Old English names, by how often Americans give them
45 names in U.S. records come from Old English, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Eden (3,913 babies), then Audrey and Tate.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Old English names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Eden | 3,913 | A female given name from Hebrew from the biblical place name; also a medieval diminutive of Old English compound names beginning with the element ēad (“riches”) Wiktionary |
| Audrey | 2,919 | A female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Tate | 2,022 | A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Edward | 1,591 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Edwin | 798 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Edgar | 617 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Edith | 595 | A female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Alden | 498 | A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Alvin | 294 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Alfred | 293 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Kimber | 293 | A female given name from Old English of modern usage, transferred back from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Harold | 230 | A male given name from Old English or Old Norse. Wiktionary |
| Edmund | 199 | A male given name from Old English, borne by early English kings and saints. Wiktionary |
| Norman | 169 | A male given name from Old English used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century. Wiktionary |
| Elmer | 165 | A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S. Wiktionary |
| Everette | 149 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Eamon | 102 | A male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman. Wiktionary |
| Mildred | 98 | A female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Chad | 96 | A male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names. Wiktionary |
| Buck | 76 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Elton | 60 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Willard | 47 | A male given name from Old English of mostly American usage. Partly transferred back from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Edric | 36 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Stockton | 35 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Ethel | 34 | A female given name from Old English, popular at the turn of the 20th century. Wiktionary |
| Wilfred | 29 | A male given name from Old English, popular in the U.K. in the early twentieth century. Wiktionary |
| Kymber | 25 | A female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Eda | 22 | A female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Garrick | 12 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Aldous | 9 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Edwina | 8 | A female given name from Old English, masculine equivalent Edwin. Wiktionary |
| Waldo | 6 | A male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Selwyn | 6 | A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname, in quiet use since the 19th century. Wiktionary |
| Alwin | 5 | A male given name from Old English; always rather rare in English. Wiktionary |
| Alfreda | 0 | A female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Winfred | 0 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Ethyl | 0 | Alternative form of Ethel: a female given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Egbert | 0 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
| Elfreda | 0 | A female given name from Old English borne by a medieval English queen; rare today. Wiktionary |
| Almer | 0 | A male given name from Old English. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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