285+ Seriously *Gorgeous* Unique Girl’s Names You Need To Hear 2026

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Originally Published Nov 19, 2021 ・ Updated March 22, 2024

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On the hunt for some pretty, unique girls names for your baby that aren’t overdone?

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Picking a name for your daughter that feels truly her own can mean looking past the usual top-100 lists. This roundup gathers more than 285 unique girl’s names, from graceful vintage finds to picks rooted in mythology, nature, and cultures from around the world. Whether you’re after something rare, something meaningful, or just a name that sounds beautiful out loud, you’ll find plenty here worth considering.

So pour yourself a fresh cup of coffee, squeeze some lemon into your sparkling, and cozy up, mama, because I’m about to share my treasured list of beautiful, unique baby names for girls.

For each baby name we’ve included, you can learn all about the origin and the meaning of the name, as well as how popular it is right now.

The rankings we’ve provided are taken from the United States Social Security Administration data for 2022, which is the most recent available.

Let’s dive in –

Unique Girls Names That Start with A

Ada

Origin: Germanic or Hebrew (dual origin)
Pronunciation: AY-dah · ˈeɪdə
Meaning: noble (or ‘ornament, ‘ dual root)
Popularity: #193 and falling (#178 → #193, 2024)

Adaline

Origin: Germanic (variant of Adeline)
Pronunciation: AD-ah-line · ˈædəlaɪn
Meaning: noble
Popularity: #194 and falling (#192 → #194, 2024)

Adelaide

Origin: Germanic (Old High German, via French)
Pronunciation: AD-el-ayd · ˈædəleɪd
Meaning: of noble character
Popularity: #271 and rising (#284 → #271, 2024)

Ailsa

Origin: Scottish (from the island name Ailsa Craig)
Pronunciation: AYL-sah · ˈeɪlsə
Meaning: elf victory
Popularity: #15,313 and falling (#15,244 → #15,313, 2024)

Amalia

Origin: Germanic
Pronunciation: uh-MAHL-yuh · əˈmɑːljə
Meaning: vigorous or active (traditionally also glossed as ‘work’)
Popularity: #552 and falling (#528 → #552, 2024)

Amaryllis

Origin: Ancient Greek
Pronunciation: am-ah-RIL-iss · ˌæməˈrɪlɪs
Meaning: to sparkle or shine
Popularity: #2,689 and falling (#2,442 → #2,689, 2024)

Andaz

Origin: Latin
Meaning: the brand name of a luxurious hotel, namely in Hawaii
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Aphra

Origin: English (origin uncertain, possibly Hebrew)
Pronunciation: AF-rah · ˈæfrə
Meaning: dust
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Arianna

Origin: Italian (from Ancient Greek Ariadne)
Pronunciation: ah-ree-AH-nah · ɑːriˈɑːnə
Meaning: Italian form of Ariadne, ultimately ‘most holy’
Popularity: #195 and falling (#189 → #195, 2024)

Ariella

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: ar-ee-EL-ah · ɑːriˈɛlə
Meaning: feminine form of Ariel, ‘lion of God’
Popularity: #196 and falling (#185 → #196, 2024)

Aspen

Origin: English (modern coinage, nature name)
Pronunciation: AS-pun · ˈæspən
Meaning: named for the aspen (quaking) tree
Popularity: #265 and falling (#215 → #265, 2024)

Astoria

Origin: English (place name, from the surname Astor)
Pronunciation: uh-STOR-ee-uh · əˈstɔːriə
Meaning: place named after the Astor family
Popularity: #1,994 and rising (#2,557 → #1,994, 2024)

Astrid

Origin: Old Norse / Scandinavian
Pronunciation: AS-trid · ˈæstrɪd
Meaning: divinely beautiful (popularly also glossed ‘divine strength’)
Popularity: #383 and rising (#399 → #383, 2024)

Aubrielle

Origin: modern coinage
Pronunciation: oh-bree-ELL · oʊbriˈɛl
Meaning: God is my strength
Popularity: #1,084 and falling (#1,036 → #1,084, 2024)

August

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: AW-gust · ˈɔːɡəst
Meaning: venerable, majestic
Popularity: #910 and rising (#916 → #910, 2024)

Austin

Origin: Old French (Anglo-Norman, from Latin Augustinus)
Pronunciation: AW-stin · ˈɔːstɪn
Meaning: a worn-down form of Augustine, ultimately tracing to Augustus (‘majestic, venerable’)
Popularity: #1,725 and falling (#1,679 → #1,725, 2024)

Avenly

Origin: modern coinage
Pronunciation: AY-ven-lee · ˈeɪvənli
Meaning: field by a river
Popularity: #15,565 and falling (#12,324 → #15,565, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with B

Belle

Origin: French
Pronunciation: BEL · ˈbɛl
Meaning: beautiful; also short form of Isabelle/Annabelle
Popularity: #1,005 and rising (#1,012 → #1,005, 2024)

Betty

Origin: English (diminutive of Elizabeth)
Meaning: pet form of Elizabeth: ‘God is my oath’
Popularity: #1,008 and rising (#1,184 → #1,008, 2024)

Bianca

Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: bee-AHN-kuh · biˈɑːŋkə
Meaning: white, pure
Popularity: #460 and rising (#467 → #460, 2024)

Billie

Origin: Germanic (English nickname)
Pronunciation: BIL-ee · ˈbɪli
Meaning: pet form of William: ‘resolute protector’ (will/desire + protection)
Popularity: #694 and rising (#865 → #694, 2024)

Birdie

Origin: English
Pronunciation: BUR-dee · ˈbɜːrdi
Meaning: little bird (also historically used as a pet form of Bertha)
Popularity: #754 and falling (#700 → #754, 2024)

Birgit

Origin: Scandinavian/German
Meaning: exalted one; strength (a Scandinavian/German form of Bridget)
Popularity: #11,925 as of 1992 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Birkley

Origin: English (surname/place name, likely a phonetic variant of Berkley/Berkeley)
Meaning: birch-tree meadow or clearing (inferred from Berkley/Berkeley, not independently attested under this spelling)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Blair

Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation: BLAIR · ˈblɛr
Meaning: field or plain (topographic surname, from Gaelic blàr)
Popularity: #218 and rising (#242 → #218, 2024)

Blake

Origin: Old English (surname)
Pronunciation: BLAYK · ˈbleɪk
Meaning: dark/black or pale/fair — a surname with two opposite Old English roots (blæc ‘black’ vs blāc ‘pale, shining’) merged into one name
Popularity: #210 and rising (#221 → #210, 2024)

Blakely

Origin: English (surname/place name, variant of Blakeley: Old English ‘blæc/blāc’ + ‘lēah’)
Pronunciation: BLAYK-lee · ˈbleɪkli
Meaning: a dark (or possibly pale) meadow/clearing — the Old English root is ambiguous between ‘dark’ and ‘pale’
Popularity: #158 and falling (#156 → #158, 2024)

Blythe

Origin: Old English (surname)
Pronunciation: BLYTHE · ˈblaɪð
Meaning: cheerful, merry, carefree — from Old English blīþe, ultimately Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (‘gentle, kind’)
Popularity: #1,862 and falling (#1,855 → #1,862, 2024)

Boheme

Origin: French
Meaning: a bohemian; someone who lives outside of conventional society
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Bondi

Origin: Australian Aboriginal (place name)
Meaning: water breaking over rocks
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Bria

Origin: uncertain (Italian surname, or short form of Briana)
Pronunciation: BREE-uh · ˈbriːə
Meaning: if read as a short form of Briana, echoes ‘noble, strong’; alternatively, an Italian surname of unknown meaning
Popularity: #1,009 and falling (#898 → #1,009, 2024)

Briar

Origin: English (Middle English)
Pronunciation: BRY-er · ˈbraɪər
Meaning: thorny shrub or bramble
Popularity: #522 and rising (#549 → #522, 2024)

Bridgette

Origin: French-flavored variant of Bridget
Meaning: form of Bridget: ‘high, exalted one’
Popularity: #2,232 and rising (#2,337 → #2,232, 2024)

Brielle

Origin: Modern English (short form of French Gabrielle)
Pronunciation: bree-ELL · briˈɛl
Meaning: God is my strength (inherited from Gabriel, via Gabrielle)
Popularity: #144 and falling (#134 → #144, 2024)

