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.
4,719 girl names starting with L
water meadow dweller
Americanfamous warrior
Englishweary
Frenchbeautiful, pretty
Englisholive
Italiandeep affection, devotion
Englishfamous warrior, renowned fighter
Spanishlife
Scandinavianlily flower, pure and beautiful
Slavicgracious, full of grace
Americanpure, innocent
Latinroyal child of the sky
Hawaiianjoy, happiness, gladness
Englishlily of grace
Englishgraceful vine
Americanfreedom, the condition of being free
Americanmy God is abundance
Englishcalming, soothing (by association with the herb)
Englishgraceful, supple
Arabdark beauty
Arabicshort form of Helena or Magdalena
Arabicplace of the La Ramee family
Americangarden of holly
Americanchild of heaven
Hawaiianlaurel, victory
Americannight, dark beauty
ArabicGod is abundance
Spanish-speakingpledged to God, God is my oath
Englishdefender of men
Americanruler of the land
Frenchgracious, God is gracious
Englishfrom the lake, lake dweller
Americanlight, bright, shining torch
Germanamusement, playfulness
Indiannarrow road or path
Americanvictory, honor
Spanishplace of linden trees
Englishborn at dawn
Frenchgazelle
Jewishmy God is abundance
Englishfrom the Lorraine region of France
Frenchroyal child of heaven
Hawaiianfaithfulness, devotion, allegiance
Americanflexible, supple
Arabicfamous warrior with brightness
Englishwoman from Lydia
Italianlaurel, victory
Englishlight is mine
Hebrewnarrow path, lane
Englishfrom the great river settlement
Americanmodern invented name with nature roots
Americangrace, favor
Englishshining, glowing
Americanstorm demon (ancient Mesopotamian origin)
Modern AmericanI am with God (Amharic interpretation)
Ethiopianlight, bright
Englishjoy, happiness
Englishlinden tree
Swedishcitadel, fortress
Greekmy light; light is mine
IsraeliCan'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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