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
born at Christmas (Natalia element)
Eastern Europeanlake (lynne element)
Americanjoy, music (archaic)
Americanplay, sport, amusement
Indianmodern variant of Hazel
Americanconquest, victory
Arabichigh meadow or woodland clearing
Englishradiant, glowing
Africanflowing water, movement
Arabicroyal sky
HawaiianYahweh has been gracious
Spanishlake by the lake (compound water meaning)
Americanstrong spear
Germanpeaceful, gentle
Jewishgrace, favor
Lithuaniangrace of the earth-worker
Englishlittle beloved one
Amishcherry tree or fruit
Englishheavenly sea, royal ocean
Hawaiiantranquil, peaceful
Indiansalt works, salt flats
Englishmy God is an oath
Frenchluminaries, lights (plural)
Englishmaiden of strength
Englishprecious purple gemstone (jacinth)
Spanishgift of God
Africanpledged to God (via Susannah)
Frenchproud descendant, descendant of the proud one
IrishGod is my strength, my God is high
Hebrewgraceful, lovely
Israelibeloved lady, star of the sea
Americanheavenly flower
Hawaiianfair, blessed, holy
Welshfrom the long ridge
Americanblessed with good luck
Arabicgoddess, divine
Europeanfeminine form of John
Irishewe (from Rachel + elle)
Americanfrom the round hill
Americancrown
Arabichonest, reliable
Arabicjoyful gathering, dance
Americandivine light, guidance
Arabicmorning, east wind
Arabicbest, excellence
Americanbeautiful companion
Egyptianpretty, cheerful
Americanfrom the Brie region of France
Frenchborn on Friday
Ghanaianviburnum tree, rosy beauty
Romanianmiracle (if derived from Hebrew Nasia)
African Americanwork, industriousness, striving
Englishbeautiful as a dove, pure
Hebrewpraised, one who is praised
Americanfish-eyed (one with beautiful, long, curved eyes)
Tamilfrom céilí, traditional Irish dance gathering
Irishmeadow, woodland clearing
Englishoffering, awakening
HawaiianGod has healed
Frenchmodern feminine form of Cameron
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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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