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
summer, from Therasia
Spanishharmony of sounds, consonance
Americanfrom the king's woodland
Americanother, foreign
Englishbarrel maker, cask maker
Americanwhole, universal
Americanwork strength
Americanroyal dignity, sovereign power
Americanmyrtle plant
Jewishtruth, reason (ball)
Japanesebeautiful, lovely
Irishsmiley, cheerful one
Americangarden, enclosed beautiful space
Arabicvoice, sound
Americangracious, dear one
Slavicother Aenor, foreign honor
Englishgraceful, beautiful
Christiancalla lily flower
Englishvalley, sheltered lowland between hills
Americanroyal valley
Americanyouthful, descended from Julius
Colombiangathering, collecting
Muslimcompassionate, responsive one
Hispanicbright, visible
Englishlaurel, victory
Englishindustrious ruler, work-power
Englishfirst, primordial
Hindumy light
Hebrewmy God is an oath
Englishdivine messenger
Spanishnarrow path, lane
Englishpossibly 'free one of God' (Hawaiian/Hebrew blend)
African Americanshadow, shade (if derived from Hebrew Zillah)
Americanfamous rose
Englishred king
Irishcool water, place of cool waters
East Africaninvented literary name
Americana falling, a flowing
Americanfrom the great river settlement
AmericanGod is gracious
Englishof the flowering camellia shrub
Americanmodern blend name
Americanwho is like God
Japanesemodern feminine form of Tyler
Americansong of praise, hymn
Arabicornament of the father
Arabiccrown, wreath of victory
Spanishshe who brings peace
Americanfrom the lake, lake-born
Americanone who understands
Jewish/Yiddishhill
Americanfull of life
Frenchlily flower
Englishread, recite
Muslim/Islamicgreat tower
Germandivine counsel
Englishmorning star, Venus
Slavicnoble kind
Englishcitadel, fortress
Jewish/Hebrewfig (alternative etymology)
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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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