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All Baby Girl Names, A to Z

All 4331 girl names currently on the site, organized alphabetically. Use the jump-to-letter bar below or browse straight through.

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454 names
Aaliyah
Arabic · Rising, exalted
№ 71 · Trending ↑
Aanya
Sanskrit · Inexhaustible, gracious
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Aaradhya
Sanskrit · Worship, blessing
— rare
Aarna
Sanskrit · Stream of water, of the wave
— rare
Aaryahi
Sanskrit · Revered, noble (goddess Durga)
— rare
Aastha
Sanskrit · Faith (Sanskrit)
— rare
Abbakka
Tulu · Tulu queen who defeated the Portuguese
— rare
Abeba
Ethiopian · Flower
— rare
Abeer
Arabic · Fragrance, scent
— rare
Abena
Akan · Born on Tuesday
— rare
Abi
Hebrew · My father (Hezekiah's mother)
— rare
Abigail
Hebrew · My father's joy (biblical Abigail; Abigail Adams, US First Lady)
№ 14
Abishag
Hebrew · My father wandered (David's young companion)
— rare
Achall
Irish · Died of grief (Cú Chulainn's friend)
— rare
Achara
Thai · Pretty angel, beautiful conduct
— rare
Achsah
Hebrew · Anklet (Caleb's daughter)
— rare
Ada
Germanic · Noble, adornment
№ 181 · Trending ↑
Ada
Igbo · Firstborn daughter (Igbo)
— rare
Adaeze
Igbo · King's daughter, princess
— rare
Adah
Hebrew · Ornament, adornment
— rare
Adalyn
Germanic · Noble
№ 92 · Trending ↑
Adama
Other · Adam feminine (Senegalese-Wolof foundational)
— rare
Adamma
Igbo · Beautiful daughter (Igbo)
— rare
Adanna
Igbo · Father's daughter
— rare
Adaobi
Igbo · First daughter of the heart
— rare
Adaora
Igbo · Daughter of all, daughter of the community
— rare
Addilyn
English · Noble (modern variant of Adeline; top-500 US name)
№ 460
Addison
English · Son of Adam (peaked #11 in 2007 as a girl's name)
№ 45
Addolorata
Latin · Our Lady of Sorrows (Italian Marian devotion foundational)
— rare
Adejoke
Yoruba · Crown to cherish (Adejoke Silva - foundational Nollywood veteran)
— rare
Adela
Old Germanic · Noble (William the Conqueror's daughter)
— rare
Adelaide
Germanic · Noble kind, of noble birth
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Adele
French · Noble (Adele, 16-time Grammy winner)
№ 450 · Trending ↑
Adelina
Germanic · Noble, of the nobility
— rare
Adeline
Germanic · Noble
№ 98 · Trending ↑
Adeliza
Old Germanic · Noble kind (Henry I's queen)
— rare
Adelynn
English · Noble (modern double-N variant of Adeline)
№ 460
Adeola
Yoruba · Crown of wealth (Yoruba royal name + Adeola Williams)
— rare
Aderyn
Welsh · Bird
— rare
Adesewa
Yoruba · Crown of beauty (Yoruba royal name)
— rare
Adesola
Yoruba · Crown of wealth (Yoruba)
— rare
Adesua
Yoruba · Born with crown
— rare
Adesuwa
Edo · In the midst of prosperity (Edo Nigerian)
— rare
Adi
Hebrew · Jewel, ornament
— rare
Adina
Hebrew · Delicate, refined, gentle
— rare
Adinda
Other · Younger sister (Indonesian Max Havelaar foundational)
— rare
Aditi
Sanskrit · Boundless, infinite
— rare
Adriana
Latin · From Hadria (the Adriatic Sea)
№ 192
Adrienne
French · From Adria (Adrienne Rich, foundational lesbian poet)
— rare
Adsila
Cherokee · Blossom, bloom
— rare
Adunni
Yoruba · Sweet to know, someone treasured
— rare
Adva
Hebrew · Gentle wave, ripple
— rare
Adwoa
Akan · Born on Monday
— rare
Adya
Sanskrit · First, original
— rare
Aebbe
Anglo-Saxon · Anglo-Saxon abbess of Coldingham
— rare
Aedon
Greek · Nightingale (original Greek nightingale)
— rare
Aelfgifu
Anglo-Saxon · Elf-gift (Anglo-Saxon queen)
— rare
Aera
Korean · Heavenly love
— rare
Aeri
Korean · Iconic Aeri aespa - K-pop Korean-American
— rare
Aerope
Greek · Cretan princess (Atreus's wife)
— rare
Aesara
Greek · Lucanian Pythagorean philosopher
— rare
Aethelflaed
Old English · Noble beauty
— rare
Affoue
Other · Ivorian Akan foundational + Affoue Eba musician
— rare
Afia
Other · Friday-born (Akan Twi Ghanaian foundational kradin day-name)
— rare
Afua
Akan · Friday-born (Akan day-name)
— rare
Agafya
Russian · Good (rare Russian Orthodox heritage)
— rare
Agata
Greek · Good (Polish/Italian form of Agatha)
— rare
Agatha
Greek · Good, kind
— rare
Aglaia
Greek · Splendor, brightness
— rare
Agnes
Greek · Pure / lamb (Saint Agnes of Rome; Agnes Martin)
№ 880 · Trending ↑
Agnese
Latin · Pure (Italian Saint Agnes + Sant'Agnese in Agone Rome)
— rare
Agnieszka
Polish · Pure (Polish form of Agnes; Holland Oscar)
— rare
Agrippina
Latin · Born feet first (Roman Empress + Nero's mother)
— rare
Agunda
Other · Sun-princess (Ossetian Narts saga foundational)
— rare
Agustina
Latin · Augustine (Agustina de Aragón Spanish heroine)
— rare
Ahaana
Sanskrit · First ray of the sun (modern Indian)
— rare
Ahalya
Sanskrit · Unploughed (redeemed by Rama's feet)
— rare
Ahilyabai
Marathi · The philosopher-queen of Indore (Holkar)
— rare
Ahinoam
Hebrew · My brother is pleasant (David's wife)
— rare
Aida
Arabic · Returning visitor / reward (Verdi's Aida 1871; Aida Turturro)
— rare
Aiganym
Kazakh · Moon maiden / princess (Kazakh heritage)
— rare
Aigerim
Kazakh · Beautiful moon
— rare
Aigul
Kazakh · Moon flower
— rare
Aiko
Japanese · Love child, beloved
— rare
Aikol
Other · Generous-hand (Kyrgyz + Aikol Manas epic UNESCO)
— rare
Aila
Other · Dawn (Finnish-Sami foundational + Aila Meriluoto poet)
— rare
Aileen
Scottish · Bright, shining (Scottish Helen)
— rare
Ailen
Other · Glowing ember (Argentine Mapuche foundational)
— rare
Ailish
Greek · Alice variant (Manx-Irish Gaelic foundational)
— rare
Ailsa
Scottish · From Ailsa Craig
— rare
Aiman
Arabic · Fearless / fortunate (Aiman Khan - Pakistani actress + Minal's twin)
— rare
Aimée
French · Beloved (Aimee Mann, Grammy; Aimee Lou Wood, Sex Education)
— rare
Aina
Catalan · Grace
— rare
Ainara
Basque · Swallow bird (Basque heritage)
— rare
Aine
Irish · Radiance, brightness
— rare
Ainhoa
Basque · Iconic Basque Marian shrine in Pyrenees
— rare
Aino
Finnish · The only one
— rare
Ainsley
Scottish · Solitary clearing
— rare
Ainur
Other · Moon-light (Kazakh-Tatar foundational + Tolkien Ainur angels)
— rare
Aira
Finnish · Goddess of dawn
— rare
Aisatou
Arabic · Wolof Aisha variant (Senegalese + Aïssatou Tall Sall politician)
— rare
Aisha
Arabic · Living, prosperous
№ 461 · Trending ↑
Aishah
Arabic · Aisha foundational (Prophet Muhammad's wife + Mother of Believers)
— rare
Aishwarya
Sanskrit · Wealth, prosperity (Aishwarya Rai, Miss World 1994)
— rare
Aisling
Irish · Dream, vision
— rare
Aisosa
Other · God's blessing (Edo princess name)
— rare
Aiste
Other · Lithuanian foundational (Aistė Pilvelytė Eurovision singer)
— rare
Aitalina
Other · Moonlit one (Yakut Sakha foundational + Aitalina Lavernova singer)
— rare
Aitana
Basque · Glory, from Sierra de Aitana
— rare
Aiyana
Indigenous American · Eternal blossom, ever-flowering
№ 487
Aiym
Other · My moon (Kazakh foundational + Aiym Mussina athlete)
— rare
Aizada
Other · Moon-noble (Kyrgyz + Aizada Kanatbekova 2021 anti-kidnapping reforms)
— rare
Aja
Sanskrit · Steely Dan Aja - foundational 1977 album
— rare
Akala
Hawaiian · Pink, raspberry
— rare
Akane
Japanese · Deep red (Japanese name for the madder dye plant)
— rare
Akari
Japanese · Light, brightness
— rare
Akazome
Japanese · Heian poet who authored the Eiga Monogatari
— rare
Akela
Hawaiian · Noble (Hawaiian); alone (Sanskrit)
— rare
Akemi
Japanese · Bright beauty
— rare
Akhila
Sanskrit · Complete, whole
— rare
Akhtar
Persian · Star (Begum Akhtar, Queen of Ghazal)
— rare
Aki
Japanese · Autumn / bright (Japanese heritage)
— rare
Akiko
Japanese · Autumn child, bright child
— rare
Akka
Other · Elder sister (Akkamahadevi - 12th-c. Lingayat saint poet)
— rare
Akkamahadevi
Kannada · 12th-century Lingayat poet-saint
— rare
Akmaral
Other · White doe (Kazakh foundational + Akmaral Arystanbekova politician)
— rare
Akna
Inuit · Mother (goddess of fertility)
— rare
Akosua
Akan · Born on Sunday
— rare
Akshara
Sanskrit · Imperishable, alphabet
— rare
Akua
Akan · Born on Wednesday
— rare
Akunna
Igbo · Father's wealth (Igbo)
— rare
Alaina
French · Beautiful, fair
№ 184
Alani
Hawaiian · Orange tree, fragrant
№ 467 · Trending ↑
Alanis
Celtic · Rock / harmony (Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill, 33M+ sold)
— rare
Alba
Latin · Dawn / white (Jessica Alba; Roman gens)
— rare
Alcmene
Greek · Heracles's mortal mother
— rare
Aleena
Arabic · Beautiful / silk (modern Arabic and South Asian)
— rare
Alessandra
Italian · Defender of men (Alessandra Ambrosio, Victoria's Secret Angel)
— rare
Alexa
Greek · Defender (Alexa Chung; Alexa Demie, Euphoria)
№ 195
Alexandra
Greek · Defender of mankind (Greek + Empress Alexandra Romanov)
— rare
Alexandria
Greek · Defender of men (AOC; ancient Library of Alexandria)
№ 380
Alexia
Greek · Defender (Alexia Putellas, two-time Ballon d'Or Féminin)
№ 770 · Trending ↑
Alexis
Greek · Defender (Alexis Bledel; Alexis Carrington; Alexis Rose)
№ 240
Alia
Arabic · Exalted / sublime (iconic Alia Bhatt Padma Shri 2024)
— rare
Alice
Germanic · Noble, of noble kind
№ 58 · Trending ↑
Alicia
Spanish · Noble (Alicia Keys, 15 Grammys; Alicia Vikander Oscar)
№ 580
Alira
Other · Star (Aboriginal Australian foundational nature name)
— rare
Aliya
Arabic · Exalted, sublime
№ 587
Aliénor
Old French · Eleanor of Aquitaine
— rare
Alkyone
Greek · Kingfisher (the 'halcyon days')
— rare
Allambee
Other · Quiet resting place (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Allegra
Italian · Joyful, cheerful
— rare
Allira
Indigenous Australian · Quartz, crystal
— rare
Allison
French · Noble
№ 65
Allyson
English · Noble (Allyson Felix, most-decorated US track and field athlete ever)
№ 920
Alma
Latin · Soul / nourishing (Alma Mater + Alma Reville Hitchcock)
— rare
Almaz
Amharic · Diamond
— rare
Almudena
Spanish · The citadel (Madrid's Virgin)
— rare
Alondra
Spanish · Lark
— rare
Altagracia
Spanish · Patron saint of the Dominican Republic
— rare
Altan
Mongolian · Golden (Mongolian + Turkic heritage)
— rare
Altantsetseg
Mongolian · Golden flower
— rare
Althea
Greek · Healer (Althea Gibson, first Black tennis Grand Slam champion)
— rare
Aluki
Inuit · Gentle one
— rare
Alva
Old Norse · Elf, supernatural being
— rare
Aly
English · Noble (Aly Raisman, three-time Olympic gold gymnast)
— rare
Alyssa
Greek · Rational / sweet alyssum (Alyssa Milano, Charmed; Alyssa Healy)
№ 280
Ama
Akan · Born on Saturday
— rare
Amaia
Basque · The end, mountain peak
— rare
Amaka
Igbo · Beautiful (Igbo Nigerian heritage)
— rare
Amal
Arabic · Hope (Amal Clooney, international human rights lawyer)
— rare
Amalia
Germanic · Industrious (Princess Amalia of the Netherlands)
№ 480 · Trending ↑
Amalie
Germanic · Hard worker (Amalie Emmy Noether, mathematician)
— rare
Amanda
Latin · Worthy of love (Amanda Gorman, youngest inaugural poet)
№ 590
Amani
Swahili · Peace; wishes
№ 698
Amanirenas
Meroitic · Kushite queen who fought Augustus (one-eyed)
— rare
Amara
Igbo · Grace, eternal
№ 142 · Trending ↑
Amari
Yoruba · Strength / eternal (top-200 unisex US name)
№ 240 · Trending ↑
Amaru
Other · Serpent (Quechua-Aymara + Túpac Amaru Inca emperor)
— rare
Amaya
Japanese · Night rain; end
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Amayah
Basque · The end / mother (Spanish-American variant of Amaya)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Amba
Sanskrit · Mahabharata princess who reincarnated as Shikhandi
— rare
Amber
Arabic · Fossilized resin (Amber Riley, Glee; Amber Tamblyn)
№ 320
Amela
Bosnian · Hopeful, hard-working
— rare
Amelia
Germanic · Industrious, striving
№ 4
America
Italian · Industrious (America Ferrera; the continent)
— rare
Amihan
Filipino · Northeast monsoon wind
— rare
Amina
Arabic · Trustworthy / Queen Amina of Zazzau (Hausa-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Aminata
West African · Trustworthy, honest
— rare
Aminatta
Mandinka · Trustworthy (Sierra Leonean novelist)
— rare
Aminetou
Arabic · Trustworthy (Sahrawi-Mauritanian + Aminetou Mint El-Moctar activist)
— rare
Amira
Arabic · Princess, commander
№ 209 · Trending ↑
Amphitrite
Greek · Greek queen of the sea (Poseidon's wife)
— rare
Amrit
Sanskrit · Immortal nectar
— rare
Amrita
Sanskrit · Nectar of immortality (iconic Amrita Pritam Jnanpith Award)
— rare
Amruta
Sanskrit · Immortal nectar (iconic Amruta Khanvilkar - Marathi + Bollywood)
— rare
Amunet
Ancient Egyptian · Egyptian primordial goddess (consort of Amun)
— rare
Amy
French · Beloved (peaked #2 in 1973-74; Amy March, Amy Tan, Amy Winehouse)
№ 165
Amélie
French · Industrious (Amélie 2001 film, Audrey Tautou)
№ 480 · Trending ↑
An
Vietnamese · Peaceful, safe
— rare
Ana
Spanish · Grace (the Spanish, Portuguese, Italian form of Anne)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Anaba
Navajo · She returns from battle
— rare
Anacaona
Taíno · Golden flower
— rare
Anaelle
Hebrew · God has answered (Hebrew-French)
— rare
Anah
Hebrew · Answer (discoverer of hot springs)
— rare
Anahera
Maori · Angel
— rare
Anahid
Armenian · Armenian Anahita (goddess of water)
— rare
Anahita
Persian · Immaculate, unstained
— rare
Anaig
Hebrew · Anna diminutive (Breton foundational + Brittany heritage)
— rare
Anais
French · Grace, gracious
— rare
Anaisha
Sanskrit · Special, the first (Sanskrit)
— rare
Anan
Arabic · Clouds (Arabic)
— rare
Ananya
Sanskrit · Unique, without equal
№ 678 · Trending ↑
Anastasia
Greek · Resurrection
№ 215
Anastasiya
Russian · Resurrection (Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov)
— rare
Anasuya
Sanskrit · Free from envy (Atri's devoted wife)
— rare
Anat
Hebrew · Ancient war goddess
— rare
Anaya
Sanskrit · Cared for, God answered
№ 348 · Trending ↑
Anca
Romanian · Grace (Romanian short)
— rare
Andal
Tamil · Tamil poet-saint (only female Alvar)
— rare
Andie
English · Manly / strong (Andie MacDowell; Andie in Pretty in Pink)
— rare
Andrea
Greek · Manly, brave, strong
№ 198
Andreea
Other · Strong / brave (Andreea Răducan - Olympic gymnast)
— rare
Andromache
Greek · Battle of men
— rare
Andromeda
Greek · Ruler of men
— rare
Anduena
Albanian · Dream
— rare
Anežka
Czech · Pure (Czech Agnes)
— rare
Ang
Other · Honorific elder (Sherpa-Tibetan + Ang Tharkay foundational Sherpa)
— rare
Angel
English · Messenger of God (Angel Reese, WNBA double-double record)
№ 250
Angela
Greek · Messenger (Angela Merkel, 16-year German Chancellor)
— rare
Angelina
Italian · Iconic Angelina Jolie - Oscar + UN Refugee Goodwill
— rare
Angelique
French · Angelic (iconic Angélique Kidjo - 5x Grammy + UNICEF)
— rare
Anggrek
Indonesian · Orchid
— rare
Angharad
Welsh · Much loved (Welsh tradition; How Green Was My Valley)
— rare
Anh
Vietnamese · Intelligence, hero
— rare
Anicia
Latin · Byzantine princess and art patron
— rare
Anika
Sanskrit · Graceful, sweet-faced
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Anita
Spanish · Grace (Anita Hill; Anita Baker; Anita Desai)
№ 720
Anitta
Portuguese · Grace (Anitta, Brazilian pop superstar)
— rare
Aniya
Hebrew · Grace (modern American spelling)
№ 460
Anjali
Sanskrit · Offering, gesture of reverence
— rare
Anjelica
English · Angelic (Anjelica Huston, Academy Award winner)
— rare
Ankhesenamun
Egyptian · Her life is of Amun (Tutankhamun's wife)
— rare
Anko
Japanese · Anko Mitarashi - Naruto Special Jonin + Orochimaru's apprentice
— rare
Anmol
Punjabi · Priceless, precious
— rare
Ann
English · Grace (Ann Wilson; Ann Curry; Ann Bancroft)
— rare
Anna
Hebrew · Grace
№ 58
Annabella
Italian · Beautiful grace (Annabella Sciorra, NY actress)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Annabelle
French · Loving, gracious beauty
№ 67 · Trending ↑
Annalisa
Italian · Anne + Lisa (grace + God's oath)
— rare
Annalise
German · Grace + consecrated to God (Annalise Keating, Viola Davis Emmy)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Annapoorna
Sanskrit · Full of food (Hindu goddess + Annapoorna Devi - Ravi Shankar's wife)
— rare
Annapurna
Sanskrit · Filled with food (Hindu goddess of nourishment)
— rare
Anne
French · Grace (Anne Frank; Anne Brontë; Anne Sexton)
№ 600
Annette
French · Grace (Annette Bening, 4 Oscar noms; Annette Funicello)
— rare
Annie
Hebrew · Grace
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Annika
Swedish · Grace
— rare
Annunziata
Italian · Annunciation
— rare
Anoma
Sinhala · Peerless, beyond compare
— rare
Anong
Thai · Beautiful woman
— rare
Anouk
Dutch · Grace
— rare
Anpaytoo
Lakota · Radiant, beam of light
— rare
Anteia
Greek · Antaeus's tribe (Bellerophon's accuser)
— rare
Antia
Greek · Galician-Asturian foundational + Saint Antía
— rare
Antigone
Greek · Worthy of one's parents
— rare
Antigoni
Greek · Modern Greek Antigone
— rare
Antikleia
Greek · Odysseus's mother
— rare
Antiope
Greek · Greek Amazon queen (Theseus's wife)
— rare
Antoinette
French · Priceless / praiseworthy (Marie Antoinette + Tony Award founder Antoinette Perry)
— rare
Antonella
Latin · Italian Antonia diminutive + Antonella Roccuzzo (Messi's wife)
— rare
Antonia
Latin · Priceless, of inestimable worth
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Antu
Other · Sun (Mapuche-Mapudungun + foundational Mapuche cosmology)
— rare
Antumalen
Other · Girl of the sun (Mapuche-Mapudungun foundational)
— rare
Anuhea
Hawaiian · Cool, soft fragrance
— rare
Anuket
Egyptian · Egyptian goddess of the Nile cataracts
— rare
Anula
Sinhala · First reigning queen of Sri Lanka
— rare
Anuoluwa
Yoruba · Mercy of God
— rare
Anush
Armenian · Sweet, pleasant
— rare
Anushka
Sanskrit · Grace (Anushka Sharma, Bollywood actress and Clean Slate Films)
— rare
Anvi
Sanskrit · Goddess Lakshmi (Sanskrit heritage)
— rare
Anwen
Welsh · Very beautiful, very fair
— rare
Anya
Russian · Grace
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Anyte
Greek · Arcadian epigrammatist (Greek)
— rare
Anyu
Inuit · Moon
— rare
Aoi
Japanese · Hollyhock; blue, green
— rare
Aoibhe
Celtic · Radiance / beauty (Irish Eva foundational Aoife variant)
— rare
Aoibheann
Irish · Beautiful, radiant
— rare
Aoibhinn
Irish · Radiant beauty (Irish)
— rare
Aoife
Irish · Beauty, radiance
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Aolani
Hawaiian · Heavenly cloud (Hawaiian)
— rare
Apala
Sanskrit · Unprotected (Vedic Rishika healed by Indra)
— rare
Aparajita
Sanskrit · Invincible, unconquered
— rare
Aparna
Sanskrit · Without leaves (Parvati epithet)
— rare
Aphrodite
Greek · Greek goddess of love and beauty
— rare
Apinya
Thai · Magical knowledge (Thai)
— rare
Apolline
French · Of Apollo
— rare
Apollonia
Greek · Of Apollo
— rare
Aporna
Bengali · Complete, Parvati
— rare
Apphia
Greek · Beloved (NT - Philemon 1:2)
— rare
Apple
English · The apple fruit (Apple Martin, Paltrow's daughter)
— rare
Apranik
Persian · Sasanian general (resisted the Arab conquest)
— rare
Apsara
Sanskrit · Celestial dancer
— rare
Aput
Other · Snow (Inuit Inuktitut foundational + ~50 Inuit words for snow)
— rare
Arabella
Latin · Yielding to prayer / beautiful altar (Arabella Churchill + Strauss opera)
№ 110 · Trending ↑
Araksia
Other · Aras River (Armenian foundational + Araksia Hovhannisyan)
— rare
Aranyani
Sanskrit · Forest-goddess (Rig Vedic wilderness)
— rare
Arati
Sanskrit · Devotional light (Sanskrit + Arati Saha first Asian woman English Channel)
— rare
Arden
English · Eager / great forest (Shakespeare's Forest of Arden + Elizabeth Arden)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Areej
Arabic · Fragrance (Arabic)
— rare
Arete
Greek · Virtue (philosopher of Cyrene)
— rare
Aretha
Greek · Virtue (Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul)
— rare
Areum
Korean · Beautiful
— rare
Aria
Italian · Air, melody
№ 23
Ariadne
Greek · Most holy
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Ariana
Italian · Most holy; silver
№ 46
Arianna
Italian · Most holy (Arianna Huffington, founder of HuffPost)
№ 110
Arianrhod
Welsh · Welsh goddess of the silver wheel (Caer Arianrhod)
— rare
Ariel
Hebrew · Lion of God
№ 198
Ariella
Hebrew · Lioness of God
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Arielle
Hebrew · Lion of God (Arielle Kebbel; French form of Ariel)
— rare
Arignote
Greek · Famous knowledge (Pythagoras's other daughter)
— rare
Arihia
Greek · Alice / noble (Maori-Greek + Arihia Bennett health leader)
— rare
Ariunaa
Other · Pure (Mongolian foundational + Ariunaa Sambuu singer)
— rare
Arlene
Irish · Pledge / oath (Arlene Francis, What's My Line?)
— rare
Arnannguaq
Other · Little woman / dear little woman (Greenlandic Inuit foundational)
— rare
Arnaq
Other · Woman (Inuit-Greenlandic foundational)
— rare
Aroha
Maori · Love, compassion
— rare
Arsinoe
Greek · Lifter of minds (Ptolemaic queens of Egypt)
— rare
Arta
Albanian · Gold
— rare
Artemis
Greek · Greek goddess of the hunt (NASA Artemis program)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Artemisia
Greek · Italian Baroque painter (Gentileschi)
— rare
Aruna
Sanskrit · Dawn / reddish (Vedic charioteer of the sun)
— rare
Arundhati
Sanskrit · Star companion of sage Vasishta (Arundhati Roy, Booker laureate)
— rare
Arwen
Sindarin · Noble maiden (Tolkien's Elven princess of Rivendell)
— rare
Arya
Sanskrit · Noble (Arya Stark in Game of Thrones)
№ 145
Aryna
Belarusian · Peace (Aryna Sabalenka, world #1 in tennis)
— rare
Asa
Japanese · Morning (iconic Asa BABYMONSTER - YG 5th-gen Japanese)
— rare
Asami
Japanese · Morning beauty
— rare
Asanda
Other · May we be strengthened (Xhosa-Zulu South African foundational)
— rare
Asclepigenia
Greek · Born of Asclepius (Neoplatonist)
— rare
Asdzaa
Other · Woman (Navajo Diné + Changing Woman creator goddess)
— rare
Asel
Other · Honey / sweet (Kyrgyz-Kazakh-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Asenaca
Other · Fijian foundational + Asenaca Caucau rugby player
— rare
Asenath
Egyptian · Belonging to Neith
— rare
Asha
Sanskrit · Hope; life
№ 814 · Trending ↑
Ashley
English · Ash tree meadow (#1 American girl's name 1991-1992)
№ 270
Asia
English · The continent (Asia Argento + Asia Carrera)
№ 460
Asin
Sanskrit · Asin Thottumkal - Ghajini + Tamil + Telugu superstar
— rare
Aslaug
Old Norse · God-betrothed (Ragnar's wife)
— rare
Aslı
Turkish · Genuine, authentic (Turkish)
— rare
Asma
Arabic · Lofty (Abu Bakr's daughter, the 'Two-Belt')
— rare
Asmaa
Arabic · High in stature (Aisha's sister)
— rare
Asmar
Arabic · Dark-skinned beauty (Assyrian-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Asmita
Sanskrit · Pride, self-respect (Sanskrit)
— rare
Asnat
Hebrew · First female rabbi in history (Kurdish-Jewish)
— rare
Aspasia
Greek · Welcoming, embracing
— rare
Aspen
English · The aspen tree
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Assumpta
Latin · Assumption (Catalan + Maltese + Irish foundational)
— rare
Assunta
Latin · Assumption of Mary (Italian Ferragosto + foundational Marian)
— rare
Asta
Old Norse · Love (mother of Saint Olaf)
— rare
Astarte
Phoenician · Phoenician goddess of love + war (precursor of Aphrodite)
— rare
Aster
Ethiopian · Star (Ethiopian Esther)
— rare
Asteria
Greek · Starry (Greek Titaness, mother of Hekate)
— rare
Astghik
Other · Little star / Armenian love goddess (foundational pagan)
— rare
Astoria
English · Of the stars (Astoria, NYC + Harry Potter's Astoria Greengrass)
— rare
Astou
Arabic · Aisha variant (Wolof + Astou Ndour-Diop Senegalese basketball)
— rare
Astra
Greek · Star
— rare
Astraea
Greek · Star maiden (Greek goddess of justice; constellation Virgo)
— rare
Astrid
Old Norse · Divine beauty
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Asuka
Japanese · Tomorrow's fragrance
— rare
Asuna
Japanese · Iconic Sword Art Online heroine (anime worldwide)
— rare
Asunción
Spanish · Assumption (of the Virgin Mary)
— rare
Asya
Other · Consolation / resurrection (Chechen-Russian foundational)
— rare
Atalanta
Greek · Equal in weight, balanced
— rare
Atarah
Hebrew · Crown
— rare
Atareta
Maori · Noble (Maori Adelaide)
— rare
Athaliah
Hebrew · God is exalted
— rare
Athena
Greek · The goddess of wisdom
№ 92 · Trending ↑
Athenais
Greek · Of Athena (Byzantine empress Eudokia)
— rare
Atika
Arabic · Pure, virtuous (Prophet's aunt)
— rare
Atossa
Persian · Achaemenid empress (mother of Xerxes)
— rare
Atra
Other · Homeland (Assyrian-Aramaic foundational + Assyrian heritage)
— rare
Aubree
French · Elf counsel
№ 128
Aubrey
French · Elf counsel, wise ruler
№ 73
Aubrie
English · Elf ruler (modern spelling variant of Aubrey)
№ 460
Aud
Old Norse · Wealth (Aud the Deep-Minded)
— rare
Audra
English · Noble strength (Audra McDonald, six-time Tony winner)
— rare
Audre
English · Noble strength (Audre Lorde, Black lesbian feminist poet)
— rare
Audrey
English · Noble strength
№ 73
Auge
Greek · Brightness (Telephus's mother)
— rare
Augusta
Latin · Majestic / venerable (Augusta Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer)
— rare
Augustine
Latin · Majestic (vintage Latin feminine + theologian Saint)
— rare
Aum
Sanskrit · Sacred syllable (Sanskrit + Aum Patcharapa Thai actress)
— rare
Aurea
Latin · Golden (Roman virgin-martyr)
— rare
Aurelia
Latin · Golden
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Aurora
Latin · Dawn
№ 31 · Trending ↑
Aurore
French · Dawn (French Aurora)
— rare
Austeja
Other · Lithuanian bee goddess (foundational pre-Christian Baltic deity)
— rare
Austen
English · Great / majestic (Jane Austen's surname)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Austra
Latvian · Dawn (Baltic goddess + folk heritage)
— rare
Autumn
English · The autumn season (top-100 US baby name; Autumn de Forest, prodigy painter)
№ 68
Aušra
Lithuanian · Dawn
— rare
Aušrinė
Lithuanian · Morning star (Baltic dawn goddess)
— rare
Ava
Latin · Birdlike, life
№ 7
Avani
Sanskrit · Earth
— rare
Avantika
Sanskrit · Princess of Ujjain
— rare
Aveline
Old French · Desired one, hazelnut
— rare
Averie
English · Elf counsel (modern feminine spelling of Avery)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Avery
English · Ruler of elves
№ 27
Avesta
Other · Sacred Zoroastrian scripture (Kurdish-Persian foundational)
— rare
Aviaja
Other · Sister / friend (Greenlandic Inuit + Aviaja Hauptmann biologist)
— rare
Aviana
Latin · Bird (Amy Adams's daughter)
№ 460
Avin
Kurdish · Love
— rare
Avital
Hebrew · Father of dew, my father is dew
— rare
Aviv
Hebrew · Spring (modern Israeli unisex + Tel Aviv)
— rare
Aviva
Hebrew · Spring, freshness
— rare
Avril
French · April (Avril Lavigne, 40 million records)
— rare
Avvaiyar
Tamil · Tamil poet-sage (revered grandmother)
— rare
Awen
Welsh · Poetic inspiration (foundational druidic concept)
— rare
Awenita
Cherokee · Fawn
— rare
Awhina
Maori · Help, support
— rare
Awinita
Cherokee · Young deer, fawn
— rare
Axiothea
Greek · Plato's student (Greek)
— rare
Aya
Japanese · Color (Japanese); verse (Arabic)
— rare
Ayaka
Japanese · Colorful flower
— rare
Ayala
Hebrew · Gazelle, doe
— rare
Ayanda
Other · Growing / increasing (South African Zulu foundational)
— rare
Ayanna
Swahili · Beautiful flower (Ayanna Pressley, first Black US Rep from Massachusetts)
— rare
Ayantu
Other · Fortunate (Oromo Ethiopian foundational)
— rare
Aye
Other · Cool / serene (Burmese foundational + Aung San family)
— rare
Ayelet
Hebrew · Morning star, gazelle (Hebrew)
— rare
Ayeza
Arabic · Iconic Ayeza Khan - Pakistani Mere Paas Tum Ho
— rare
Ayita
Cherokee · First to dance (Cherokee heritage)
— rare
Ayla
Turkish · Halo of light
№ 98 · Trending ↑
Ayn
Finnish · From the Finnish Aino (Ayn Rand, novelist-philosopher)
— rare
Ayo
Yoruba · Joy (Ayo Edebiri, Sydney on The Bear; Emmy + Golden Globe)
— rare
Ayodele
Yoruba · Joy comes home (Yoruba Nigerian heritage)
— rare
Aysel
Other · Moon-flood (Azerbaijani + Aysel Teymurzadeh Eurovision 2009)
— rare
Aysulu
Other · Moon-beauty (Bashkir-Tatar + Mustay Karim play 1934)
— rare
Aytac
Other · Moon-crown (Azerbaijani-Turkish foundational)
— rare
Ayu
Indonesian · Beautiful
— rare
Ayça
Turkish · Crescent moon (Turkish)
— rare
Azadeh
Persian · Free, noble (Shahnameh)
— rare
Azalea
Greek · Dry / the azalea flower (Iggy Azalea; ornamental shrub)
№ 320 · Trending ↑
Azar
Persian · Fire
— rare
Azarmidokht
Persian · Sasanian empress (only other female Shah)
— rare
Azeb
Other · South wind (Azeb Mesfin - Ethiopian First Lady)
— rare
Azizah
Arabic · Powerful / cherished (Arabic + Wan Azizah Malaysian DPM)
— rare
Azra
Arabic · Pure / virgin (Bosnian + iconic Yugoslav song)
— rare
Azubah
Hebrew · Forsaken (Jehoshaphat's mother)
— rare
Azucena
Spanish · Madonna lily
— rare
Azul
Spanish · Blue (Spanish word-name + Argentine literature)
— rare
Azumi
Japanese · Safe + beautiful (iconic Azumi manga film franchise)
— rare
Azzurra
Italian · Sky blue (Italian heritage + Italy's national color)
— rare

