Names that mean famous
40 first names whose etymology includes “famous” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Eleanor, Rose, Gloria, Cleopatra. For boys: Muhammad, Louis, Albert, Jude.
| Name | For | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad | boys | Arabic | “praised”, “commendable” | #1 (2025) |
| Louis | boys | French | “loud”, “famous” | #49 (2025) |
| Albert | boys | “noble”, “bright” | #57 (2025) | |
| Eleanor | girls | Latin | “other”, “the other aenor” | #56 (2025) |
| Jude | boys | Hebrew | “praised” | #14 (2025) |
| Rose | girls | “fame”, “kind” | #67 (2025) | |
| Robert | boys | “shining glory” | #164 (2025) | |
| Hubert | boys | “mind”, “bright” | #1,153 (2025) | |
| Gilbert | boys | “pledge”, “bright” | #2,014 (2025) | |
| Gloria | girls | Latin | “glory” | #747 (2025) |
| Ross | boys | Scottish Gaelic | “promontory”, “moor” | #2,014 (2025) |
| Rodney | boys | “hroda's island”, “fame” | #2,269 (2025) | |
| Khalid | boys | Arabic | “immortal”, “glorious” | #252 (2025) |
| Elmer | boys | English | “noble”, “famous” | #3,688 (2024) |
| Mahmud | boys | Arabic | “praised”, “laudable” | #3,684 (2025) |
| Yash | boys | Sanskrit | “fame”, “glory” | #1,359 (2025) |
| Bohuslav | boys | “to god”, “glory” | ||
| Cleopatra | girls | Latin | “glory of her father”, “glory” | #1,719 (2025) |
| Wilmer | boys | “mind”, “will” | ||
| Cuthbert | boys | English | “brightly known”, “famous” | #5,119 (2024) |
| Hamad | boys | Arabic | “praise” | #2,440 (2025) |
| Stanislaus | boys | “to stand”, “become” | ||
| Rosendo | boys | Spanish | “glory”, “fame” | |
| Hercules | boys | Greek | “hera”, “year” | #4,991 (2023) |
| Suhail | boys | Arabic | “glorious” | #3,684 (2025) |
| Elmira | girls | “noble”, “famous” | #4,201 (2025) | |
| Ladislaus | boys | “power”, “glory” | ||
| Mahima | girls | Sanskrit | “grandeur”, “glory” | #4,867 (2025) |
| Aylmer | boys | English | “noble”, “famous” | |
| Pericles | boys | Greek | “far-famed”, “around” | |
| Wenceslaus | boys | “greater”, “more” | ||
| Stuti | girls | Sanskrit | “praise” | #4,843 (2024) |
| Thecla | girls | Greek | “god”, “god's” | #5,927 (2025) |
| Suyash | boys | Sanskrit | “fame”, “reputation” | #4,702 (2019) |
| Yashasvi | boys | Sanskrit | “famous”, “celebrated” | #5,927 (2025) |
| Khyati | girls | Sanskrit | “fame”, “renown” | #5,742 (2013) |
| Baha | boys | Arabic | “splendor”, “glory” | #2,664 (2025) |
| Tejaswi | boys | Sanskrit | “radiant”, “luminous” | #5,891 (2024) |
| Prasiddhi | girls | Sanskrit | “fame”, “renown” | |
| Bahauddin | boys | “glory of the religion” |