Brighton

Origin: English (place name)
Pronunciation: BRY-ton · ˈbraɪtən
Meaning: Beorthelm’s farm or settlement (a Saxon personal name + ‘tun’, farmstead) — not literally ‘bright town’
Popularity: #2,151 and rising (#2,214 → #2,151, 2024)

Brinley

Origin: English (surname, possibly a variant of Brindley)
Pronunciation: BRIN-lee · ˈbrɪnli
Meaning: possibly ‘burnt clearing/meadow’, if a variant of Brindley
Popularity: #564 and falling (#490 → #564, 2024)

Brylie, Brylee

Origin: American
Meaning: strong and powerful
Popularity: #935

Unique Girls Names That Start with C

Cairo

Origin: Arabic (place name, the city of Cairo, Egypt)
Pronunciation: KY-roh · ˈkaɪroʊ
Meaning: ‘the victorious’ or ‘the conqueror,’ from Arabic al-Qāhira (Cairo)
Popularity: #3,965 and falling (#3,389 → #3,965, 2024)

Cambria

Origin: Welsh/Latin (place name for Wales)
Meaning: the (Welsh) people
Popularity: #1,691 and falling (#1,596 → #1,691, 2024)

Camden

Origin: English (Old English place name)
Pronunciation: KAM-dun · ˈkæmdən
Meaning: enclosed valley (Old English camp “enclosure” + denu “valley”)
Popularity: #1,577 and rising (#1,647 → #1,577, 2024)

Camelia

Origin: Romanian (flower name, ultimately eponymous)
Pronunciation: kuh-MEEL-yuh · kəˈmiːljə
Meaning: camellia flower (named after botanist Kamel)
Popularity: #3,392 and rising (#3,713 → #3,392, 2024)

Camilla

Origin: Latin (ancient Roman family name)
Pronunciation: kuh-MIL-ah · kəˈmɪlə
Meaning: helper of the priest
Popularity: #324 and rising (#336 → #324, 2024)

Celena

Origin: Greek (variant of Selene)
Pronunciation: suh-LEE-nah · səˈliːnə
Meaning: moon
Popularity: #5,460 and falling (#4,380 → #5,460, 2024)

Cella

Origin: Latin (uncertain)
Pronunciation: SEL-ah · ˈsɛlə
Meaning: rock
Popularity: #16,014 as of 2019 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Clementine

Origin: French (from Latin Clemens)
Pronunciation: KLEM-en-teen · ˈklɛmənˌtiːn
Meaning: merciful, mild
Popularity: #477 and rising (#542 → #477, 2024)

Charleigh

Origin: English (modern respelling of Charlie/Charles)
Pronunciation: CHAR-lee · ˈtʃɑːrli
Meaning: modern respelling of Charlie, ultimately ‘free man’ via Charles
Popularity: #763 and falling (#607 → #763, 2024)

Coralie

Origin: French (from Latin coralium)
Pronunciation: KOR-ah-lee · ˈkɔːrəli
Meaning: coral
Popularity: #3,396 and rising (#3,997 → #3,396, 2024)

Cove

Origin: English
Pronunciation: KOHV · ˈkoʊv
Meaning: small sheltered bay/inlet
Popularity: #2,279 and falling (#2,063 → #2,279, 2024)

Camille

Origin: French, from Latin Camilla
Pronunciation: kuh-MEEL · kəˈmiːl
Meaning: helper to the priest
Popularity: #239 and rising (#269 → #239, 2024)

Carina

Origin: Latin
Meaning: beloved
Popularity: #1,479 and falling (#1,425 → #1,479, 2024)

Cecile

Origin: French (from Latin Caecilia)
Pronunciation: suh-SEEL · səˈsiːl
Meaning: blind
Popularity: #5,818 and rising (#6,987 → #5,818, 2024)

Cecilia

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: seh-SEEL-yah · sɪˈsiːljə
Meaning: possibly ‘blind’, from a Roman family byname
Popularity: #123 and rising (#137 → #123, 2024)

Celesta

Origin: Latin
Meaning: heavenly
Popularity: #13,778 and falling (#12,395 → #13,778, 2024)

Celeste

Origin: Latin (via French)
Pronunciation: suh-LEST · səˈlɛst
Meaning: heavenly
Popularity: #198 and rising (#275 → #198, 2024)

Celestina

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: sel-es-TEE-nah · ˌsɛlɛˈstiːnə
Meaning: heavenly
Popularity: #5,035 and rising (#5,588 → #5,035, 2024)

Celestine

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: SEL-es-teen · ˈsɛləstiːn
Meaning: heavenly, of the sky
Popularity: #3,968 and rising (#4,896 → #3,968, 2024)

Celine

Origin: Latin (via French)
Pronunciation: seh-LEEN · səˈliːn
Meaning: linked to Latin caelum (‘heaven’) via Caelina/Caelius; also used as a short form of Marceline
Popularity: #227 and rising (#300 → #227, 2024)

Celosia

Origin: Greek (via the flower name)
Meaning: from Greek for ‘burning/flaming’, describing the flower’s flame-like blooms
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Charlotta

Origin: Germanic (feminine form of Charlotte/Charles, German and Scandinavian usage)
Meaning: free woman (feminine form of Charles)
Popularity: #13,499 as of 2000 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Clemence

Origin: French (from Latin clementia)
Pronunciation: kleh-MAHNSS · kleˈmɑːns
Meaning: mercy, mildness
Popularity: #15,689 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Cleo

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: KLEE-oh · ˈkliːoʊ
Meaning: glory, fame
Popularity: #603 and rising (#610 → #603, 2024)

Clove

Origin: French/Latin (vocabulary word)
Meaning: a warming aromatic spice; the word comes from Old French/Latin for ‘nail’, describing the bud’s shape
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Clover

Origin: English
Pronunciation: KLOH-ver · ˈkloʊvər
Meaning: the clover plant (Old English clafre), popularly linked to luck
Popularity: #618 and rising (#672 → #618, 2024)

Coco

Origin: Italian (surname, from Sicilian cocu ‘cook’)
Meaning: cook (as a surname); used today mainly as a standalone pet-name
Popularity: #2,384 and falling (#2,378 → #2,384, 2024)

Cordelia

Origin: uncertain (Shakespeare’s spelling of a historical British name, Cordeilla, possibly linked to the obscure saint’s name Cordula)
Pronunciation: kor-DEEL-yah · kɔːrˈdiːljə
Meaning: daughter of the sea
Popularity: #1,065 and rising (#1,117 → #1,065, 2024)

Corinth

Origin: Greek (ancient place name, likely pre-Greek in origin)
Meaning: a wealthy, ancient Greek city that is mentioned in the Bible
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Cornelia

Origin: Latin (feminine form of Cornelius)
Meaning: horn
Popularity: #3,824 and falling (#3,103 → #3,824, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with D

Dahlia

Origin: Swedish (via surname Dahl)
Pronunciation: DAHL-yah · ˈdɑːljə
Meaning: named for botanist Anders Dahl
Popularity: #240 and rising (#253 → #240, 2024)

Daisy

Origin: English (Old English compound)
Pronunciation: DAY-zee · ˈdeɪzi
Meaning: flower name meaning “day’s eye”; also historically used as a nickname for Margaret
Popularity: #76 and rising (#110 → #76, 2024)

Dale

Origin: English (surname)
Pronunciation: DAYL · ˈdeɪl
Meaning: topographic surname for someone who lived in a valley (dale)
Popularity: #1,306 and rising (#1,414 → #1,306, 2024)

Daniella

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: dan-YEL-ah · dænˈjɛlə
Meaning: feminine form of Daniel (variant of Daniela/Danielle): ‘God is my judge’
Popularity: #508 and falling (#430 → #508, 2024)

Della

Origin: English (19th-century coinage, possibly short for Adela or Delia)
Pronunciation: DEL-ah · ˈdɛlə
Meaning: uncertain: possibly ‘noble’ (if shortened from Adela) or ‘of Delos’ (if shortened from Delia)
Popularity: #580 and rising (#645 → #580, 2024)

Delphine

Origin: French (from Latin Delphina, from Greek Delphi)
Pronunciation: del-FEEN · dɛlˈfiːn
Meaning: woman from Delphi (site of the ancient Greek oracle)
Popularity: #3,651 and falling (#3,604 → #3,651, 2024)

Delores

Origin: Spanish (variant of Dolores)
Meaning: sorrows, pain (referencing Our Lady of Sorrows)
Popularity: #10,452 and falling (#4,901 → #10,452, 2024)