B

199 names
Bae
Korean · Iconic Bae - NMIXX K-pop main dancer (Bae Jin-sol)
— rare
Bahar
Persian · Spring
— rare
Bahinabai
Marathi · Marathi Varkari poet (autobiographical abhangs)
— rare
Bahiyyih
Arabic · Iconic Bahiyyih Kep1er - K-pop Iranian heritage
— rare
Baiba
Latvian · Iconic Latvian violinist + iconic poem heroine
— rare
Baifern
Other · Pimchanok (Baifern) - foundational Thai actress
— rare
Baipor
Other · Baipor Pichaya - foundational Thai actress + Channel 3
— rare
Baird
Scottish · Bard / poet (John Logie Baird, TV inventor)
— rare
Bakhita
Arabic · Fortunate (Saint Josephine Bakhita; Sudanese-Italian saint)
— rare
Balthild
Old Germanic · Bold battle (Frankish queen-saint)
— rare
Banafsheh
Persian · Violet (Persian)
— rare
Banan
Arabic · Fingertips, delicate
— rare
Banba
Irish · Irish sovereignty goddess (poetic name for Ireland)
— rare
Banks
English · Riverbank dweller (Tyra Banks + Banks the singer)
— rare
Banoo
Persian · Lady (Persian honorific)
— rare
Banzhao
Chinese · Earliest known female Chinese historian
— rare
Bao
Chinese · Treasure, precious
— rare
Baran
Other · Rain (Kurdish-Turkish foundational + Baran Kurdo musician)
— rare
Barbara
Greek · Foreign / stranger (peaked #2 in 1937; Barbara Walters, Barbara Jordan)
№ 901
Barbora
Greek · Barbara (Slovak-Czech + Barbora Krejčíková 2x Grand Slam)
— rare
Barbra
Greek · Iconic Barbra Streisand - EGOT + 2 Oscars + Presidential Medal
— rare
Bashemath
Hebrew · Fragrant (Esau's wife)
— rare
Bast
Egyptian · Egyptian cat goddess
— rare
Bastet
Egyptian · Cat goddess, protector
— rare
Bathild
Old Germanic · Bold battle (Frankish queen-saint)
— rare
Bathsheba
Hebrew · Daughter of the oath (David's wife)
— rare
Batsheva
Hebrew · Daughter of the oath (biblical + Batsheva Dance Company Israel)
— rare
Battsetseg
Other · Strong flower (Mongolian + Battsetseg Soronzonbold Tokyo 2020)
— rare
Batya
Hebrew · Pharaoh's daughter (Hebrew + Moses's adoptive mother)
— rare
Baxter
English · Baker (Ron Burgundy's dog Baxter + modern unisex)
— rare
Bayan
Arabic · Clarity, eloquent statement
— rare
Bayarmaa
Mongolian · Joyful mother
— rare
Baylor
English · Modern American unisex (Baylor University + R. E. B. Baylor)
— rare
Bea
Latin · Bringer of joy
— rare
Beata
Polish · Blessed
— rare
Beatrice
Italian · She who brings happiness
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Beatrijs
Dutch · Flemish Cistercian mystic (Seven Manners of Love)
— rare
Beatrix
Latin · She who brings happiness
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Beatriz
Latin · Bringer of joy, blessed
— rare
Beckham
English · Homestead by the stream (David and Victoria Beckham)
— rare
Becky
English · To bind (Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair; Becky G)
— rare
Bega
Irish · Cumbrian saint of Saint Bees
— rare
Begga
Old Germanic · Carolingian foremother
— rare
Begoña
Basque · Our Lady of Begoña (Basque)
— rare
Behnaz
Persian · Good and dear
— rare
Beila
Yiddish · Beautiful
— rare
Belen
Spanish · Bethlehem
— rare
Belinda
Italian · Beautiful (Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's; Belinda Mexican pop)
— rare
Belit
Akkadian · Lady, queen (Akkadian)
— rare
Bella
Italian · Beautiful
№ 58
Bellamy
French · Beautiful friend (Bellamy Blake; modern unisex)
— rare
Bellatrix
Latin · Female warrior
— rare
Belle
French · Beautiful (the French Beauty and the Beast heroine)
№ 440 · Trending ↑
Benazir
Persian · Without equal (first female PM of a Muslim country)
— rare
Berengaria
Old Germanic · Bear-spear (Richard the Lionheart's wife)
— rare
Berenguela
Spanish · Bear-spear (Castilian queen)
— rare
Berfin
Kurdish · Snowflake
— rare
Bergljot
Old Norse · Mountain-light (Snorri's wife who saved his life)
— rare
Bernadette
French · Brave as a bear (Saint Bernadette of Lourdes)
№ 770
Bernadine
French · Brave as a bear (Bernadine in Waiting to Exhale)
— rare
Bernice
Greek · Bringer of victory
— rare
Bertha
Old Germanic · Bright (Queen of Kent, mother of Christian England)
— rare
Bertrada
Old Germanic · Charlemagne's mother
— rare
Beruriah
Hebrew · Talmudic scholar; chosen by God
— rare
Besa
Albanian · Faith, sworn promise
— rare
Besant
English · Iconic Annie Besant - Indian National Congress President + Theosophist
— rare
Bessie
English · Consecrated to God (Bessie Coleman, first Black female pilot)
— rare
Beste
Turkish · Musical composition (Turkish)
— rare
Beth
English · House / consecrated to God (Beth March; Beth Harmon; Beth Dutton)
— rare
Bethan
Welsh · House of God, pledged to God
— rare
Bethany
Hebrew · House of figs (Bethany Hamilton, surfer + Soul Surfer)
№ 750
Betsy
English · Consecrated to God (Betsy Ross + Betsy DeVos)
— rare
Bette
English · God is my oath (Bette Davis Eyes — two Oscars)
— rare
Beulah
Hebrew · Married, espoused
— rare
Beverly
English · Beaver stream (peaked #14 in 1936; Beverly Cleary, Beverly Sills)
№ 980
Beyle
Yiddish · Beautiful
— rare
Beyoncé
Creole · Beyond others (Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, most Grammy wins in history)
— rare
Beza
Other · Compensation / grace (Amharic foundational Ethiopian)
— rare
Bezawit
Other · Many things (Amharic Ethiopian foundational)
— rare
Bhairavi
Sanskrit · Fierce form of Durga (Hindu goddess)
— rare
Bhani
Punjabi · Sikh foremother (Bibi Bhani)
— rare
Bhavna
Sanskrit · Feeling, emotion
— rare
Bhavya
Sanskrit · Grand / divine (Bhavya Lal NASA)
— rare
Bhumi
Sanskrit · Earth, the earth goddess
— rare
Bhuvana
Sanskrit · World, universe
— rare
Bianca
Italian · White, fair
№ 354
Bibi
Arabic · Lady / mistress (Bibi Andersson, Bergman muse)
— rare
Bibiana
Latin · Lively (Roman virgin martyr)
— rare
Bilen
Other · Bilen ethnic group (Eritrean Tigrinya foundational)
— rare
Bilhah
Hebrew · Faltering, timid
— rare
Biljana
Serbian · Herbs / iconic folk song (Balkan heritage)
— rare
Bilkisu
Arabic · Queen of Sheba (Hausa-Arabic foundational + Bilkisu Yusuf journalist)
— rare
Billie
English · Resolute protection (Billie Holiday; Billie Jean King; Billie Eilish)
№ 270 · Trending ↑
Bilqis
Arabic · Queen of Sheba
— rare
Bindi
Aboriginal Australian · Butterfly; forehead mark
— rare
Binta
Hausa · Daughter (Hausa Wolof heritage; Roots)
— rare
Bintanath
Ancient Egyptian · Ramesses II's eldest daughter and Great Royal Wife
— rare
Bintou
Arabic · Daughter (Malian Bambara-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Bipasha
Bengali · The Beas River
— rare
Birdie
English · Little bird
— rare
Biret
Other · Birgitta (Sami Indigenous Sápmi foundational)
— rare
Birit
Other · Bridget (North Sami foundational + Birit Anne Sara)
— rare
Birita
Other · Bridget (Faroese foundational + Faroe Islands heritage)
— rare
Birta
Icelandic · Brightness, light
— rare
Birtukan
Other · Orange (Amharic + Birtukan Mideksa Ethiopian opposition leader)
— rare
Birutė
Lithuanian · Lithuanian princess (mother of Vytautas)
— rare
Bishop
English · Overseer (Elizabeth Bishop Pulitzer poet)
— rare
Bisi
Yoruba · Born during a festival
— rare
Bisola
Yoruba · Born into wealth (Yoruba)
— rare
Bita
Persian · Unique, one-of-a-kind
— rare
Bithiah
Hebrew · Daughter of God (Moses's adoptive mother)
— rare
Bituin
Filipino · Star
— rare
Björk
Icelandic · Birch tree
— rare
Blagovesta
Other · Good news / Annunciation (Bulgarian Marian feminine)
— rare
Blair
Scottish · Field / battlefield (Blair Waldorf, Gossip Girl)
№ 320 · Trending ↑
Blake
English · Pale / dark (Blake Lively + Blake Lawn TV; unisex)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Blakely
English · Dark meadow (Sara Blakely, Spanx founder + top-200 US name)
№ 240 · Trending ↑
Blanca
Latin · White (Spanish + Blanca de Castilla Queen of France)
— rare
Blanche
French · White / fair (Blanche DuBois Streetcar; Devereaux Golden Girls)
— rare
Blanka
Other · Blanche / white (Czech + Hungarian foundational)
— rare
Blathnaid
Celtic · Little flower (Irish - Cú Roí's wife)
— rare
Blerta
Other · Green / springtime (Albanian foundational + Blerta Zeqiri director)
— rare
Blodeuwedd
Welsh · Welsh flower-face (woman made of flowers)
— rare
Bluma
Yiddish · Flower
— rare
Boa
Other · Iconic Boa Hancock - One Piece Pirate Empress
— rare
Boann
Irish · Irish goddess of the River Boyne
— rare
Boglárka
Hungarian · Buttercup
— rare
Bogumila
Other · Dear to God (Polish foundational + Reymont Chłopi Nobel 1924)
— rare
Bohdana
Czech · God's gift
— rare
Boitumelo
Other · Joy (Tswana-Sotho foundational + South African pan-Bantu)
— rare
Bolaji
Yoruba · Meets wealth (Bolaji Ogunmola - Nollywood actress)
— rare
Bolanle
Yoruba · One who finds wealth
— rare
Bolormaa
Mongolian · Crystal mother
— rare
Bom
Korean · Spring
— rare
Bona
Italian · Polish Renaissance queen (Bona Sforza)
— rare
Bonnie
Scottish · Pretty, beautiful
— rare
Boone
French · Good (Daniel Boone; Lost's Boone Carlyle)
— rare
Bopha
Khmer · Flower
— rare
Bora
Korean · Purple
— rare
Bori
Other · Hungarian Borbála diminutive (Saint Barbara)
— rare
Boryana
Bulgarian · Battle, struggle
— rare
Botan
Japanese · Peony (Japanese, 'queen of flowers')
— rare
Boudicca
Brythonic Celtic · Iceni warrior-queen who burned Roman London
— rare
Bowie
Scottish · Blond / fair-haired (David Bowie, rock legend)
— rare
Bozena
Czech · Gifted by God
— rare
Bra
Other · Dragon Ball Super - Bulma + Vegeta's Saiyan princess daughter
— rare
Bracha
Hebrew · Blessing
— rare
Braelynn
American · Strong waterfall (modern American compound)
№ 460
Branca
Portuguese · White (Portuguese queen)
— rare
Brandi
English · Burnt wine (Brandi Carlile; Brandi Chastain)
№ 980
Brandy
English · Distilled wine (Brandy Norwood, Moesha + Cinderella)
— rare
Branwen
Welsh · White raven, fair raven
— rare
Breanna
English · Strong (Breanna Stewart, two-time WNBA MVP)
— rare
Breindel
Other · Little brown one (Yiddish foundational Ashkenazi)
— rare
Brenda
Old Norse · Sword (peaked #20 in 1957; Brenda Lee; Brenda Fricker)
№ 880
Brennan
Irish · Sorrow / drop (Walter Brennan; modern unisex)
— rare
Briallen
Welsh · Primrose (rare Welsh flower heritage)
— rare
Brianna
Irish · Noble / strong (Brianna Keilar, CNN anchor; Outlander's Brianna)
№ 320
Briar
English · Thorny patch, wild rose
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Bridget
Irish · Exalted one, high goddess
№ 487
Bridgette
Irish · Exalted one / strength (variant of Bridget; Bridgette Wilson)
— rare
Brie
French · Strong (Brie Larson, Best Actress Oscar 2016)
— rare
Briella
Italian · God is my strength (short form of Gabriella)
№ 156 · Trending ↑
Brielle
Hebrew · God is my strength
№ 108 · Trending ↑
Brienne
French · Iconic Brienne of Tarth (GoT - Gwendoline Christie)
— rare
Briggs
English · Dweller by the bridge (modern unisex surname)
— rare
Brigid
Irish · Irish goddess of poetry, smithcraft, and healing
— rare
Brigida
Italian · Strength (Italian Bridget)
— rare
Brigitte
French · Exalted, strength
— rare
Briony
English · Climbing plant
— rare
Brisa
Spanish · Breeze, gentle wind
— rare
Briseis
Greek · Iliad heroine, daughter of Briseus
— rare
Britney
English · From Britain (Britney Spears; #FreeBritney movement)
№ 690
Brittany
French · From Brittany (peaked #3 in 1989; the French Celtic region)
№ 815
Brock
English · Badger (Brock Lesnar; modern unisex)
— rare
Bronte
Greek · Thunder
— rare
Bronwen
Welsh · Fair breast, white-bosomed
— rare
Bronwyn
Welsh · Fair breast, white-bosomed
— rare
Brooke
English · Small stream
№ 471
Brooklyn
English · Broken land, beautiful brook
№ 78
Brooklynn
English · Broken land (NYC borough; Brooklynn Prince, The Florida Project)
№ 200
Brunhild
Other · Armored warrior (Norse Valkyrie + Wagner Ring Cycle)
— rare
Brunhilda
Old Germanic · Frankish queen (the iron-willed)
— rare
Brunhilde
Old Germanic · Armored battle-maiden (Valkyrie)
— rare
Brynhild
Old Norse · Armored battle, bright battle
— rare
Brynja
Old Norse · Armor, chainmail
— rare
Brynlee
American · Hill meadow (top-200 modern American name)
№ 200
Buchi
Igbo · God's blessing (Nigerian novelist Buchi Emecheta)
— rare
Buddug
Welsh · Victory (Welsh Boudicca)
— rare
Bukola
Yoruba · Added to wealth
— rare
Bulma
Other · Iconic Bulma Briefs - Dragon Ball foundational deuteragonist
— rare
Bunga
Indonesian · Flower
— rare
Burginda
Anglo-Saxon · Anglo-Saxon nun-scribe
— rare
Buse
Turkish · Kiss (Turkish-Persian)
— rare
Bushra
Arabic · Good news, glad tidings
— rare
Busisiwe
Zulu · Blessed (iconic South African names)
— rare
Bára
Faroese · Wave
— rare
Bích
Vietnamese · Jade green
— rare
Börte
Mongolian · Genghis Khan's first wife (Mother Empress)
— rare

