Jake, Alex, Jenny and Kim are just a few of the cute shortened versions of these “nicknameable” baby names.

Boy baby names

1. Jacob: Coby, Jake
2. William: Bill, Will, Liam
3. Alexander: Al, Alex, Xander
4. Benjamin: Ben, Benji
5. James: Jay, Jim, Jimmy, Jamie
6. Daniel: Danny, Dan, Dane
7. Samuel: Sam, Sammy
8. Joseph: Joe, Joey
9. Andrew: Drew, Andy
10. David: Davey, Dave
11. Robert: Rob, Robbie, Bob, Bert
12. Michael: Mike, Mikey, Mickey
13. Theodore: Theo, Teddy, Ted, Tad
14. Charles: Charlie, Chad, Chuck
15. Jayden: Jay, Jade
16. Henry: Hank, Harry
17. Jonathan: John, Jonny, Nate, Jack
18. Thomas: Tom, Tommy
19. Nathaniel: Nathan, Nate
20. Leonardo: Leo, Len, Leon

Girl baby names

1. Sophia: Fifi, Sophie, Soph
2. Elizabeth: Liz, Eliza, Libby, Betsy, Beth, Ellie
3. Abigail: Abby, Gale, Gail
4. Isabella: Belle, Bella, Ella, Izzy
5. Patricia: Pat, Patty, Patsy, Tricia
6. Victoria: Tori, Vicki, Vic
7. Katherine: Kate, Katie, Kathy, Kat
8. Allison: Allyssa, Alli, Alice
9. Samantha: Sam, Sami
10. Stephanie: Steph, Steffi, Stevie
11. Jennifer: Jen, Jenny, Jenna
12. Alexandria: Alexa, Lexi, Sandra, Sandie, Ally, Alex, Alexis
13. Kimberly: Kim, Kimmie
14. Rebecca: Reba, Becca, Becki
15. Margaret: Peggy, Peg, Maggie, Meg, Margo, Marge
16. Olivia: Liv, Livy, Livia, Olive
17. Violet: Viola, Vi
18. Amelia: Millie, Amy
19. Mackenzie: Mac, Kenzie, Macey
20. Makayla: Kayla, Kaylie, Mikey