If a baby name that starts with “E” is at the top of your list for your incoming arrival, there are no shortage of classic and edgy names to choose from.
Parents-to-be might get excited about classic names like Elizabeth and Ethan, or edge toward something more modern like Emerson and Every.
Four names for boys and girls that start with "E" have ranked in the top five since 1922, according to the Social Security Administration. For girls, Emma and Emily have been in the top five, and for boys, Elijah and Ethan are top contenders.
Emma has been in the top five names for girls since 2002. Emily debuted in a top ranking in 1994 and held the number one spot from 1996 until 2007. In both 2020 and 2021, Elijah held the No. 4 spot for baby boys in the United States.
Famous personalities with “E” names include Emilio Estevez, Eminem, Elon Musk, Elvis Presley, Ed Sheeran, Eddie Murphy, Eamonn Walker, Ellen Degeneres, Queen Elizabeth II, Emma Watson, Eva Longoria, Eva Mendes, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Ellie Goulding and Emma Chamberlain.
Celebrities who have given their babies a name that starts with “E” include: Eduardo (Alec Baldwin), Edward (Tatyana Ali), Egypt (Alicia Keys), Elias (Michael Bublé), Elijah (Elton John), Emet (Lisa Loeb), Epik (Ray J), Exa (Elon Musk), Eric (Simon Cowell), Elizabeth (Tim Allen), Ella (George Clooney), Eloise (Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt), Ember (Audrey Roloff), Emilia (James Van Der Beek), Emme (Jennifer Lopez) and Esmeralda (Eva Mendes).
Top 200 Baby Names That Start With "E"
Whether choosing a baby name that starts with “E” is what fits with an already-determined middle name, or an "E" baby name is something you’ve always had your heart set on, here are 200 baby names that start with “E” for girls and boys to consider:
- Emma
- Emily
- Eloise
- Elizabeth
- Ella
- Eva
- Emmerson
- Etta
- Enid
- Erin
- Erica
- Emmalyn
- Eleanora
- Ericka
- Elodie
- Estrella
- Ellie
- Elisabeth
- Elise
- Elle
- Elisa
- Evie
- Eleni
- Elena
- Eliza
- Eve
- Elsie
- Eleora
- Esmae
- Essence
- Emme
- Emiyo
- Emerson
- Evelyn
- Emmaline
- Emi
- Eleanor
- Eden
- Emery
- Evalyn
- Esther
- Emelia
- Elsa
- Emory
- Evelynn
- Evaline
- Elaine
- Elaina
- Esmerelda
- Emiliana
- Ellery
- Etsu
- Elisabetta
- Elvira
- Esmee
- Elyza
- Erda
- Emilia
- Evangelista
- Emmaleigh
- Edita
- Evy
- Eldora
- Effie
- Esperanza
- Elina
- Eulalia
- Ester
- Elisha
- Eleora
- Enya
- Eugenie
- Edwyna
- Emmi
- Eileen
- Eliot
- Eryn
- Emmalee
- Elliott
- Emmylou
- Evana
- Etsuko
- Era
- Enola
- Evelynne
- Ermine
- Ellen
- Eveline
- Emeli
- Enrika
- Emmeline
- Every
- Estelle
- Everly
- Eira
- Esme
- Eila
- Ember
- Ellis
- Elin
- Ethan
- Eric
- Eli
- Easton
- Edward
- Ellis
- Emmett
- Emiliano
- Elliott
- Esteban
- Emile
- Ean
- Evan
- Everett
- Eugene
- Espen
- Egypt
- Eragon
- Ebenezer
- Edom
- Ehud
- Enrique
- Eero
- Emery
- Edison
- Everest
- Enno
- Elie
- Eldad
- Ephraim
- Eashan
- Elijah
- Ezra
- Edha
- Ezekiel
- Enda
- Eldridge
- Emmanuel
- Enzo
- Eddy
- Eduardo
- Ennis
- Elia
- Essex
- Erik
- Erle
- Eppa
- Ellwood
- Eka
- Elad
- Elwin
- Eash
- Eabbe
- Efran
- Enoch
- Evangelo
- Errol
- Euan
- Essi
- Evander
- Elvis
- Ely
- Eastmund
- Edu
- Ellery
- Elmo
- Erec
- Ernest
- Ensley
- Elroy
- Eladio
- Erasmo
- Ercole
- Euclid
- Elais
- Eldorado
- Ernst
- Elon
- Exton
- Edem
- Elton
- Ernesto
- Eshan
- Eros
- Ervin
- Efrain
- Eadwyn
- Earth
- Earn
- Eggbert
- Esme
- Eno
- Erez
- Erico
- Emeril
- Erwann
- Edouard
- Emile
- Egon
- Exra
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