C

215 names
Caecilia
Latin · Blind one (patron of music)
— rare
Caelia
Latin · Heavenly
— rare
Caelyn
American · Slender (modern American compound)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Cairo
Arabic · The victorious (Egypt's capital + Beyoncé's modern usage)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Caitlin
Irish · Pure (Caitlin Clark, basketball record-breaker)
№ 380 · Trending ↑
Calantha
Greek · Beautiful flower
— rare
Calanthe
Greek · Beautiful flower
— rare
Calista
Greek · Most beautiful
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Calla
Greek · Beautiful; the calla lily
— rare
Callahan
Irish · Strife / contention (Dirty Harry Callahan)
— rare
Callan
Irish · Battle / rocky (Michael Callan; modern unisex)
— rare
Calliope
Greek · Beautiful voice
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Callista
Greek · Most beautiful (Callista Flockhart, Ally McBeal)
— rare
Calliste
Greek · Most beautiful
— rare
Callisto
Greek · Most beautiful (Greek nymph + Jupiter's moon)
— rare
Calpurnia
Latin · From the Calpurnius family
— rare
Calypso
Greek · Hidden, concealed
— rare
Camellia
Latin · The camellia flower (Coco Chanel's signature)
— rare
Camila
Latin · Young attendant at a religious ceremony
№ 12 · Trending ↑
Camilla
Latin · Attendant, young noble assistant
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Camille
French · Helper to the priest
№ 287
Campbell
Scottish · Crooked mouth (Naomi Campbell, supermodel)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Candace
Greek · Queen mother (Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP)
— rare
Candra
Sanskrit · Moon (Sanskrit-Indonesian unisex)
— rare
Caoimhe
Irish · Beloved, gentle, kindness
— rare
Capri
Italian · Iconic Italian Mediterranean island
— rare
Capucine
French · Nasturtium flower
— rare
Cara
Italian · Beloved (Cara Delevingne; Italian for 'dear')
№ 380 · Trending ↑
Cardi
Other · Iconic Cardi B - Grammy + Bodak Yellow first female solo rapper #1
— rare
Cariad
Welsh · Love, beloved
— rare
Carla
Italian · Free woman (Carla Hayden, first Black Librarian of Congress; Carla Bruni)
№ 850
Carli
English · Free woman (Carli Lloyd, World Cup hat-trick scorer)
— rare
Carlotta
Italian · Free woman
— rare
Carly
English · Free woman (Carly Simon, You're So Vain; Carly Rae Jepsen)
№ 950
Carme
Catalan · Mary of Mount Carmel (Catalan)
— rare
Carmel
Hebrew · Garden, Mount Carmel
— rare
Carmela
Italian · Garden / orchard (Carmela Soprano, Edie Falco's 3 Emmys)
— rare
Carmen
Spanish · Garden, song
№ 587
Carmichael
Scottish · Friend of Michael (Hoagy Carmichael; modern unisex)
— rare
Carol
English · Joyful song (peaked #4 in 1942; Carol Burnett, Carol Channing)
№ 901
Caroline
French · Free, free woman
№ 90
Carolyn
English · Free woman (Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy; Carolyn Bertozzi, Nobel)
№ 800
Carrie
English · Free woman (Carrie Underwood; Carrie Bradshaw; Carrie Fisher)
№ 920
Carrington
English · Carr's town (Leonora Carrington's surname)
— rare
Carver
English · Wood carver (George Washington Carver; Raymond Carver)
— rare
Carys
Welsh · Love
— rare
Casilda
Arabic · Moorish princess turned Spanish saint
— rare
Cassandra
Greek · Shining upon men, prophetess
№ 487
Cassia
Latin · Cinnamon tree
— rare
Cassidy
Irish · Clever / curly-haired (Cassidy Hutchinson + Eva Cassidy)
— rare
Cassiopeia
Greek · She whose words excel
— rare
Cataleya
Latin · Cattleya orchid (Colombia's national flower; Zoe Saldana in Colombiana)
№ 460
Catalina
Spanish · Pure, holy
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Catarina
Portuguese · Pure (Portuguese Catherine)
— rare
Cate
English · Pure (Cate Blanchett, two-time Academy Award winner)
— rare
Catelyn
Other · Pure (iconic Catelyn Stark Game of Thrones - Michelle Fairley)
— rare
Caterina
Italian · Pure (Caterina de' Medici; Caterina Sforza)
— rare
Catherine
Greek · Pure
№ 168
Cathleen
Irish · Pure (W.B. Yeats's Cathleen ni Houlihan)
— rare
Cathy
English · Pure (Cathy Guisewite, Cathy comic; Cathy Hughes Radio One)
— rare
Catori
Hopi · Spirit
— rare
Catrin
Celtic · Pure (Welsh Catherine + Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr)
— rare
Catriona
Scottish Gaelic · Pure
— rare
Cecilia
Latin · Blind
№ 198
Cecily
Latin · Blind (Cecily Strong; Cecily Cardew)
— rare
Celeste
Latin · Heavenly
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Celestina
Latin · Heavenly (Fernando de Rojas's La Celestina)
— rare
Celestine
Latin · Heavenly (the Celestine Prophecy + Saint Celestine V)
— rare
Celia
Latin · Heaven (Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa)
№ 350 · Trending ↑
Cemre
Turkish · Warming embers (Turkish spring)
— rare
Ceres
Latin · Grain (Roman goddess + cereal etymology + dwarf planet)
— rare
Ceridwen
Welsh · Welsh goddess of inspiration (the cauldron of awen)
— rare
Cerys
Welsh · Love
— rare
Cesaria
Other · Cesária Évora (Cape Verdean foundational Barefoot Diva)
— rare
Chaeryeong
Korean · Lee Chae-ryeong - ITZY main dancer K-pop
— rare
Chaewon
Korean · Brilliance + first (LE SSERAFIM leader)
— rare
Chaeyeon
Korean · Lee Chae-yeon - IZ*ONE + Rocket Punch + DIA foundational K-pop
— rare
Chaeyoung
Korean · Iconic Chaeyoung of TWICE - foundational rapper
— rare
Chaka
Igbo · Iconic Chaka Khan - 10x Grammy R&B Queen
— rare
Champey
Khmer · Frangipani flower
— rare
Chand Bibi
Persian · Moon lady (Ahmadnagar regent vs Akbar)
— rare
Chandni
Sanskrit · Moonlight (iconic Chandni Sridevi Yash Chopra 1989)
— rare
Chandrika
Sanskrit · Moonlight
— rare
Channah
Hebrew · Hannah original (Hebrew biblical + Samuel's mother)
— rare
Channary
Khmer · Full-moon-faced girl (Khmer)
— rare
Chantal
French · Stone (Provençal place-name)
— rare
Chappell
English · Chapel (Chappell Roan, 2025 Grammy Best New Artist)
— rare
Charity
Latin · Christian love, charity
№ 612
Charleigh
English · Free woman (modern feminine spelling of Charlie)
№ 582 · Trending ↑
Charlene
French · Free woman (Princess Charlene of Monaco, Olympic swimmer)
— rare
Charli
English · Free woman (Charli XCX, brat 2024)
— rare
Charlie
English · Free woman (Charlie's Angels + Charlie Brown's sister)
№ 144 · Trending ↑
Charlize
Afrikaans · Free woman (Charlize Theron, first African Best Actress Oscar)
— rare
Charlotte
French · Free, strong
№ 3 · Trending ↑
Charvi
Sanskrit · Beautiful one
— rare
Chase
English · Hunter (Chevy Chase; modern unisex)
— rare
Chaya
Hebrew · Life, living
— rare
Chelsea
English · Chalk landing place (Chelsea Clinton + Chelsea FC)
— rare
Chenda
Khmer · Moon
— rare
Chenoa
Cherokee · White dove
— rare
Cher
French · Dear (Cher, only artist with #1 hits in seven consecutive decades)
— rare
Cheryl
English · Beloved (peaked #14 in 1958; Cheryl Strayed, Cheryl Tiegs)
№ 980
Cheyenne
Native American · The Cheyenne people (Cheyenne Jackson, Broadway star)
№ 460
Chi
Vietnamese · Branch; life-force
— rare
Chiagozie
Other · God's blessing (Igbo Nigerian foundational + theophoric)
— rare
Chiamaka
Igbo · God is beautiful
— rare
Chiara
Italian · Bright, clear
№ 712 · Trending ↑
Chichi
Other · Iconic Chi-Chi - Dragon Ball Goku's wife + Ox Princess
— rare
Chiedza
Other · Light (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Chien-Shiung
Chinese · Strong hero (First Lady of Physics)
— rare
Chihiro
Japanese · Thousand fathoms (Spirited Away heroine)
— rare
Chika
Igbo · God is supreme (Igbo); scattered flowers (Japanese)
— rare
Chimamanda
Igbo · My God will never fail (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian novelist)
— rare
Chinaza
Other · God answers (Igbo Nigerian foundational)
— rare
Chinwe
Igbo · God owns, God's possession
— rare
Chioma
Igbo · Good God
— rare
Chipo
Shona · Gift
— rare
Chiquita
Other · Iconic Chiquita BABYMONSTER - first Thai YG K-pop
— rare
Chitra
Sanskrit · Picture / brilliant (iconic Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
— rare
Chiyo
Japanese · Thousand generations
— rare
Chizoba
Igbo · God protects (Igbo Nigerian heritage)
— rare
Chloe
Greek · Young green shoot
№ 18
Chloris
Greek · Pale green, fresh growth
— rare
Choboroo
Korean · Korean novice / fresh start (foundational K-pop concept)
— rare
Choden
Tibetan · Devout, religious
— rare
Choerry
Korean · Choi Ye-rim - LOONA yyxy subunit foundational K-pop
— rare
Choi
Korean · Foundational Korean surname (Choi Si-won + Choi Min-sik + Choi Soo-young)
— rare
Cholpon
Other · Morning star / Venus (Kyrgyz foundational national symbol)
— rare
Chompoo
Thai · Pink, rose apple
— rare
Choua
Hmong · Light, dawn
— rare
Chrissy
English · Follower of Christ (Chrissy Teigen + Chrissy Snow in Three's Company)
— rare
Christa
Latin · Follower of Christ (Christa McAuliffe, Challenger teacher)
№ 950
Christina
Latin · Follower of Christ (Christina Rossetti; Queen Christina of Sweden)
№ 312
Christine
French · Follower of Christ (Christine Lagarde, ECB president)
№ 740
Christy
English · Follower of Christ (Christy Turlington, supermodel and maternal health activist)
— rare
Chungha
Korean · Kim Chung-ha - foundational IOI + Chungha solo K-pop
— rare
Cicely
Latin · Blind / pure (Cicely Tyson, 96-year career)
— rare
Cigfa
Welsh · Welsh mythological princess (Mabinogion)
— rare
Cindy
English · From Kynthos (Cindy Crawford supermodel; Cindy Lauper; Cindy Sherman)
№ 950
Cinta
Indonesian · Love
— rare
Cinzia
Italian · From Mount Cynthus (Italian Cynthia)
— rare
Circe
Greek · Hawk, sorceress of the Odyssey
— rare
Citlali
Nahuatl · Star
— rare
Citra
Indonesian · Image, picture
— rare
Cixi
Chinese · Qing Dowager Empress (the Old Buddha)
— rare
Claire
French · Bright, clear
№ 58
Clara
Latin · Bright / clear (Clara Schumann, pianist + Clara Barton, Red Cross)
№ 93 · Trending ↑
Clare
Latin · Bright (Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of the Poor Clares)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Clarice
Portuguese · Brilliant (Brazilian novelist Lispector)
— rare
Claudia
Latin · Lame / enclosure (Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first female president)
№ 480 · Trending ↑
Claudia Severa
Latin · Vindolanda birthday invitation
— rare
Claudine
French · Lame (Colette's Claudine series + French diminutive)
— rare
Clavel
Latin · Carnation (Spanish foundational + Mexican Day of the Dead)
— rare
Clementia
Latin · Mercy (Roman goddess + Julius Caesar virtue)
— rare
Clementine
Latin · Merciful, mild
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Cleo
Greek · Glory, pride
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Cleopatra
Greek · Glory of the father
— rare
Clio
Greek · Glorious (muse of history)
— rare
Cliodhna
Irish · Irish queen of the banshees
— rare
Clodagh
Irish · The River Clodagh
— rare
Clotilde
Frankish · Famous battle
— rare
Clytemnestra
Greek · Mycenaean queen (Agamemnon's wife - foundational Greek tragedy)
— rare
Clémence
French · Clemency, mercy
— rare
Coco
French · Help; chocolate
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Codruta
Other · Forest (Romanian + Codruța Kövesi European Public Prosecutor)
— rare
Cole
English · Charcoal / dark (Cole Porter; modern unisex)
— rare
Colette
French · Victory of the people
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Collins
Irish · Victory of the people (Lily Collins, Emily in Paris)
№ 460
Colombe
French · Dove
— rare
Concetta
Italian · Conception
— rare
Concordia
Latin · Harmony (Roman civic virtue goddess)
— rare
Condoleezza
Italian · With sweetness (Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State)
— rare
Connie
English · Steadfast (Connie Chung; Connie Britton; Connie Francis)
№ 880
Consolata
Latin · Consoled (Italian + Madonna della Consolata Turin)
— rare
Constance
Latin · Steadfast, constant
— rare
Constanza
Spanish · Constancy (Spanish Constance)
— rare
Consuela
Spanish · Consolation (from Our Lady of Consolation)
— rare
Consuelo
Spanish · Consolation
— rare
Cora
Greek · Maiden
№ 76 · Trending ↑
Coraline
English · Coral; maiden
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Corazon
Spanish · Heart (Corazon Aquino, first female Philippine president)
— rare
Cordelia
Celtic · Heart of the sea, daughter of the sea
№ 396 · Trending ↑
Coretta
English · Maiden (Coretta Scott King, civil rights leader)
— rare
Corinne
French · Maiden (Corinne Bailey Rae, Grammy-winning singer)
— rare
Cornelia
Latin · Horn, of the Cornelius family
— rare
Coronis
Greek · Crow (Asclepius's mother)
— rare
Cory
Irish · Hollow (Cory Aquino, first female president of the Philippines)
— rare
Cosette
French · Little thing
— rare
Cosima
Italian · Order, harmony
— rare
Courtney
English · Short nose / courtier (Courteney Cox + Courtney Love + Courtney B. Vance)
№ 480
Covadonga
Asturian · Foundational Spanish Reconquista site (Asturian heritage)
— rare
Coyolxauhqui
Other · Aztec moon goddess + Templo Mayor monolith
— rare
Cozbi
Hebrew · Midianite princess (Numbers 25)
— rare
Creed
English · Belief / faith (Apollo Creed + Adonis Creed in Rocky)
— rare
Creiddylad
Celtic · Welsh Mabinogion princess + Cordelia source
— rare
Cressida
Greek · Gold (Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida)
— rare
Creusa
Greek · Princess (Aeneas's first wife)
— rare
Crew
English · Group of comrades (modern unisex word-name)
— rare
Crina
Romanian · Lily
— rare
Cristina
Italian · Follower of Christ (Italian Christine)
— rare
Crocifissa
Latin · Crucified (Italian southern Catholic foundational + Blessed Crocifissa)
— rare
Crystal
English · Clear ice / mineral (peaked #9 in 1982; the gem)
№ 705
Csilla
Hungarian · Stars, of the stars
— rare
Cui
Chinese · Jade-green, kingfisher
— rare
Cut
Acehnese · Aceh warrior who fought the Dutch (Cut Nyak Dhien)
— rare
Cuthberga
Anglo-Saxon · Saint of Wimborne (Anglo-Saxon abbess)
— rare
Cwenburh
Anglo-Saxon · Queen-fortress (Anglo-Saxon abbess)
— rare
Cybele
Greek · Phrygian-Greek mother goddess + Magna Mater of Rome
— rare
Cybill
Greek · Prophetess (Cybill Shepherd, Moonlighting + Taxi Driver)
— rare
Cynane
Greek · Macedonian warrior princess (Alexander's half-sister)
— rare
Cyneburh
Anglo-Saxon · Royal fortress (Anglo-Saxon abbess)
— rare
Cynethryth
Anglo-Saxon · Royal strength (Offa's queen)
— rare
Cynthia
Greek · From Mount Cynthus (epithet of Artemis; Cynthia Nixon)
№ 720
Cyrene
Greek · Sovereign queen (Apollo's love)
— rare
Céline
French · Heavenly (Céline Dion, 250M records; the Saint-Laurent fashion house)
№ 460

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157 names
Da-eun
Korean · Many graces
— rare
Daciana
Romanian · Dacian (ancient Romania)
— rare
Dada
Swahili · Sister
— rare
Daena
Avestan · Conscience-soul (Zoroastrian)
— rare
Daenerys
English · Mother of Dragons (Game of Thrones heroine)
— rare
Dafina
Albanian · Treasure (Dafina Zeqiri Kosovo-Albanian pop)
— rare
Dafna
Hebrew · Laurel (Hebrew Daphne)
— rare
Dagny
Old Norse · New day
— rare
Dahlia
Scandinavian · Dahlia flower; valley
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Dahye
Korean · Big + grace (Han Dahye iconic K-pop)
— rare
Dahyun
Korean · Iconic Dahyun of TWICE - foundational rapper (Eagle dance viral)
— rare
Daina
Other · Folk song (Latvian foundational + Dainu Skapis UNESCO)
— rare
Daisy
English · Day's eye; the flower
№ 124 · Trending ↑
Daki
Japanese · Iconic Daki - Demon Slayer Upper Moon Six demon
— rare
Dakota
Dakota Sioux · Friend / ally (Dakota Johnson; Dakota Fanning)
№ 350
Daleyza
Spanish · Delight (a top-Hispanic-American name from the 2010s)
№ 460
Dali
Other · Hunt goddess (Georgian Svan foundational pre-Christian)
— rare
Dalia
Arabic · Branch (Arabic-Hebrew + Dalia Grybauskaitė Lithuanian President)
— rare
Dalisay
Tagalog · Pure, refined
— rare
Damaris
Greek · Gentle, calf
— rare
Damayanti
Sanskrit · Subduer of suffering (Nala's wife)
— rare
Dami
Korean · Lee Yu-bin (Dami) - Dreamcatcher main rapper
— rare
Damilola
Yoruba · God brings wealth (Damilola Adegbite - Nollywood)
— rare
Damini
Sanskrit · Lightning (iconic Damini 1993 Bollywood National Film Award)
— rare
Damkina
Sumerian · Lady of the earth (Marduk's mother)
— rare
Damla
Turkish · Drop (Turkish water drop)
— rare
Damo
Greek · Pythagoras's daughter (Pythagorean philosopher)
— rare
Dana
Hebrew · Judgment / God is my judge (Dana Delany; Queen Latifah's birth name)
— rare
Danae
Greek · Mother of Perseus (impregnated by Zeus as golden rain)
— rare
Danai
Shona · Love (Danai Gurira, Michonne + Okoye)
— rare
Dananeer
Arabic · Iconic Dananeer Mobeen - Pakistani Pawri viral
— rare
Danica
Slavic · Morning star (iconic Danica Patrick NASCAR pioneer)
— rare
Daniela
Hebrew · God is my judge
№ 247
Daniella
Hebrew · God is my judge (Italian feminine of Daniel)
№ 460
Danielle
French · God is my judge (Danielle Steel, 800M+ books sold)
№ 380
Danuta
Other · Polish foundational (Danuta Wałęsa - Polish First Lady)
— rare
Dao
Other · Peach (Vietnamese foundational + Tết peach blossom)
— rare
Daoyun
Chinese · Jin Dynasty poet (Mistress of Snow)
— rare
Daphne
Greek · Laurel tree
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Dara
Other · Star (Cambodian-Khmer foundational + Sandara Park 2NE1)
— rare
Darina
Slovak · Gift (Slovak heritage)
— rare
Darla
English · Darling (Darla in Our Gang + Finding Nemo)
— rare
Darlene
English · Darling / dear one (Darlene Conner, Roseanne; Darlene Love)
— rare
Darna
Other · Mars Ravelo's Darna - foundational Filipino superhero 1950
— rare
Darshana
Sanskrit · Vision (Sanskrit + foundational Hindu philosophical schools)
— rare
Darya
Russian · Sea; gift
— rare
Dasha
Russian · Russian Darya diminutive + Dasha Zhukova
— rare
Dasom
Korean · Kim Da-som - SISTAR vocalist + foundational K-pop actress
— rare
Dawa
Tibetan · Moon
— rare
Dawn
English · Daybreak (Dawn Wells, Gilligan's Island; Dawn Staley, NCAA coach)
— rare
Dax
French · From Dax / leader (Dax Shepard; Star Trek's Jadzia Dax)
— rare
Dayana
Spanish · Divine (Spanish form of Diana; Dayana Mendoza Miss Universe)
— rare
Dayang
Other · Maiden (Malay foundational + Dayang Nurfaizah singer)
— rare
Deborah
Hebrew · Bee (biblical judge Deborah; Deborah Sampson)
№ 950
Dechen
Tibetan · Great happiness, bliss
— rare
Deepika
Sanskrit · Lamp / lantern (Deepika Padukone, Bollywood star)
— rare
Defne
Turkish · Laurel (Turkish form of Daphne)
— rare
Deianira
Greek · Man-destroyer (Heracles's last wife)
— rare
Deirdre
Irish · Sorrowful, broken-hearted
— rare
Delaney
Irish · Descendant of the challenger
№ 332
Delilah
Hebrew · Delicate; she who weakens
№ 87 · Trending ↑
Della
English · Noble (Della Reese, Touched by an Angel)
— rare
Delores
Spanish · Sorrows (variant of Dolores; Our Lady of Sorrows)
— rare
Delphine
French · Dolphin / from Delphi (Saint Delphine; Delphine Seyrig)
— rare
Demelza
Cornish · Fort on a hill (Cornish - Poldark heroine)
— rare
Demeter
Greek · Earth mother, goddess of harvest
— rare
Demetria
Greek · Earth-mother (Demi Lovato's birth name; Demetria McKinney)
— rare
Demi
French · Half; of Demeter
№ 487
Demiana
Greek · Saint Demiana (Coptic Egyptian foundational 4th-c. martyr)
— rare
Denise
French · Follower of Dionysus (Denise Richards; Denise Huxtable)
№ 750
Desislava
Bulgarian · Glory-seeker
— rare
Despina
Greek · Lady, mistress
— rare
Despoina
Greek · Lady, mistress
— rare
Destiny
English · Fate / what is destined (Destiny's Child + Destiny Etiko)
№ 280
Devaki
Sanskrit · Divine; mother of Krishna
— rare
Devana
Slavic · Slavic goddess of the hunt
— rare
Devi
Sanskrit · Goddess
— rare
Devika
Sanskrit · Little goddess
— rare
Devorah
Hebrew · Deborah (Hebrew biblical Judge + warrior prophetess)
— rare
Dewi
Indonesian · Goddess; David
— rare
Dhammadinna
Pali · Buddhist arhat (foremost in teaching dharma)
— rare
Dia
Sanskrit · Lamp (iconic Dia Mirza Miss Asia Pacific + UN Goodwill Ambassador)
— rare
Diah
Javanese · Lady, esteemed woman
— rare
Diahann
English · Divine (Diahann Carroll, first Black Tony Best Actress in a Musical)
— rare
Dian
English · Divine (Dian Fossey, mountain gorilla researcher)
— rare
Diana
Latin · Divine, heavenly
№ 184
Diane
French · Royal mistress (Diane de Poitiers, Henry II's favorite)
— rare
Didda
Sanskrit · Kashmir's ruling queen (Catherine of Kashmir)
— rare
Dido
Phoenician · Wanderer; Carthaginian queen
— rare
Diellza
Albanian · Sunny one
— rare
Dieu
Other · Gentle / wonderful (Vietnamese foundational Buddhist)
— rare
Dihya
Berber · The beautiful one
— rare
Dijana
Latin · Diana (Croatian + Serbian rendition)
— rare
Dike
Greek · Justice (Greek goddess; constellation Virgo)
— rare
Dilan
Other · Dance / heart (Kurdish-Turkish foundational + Dilan Polat)
— rare
Dilani
Sanskrit · Bright heart (Sinhala-Sanskrit + Dilani Abeywardana Sri Lankan)
— rare
Dilara
Turkish · Beloved (Ottoman heritage + Turkish popular)
— rare
Dilnoza
Uzbek · Delicate heart (Central Asian heritage)
— rare
Dilrukshi
Sanskrit · Beloved heart (Sinhala + Dilrukshi Handunnetti journalist)
— rare
Dilys
Celtic · True / genuine (Welsh + Dilys Powell film critic)
— rare
Dimitra
Greek · Earth mother (Demeter)
— rare
Dina
Other · Dina Fritz - Attack on Titan Smiling Titan + Eldian Royal
— rare
Dinah
Hebrew · Judged, vindicated
— rare
Dior
French · Of golden god (Christian Dior, iconic fashion house)
— rare
Diotima
Greek · Honored by Zeus (Plato's wisdom teacher)
— rare
Disa
Old Norse · Goddess, spirit
— rare
Disha
Sanskrit · Direction (iconic Disha Patani Bollywood + Marvel)
— rare
Divya
Sanskrit · Divine / heavenly (iconic Divya Bharti Bollywood)
— rare
Diwa
Filipino · Spirit, soul, essence
— rare
Diwata
Filipino · Fairy, nature spirit
— rare
Diya
Sanskrit · Lamp, light
№ 718 · Trending ↑
Diễm
Vietnamese · Charming, alluring
— rare
Doina
Romanian · Romanian folk song
— rare
Doireann
Other · Daughter of Cairbre (Irish Gaelic foundational myth)
— rare
Doja
Other · Iconic Doja Cat - Grammy + Say So + Woman + Paint The Town Red
— rare
Dolgor
Other · Tara goddess (Buryat-Tibetan Vajrayana foundational)
— rare
Doli
Navajo · Bluebird
— rare
Dolkar
Tibetan · White Tara (Tibetan)
— rare
Dolly
English · Gift of God (Dolly Parton, country music icon)
— rare
Dolma
Tibetan · Liberator, the female Buddha
— rare
Dolores
Spanish · Sorrows
— rare
Dolors
Latin · Sorrows (Catalan Mare de Déu dels Dolors + foundational Catalan)
— rare
Dominika
Polish · Of the Lord (iconic Slovak tennis champion)
— rare
Domitilla
Latin · Of the household (Roman saint)
— rare
Domna
Latin · Julia Domna (Syrian Roman empress)
— rare
Donatella
Italian · Given by God
— rare
Donna
Italian · Lady (peaked #5 in 1960; Donna Summer, Donna Karan)
№ 901
Donovan
Irish · Dark warrior (Donovan singer; modern unisex)
— rare
Donya
Persian · World, universe
— rare
Dora
Greek · Gift (Dora the Explorer; Dora Maar; Freud's Dora)
— rare
Dorcas
Greek · Gazelle (Tabitha in Greek)
— rare
Dorianne
Greek · Doric (Maltese + Dorianne Laine foundational poet)
— rare
Doris
Greek · Sea nymph; gift
— rare
Dorota
Polish · Gift of God (Polish Dorothy)
— rare
Dorothea
Greek · Gift of God (Dorothea Lange; Dorothea Brooke in Middlemarch)
— rare
Dorothy
Greek · Gift of God
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Dorottya
Other · Gift of God (Hungarian Dorothy + Csokonai mock-epic)
— rare
Dorsey
French · From Orsay (Tommy Dorsey + Jack Dorsey of Twitter)
— rare
Dove
English · Dove Cameron - Disney Descendants superstar
— rare
Dovile
Other · Sigh of the soul (Lithuanian foundational + Dovilė Šakalienė politician)
— rare
Doyeon
Korean · Path + soft (K-pop + Korean acting)
— rare
Dragana
Other · Precious (Serbian + Dragana Mirković foundational pop-folk diva)
— rare
Drahomíra
Czech · Dear to peace (Czech queen)
— rare
Draupadi
Sanskrit · Mahabharata heroine (wife of the five Pandavas)
— rare
Dream
English · A dream (Dream Kardashian + modern word-name)
— rare
Drew
English · Manly / strong (Drew Barrymore, Drew Barrymore Show)
— rare
Drita
Albanian · Light
— rare
Drusilla
Latin · Strong; from the Drusi family
— rare
Dua
Albanian · Love / prayer (Dua Lipa, global pop star)
— rare
Duke
English · Leader / commander (John Wayne; Duke Ellington)
— rare
Dunya
Arabic · World, earthly life
— rare
Durga
Sanskrit · Invincible, fortress
— rare
Dwynwen
Welsh · Welsh patron saint of lovers (St Dwynwen's Day Jan 25)
— rare
Dylan
Welsh · Son of the sea (Bob Dylan; Dylan Thomas)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Dzerassa
Other · Water-spirit mother (Ossetian Narts saga foundational mythology)
— rare
Dzintra
Other · Amber (Latvian foundational + Baltic Amber Road)
— rare
Désirée
French · Desired (Napoleon's first love, Queen of Sweden)
— rare

