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.
2,791 girl names starting with N
honor
IrishNew
Englishstraight beauty
Englishborn on Christmas Day, birthday of the Lord
Frenchgift of birth
Spanishheaven (spelled backwards)
AmericanChristmas, born at Christmas
Frenchhonor, honorable
Irishcloud
Arabicmotion, wandering
HebrewVictorious one
Frenchgrace (diminutive of Anna)
Russianfleet of ships
Americanchampion, cloud
African-Americanhope
Russianshining light
Englishthe heavens
Hawaiianmotion, movement
Americanmy delight, my pleasantness
Italianbrightness, lustrous
Welshlight, divine light
Arabicnew light in the clearing
Americanstem, hollow reed
Africanhonor (from Honoria)
Irishmy sweetness
African AmericanGod is my light
Hebrewborn on Christmas Day, birthday of the Lord
Russianstar that suddenly brightens
Americannew, fresh, pure
Arabicfavor, blessedness
Englishborn on Christmas Day
Russianseaweed (edible)
Japanesebirthday, born on Christmas
Frenchgraceful, swift
Basqueborn on Christmas Day
Brazilianbeautiful flower
Indianborn on Christmas Day
Frenchheaven spelled backwards
Americantorch of light (from Eleanor)
Englishmodern invented name
Americanone who obtains what she seeks
Arabicbright, shining one
Englishborn at Christmas
Spanishgift, benefit
Arabicprophet, seer
IsraeliChristmas, born at Christmas
Frenchbeautiful
Japanesecool water, place of cool waters
East Africancomfort, consolation
Hebrewtender, delicate
Frenchcreative variant of Mariah, beloved
Americanheavenly mist
Hawaiianresurrection (via Anastasia)
Jewishmoon
Indianmodern melodic invention
Mexicanmodern melodic invention
African-Americanpleasant, agreeable
Japanesemeadow, clearing
Americanbenefactress, giver of gifts
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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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