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
daydream, pleasant fantasy
Frenchsomething that heals or corrects
Americanlittle rose, dear rose
Italiandescendant of Raighne (Irish clan)
Americanlittle king, royal one
Irishshort form of Caterina, Corina
Japanesebeautiful rose
Spanishapproval, acceptance
Arabicwise messenger, prophet bird
Americanriver mouth, coastal inlet
Spanishflowing water, river
Americanraven island
Englishray of light, radiance
Americanray of light combined with tender Lin
Americanriver, stream
Jewishone who resists authority, defiant
Englishfreshness, purity
Spanishewe (from Rae/Rachel) + meadow (from Lee)
Americanbeautiful, graceful
Hebrewrose garden
Spanishlittle ruler, little king
Americanrain, divine blessing
Jewishfrom Rome, Roman
Americancourageous, valiant
Irishbright fame
Englishraven meadow
Americanflag, banner
Arabicprophetic dream
Iranianrose island (geographic reference to Rhodes)
Greeklapis lazuli, apple
Norsedivine blessing, grace
Pakistanirose
Americanregular beat, musical flow
Americanred-haired ruler
Irishflowing water, riverside
Americangentle horse, tender
Englishdark-feathered bird
Americanfine-edged, refined
Arabicdivine healer
Spanishbeautiful shield, shield rim
Americanbright, luminous
Americanshore, bank, riverside
Jewishcourageous, valiant
Americankingly, noble
Irishinnocent, gentle one
Frenchpure
Americanbeautiful rose
Italianof or belonging to a king
Frenchdawn, bright star
Americanrose flower, pink-colored
Englishbeauty, grace
Arabrye clearing
Americanbright star
Persianparadise
Hebrewrye meadow
Englishlittle rose
Italianwhite spear, fair lance
Englishcourageous, valiant
Americanred gemstone
Englishone who gazes with admiration
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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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