E

180 names
Eabha
Celtic · Irish Eve (foundational top-10 Irish girls' name)
— rare
Eadflæd
Anglo-Saxon · Wealth-beauty (Edward the Elder's daughter)
— rare
Eadgyth
Anglo-Saxon · Wealth-war (the Anglo-Saxon Edith)
— rare
Ealdgyth
Anglo-Saxon · Old battle (Harold Godwinson's queen)
— rare
Ealhswith
Anglo-Saxon · Strong sanctuary (Alfred the Great's wife)
— rare
Eanflaed
Anglo-Saxon · Northumbrian queen-abbess
— rare
Eartha
English · Earth (Eartha Kitt, 'Santa Baby')
— rare
Easton
English · East town (modern unisex surname-as-name)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Ebony
English · Ebony Magazine - foundational African-American publication
— rare
Echo
Greek · Greek nymph who fell in love with Narcissus
— rare
Edburga
Anglo-Saxon · Wealth-fortress (Anglo-Saxon queen-saint)
— rare
Edda
Old Norse · Norse poetry collections
— rare
Edelweiss
German · Noble-white (Alpine flower)
— rare
Eden
Hebrew · Delight, paradise
№ 145
Edie
English · Rich in war, prosperous battle
— rare
Edith
Old English · Prosperous in war, blessed strife
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Edna
Hebrew · Delight (Tobit apocrypha)
— rare
Edona
Albanian · Love, desire
— rare
Edurne
Basque · Snow
— rare
Edwina
Old English · Rich friend (feminine Edwin)
— rare
Edyta
Polish · Polish form of Edith (Edyta Górniak Eurovision 1994)
— rare
Effie
Greek · Well-spoken, fair fame
— rare
Effy
English · Fair speech (Effy Stonem in Skins; diminutive of Euphemia)
— rare
Efua
Akan · Born on Friday (Akan Ghanaian day-name)
— rare
Eglah
Hebrew · Heifer (David's wife)
— rare
Eglė
Lithuanian · Fir tree (Queen of Serpents)
— rare
Egypt
English · Ancient civilization (Mary J. Blige + Janet Jackson naming)
— rare
Ehawee
Sioux · Laughing maiden
— rare
Eileen
Irish · Light (Eileen Gray, architect; Eileen Chang)
№ 540 · Trending ↑
Eilidh
Scottish Gaelic · Bright, shining one
— rare
Eilika
Old Germanic · Saxon noblewoman (founder of the House of Welf)
— rare
Eir
Old Norse · Mercy, healing
— rare
Eira
Welsh · Snow
— rare
Eithne
Irish · Kernel (mother of Lugh)
— rare
Eka
Greek · Katherine diminutive (Georgian + Eka Tkeshelashvili politician)
— rare
Elaine
French · Light (Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time Olympic sprint champion)
№ 800
Elara
Greek · Beloved of Zeus
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Eleanor
Greek · Shining light
№ 15 · Trending ↑
Electra
Greek · Amber (Sophocles + Mourning Becomes Electra + Strauss opera)
— rare
Eleftheria
Greek · Freedom, liberty
— rare
Elen
Greek · Helen (Welsh-Sami + Saint Elen Luyddog Welsh foundational)
— rare
Elena
Greek · Bright, shining light
№ 97 · Trending ↑
Eleni
Ethiopian · Light, torch (Ethiopian empress)
— rare
Eleonora
Italian · Light (Eleonora di Toledo, Italian Renaissance duchess)
— rare
Elettra
Italian · Shining, amber
— rare
Eliana
Hebrew · My God has answered me
№ 71 · Trending ↑
Elif
Turkish · First letter of the alphabet; slim, tall
— rare
Elin
Welsh · Light / torch (Welsh + Scandinavian)
— rare
Elira
Other · Free (Albanian foundational feminine + freedom)
— rare
Elisabetta
Italian · My God is an oath (Italian Elizabeth)
— rare
Elise
French · Pledged to God
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Elisheva
Hebrew · Original Hebrew Elizabeth (Aaron's wife + Aaronic priesthood)
— rare
Eliza
Hebrew · God is my oath
№ 95 · Trending ↑
Elizabeth
Hebrew · God is my oath
№ 16
Eliška
Czech · Pledged to God (Czech Elizabeth)
— rare
Ella
Germanic · All, other
№ 25
Elle
French · She / the (Elle Fanning; Elle Macpherson; the French magazine)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Ellen
English · Bright torch (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, first elected female African head of state)
— rare
Ellie
English · Bright, shining light
№ 32 · Trending ↑
Elliot
Hebrew · My God is Yahweh (E.T.'s Elliott; T.S. Eliot)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Ellis
Welsh · Benevolent (Ellis Island; modern unisex)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Ellison
English · Son of Elias (Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man + Larry Ellison)
— rare
Eloisa
French · Famous warrior (Heloise + Abelard; Eloisa James)
— rare
Eloise
French · Healthy, wide, famous warrior
№ 73 · Trending ↑
Elona
Other · River / earth (Albanian foundational feminine)
— rare
Elowen
Cornish · Elm tree (Cornish nature name)
— rare
Elsa
Germanic · Pledged to God
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Elsie
Scottish · Consecrated to God (Elsie de Wolfe; Elsie Dinsmore)
№ 720 · Trending ↑
Elspeth
Scottish · Consecrated to God (Elspeth Beard, first British woman to motorcycle around the world)
— rare
Eluned
Welsh · Idol, much-desired one
— rare
Elviira
Other · Elvira (Karelian-Finnish foundational)
— rare
Elvira
Spanish · True / trustworthy (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; Mozart's Don Giovanni)
— rare
Elzbieta
Hebrew · Polish Elizabeth (foundational Polish royal heritage)
— rare
Ember
English · Glowing coal, spark
№ 175 · Trending ↑
Embla
Old Norse · Elm tree; first woman
— rare
Emerson
English · Son of Emery, son of the brave
№ 98 · Trending ↑
Emery
Germanic · Industrious ruler
№ 124
Emese
Hungarian · Mother of Hungarians (legendary)
— rare
Emiko
Japanese · Beautiful child / smiling child (Japanese heritage)
— rare
Emilia
Latin · Rival, eager
№ 92 · Trending ↑
Emiliana
Latin · Industrious (Emiliana Torrini, Icelandic singer)
— rare
Emily
Latin · Rival, eager
№ 22
Emma
Germanic · Whole, universal
№ 2
Emmanuelle
French · God is with us (Emmanuelle Charpentier, CRISPR Nobel)
— rare
Emmy
German · Universal whole (Emmy Noether, greatest female mathematician)
— rare
Emoke
Other · Magyar legendary ancestress (Hungarian foundational)
— rare
Emory
English · Industrious ruler (Emory University; modern unisex)
— rare
Encarnación
Spanish · Incarnation (Marian devotion)
— rare
Endelienta
Cornish · Light of the world
— rare
Ene
Estonian · Mother / nurturer (Estonian heritage)
— rare
Enfys
Welsh · Rainbow
— rare
Engracia
Spanish · In grace (Zaragoza martyr)
— rare
Enheduanna
Sumerian · World's first named author (Sumerian high priestess)
— rare
Enid
Welsh · Soul / life (Enid Blyton, children's author; Enid in Wednesday)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Eniko
Other · Enikő Mihalik - Hungarian foundational supermodel
— rare
Enkhjin
Mongolian · Peace + life (Mongolian heritage)
— rare
Enkhtuya
Other · Peace ray (Mongolian feminine)
— rare
Enola
American · Alone backwards (Enola Holmes; Enola Gay)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Envy
Other · FMA shape-shifter Homunculus + Ishvalan War
— rare
Enya
Irish · Iconic Enya - Irish Celtic singer 80M+ records
— rare
Eormenburg
Anglo-Saxon · Great-fortress (Kentish queen)
— rare
Eos
Greek · Dawn
— rare
Eostre
Old English · Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring and dawn (origin of Easter)
— rare
Eowyn
Old English · Horse joy (Tolkien's shieldmaiden of Rohan)
— rare
Epp
Hebrew · Eve (Estonian + Epp Petrone author)
— rare
Era
Albanian · Wind, breeze
— rare
Erato
Greek · Lovely, beloved
— rare
Erdene
Mongolian · Jewel / treasure (Mongolian heritage)
— rare
Ereshkigal
Sumerian · Sumerian queen of the underworld
— rare
Eri
Japanese · Blessed, picture
— rare
Erica
Old Norse · Ever-ruler / heather (Erica Kane + Erica Jong + Erica Hill)
№ 720
Erigone
Greek · Child of strife (constellation Virgo)
— rare
Erin
Irish · Ireland (Erin Brockovich; Erin Burnett; Erin Andrews)
№ 580
Erinna
Greek · Greek lyric poet of Telos
— rare
Erna
Old Norse · Vigorous / earnest (Erna Solberg, Norwegian PM 2013-2021)
— rare
Erykah
English · Ever-ruler (Erykah Badu, queen of neo-soul)
— rare
Erza
Other · Iconic Erza Scarlet - Fairy Tail Queen of Fairies
— rare
Erzsébet
Hungarian · Hungarian Elizabeth (Saint of Hungary)
— rare
Esha
Sanskrit · Desire, purity
— rare
Eshana
Sanskrit · Desire / seeking (Sanskrit heritage)
— rare
Eshe
Swahili · Life (Swahili heritage)
— rare
Esma
Arabic · Names of God / supreme (Esma Redžepova Queen of Romani Music)
— rare
Esme
French · Beloved, esteemed
№ 411 · Trending ↑
Esmeralda
Spanish · Emerald
№ 387
Esperanza
Spanish · Hope
№ 612
Esra
Turkish · Night journey (Turkish-Arabic)
— rare
Estella
Latin · Star
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Estelle
French · Star
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Esther
Hebrew · Star
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Esti
Hungarian · Evening / star (Esti Ginzburg + Hungarian)
— rare
Estrella
Spanish · Star
№ 698
Estrid
Old Norse · Sveyn Forkbeard's daughter
— rare
Estée
French · Star (Estée Lauder, cosmetics empire founder)
— rare
Esyllt
Welsh · Welsh Iseult (Tristan and Iseult)
— rare
Eszter
Hungarian · Star (Hungarian Esther)
— rare
Etain
Irish · Little jealous one, shining
— rare
Etenesh
Ethiopian · You are my sister (Ethiopian)
— rare
Ethel
Old English · Noble (Ethel Merman; Ethel Kennedy; Ethel Waters)
— rare
Etheldreda
Anglo-Saxon · Noble strength (Anglo-Saxon saint of Ely)
— rare
Etta
Germanic · Estate ruler, ruler of the home
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Etty
Dutch · Pearl (Etty Hillesum, Dutch Jewish diarist of Auschwitz)
— rare
Eudocia
Greek · Goodwill (Athenian philosopher-poet who became Empress)
— rare
Eudokia
Greek · Goodwill (Byzantine empress-poet)
— rare
Eudora
Greek · Good gift (Eudora Welty, Pulitzer-winning Southern novelist)
— rare
Eugenia
Greek · Well-born / noble (Eugenia Cooney + Empress Eugénie)
— rare
Eugenie
French · Well-born (Princess Eugenie of York; Empress Eugénie)
— rare
Eulalia
Greek · Well-spoken, sweetly-speaking
— rare
Eulalie
Greek · Sweetly-speaking (Saint Eulalia; Poe's poem)
— rare
Eumetis
Greek · Good counsel (Cleobulus's daughter, riddle-master)
— rare
Eun
Korean · Grace, kindness, silver
— rare
Eunbi
Korean · Grace and drum (or rain)
— rare
Eunchae
Korean · Grace + brilliance (iconic LE SSERAFIM K-pop)
— rare
Eunha
Korean · Jung Eun-bi (Eunha) - GFRIEND main vocal foundational K-pop
— rare
Eunice
Greek · Good victory
— rare
Eunike
Greek · Good victory (biblical Eunice - Timothy's mother)
— rare
Eunji
Korean · Grace and wisdom
— rare
Eunjung
Korean · Ham Eun-jung - T-ara leader + foundational K-pop actress
— rare
Eunomia
Greek · Good order (Greek goddess of lawful governance)
— rare
Eunwoo
Korean · Jung Eun-woo - PRISTIN visual + foundational K-pop actress
— rare
Euodia
Greek · Good journey (Syntyche's companion)
— rare
Euphrosyne
Greek · Mirth, joy
— rare
Europa
Greek · Wide-faced (Phoenician princess + Europe namesake + Jupiter moon)
— rare
Eurydice
Greek · Wide justice
— rare
Eurykleia
Greek · Odysseus's nurse (recognized him by his scar)
— rare
Eurynome
Greek · Wide-roaming (Greek sea nymph)
— rare
Eustochium
Greek · Aim well (Jerome's pupil in Bethlehem)
— rare
Euterpe
Greek · Well-delighting (muse of music)
— rare
Eva
Hebrew · Life, living one
№ 88 · Trending ↑
Evangelia
Greek · Good news (Greek Orthodox heritage)
— rare
Evangelina
Spanish · Good news (Spanish form of Evangeline)
— rare
Evangeline
Greek · Good news, bearer of good news
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Evans
Welsh · Son of Evan (Chris Evans + Edith Evans)
— rare
Eve
Hebrew · Life (the first woman in the Bible; mother of all living)
№ 400 · Trending ↑
Evelyn
English · Wished-for child
№ 9 · Trending ↑
Ever
English · Always, eternal
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Everleigh
English · Wild boar meadow (modern American top-200)
— rare
Everly
English · Boar meadow; ever-living
№ 78
Ewa
Polish · Life (Polish form of Eve)
— rare
Eya
Other · Mother (Evenki Tungusic Indigenous Siberian foundational)
— rare
Eylül
Turkish · September (Turkish)
— rare

F

89 names
Fabienne
French · Bean grower (Pulp Fiction's Fabienne; French feminine of Fabian)
— rare
Fadwa
Arabic · Self-sacrifice (Fadwa Tuqan)
— rare
Faiga
Yiddish · Bird
— rare
Faigel
Yiddish · Little bird
— rare
Faith
English · Faith, trust, belief
№ 192
Faiza
Arabic · Victorious
— rare
Fang
Chinese · Fragrant
— rare
Fannie
English · Free (Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights organizer; Fannie Brice)
— rare
Fanny
English · Free (Fanny Price in Mansfield Park; Fanny Brice; Fanny Mendelssohn)
— rare
Farah
Persian · Joy, happiness
— rare
Farai
Other · Be happy / rejoice (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Fariba
Persian · Enchanting / beautiful (Persian heritage)
— rare
Farida
Arabic · Unique / precious (Queen Farida of Egypt)
— rare
Farrah
Arabic · Joy (Farrah Fawcett, Charlie's Angels icon)
— rare
Farzana
Persian · Wise / intelligent (South Asian heritage)
— rare
Fastrada
Old Germanic · Strong counsel (Charlemagne's wife)
— rare
Fatima
Arabic · Captivating, weaning
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Fatou
Arabic · Senegalese Fatima diminutive (Fatou Diome foundational)
— rare
Faustina
Latin · Lucky, fortunate
— rare
Faye
English · Fairy, fae
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Feigele
Other · Little bird (Yiddish + foundational Eastern Ashkenazi)
— rare
Felicia
Latin · Happy (Felicia Day, geek-culture pioneer)
— rare
Felicitas
Latin · Happiness, good fortune
— rare
Felicity
Latin · Happiness, good fortune
№ 332
Femke
Frisian · Little maiden, peace
— rare
Fenella
Scottish · White-shouldered (Fenella Fielding + Sir Walter Scott)
— rare
Fern
English · The fern plant
— rare
Fernanda
Spanish · Brave traveler (Fernanda Montenegro, Oscar nominee)
№ 460
Feruza
Other · Turquoise (Uzbek-Persian foundational + Feruza Jumaniyozova singer)
— rare
Feven
Tigrinya · Pure / bright (Eritrean + Ethiopian heritage)
— rare
Feyi
Yoruba · Praise (Yoruba feminine + foundational praise name)
— rare
Ffion
Welsh · Foxglove, rose
— rare
Fiadh
Irish · Wild, untamed
— rare
Fields
English · Of the fields (Sally Field; W.C. Fields)
— rare
Fifita
Tongan · Princess, noblewoman (Tongan)
— rare
Filomena
Italian · Lover of strength
— rare
Fina
Italian · Italian saint (the violet of San Gimignano)
— rare
Findabair
Irish · White phantom (Medb's daughter)
— rare
Finley
Scottish · Fair warrior (top-200 unisex US name)
№ 142 · Trending ↑
Finola
Irish · White shoulder (Irish form of Fionnuala)
— rare
Fiona
Scottish Gaelic · Fair, white
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Fionnuala
Irish · Fair-shouldered
— rare
Fioralba
Italian · Flower of dawn (Italian poetic compound)
— rare
Fiorella
Italian · Little flower
— rare
Fiorenza
Italian · Flowering / iconic Florence (Italian heritage)
— rare
Firouzeh
Other · Turquoise (Persian foundational + Firoozeh Dumas memoirist)
— rare
Fisher
English · Fisherman (Carrie Fisher; modern unisex)
— rare
Fitz
English · Son of (Scandal's Fitzgerald Grant; modern unisex)
— rare
Fjolla
Other · Snowflake (Albanian foundational + Fjolla Morina footballer)
— rare
Flannery
Irish · Descendant of the red one (Flannery O'Connor, Southern Gothic master)
— rare
Flavia
Latin · Golden, blonde
— rare
Fleur
French · Flower
— rare
Flor
Latin · Flower (Spanish foundational + Flor Silvestre Mexican Golden Age)
— rare
Flora
Latin · Flower (Roman goddess Flora + Botticelli's Primavera)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Florence
Latin · Flourishing, blooming
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Floriana
Italian · Flowering, blossoming
— rare
Florine
French · Flowering (Florine Stettheimer modernist painter)
— rare
Flossie
English · Flower (Flossie Wong-Staal, HIV co-discoverer)
— rare
Flurina
Romansh · Flowering one (rare Swiss Romansh heritage)
— rare
Flutura
Other · Butterfly (Albanian foundational feminine)
— rare
Flynn
Irish · Red-haired (Errol Flynn + Disney's Tangled)
— rare
Folake
Yoruba · Honor and care for her
— rare
Foluke
Yoruba · Given to God (Yoruba + Foluke Daramola - Nollywood)
— rare
Forough
Persian · Light (iconic Forough Farrokhzad Persian poet)
— rare
Forouzan
Persian · Luminous / shining (iconic Iranian cinema)
— rare
Forrest
English · Forest dweller (Forrest Gump; Tom Hanks)
— rare
Fortuna
Latin · Roman goddess of fortune + Wheel of Fortune
— rare
Foster
English · Forester / nurturer (Jodie Foster; Sutton Foster)
— rare
Frances
Latin · Free one, from France
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Francesca
Italian · From France / free one (Francesca da Rimini in Dante's Inferno)
№ 460
Francine
French · From France (Francine du Plessix Gray)
— rare
Frankie
Latin · Free one, from France
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Freya
Old Norse · Lady, noble woman
№ 138 · Trending ↑
Freydis
Old Norse · Lady of Freyr (Erik the Red's daughter; Vinland explorer)
— rare
Frida
Germanic · Peace, beauty
№ 624 · Trending ↑
Frideswide
Old English · Strong peace (Oxford patron saint)
— rare
Frieda
German · Peace (Frieda Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire; Frieda Lawrence)
— rare
Frigg
Old Norse · Norse queen of the gods (Odin's wife)
— rare
Frigga
Other · Norse goddess wife of Odin (foundational Aesir queen)
— rare
Fritzi
German · Peaceful ruler (Fritzi Haberlandt + Charles Schulz)
— rare
Fu Hao
Chinese · Earliest documented Chinese female general (Shang)
— rare
Fulla
Old Norse · Norse handmaiden of Frigg
— rare
Fulvia
Latin · Tawny / blonde (Roman Fulvia + Mark Antony's wife)
— rare
Fumiko
Japanese · Literary child
— rare
Funda
Turkish · Heather (Turkish)
— rare
Funke
Yoruba · Given to me to love
— rare
Funmi
Yoruba · Give me joy (Yoruba + Funmi Iyanda + Funmilayo short)
— rare
Funmilayo
Yoruba · Give me joy
— rare
Furaha
Swahili · Joy (Swahili)
— rare

G

127 names
Gabby
English · God is my strength (Gabby Douglas, first Black all-around Olympic gymnastics gold)
— rare
Gabija
Lithuanian · Goddess of the hearth-fire
— rare
Gable
English · Triangle / God's strength (Clark Gable, King of Hollywood)
— rare
Gabriela
Spanish · God is my strength (Gabriela Mistral, first Latin American Nobel laureate)
№ 480
Gabriella
Italian · God is my strength
№ 192
Gaeul
Korean · Autumn (iconic Gaeul IVE K-pop main dancer)
— rare
Gage
French · Oath / pledge (Phineas Gage; modern unisex)
— rare
Gahyeon
Korean · Lee Ga-hyeon - Dreamcatcher youngest K-pop
— rare
Gail
Hebrew · Father's joy (Gail Devers, two-time Olympic 100m gold)
— rare
Gaines
French · Trickster (Joanna + Chip Gaines, Magnolia)
— rare
Galatea
Greek · Milk-white, sea-green
— rare
Galateia
Greek · Milk-white (Polyphemus's beloved)
— rare
Galene
Greek · Calm sea, tranquility
— rare
Galilahi
Cherokee · Attractive, beloved (Cherokee)
— rare
Galilea
Hebrew · From Galilee (Galilea Montijo Mexican TV; biblical)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Galina
Russian · Calm, tranquil
— rare
Galit
Hebrew · Wave
— rare
Galiya
Tatar · Honored / exalted (Tatar Turkic heritage)
— rare
Galla
Latin · Galla Placidia (Western Roman empress)
— rare
Galswintha
Old Germanic · Visigothic queen (Frankish murder victim)
— rare
Gandhari
Sanskrit · Of Gandhara (blindfolded herself)
— rare
Ganga
Sanskrit · Goddess of the Ganges (foundational Hindu sacred river)
— rare
Gangubai
Marathi · Hindustani classical vocalist (Kirana gharana legend)
— rare
Gardenia
English · The gardenia flower (Billie Holiday's signature flower)
— rare
Gargi
Sanskrit · Vedic philosopher (debated Yajnavalkya)
— rare
Garyfallia
Greek · Carnation
— rare
Gaspara
Italian · Renaissance Venetian poet (290 sonnets)
— rare
Gates
English · Gatekeeper (Bill Gates; modern unisex surname)
— rare
Gauri
Sanskrit · Fair one (epithet of Parvati)
— rare
Gayatri
Sanskrit · Sacred Vedic verse (Hindu sacred mantra)
— rare
Gayeon
Korean · Beautiful flower
— rare
Geena
English · Wellborn / queen (Geena Davis, Oscar; Thelma & Louise)
— rare
Geeta
Sanskrit · Song (Geeta Dutt - foundational playback singer + Guru Dutt's wife)
— rare
Geethika
Sanskrit · Song / hymn (Sinhala-Sanskrit + foundational Bhagavad Gita derivative)
— rare
Geetika
Sanskrit · Small song, sonnet
— rare
Gefen
Hebrew · Vine (modern Israeli unisex)
— rare
Gefjon
Old Norse · Giver (Norse goddess who plowed Zealand)
— rare
Gefjun
Norse · Norse plowing goddess + creator of Zealand
— rare
Geltrude
Italian · Spear-strength (Italian Gertrude)
— rare
Gemma
Italian · Gem, precious stone
№ 175 · Trending ↑
Genelia
Portuguese · Iconic Genelia D'Souza Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
— rare
Genesis
Greek · Beginning, origin
№ 78
Genet
Amharic · Paradise, Eden
— rare
Geneva
English · Juniper tree; the Swiss city
— rare
Genevieve
French · Tribe woman, of the people
№ 172 · Trending ↑
Genoveva
Spanish · Spanish Genevieve
— rare
Georgia
Greek · Farmer, earth worker
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Georgiana
English · Iconic Duchess of Devonshire + Pride and Prejudice
— rare
Georgina
Greek · Farmer (Georgina Rodríguez, Ronaldo's partner)
— rare
Geraldine
English · Spear-ruler (Geraldine Ferraro, first major-party female VP nominee)
№ 940
Gerd
Old Norse · Norse giantess (wife of Freyr)
— rare
Gerda
Old Norse · Enclosure, stronghold
— rare
Gerelmaa
Other · Light woman (Mongolian foundational)
— rare
Gergana
Other · Bulgarian Petko Slaveykov national poem 1860
— rare
Gertruda
Other · Polish Gertrude (Saint Gertrude of Helfta foundational mystic)
— rare
Gertrude
Old Germanic · Spear strength (Gertrude Stein; Saint Gertrude the Great)
— rare
Geshtinanna
Sumerian · Vine of heaven (Sumerian goddess-poetess of dreams)
— rare
Ghada
Arabic · Graceful, young gazelle
— rare
Ghosha
Sanskrit · Sound (Vedic Rishika cured by the Ashvins)
— rare
Gianna
Italian · God is gracious
№ 47 · Trending ↑
Gibson
Scottish · Son of Gilbert (Mel Gibson; Tyrese Gibson)
— rare
Gigi
French · Earth-worker (Gigi Hadid; Colette's novella; Lerner's film)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Gila
Hebrew · Joy
— rare
Gilda
Italian · Golden (Gilda Radner, SNL original cast; Rita Hayworth)
— rare
Gillian
English · Youthful (Gillian Anderson, X-Files Scully + The Crown's Thatcher)
— rare
Gina
Italian · Queen / well-born (Gina Lollobrigida; Gina Rodriguez)
№ 900
Ginevra
Italian · White wave, fair
— rare
Ginger
English · Spice / red-haired (Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire's partner)
— rare
Gioconda
Italian · Joyful, cheerful
— rare
Giovanna
Italian · God is gracious (Italian Joan / Jane)
— rare
Girija
Sanskrit · Mountain born (iconic Girija Devi - Hindustani classical Padma Vibhushan)
— rare
Gisela
Old Germanic · Pledge (Charlemagne's daughter)
— rare
Gisele
French · Pledge (Gisele Bündchen, supermodel)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Giselle
French · Pledge / hostage (Adolphe Adam's romantic ballet Giselle, 1841)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Gittel
Yiddish · Good
— rare
Gladys
Welsh · Princess, royalty (Welsh Claudia)
— rare
Glafira
Russian · Smooth / refined (rare Russian Orthodox)
— rare
Glain
Welsh · Jewel / pure (rare Welsh heritage)
— rare
Glenda
Welsh · Holy good (Glenda Jackson, 2 Oscars; Glinda the Good Witch)
— rare
Glenn
Scottish · Valley (iconic Glenn Close - 3x Tony + 8x Oscar noms)
— rare
Glesni
Celtic · Blueness (Welsh foundational color name)
— rare
Glikl
Yiddish · Luck (Glikl of Hameln, Yiddish memoirist)
— rare
Gloria
Latin · Glory (Gloria Steinem, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Anzaldúa)
№ 660
Gna
Norse · Norse messenger goddess + Frigg's herald
— rare
Gobnait
Irish · Irish beekeeper saint
— rare
Godiva
Old English · God's gift
— rare
Goewin
Welsh · Welsh mythological (Math's footholder)
— rare
Goharshad
Persian · Joyful jewel (iconic Goharshad Begum Timurid queen)
— rare
Golbahar
Other · Rose-spring (Persian foundational + spring rose)
— rare
Golda
Yiddish · Gold (Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister)
— rare
Goldie
English · Made of gold
— rare
Goli
Persian · Rose, flower
— rare
Golnar
Other · Pomegranate flower (Persian foundational + Shahnameh)
— rare
Golshan
Other · Flower garden / rose garden (Persian foundational)
— rare
Golshifteh
Other · Bewitched by flowers (Golshifteh Farahani Iranian foundational actress)
— rare
Gorgophone
Greek · Gorgon-slayer (Perseus's daughter)
— rare
Gotami
Pali · Of the Gotama clan (the mustard seed parable)
— rare
Grace
Latin · Favour, divine grace
№ 35
Gracie
English · Grace (Gracie Abrams, Grammy nominee; Gracie Allen)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Graham
Scottish · Gravelly homestead (Heather Graham; modern unisex)
— rare
Grainne
Irish · Grace, sun
— rare
Graves
English · Steward (Robert Graves; Newt Scamander's Graves)
— rare
Gray
English · Gray color (Macy Gray, Grammy singer)
— rare
Grazia
Italian · Grace (Grazia Deledda, 1926 Nobel Literature)
— rare
Graziella
Italian · Grace (Lamartine's iconic 1849 romance)
— rare
Grazyna
Other · Mickiewicz Grazyna 1823 Lithuanian heroine foundational
— rare
Greer
Scottish · Watchful (Greer Garson, 7-time Oscar nominee)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Greta
Germanic · Pearl
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Gretchen
German · Pearl (Gretchen Wieners + Goethe's Faust)
— rare
Gudrun
Old Norse · Battle-rune (Volsung heroine)
— rare
Guinevere
Welsh · Fair phantom (King Arthur's queen)
— rare
Gujri
Punjabi · Sikh foremother (Guru Gobind Singh's mother)
— rare
Gula
Akkadian · Babylonian goddess of healing (with sacred dog)
— rare
Gulalai
Pashto · Rose-like, beautiful
— rare
Gulnara
Persian · Pomegranate flower (Central Asian heritage)
— rare
Gunay
Other · Sun-moon (Azerbaijani-Turkish foundational)
— rare
Gunnhild
Old Norse · Norse queen (Mother of Kings)
— rare
Gurleen
Punjabi · Absorbed in the Guru
— rare
Gurpreet
Other · Love of Guru (Sikh-Punjabi foundational unisex)
— rare
Guðrún
Old Norse · Sacred rune / divine secret (iconic Icelandic name)
— rare
Gwansun
Korean · Korean independence martyr (1919 March 1st Movement)
— rare
Gwen
Welsh · White, blessed (Gwen Stefani; Gwen Verdon)
— rare
Gwendolen
Welsh · White ring, blessed circle
— rare
Gwenllian
Welsh · White-flowing (the Welsh warrior princess)
— rare
Gwerful
Welsh · Welsh medieval feminist poet
— rare
Gwyneth
Welsh · Blessed, fair
— rare
Gyda
Old Norse · Beauty (Harald Fairhair's haughty first wife)
— rare

