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
wind, gentle breeze
Pakistanispiritual inner world
Africangrace, favor
Spanishmanly, virile
Americanlion of God
Hebrewwithout night, continuous, eternal
Indianstriving, rival
Englishcoined name, aspirational
Americanbeloved village
Japanesediminutive of Aodh (fire)
Irishgrace, beautiful gift
Africanjoyful, happy, rejoicing
Americannoble, of the Goths
Americanlittle rock, handsome, beautiful
Americantranquility, stability
Vietnamesemountain of strength
Americanimmersed in the divine
Punjabilioness of God
Israeliroyal sky / heavenly chief
Hawaiianone who is gracious, follows the path
Indiannoble, of noble kind
Hispanicone who is esteemed
South Asianhigh, exalted, noble
Basquegoddess of wisdom and warfare
Spanishfertile slope
Basqueclan name (biblical)
Scandinavianat the meadow, at the woodland clearing
Americanpure, clean
Americanwork and power
Englishmeadow near the hermitage
Americanfairy queen
Russianunique, without equal
Indiannobility, gentle character
Frenchgolden, of gold
Frenchgood messenger
Frenchradiant, shining
Scottishearth, the world
Hindiof the water
Mexicanshe who lives
West Africanmy father is Yah
Americansilver, bright
Welshnoble, of the nobility
Dutchloved one
Frenchprotector of mankind
Frenchdefender of the people
Italianwell-loved
Englishdream, vision
Irishnickname form of Adelaide, Addison, Adeline
EnglishGod is my strength (variant interpretation)
Hebrewbright, beautiful, light
Irishto ascend (aliyah)
Arabicindustrious, hardworking
Frenchheavenly chief
Hawaiianheavenly cloud, cloud of heaven
Hawaiiantree
AmericanGod is my father, my father is God
Jewishworthy of respect, honorable
Africanroyal sky
Hawaiiangift, present
Africanhonest, reliable
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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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