
Looking for a name that you’ll love just as much backwards and forwards? This is the only place you have to look. We’ve gathered every palindromic name that has ever appeared in America’s baby name stats: 153 names in total.
Some quick palindrome name stats:
- The most common initial/final letter for palindrome names is A, by a mile. The popularity of female A names like Ava and Ana makes the list longer for girls than boys.
- No palindrome names start with C, F, J, P, Q, W, X, or Z.
- The longest palindrome names are Habibah (F) and Reinier (M).
- The number one most popular male palindrome of all time, Bob, didn’t even register in the name stats last year.
- The range of palindromic options has increased over time. More US babies were born in 1951 than 2021, yet four times as many different palindrome names were used in 2021.

And now, the master list. Names are listed in order of all-time popularity, while the numbers on the right show how many were born in the most recent statistical year.
| EVERY PALINDROME BABY NAME | |||||
| ALL-TIME RANK | GIRLS | 2021 BIRTHS | BOYS | 2021 BIRTHS | |
| 1 | Anna | 3044 | Bob | none | |
| 2 | Hannah | 4546 | Otto | 965 | |
| 3 | Ava | 12759 | Asa | 586 | |
| 4 | Ana | 1268 | Natan | 57 | |
| 5 | Ada | 1637 | Ara | 18 | |
| 6 | Eve | 642 | Nosson | 19 | |
| 7 | Elle | 866 | Sabas | 9 | |
| 8 | Nan | none | Nitin | 5 | |
| 9 | Aja | 59 | Nayan | 19 | |
| 10 | Aya | 349 | Renner | 31 | |
| 11 | Ara | 74 | Naman | 10 | |
| 12 | Emme | 139 | Neven | 10 | |
| 13 | Aviva | 124 | Efe | 12 | |
| 14 | Hanah | 12 | Ata | 11 | |
| 15 | Aziza | 53 | Ramar | none | |
| 16 | Asa | 92 | Sahas | 19 | |
| 17 | Alla | 9 | Laval | none | |
| 18 | Ama | 18 | Ege | 10 | |
| 19 | Adda | none | Nolon | none | |
| 20 | Maram | 18 | Ala | none | |
| 21 | Awa | 30 | Nivin | 13 | |
| 22 | Ala | 19 | Remer | none | |
| 23 | Layal | 35 | Siris | none | |
| 24 | Anina | 18 | Nalan | 14 | |
| 25 | Amma | 8 | Aja | none | |
| 26 | Anona | none | Savvas | none | |
| 27 | Aza | 15 | Aza | none | |
| 28 | Itati | none | Abba | 7 | |
| 29 | Eevee | 68 | Savas | none | |
| 30 | Maham | 8 | Bub | none | |
| 31 | Arora | 11 | Eze | 12 | |
| 32 | Alyla | 15 | Kilik | none | |
| 33 | Ahsha | 6 | Reinier | none | |
| 34 | Arra | none | Kerek | none | |
| 35 | Halah | none | Nixin | none | |
| 36 | Lil | none | Silis | 5 | |
| 37 | Havah | 7 | Alula | 9 | |
| 38 | Ardra | none | Lemel | 8 | |
| 39 | Afifa | 10 | Sylys | none | |
| 40 | Alila | none | Rekker | none | |
| 41 | Ece | 5 | Lal | none | |
| 42 | Aisia | none | Oso | 5 | |
| 43 | Ivi | 6 | Dud | none | |
| 44 | Ailia | 6 | Gig | none | |
| 45 | Rever | none | Atta | none | |
| 46 | Izzi | 7 | Alla | none | |
| 47 | Azza | none | Idi | none | |
| 48 | Aicia | none | Ebube | none | |
| 49 | Eme | none | Oto | 5 | |
| 50 | Habibah | none | Aba | none | |
| 51 | Ireri | none | Afa | none | |
| 52 | Aidia | none | Divid | none | |
| 53 | Luul | none | Ebbe | none | |
| 54 | Aia | none | Ledel | none | |
| 55 | Reber | none | Lennel | none | |
| 56 | Renner | none | Navan | none | |
| 57 | Assa | none | Saras | none | |
| 58 | Alula | 5 | Talat | none | |
| 59 | Aba | none | |||
| 60 | Umu | none | |||
| 61 | Axa | none | |||
| 62 | Hayah | none | |||
| 63 | Yanay | 7 | |||
| 64 | Anana | none | |||
| 65 | Avva | none | |||
| 66 | Noon | none | |||
| 67 | Lul | none | |||
| 68 | Arbra | none | |||
| 69 | Ede | none | |||
| 70 | Rener | none | |||
| 71 | Azeeza | none | |||
| 72 | Alala | none | |||
| 73 | Lal | none | |||
| 74 | Hallah | none | |||
| 75 | Aenea | none | |||
| 76 | Atta | none | |||
| 77 | Ele | none | |||
| 78 | Hawah | none | |||
| 79 | Eimie | none | |||
| 80 | Abba | none | |||
| 81 | Aleela | none | |||
| 82 | Neven | none | |||
| 83 | Nin | none | |||
| 84 | Ese | 5 | |||
| 85 | Ororo | 5 | |||
| 86 | Alela | none | |||
| 87 | Amima | none | |||
| 88 | Artra | none | |||
| 89 | Ebe | none | |||
| 90 | Eillie | none | |||
| 91 | Iri | none | |||
| 92 | Nayan | none | |||
| 93 | Nylyn | none | |||
| 94 | Viv | none | |||
| 95 | Kanak | none | |||







4 Comments
I don’t see Hannah on this list. Unless Hanah is a typo for Hannah. And if so amazing that no Hannahs were born in 2021!
Hi Jeremy, Hannah should be #2 on the girls’ list! If you don’t see it, let me know.
Cool!
No Bobs… But it’s short for Robert, and what percentage of Robert’s are Bob? Considering they can only be Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobbie available I’d say 1 or 2 out of every 5 Roberts are Bob.