H

197 names
Ha
Other · River / summer (Vietnamese feminine + foundational name particle)
— rare
Habba
Kashmiri · Kashmir's poet-queen (Habba Khatoon)
— rare
Habiba
Arabic · Beloved
— rare
Hadar
Hebrew · Splendor, glory
— rare
Hadassah
Hebrew · Myrtle tree
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Hadeel
Arabic · Cooing dove
— rare
Hadewijch
Dutch · Brabantine Beguine mystic poet
— rare
Hadiya
Arabic · Gift, guide to righteousness
— rare
Hadiza
Hausa · Trustworthy; the Prophet's first wife
— rare
Hadley
English · Heather meadow
№ 118
Haerin
Korean · Sea jewel (NewJeans K-pop)
— rare
Haeun
Korean · Summer grace
— rare
Haewon
Korean · Sea + first (NMIXX leader iconic K-pop)
— rare
Hafsa
Arabic · Young lioness, gatherer
— rare
Hagar
Hebrew · Flight, stranger
— rare
Haggith
Hebrew · Festive (David's wife, Adonijah's mother)
— rare
Hailee
English · Hay clearing (Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit Oscar nom at 13)
№ 280
Hailey
English · Hay meadow
№ 98
Haisley
American · Hazel meadow (modern American compound)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Hajnal
Hungarian · Dawn
— rare
Hala
Arabic · Halo around the moon
— rare
Halaevalu
Other · Queen Mother of Tonga (Pacific foundational royal name)
— rare
Halcyon
Greek · Kingfisher; calm, peaceful
— rare
Halia
Hawaiian · Remembrance of a loved one; sea
— rare
Halima
Arabic · Gentle (Somali-Arabic + Halima Aden first hijab Sports Illustrated)
— rare
Halimah
Arabic · Gentle / patient (Halimah Yacob, first female president of Singapore)
— rare
Halina
Polish · Calm, light
— rare
Halla
Old Norse · Hall (Iceland's first poet-saint)
— rare
Halle
Old English · Hall, manor
— rare
Hallie
English · Sea-dweller
№ 487
Halloway
English · Sunken road (modern unisex surname)
— rare
Halo
Greek · Ring of light, divine ring
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Halona
Native American · Happy fortune, fortunate
— rare
Halsey
English · Hazel island (Halsey, Grammy singer)
— rare
Halszka
Polish · Polish diminutive of Elizabeth
— rare
Hamida
Arabic · Praiseworthy (Akbar's mother)
— rare
Hammoleketh
Hebrew · The queen (only Israelite woman so titled)
— rare
Hamutal
Hebrew · Father-in-law is dew (Jeremiah's mother)
— rare
Han
Other · Korean / Vietnamese unisex + foundational surname
— rare
Hana
Japanese · Flower; happiness; grace
№ 547 · Trending ↑
Hanako
Japanese · Flower child
— rare
Hanan
Arabic · Compassion, tenderness
— rare
Handong
Other · Han Dong - Dreamcatcher Chinese K-pop
— rare
Hang
Other · Moon goddess (Vietnamese Chị Hằng + Mid-Autumn Festival)
— rare
Hanh
Vietnamese · Happiness, virtue
— rare
Hania
Arabic · Happy / blessed (iconic Hania Aamir - Pakistani actress)
— rare
Hanitra
Other · Perfume / fragrance (Malagasy Madagascar foundational)
— rare
Hannah
Hebrew · Grace, favour
№ 47
Hanni
Vietnamese · Iconic Hanni NewJeans Vietnamese-Australian K-pop
— rare
Hardy
English · Brave / strong (Thomas Hardy; Tom Hardy)
— rare
Harleen
Punjabi · Absorbed in God
— rare
Harlow
English · Hill of the army, rock hill
№ 268 · Trending ↑
Harnaaz
Punjabi · God's gift (iconic Harnaaz Sandhu Miss Universe 2021)
— rare
Harneet
Punjabi · Good morals, virtuous
— rare
Harper
English · Harp player
№ 11
Harriet
English · Home-ruler (Harriet Tubman; Harriet Beecher Stowe)
— rare
Hartley
English · Stag meadow (Hartley Hare; Hartley Coleridge)
— rare
Haruka
Japanese · Distant / springtime (Sailor Moon's Sailor Uranus)
— rare
Haruki
Japanese · Spring radiance (Haruki Murakami, novelist)
— rare
Haruna
Japanese · Spring greens (Japanese feminine name)
— rare
Haseul
Korean · Jo Ha-seul - LOONA leader foundational K-pop
— rare
Hasina
Arabic · Beautiful (longest-serving female head of government, Bangladesh)
— rare
Hasmik
Armenian · Jasmine
— rare
Hathor
Egyptian · House of Horus
— rare
Hatshepsut
Egyptian · Foremost of noble women
— rare
Hattie
English · Home ruler
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Hauwa
Hausa · Eve, life
— rare
Haven
English · Place of safety (Jessica Alba's daughter; Syfy series)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Hawkins
English · Little hawk (Sadie Sink + Stranger Things' Hawkins)
— rare
Hayat
Arabic · Life
— rare
Hayden
English · Hay valley, fire
№ 387
Hayes
English · Hedge dweller (Helen Hayes, First Lady of American Theater)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Haylee
English · Hay meadow (modern spelling variant of Hailey/Haley)
№ 460
Hayoon
Korean · Summer's gentle abundance
— rare
Hazel
English · The hazel tree
№ 27 · Trending ↑
Hazrat Mahal
Arabic · Begum who led 1857 rebellion in Awadh
— rare
Hazzelelponi
Hebrew · Shade before me (1 Chronicles)
— rare
Heart
English · Heart Evangelista - Filipino actress + fashion icon
— rare
Heath
English · Heathland (Heath Ledger; modern unisex)
— rare
Heather
English · Heather plant (peaked #3 in 1975; the Scottish moorland flower)
№ 705
Heba
Arabic · Gift
— rare
Hebat
Hurrian · Hurrian-Hittite mother-goddess (queen of heaven)
— rare
Hebe
Greek · Greek goddess of youth (Heracles' wife)
— rare
Hecate
Greek · Far-reaching, far-darting
— rare
Hedda
Germanic · Battle / iconic Ibsen Hedda Gabler
— rare
Hediyeh
Persian · Gift (Persian)
— rare
Hedvika
Czech · Battle-fighter (Czech Hedwig)
— rare
Hedy
German · Battle (movie star who patented frequency-hopping)
— rare
Hedyle
Greek · Sweet song (Greek epic poet)
— rare
Heejin
Korean · Jeon Hee-jin - LOONA foundational K-pop first member
— rare
Heidi
Germanic · Noble kind
№ 487
Heimana
Tahitian · Power of the spirit
— rare
Hekla
Icelandic · Iceland's famous volcano
— rare
Hekuba
Greek · Queen of Troy
— rare
Helah
Hebrew · Rust, sickness (Ashhur's first wife)
— rare
Heledd
Welsh · Salt; from old Welsh poem
— rare
Helen
Greek · Bright torch (Helen of Troy; Helen Keller)
№ 421
Helena
Greek · Light, sun's ray, bright
№ 312 · Trending ↑
Helga
Old Norse · Holy, blessed
— rare
Helia
Greek · Sun
— rare
Helin
Other · Fawn (Kurdish foundational + Kurdish female peshmerga)
— rare
Helle
Greek · Princess of the Hellespont (Greek)
— rare
Helmi
Finnish · Pearl
— rare
Helvia
Latin · Seneca's mother (the philosopher's consolation)
— rare
Hema
Sanskrit · Golden
— rare
Hemera
Greek · Day (the primordial Greek goddess)
— rare
Hendrix
Dutch · Son of Hendrik (Jimi Hendrix)
— rare
Henley
English · High meadow (Henley-on-Thames + Don Henley, Eagles)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Henrietta
French · Ruler of the home (Henrietta Lacks, the HeLa cells)
№ 740 · Trending ↑
Henrike
Germanic · Ruler of the home (rare German feminine of Heinrich)
— rare
Henutsen
Ancient Egyptian · Mistress of love (Khufu's queen)
— rare
Hephzibah
Hebrew · My delight is in her
— rare
Heqet
Egyptian · Egyptian frog goddess of birth
— rare
Hera
Greek · Queen, lady, protectress
— rare
Hereswith
Anglo-Saxon · Army-strength (Hilda's sister)
— rare
Hermione
Greek · Helen of Troy's daughter
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Herta
Germanic · Earth (iconic Herta Müller Nobel Literature 2009)
— rare
Hertha
Old Germanic · Earth (electrical engineer Hertha Ayrton)
— rare
Hervor
Old Norse · Warrior of the host
— rare
Hesperia
Greek · Evening star (Greek)
— rare
Hester
Persian · Star (Hawthorne's Hester Prynne; The Scarlet Letter)
— rare
Hestia
Greek · Hearth, fireside
— rare
Hetepheres
Egyptian · Khufu's mother (built Great Pyramid)
— rare
Hewon
Korean · Hewon - STAYC K-pop 4th-gen Korean
— rare
Hialeah
Seminole · Pretty prairie
— rare
Hibba
Arabic · Gift (Arabic)
— rare
Hien
Other · Gentle / virtuous (Vietnamese feminine)
— rare
Hikari
Japanese · Light, brightness
— rare
Hila
Hebrew · Halo, aura
— rare
Hilaria
Latin · Cheerful (Saint Hilarion's sister)
— rare
Hild
Anglo-Saxon · Battle (Bede's beloved abbess of Whitby)
— rare
Hilda
Old Germanic · Battle (Anglo-Saxon abbess)
— rare
Hilde
Germanic · Battle, fighter
— rare
Hildegard
Germanic · Battle protector
— rare
Hildur
Old Norse · Battle (Icelandic Olympic + iconic composer)
— rare
Hillary
Latin · Cheerful (Hillary Clinton, first woman major-party US presidential nominee)
№ 985
Hina
Japanese · Sun, day, doll
— rare
Hinata
Japanese · Sunny place, towards the sun
— rare
Hind
Arabic · India (Mu'awiya's mother, classical Arabic name)
— rare
Hinda
Other · Doe / female deer (Yiddish foundational Ashkenazi)
— rare
Hindi
Hebrew · India / Sephardic Hannah variant (Yiddish-Hebrew foundational)
— rare
Hine
Maori · Girl, daughter
— rare
Hineata
Maori · Dawn maiden
— rare
Hinemoa
Other · Maori legendary lover (Lake Rotorua + Tutanekai)
— rare
Hipparchia
Greek · Cynic philosopher (Greek)
— rare
Hippodamia
Greek · Horse-tamer (Pelops's wife)
— rare
Hippolyta
Greek · Releaser of horses
— rare
Hira
Other · Diamond / Cave of Hira (Urdu-Arabic foundational Quran first revelation)
— rare
Hiraya
Filipino · Imagination, hope
— rare
Historia
Greek · History (iconic Historia Reiss Attack on Titan)
— rare
Hitomi
Japanese · Pupil of the eye (iconic Hitomi Honda - IZ*ONE)
— rare
Hiwot
Amharic · Life
— rare
Hlin
Old Norse · Norse goddess of protection
— rare
Hnin
Burmese · Snow (Burmese)
— rare
Hnoss
Other · Treasure (Old Norse + daughter of Freyja)
— rare
Hoa
Vietnamese · Flower
— rare
Hoda
Arabic · Guidance / right path (Hoda Kotb, Today co-anchor)
— rare
Hodaya
Hebrew · Gratitude, thanksgiving to God
— rare
Hodesh
Hebrew · New moon (1 Chronicles)
— rare
Hoglah
Hebrew · Partridge (Zelophehad's daughter)
— rare
Hokulani
Hawaiian · Heavenly star
— rare
Hokulei
Hawaiian · Heavenly garland of stars
— rare
Hollis
English · Holly grove (modern unisex American name)
— rare
Holly
English · The holly tree
№ 487
Holt
English · Wood / grove (Henry Holt publisher; modern unisex)
— rare
Homay
Other · Phoenix-bird princess (Persian + Shahnameh Homay-e Chehrazad)
— rare
Hong
Chinese · Red, rainbow, swan
— rare
Honoka
Japanese · Faint fragrance (Japanese)
— rare
Honor
Latin · Honor, dignity
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Honoria
Latin · Honor (Roman princess who proposed to Attila)
— rare
Hope
English · Hope
№ 247
Hopper
English · Dancer (Edward Hopper; Grace Hopper)
— rare
Hortense
French · Garden (Napoleon's stepdaughter, mother of Napoleon III)
— rare
Hortensia
Latin · Garden
— rare
Hua
Chinese · Flower, splendid
— rare
Huda
Arabic · Guidance (Egyptian feminist Huda Sha'arawi)
— rare
Hudson
English · Son of Hudd (Kate Hudson + Henry Hudson)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Hui
Chinese · Intelligent, wise
— rare
Huia
Other · Sacred extinct bird (Maori foundational cultural symbol)
— rare
Huldah
Hebrew · Weasel
— rare
Huma
Other · Phoenix bird (Persian-Urdu + national bird of Pakistan)
— rare
Huong
Vietnamese · Fragrance, scent
— rare
Huxley
English · Inhospitable meadow (Aldous Huxley + Brave New World)
— rare
Hwang Jini
Korean · Joseon courtesan-poet (greatest gisaeng)
— rare
Hwasa
Korean · Ahn Hye-jin - MAMAMOO main vocal foundational K-pop
— rare
Hyacinth
Greek · Sweet-smelling spring flower (Greek mythology)
— rare
Hyein
Korean · Wise + benevolence (NewJeans youngest K-pop)
— rare
Hyejin
Korean · Wise precious (Korean)
— rare
Hyojung
Korean · Filial respect (Hyojung - OH MY GIRL leader)
— rare
Hyolyn
Korean · Kim Hyo-jung - SISTAR leader + foundational K-pop soloist
— rare
Hyomin
Korean · Park Sun-young (Hyomin) - T-ara rapper foundational K-pop
— rare
Hypatia
Greek · Highest (Hypatia of Alexandria, ancient philosopher)
— rare
Hyuna
Korean · Worthy / cleverness (Hyuna, Korean solo K-pop icon)
— rare
Hyunjin
Korean · Kim Hyun-jin - LOONA 1/3 subunit foundational K-pop
— rare
Héloïse
Old Germanic · Healthy, wide (Abelard's beloved)
— rare
Hülya
Turkish · Daydream, reverie (Turkish)
— rare
Hürrem
Turkish · Joyful / cheerful (Ottoman queen Roxelana)
— rare

I

119 names
Iantha
Greek · Violet flower
— rare
Iara
Other · Lady of the Lake (Brazilian Tupi mermaid mythology)
— rare
Ida
Germanic · Industrious (Ida B. Wells, pioneering Black journalist)
— rare
Idalia
Greek · Behold the sun; from Idalium
— rare
Idia
Edo · Iyoba (Queen Mother of Benin who led armies)
— rare
Idil
Other · Complete / perfect (Somali foundational)
— rare
Idina
Hebrew · Gentle (Idina Menzel, Frozen's Elsa)
— rare
Idoia
Other · Marian shrine (Basque foundational + Idoia Mendia politician)
— rare
Idun
Old Norse · Rejuvenator, ever young
— rare
Idunn
Old Norse · Norse goddess of golden apples
— rare
Ieva
Latvian · Life (Baltic form of Eve)
— rare
Ife
Yoruba · Love
— rare
Ifeoma
Igbo · Good thing, beautiful thing
— rare
Ifrah
Arabic · Happiness (Somali-Arabic + Ifrah Ahmed anti-FGM activist)
— rare
Iga
Polish · Igneous / Ignatius (Iga Świątek, current world #1)
— rare
Iida
Finnish · Industrious (Finnish form of Ida; top Finnish name)
— rare
Ila
Sanskrit · Earth, speech
— rare
Ilana
Hebrew · Tree, oak tree
— rare
Ilaria
Italian · Cheerful, joyful
— rare
Ildikó
Hungarian · Battle (Attila's last wife)
— rare
Ileana
Romanian · Bright one (Romanian Helen)
— rare
Ilhan
Turkic · Ruler of the realm (Ilhan Omar, first Somali American in US Congress)
— rare
Iliana
Greek · Helen variant (Greek + Spanish + foundational Helen of Troy)
— rare
Ilona
Hungarian · Bright one (Hungarian Helen)
— rare
Ilze
Latvian · God's promise (Latvian form of Elizabeth)
— rare
Imade
Other · Edo princess (Banky W + Adesua Etomi's daughter)
— rare
Iman
Arabic · Faith (Arabic)
— rare
Imani
Swahili · Faith
№ 423 · Trending ↑
Imelda
Spanish · Universal battle (Imelda Marcos; Imelda Staunton)
№ 800
Immacolata
Latin · Immaculate (Italian + Marian devotion + foundational Catholic)
— rare
Immaculada
Latin · Immaculate (Catalan Immaculate Conception)
— rare
Imogen
Celtic · Maiden, beloved girl
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Inanna
Sumerian · Sumerian goddess of love and war
— rare
Inara
Arabic · Ray of light, illuminating
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Inas
Arabic · Sociability, friendliness (Arabic)
— rare
Inaya
Arabic · Care, concern, solicitude
— rare
Inbal
Hebrew · Clapper of a bell
— rare
Inbar
Hebrew · Amber
— rare
Indah
Indonesian · Beautiful
— rare
Indeg
Welsh · Welsh maiden (Arthur's mistress in Triads)
— rare
India
English · Land of the Indus / India.Arie's Grammy soul; Gone with the Wind
— rare
Indigo
Greek · Indian dye, deep blue-purple
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Indira
Sanskrit · Beauty, the goddess Lakshmi
— rare
Indradevi
Sanskrit · Khmer queen and Sanskrit scholar (Jayavarman VII's wife)
— rare
Indrani
Sanskrit · Queen of Indra (one of the Sapta Matrikas)
— rare
Indu
Sanskrit · Moon, droplet
— rare
Indumathi
Sanskrit · Moon-shining (Sanskrit)
— rare
Ines
Spanish · Pure, holy
— rare
Inese
Greek · Pure (Latvian Agnes + Inese Galante foundational soprano)
— rare
Inez
Spanish · Pure (Inez de Castro; Inez Milholland suffragist)
— rare
Inga
Old Norse · Of Ing, of the god of fertility
— rare
Ingrid
Old Norse · Beautiful goddess, fair Ing
— rare
Iniya
Other · Sweet (Tamil foundational + Iniya Tamil actress)
— rare
Inkeri
Other · Ingria region (Finnish-Karelian + foundational Inkeri Tanhuanpää)
— rare
Inkill
Other · Sacred flower (Quechua-Aymara Andean foundational)
— rare
Inmaculada
Spanish · Immaculate (Marian devotion)
— rare
Innes
Scottish · Island
— rare
Ino
Japanese · Iconic Ino Yamanaka - Naruto Mind-Body Switch
— rare
Intan
Indonesian · Diamond
— rare
Io
Greek · Greek princess turned into a heifer (Zeus's lover)
— rare
Ioana
Romanian · God is gracious (Romanian Joan)
— rare
Iola
Welsh · Worthy of the Lord; violet
— rare
Iolana
Hawaiian · To soar, to fly upward
— rare
Iolanda
Italian · Violet flower (Italian form of Yolanda)
— rare
Iolanthe
Greek · Violet flower
— rare
Iole
Greek · Violet (Heracles's love)
— rare
Iona
Scottish Gaelic · From Iona; yew
— rare
Iphigenia
Greek · Strong-born
— rare
Iphis
Greek · Strength (Cretan girl who became a man)
— rare
Iqra
Arabic · Read (iconic Iqra Aziz - Pakistani Suno Chanda)
— rare
Ira
Sanskrit · Earth, Saraswati (Sanskrit); watchful (Hebrew)
— rare
Iracema
Tupi · Lips of honey
— rare
Iram
Arabic · Garden of paradise
— rare
Iratxe
Basque · Forest of ferns (Basque heritage)
— rare
Ireland
English · Land of the Irish (Ireland Baldwin, model + the country)
— rare
Iremide
Yoruba · Mercy has come (Yoruba heritage)
— rare
Irena
Polish · Peace (Irena Sendler, rescued 2,500 Jewish children from Warsaw Ghetto)
— rare
Irene
Greek · Peace (Empress Irene + Irene Cara, Fame)
№ 580
Iresha
Sinhala · Goddess (Sri Lankan Sinhala heritage)
— rare
Irihapeti
Hebrew · Elizabeth (Maori + Irihapeti Ramsden Cultural Safety nursing pioneer)
— rare
Irina
Russian · Peace (Russian + Greek Eirene + foundational saint)
— rare
Irini
Greek · Peace (Greek + Saint Irene of Athens + Byzantine empress)
— rare
Iris
Greek · Rainbow
№ 214 · Trending ↑
Iro
Greek · Hera (modern Greek)
— rare
Iroha
Japanese · Iconic Iroha ILLIT + foundational Iroha-uta Japanese poem
— rare
Iryna
Ukrainian · Peace
— rare
Isabel
Spanish · Consecrated to God (Isabel Allende; Queen Isabel I of Castile)
№ 105 · Trending ↑
Isabela
Hebrew · Disney Encanto Isabela Madrigal + Brazilian-Portuguese
— rare
Isabella
Italian · Pledged to God
№ 6
Isabelle
French · Consecrated to God (Isabelle Huppert; Isabelle Adjani)
№ 95 · Trending ↑
Isadora
Greek · Gift of Isis (Isadora Duncan, Mother of Modern Dance)
— rare
Isae
Korean · Kim Eun-jung - SECRET NUMBER K-pop
— rare
Iscah
Hebrew · Sarah's sister
— rare
Iseabail
Scottish Gaelic · Devoted to God (Scottish Isabel)
— rare
Iset
Egyptian · Throne (Thutmose III's mother)
— rare
Iseul
Korean · Dew
— rare
Iseult
Celtic · Tristan and Iseult - foundational medieval romance
— rare
Isha
Sanskrit · Goddess / one who protects (Isha Ambani)
— rare
Ishita
Sanskrit · One who desires, mistress
— rare
Ishtar
Akkadian · Akkadian goddess of love and war
— rare
Isis
Egyptian · Throne; Egyptian mother goddess
— rare
Iskra
Bulgarian · Spark
— rare
Isla
Scottish · Island
№ 36 · Trending ↑
Ismini
Greek · Greek Ismene (Antigone's sister + Sophocles)
— rare
Isolde
Germanic · Ice ruler (Tristan's lover; Wagner's opera heroine)
— rare
Issa
Arabic · Salvation / Jesus (Issa Rae, Insecure creator)
— rare
Itri
Berber · Star (Berber-Amazigh)
— rare
Itta
Yiddish · Hasidic dynastic name
— rare
Itzayana
Mayan · Gift of God (Yucatec Maya heritage)
— rare
Itzel
Mayan · Rainbow lady, dew of heaven
№ 698
Iulia
Latin · Julia (Romanian + Iulia Vântur Romanian-Indian actress)
— rare
Iva
Other · Willow (Czech-Slovak + Iva Bittová violinist foundational)
— rare
Iveta
Other · Czech / Slovak Yvette (Iveta Bartošová pop foundational)
— rare
Ivory
English · Ivory white (the Côte d'Ivoire + James Ivory, Oscar-winning director)
— rare
Ivy
English · The vine, faithfulness
№ 42 · Trending ↑
Iwona
Other · Yvonne (Polish + Gombrowicz Iwona Princess of Burgundy)
— rare
Ixchel
Mayan · Rainbow lady, moon goddess
— rare
Iyabo
Yoruba · Mother has returned
— rare
Izumi
Japanese · Spring of water (Heian poet Izumi Shikibu)
— rare

