Peyton
5. Peytyn
6. Piper
7. Poppy*
8. Porter
9. Presley

Q

1. Quincee
2. Quinn*

R

1. Rae*
2. Raegan/Reagan
3. Raelynn
4. Raidyn*
5. Remedi*
6. Remi
7. Remington
8. Renata
9. Rey*
10. Riannon “Aria”
11. Riley
12. Rory
13. Rosalie “Rosie”
14. Rose
15. Roselynn
16. Rowen “Roe”
17. Rowyn
18. Roxanne
19. Ruby
20. Rue
21. Ry’lee Jo
22. Ryah
23. Rylee
24. Rylie

S

1. Sadie
2. Saige/Sage*
3. Sailor*
4. Salem
5. Salynnity
6. Sarina
7. Savannah
8. Saylor
9. Scarlet/Scarlett
10. Scottlyn
11. Scout*
12. Seattle
13. Serenity
14. Shaeli*
15. Shaylie
16. Sicily
17. Sienna*
18. Sierra*
19. Skye
20. Skylar
21. Skylee*
22. Sofia/Sophia
23. Sofie/Sophie
24. Sophie Darlin’
25. Sloan*
26. Stella*
27. Stephanie
28. Stevie
29. Sullivan*
30. Summer
31. Sunny
32. Sutton Lou*
33. Swaizey/Swayzee*

T

1. Talia
2. Tayler/Taylor
3. Taylie
4. Temperance
5. Tennley
6. Trinity

V

1. Vallie*
2. Vanessa
3. Violet
4. Vittoria

W

1. Whitley*
2. Willow*
3. Winry
4. Wrigley*

Z

1. Zayden
2. Zaylei*
3. Zenniyah (pronounced zen-nye-uh)
4. Zia
5. Ziva
6. Zoe/Zoey
7. Zuri

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