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
loan, gift
EnglishMay God protect
FrenchGreat land, the mainland
AmericanGraceful and beautiful
ItalianOf the sea, sea maiden
AmericanGod is salvation, God saves
ArabicDivine guidance, showing the correct way
ArabicPure, clear
AmericanAsh tree settlement
AmericanSoft-haired, youth
FrenchMeadow of the roe deer
Americanstate of dreamy meditation
Frenchgrace, eternal beauty
Americanbeautiful, graceful
Mexicansmall sheltered bay or inlet
Americanlordly, mistress
Polisharcher
Frenchcalm, tranquil
Spanishbeautiful voice, fair-voiced
Greekruler of men
Greektorch, brilliant
Greekcaptivating, charming
Arabictrustworthy, faithful, honest
Mandinkaillusion, magic, divine power
Indianof noble kind, noble birth
Englishjoyful, filled with happiness
Jewishexalted, high, heavenly
African-Americanwisdom, knowledge
Russianbeautiful, fine, delicate
Lithuanianone who forgives
EthiopianGoddess Parvati, the divine feminine
Indiannoble and gentle
Americanship's victory
Americanfrom the brick clearing or meadow
Americanmusical consonance
Frenchdivine bestowment
Arabicsingle-minded devotion, undivided
Indianlittle rock, harmony
Americansomething that heals or corrects
Americanmy God is abundance, consecrated to God
Englishlily, rose
Englishlittle rose, dear rose
Italianlily, rose
Spanishcombination of Mary and Lena
Americanwhole, universal
Americansinging, hymn of praise
Hebrewqueen, royal woman
Persianmeadow, wild cow
Hebrewancient Armenian city
Hebrewbeautiful
Jewishvariant of Kya, season or sky
Englishlake or waterfall + meadow clearing
Americanking's meadow, woodland clearing of the king
Americannoble, nobility
Englishbroad meadow, marshy clearing
Americangoddess of the moon and hunt
Englishdiminutive of Josephine
Englishhilarious, causing laughter
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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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