J

138 names
Jaci
Other · Moon goddess (Tupi-Guarani Brazilian Indigenous foundational)
— rare
Jacinda
English · Hyacinth (PM Jacinda Ardern)
— rare
Jacinta
Spanish · Hyacinth flower
— rare
Jackie
English · God is gracious (Jackie Kennedy; Jackie Joyner-Kersee)
№ 900
Jacqueline
French · Supplanter (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady)
№ 350
Jada
Hebrew · Wise / jade (Jada Pinkett Smith, Matrix Reloaded; Red Table Talk)
№ 400
Jade
Spanish · The green stone
№ 126
Jadranka
Other · Adriatic (Croatian + Jadranka Kosor PM of Croatia)
— rare
Jadwiga
Polish · Battle, strife
— rare
Jael
Hebrew · Mountain goat, wild ibex
— rare
Jagger
English · Carter (Mick Jagger; modern unisex)
— rare
Jagoda
Polish · Berry, strawberry
— rare
Jahan
Persian · World (Nur Jahan - Mughal empress + de facto co-regent)
— rare
Jahanara
Persian · Mughal princess (Shah Jahan's daughter)
— rare
James
Hebrew · Supplanter (Blake Lively + Ryan Reynolds named daughter James)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Jamie
English · Supplanter (Jamie Lee Curtis, Oscar 2023 + Halloween)
№ 600
Jamila
Arabic · Beautiful (Arabic + Swahili heritage)
— rare
Jamyang
Other · Gentle voice (Tibetan Manjushri bodhisattva of wisdom)
— rare
Jana
Other · Jane (Czech / Slovak / German / Dutch foundational)
— rare
Janabai
Marathi · Marathi slave-saint poet
— rare
Janaina
Yoruba · Sea goddess
— rare
Janaki
Sanskrit · Daughter of Janaka (Sita)
— rare
Janani
Sanskrit · Mother, life-giver
— rare
Jandira
Other · Sweet honey water (Tupi-Guarani Brazilian Indigenous foundational)
— rare
Jane
Hebrew · God is gracious
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Janelle
English · God is gracious (Janelle Monáe, Afrofuturist musician and actor)
— rare
Janet
English · God is gracious (Janet Jackson; Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary)
№ 950
Janhvi
Sanskrit · River Ganges (iconic Janhvi Kapoor - Sridevi's daughter)
— rare
Janice
English · God is gracious (Janice on Friends; classic top US name)
— rare
Janis
English · God is gracious (Janis Joplin; Janis Ian)
№ 980
Janvi
Sanskrit · Daughter of Ganga (the Ganges)
— rare
Jarrah
Other · Australian eucalyptus tree (Aboriginal Noongar)
— rare
Jasleen
Punjabi · Absorbed in singing God's praises
— rare
Jasmeet
Other · Friend of glory (Sikh-Punjabi foundational unisex)
— rare
Jasmina
Other · Jasmine (Macedonian-Serbian + Jasmina Tešanović feminist)
— rare
Jasmine
Persian · The jasmine flower
№ 198
Jaspreet
Sanskrit · Love of God / glory (foundational Punjabi-Sikh unisex)
— rare
Jaya
Sanskrit · Victory (Jaya Bachchan; Sanskrit tradition)
— rare
Jayalalithaa
Sanskrit · Foundational Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalithaa (Amma)
— rare
Jean
French · God is gracious (Jean Harlow, Jean Stafford)
№ 880
Jeanette
French · God is gracious (Jeannette Rankin, first woman in US Congress, 1917)
— rare
Jecoliah
Hebrew · YHWH is able (Uzziah's mother)
— rare
Jedda
Other · Wild goose (Aboriginal Australian + foundational 1955 film)
— rare
Jedidah
Hebrew · Beloved (Josiah's mother)
— rare
Jehosheba
Hebrew · YHWH is an oath (saved baby Joash)
— rare
Jelena
Serbian · Bright, shining one
— rare
Jemima
Hebrew · Dove, beautiful as the day
— rare
Jenna
English · Fair / white (Jenna Ortega, Wednesday; Jenna Fischer; Jenna Bush)
№ 480
Jenner
English · Engineer / craftsman (Edward Jenner; Kris Jenner)
— rare
Jennie
English · Fair / white (Jennie Kim of Blackpink; Jennie Jerome Churchill's mother)
— rare
Jennifer
Cornish · Fair phantom (#1 American girl's name 1970-1984; Jennifer Aniston)
№ 437
Jenny
English · Fair / white (Jenny Han YA novelist; Jenny Lind)
№ 950
Jeongyeon
Korean · Iconic Jeongyeon of TWICE - foundational lead vocalist
— rare
Jeren
Other · Gazelle (Turkmen foundational + Turkic celestial-beauty heritage)
— rare
Jessica
English · God beholds (Shakespeare's invention; the top US name of the 1980s-90s)
№ 197
Jessie
English · Gift (Jessie Diggins, first US woman Olympic cross-country gold)
№ 880 · Trending ↑
Jeta
Albanian · Life (Albanian heritage)
— rare
Jett
English · Jet-black gem (Joan Jett, rock pioneer)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Jewel
English · Precious gem (Jewel Kilcher, 30M records; the singer)
— rare
Jhansi
Sanskrit · Bundelkhand city + Queen + 1857 Indian Rebellion
— rare
Jhené
English · Modern creation (Jhené Aiko, R&B and neo-soul artist)
— rare
Jhumpa
Bengali · Cluster / bouquet (Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer for Interpreter of Maladies)
— rare
Jia
Chinese · Beautiful, good, family
— rare
Jihye
Korean · Wisdom, intelligence
— rare
Jihyo
Korean · Wisdom and filial piety
— rare
Jijabai
Marathi · Shivaji's mother (founder of Maratha Empire)
— rare
Jill
English · Youthful (Jill Biden, US First Lady; Jill Scott)
— rare
Jillian
English · Youthful (Jillian Michaels, The Biggest Loser; Jillian Bell)
№ 580
Jimena
Spanish · El Cid's wife
— rare
Jinda
Other · Sun / bird (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Jing
Chinese · Stillness, quiet, capital
— rare
Jinni
Korean · Shin Ji-min - NMIXX foundational K-pop
— rare
Jinsoul
Korean · Jung Jin-sol - LOONA OEC subunit foundational K-pop
— rare
Jisoo
Korean · Wisdom and excellence (Jisoo of Blackpink + Snowdrop)
— rare
Jisu
Korean · Wisdom + grace (LOONA + popular Korean)
— rare
Jitka
Czech · Czech form of Judith (Saint Jitka of Thuringia)
— rare
Jiu
Korean · Iconic Jiu Dreamcatcher K-pop leader + main vocalist
— rare
Jiwon
Korean · Wisdom + origin (Korean K-pop + drama)
— rare
Jiwoo
Korean · Intelligent universe
— rare
Jiwoo
Korean · Wisdom universe (Korean unisex heritage)
— rare
Jiyeon
Korean · Park Ji-yeon - T-ara center + foundational K-pop actress
— rare
Jiyoung
Korean · Wisdom + glory (iconic KARA Park Jiyoung)
— rare
Joan
English · God is gracious (Joan of Arc; Joan Didion)
— rare
Joanna
Hebrew · God is gracious (NT disciple)
— rare
Joanne
English · God is gracious (Joanne Woodward; J.K. Rowling's birth name)
— rare
Jocasta
Greek · Shining moon (Oedipus's mother in Greek tragedy)
— rare
Jocelyn
Germanic · Of the Gauts (a Germanic tribe)
№ 192
Jodie
English · Praised (Jodie Foster, two-time Academy Award winner)
— rare
Johanna
German · God is gracious (Johanna Spyri, author of Heidi)
№ 460
Johari
Swahili · Jewel, gemstone
— rare
Jojo
Other · JoJo Siwa + JoJo Levesque - American pop superstars
— rare
Jolanta
Polish · Violet (Polish Yolanda)
— rare
Jolene
American · God is gracious (Dolly Parton's "Jolene," 1973)
№ 280 · Trending ↑
Jolie
French · Pretty, cheerful
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Jolina
Other · Jolina Magdangal - Filipino superstar + 1990s OPM
— rare
Jonelle
English · God is gracious (Jonelle Allen, Tony-nominated actress)
— rare
Joni
English · God is gracious (Joni Mitchell, Blue)
— rare
Jonida
Albanian · Dolphin
— rare
Jord
Norse · Earth (foundational Norse goddess + Thor's mother)
— rare
Jordan
Hebrew · To descend / flow down (Jordan River; unisex top-200 name)
№ 200
Jordyn
Hebrew · To flow down, descending
№ 247
Josefina
Spanish · He will add (Spanish feminine of Joseph)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Josephine
French · God will add
№ 94 · Trending ↑
Josette
French · God will add (French diminutive of Joséphine)
— rare
Josie
Hebrew · God shall add
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Journee
English · Journey (modern American word-name)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Jovana
Other · Joan (Serbian + Macedonian foundational feminine)
— rare
Jovie
English · Jovial / joyful (Zooey Deschanel's Jovie in Elf)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Joy
English · Joy, delight
№ 342 · Trending ↑
Joyce
English · Joyful (Joyce Carol Oates, prolific American novelist)
№ 700
Juan
Chinese · Graceful, beautiful
— rare
Judi
English · Praised (Dame Judi Dench, 8 Oscar nominations + Bond's M)
— rare
Judit
Hungarian · Praised (Hungarian Judith + Polgár chess grandmaster)
— rare
Judith
Hebrew · Woman of Judea (the biblical Judith who decapitated Holofernes)
№ 990
Judy
English · Praised (Judy Garland; Judy Blume; Judy Chicago)
№ 950
Juhi
Sanskrit · Jasmine flower (iconic Juhi Chawla Bollywood)
— rare
Julia
Latin · Youthful, downy-bearded
№ 95 · Trending ↑
Juliana
Latin · Youthful (Queen Juliana of the Netherlands)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Julianna
Latin · Youthful
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Julianne
Latin · Youthful (iconic Julianne Moore Oscar 2015 Still Alice)
— rare
Julie
French · Youthful (Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins; Julie Walters)
№ 700
Juliet
Latin · Youthful, downy-bearded
№ 195 · Trending ↑
Juliette
French · Youthful (Juliette Binoche, Oscar winner + Juliette Lewis)
№ 145 · Trending ↑
June
Latin · The month of June; young
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Junia
Latin · Youth, of the goddess Juno
— rare
Juniper
Latin · The juniper tree
№ 174 · Trending ↑
Junko
Japanese · Pure child, obedient child
— rare
Juno
Latin · Queen of the heavens
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Justa
Latin · Just (Spanish twin saint, Rufina's sister)
— rare
Justina
Latin · Just, righteous
— rare
Justine
French · Just (Justine Henin, seven Grand Slam tennis titles)
— rare
Justitia
Latin · Justice (Roman Lady Justice - foundational symbol of law)
— rare
Justyna
Polish · Just / fair (iconic Polish Olympic champion)
— rare
Juvia
Spanish · Rain (iconic Juvia Lockser Fairy Tail Water Mage)
— rare
Jyothi
Sanskrit · Light (Jyothi Lakshmi - Tamil-Telugu actress 500+ films)
— rare
Jyothika
Sanskrit · Flame (iconic Jyothika - foundational Tamil cinema + Surya's wife)
— rare
Jyoti
Sanskrit · Light / flame (Jyoti Singh's iconic case)
— rare
Jūratė
Lithuanian · Sea mermaid queen (iconic Lithuanian legend)
— rare

K

193 names
K'abel
Maya · Maya warrior queen (Lady Snake Lord)
— rare
Kaahumanu
Hawaiian · Cloak of feathers (Kamehameha I's favorite wife and regent)
— rare
Kacey
Irish · Vigilant (Kacey Musgraves, Grammy Album of the Year)
— rare
Kachina
Hopi · Spirit, sacred dancer
— rare
Kadek
Other · Second-born (Balinese foundational birth-order naming)
— rare
Kadri
Estonian · Pure (Estonian form of Catherine)
— rare
Kaede
Japanese · Maple
— rare
Kahina
Berber · Berber warrior queen who resisted Arab conquest
— rare
Kahurangi
Maori · Sky-clad, precious treasure
— rare
Kaia
Scandinavian · Pure / sea (Kaia Gerber, model)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Kaikeyi
Sanskrit · Foundational Ramayana queen of Kekaya
— rare
Kailani
Hawaiian · Sea and sky
— rare
Kaimana
Other · Ocean power / diamond (Hawaiian unisex)
— rare
Kaiulani
Hawaiian · Royal sacred one (last Crown Princess of Hawaii)
— rare
Kaja
Estonian · Echo / pure (Kaja Kallas, Estonian PM + EU foreign affairs chief)
— rare
Kajol
Hindi · Kohl eyeliner (Kajol Devgan, Bollywood superstar)
— rare
Kakoli
Sanskrit · Sweet voice (Bengali + Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar politician)
— rare
Kalani
Hawaiian · The heavens / royal (Hawaiian heritage name)
— rare
Kalea
Hawaiian · Joy, bright
— rare
Kali
Sanskrit · Hindu goddess of time, destruction, and liberation
— rare
Kalia
Hmong · Lily, joyful
— rare
Kalina
Slavic · Guelder rose, viburnum
— rare
Kalinda
Sanskrit · The Good Wife Kalinda Sharma + sun (Sanskrit)
— rare
Kallfu
Other · Sacred blue / sapphire (Mapuche Chilean foundational)
— rare
Kalliope
Greek · Beautiful voice (Greek Muse of epic poetry)
— rare
Kalliopi
Greek · Beautiful voice (Greek Muse of epic poetry)
— rare
Kalpana
Sanskrit · Imagination (Kalpana Chawla — first Indian-American astronaut)
— rare
Kalyani
Sanskrit · Auspicious, beautiful, virtuous
— rare
Kamala
Sanskrit · Lotus (epithet of Lakshmi; US Vice President)
— rare
Kamiyah
American · Standing presence (modern American name)
№ 460
Kanaga
Other · Gold / Goddess Kanaga Durga (Tamil-Telugu foundational)
— rare
Kanani
Hawaiian · The beauty (Hawaiian)
— rare
Kanao
Japanese · Iconic Kanao Tsuyuri - Demon Slayer Flower Hashira
— rare
Kanchana
Sanskrit · Golden (Kanchana - foundational Tamil cinema 1960s-1970s)
— rare
Kannagi
Tamil · Heroine of Tamil epic Silappatikaram
— rare
Kannamma
Other · Apple of my eye (Tamil + Bharathiyar love poems)
— rare
Kantu
Other · Sacred flower (Quechua + Cantua buxifolia Peru + Bolivia national flower)
— rare
Kanya
Sanskrit · Virgin / young woman (Sanskrit-Thai foundational)
— rare
Kaori
Japanese · Fragrance
— rare
Kareena
Sanskrit · Pure (Kareena Kapoor Khan, Bollywood Princess)
— rare
Karen
Danish · Pure (peaked #3 in 1965; Karen Blixen, Karen Carpenter)
№ 851
Karima
Arabic · Generous, noble
— rare
Karina
Scandinavian · Pure (Anna Karina, French New Wave; Karina Smirnoff DWTS)
№ 320
Karisma
Sanskrit · Action / divine power (iconic Karisma Kapoor Padma Shri 2005)
— rare
Karla
Spanish · Free woman (Karla Sofía Gascón, Oscar nominee)
№ 460
Karlie
English · Free woman (Karlie Kloss; Code with Klossy founder)
№ 850
Karma
Sanskrit · Action / destiny (Sanskrit-Buddhist foundational + Bhutanese)
— rare
Karmena
Maltese · Garden, vineyard (of Mt. Carmel)
— rare
Karnavati
Sanskrit · Rajput queen who sent rakhi to Humayun
— rare
Karol
Spanish · Free woman (Karol G, Colombian reggaeton superstar)
— rare
Kartika
Indonesian · Star, Pleiades
— rare
Karui
Japanese · Karui - Naruto Cloud Village kunoichi + Choji's wife
— rare
Karuna
Sanskrit · Compassion (Buddhist Sanskrit)
— rare
Kasia
Polish · Pure
— rare
Kasumi
Japanese · Mist (Japanese)
— rare
Katalin
Hungarian · Pure (Katalin Karikó, mRNA vaccine Nobel)
— rare
Katara
Inuit · Waterbender (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
— rare
Katarina
Slavic · Pure (iconic Katarina Witt 2x Olympic gold)
— rare
Katarzyna
Greek · Pure (Polish Catherine + foundational #1 Polish historical name)
— rare
Katayoun
Other · Shahnameh foundational queen (Goshtasp's wife)
— rare
Kate
English · Pure (Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales; Kate Moss; Kate Bush)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Kateri
Mohawk · Pure (Native American Catherine)
— rare
Kateryna
Ukrainian · Pure
— rare
Kateřina
Czech · Pure (Czech Catherine)
— rare
Katharine
Greek · Pure (iconic Katharine Hepburn - record 4 Oscar Best Actress)
— rare
Katherine
Greek · Pure (iconic Katherine Johnson NASA Hidden Figures Presidential Medal)
— rare
Kathleen
Irish · Pure (Kathleen Turner; Kathleen Kennedy; Kathleen Battle)
№ 555
Kathryn
English · Pure (Kathryn Bigelow, first woman Best Director Oscar)
№ 350
Kathy
English · Pure (Kathy Bates, Misery Oscar; Kathie Lee Gifford)
— rare
Kati
Greek · Catherine diminutive (Estonian-Finnish + Kati Wilhelm biathlete)
— rare
Katie
English · Pure (Katie Ledecky, most decorated female Olympic swimmer)
№ 270
Katla
Other · Helmet (Old Norse-Icelandic + Katla volcano + Netflix 2021)
— rare
Katniss
English · Arrowhead plant (The Hunger Games heroine)
— rare
Katrin
Greek · Catherine (Estonian + Katrin Cartlidge actress)
— rare
Katrina
English · Pure (Katrina Kaif, Bollywood superstar)
— rare
Katy
English · Pure (iconic Katy Perry - 5 Diamond singles)
— rare
Katya
Russian · Pure
— rare
Katyusha
Russian · Pure (Russian Katya diminutive + foundational 1938 wartime song)
— rare
Kavita
Sanskrit · Poem (iconic Kavita Krishnamurthy playback singer)
— rare
Kavitha
Tamil · Poem
— rare
Kavya
Sanskrit · Poetry, poem
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Kaya
Hopi · Elder sister; rock
— rare
Kayla
Hebrew · Pure, beloved
№ 287
Kazuha
Japanese · Harmony leaf (iconic Kazuha LE SSERAFIM K-pop)
— rare
Kebebush
Other · Protector / shield (Amharic-Oromo + Kebebush Tola Bolder Boulder 10K)
— rare
Keerthi
Sanskrit · Fame / glory (iconic Keerthy Suresh National Award)
— rare
Keerthy
Sanskrit · Glory (iconic Keerthy Suresh - Mahanati National Film Award)
— rare
Kehlani
Hawaiian · Sea and sky (Kehlani Parrish, R&B singer)
— rare
Keiko
Japanese · Blessed child
— rare
Keila
Other · Crown (Yiddish foundational + Yael's crown)
— rare
Keilani
Other · Heavenly glory (Hawaiian feminine)
— rare
Keira
Irish · Dark / dark-haired (Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean + Atonement)
№ 95 · Trending ↑
Kelly
Irish · Warrior (Kelly Clarkson; Kelly Rowland; Princess Grace's son)
№ 690
Kelsang
Other · Good fortune (Tibetan + Geshe Kelsang Gyatso founder)
— rare
Kelsea
English · Ship victory (Kelsea Ballerini, country chart-topper)
— rare
Kelsey
English · Ship victory (Kelsey Plum, WNBA champion; all-time NCAA scoring leader)
№ 800
Kemala
Other · Jewel (Malay-Indonesian foundational regal feminine)
— rare
Kemi
Yoruba · Cherish me, take care of me
— rare
Kencana
Sanskrit · Gold (Malay-Indonesian + Majapahit royal name)
— rare
Kendall
English · Valley of the Kent (Kendall Jenner, world's highest-paid model)
№ 110
Kendra
English · Wise rule (Kendra Scott, jewelry founder; Kendra Wilkinson)
— rare
Kennedi
Irish · Helmeted chief (modern feminine of Kennedy)
№ 460
Kennedy
Irish · Helmeted chief
№ 92
Kerensa
Cornish · Love
— rare
Kerri
Irish · Dark / dusky (Kerri Walsh Jennings, 3-time Olympic gold beach volleyball)
— rare
Kerry
Irish · Dark / dark-haired (Kerry Washington, Scandal Emmy nominee)
— rare
Keskil
Other · Future (Yakut Sakha foundational + Keskil Sakha youth)
— rare
Ketanji
West African · Lovely one (Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black female US Supreme Court Justice)
— rare
Ketevan
Other · Queen Ketevan (Georgian foundational martyr saint 1624)
— rare
Keturah
Hebrew · Incense, fragrance
— rare
Ketut
Other · Fourth-born (Balinese + Ketut Liyer Eat Pray Love)
— rare
Keziah
Hebrew · Cassia (Job's daughter)
— rare
Khadija
Arabic · Premature daughter, early child
№ 921 · Trending ↑
Khadijah
Arabic · Trustworthy; first wife of the Prophet
— rare
Khadra
Arabic · Green (Somali-Arabic foundational + Yasmina Khadra novelist)
— rare
Khady
Arabic · Senegalese Khadija diminutive (Khady Sylla filmmaker)
— rare
Khaleesi
Other · Queen (iconic Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones)
— rare
Khaliun
Mongolian · Roe deer
— rare
Khando
Other · Sky-goer / dakini (Tibetan Buddhist feminine wisdom being)
— rare
Khandro
Tibetan · Dakini, sky-walker (Tibetan Buddhist)
— rare
Khanh
Other · Celebration / gem (Vietnamese foundational unisex)
— rare
Khanyi
Other · South African Zulu light (Khanyi Mbau actress)
— rare
Khava
Hebrew · Eve / life-giver (Chechen-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Khayzuran
Arabic · Bamboo (Abbasid Empress)
— rare
Khema
Pali · Safety, peace (Buddha's chief female disciple in wisdom)
— rare
Khethiwe
Other · Chosen (South African Zulu foundational)
— rare
Khin
Burmese · Kindness, affection
— rare
Khloe
Greek · Blooming, green shoot
№ 71
Khrystyna
Greek · Christina (Ukrainian + post-2022 cultural revival)
— rare
Khulan
Mongolian · Wild ass, onager (Genghis Khan's wife)
— rare
Khushbu
Urdu · Fragrance (Khushbu Sundar - Tamil cinema + politician)
— rare
Khushi
Hindi · Happiness, joy
— rare
Kiana
Hawaiian · Divine; Hawaiian Diana
— rare
Kiara
Italian · Bright, clear
№ 287
Kiku
Japanese · Chrysanthemum
— rare
Killa
Quechua · Moon
— rare
Killari
Quechua · Moonlight (Andean Quechua heritage)
— rare
Kim
Vietnamese · Gold (Vietnamese); from Kim's name
— rare
Kimber
English · Royal fortress meadow (Kimber from Jem and the Holograms)
— rare
Kimberly
English · Royal forest meadow (peaked #4 in 1966; Kimberly Bryant)
№ 230
Kineret
Hebrew · Iconic Sea of Galilee (foundational Israeli landscape)
— rare
Kinga
Hungarian · Brave warrior (medieval queen-saint)
— rare
Kingsley
English · King's meadow (Sir Ben Kingsley; modern unisex)
— rare
Kinslee
English · King's meadow (modern American compound)
№ 460
Kinsley
English · King's meadow
№ 79
Kira
Russian · Sun, lord
— rare
Kiran
Sanskrit · Ray of light
— rare
Kirra
Aboriginal Australian · Leaf, boomerang
— rare
Kirsten
Scandinavian · Follower of Christ (Kirsten Dunst; Kirsten Gillibrand)
— rare
Kirstie
Scottish · Follower of Christ (Kirstie Alley, Cheers Emmy)
— rare
Kirsty
Scottish · Follower of Christ (Kirsty MacColl Fairytale of New York)
— rare
Kisa
Pali · Mustard seed parable nun (Kisa Gotami)
— rare
Kishori
Sanskrit · Young woman (iconic Kishori Amonkar - Hindustani classical)
— rare
Kit
Greek · Christ-bearer (modern unisex; Kit Harington, GoT)
— rare
Kiyomi
Japanese · Pure beauty
— rare
Klara
Latin · Bright / clear (Heidi's Klara; modern Slavic/Scandi)
— rare
Klaudia
Polish · Polish Claudia
— rare
Klavdia
Russian · Lame (Russian Claudia)
— rare
Klio
Greek · To celebrate, the muse of history
— rare
Klymene
Greek · Renowned (Phaethon's mother)
— rare
Kohana
Japanese · Little flower (Japanese heritage)
— rare
Kokoro
Japanese · Heart / mind / spirit (Japanese philosophical concept)
— rare
Komachi
Japanese · Heian poet (one of the Six Immortal Poets)
— rare
Komal
Sanskrit · Tender / soft (Sanskrit + Komal Rizvi Pakistani singer)
— rare
Komang
Other · Third-born (Balinese foundational birth-order naming)
— rare
Konan
Japanese · Iconic Konan - Naruto Akatsuki only female + Origami Goddess
— rare
Konane
Hawaiian · Bright moonlight
— rare
Konjit
Other · Beauty (Ethiopian Amharic feminine name)
— rare
Konkona
Sanskrit · Iconic Konkona Sen Sharma - National Film Award
— rare
Konsetta
Latin · Immaculate Conception (Maltese-Italian + foundational Catholic)
— rare
Konstantina
Greek · Steadfast (Greek feminine of Constantine)
— rare
Korinna
Greek · Greek poet who beat Pindar
— rare
Korra
Inuit · Avatar (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
— rare
Kotone
Japanese · Sound of the koto (Japanese heritage)
— rare
Kris
English · Kris Jenner - The Kardashians matriarch + momager
— rare
Kristen
Scandinavian · Follower of Christ (Kristen Stewart + Kristen Wiig + Kristen Bell)
№ 600
Kristi
English · Follower of Christ (Kristi Yamaguchi, 1992 Olympic figure-skating gold)
— rare
Krithika
Sanskrit · The Pleiades constellation
— rare
Kriti
Sanskrit · Creation (iconic Kriti Sanon Filmfare + National Award)
— rare
Kubaba
Sumerian · First known queen in history (Sumerian)
— rare
Kudzai
Other · Honor / glorify (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Kumari
Sanskrit · Princess (Sanskrit + Meena Kumari foundational Indian cinema)
— rare
Kumudini
Sanskrit · Water lily (Kumudini Lakhia - Kathak Padma Vibhushan)
— rare
Kunti
Sanskrit · Mother of the Pandavas
— rare
Kura
Maori · Red, treasure
— rare
Kurenai
Japanese · Crimson (Kurenai Yuhi - Naruto Genjutsu mistress + Team 8 sensei)
— rare
Kushina
Japanese · Iconic Kushina Uzumaki - Naruto's mother Nine-Tails jinchūriki
— rare
Kveta
Czech · Flower, blossom
— rare
Kyla
Other · Kyla Massie - PRISTIN Filipino-American foundational K-pop
— rare
Kylie
Noongar · Boomerang (Kylie Jenner, Kylie Cosmetics billionaire)
№ 175
Kyriaki
Greek · Lord's day / Sunday (Greek Orthodox)
— rare
Kyujin
Korean · Iconic Kyujin NMIXX - K-pop 4th-gen Korean maknae
— rare
Kyulkyung
Other · Zhou Jieqiong (Kyulkyung) - PRISTIN/I.O.I Chinese member foundational K-pop
— rare

