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
royal one from the heavens
Hawaiianstar of the sea, beloved
Spanishbloom, flowering season
Persianlucky, fortunate
Arabicpleasantness, sweetness
Hebrewray of sunshine
Greekgraceful, charming
Arabicwithout deceit, wholehearted
Englishfertile land, place of plenty
Frenchdelight, pleasure
Indiancourageous, valiant
Irishsweet, like honey
Indianto admire, to marvel
Frenchbright, clear, luminous
Irishkernel, grain, seed
Irishsupplanter, one who follows at the heel
Americanstrength of God
Americansupplanter, one who follows at the heel
Latin Americanascending, rising
Americanprosperity, good fortune, wealth
Indianharmony, peace
Americandivine, belonging to Shiva
Indianjay bird, joyful one from the meadow
Americanlife, alive
Americanspear ruler
Polishbeloved
Africanblooming, flourishing
Italiancity of light, Varanasi
Indianmost beautiful woman
Americanvictorious, triumphant
Arabicgift of God, remembered by God
African-Americanindustrious, striving, rival
Italianto obtain, to receive
Arabicshining light, day
Greekpeace, harmony
Arabicdark, rich one of God
Frenchbright, shining light
Greekhistorical soft drink brand name
Americanlight brown color (hazel eyes)
Englishdivine assistance
Hebrewmodern blend of Shasta and -lyn suffix
Americantype of spectacular tropical orchid
Brazilianmodern blend, possibly dark and heavenly
Americanroyal status, sovereignty
Americanfrom the River Slane area
Irishstar, starry one
Greekmead (alcoholic honey drink), intoxicating one
Irishone who brings happiness and progress
Indianheavenly (via Hawaiian Leilani influence)
Americanrighteous conduct, impartiality
Turkishfictional princess-warrior name, Southeast Asia...
Pop culturemodern invented Caribbean feminine name
Puerto Ricansnow
Swedishdedicated to Mars, martial
Englishpeace
Polishbright, torch (via Helena/Jelena)
Irishbright, shining, torch
Ukrainianbrilliantly beautiful, famous and lovely
Englishgracious, dear, beloved (Slavic root 'mil')
Slaviccaptivating beauty (traditional interpretation)
GreekCan't narrow it down? Run a tournament.
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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