Ethan Boy
EE-thuhn
“firm, enduring, strong” · Hebrew
#24
Names That Mean Strong
142 names
Strength shows up in names in two main ways: as a direct description of the person, or as a statement about where strength comes from. The second pattern is common in Hebrew names. Gabriel means God is my strength, and it gives rise to Gabriella, Gabrielle, Gabriela, and the modern Briella. Ezekiel means God strengthens, and Ethan comes from a Hebrew word for firm or enduring.
Latin brings the Valeria family, from valere, meaning to be strong or healthy. Valentina, Valeria, and Valerie all share it, and they sound graceful despite their sturdy meaning. Germanic names describe strength more directly: Richard joins power and rule, Everett is linked to a boar, prized for its toughness, and Audrey, from Old English, means noble strength.
Hector, the Trojan hero of the Iliad, has a name linked to holding fast. Griffin recalls the mythical beast with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle. If you want a name with a strong meaning but a soft sound, look toward Audrey or Valentina, and if you want the sound itself to feel strong, Hector or Griffin will do that.
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Gabriel Boy
GAY-bree-uhl
“God is my strength” · Hebrew
#37
Audrey Girl
AW-dree
“noble strength” · English
#86
Gabriella Girl
gab-ree-EL-uh
“God is my strength” · Italian
#105
Ezekiel Boy
ih-ZEE-kee-uhl
“God strengthens” · Hebrew
#61
Valentina Girl
vah-lehn-TEE-nuh
“strong, healthy” · Latin
#35
Everett Boy
EH-vur-iht
“brave as a boar” · English
#77
Richard Boy
RIH-churd
“brave ruler” · Germanic
#234
Valeria Girl
vuh-LEHR-ee-uh
“strong, healthy” · Latin
#162
Valerie Girl
VA-lur-ee
“strong, healthy” · French
#127
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Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Sex | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan | Boy | firm, enduring, strong | Hebrew | 24 | ↓ -18% |
| Gabriel | Boy | God is my strength | Hebrew | 37 | ↓ -8% |
| Audrey | Girl | noble strength | English | 86 | ↓ -22% |
| Gabriella | Girl | God is my strength | Italian | 105 | ↓ -22% |
| Ezekiel | Boy | God strengthens | Hebrew | 61 | → 0% |
| Valentina | Girl | strong, healthy | Latin | 35 | ↑ +60% |
| Everett | Boy | brave as a boar | English | 77 | ↑ +7% |
| Richard | Boy | brave ruler | Germanic | 234 | ↓ -18% |
| Valeria | Girl | strong, healthy | Latin | 162 | → +1% |
| Valerie | Girl | strong, healthy | French | 127 | ↑ +18% |
| Gabrielle | Girl | God is my strength | French | 633 | ↓ -47% |
| Griffin | Boy | strong lord (from Gruffudd) | Welsh | 222 | ↑ +9% |
| Gabriela | Girl | God is my strength | Spanish | 317 | → 0% |
| Hector | Boy | holding fast | Greek | 409 | ↓ -9% |
| Briella | Girl | short form of Gabriella | American (modern coinage) | 362 | ↓ -22% |
| Ezequiel | Boy | God strengthens | Spanish | 348 | ↑ +9% |
| Matilda | Girl | strength in battle | Germanic | 365 | ↑ +31% |
| Aziel | Boy | God is my strength | Hebrew | 186 | ↑ +233% |
| Eithan | Boy | strong, firm | Hebrew | 97 | ↑ +1304% |
| Audrina | Girl | modern elaboration of Audrey | American (modern coinage) | 2,329 | ↓ -54% |
| Hamza | Boy | possibly strong, steadfast | Arabic | 541 | ↑ +40% |
| Valentino | Boy | strong, healthy | Italian | 444 | ↑ +62% |
| Hezekiah | Boy | God strengthens | Hebrew | 485 | ↑ +30% |
| Zeke | Boy | God strengthens | Hebrew | 803 | ↓ -19% |
| Valentin | Boy | strong, healthy | Latin | 660 | ↑ +35% |
| Valery | Girl | strong, healthy | Latin | 744 | ↑ +26% |
| Audra | Girl | form of Audrey; noble strength | English | 2,003 | ↓ -28% |
| Valencia | Girl | strength; the Spanish city | Spanish | 1,731 | ↓ -22% |
| Jelani | Unisex | mighty | Swahili | 2,156 | ↓ -25% |
| Tilly | Girl | strength in battle | English | 885 | ↑ +82% |
| Audree | Girl | variant of Audrey; noble strength | American (modern coinage) | 3,989 | ↓ -67% |
| Ethen | Boy | variant of Ethan; firm, enduring | Hebrew | 5,456 | ↓ -55% |
| Arnold | Boy | eagle power | Germanic | 1,477 | ↑ +36% |
