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
from the Tatius family (Roman origin)
Americaninventive/blended origin with Japanese sounds
Japaneseof noble birth
Englishgift, present (related root)
Arabicfrom the green meadow
Englishlight of God
Hebrewpure and luminous
Spanishmoons image on water
Turkishradiant, beautiful
Mexican Indigenousresolute protector
Americanheart-pleasing, heart-adorning
Persianvision, sight
Jewishflat-topped hill
Americanhillock, knoll
Americanninth
Americanmoon
Indianqueen, royal woman
Americangracious one
Frenchno traditional meaning (invented name)
Americanliving, alive
Americanlittle star
SpanishGod has shown favor
Americanstrong, healthy, vigorous
Russiantype of flowering plant (possibly jasmine)
Pakistanivigilant, watchful
Americangift of God
Ethiopianlittle song
Englishlake (from Welsh element -lynn)
Americanpure, bright (from Katherine)
Americanadmirable, hawk-like (from Irish Shea)
Irishnoble kind (from Adelaide)
Englishoccupational surname meaning one who sews
Englishof or relating to Katori, a sacred place in Japan
Japanesethe Orient, eastern lands
Americanbeloved one
Jewishone who emits pleasant perfume
Arabicradiant, shining one
Arabicunique creative name combining beauty and grace
African Americangrace, eternal
African Americanseason, time
African Americanplace name of Guanche origin, meaning unknown b...
Spanishgray settlement
Americanboomerang (curved throwing stick)
Americanhigh meadow, bright clearing
AmericanGod has blessed me with beauty/goodness
Yorubaone who weakens or seduces
Americanboomerang (curved throwing stick)
Americanfrom the lake, lake dweller
Americanfrom Kay and Lee combination
Irishpeace, world
Russianbright, radiant
Greekdear little rose
Italianson of Maud, mighty in battle
Americangift freely given by the gods
Americanplum blossom (Mai) + waterfall/lake (Lynn)
Americanlovely, pleasant, elevated
African-Americanbitter, beloved
Welshprincess
Englishtall, lofty
Spanishpeace
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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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