From surnames, by how often Americans give them
657 names in U.S. records come from surnames, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Hudson (8,666 babies), then Cooper and Harper.
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.
From surnames given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 8,666 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Cooper | 7,653 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Harper | 6,869 | A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Carter | 6,703 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Jackson | 6,597 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Logan | 6,351 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s. Wiktionary |
| Mason | 6,342 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Riley | 6,107 | A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage. Wiktionary |
| Parker | 6,013 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Grayson | 5,857 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Wesley | 5,679 | A male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations. Wiktionary |
| Scarlett | 5,650 | A female given name transferred from the surname, of general post-1936 usage. Wiktionary |
| Madison | 4,963 | A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash. Wiktionary |
| Cameron | 4,962 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Nolan | 4,865 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Lincoln | 4,778 | A male given name transferred from the surname, of American usage, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Wiktionary |
| Walker | 4,303 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Sawyer | 3,997 | A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Ryan | 3,925 | A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s. Wiktionary |
| Archer | 3,654 | A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Emerson | 3,612 | A female given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Paisley | 3,513 | A unisex given name from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Colton | 3,426 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Tatum | 3,397 | A female given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Quinn | 3,297 | A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage. Wiktionary |
| Easton | 3,218 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Hunter | 3,084 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Carson | 3,080 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Jaxon | 3,080 | A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Jackson. Wiktionary |
| Harrison | 3,080 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Addison | 3,033 | A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison. Wiktionary |
| Kennedy | 3,019 | A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage. Wiktionary |
| Graham | 2,980 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Hayden | 2,975 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Emmett | 2,973 | A male or unisex given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Dean | 2,882 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Landon | 2,868 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Ryder | 2,821 | A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Wiktionary |
| Calvin | 2,717 | A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary |
| Sutton | 2,715 | A unisex given name transferred from the surname. 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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