Dina

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: judged, vindicated
Popularity: #1,334 and falling (#1,155 → #1,334, 2024)

Dove

Origin: English
Pronunciation: DUV · ˈdʌv
Meaning: dove (the bird), a symbol of peace
Popularity: #1,625 and rising (#2,143 → #1,625, 2024)

Dune

Origin: English (nature/vocabulary word)
Meaning: a hill or ridge of sand shaped by the wind
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Dylan

Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: DIL-un · ˈdɪlən
Meaning: son of the sea
Popularity: #696 and falling (#650 → #696, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with E

Eartha

Origin: English (19th-century coinage from ‘earth’)
Meaning: evokes ‘earth’ (19th-century English coinage)
Popularity: #15,761 as of 2020 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Eastley

Origin: modern coinage (English, likely blending ‘east’ with the name-suffix ‘-ley’)
Meaning: woman of the East
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Eastyn/Easton

Origin: American
Meaning: a wholesome woman
Popularity: > 1000

Edith

Origin: Old English
Pronunciation: EE-dith · ˈiːdɪθ
Meaning: rich/blessed in war
Popularity: #528 and falling (#503 → #528, 2024)

Eira

Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: EYE-ruh · ˈaɪrə
Meaning: snow
Popularity: #2,385 and rising (#2,593 → #2,385, 2024)

Eisley

Origin: English (modern coinage, likely surname-influenced)
Pronunciation: EYEZ-lee · ˈaɪzli
Meaning: cheeful
Popularity: #2,067 and falling (#1,763 → #2,067, 2024)

Elaia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: eh-LAY-uh · ɛˈleɪə
Meaning: olive tree
Popularity: #2,692 and rising (#3,104 → #2,692, 2024)

Elana

Origin: Hebrew (feminine form related to Elon/Ilan, ‘oak/tree’)
Meaning: oak tree
Popularity: #1,879 and rising (#2,034 → #1,879, 2024)

Eleora, Eliora

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God is my light
Popularity: > 1000

Elle

Origin: French
Pronunciation: EL · ˈɛl
Meaning: she/her (French); also short form of El- names
Popularity: #479 and falling (#441 → #479, 2024)

Elodie

Origin: French
Pronunciation: el-OH-dee · ɛˈloʊdi
Meaning: from Alodia, a Germanic name often glossed ‘foreign riches’ or ‘property’
Popularity: #370 and rising (#738 → #370, 2024)

Eloise

Origin: French (from Old German Helewidis, via medieval Latin/French forms, doublet of Héloïse)
Pronunciation: EL-oh-eez · ˈɛloʊiːz
Meaning: healthy and wide/broad (from Germanic Helewidis)
Popularity: #64 and rising (#81 → #64, 2024)

Ember

Origin: English (modern vocabulary-word name)
Pronunciation: EM-bur · ˈɛmbər
Meaning: a glowing coal or fragment from a dying fire
Popularity: #137 and rising (#169 → #137, 2024)

Emberly

Origin: modern English coinage (blend of ’ember’ with the ‘-ly’ name-suffix, as in Kimberly/Waverly)
Pronunciation: EM-ber-lee · ˈɛmbərli
Meaning: a pretty young woman
Popularity: #632 and rising (#659 → #632, 2024)

Emberlynn

Origin: English (modern coinage, blend of ‘Ember’ + ‘-lynn’)
Pronunciation: EM-bur-lin · ˈɛmbərlɪn
Meaning: as precious as a jewel; but can also be thought to be a feminine version of the word ember, which is a glowing fragment from a fire
Popularity: #880 and falling (#799 → #880, 2024)

Emerald

Origin: English (modern coinage)
Pronunciation: EM-er-uld · ˈɛmərəld
Meaning: green gemstone
Popularity: #707 and rising (#745 → #707, 2024)

Emerson

Origin: English (surname: ‘Emery’s son’, possibly Anglo-Saxon ‘Emar’s son’)
Pronunciation: EM-ur-sun · ˈɛmərsən
Meaning: son of Emery (or, per an alternate theory, Anglo-Saxon ‘Emar’s son’)
Popularity: #151 and rising (#161 → #151, 2024)

Emory

Origin: Germanic (via Old French surname Emery)
Pronunciation: EM-ur-ee · ˈɛməri
Meaning: industrious ruler
Popularity: #330 and rising (#367 → #330, 2024)

Emsley

Origin: English (surname, uncertain etymology)
Meaning: a gift from God
Popularity: #3,285 and rising (#4,677 → #3,285, 2024)

Enslie, Engsleigh

Origin: American
Meaning: an emotional woman
Popularity: > 1000

Eshe

Origin: Swahili
Pronunciation: EH-shay · ˈɛʃeɪ
Meaning: life
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Esme

Origin: French (Esmé)
Pronunciation: EZ-may · ˈɛzmeɪ
Meaning: beloved, esteemed
Popularity: #344 and falling (#325 → #344, 2024)

Esta

Origin: uncertain (variant of Esther, or from the Latin name for Estonia)
Meaning: star (as a variant of Esther); alternatively tied to the name Estonia
Popularity: #11,379 and rising (#14,106 → #11,379, 2024)

Estella

Origin: Latin (via French Estelle)
Pronunciation: es-TEL-uh · ɛˈstɛlə
Meaning: star
Popularity: #501 and rising (#611 → #501, 2024)

Estelle

Origin: Occitan (ultimately from Latin stella)
Pronunciation: es-TEL · ɛˈstɛl
Meaning: star
Popularity: #636 and rising (#710 → #636, 2024)

Etta

Origin: English/German (diminutive suffix name)
Pronunciation: ET-ah · ˈɛtə
Meaning: ruler of the home (inherited sense, from Henrietta)
Popularity: #973 and falling (#935 → #973, 2024)

Evaliah

Origin: modern coinage
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Evana

Origin: modern elaboration of Eva
Meaning: God is gracious
Popularity: #1,923 and rising (#2,292 → #1,923, 2024)

Evangelina

Origin: Greek (modern elaboration of Evangeline)
Pronunciation: ee-van-jeh-LEE-nah · iːvændʒəˈliːnə
Meaning: bringer of good news
Popularity: #1,260 and rising (#1,472 → #1,260, 2024)

Evangeline

Origin: Greek (literary coinage)
Pronunciation: ee-VAN-jeh-leen · ɪˈvændʒəliːn
Meaning: good news
Popularity: #174 and rising (#212 → #174, 2024)

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Evelina

Origin: Latinized form of Evelyn (Germanic) or extension of Eva (Hebrew)
Pronunciation: ev-eh-LEE-nah · ɛvəˈliːnə
Meaning: desired/wished for (if from Evelyn), or life (if from Eva)
Popularity: #1,032 and rising (#1,138 → #1,032, 2024)

Ever

Origin: English
Pronunciation: EV-er · ˈɛvər
Meaning: always, at all times
Popularity: #1,764 and falling (#1,649 → #1,764, 2024)

Everilde

Origin: uncertain (possibly Old English/Germanic)
Meaning: a great huntress
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Everlyn

Origin: English (blend of Everly and Evelyn)
Pronunciation: EV-er-lin · ˈɛvərlɪn
Meaning: a variation of Everly and Evelyn
Popularity: #2,268 and falling (#2,022 → #2,268, 2024)

Ezra

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: EZ-rah · ˈɛzrə
Meaning: help
Popularity: #705 and rising (#764 → #705, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with F

Fern

Origin: English (nature name)
Pronunciation: FURN · ˈfɜːrn
Meaning: the fern plant
Popularity: #1,261 and rising (#1,428 → #1,261, 2024)

Fira

Origin: uncertain (conflicting Arabic and Greek claims)
Pronunciation: FEER-ah · ˈfɪrə
Meaning: maiden, it is also city on the Greek island of Santorini
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Flora

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: FLOR-ah · ˈflɔːrə
Meaning: Flower; from Latin flos/floris, and the name of the Roman goddess of flowers, blooming, and springtime.
Popularity: #648 and rising (#682 → #648, 2024)

Florence

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: FLOR-ens · ˈflɔːrəns
Meaning: flourishing, blooming (from florens, related to flos ‘flower’)
Popularity: #435 and rising (#522 → #435, 2024)

Florie

Origin: Latin, sharing a root with Florence and Flora; in the Erzgebirgisch German dialect it’s also a male pet form of Florian.
Pronunciation: FLOR-ee · ˈflɔːri
Meaning: flowering, blossoming
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Frankie

