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
good, honorable, noble
Englishhealthy and wide, wholesome
Spanishgrassy island
Americanto know, perceive
Americanviolent weather, tempest
Englishone with spunk and spirit
Americanprincess
Hebrewmodern variant of Amy, the beloved
Americancreative variant of Mariah, beloved
Americanlight, splendor
Americangift of God (via Dorothy)
Englishdove bird, symbol of peace and love
Englishfarmer, earth-worker
Englishstrong in work, industrious strength
Englishlight, bright, shining
Greeklike a star, starlike
Arabicgentle, beautiful
Americanfollower of Christ (via Christiana/Tatiana)
Americandesert, wilderness
North Africanmodern invented name; jay bird + lyn suffix
AmericanGod has spoken (via Amariah)
Americanpure
Germanmy light; light is mine
Israelicare, concern, solicitude
Muslimhare's woodland clearing (via Harley)
Americansteadfast, constant, unwavering
Frencheverything is all right; peaceful harmony
Jamaicanpath, road (Old English)
Americanqueen
Ashkenazi Jewishto love deeply, to worship
Americanblue
AmericanJewish woman
Englishstrife, discord
Americanmist from heaven, royal mist
Hawaiianlife, breath, living
Muslimmiracle of God
Jewishinner light, dawn
Indianroyal clearing
Americanjasmine flower
Americanmoon goddess
Americanbeloved, sea of bitterness (Mary)
Americanpurity, spiritual awakening
HinduGod's resting place, place of brightness
African Americanmorning star, bright light
Mexicanqueen, ruler
Arabsigns, miracles, divine verses
Arabnoble, of noble kind
Germancity of wild olives
Spanishbeautiful, precious
English-speakingfrom Hadria (short for Adriaan)
Hebrewsun gift (Sunniva variant)
Americanheavenly, celestial
Latinmoon
Indianwellborn, of noble stock
Greekcaptivating, a noose
Jewishfrom the king's wood
Americanambergris, precious amber gem
Spanishmy people, close to God
Americanbeloved, wished-for child
Americanfrom Rome, the eternal city
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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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