L

201 names
LaShawn
American · God is gracious (LaShawn Merritt, Olympic sprinter)
— rare
Lacey
French · From Lassy (Normandy)
№ 698
Lada
Slavic · Slavic goddess of love
— rare
Laila
Arabic · Night (iconic Laila Ali boxing + Muhammad Ali's daughter)
— rare
Lailah
Arabic · Night (modern American spelling of Layla)
№ 460
Laima
Lithuanian · Goddess of fate, fortune
— rare
Lainey
English · Bright, shining light
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Lakambini
Filipino · Muse, lady, demure beauty
— rare
Lake
English · Body of water (Lake Bell, actress)
— rare
Lakeisha
American · Joyful / alive (popular African American name of the 1970s-80s)
— rare
Lakshana
Sanskrit · Auspicious sign (Sanskrit)
— rare
Lakshmi
Sanskrit · Sign, mark; goddess of wealth
— rare
Lakshmibai
Sanskrit · Rani of Jhansi (1857 rebellion)
— rare
Lala
English · Tulip / song (Lala Anthony + La La Land)
— rare
Lale
Turkish · Tulip
— rare
Laleh
Persian · Tulip
— rare
Lalita
Sanskrit · Playful, charming
— rare
Lalitha
Sanskrit · Graceful, charming
— rare
Lalla
Berber · Lady (Berber/Arabic; Kashmir's poet-saint)
— rare
Lampetia
Greek · Shining (Helios's daughter, kept his cattle)
— rare
Lan
Vietnamese · Orchid
— rare
Lana
Slavic · Calm waters, light
№ 332
Lane
English · Narrow road (Diane Lane; Lois Lane)
— rare
Lara
Russian · Cheerful (Lara Dutta Miss Universe; Lara Croft; Lara Flynn Boyle)
№ 280 · Trending ↑
Larasati
Javanese · Refined royal consort
— rare
Larisa
Russian · Citadel (Larisa Latynina, 9 Olympic gold gymnastics — most ever)
— rare
Lark
English · The lark songbird (modern American bird-name)
— rare
Lasya
Sanskrit · Graceful dance (Parvati's dance)
— rare
Lata
Sanskrit · Vine (Lata Mangeshkar, the Nightingale of India)
— rare
Lateefa
Arabic · Gentle, kind (Arabic)
— rare
Latika
Sanskrit · Small creeper, elegant vine
— rare
Latoya
American · Victory (Latoya Jackson, Jackson Five family)
— rare
Launch
Other · Dragon Ball foundational dual-personality character
— rare
Laura
Latin · Laurel (Laura Dern, Marriage Story Oscar; Laura Bush)
№ 250
Lauren
English · Laurel-crowned (Lauren Bacall; Lauren Groff)
№ 246
Lauryn
English · Laurel (Lauryn Hill, Miseducation; first woman to win 5 Grammys in one night)
№ 950
Lavanya
Sanskrit · Grace, beauty
— rare
Lavender
Latin · Aromatic purple herb (color and plant)
— rare
Laverne
French · Springlike / alder (Laverne Cox, first trans Emmy actor nominee)
— rare
Lavinia
Latin · From Lavinium
— rare
Lavonne
French · Yew tree / young archer (Lavonne in A League of Their Own)
— rare
Lawan
Thai · Beautiful
— rare
Laxmibai
Sanskrit · Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi - 1857 Rebellion queen
— rare
Layla
Arabic · Night, dark beauty
№ 29
Leah
Hebrew · Weary, languid
№ 49
Leda
Greek · Mother of Helen of Troy (seduced by Zeus as a swan)
— rare
Leela
Sanskrit · Divine play (foundational Hindu philosophy concept)
— rare
Leelo
Estonian · Folk song (Estonian heritage)
— rare
Leeseo
Korean · Iconic Leeseo IVE - youngest K-pop member
— rare
Lehua
Hawaiian · Red flower (the ohia lehua)
— rare
Leia
Hawaiian · Princess Leia of Alderaan (Star Wars heroine)
№ 199 · Trending ↑
Leighton
English · Meadow town (Leighton Meester, Gossip Girl)
№ 460
Leihua
Other · Lei of flowers (Hawaiian foundational lei tradition)
— rare
Leila
Arabic · Night (Layla and Majnun's iconic love story)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Leilani
Hawaiian · Heavenly flowers, royal child
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Leire
Basque · Iconic Basque monastery (Navarrese heritage)
— rare
Lejla
Bosnian · Night
— rare
Lemlem
Tigrinya · Lush / blooming (Liya Kebede's fashion label)
— rare
Lena
Greek · Bright, light
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Lenka
Czech · Bright, shining one
— rare
Lennon
Irish · Lover (John Lennon, The Beatles)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Lennox
Scottish · Elm grove (Annie Lennox, Eurythmics)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Lenore
Greek · Light (Edgar Allan Poe's iconic Lenore)
— rare
Leocadia
Greek · Bright, clear
— rare
Leona
Latin · Lioness
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Leonie
French · Lioness (modern German + French feminine of Leon)
— rare
Leonor
Spanish · Light (the Spanish Eleanor; current heir to the throne)
— rare
Leonora
Latin · Light (Leonora Carrington, surrealist painter)
— rare
Leontion
Greek · Epicurean philosopher (Greek)
— rare
Lerato
Sotho · Love
— rare
Lesedi
Sotho · Light (Southern African Bantu heritage)
— rare
Lesya
Ukrainian · Defender of mankind (Ukrainian)
— rare
Leticia
Spanish · Happiness / joy (Queen Letizia of Spain; Leticia Bufoni skateboarder)
— rare
Letitia
Latin · Joy, gladness
— rare
Letizia
Italian · Happiness, joy
— rare
Leto
Greek · Modest (Greek Titaness; mother of Apollo and Artemis)
— rare
Leyla
Arabic · Night, dark beauty
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Leymah
Liberian · Liberian peace activist (Nobel Peace 2011)
— rare
Leyre
Basque · Iconic Monastery of Leyre (Navarrese heritage)
— rare
Lhamo
Tibetan · Goddess
— rare
Lia
Italian · Weary, bringer of good news
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Lian
Chinese · Graceful willow, lotus
— rare
Liana
French · Vine, climbing plant
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Liat
Hebrew · You are mine
— rare
Liberty
English · Freedom (the Statue of Liberty + Liberty Phoenix)
№ 460
Libuše
Czech · Legendary Czech founder-princess
— rare
Lidija
Croatian · Of Lydia (Croatian heritage)
— rare
Lien
Vietnamese · Lotus
— rare
Liene
Other · Linda (Latvian + Liene Liepiņa Saeima MP)
— rare
Liepa
Lithuanian · Linden tree
— rare
Liesel
German · Devoted to God (iconic Sound of Music + Book Thief)
— rare
Liesl
German · Pledged to God
— rare
Lieu
Other · Willow (Vietnamese + Liễu Hạnh Princess goddess)
— rare
Liga
Other · Latvian Midsummer Līgo (foundational summer solstice)
— rare
Ligaya
Tagalog · Joy (Filipino)
— rare
Liisa
Estonian · Pledged to God (Estonian Elizabeth)
— rare
Liisi
Estonian · Devoted to God (Liisi Koikson Estonian jazz)
— rare
Lijuan
Chinese · Lovely grace (Chinese)
— rare
Lila
Arabic · Night; divine play
№ 92 · Trending ↑
Liliana
Latin · Lily
№ 132 · Trending ↑
Liliane
French · Lily (Liliane Bettencourt L'Oréal heiress)
— rare
Lilianna
Latin · Lily flower (modern double-N spelling of Liliana)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Lilinoe
Hawaiian · Fine mist (mountain goddess)
— rare
Lilith
Hebrew · Of the night
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Liliuokalani
Hawaiian · Last queen of Hawaii (Aloha 'Oe composer)
— rare
Lilla
Hungarian · Lily
— rare
Lillian
Latin · Lily, purity
№ 71
Lillie
English · Lily flower (Lillie Langtry, Edwardian celebrity)
— rare
Lilly
English · Lily flower (Lilly Pulitzer + Lilly Singh)
№ 200
Lily
English · The flower; purity
№ 30
Lin
Chinese · Forest, jade
— rare
Lina
Arabic · Tender, soft palm tree
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Lincoln
English · Lake colony (Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Linda
Spanish · Pretty (peaked #1 from 1947 to 1952; Linda Ronstadt, Linda Lovelace)
№ 851
Linden
English · Linden tree (Berlin's Unter den Linden)
— rare
Lindsay
Scottish · Wetland with linden trees (Lindsay Lohan + Lindsay Davenport)
№ 580
Lindsey
English · Linden tree island (Lindsey Vonn, four-time World Cup champion)
№ 580
Ling
Chinese · Delicate, tinkling
— rare
Linh
Vietnamese · Spirit, soul, sacred
— rare
Linnea
Swedish · Twinflower
— rare
Linthoi
Other · Blue (Manipuri + Linthoi Chanambam World Judo Cadet 2022)
— rare
Lioba
Anglo-Saxon · Beloved (Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany)
— rare
Lior
Hebrew · My light
— rare
Liora
Hebrew · Light to me
— rare
Lipika
Sanskrit · Script, writing, short letter
— rare
Liridona
Albanian · Freedom-bringer (Albanian)
— rare
Lisa
English · Consecrated to God (#1 American girl's name 1962-1969; Mona Lisa)
№ 970
Lise
German · God is my oath (Lise Meitner, discovered nuclear fission)
— rare
Litiana
Greek · Lydia (Fijian + Indigenous Christian heritage)
— rare
Litonya
Miwok · Hummingbird darting
— rare
Liv
Old Norse · Life, protection
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Livia
Latin · Bluish, envious; olive
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Liwayway
Filipino · Dawn, daybreak
— rare
Liya
Hebrew · I am for him (Amharic + Liya Kebede foundational supermodel)
— rare
Liz
English · Consecrated to God (Liz Taylor; Liz Cheney; Liz Truss; Liz Phair)
— rare
Liza
English · Consecrated to God (Liza Minnelli, EGOT winner)
— rare
Llaullau
Other · Indian bread fungus (Mapuche-Mapudungun foundational)
— rare
Lleucu
Welsh · Light (medieval Welsh)
— rare
Lofn
Old Norse · Norse goddess of forbidden love
— rare
Lois
Greek · Most desired, agreeable
— rare
Lokelani
Hawaiian · Heavenly rose
— rare
Lola
Spanish · Sorrows, lady of sorrows
№ 178 · Trending ↑
London
English · The capital of England (London Tipton, Suite Life)
№ 92 · Trending ↑
Lopamudra
Sanskrit · Vedic poet-sage (composed Rig Vedic hymns)
— rare
Loredana
Italian · Of the Loredano (Venetian noble)
— rare
Lorelai
German · Murmuring rock (Lorelai Gilmore; Lorelei legend)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Lorelei
Germanic · Lurking cliff; the Rhine siren
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Loretta
Italian · Laurel (Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Lori
English · Laurel-crowned (peaked #16 in 1965; Lori Greiner, Lori Lightfoot)
№ 970
Lorna
Scottish · Crowned with laurel (Lorna Doone, R.D. Blackmore's heroine)
— rare
Lorraine
French · From Lorraine (Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun)
№ 800 · Trending ↑
Lottie
French · Free woman, petite
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Louisa
Germanic · Famous warrior (Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women)
№ 350 · Trending ↑
Louise
French · Famous warrior (Louise Glück, 2020 Nobel Literature)
№ 950 · Trending ↑
Lourdes
Spanish · From Lourdes (place name)
— rare
Loveday
Cornish · Day of love and reconciliation
— rare
Lowanna
Aboriginal Australian · Girl, woman
— rare
Lowell
French · Little wolf (James Russell + Robert Lowell poets)
— rare
Lowena
Cornish · Happiness, joy
— rare
Lowri
Welsh · Laurel-crowned
— rare
Lozen
Apache · Dexterous horse thief (Apache warrior-shaman, sister of Victorio)
— rare
Luana
Other · Happy / blessed (Hawaiian-Portuguese + Luana Piovani Brazilian)
— rare
Lubna
Arabic · Storax tree, scent
— rare
Lucia
Latin · Light
№ 126 · Trending ↑
Luciana
Latin · Light (Italian-Brazilian + Luciana Pavarotti)
— rare
Lucie
Latin · Light (Czech + Lucie Bílá foundational singer)
— rare
Lucille
French · Light (Lucille Ball, I Love Lucy)
№ 380 · Trending ↑
Lucina
Latin · Light, goddess of childbirth
— rare
Lucinda
Latin · Light (Lucinda Williams, 3 Grammys; Cervantes's heroine)
— rare
Lucretia
Latin · Profit / virtue (Lucretia Mott, abolitionist + Lucrezia Borgia)
— rare
Lucrezia
Italian · Rich, prosperous
— rare
Lucy
Latin · Light
№ 45 · Trending ↑
Lucyna
Latin · Light (Polish + Lucyna Winnicka actress)
— rare
Ludmila
Czech · Beloved of the people (patron saint of Bohemia)
— rare
Luella
English · Famous elf (Luella Bartley, British designer)
— rare
Luisa
Spanish · Famous warrior (Luisa Madrigal in Encanto; multinational name)
№ 800 · Trending ↑
Lujain
Arabic · Silver (Arabic)
— rare
Lula
English · Famous warrior / pearl (Lula Washington, dance pioneer)
— rare
Lule
Albanian · Flower
— rare
Lulu
English · Famous warrior / pearl (Lulu Wang, The Farewell)
— rare
Luludja
Other · Flower (Romani foundational feminine name)
— rare
Lumi
Finnish · Snow
— rare
Luna
Latin · Moon
№ 10
Luningning
Filipino · Brilliance, radiance
— rare
Lupe
Tongan · Dove; wolf
— rare
Lupita
Spanish · Our Lady of Guadalupe (Lupita Nyong'o)
— rare
Lurdes
Other · Our Lady of Lourdes (Portuguese-Brazilian foundational)
— rare
Lusine
Armenian · Moon
— rare
Lust
Other · FMA Homunculus + Seven Deadly Sins + Ultimate Spear
— rare
Luz
Latin · Light (Spanish + Marian devotion + Luz Casal foundational)
— rare
Lydia
Greek · From Lydia (Anatolia)
№ 95 · Trending ↑
Lykke
Danish · Happiness / luck (Lykke Li Swedish singer)
— rare
Lyla
Arabic · Night, dark beauty
№ 132 · Trending ↑
Lyra
Greek · Lyre, the constellation
№ 174 · Trending ↑
Lyric
Greek · Song / poem (Lyric Ross, This Is Us)
— rare
Lysandra
Greek · Liberator, freer of men
— rare
Lysistrata
Greek · Army-disbander (Aristophanes' heroine)
— rare
Lyubov
Russian · Love
— rare
Lyudmila
Russian · Dear to the people
— rare
Léa
French · Weary; lioness
— rare
Chinese · Han Dynasty Empress (Lü Zhi)
— rare

