American Submitted Names

American names are used in the United States. See also about American names.
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Shawmbria f English (American, Rare)
Made up name combining Shawn and Bria
Shawnacy m English
Transferred use of the surname Shawnacy.... [more]
Shawndarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shawn and Darius.
Shawndee f English (American)
Feminine variant of Shawn, or perhaps a combination of Shawn and Dee.
Shawnella f English
It is the feminine version of "Shawn". Also means gift from god.
Shawnette f English
Feminine diminutive of Shawn.
Shawnique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminization of Shawn by adding the fashionable suffix -ique
Shawnta f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae. Rarely used as a variant of Shawn.
Shawntell f English
Variant spelling of Chantel.
Shawntez m African American (Rare)
Combination of Shawn and the suffix tez from Cortéz.
Shawntrell m African American
Variant spelling of Seantrel.
Shawon m American
An African-American name that was first used in the early 1990s, and probably as well as the '80s. Means "mooses-faced".
Shayanna f African American
Combination of Shay 1 and Anna.
Shayden m & f English (Rare)
An invented name, blending Shay 1 with the popular aden suffix sound found in such names as Aidan, Hayden, Brayden, Caden and Jaden.
Shaydon m English
Variant of Shayden.
Shayen f English
Possibly an elaborative form of Shaye. Or a feminine version of Shane.
Shaylee f English (Modern)
Combination of Shay 1 and the popular name suffix lee, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylee, Hayley and Bailey.
Shaylen f English
Elaboration of Shay 1
Shaylene f English (Modern)
Formed from Shay 1 and the popular name suffix lene.
Shaylin f English
Variant of the name Shaelyn.
Shaylynne f English
Alternate spelling of Shaelyn.
Shayn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Shane.
Shaynne m English
Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.
Shayra f American
Beautiful child of love. born on valentines. Puerto Rican, American
Shealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Shea and Lyn.
Shebah f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.
Sheboygan m American
The name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [more]
Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.
Sheeba f English
Feminine variant of Sheba.
Sheehan m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Sheehan.
Sheenah f English
Variant of Sheena.
Sheeran f English
Transferred use of the surname Sheeran.
Sheeva f English
Variant of Shiva 2.
Sheffield m English
Most likely the place a family member was originally from and then used as a name.
Sheika f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Keisha (of which this is an anagram) and Chaka, or perhaps a feminine form of Sheikh; compare the English vocabulary word sheika or sheikha meaning "female sheikh".
Sheilah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shelah f English
Variant of Sheila.
Shelba f English
Possibly coined as a strictly feminine form of Shelby.
Shelbea f English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby probably influenced by Chelsea.
Shelbi f English
Variant of Shelby.
Shelbie f English
Variant of Shelby.
Shelda f English
Perhaps a feminine form of Sheldon.
Shelden m American
Variant of Sheldon.
Sheldonia f English
Possibly used as a feminine form of Sheldon, though it also happens to be a genus of land snails.
Shelece f English (American, Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.
Shelle f American (Rare)
Variant of Chelle, short form of Mishelle
Shellene f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shelena.
Shellie f English
Variant of Shelley.
Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.
Shelva f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelba.
Shelvie f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Shelby.
Shemariah m & f Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare)
Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).
Shenelle f English
Variant of Chanel.
Shenisha f African American
A Semetic origin. ... [more]
Shenya f English (American)
English form of Zhenya.
Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.
Shepard m English
Variant of Shepherd.
Shephelah f Biblical Hebrew, English (American, Rare, ?)
Shephelah -or Shfela- is a location in Israel containing the Judean Plain.
Sheqi f African American
American English
Shequillo f African American
The Heaven of God
Shera f English (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shira.
Sheralee f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Cheryl using the popular name suffix lee, or perhaps a blend of the popular phonetic element shair and the name Carolee... [more]
Sherane f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Lorraine, Charmaine, and Jermaine... [more]
Sherene f English
Variation of Shirin, a Persian name, meaning "sweet".
Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.
Sherita f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Sherry or variant of Charita.
Sherlise f English
Elaboration of Shirley using the popular suffix -lise,
Sherm m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman.
Shermy m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Sherman. This was the name of an earlier character from Charles Schulz's Peanuts before Linus and Franklin came in to the picture.
Sherrard m English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrard.
Sherree f English
Variant of Sherry.
Sherrill m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrill. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of Cheryl.
Sherrin f English
Variant of Sharon.
Sherrinford m English
Original name of Sherlock Holmes. Sherringford was originally paired with the last name 'Hope'. It was then changed to Sherrinford Holmes, this was then discarded for Sherlock Holmes. It is now used to refer to the proposed elder brother of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes.
Sherrod m English
Variant of Sherrard. Americanized form of French Cherot 'wagoner' (see Shero). This is the name of Ohio senator Sherrod Brown, as well as football figure Sherrod Martin.
Sherwin m English
Transferred use of surname Sherwin.
Shev f & m English
Variant of Shevon
Shevie f English (Rare)
Short form / nickname of Shevaun and other variants.
Shevone f English (Rare)
Variant of Shevon using the popular ‘e’ at the end.
Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.
Sheyenn f English
Variant of Cheyenne.
Sheyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shane.
Shi m & f English
Diminutive of Shiloh
Shia m English (Modern), Various
In the case of American actor Shia LaBeouf (1986-), it is derived from Hebrew שַׁי יָהּ (shai yah) meaning "gift of Yahweh".
Shiann f English
Variant of Cheyenne.
Shikeel f African American
Indepedent Lifestyle ... [more]
Shilah f American (Rare)
2006 winner of Miss Texas.
Shilo f & m English, Popular Culture
Variant of Shiloh. This is the name of a Neil Diamond song, recorded in 1967, and a town (communal settlement) in Israel, established in 1978 (Hebrew: שילה)... [more]
Shilom m English (American, Rare)
Joseph Smith said that this was a more correct name for Salem, the city that Melchizedek was king of. It means "righteousness" and "peace" in Hebrew.
Shimmer f English (Rare)
Derived from the English-speaking word ‘shimmer’, which is used to describe a bright or sparkling light or colour.
Shimmy m English
Diminutive of Shimon.
Shina f English (Rare)
Apparently an Anglicized spelling of Irish Síne.
Shinae f English (Modern)
Variant of Shanae, perhaps inspired by Sinéad.
Shine f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Either from the English word shine or transferred use of the surname Shine 1.
Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".
Shirelle f English
This name is an alternate form of 'Shirley', meaning "Bright Clearing" in Old English. The 1960's band "The Shirelles" was popular in the 1960s, and may have contributed to the names use.
Shirl f English
Short form of Shirley.
Shirli f English
Variant of Shirley.
Shirlie f English
Variant of Shirley.
Shiseido f English (American, Rare)
This rare name originates from the name of the Japanese company, Shiseido (also spelled as Shiseidō). The brand name is written as 資生堂 with 資 (shi) meaning "assets, be conductive to, capital, contribute to, data, funds, resources", 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life" and 堂 (dou) meaning "hall, public chamber."... [more]
Shivaun f English
Variant of Siobhan.
Shonn m English (American)
Anglicized form of Seán.
Shonna f English
Variant of Shawna.
Shonnell f English
Variant of Chanel
Shontay f English
Variant of Chanté.
Shontoya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Chantel or Chanté and LaToya.
Shooter m English (American, Rare)
Likely transferred use of the surname Shooter or from the English word shooter.
Shorice f American
Possibly a variant of Charisse.
Shoshanna f English
Variant of Shoshana. It is used in the novel Restart, by Gordon Korman, as the name for his protagonist Shoshanna Weber.
Shosho m English
Diminutive of Joseph.
Shourvoisier m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Bastardization and transferred use of the surname Courvoisier.
Shrader m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Shrader.