| Steele | Boy | steel, or a steelworker | English | 1,185 | ↑ +64% |
| Eitan | Boy | strong, enduring | Hebrew | 921 | ↑ +237% |
| Ozias | Boy | Greek form of Uzziah, God is my strength | Hebrew | 708 | ↑ +277% |
| Oziel | Boy | God is my strength | Spanish | 997 | ↑ +190% |
| Osiel | Boy | form of Uzziel, 'God is my strength' | Spanish | 1,454 | ↑ +76% |
| Millicent | Girl | strong in work | Germanic | 1,900 | → +4% |
| Everette | Unisex | brave boar | Germanic | 1,575 | ↑ +38% |
| Uziel | Boy | God is my strength | Hebrew | 1,424 | ↑ +61% |
| Adira | Girl | strong, mighty | Hebrew | 1,406 | ↓ -8% |
| Audrie | Girl | noble strength | Old English | 4,774 | ↓ -35% |
| Angus | Boy | one strength | Scottish | 2,363 | ↓ -17% |
| Mildred | Girl | gentle strength | Old English | 1,973 | → +2% |
| Valentine | Unisex | strong, healthy | Latin | 1,807 | ↑ +74% |
| Tillie | Girl | pet form of Matilda, mighty in battle | English | 1,269 | ↑ +58% |
| Rick | Boy | short form of Richard, strong ruler | English | 3,077 | ↓ -24% |
| Gavriel | Boy | Hebrew form of Gabriel, God is my strength | Hebrew | 1,514 | ↑ +29% |
| Gabe | Boy | short form of Gabriel, God is my strength | English | 4,591 | ↓ -55% |
| Valen | Boy | short for Valentine, strong, healthy | Latin | 1,619 | ↑ +57% |
| Richie | Boy | pet form of Richard, strong ruler | English | 1,861 | ↑ +16% |
| Samarth | Boy | capable, powerful | Sanskrit | 2,355 | → -5% |
| Demir | Boy | iron (Turkish) | Turkish | 1,829 | ↓ -12% |
| Jahziel | Boy | variant of Jaziel, strength of God | Hebrew | 1,219 | ↑ +78% |
| Valarie | Girl | variant of Valerie: strong, healthy | Latin | 3,294 | ↑ +60% |
| Quadir | Boy | variant of Qadir: powerful, capable | Arabic | 4,221 | ↓ -65% |
| Ethyn | Boy | variant of Ethan: firm, enduring | Hebrew | 11,085 | ↓ -78% |
| Eyad | Boy | support, strength | Arabic | 1,891 | ↑ +19% |
| Aziz | Boy | powerful, beloved | Arabic | 2,008 | ↑ +67% |
| Uzziah | Boy | my strength is God | Hebrew | 2,225 | ↑ +16% |
| Audie | Unisex | pet form of Audrey, "noble strength" | English | 3,586 | ↓ -44% |
| Gabby | Girl | pet form of Gabriella, "God is my strength" | Hebrew | 3,223 | ↓ -11% |
| Jibril | Boy | Arabic form of Gabriel, "God is my strength" | Arabic | 2,780 | → +4% |
| Hamzah | Boy | strong, steadfast | Arabic | 2,812 | ↓ -15% |
| Tytan | Boy | respelling of Titan; giant | American (modern coinage) | 7,156 | ↓ -80% |
| Ezekial | Boy | variant of Ezekiel; God strengthens | American (modern coinage) | 3,684 | ↓ -40% |
| Eythan | Boy | variant of Ethan, firm, strong | Hebrew | 1,171 | ↑ +633% |
| Audri | Girl | variant of Audrey; noble strength | American (modern coinage) | 6,878 | ↓ -41% |
| Gabriele | Unisex | God is my strength | Italian | 15,688 | ↓ -58% |
| Drue | Unisex | variant of Drew, from Andrew | English | 2,551 | ↑ +214% |
| Fermin | Boy | firm, steadfast | Spanish | 3,880 | ↓ -10% |
| Konstantinos | Boy | steadfast, constant | Greek | 4,002 | ↓ -51% |
| Jabril | Boy | variant of Jibril, Arabic form of Gabriel | Arabic | 4,450 | ↓ -51% |
| Gaby | Girl | short for Gabrielle; God is my strength | French | 4,013 | ↑ +24% |
| Griffen | Boy | variant of Griffin; strong lord | American (modern coinage) | 5,465 | ↓ -35% |
| Jibreel | Boy | Arabic form of Gabriel, God is my strength | Arabic | 2,131 | ↑ +21% |
| Andria | Girl | variant of Andrea; manly, brave | Greek | 8,913 | ↓ -31% |
| Humza | Boy | variant of Hamza, strong, steadfast | Arabic | 3,691 | ↓ -32% |
| Garett | Boy | variant of Garrett; spear strength | English | 11,118 | ↓ -57% |
| Hardy | Boy | bold, tough | English | 2,496 | ↑ +42% |
| Gabrial | Boy | variant of Gabriel, God is my strength | Hebrew | — | ↓ -100% |
| Mathilda | Girl | mighty in battle | Germanic | 4,423 | → 0% |
| Valente | Boy | strong, valiant | Latin | 3,843 | ↑ +12% |
| Jarett | Boy | variant of Jarrett, spear strength | English | 9,250 | ↓ -38% |
| Matilde | Girl | form of Matilda; mighty in battle | Italian | 4,948 | → +4% |
| Arnoldo | Boy | form of Arnold; eagle power | Spanish | 4,057 | ↑ +30% |