Origin: English (diminutive of Frank/Frances)
Pronunciation: FRANK-ee · ˈfræŋki
Meaning: a Frank (diminutive of Frank/Frances)
Popularity: #591 and falling (#539 → #591, 2024)

Freya

Origin: Old Norse
Pronunciation: FRAY-ah · ˈfreɪə
Meaning: noble lady, mistress
Popularity: #159 and falling (#136 → #159, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with G

Georgie

Origin: Greek (diminutive)
Meaning: farmer, earth-worker
Popularity: #1,587 and falling (#1,523 → #1,587, 2024)

Gemma

Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: JEM-ah · ˈdʒɛmə
Meaning: a gem/jewel (the Latin root literally meant ‘bud’)
Popularity: #203 and falling (#177 → #203, 2024)

Goldie

Origin: English (diminutive of ‘gold’), or English form of Yiddish Golda/Golde
Pronunciation: GOL-dee · ˈɡoʊldi
Meaning: golden, made of gold
Popularity: #645 and rising (#687 → #645, 2024)

Gaelle

Origin: Breton/French (feminine form of Gaël)
Meaning: cheerful, happy or from a foreign land
Popularity: #6,450 and falling (#6,031 → #6,450, 2024)

Galilea

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: gah-lee-LAY-ah · ˌɡɑːliˈleɪə
Meaning: referring to the region of Galilee
Popularity: #637 and rising (#651 → #637, 2024)

Georgette

Origin: French
Meaning: farmer, earth-worker (via George)
Popularity: #3,984 and rising (#4,002 → #3,984, 2024)

Geneva

Origin: Place name (Geneva, Switzerland)
Pronunciation: jeh-NEE-vah · dʒəˈniːvə
Meaning: of the juniper tree
Popularity: #1,603 and falling (#1,537 → #1,603, 2024)

Garnet

Origin: French
Meaning: the garnet gemstone (a deep red precious stone)
Popularity: #16,044 and falling (#8,197 → #16,044, 2024)

Golden

Origin: English, or Anglicized Irish surname (Mac Ualghairg / McGoldrick)
Pronunciation: GOHL-den · ˈgoʊldən
Meaning: made of gold, precious — though as a surname it may instead be an unrelated Anglicized Irish name
Popularity: #3,289 and falling (#3,052 → #3,289, 2024)

Genevieve

Origin: French
Pronunciation: JEN-eh-veev · ˈdʒɛnəviːv
Meaning: woman of the tribe/kin
Popularity: #165, holding steady (2024)

Georgia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: JOR-juh · ˈdʒɔːrdʒə
Meaning: farmer, earth-worker
Popularity: #110 and rising (#128 → #110, 2024)

Gia

Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: JEE-ah · ˈdʒiːə
Meaning: God is gracious (pet form of Gianna); alt. ‘earth’ via Gaia
Popularity: #267 and rising (#268 → #267, 2024)

Giana

Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: jee-AH-nuh · dʒiˈɑːnə
Meaning: God is gracious (via Giovanna)
Popularity: #864 and falling (#748 → #864, 2024)

Ginger

Origin: English
Meaning: pet form of Virginia (‘pure’), or a nickname for ginger-coloured hair
Popularity: #3,589 and falling (#3,290 → #3,589, 2024)

Grady

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: GRAY-dee · ˈɡreɪdi
Meaning: from Irish Ó Grádaigh, meaning ‘noble’ or ‘renowned’
Popularity: #12,578 and falling (#9,201 → #12,578, 2024)

Greer

Origin: Scottish (surname)
Pronunciation: GREER · ˈgrɪr
Meaning: reduced Scottish form of Gregor/Gregory; inherits Gregory’s Greek root meaning ‘watchful, alert’
Popularity: #1,980 and rising (#2,383 → #1,980, 2024)

Guinevere

Origin: Welsh (via Gwenhwyfar)
Pronunciation: GWIN-eh-veer · ˈɡwɪnəvɪr
Meaning: white/fair + a debated second element (‘phantom’ or ‘smooth’)
Popularity: #947 and rising (#1,009 → #947, 2024)

Gigi

Origin: French; also an English pet form of Virginia or Genesis
Meaning: farmer, or earthworker
Popularity: #2,561 and rising (#2,826 → #2,561, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with H

Hattie

Origin: English (pet form of Harriet)
Pronunciation: HAT-ee · ˈhæti
Meaning: home ruler (via Harriet/Henry)
Popularity: #382 and rising (#384 → #382, 2024)

Haven

Origin: English (modern word name)
Pronunciation: HAY-ven · ˈheɪvən
Meaning: a safe harbor or place of refuge, taken directly from the vocabulary word
Popularity: #201 and rising (#218 → #201, 2024)

Hemsley

Origin: English (habitational surname, likely from Helmsley, North Yorkshire)
Pronunciation: HEMZ-lee · ˈhɛmzli
Meaning: surname from Helmsley, a place in North Yorkshire
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Henrietta

Origin: English (Latinate form of French Henriette, from Henry)
Pronunciation: hen-ree-ET-ah · hɛnriˈɛtə
Meaning: home ruler
Popularity: #2,135 and rising (#2,988 → #2,135, 2024)

Holland

Origin: Dutch (place name)
Pronunciation: HAH-lund · ˈhɑːlənd
Meaning: wooded land
Popularity: #602 and falling (#571 → #602, 2024)

Honor

Origin: Latin (via English virtue name)
Pronunciation: AH-ner · ˈɑːnər
Meaning: shortened from Honoria/Honora, later read as the virtue ‘honor, esteem’ (Latin honos/honoris)
Popularity: #2,102 and falling (#1,966 → #2,102, 2024)

Hunter

Origin: English (occupational surname)
Pronunciation: HUN-ter · ˈhʌntər
Meaning: one who hunts
Popularity: #881 and falling (#806 → #881, 2024)

Huntley

Origin: English (place name/surname)
Pronunciation: HUNT-lee · ˈhʌntli
Meaning: hunter’s meadow, from the hunt field
Popularity: #1,944 and rising (#2,565 → #1,944, 2024)

Huxley

Origin: English (Old English place name/surname)
Pronunciation: HUKS-lee · ˈhʌksli
Meaning: Hucc’s woodland clearing
Popularity: #4,496 and falling (#3,343 → #4,496, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with I

Idalia

Origin: Greek (via Latin)
Pronunciation: ih-DAHL-yuh · ɪˈdɑːljə
Meaning: linked to Idalium, an ancient Cypriot city sacred to Aphrodite
Popularity: #1,716 and falling (#1,402 → #1,716, 2024)

Indigo

Origin: Greek (via the color/dye name)
Pronunciation: IN-dih-goh · ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ
Meaning: named after the deep-blue indigo dye/color
Popularity: #923 and rising (#961 → #923, 2024)

Indra

Origin: Sanskrit; also Latvian (independent usage)
Pronunciation: IN-drah · ˈɪndrə
Meaning: name of the Vedic/Hindu god of rain, thunder, and war; used independently as a feminine given name in Latvia
Popularity: #10,559 and falling (#8,660 → #10,559, 2024)

Indie

Origin: English
Pronunciation: IN-dee · ˈɪndi
Meaning: independent
Popularity: #651 and falling (#577 → #651, 2024)

Ines/Inez

Origin: Spanish, Portuguese, French
Meaning: holy
Popularity: > 1000

Unique Girls Names That Start with J

James

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: JAYMZ · ˈdʒeɪmz
Meaning: heel-grabber, traditionally rendered ‘supplanter’ (same root as Jacob)
Popularity: #2,580 and falling (#2,322 → #2,580, 2024)

January

Origin: English (from the month name, ultimately Latin Iānuārius)
Meaning: named for the Roman god Janus, associated with beginnings and transitions
Popularity: #9,165 and falling (#7,060 → #9,165, 2024)

June

Origin: Latin (via Old French)
Pronunciation: JOON · ˈdʒuːn
Meaning: named for the goddess Juno, whose name traces to a root meaning ‘youthful vitality’
Popularity: #152 and rising (#171 → #152, 2024)

Juliette

Origin: French
Pronunciation: joo-lee-ET · dʒuːliˈɛt
Meaning: diminutive of Julie (‘little Julia’), itself from Latin Julia/Julius
Popularity: #129 and rising (#160 → #129, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with K

