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.
71,646 girl names
life (from Eva + creative suffix)
Englishshort form of Victoria
Englishmy father is joy
Hebrewmost holy, utterly pure
Frenchholy day, day of celebration
Englishseventh month
Englishpure, clear (from Katherine)
Americanmountain, rocky height
Indianbeloved, loved one
Frenchcellar keeper, wine steward
Americanroyal child of heaven
Hawaiiansong (from Old French 'chant')
Frenchash tree meadow
Englishlight is mine
Hebrewalive, living well
Americanbrilliant, radiant, resplendent
Arabicbeautiful, gentle, precious
Irishthe queen
Spanishtorch, beacon
Irishthe great one
Ethiopiantender feeling, care
Indianpure, clear
Americandays eye, the sun
Latin Americanbeautiful flower
Latin Americangolden meadow
Americanbreath of life
Englishsweetheart, darling
Arabichill, mound
Welshfairy queen (folk etymology)
Russianlush, verdant, watered
Arabiclittle goddess, divine one
Indianvariant of Delilah (night, amorous)
Hebrewice, frost
Hebrewprincess of beauty (compound interpretation)
Arabicthen, so, well then (conversational)
Australianintelligent, logical, one who reasons
African-AmericanGod beholds, He sees
Americanblessed, divine blessing
Jewishbeautiful, it is beautiful
NavajoAnns meadow, grace meadow
AmericanVenus (the planet and goddess of beauty)
Arabicprotector of men
Americanshe who judges
Greeksister angel
Venezuelangrace
Americandescendant of Caiside
Americanfair, pure
Americantrustworthy, faithful
Arabicman of prayer
Irishlake or stream (suffix)
Americanprecious gemstone, treasure
Americanfemale heir, inheritor of wealth
Americanlight-bringer (diminutive of Lucia)
Romanholly tree
AmericanGod is my lord (El + Yah element)
Hebrewcanary bird
Japanesemaiden of the coral
Americanfragrant flowers
Arabicelm grove
Americanfrom the Roman settlement
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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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