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Names that mean life

10 first names whose etymology includes “life” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Vivian, Chaya, Enid, Viviane. For boys: Dean, Chaim, Hyman, Vitus.

NameForOriginMeaningLatest rank
Dean boys “valley”, “dane” #782 (2025)
Vivian girls Latin “alive” #834 (2025)
Chaim boys Hebrew “life” #976 (2025)
Chaya girls Hebrew “living” #705 (2025)
Enid girls Welsh “spirit”, “life” #778 (2025)
Viviane girls French “living” #5,669 (2022)
Hebe girls Greek “youth”, “prime of life” #2,278 (2025)
Hyman boys Hebrew “life”
Vitus boys Latin “a person from bithynia”, “life”
Ijeoma girls “good journey”, “safe journey (general)” #5,927 (2025)