Kensley

Origin: English (surname-derived, base surname unspecified)
Pronunciation: KENZ-lee · ˈkɛnzli
Meaning: spring or well in the clearing
Popularity: #741 and rising (#754 → #741, 2024)

Kindred

Origin: English (word name)
Pronunciation: KIN-dred · ˈkɪndrəd
Meaning: family; related by blood or origin (from the ordinary English word)
Popularity: #9,230 and rising (#10,756 → #9,230, 2024)

Kinley

Origin: Scottish (Gaelic, via the surname McKinley)
Pronunciation: KIN-lee · ˈkɪnli
Meaning: fair-haired warrior/hero (via McKinley, from Gaelic Fionnlagh)
Popularity: #617 and falling (#597 → #617, 2024)

Kit

Origin: English (nickname, multiple source names); also a Ukrainian-derived name meaning ‘tomcat’
Pronunciation: KIT · ˈkɪt
Meaning: depends on the full name: ‘bearer of Christ’ (short for Christopher); popularly ‘pure’ when short for Katherine/Kathleen (though Katherine’s own etymology is actually uncertain)
Popularity: #1,240 and rising (#1,572 → #1,240, 2024)

Klara

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: KLAHR-uh · ˈklɑːrə
Meaning: bright, clear, famous
Popularity: #1,854 and falling (#1,828 → #1,854, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with L

Lael

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: LAY-el · ˈleɪəl
Meaning: belonging to God
Popularity: #2,673 and rising (#3,062 → #2,673, 2024)

Lainey

Origin: English (modern coinage/diminutive)
Pronunciation: LAY-nee · ˈleɪni
Meaning: one who takes the narrow path
Popularity: #38 and rising (#54 → #38, 2024)

Lettie

Origin: English, from Letitia/Lettice
Pronunciation: LET-ee · ˈlɛti
Meaning: gladness, joy (via Letitia or Lettice)
Popularity: #936 and rising (#1,133 → #936, 2024)

Leighton

Origin: English (place name/surname)
Pronunciation: LAY-tun · ˈleɪtən
Meaning: leek/herb-garden settlement
Popularity: #395 and falling (#357 → #395, 2024)

Leona

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: lee-OH-nah · liˈoʊnə
Meaning: lioness
Popularity: #488 and rising (#518 → #488, 2024)

Lennon

Origin: Irish (surname)
Pronunciation: LEN-un · ˈlɛnən
Meaning: descendant of a ‘sweetheart’ — or, in an alternate surname line, descendant of a ‘little blackbird’
Popularity: #237 and rising (#243 → #237, 2024)

Lila

Origin: Arabic, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: LY-lah · ˈlaɪlə
Meaning: night (Arabic, via Layla) or play/charm (Sanskrit līlā), depending on origin
Popularity: #207 and rising (#213 → #207, 2024)

Layne

Origin: English (surname)
Pronunciation: LAYN · ˈleɪn
Meaning: topographic surname for someone who lived by a lane or path
Popularity: #1,274 and falling (#973 → #1,274, 2024)

Langley

Origin: English (Old English place name)
Pronunciation: LANG-lee · ˈlæŋli
Meaning: a long meadow or woodland clearing
Popularity: #7,772 and falling (#6,807 → #7,772, 2024)

Lennox

Origin: Scottish (place name / surname)
Pronunciation: LEN-uks · ˈlɛnəks
Meaning: person from the Lennox district (the Loch Lomond/River Leven region of Scotland)
Popularity: #688 and falling (#628 → #688, 2024)

Loretta

Origin: Italian/Latin (diminutive of Laura)
Pronunciation: lor-ET-ah · ləˈrɛtə
Meaning: laurel (via Laura)
Popularity: #677 and rising (#763 → #677, 2024)

Lenore

Origin: French (variant of Eleanor)
Pronunciation: luh-NOR · ləˈnɔːr
Meaning: variant of Eleanor; Eleanor’s own root meaning is disputed
Popularity: #2,018 and rising (#2,504 → #2,018, 2024)

Leonie

Origin: Latin (via French Léonie)
Pronunciation: lee-OH-nee · liˈoʊni
Meaning: lioness
Popularity: #2,443 and rising (#3,119 → #2,443, 2024)

Lani

Origin: Hawaiian
Pronunciation: LAH-nee · ˈlɑːni
Meaning: sky, heaven
Popularity: #1,911 and rising (#2,041 → #1,911, 2024)

Lilac

Origin: English (flower name)
Pronunciation: LY-lak · ˈlaɪlək
Meaning: named for the lilac flower/shrub and its purple blossoms
Popularity: #3,603 and rising (#5,197 → #3,603, 2024)

Landon

Origin: English (place name/surname)
Pronunciation: LAN-dun · ˈlændən
Meaning: long hill
Popularity: #4,708 and falling (#3,678 → #4,708, 2024)

Lilibeth

Origin: Hebrew (via Elizabeth)
Pronunciation: LIL-ee-beth · ˈlɪlibɛθ
Meaning: God is my oath (diminutive of Elizabeth)
Popularity: #3,349 and falling (#2,920 → #3,349, 2024)

Liv

Origin: Old Norse
Pronunciation: LIV · ˈlɪv
Meaning: shelter, protection
Popularity: #874 and falling (#702 → #874, 2024)

Lark

Origin: English
Pronunciation: LARK · ˈlɑːrk
Meaning: the songbird
Popularity: #3,534 and falling (#3,501 → #3,534, 2024)

Lillia

Origin: Latin (variant of Lilia)
Meaning: lily flower (variant of Lilia)
Popularity: #3,138 and falling (#2,956 → #3,138, 2024)

Lina

Origin: short form (of names like Angelina, Carolina, Evelina); occasionally feminine of Linus
Pronunciation: LEE-nah · ˈliːnə
Meaning: light
Popularity: #567 and rising (#584 → #567, 2024)

Linnea

Origin: Swedish (Latinized)
Pronunciation: lin-AY-ah · lɪˈneɪə
Meaning: the twinflower (Linnaea borealis), a plant named in honor of botanist Carl Linnaeus
Popularity: #1,608 and falling (#1,467 → #1,608, 2024)

London

Origin: English (place name)
Pronunciation: LUN-dun · ˈlʌndən
Meaning: uncertain — likely a pre-Roman Celtic river or place name; its exact sense is disputed among scholars
Popularity: #355 and falling (#313 → #355, 2024)

Lenora

Origin: Old French / Provençal (variant of Eleanor)
Pronunciation: leh-NOR-ah · ləˈnɔːrə
Meaning: uncertain; likely ‘the other Aenor’ via Eleanor, not literally ‘light’
Popularity: #714 and rising (#766 → #714, 2024)

Lindley

Origin: English
Meaning: from the pastureland
Popularity: > 1000

Louisa

Origin: Germanic (Latinized form of Louise)
Pronunciation: loo-EE-zah · luːˈiːzə
Meaning: famous warrior
Popularity: #733 and rising (#807 → #733, 2024)

Logan

Origin: Scottish
Pronunciation: LOH-guhn · ˈloʊɡən
Meaning: little hollow
Popularity: #391 and falling (#356 → #391, 2024)

Love

Origin: English (from the word ‘love’); unrelated Swedish name ‘Love’ is a form of Louis/Lovisa
Pronunciation: LUV · ˈlʌv
Meaning: the emotion of love/affection
Popularity: #846 and falling (#732 → #846, 2024)

Lorelei

Origin: German
Pronunciation: LOR-uh-ly · ˈlɔːrəlaɪ
Meaning: murmuring/lurking rock
Popularity: #456 and rising (#485 → #456, 2024)

Lottie

Origin: English (diminutive of Charlotte)
Pronunciation: LOT-ee · ˈlɑːti
Meaning: free woman
Popularity: #676 and rising (#779 → #676, 2024)

Lucia

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: loo-SEE-ah · luːˈsiːə
Meaning: feminine form of the Roman name Lucius, traditionally tied to ‘lux’ (light); also the name of a Sicilian martyr
Popularity: #98 and rising (#109 → #98, 2024)

Lucille

Origin: French (from Latin Lucilla)
Pronunciation: loo-SEEL · luːˈsiːl
Meaning: light
Popularity: #274 and rising (#283 → #274, 2024)

Lyra

Origin: Ancient Greek (via Latin)
Pronunciation: LY-rah · ˈlaɪrə
Meaning: a lyre, the stringed musical instrument
Popularity: #482, holding steady (2024)

