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
gift of Yahweh
Croatianassociated with the moon
Spanishexalted, noble, high
Arabicjoy, song of happiness
Englishlady, mistress
Latin Americanpowerful, mighty
Egyptianfrom Sebaste, revered, venerable
Englishfair one, bright fire
Americaninterstellar cloud, star nursery
Americanwho is like God?
Americandecoration, embellishment
South Asianof noble birth
Jewishmagical letter, written symbol
Scandinaviangentle music, cooing sound
Arabicof or relating to heaven, divine
Americanroyal, kingly
Persiantender, softness
Americanstone worker, stonemason
Americanblend of Mia ('mine/beloved') and Asia
African-Americanharmony, agreement, concord
African-Americanray of light (Reigh) + lake/pool (Lynn)
Modern Americanglory of God, splendor of the divine
Israelifree person, one from France (Frenchman)
Catalanfrom kyanos, meaning dark blue or lapis lazuli
Modern/Westernnarrow channel of water (Kyle) + modern diminut...
Modern Americanmy God is abundance or my God is an oath
Englishlioness, brave as a lion
Americanhidden
Jewishhorn of strength, horn of plenty
Spanishfrom the city of Verona, Italy
Italianbeloved, drop of the sea (Mary) + house of God ...
Americanmusical instrument (vina), sacred to Saraswati
Jewishthe other Aenor (Aliénor)
EnglishEsteemed, beloved
EnglishThe other Aenor (foreign)
EnglishPraise, ode
HawaiianNoble kind
GermanDestroyer (Apollo's archaic meaning)
GreekExalted, lofty
IndianDiminutive of Lucia (light)
ItalianFair-shouldered (from Fionnuala)
Irishgoodness of God
Jewishyouthful, child of the gods
Englishflower
Jewishbright, shining one
Englishwhole, complete grace
Americanone who crosses
Americangrace, favor
Scandinavianfamous wolf
Englishvariant of Marilyn, beloved
Englishmay God protect
Frenchlittle life, vibrant one
Englishelevated one; woman from the high place
ItalianGod among us; divine presence
Spanishmay Yahweh give increase
Englishfree woman (via German Charlene connection)
Irishbrave, bold
Englishto float, calm water
Irishsunlight, radiance
Spanishqueen, queen mother
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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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