12,000+ girl names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or scroll by rank. Click any name for the full picture: pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling ideas, and a teasing-risk score before the birth certificate gets signed.
8,332 girl names starting with A
most holy
Persianpeaceful, from the sea
Indianwork, industrious
Germanmy father is joyful, father's joy
Frenchmost holy, most pure
Americangracious one of the meadow
Americanone who hopes
Arabicgraceful, favored by God
Hispanicresurrection
Russiandawn
Americanmy father is joy, father's joy
Hebrewpure, holy, chaste
Englishvitality, life force
West Africanelevated, noble
African Americangrace, eternal
Americanwished for child
Englishone who tends to the weak
Muslimlion
Koreanstrong, mighty
Hebrewlittle angel, messenger of God
Spanishlake, waterfall
Americanirresistible charm, magnetic attraction
Americanrival, eager
Englishparadise, otherworld
Celtichalo of the moon, moonlit
Hebrewdream, vision
Irishbeloved
Americannoble and soft/gentle
Americanwithout sorrow (Ashoka root)
Americannoble, of noble birth
Frenchlittle wing
Dutchangel, divine messenger
Polishdweller near the ash tree grove
Englishfertile land, place of plenty
FrenchGod has helped, Yahweh is my help
Americanhigh, exalted, sublime
Americanharmony, peace
Americanfrom the Aemilius family
Italiandark, rich one of God
Frenchdivine assistance
Hebrewgoddess of falling stars and night oracles
Greekjustice, equity, fairness
Turkishpossibly high chief (via Hawaiian Ailani)
Puerto Ricanlittle noble one
Spanishmountain of strength
Americanoat field, oat harvest
Americaninfinite, beyond measure
Indianpeople of God, work of Jehovah
Americanwork, home
Americanhalo of moonlight
Turkisheternal, pretty
Mexicanhigh chief of heaven
Americancompensation, divine gift
Pakistanione who has a father (honorific)
Arabicof noble birth
Frenchwoodland clearing with hares
Americanazalea flower
Frenchnoble, of noble kind
Englishcrimson beauty (alternate kanji)
Japanesegraceful, noble warrior princess
MexicanCan't narrow it down? Run a tournament.
Olivia has held #1 on the SSA list since 2019. Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Sophia round out the top five. Scroll to see the full ranked list.
Luna, Willow, Aurora, and Isla are all climbing fast. They're popular enough to be recognizable but not so common your daughter will share the name with three classmates.
Start with popularity rank — it tells you how common the name actually is. Then check the meaning and origin. Run it through our playground safety score. If it passes, put it in a tournament against your other favorites and see which survives head-to-head.
Eleanor means 'bright, shining one.' Clara means 'bright, clear.' Vera means 'truth' in Latin and Slavic. Names with strong meanings tend to age better than names chosen purely for sound.
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