Louise

Origin: French (feminine of Louis)
Pronunciation: loo-EEZ · luˈiːz
Meaning: famous warrior
Popularity: #540 and rising (#585 → #540, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with M

Mae

Origin: English (variant of May)
Pronunciation: MAY · ˈmeɪ
Meaning: a vintage spelling of May, linked to the Roman goddess Maia (spring/growth); also used as a pet form of Mary, Margaret, or Mabel
Popularity: #530 and falling (#506 → #530, 2024)

Maeve

Origin: Irish (Anglicized form of Medb/Meadhbh)
Pronunciation: MAYV · ˈmeɪv
Meaning: intoxicating / she who intoxicates
Popularity: #75 and falling (#73 → #75, 2024)

Malia

Origin: Hawaiian
Pronunciation: mah-LEE-ah · məˈliːə
Meaning: Hawaiian form of Mary; sometimes linked to ‘calm’
Popularity: #326 and falling (#273 → #326, 2024)

Marlowe

Origin: English (place name: Marlow)
Pronunciation: MAR-loh · ˈmɑːrloʊ
Meaning: from the hill by the lake
Popularity: #624 and rising (#835 → #624, 2024)

Matilda

Origin: Germanic (Old High German)
Pronunciation: muh-TIL-dah · məˈtɪldə
Meaning: mighty in battle (might/strength + battle)
Popularity: #410 and rising (#438 → #410, 2024)

Mattie

Origin: English (pet form of several names)
Meaning: might
Popularity: #1,057 and falling (#1,042 → #1,057, 2024)

Maude

Origin: French (variant of Maud, ultimately Germanic)
Meaning: powerful in battle
Popularity: #3,724 and rising (#4,418 → #3,724, 2024)

Mauve

Origin: French (color name)
Meaning: violet-colored
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Mia

Origin: Germanic (diminutive of Maria, German/Dutch/Scandinavian)
Pronunciation: MEE-uh · ˈmiːə
Meaning: beloved
Popularity: #5 and rising (#6 → #5, 2024)

Mika

Origin: multiple unrelated origins (Finnish/Scandinavian unisex name, Japanese, borrowed as みか, Hebrew variant of Micah)
Pronunciation: MEE-kah · ˈmiːkə
Meaning: no fixed meaning as a Finnish name; ‘beautiful fragrance’ for one common Japanese spelling; ‘who is like God/Yahweh?’ as a Hebrew variant of Micah
Popularity: #1,545 and falling (#1,409 → #1,545, 2024)

Mila

Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: MEE-lah · ˈmiːlə
Meaning: gracious, dear one
Popularity: #33 and falling (#28 → #33, 2024)

Milan

Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: mih-LAHN · mɪˈlɑːn
Meaning: dear, kind, gracious
Popularity: #700 and falling (#647 → #700, 2024)

Milana

Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: mih-LAH-nah · mɪˈlɑːnə
Meaning: gracious, dear one (feminine form of Milan)
Popularity: #783 and falling (#755 → #783, 2024)

Milia

Origin: modern coinage (possibly a variant of Emilia/Amelia)
Meaning: apple tree
Popularity: #9,329 and falling (#6,580 → #9,329, 2024)

Milla

Origin: short form (of Emilia, Camilla, or Lyudmila)
Meaning: gracious people
Popularity: #4,250 and falling (#4,098 → #4,250, 2024)

Miller

Origin: English (surname)
Pronunciation: MIL-er · ˈmɪlər
Meaning: one who grinds grain
Popularity: #757 and rising (#881 → #757, 2024)

Millie

Origin: English (diminutive form)
Pronunciation: MIL-ee · ˈmɪli
Meaning: pet form of Mildred (‘gentle strength’), Amelia (‘work’), or Millicent (‘strong worker’)
Popularity: #86 and rising (#104 → #86, 2024)

Minette

Origin: French
Meaning: kitten; term of endearment
Popularity: #16,736 as of 2020 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Minna

Origin: Germanic
Pronunciation: MIN-ah · ˈmɪnə
Meaning: courtly love (from Germanic minne); also used as a short form of Wilhelmina
Popularity: #4,834 and rising (#6,096 → #4,834, 2024)

Morley

Origin: Old English (surname)
Meaning: moorland clearing (moor + wood/clearing)
Popularity: #14,670 and rising (#16,973 → #14,670, 2024)

Murphy

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: MUR-fee · ˈmɜːrfi
Meaning: from the surname Ó Murchadha (‘descendant of Murchadh’), a personal name roughly meaning ‘sea warrior’
Popularity: #474 and rising (#519 → #474, 2024)

Muscari

Origin: New Latin/Greek (plant name)
Meaning: named after the muscari (grape hyacinth) flower, whose name traces to the Greek word for ‘musk’
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Unique Girls Names That Start with N

Naarah

Origin: Hebrew (biblical)
Meaning: young woman, maiden
Popularity: #13,018 and falling (#10,096 → #13,018, 2024)

Naida

Origin: Greek (uncertain, possibly linked to ‘Naiad’)
Meaning: water nymph
Popularity: #8,781 as of 2020 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Nanette

Origin: French (diminutive of Anne/Nan)
Meaning: grace (via Anne/Hannah)
Popularity: #10,905 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Nanon

Origin: uncertain (possibly French, a diminutive of Anne)
Meaning: God has favored me
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Narella

Origin: uncertain (possibly a variant of Narelle, an early-20th-century coined Australian name)
Meaning: nostril
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Navy

Origin: English (word/color name)
Pronunciation: NAY-vee · ˈneɪvi
Meaning: the naval fleet, or navy-blue color
Popularity: #337 and rising (#363 → #337, 2024)

Nea

Origin: Finnish (short form of Linnea)
Pronunciation: NEH-ah · ˈnɛə
Meaning: short form of Linnea (the twinflower/Linnaeus)
Popularity: #8,779 and rising (#14,646 → #8,779, 2024)

Nella

Origin: Italian (diminutive)
Meaning: horn
Popularity: #2,785 and rising (#2,809 → #2,785, 2024)

Nerita

Origin: Greek/Latin (biological genus name)
Meaning: sea snail
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Neva

Origin: place name (Neva River, Russia)
Meaning: white snow
Popularity: #3,726 and falling (#2,692 → #3,726, 2024)

Niah

Origin: Swahili
Meaning: purpose
Popularity: #3,099 and rising (#3,210 → #3,099, 2024)

Nicolya

Origin: modern coinage (variant of Nicole)
Meaning: victory
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Nigella

Origin: English (19th-century flower name, from Latin)
Meaning: from the flower name, ultimately Latin for ‘black’ (referring to its dark seeds)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Noa

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: NOH-ah · ˈnoʊə
Meaning: movement, motion
Popularity: #253 and rising (#298 → #253, 2024)

Noella

Origin: French (variant of Noëlle)
Meaning: Christmas
Popularity: #1,886 and falling (#1,883 → #1,886, 2024)

Nola

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: NOH-lah · ˈnoʊlə
Meaning: fair shoulder (short form of Fionnuala); sometimes linked to ‘famous/noble’ via Nolan
Popularity: #766 and falling (#740 → #766, 2024)

Nolan

Origin: Irish (surname)
Pronunciation: NOH-lun · ˈnoʊlən
Meaning: champion
Popularity: #4,843 and falling (#4,254 → #4,843, 2024)

Nora

Origin: diminutive (short form of Eleanor, of disputed origin, rarely of Honora, Latin)
Pronunciation: NOR-ah · ˈnɔːrə
Meaning: honor
Popularity: #22 and rising (#24 → #22, 2024)

Nyah

Origin: Uncertain (possibly a respelling of Swahili Nia ‘purpose, ‘ or of Irish Niamh)
Pronunciation: NY-ah · ˈnaɪə
Meaning: brilliance
Popularity: #2,205 and falling (#2,013 → #2,205, 2024)

Nyla

Origin: Uncertain (possibly linked to Arabic Naila)
Pronunciation: NY-luh · ˈnaɪlə
Meaning: the successful one
Popularity: #230 and rising (#251 → #230, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with O

Oakley/Oakleigh/Oaklee

Origin: English
Meaning: from the oak meadow
Popularity: Oakley #193, Oakleigh #609, Oaklee #486

