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 alder grove
Americanpraised, one who is praised
Jewishprotector of men
Italiangracious, dear, beloved
Eastern Europeanfree woman, strong woman
Americaneach of the two, pure
Irishforbearing, mild
Arabiclight, radiance
Arabicbrilliance, luminosity
Arabicrock hill, mound
Englishbeloved, sought after
Hawaiianfaithful, good
Englishrival, industrious
Englishcompatriots, fellow countrymen
Welsheast, sunrise
Americanewe, female sheep
Yiddishbright day, daylight
Americanshe who weans, one who refrains
West Africanwarrior's estate, Paega's settlement
Americanreflected sound
Englishfree woman
Englishlily flower
Englishlight of the moon
Pakistanibeautiful Mary
Spanishclear, cloudless
Englishfamous battle
Englishsong, chant
Englishdark, black-haired
Irishclearing with bent grass
Englishheavens and flowing water
Englishjourney, day's travel
Englishmodern invented combination name
Americanlioness
Jewishalive, living, lively
Frenchfrom Idalion, sacred city of Aphrodite
Spanishfrom the heathered meadow (as short for Hadley)
Americanstrong, manly (via Andrew from Greek Andreas)
Americanwatch mountain, guardian
HebrewJewish woman (via Judith/Yehudit)
Jewishnamed after the city, place of red rocks
Americanclarity, joy, happiness
Mapuchefrom Rome, Roman; the Anatolian
Japaneselight, illuminated
Englishdesired, wished for
Englishhazel, olive color
Turkishfrom Saint-Denis
Englishcharming, lovable
Englishland of the Vitali/young cattle
Americanvenerable, consecrated
Englishbud, young shoot
SpanishGod is my light (Elizabeth origin)
Englishcrown of laurel
Englishmy God is an oath
Spanishnoble strength, eagle noble
Frenchnoble, of noble kind
Spanishbright serpent, wise one
Englishanointed one
Scandinavianaunt
Spanishember meadow; fiery clearing
Americanyoung, youthful
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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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