English Learning Centre

Common First Names

This is a list of common first names that are used in English-speaking
countries. The names in brackets are common short forms or different forms of the
name. These other forms are more informal than the long form. For example, a boy
might be called ‘William’ by his teacher but ‘Bill’ or ‘Billy’ by his friends.

Male Names
Adam   Kevin  
Alan   Liam  
Alexander   (Alex  ) Mark 
Andrew   (Andy  ) Martin  
Anthony  US  Matthew   (Matt )
(Tony  ) Michael  
Benjamin   (Ben ) (Mike ) (Mick )
Charles  (Charlie  ) Nicholas   (Nick )
Christopher   (Chris  ) Patrick  
Daniel   (Dan ) (Pat ) (Paddy  )
Darren   Paul 
David   (Dave ) Peter   (Pete )
Edward   Philip   (Phil )
(Ed ) (Ted ) Richard  
Geoffrey   (Jeffrey) (Ricky  ) (Rick ) (Dick )
(Geoff ) (Jeff ) Robert  
George  (Rob ) (Bob ) (Bobby  )
Harry   Samuel   (Sam )
Henry  French  Simon  
Ian   Smith 
Jack  Stephen  
James   (Jim ) Steven  
John  Thomas  
(Johnny/Johnnie  ) (Tom ) (Tommy  )
Jonathan   Timothy   (Tim )
Joseph   (Joe ) Wayne 
Joshua   (Josh ) William  
Keith  (Will ) (Bill ) (Billy  )
Kenneth  Zac  

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Female Names
Alice   Jessica  
Alison   Joanne   (Jo )
Amanda   Jocelyn  
(Mandy  ) Josephine  
Amy   Julia  
Angela   Julie   
Ann/Anne  (Anna  ) Karen  
Barbara   Kimberly   
Bridget   Laura   
Britney   Linda  
Carol   Lucy  
Caroline   Lynn  
Catherine   (Kathryn) Margaret  
(Cath ) (Cathy ) (Maggie  )
(Kate ) (Katie ) Marilyn  
Charlotte   Mary  
Chloe   Michelle  
Christine   (Chris  ) Nicole  
Clare   (Claire) Natalie   
Cynthia   Rachel   
Deborah   (Debbie  ) Rebecca   
Diana   (Becky  )
Diane   Ruth 
Elizabeth   Sarah  
(Beth ) (Liz ) Sharon  
Emily   Silvia  (Sylvia)
Emma   Sophie  
Fiona   Susan   
Grace  (Sue ) (Suzie/Suzy  )
Hannah   Tracy  
Helen   Valerie  
Jane  Victoria  
Jennifer   (Jenny  ) Yvonne   
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