Oaklynn

Origin: English (modern coinage, blend of ‘Oak’ + ‘Lynn’)
Pronunciation: OAK-lin · ˈoʊklɪn
Meaning: beautiful oak
Popularity: #156 and rising (#157 → #156, 2024)

Ocean

Origin: English, ultimately Greek (Ōkeanos)
Pronunciation: OH-shun · ˈoʊʃən
Meaning: the sea
Popularity: #833 and falling (#823 → #833, 2024)

Oceana

Origin: English (from ‘Ocean’ + -a), ultimately Greek
Meaning: the sea (an elaboration of ‘Ocean’ with the feminine -a ending)
Popularity: #5,094 and falling (#4,167 → #5,094, 2024)

Odette

Origin: French (diminutive of the Old German name Oda)
Pronunciation: oh-DET · oʊˈdɛt
Meaning: a diminutive form of Oda, a Germanic name traditionally associated with ‘wealth’
Popularity: #1,220 and rising (#1,266 → #1,220, 2024)

Olive

Origin: English (medieval saint’s name Oliva, from Latin oliva)
Pronunciation: AH-liv · ˈɑːlɪv
Meaning: olive tree; popularly linked to peace via the olive-branch symbol
Popularity: #171 and rising (#180 → #171, 2024)

Opal

Origin: English (19th-century coinage from the gemstone name, ultimately Sanskrit)
Pronunciation: OH-pal · ˈoʊpəl
Meaning: named after the opal gemstone; the gem-word itself traces to a Sanskrit term for ‘jewel’
Popularity: #450 and rising (#486 → #450, 2024)

Ophelia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: oh-FEEL-yuh · oʊˈfiːljə
Meaning: help, benefit
Popularity: #261 and rising (#265 → #261, 2024)

Orla

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: OR-lah · ˈɔːrlə
Meaning: golden princess (literally ‘gold’ + ‘sovereignty/princess’)
Popularity: #2,517 and rising (#2,607 → #2,517, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with P

Palmer

Origin: English (occupational surname)
Pronunciation: PAH-mer · ˈpɑːmər
Meaning: a palm-bearer; a pilgrim who had visited the Holy Land, carrying a palm frond as proof
Popularity: #258 and rising (#277 → #258, 2024)

Paloma

Origin: Spanish (from Latin)
Pronunciation: puh-LOH-mah · pəˈloʊmə
Meaning: dove
Popularity: #971 and rising (#974 → #971, 2024)

Parker

Origin: Old English
Pronunciation: PAR-kur · ˈpɑːrkər
Meaning: an occupational surname for a gamekeeper or park-keeper
Popularity: #104 and rising (#122 → #104, 2024)

Payton

Origin: English (surname/place name)
Pronunciation: PAY-tun · ˈpeɪtən
Meaning: From an Old English personal name (Pæga/Pǣga) + tūn ‘settlement’; alternately glossed as ‘fighting man’s estate’
Popularity: #381 and falling (#311 → #381, 2024)

Pearl

Origin: English
Pronunciation: PURL · ˈpɜːrl
Meaning: from the gemstone pearl; also an English form of the Yiddish name Perle
Popularity: #802 and falling (#800 → #802, 2024)

Piper

Origin: English (occupational surname)
Pronunciation: PY-pur · ˈpaɪpər
Meaning: one who plays the pipes — an occupational surname transferred to given-name use
Popularity: #160 and falling (#135 → #160, 2024)

Pippa

Origin: Greek (diminutive of Philippa)
Meaning: pet form of Philippa; lover of horses
Popularity: #2,475 and rising (#2,507 → #2,475, 2024)

Poppy

Origin: English (flower name, ultimately from Latin papaver via Old English popig)
Pronunciation: POP-ee · ˈpɑːpi
Meaning: named for the poppy flower
Popularity: #338 and falling (#289 → #338, 2024)

Posie

Origin: English (variant spelling of Posy)
Pronunciation: POH-zee · ˈpoʊzi
Meaning: a small bunch/bouquet of flowers
Popularity: #3,151 and falling (#2,221 → #3,151, 2024)

Prayer

Origin: English (word/virtue name)
Meaning: a solemn request or expression of devotion, typically to God
Popularity: #8,286 and rising (#17,021 → #8,286, 2024)

Presley

Origin: English (surname, variant of Priestley)
Pronunciation: PREZ-lee · ˈprɛzli
Meaning: priest’s clearing or meadow
Popularity: #224 and falling (#197 → #224, 2024)

Psalm

Origin: Greek (via Latin psalmus)
Pronunciation: SAHM · ˈsɑːm
Meaning: a sacred song or hymn, originally sung to harp accompaniment
Popularity: #2,868 and rising (#3,750 → #2,868, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with Q

Quince

Origin: English (surname/fruit name)
Meaning: the quince fruit/tree (as a surname, for someone who lived near a quince tree, or who grew/sold quinces)
Popularity: #8,149 and rising (#13,838 → #8,149, 2024)

Quincy

Origin: Norman French (place name Quincy/Quincey, ultimately from Latin Quintus)
Pronunciation: KWIN-see · ˈkwɪnzi
Meaning: fifth (via a French place name, roughly ‘estate of Quintus/the fifth-born’)
Popularity: #958 and rising (#980 → #958, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with R

Radleigh

Origin: English (modern variant spelling of Radley)
Meaning: red clearing/meadow (Old English rēad ‘red’ + lēah ‘clearing, wood’)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Rosa

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: ROH-zah · ˈroʊzə
Meaning: rose
Popularity: #663 and rising (#669 → #663, 2024)

Rosalia

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: roh-zah-LEE-ah · ˌroʊzɑːˈliːə
Meaning: rose (linked to the ancient Roman rose festival)
Popularity: #597 and falling (#579 → #597, 2024)

Rosalie

Origin: Latin (via French)
Pronunciation: ROH-zuh-lee · ˈroʊzəli
Meaning: connected to the rose flower, via the Latin saint’s name Rosalia
Popularity: #177 and rising (#182 → #177, 2024)

Ruelle

Origin: French
Pronunciation: roo-EL · ruˈɛl
Meaning: little street or alley (diminutive of French rue, ‘street’)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Ryan

Origin: Irish (surname, anglicized from O Riain, ‘descendant of Rian’)
Pronunciation: RY-un · ˈraɪən
Popularity: #702 and falling (#678 → #702, 2024)

Ryette

Origin: modern coinage (English -ette feminine diminutive suffix)
Meaning: a form of Ryan; meaning the king
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Rylie

Origin: Irish/English (modern spelling of Riley/Reilly)
Pronunciation: RY-lee · ˈraɪli
Meaning: courageous, or clearing in the woods
Popularity: #483 and rising (#554 → #483, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with S

Sage

Origin: English (from Old French/Latin)
Pronunciation: SAYJ · ˈseɪdʒ
Meaning: a wise person; also linked to the sage herb plant
Popularity: #146 and falling (#143 → #146, 2024)

Sapphira

Origin: Ancient Greek (from an Aramaic/Semitic root for ‘sapphire’)
Pronunciation: suh-FY-ruh · səˈfaɪrə
Meaning: a precious blue gemstone, sapphire
Popularity: #4,264 and falling (#3,574 → #4,264, 2024)

Sicily

Origin: Italian place name (the island of Sicily), transferred to given-name use
Meaning: named after the Italian island of Sicily, whose own name comes from the ancient Sicel people
Popularity: #3,155 and rising (#3,422 → #3,155, 2024)

Sienna

Origin: English (from the pigment/color name ‘sienna’, associated with Siena, Italy)
Pronunciation: see-EN-ah · siˈɛnə
Meaning: a reddish-brown color
Popularity: #139 and rising (#140 → #139, 2024)

Sloane

Origin: Irish (from the surname Ó Sluaghadháin, ‘descendant of Sluaghadhán’)
Pronunciation: SLOHN · ˈsloʊn
Meaning: raid or (military) expedition
Popularity: #153 and falling (#151 → #153, 2024)

Sofia

Origin: Greek (via Sophia)
Pronunciation: soh-FEE-ah · soʊˈfiːə
Meaning: wisdom
Popularity: #10 and rising (#12 → #10, 2024)

Soleil

Origin: French
Pronunciation: soh-LAY · soʊˈleɪ
Meaning: sun
Popularity: #824 and rising (#975 → #824, 2024)

Sonnet

Origin: Italian (via Old French ‘sonet’)
Pronunciation: SAH-nit · ˈsɑːnɪt
Meaning: a fourteen-line poem (literally ‘little song’)
Popularity: #6,106 and rising (#8,000 → #6,106, 2024)