| Eathan | Boy | variant of Ethan; firm, enduring | Hebrew | 9,972 | ↓ -12% |
| Hardin | Boy | from a surname, "hard, brave" | English | 2,117 | ↑ +8% |
| Andrez | Boy | variant of Andrés, "manly" | Spanish | 6,830 | ↓ -37% |
| Gabriell | Unisex | variant of Gabriel, "God is my strength" | Hebrew | — | new |
| Connell | Boy | from Irish Conall, 'strong as a wolf' | Irish | 3,140 | ↑ +23% |
| Valorie | Girl | variant of Valerie, 'to be strong' | Latin | 3,828 | ↑ +30% |
| Ikaika | Boy | strong, strength | Hawaiian | 3,472 | ↑ +154% |
| Audry | Girl | variant of Audrey, "noble strength" | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Andru | Boy | variant of Andrew, "manly" | American (modern coinage) | 8,961 | ↓ -33% |
| Gertrude | Girl | spear strength | Germanic | 6,632 | ↓ -47% |
| Andree | Boy | French form of Andrew, 'manly' | French | 4,407 | ↑ +53% |
| Menno | Boy | short form of Germanic names with megin, strength | Dutch | 3,722 | ↑ +15% |
| Mathilde | Girl | mighty in battle | French | 5,845 | ↑ +17% |
| Trudy | Girl | pet form of Gertrude, 'spear strength' | German | 5,225 | ↑ +25% |
| Andrae | Boy | variant of Andre, 'manly' | French | 7,225 | ↓ -21% |
| Esequiel | Boy | variant of Ezequiel, 'God strengthens' | Spanish | 6,227 | ↓ -26% |
| Briahna | Girl | variant of Brianna, 'noble, strong' | Irish | — | new |
| Maude | Girl | strength in battle | English | 3,367 | ↑ +171% |
| Vallie | Girl | pet form of Valerie | English | 1,879 | ↑ +708% |
| Haile | Unisex | variant of Hailey; Amharic power | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Arsenio | Boy | virile, masculine | Greek | 5,633 | ↓ -6% |
| Griffith | Boy | Welsh Gruffudd, often said strong lord | Welsh | 4,596 | ↑ +57% |
| Maynard | Boy | strong and hardy | English | 10,325 | ↓ -59% |
| Valeri | Girl | variant of Valerie | French | 10,060 | ↓ -33% |
| Vallerie | Girl | variant of Valerie | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Tilda | Girl | short form of Matilda, strength in battle | Germanic | 6,806 | ↑ +21% |
| Audria | Girl | variant of Audrey | English | 8,939 | ↓ -27% |
| Arno | Boy | short form of Arnold, eagle power | German | 3,956 | ↑ +59% |
| Hercules | Boy | glory of Hera | Greek | 4,921 | ↑ +67% |
| Gildardo | Boy | Spanish form of Gildard, sacrifice and hard | Spanish | 12,670 | ↓ -17% |
| Val | Boy | short form of Valentine or Valerie | Latin | 4,692 | ↑ +267% |
| Lera | Girl | short form of Valeriya | Russian | 9,826 | ↓ -9% |
| Renard | Boy | strong counsel; also fox | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Shomari | Boy | forceful | Swahili | 9,583 | ↑ +33% |
| Audrea | Girl | variant of Audrey, noble strength | English | — | new |
| Maudie | Girl | pet form of Maud, mighty in battle | Germanic | 9,878 | ↑ +43% |
| Arnie | Boy | pet form of Arnold, eagle power | Germanic | 6,171 | ↑ +40% |
| Hung | Boy | heroic, strong | Vietnamese | — | new |
| Harding | Boy | surname, son of Heard, brave | Old English | 12,697 | ↓ -29% |
| Gerhard | Boy | spear and brave | Germanic | — | ↓ -100% |
| Durand | Boy | enduring | French | — | new |
| Gertie | Girl | pet form of Gertrude | Germanic | — | new |
| Maud | Girl | medieval form of Matilda | Germanic | — | new |
| Alcide | Boy | descendant of Alcaeus, a Heracles name | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Leonarda | Girl | feminine of Leonard, lion strong | Italian | — | new |
| Aundra | Boy | variant of Andre or Andra | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Trudie | Girl | pet form of Gertrude | German | — | new |
| Trudi | Girl | pet form of Gertrude | German | — | new |
| Valera | Girl | variant of Valeria | Latin | 13,091 | new |
| Gerri | Girl | pet form of Geraldine | English | — | new |
| Elfrieda | Girl | elf strength | Germanic | — | new |
| Mafalda | Girl | form of Matilda, mighty in battle | Portuguese | — | new |
| Haskel | Boy | Yiddish form of Ezekiel | Yiddish | — | new |
| Maudine | Girl | Maud with -ine | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Arnette | Girl | surname, possibly from Arnold | English | — | new |