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.
5,447 girl names starting with K
gentle, beautiful
Americanpure
Germanroyal clearing
Americanfrom Kenya, East Africa
African Americanfrom the king's wood
Americanfree woman
Englishslender and fair
Englishanointed one
Scandinavianpure, unsullied
Scandinavianlucky, fortunate
Americanof the heavens
Hawaiianheavenly, of the sky
Hawaiianbrave
Americanpure
Norwegianto forgive, release
Hawaiianclear, bright
Germanpure, clear
Russiangods will, divine wonder
Japaneseroyalty of the heavens
Hawaiianfree man (feminized)
Americanimmortal, eternal
Arabicbeloved, dear friend
Arabicgentle, beautiful, precious
Americanfree woman
Germanfrom the Isle of Capri
Americanfeminine form of Carlos/Karl
Latin Americansong, poem
Spanishthe beloved one
Hawaiianlake, pool (from Lynn)
Americanpure
Americanslender, fair
Americanslender, elegant
Irishalert, watchful in battle
Americandivine feminine of Krishna
Hinduvigilant, watchful
Americanbeautiful face, beautiful appearance
Japanesesea and sky (poetic)
Hawaiianflask of kohl (cosmetic)
Hebrewtransparent, pure, sparkling
Americangrace, kindness
Greekbrightness, luminosity
Englishbeautiful, graceful
ThaiRoyal meadow clearing
Americanlord have mercy (liturgical phrase)
GreekLake, waterfall
Americanbeautiful voice, fair-voiced
Greekship's victory
Americanshort form of Katarina
Englishcreative variant of Kinsley
Americanheavenly, divine
Hawaiiansweet-smelling (香)
Japaneseking's meadow or island
Americangood, fortunate
Africanestate of Cynsige's people
Englishbright, clear, famous
Italiancharcoal farm
Americaneach of the two
Englishsea dragon, small
Japanesechurch settlement, village with a church
Englishpoem, poetry
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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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