Starlette

Origin: modern coinage (English, elaboration of ‘Star’)
Meaning: little star
Popularity: #14,994 and falling (#8,910 → #14,994, 2024)

Stella

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: STEL-ah · ˈstɛlə
Meaning: star
Popularity: #49 and falling (#46 → #49, 2024)

Summer

Origin: English (modern given name, from Old English ‘sumor’, the season)
Pronunciation: SUM-er · ˈsʌmər
Meaning: the summer season
Popularity: #142 and falling (#141 → #142, 2024)

Sunday

Origin: English (word name, from Old English ‘sunnandæg’, ‘day of the sun’)
Meaning: named for the day of the week traditionally linked to the sun
Popularity: #1,072 and rising (#1,290 → #1,072, 2024)

Sutton

Origin: English (place name/surname, Old English “sūþ” + “tūn”)
Pronunciation: SUT-en · ˈsʌtən
Meaning: south settlement or southern farmstead
Popularity: #197 and rising (#205 → #197, 2024)

Sylvie

Origin: French (from Latin)
Pronunciation: SIL-vee · ˈsɪlvi
Meaning: of the forest
Popularity: #360 and rising (#425 → #360, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with T

Taite

Origin: English (surname, variant of Tait)
Meaning: one who is cheerful, pleasant and bright
Popularity: #17,341 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Tatiana

Origin: Latin (Roman family name Tatius + -anus); popularized via Russian usage
Pronunciation: tah-tee-AH-nah · ˌtɑːtiˈɑːnə
Meaning: Queen of the fairies
Popularity: #1,079 and rising (#1,173 → #1,079, 2024)

Tilda

Origin: Germanic (short form of Matilda)
Meaning: mighty in battle
Popularity: #8,359 and falling (#6,135 → #8,359, 2024)

Tatum

Origin: English (Old English surname/place name)
Pronunciation: TAY-tum · ˈteɪtəm
Meaning: Tata’s homestead (an Old English personal name of unknown meaning, plus ‘hām’ = homestead)
Popularity: #205 and rising (#226 → #205, 2024)

Taya

Origin: English
Meaning: from Taylor; meaning, one who cuts cloth
Popularity: #2,141 and falling (#1,812 → #2,141, 2024)

Theodora

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: thee-oh-DOR-ah · ˌθiːəˈdɔːrə
Meaning: God’s gift
Popularity: #812 and falling (#776 → #812, 2024)

Tillie

Origin: English (diminutive of Matilda)
Pronunciation: TIL-ee · ˈtɪli
Meaning: mighty in battle
Popularity: #1,236 and rising (#1,300 → #1,236, 2024)

True

Origin: Old English
Pronunciation: TROO · ˈtruː
Meaning: faithful, genuine, and loyal
Popularity: #1,167 and rising (#1,175 → #1,167, 2024)

Treva

Origin: modern coinage (possibly a feminine form of Trevor)
Meaning: from the homestead near the sea
Popularity: #17,533 as of 2022 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Tully

Origin: Irish (surname)
Pronunciation: TUH-lee · ˈtʌli
Meaning: surname of Gaelic origin (Ó Taithligh / Ó Maol Tuile), no single fixed translation
Popularity: #3,941 and rising (#4,554 → #3,941, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with V

Viola

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: vy-OH-lah · vaɪˈoʊlə
Meaning: violet (the flower)
Popularity: #1,190 and falling (#1,072 → #1,190, 2024)

Violet

Origin: English (19th-century flower name, ultimately from Latin viola via French violette)
Pronunciation: VY-oh-let · ˈvaɪəlɪt
Meaning: the violet flower (purple-blue)
Popularity: #15 and rising (#16 → #15, 2024)

Viviette

Origin: French
Meaning: lively, alive
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Vivianna

Origin: Latin (variant of Viviana)
Pronunciation: viv-ee-AN-ah · ˌvɪviˈænə
Meaning: alive, full of life
Popularity: #1,182 and falling (#1,115 → #1,182, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with W

Wilhemina

Origin: Germanic (feminine form of Wilhelm)
Pronunciation: wil-heh-MEE-nah · ˌwɪlhɛˈmiːnə
Meaning: will + protection — roughly ‘resolute protector’
Popularity: #17,493 and falling (#13,377 → #17,493, 2024)

Willa

Origin: American (19th-century coinage from Will/William, ultimately Germanic)
Pronunciation: WIL-ah · ˈwɪlə
Meaning: carries the ‘will, desire’ sense, from Will/William
Popularity: #423 and rising (#428 → #423, 2024)

Winter

Origin: English
Pronunciation: WIN-ter · ˈwɪntər
Meaning: the winter season — a time of cold — used as a given name in direct reference to the season
Popularity: #385 and falling (#369 → #385, 2024)

Weslyn

Origin: modern coinage (blend of Wesley)
Meaning: from the western meadow
Popularity: #4,099 and falling (#3,377 → #4,099, 2024)

Wisteria

Origin: New Latin
Pronunciation: wis-TEER-ee-ah · wɪˈstɪriə
Meaning: name of the flowering vine, itself coined to honor 19th-century American anatomist Caspar Wistar
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Wrenley

Origin: modern coinage (English, Wren + -ley)
Pronunciation: REN-lee · ˈrɛnli
Meaning: small songbird
Popularity: #149 and rising (#175 → #149, 2024)

Wesleigh/Wesley

Origin: English
Meaning: from the western meadow

Unique Girls Names That Start with X

Xenia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ZEE-nee-ah · ˈziːniə
Meaning: hospitality, a welcoming host to guests
Popularity: #3,374 and falling (#2,413 → #3,374, 2024)

Unique Girls Names That Start with Y

Yael

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: yah-ELL · jɑːˈɛl
Meaning: mountain goat, ibex
Popularity: #1,600 and falling (#1,517 → #1,600, 2024)

Yara

Origin: two unrelated origins: Tupi (Brazilian indigenous) and Arabic
Pronunciation: YAR-ah · ˈjɑːrə
Meaning: In Tupi, ‘lady of the water’ — a water-spirit figure in Brazilian folklore.
Popularity: #578 and rising (#613 → #578, 2024)

Yarrow

Origin: Celtic (river name) / English (plant name)
Meaning: rough (Celtic river name); also the yarrow herb
Popularity: #8,922 and rising (#9,712 → #8,922, 2024)

Yalena

Origin: Russian/Ukrainian (variant of Yelena, a form of Helen)
Meaning: variant of Helen; Helen’s own root is uncertain, popularly rendered ‘shining light’
Popularity: #10,205 and rising (#11,109 → #10,205, 2024)

Yasmine

Origin: Persian
Meaning: jasmine flower

Yvette

Origin: French
Pronunciation: ih-VET · ɪˈvɛt
Meaning: feminine form of Yves, meaning ‘yew (tree)’; sometimes associated with ‘archer’ since yew wood was used for bows
Popularity: #1,616 and rising (#1,823 → #1,616, 2024)

Yardley

Origin: Old English (surname/place name)
Meaning: an enclosed or measured plot of woodland/clearing (from Old English gerd ‘rod, enclosure’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’)
Popularity: #13,405 as of 2021 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Unique Girls Names That Start with Z

Zara

Origin: English/Hebrew (variant of Sarah) or Arabic
Pronunciation: ZAR-ah · ˈzɑːrə
Meaning: uncertain — either from Sarah (‘princess’) or Arabic zahra (‘flower’)
Popularity: #234 and rising (#236 → #234, 2024)

Zoe

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ZOH-ee · ˈzoʊi
Meaning: life
Popularity: #29 and rising (#36 → #29, 2024)

Zora

Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: ZOR-ah · ˈzɔːrə
Meaning: dawn
Popularity: #918 and falling (#860 → #918, 2024)

Zuri

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: short for Zuriel; the Lord is my rock
Popularity: #207

Zion

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: ZY-un · ˈzaɪən
Meaning: biblical name for Jerusalem’s Temple Mount/city, extended to mean the people of Israel
Popularity: #1,919 and falling (#1,602 → #1,919, 2024)

Zaire

Origin: Kikongo (Kongo language, place name)
Pronunciation: zy-EER · zaɪˈɪr
Meaning: river that swallows other rivers (referring to the Congo River)
Popularity: #8,391 and falling (#6,394 → #8,391, 2024)