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.
3,128 girl names starting with R
courageous, valiant
Irishred gemstone, precious red jewel
Englishewe by the lake, graceful
Americanrose flower, the plant
Englishdescendant of Raghallach
Americanoarsman
Frenchvision of beauty
Englishlittle rose
Frenchardor, enthusiasm, fire
Welshflowing body of water
Americanlittle ruler, impulsive one
Irishgentle, pure one
Englishrowan tree (mountain ash)
Irishred king; red-haired ruler
Irishqueen
Italianknotted cord
Englishqueen
Hebrewdivine messenger, thought
Americanbeautiful ray of light
Americanto rule as monarch
Americanlittle ruler, impulsive one
IrishRoman, of Roman character
Italianrye meadow, rye clearing
Americanreborn
Italianraven estate
Americanqueen
Spanishqueen
Spanishfestival of roses
Spanishearth, great mother
Englishrose flower
Spanishoarsman, rower
Frenchlittle king
Americanto tie, to bind
Jewishof royal status, kingly lineage
African-Americanpure, clean
Hebrewbeautiful rose
Spanishwise protector
Spanishlittle red one
Irishlittle Robert
Englishcaptivating, snare
Jewishfriend, companion
South Asianvision of beauty, friendship
Jewishgentle horse
Englishfrom Rome
Germanrain, precipitation
Englishrose garden
Englishpure, clean
Slavicexalted, my height
Hebrewgentle horse
Americanspiritually renewed
Frenchgentle, innocent, nurturing
Spanishblood red, vibrant red
Spanishrye field
Americaninvented, sound-based name
Americandescendant of Rian
Irishcounsel + lake
Americanof the king, regal
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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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