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
a carefree adventure
Englishdaughter of Yahweh
Jewishwild cow, heifer
Jewishbeautiful, lovely
Arabicgraceful (via -lynn suffix)
Americanyouthful, downy-bearded
Italianlittle bird, sparrow
Hebrewninth month (in ancient Roman calendar)
Americanthrone, sun
Persianbeautiful, fair
Arabicintelligent, bright-minded
Arabicsmall hardy bird
Englishbeloved one by the lake
Americanwho is like God?
Americanlittle poet
Irishbeautiful, graceful
Latin Americanlake, pool
Americandescendant of Angus
Irishraven bird, dark and intelligent
Americanthe first, the beginning, primordial
IndianSaint Botolph's town
Americangrace, favor
Americannobility, distinguished birth
Frenchson of David, beloved
Americanbelonging to God, of God
Americansomething handed down, inheritance
Americansettlement of Ella's people
Americanher father's delight
Arabicpearl
Germanlovable
Spanishelf, supernatural being
Spanishwhite, pure
Englishgrey battle maiden
Germanlife, living
Englishlively, spirited
Englishto speak kindly, to order
Englishrival, striving
Englishfair and smooth
Welshvalley of the River Kent
Englishwho is like God?
Hebrewmyrrh, sweet resin
Arabiclake clearing
Englishpurity, innocence
Englishheritage, homeland
Spanishson of the gray-haired one
Englishbitter sea
HebrewGod is gracious
EnglishGod is gracious
Italianlittle rose
Irishjasmine flower
Thairoyal valley
Englisheighth month
Englishday's eye
Spanishto give, to bestow
Arabicbeloved
Americanpoetic vision
Irishdaughter of seven
Spanishfertility, abundance
Americangrace, favor
Englishhigh, exalted spring
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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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