Names that mean fame
Fame is the Germanic element hrod, behind Robert, Roger, Roland and Rudolph, and the Slavic slav ("glory"), behind names like Stanislav.
Girl names (9)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire | clear, bright | Latin | #68 |
| Clara | clear, bright | Latin | #63 |
| Louise | famous in battle (feminine of Louis) | Germanic | #516 |
| Gloria | glory (Latin) | Latin | #655 |
| Louisa | famous warrior (Latinized feminine of Louis) | Germanic | #697 |
| Robyn | variant of Robin, from Robert; "bright fame" | Germanic | #1,441 |
| Bobbi | pet form of Roberta | Germanic | #1,834 |
| Effie | pet form of Euphemia; "well spoken of" | Greek | #2,245 |
| Roberta | feminine of Robert, 'bright fame' | Germanic | #2,809 |
Boy names (27)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | bright fame | Germanic | #92 |
| Luis | famous in battle (Spanish form of Louis) | Germanic | #144 |
| Jude | praised (from Judah) | Hebrew | #155 |
| Judah | praised | Hebrew | #178 |
| Louis | famous in battle | Germanic | #249 |
| Muhammad | praised, praiseworthy | Arabic | #239 |
| Lewis | famous in battle | Germanic | #433 |
| Rodrigo | famous ruler (Spanish form of Roderick) | Germanic | #492 |
| Roberto | bright fame (Spanish/Italian Robert) | Germanic | #570 |
| Mohamed | praised, praiseworthy | Arabic | #527 |
| Louie | pet form of Louis or Louise | Germanic | #596 |
| Roland | famous land (Germanic) | Germanic | #608 |
| Ahmad | most praiseworthy (Arabic) | Arabic | #669 |
| Roger | famous spear (Germanic) | Germanic | #834 |
| Yehuda | Judah; 'praised' | Hebrew | #741 |
| Rudy | short form of Rudolph | Germanic | #739 |
| Orlando | Italian form of Roland | Germanic | #873 |
| Bobby | pet form of Robert | Germanic | #1,097 |
| Rogelio | form of Roger; "famous spear" | Germanic | #1,163 |
| Ramiro | "famous counsel/edge" | Germanic | #1,074 |
| Elmer | noble and famous | English | #1,223 |
| Rolando | "famous land" | Germanic | #1,374 |
| Rodolfo | "famous wolf" | Germanic | #1,474 |
| Robbie | pet form of Robert; "bright fame" | Germanic | #2,122 |
| Roderick | "famous ruler" | Germanic | #1,752 |
| Rudolph | "famous wolf" | Germanic | #4,231 |
| Bob | short form of Robert | Germanic | #9,845 |
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.