M

421 names
Maacah
Hebrew · Oppression, pressure
— rare
Maaike
Dutch · Beloved, bitter; Mary
— rare
Maarja
Estonian · Mary (Estonian)
— rare
Maat
Egyptian · Truth, justice, cosmic order
— rare
Maayan
Hebrew · Spring, fountain
— rare
Mabel
Latin · Lovable, dear
№ 342 · Trending ↑
Macarena
Spanish · The Marian devotion of Seville
— rare
Macha
Irish · Irish war goddess
— rare
Machig
Tibetan · Tibetan female yogi (founded Chöd practice)
— rare
Machiko
Japanese · Fortunate child (iconic Sazae-san creator Hasegawa)
— rare
Maci
English · Weapon (Maci Bookout, Teen Mom OG)
№ 460
Mackenzie
Scottish · Son of the fair one
№ 148
Macrina
Greek · Long-lived (sister of Basil and Gregory)
— rare
Madalena
Portuguese · From Magdala (Portuguese Magdalene)
— rare
Madeleine
Hebrew · From Magdala, tower
№ 198
Madeline
Hebrew · From Magdala
№ 82
Madelyn
English · From Magdala (a top-100 US baby name; Madelyn Cline, Outer Banks)
№ 81
Madelynn
Hebrew · From Magdala, high tower
№ 332
Madhubala
Sanskrit · Honey-girl (Bollywood's Venus, Mughal-e-Azam)
— rare
Madhulika
Sanskrit · Sweetness, honey
— rare
Madhuri
Sanskrit · Sweet, honey-like
— rare
Madigan
Irish · Little dog (Amy Madigan; modern Irish unisex)
— rare
Madina
Arabic · Medina / radiant city (Kazakh-Tatar-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Madison
English · Son of Maud
№ 87
Madoka
Japanese · Circle / fullness (iconic Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
— rare
Madonna
Italian · My lady (Madonna, best-selling female recording artist of all time)
— rare
Madri
Sanskrit · Mahabharata queen (Pandu's second wife, mother of Nakula and Sahadeva)
— rare
Mae
English · Bitter; pearl; the month of May
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Maela
Hebrew · Madeleine (Breton foundational Brittany Celtic)
— rare
Maelys
French · Chief, princess (Breton)
— rare
Maeva
Tahitian · Welcome
— rare
Maeve
Irish · She who intoxicates
№ 112 · Trending ↑
Maew
Other · Cat (Thai foundational nickname tradition)
— rare
Mafalda
Portuguese · Strong battle (Portuguese-Italian queen)
— rare
Mafdet
Egyptian · Egyptian goddess of justice and execution
— rare
Magali
Provençal · Provençal Margaret (Mistral's heroine)
— rare
Maganda
Other · Beautiful (Filipino + Malakas at Maganda creation myth)
— rare
Magda
Hebrew · Of Magdala (German/Polish form of Magdalene)
— rare
Magdalena
Hebrew · From Magdala, tower
— rare
Magdalene
Hebrew · Of Magdala (Mary Magdalene, apostle to the apostles)
— rare
Maggie
Greek · Pearl
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Magnolia
Latin · The magnolia flower
№ 327 · Trending ↑
Maha
Arabic · Wild gazelles
— rare
Mahal
Persian · Palace (Mumtaz Mahal - Taj Mahal namesake)
— rare
Mahalath
Hebrew · Harp (Esau's wife)
— rare
Mahalia
Hebrew · Tender one, affectionate
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Maharani
Sanskrit · Great queen
— rare
Mahasti
Persian · Like the moon, great being (Persian poet)
— rare
Mahealani
Hawaiian · Heavenly full moon
— rare
Mahika
Sanskrit · Dew / earth (modern Indian)
— rare
Mahima
Sanskrit · Greatness (iconic Mahima Chaudhry Bollywood Pardes Filmfare)
— rare
Mahina
Hawaiian · Moon, month
— rare
Mahira
Arabic · Skilled / expert (Mahira Khan Pakistani actress)
— rare
Mahiro
Other · Hirao Mahiro - ME:I foundational Japanese K-pop
— rare
Mahlah
Hebrew · Sickness, weakness (Zelophehad's daughter)
— rare
Mahlet
Amharic · Song, hymn
— rare
Mahnaz
Persian · Proud as the moon (Persian)
— rare
Mahnoor
Persian · Light of the moon (popular South Asian)
— rare
Mahpiya
Lakota · Sky, heavens
— rare
Mahsa
Persian · Moonlike
— rare
Mahsati
Persian · Persian female poet (Ganjavi quatrains)
— rare
Mahtab
Persian · Moonlight
— rare
Mahuika
Maori · Maori goddess of fire (Maui's grandmother)
— rare
Mai
Vietnamese · Apricot blossom; dance
— rare
Maia
Greek · Mother, the great one
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Maialen
Basque · Magdalene (Basque heritage)
— rare
Maija
Latvian · May, Maria (Latvian)
— rare
Maile
Hawaiian · Sacred vine, fragrance
— rare
Mairead
Irish · Pearl
— rare
Mairi
Scottish Gaelic · Scottish Mary
— rare
Mais
Arabic · Graceful walk (Arabic)
— rare
Maisie
Scottish · Pearl
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Maitane
Basque · Beloved
— rare
Maite
Basque · Beloved, dear
— rare
Maitreyi
Sanskrit · Friendly (Upanishadic philosopher)
— rare
Maitri
Sanskrit · Loving-kindness (Buddhist Sanskrit)
— rare
Maja
Scandinavian · Pearl, Mary (Maya)
— rare
Majida
Arabic · Glorious (Majida El Roumi Lebanese diva foundational)
— rare
Makeda
Amharic · Queen of Sheba (Ethiopian)
— rare
Maki
Japanese · True hope (iconic Maki Zenin - Jujutsu Kaisen)
— rare
Malala
Pashto · Grief-stricken / iconic Pashtun warrior + Nobel Peace 2014
— rare
Malalai
Pashto · Sorrowful one; the Afghan heroine
— rare
Malee
Thai · Flower, jasmine
— rare
Malena
Latin · Magdalena diminutive (foundational Argentine tango Discépolo)
— rare
Mali
Lao · Jasmine, flower; Mary
— rare
Malia
Hawaiian · Beloved, bitter; Mary
№ 332
Malinalli
Other · La Malinche - Aztec interpreter for Cortés + mother of first mestizo
— rare
Malka
Hebrew · Queen
— rare
Mallika
Sanskrit · Jasmine (Mallika Sarabhai - classical dancer + activist)
— rare
Mamaea
Syrian · Severus Alexander's powerful mother
— rare
Mamello
Other · Patience / endurance (Sotho foundational + Lesotho heritage)
— rare
Mamie
English · Beloved (Mamie Eisenhower; Mamie Till; Mamie Smith)
— rare
Manaia
Maori · Spiritual guardian
— rare
Manal
Arabic · Achievement, attainment
— rare
Manana
Other · Manna (Georgian + Manana Mengelia chess champion)
— rare
Manasa
Sanskrit · Mind-born; serpent goddess
— rare
Mandakini
Sanskrit · Heavenly Ganges (iconic Mandakini Bollywood Ram Teri Ganga Maili)
— rare
Mandane
Persian · Mother of Cyrus the Great
— rare
Mandodari
Sanskrit · Soft-bellied (Ravana's righteous wife)
— rare
Mandukhai
Mongolian · Mongol empress who reunified the Mongol nation
— rare
Mandy
English · Worthy of love (Mandy Moore, This Is Us; Barry Manilow's Mandy)
— rare
Manel
Sinhala · Blue water lily
— rare
Manijeh
Other · Shahnameh foundational princess (Bizhan and Manijeh)
— rare
Manimekalai
Sanskrit · Tamil epic foundational (Buddhist Tamil heroine)
— rare
Manini
Hindi · Proud / dignified (Sanskrit heritage)
— rare
Manisha
Sanskrit · Wisdom, intellect
— rare
Manjari
Sanskrit · Flower bud, blossom
— rare
Manjeet
Other · Conqueror of mind (Sikh-Punjabi foundational unisex)
— rare
Manju
Sanskrit · Sweet (Manju Warrier - foundational Malayalam superstar)
— rare
Manleen
Punjabi · Absorbed in heart
— rare
Manon
French · Bitter; longed-for child
— rare
Manpreet
Punjabi · Love of the heart
— rare
Manuela
Spanish · God with us (Liberator of the Liberator)
— rare
Manushi
Sanskrit · Human / humane (iconic Manushi Chhillar Miss World 2017)
— rare
Maple
English · The maple tree (modern American botanical name)
— rare
Mara
Hebrew · Bitter
— rare
Maral
Persian · Red deer (Persian-Turkic)
— rare
Marama
Maori · Moon, light
— rare
Marcella
Latin · Of Mars, warlike
— rare
Marcelle
Latin · Mars feminine (Maltese-French + Marcelle Sauvageot author)
— rare
Marcellina
Latin · Little hammer (Saint Ambrose's sister)
— rare
Marcia
Latin · Cato's wife ('I'd rather die than leave you')
— rare
Maren
Latin · Of the sea
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Mareva
Tahitian · Sea passing (Mareva Galanter, Miss France 1999)
— rare
Margaery
French · Pearl (iconic Game of Thrones Margaery Tyrell - Natalie Dormer)
— rare
Margaid
Greek · Pearl (Manx Margaret + foundational Isle of Man heritage)
— rare
Margaret
Greek · Pearl
№ 138 · Trending ↑
Margarita
Spanish · Pearl (the classic cocktail + Saint Margarita)
— rare
Margery
Greek · Pearl (English mystic Margery Kempe)
— rare
Margherita
Italian · Pearl, daisy
— rare
Margit
Hungarian · Pearl (the Hungarian Margaret)
— rare
Margo
French · Pearl (Margo Martindale, three-time Emmy winner)
— rare
Margot
French · Pearl
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Margrethe
Danish · Pearl (Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 52-year reign)
— rare
Marguerite
French · Pearl, daisy
— rare
Maria
Latin · Beloved; bitter; longed-for child
№ 132
Mariah
English · Wished-for child (Mariah Carey, 19 #1 Billboard Hot 100 singles)
№ 590
Mariam
Arabic · Beloved, bitter
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Mariama
West African · Beloved, the gift of God
— rare
Mariamman
Tamil · Tamil mother-goddess of rain and smallpox
— rare
Mariamne
Greek · Hasmonean queen (Herod's beloved wife)
— rare
Marian
Latin · Of Mary
— rare
Mariana
Latin · Combining Mary and Anne
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Mariangela
Italian · Mary + angel (Italian elaborate compound)
— rare
Marianne
French · Mary + Anne (national symbol of France; Marianne Moore)
№ 750
Marichka
Ukrainian · Beloved (Ukrainian Mary)
— rare
Marie
French · Beloved (Marie Curie, only person to win Nobels in two sciences)
— rare
Marieke
Dutch · Beloved, bitter; Mary
— rare
Mariel
English · Bitter sea (Mariel Hemingway, Manhattan Oscar nominee)
— rare
Mariella
Italian · Of Mary / sea (Italian diminutive)
— rare
Marielle
Latin · Marielle Franco - foundational Brazilian Black LGBTQ+ councilwoman
— rare
Marigold
English · Mary's gold, the marigold flower
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Marija
Hebrew · Mary (Marija Šerifović Eurovision + Marija Gimbutas)
— rare
Marikit
Filipino · Beautiful (Tagalog)
— rare
Mariko
Japanese · Truth child
— rare
Marilyn
English · Beloved (Marilyn Monroe; Marilyn vos Savant)
№ 900
Marilynne
English · Star of the sea + grace (Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer for Gilead)
— rare
Marina
Latin · Of the sea
№ 487
Marion
French · Beloved (Marion Cotillard, Best Actress Oscar 2007)
— rare
Maris
Latin · Of the sea (Maris Stella; Frasier's invisible Maris)
— rare
Marisa
Italian · Of the sea (Maria-Luisa contraction)
— rare
Mariska
Hungarian · Beloved (Mariska Hargitay, Olivia Benson on SVU for 25+ years)
— rare
Marisol
Spanish · Mary of the sun, sea and sun
№ 698
Marissa
Latin · Of the sea (Marissa Mayer, first female Yahoo CEO)
№ 950
Marja
Other · Berry (Finnish foundational + Marja Liisa-Hämäläinen Olympic skier)
— rare
Marjane
Persian · Coral (Iranian graphic novelist of Persepolis)
— rare
Marjorie
English · Pearl (Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Everglades activist; Marjorie Rawlings)
№ 850 · Trending ↑
Marketa
Greek · Margaret (Czech + Markéta Vondroušová Wimbledon 2023)
— rare
Marlee
Indigenous Australian · Black swan
— rare
Marlena
German · Bitter sea + Magdalene (Marlena Evans, Days of Our Lives)
— rare
Marlene
German · Bitter star (Marlene Dietrich)
— rare
Marley
English · Pleasant wood, marten meadow
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Marlo
English · Marsh hill (Marlo Thomas, That Girl; St. Jude advocate)
— rare
Marlowe
English · Driftwood; remains of a lake
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Marni
Hebrew · Rejoice, bitter
— rare
Marnie
Hebrew · Beloved (Hitchcock's Marnie; Girls' Marnie Michaels)
— rare
Marozia
Italian · Roman senatrix (mother and grandmother of popes)
— rare
Marpessa
Greek · She who preferred a mortal to a god
— rare
Marron
Other · Dragon Ball Z - Krillin + Android 18's daughter
— rare
Marsai
English · Marsai Martin, youngest ever executive producer of a major studio film
— rare
Marsha
English · Warlike (Marsha P. Johnson, Stonewall trans activist)
№ 990
Marta
Spanish · Lady (Marta Vieira da Silva, six-time FIFA Best Women's Player)
— rare
Martha
Aramaic · Lady (Jesus's friend; Martha Graham, founder of modern dance)
№ 800
Martina
Latin · Of Mars (Martina Navratilova, 59-Grand-Slam tennis champion)
№ 600
Mary
Hebrew · Beloved (the mother of Jesus; most common Christian feminine name)
№ 132
Maryam
Arabic · Beloved, bitter, sea of sorrow
№ 432 · Trending ↑
Marzanna
Polish · Goddess of winter and death
— rare
Marzena
Other · Dream (Polish + Marzena Diakun conductor)
— rare
Masako
Japanese · The Nun Shogun (Hojo Masako)
— rare
Mashiro
Japanese · Pure white (iconic Mashiro Kep1er - HYBE Japanese)
— rare
Massila
Other · Pure / ancient Numidian (Berber-Tunisian foundational)
— rare
Matea
Croatian · Gift of God (Matea Jelić Olympic gold taekwondo)
— rare
Mathilda
Germanic · Battle-mighty (Léon: The Professional + Empress Matilda)
— rare
Mathilde
French · Mighty in battle (French Matilda)
— rare
Matilda
Germanic · Mighty in battle
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Maud
Germanic · Battle-mighty (Maud Lewis painter + Tennyson's poem)
— rare
Maude
French · Mighty in battle (Maud Gonne, Maude Adams)
— rare
Maureen
Irish · Beloved (Maureen O'Hara; Maureen Dowd)
№ 920
Maverick
English · Independent / unbranded (Top Gun + the original maverick)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Mavis
French · Song thrush
— rare
Mavlyuda
Arabic · Born / blessed birth (Tajik-Uzbek-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Mawar
Indonesian · Rose
— rare
Mawarni
Other · Like a rose (Indonesian-Malay feminine)
— rare
Mawiyya
Arabic · Arab queen who defeated Rome (Tanukhid Mavia)
— rare
Mawra
Arabic · Mawra Hocane - Pakistani actress + Sadqay Tumhare + Sammi
— rare
Maxima
Latin · Greatest
— rare
Maxine
Latin · Greatest
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Maya
Sanskrit · Illusion, water, mother
№ 67
Mayahuel
Nahuatl · Aztec goddess of the maguey (mother of 400 rabbits)
— rare
Maybelle
English · Beautiful (Mother Maybelle Carter, mother of country music)
— rare
Maysa
Arabic · Graceful walk (iconic Brazilian samba legend)
— rare
Maysoon
Arabic · Graceful, beautiful walk
— rare
Mayu
Other · River (Quechua + Mayu Japanese unisex)
— rare
Mayumi
Filipino · Gentle, modest
— rare
Maïwenn
Breton · Fair Mary
— rare
Małgorzata
Polish · Pearl (Polish Margaret)
— rare
McCoy
Scottish · Son of Aodh (real McCoy; Star Trek's Bones McCoy)
— rare
Meadhbh
Celtic · Queen Maeve of Connacht (Irish foundational + Táin Bó Cúailnge)
— rare
Meadow
English · Grassy field
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Mealea
Khmer · Flower garland (Khmer)
— rare
Meaza
Other · Fragrance (Meaza Ashenafi - foundational Ethiopian Chief Justice)
— rare
Mechthild
Old Germanic · Mighty in battle (German mystic of Magdeburg)
— rare
Medea
Greek · Cunning, plotter; Colchian sorceress
— rare
Medusa
Greek · Guardian (Greek Gorgon + Versace logo)
— rare
Mee
Hmong · Beautiful, fragrant
— rare
Meena
Sanskrit · Fish (Bollywood's Tragedy Queen, Meena Kumari)
— rare
Meenakshi
Sanskrit · Fish-eyed (iconic South Indian goddess + temple)
— rare
Meera
Sanskrit · Devotee, ocean, prosperous
— rare
Meerabai
Sanskrit · 16th-c. Krishna devotee Bhakti saint-poet
— rare
Megan
Welsh · Pearl (Welsh form of Margaret; Megan Rapinoe, Meghan Markle)
№ 525
Megara
Greek · Heracles's first wife
— rare
Megha
Sanskrit · Cloud
— rare
Meghan
Welsh · Pearl (Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex)
№ 800
Meghna
Sanskrit · Cloud (iconic Meghna Gulzar Indian director)
— rare
Megumi
Japanese · Blessing, grace
— rare
Mehar
Punjabi · Mercy / grace (Punjabi Sikh heritage)
— rare
Mehek
Hindi · Fragrance, scent
— rare
Mehetabel
Hebrew · God benefits (Edomite princess)
— rare
Mehr
Persian · Love, sun, kindness
— rare
Mehreen
Urdu · Sun-like / iconic Pakistani filmmaker
— rare
Mehrnaz
Persian · Sun-graced (Shahnameh queen + Persian heritage)
— rare
Mehrnoosh
Persian · Sweet sun
— rare
Mei
Chinese · Beautiful; plum blossom
— rare
Mei-ling
Chinese · Beautiful jade-tinkle (Madame Chiang)
— rare
Meinwen
Celtic · Slender + fair (Welsh foundational compound)
— rare
Meital
Hebrew · Dew drops
— rare
Mekdes
Ethiopian · Sanctuary (Ethiopian)
— rare
Melaina
Greek · Black / dark (Greek Demeter Melaina + Arcadian cult)
— rare
Melania
Greek · Dark / black (Melania Trump; Saint Melania)
— rare
Melanie
Greek · Dark, black (Melanie Wilkes; Melanie Lynskey)
№ 90
Melati
Indonesian · Jasmine
— rare
Melba
Australian · Of Melbourne (Dame Nellie Melba, opera; Peach Melba)
— rare
Mele
Hebrew · Mary (Tongan-Polynesian + foundational Pacific Christian)
— rare
Melek
Turkish · Angel
— rare
Melinda
English · Sweet (Melinda French Gates, Gates Foundation co-chair)
— rare
Melisandre
French · Iconic Red Woman GoT (Carice van Houten + foundational character)
— rare
Melissa
Greek · Honey bee
№ 287
Melody
Greek · Song, music
№ 172
Melpomene
Greek · To celebrate with song (muse of tragedy)
— rare
Melur
Other · Jasmine (Malay-Indonesian foundational)
— rare
Memcha
Other · Manipuri Meitei foundational + Memcha Devi singer
— rare
Memory
Latin · Remembrance (Cats musical's iconic song)
— rare
Memphis
Greek · Established and beautiful (the Tennessee city + ancient Egypt)
— rare
Menaka
Sanskrit · Apsara who tempted Vishvamitra
— rare
Mencía
Basque · Medieval Castilian (Lopez de Padilla)
— rare
Mentewab
Ethiopian · Ethiopian queen regent (rebuilt Gondar)
— rare
Merab
Hebrew · Increase, abundance
— rare
Merce
Latin · Mercy (Catalan + Mercè Rodoreda foundational novelist)
— rare
Mercedes
Spanish · Mercies, compassion
№ 587
Mercy
Latin · Compassion, forgiveness
— rare
Mere
Maori · Maori Mary
— rare
Meredith
Welsh · Great ruler, lord of the sea
№ 612
Mererid
Welsh · Pearl
— rare
Meretseger
Ancient Egyptian · She who loves silence (cobra of Theban necropolis)
— rare
Meri
Other · Sea (Finnish + Latvian Maria diminutive)
— rare
Merida
Spanish · One who has earned a place (Pixar's first lead princess)
— rare
Merindah
Aboriginal Australian · Beautiful
— rare
Merit
Latin · Worthy / beloved (Merit Beauty + ancient Egyptian queen)
— rare
Meritxell
Catalan · Patron saint of Andorra
— rare
Merneith
Egyptian · Beloved of Neith (1st dynasty regent)
— rare
Meron
Hebrew · Myrrh (Ethiopian-Hebrew + Mount Meron sacred site)
— rare
Merritt
English · Boundary gate / merit (Merritt Wever, 2x Emmy actress)
— rare
Meryl
Welsh · Iconic Meryl Streep - record 21 Oscar noms + 3 wins
— rare
Meshullemeth
Hebrew · Friend (Amon's mother)
— rare
Mestra
Greek · Greek shape-shifting princess
— rare
Metis
Greek · Wisdom (Greek Titaness; mother of Athena)
— rare
Metok
Other · Flower (Tibetan + foundational Buddhist heritage)
— rare
Mette
Danish · Pearl (Mette Frederiksen, Danish PM; Mette-Marit Crown Princess)
— rare
Metztli
Nahuatl · Moon goddess
— rare
Mhairi
Scottish Gaelic · Mary, beloved
— rare
Mia
Italian · Mine, beloved
№ 8
Michal
Hebrew · Who is like God
— rare
Michelle
French · Who is like God
№ 247
Michiko
Japanese · Beautiful wise child (Empress)
— rare
Midori
Japanese · Green (iconic Midori Goto violinist + Suntory Midori)
— rare
Migle
Other · Mist (Lithuanian foundational nature feminine)
— rare
Mihaela
Romanian · Who is like God
— rare
Mihrimah
Turkish · Sun + moon (iconic Ottoman princess)
— rare
Mika
Japanese · Beautiful fragrance (Mika Brzezinski, Morning Joe co-host)
— rare
Mikaela
Hebrew · Who is like God? (Mikaela Shiffrin, most World Cup wins ever)
№ 700 · Trending ↑
Mikasa
Japanese · Iconic Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan)
— rare
Mikayla
Hebrew · Who is like God? (Mikayla Demaiter, model)
№ 460
Miki
Other · Beautiful princess (Japanese + Miki Endo tsunami heroine)
— rare
Mila
Slavic · Gracious, dear
№ 19 · Trending ↑
Milada
Czech · My beloved (iconic Czech anti-communist martyr)
— rare
Milagros
Spanish · Miracles
— rare
Milana
Other · Gracious (Slavic + Milana Vayntrub AT&T)
— rare
Milani
Italian · From Milan (Milani Cosmetics + top-500 American name)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Milcah
Hebrew · Queen
— rare
Milda
Other · Lithuanian goddess of love (foundational pre-Christian Baltic deity)
— rare
Mildburh
Anglo-Saxon · Mild-fortress (Saint of Wenlock)
— rare
Mildgyth
Anglo-Saxon · Mild-war (Mildred's sister)
— rare
Mildred
Old English · Gentle strength
— rare
Milena
Slavic · Gracious, dear
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Mileva
Serbian · Gracious (Mileva Marić, Einstein's first wife and physicist)
— rare
Miley
American · Smiley (Miley Cyrus, Grammy + Hannah Montana)
№ 460
Milica
Serbian · Gracious
— rare
Millicent
English · Strong worker (Millicent Fawcett, suffragist)
— rare
Millie
Germanic · Strength, gentle strength
№ 412 · Trending ↑
Mimi
French · Beloved (Mimi in La Bohème + Mimi Rogers actress)
— rare
Min
Korean · Clever, gentle, jade
— rare
Mina
Persian · Lapis lazuli / love (a multinational name)
№ 800 · Trending ↑
Minal
Sanskrit · Minal Khan - Pakistani actress + Aiman's twin sister
— rare
Minali
Other · Eel / waterway (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Minang
Other · Minangkabau heritage (Indonesian + world's largest matrilineal society)
— rare
Mindy
English · Honey (Mindy Kaling, first South Asian woman to write & star in her own TV show)
— rare
Minerva
Latin · Wisdom, intellect
— rare
Mingma
Other · Tuesday-born (Sherpa-Tibetan + Mingma G first K2 winter ascent)
— rare
Minji
Korean · Clever, intelligent
— rare
Minju
Korean · Smart + jewel (iconic IZ*ONE K-pop visual)
— rare
Minkyung
Korean · Smart + respect (Davichi iconic Korean duo)
— rare
Minnehaha
Other · Longfellow Song of Hiawatha foundational Dakota heroine
— rare
Minnie
English · Love / will-helmet (Minnie Riperton; Minnie Pearl; Minnie Mouse)
— rare
Minoo
Persian · Heaven / paradise (Persian heritage)
— rare
Minori
Japanese · Truth (Minori Kushieda - Toradora! softball captain)
— rare
Mint
Other · Chalida Vijitvongthong (Mint) - foundational Thai actress
— rare
Mio
Japanese · Beautiful cherry blossom
— rare
Mioara
Romanian · Little ewe-lamb
— rare
Mira
Sanskrit · Ocean, peace
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Mirabai
Sanskrit · Sea / wonder (the 16th-century Krishna mystic + Mirabai Chanu Olympic silver)
— rare
Mirabel
Latin · Wonderful, marvellous
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Mirabella
Latin · Wonderful beauty (Grace Mirabella, Vogue editor)
— rare
Miracle
English · Wonder / divine sign (modern American word-name)
№ 460
Mirajane
Other · Iconic Mirajane Strauss - Fairy Tail Demon Queen
— rare
Miranda
Latin · Worthy of admiration
№ 387
Mireia
Catalan · To admire, wonder
— rare
Mireille
Provençal · To admire, wonder
— rare
Mirela
Romani · To marvel, wonderful
— rare
Mireya
Spanish · Miracle (Spanish form of Mireille; Mireya Moscoso)
— rare
Miria
Maori · Maori Mary
— rare
Miriam
Hebrew · Beloved (Moses' sister and prophet; Miriam Makeba)
№ 290 · Trending ↑
Mirra
Slavic · Peace / myrrh (Mirra Andreeva tennis prodigy; Mirra Alfassa)
— rare
Misa
Japanese · Iconic Misa Amane - Death Note Second Kira
— rare
Misaki
Japanese · Beautiful blossom, cape
— rare
Mishti
Bengali · Sweet
— rare
Missy
English · Beloved (Missy Elliott; Missy Franklin Olympic gold)
— rare
Misty
English · Light fog (Misty Copeland, first Black principal at ABT)
№ 850
Mithali
Sanskrit · Friendship (Mithali Raj, India's highest women's cricket scorer)
— rare
Mitsuki
Japanese · Beautiful moon (Naruto + popular Japanese)
— rare
Mitsuri
Japanese · Honey love (iconic Mitsuri Kanroji - Demon Slayer Love Hashira)
— rare
Mitzi
German · Beloved (Mitzi Gaynor, South Pacific)
— rare
Miyeon
Korean · Beautiful lotus (iconic Miyeon (G)I-DLE K-pop leader)
— rare
Mizuki
Japanese · Beautiful moon
— rare
Mnemosyne
Greek · Greek goddess of memory, mother of the Muses
— rare
Moana
Maori · Ocean, deep sea
— rare
Moderata
Italian · Renaissance Venetian feminist writer (Moderata Fonte)
— rare
Modjadji
Other · Rain Queen (South African Lobedu foundational matriarchal dynasty)
— rare
Modron
Welsh · Welsh mother goddess
— rare
Modupe
Yoruba · I am grateful
— rare
Modwenna
Irish · Irish-British saint of Burton
— rare
Mohua
Bengali · Mahua flower-tree (Bengali)
— rare
Mojca
Slovenian · My little Mary
— rare
Moka
Japanese · Iconic Moka ILLIT - HYBE 5th-gen Japanese
— rare
Mokosh
Slavic · Slavic earth mother goddess
— rare
Molly
Hebrew · Bitter, beloved
№ 287
Momal
Urdu · Momal Sheikh - Pakistani actress + Javed Sheikh's daughter
— rare
Momo
Japanese · Peach (iconic Momo of TWICE - K-pop main dancer)
— rare
Momoe
Other · Yamaguchi Momoe - foundational 1970s Japanese idol
— rare
Momoko
Other · Peach child (Japanese + Momoko Sakura Chibi Maruko-chan foundational)
— rare
Mona
Italian · My lady (the Mona Lisa; Mona Eltahawy, feminist activist)
— rare
Monalisa
Other · Bengali Monalisa actress (Bengali cinema foundational)
— rare
Monica
Latin · Advisor (Saint Monica, mother of Augustine; Monica Bellucci)
№ 425
Monique
French · Advisor (Mo'Nique, Precious Oscar)
— rare
Monroe
Scottish · Mouth of the river Rotha (Mariah Carey's daughter; Marilyn Monroe surname)
№ 240 · Trending ↑
Monteith
Scottish · Mountain of Teith (Cory Monteith; Glee)
— rare
Montse
Latin · Montserrat diminutive (Catalan + Caballé soprano foundational)
— rare
Montserrat
Catalan · Jagged mountain (Montserrat Caballé soprano)
— rare
Monáe
American · Counselor (Janelle Monáe, 8-time Grammy nominee)
— rare
Moonbyul
Korean · Moon Byul-yi - MAMAMOO main rapper foundational K-pop
— rare
Morag
Scottish Gaelic · Great, sun
— rare
Morena
Italian · Dark-haired (Morena Baccarin Brazilian-American)
— rare
Morenike
Yoruba · I have someone to pamper (Yoruba feminine name)
— rare
Morgan
Welsh · Sea-born, sea circle
№ 587
Morrigan
Irish · Great queen, phantom queen
— rare
Morrison
Scottish · Son of Maurice (Toni Morrison Nobel + Jim Morrison)
— rare
Morwenna
Cornish · Maiden
— rare
Mpho
Sotho · Gift
— rare
Mrinalini
Sanskrit · Lotus stalk (Tagore's wife)
— rare
Mrunal
Sanskrit · Lotus stem (iconic Mrunal Thakur - Sita Ramam + Bollywood)
— rare
Mucia
Latin · Pompey's wife (mother of his children)
— rare
Mudita
Sanskrit · Sympathetic joy (Buddhist sublime state)
— rare
Muirenn
Celtic · Sea-fair (Old Irish foundational + Finn mac Cumhaill's mother)
— rare
Mukda
Thai · Pearl
— rare
Mulalo
Other · Peace (Venda South African foundational)
— rare
Mulan
Chinese · Magnolia (legendary warrior who took her father's place in war)
— rare
Mumtaz
Arabic · Distinguished (Taj Mahal's Mumtaz)
— rare
Munia
Basque · Medieval Basque-Spanish queen
— rare
Munira
Arabic · Illuminated, radiant
— rare
Munis
Arabic · Intimate friend / companion (Tajik-Arabic foundational)
— rare
Murasaki
Japanese · Purple (Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji)
— rare
Muriel
Irish · Bright sea (Dame Muriel Spark, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
— rare
Murphy
Irish · Sea warrior (the most common Irish surname; modern unisex)
— rare
Mut
Egyptian · Mother (Theban triad goddess)
— rare
Muthoni
Other · Kikuyu foundational ninth daughter (Gikuyu and Mumbi)
— rare
Mutya
Filipino · Pearl, muse, treasure
— rare
Mya
Burmese · Emerald
— rare
Myat
Other · Noble / supreme (Burmese foundational feminine)
— rare
Myfanwy
Celtic · My beloved (Welsh foundational love song)
— rare
Myrna
Irish · Beloved (Myrna Loy, Queen of Hollywood + The Thin Man)
— rare
Myrtle
Greek · Myrtle plant / Aphrodite's tree (Myrtle Beach + Great Gatsby)
— rare
Mỹ
Vietnamese · Beautiful
— rare

N

174 names
Naamah
Hebrew · Pleasant, beautiful
— rare
Naarah
Hebrew · Girl, maiden (Ashhur's wife)
— rare
Naava
Hebrew · Beautiful, lovely
— rare
Nada
Other · Hope (Croatian-Serbian + Nada Dimić Yugoslav partisan heroine)
— rare
Nadezhda
Russian · Hope
— rare
Nadia
Slavic · Hope; dewy
№ 198
Nadifa
Arabic · Pure (Somali + Nadifa Mohamed Costa Book Awards novelist)
— rare
Nadine
French · Hope (Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize in Literature)
— rare
Nadja
Russian · Hope
— rare
Naeun
Korean · Graceful tree
— rare
Nafisa
Arabic · Precious (Egyptian female scholar Sayyida Nafisa)
— rare
Nafissatou
Arabic · Precious (Nafissatou Thiam Belgian Olympic heptathlete)
— rare
Nahid
Persian · Venus (the planet)
— rare
Nahla
Arabic · First drink of water
— rare
Naiki
Sanskrit · Defeated Muhammad of Ghor (Solanki queen)
— rare
Naima
Arabic · Tranquility, blessing
— rare
Naina
Hindi · Eyes
— rare
Naipanoi
Other · Tall one / wisdom (Maasai Kenyan-Tanzanian foundational)
— rare
Naja
Greenlandic · Little sister (Greenlandic Inuit)
— rare
Najla
Arabic · Wide-eyed, large beautiful eyes
— rare
Najua
Other · Greenlandic Inuit feminine + Najua Egede Ankunaq
— rare
Najwa
Arabic · Whisper, secret conversation
— rare
Nako
Other · Yabuki Nako - HKT48 + IZ*ONE J-pop foundational
— rare
Nala
Swahili · Gift; lotus stem
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Nalani
Hawaiian · Calm skies, heavens
— rare
Naledi
Tswana · Star
— rare
Naliaka
Bukusu · Born during weeding season (Kenyan Bukusu)
— rare
Nami
Japanese · Wave (iconic Nami - One Piece navigator)
— rare
Nammu
Sumerian · Sumerian primordial sea-goddess (mother of all)
— rare
Nana
Japanese · Seven (Japanese); grandmother (Greek)
— rare
Nanami
Japanese · Seven seas
— rare
Nancy
English · Grace (peaked #6 in 1955; Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Drew)
№ 880
Nandini
Sanskrit · Joyful / sacred cow (Sanskrit + Hindu mythology)
— rare
Nani
Hawaiian · Beautiful
— rare
Nanna
Old Norse · Baldr's wife (died of grief)
— rare
Naoise
Irish · Warrior (Irish mythology Deirdre of the Sorrows)
— rare
Naoko
Japanese · Honest child
— rare
Naomi
Hebrew · Pleasantness
№ 74 · Trending ↑
Nara
Other · Sun (Mongolian + Nara Japanese ancient capital)
— rare
Naran
Mongolian · Sun
— rare
Nare
Armenian · Pomegranate, queen
— rare
Naree
Thai · Woman
— rare
Narges
Persian · Narcissus flower + Narges Mohammadi Nobel Peace 2023
— rare
Nargis
Persian · Daffodil / narcissus (Nargis, 1957 Mother India)
— rare
Nargiz
Other · Narcissus / daffodil (Azerbaijani-Persian foundational)
— rare
Nari
Korean · Lily
— rare
Naserian
Maasai · Calm of spirit (Maasai)
— rare
Nash
English · At the ash tree (modern unisex word-name)
— rare
Nasieku
Other · Bracelet (Maasai Kenyan-Tanzanian foundational)
— rare
Nasreen
Arabic · Wild rose (Nasreen Mohamedi - foundational Indian abstractionist)
— rare
Nasrin
Persian · Wild rose (iconic Nasrin Sotoudeh human rights)
— rare
Natalia
Latin · Born on Christmas Day
№ 95
Natalie
French · Born on Christmas (Natalie Portman, Black Swan Oscar)
№ 80
Natalya
Russian · Christmas birth (Russian + Pushkin's wife)
— rare
Natasa
Other · Serbian Natasha + Tolstoy War and Peace
— rare
Natasha
Russian · Born on Christmas (Natasha Romanoff Black Widow; Natasha Lyonne)
— rare
Nato
Other · Light (Georgian + Nato Vachnadze foundational silent film star)
— rare
Natsumi
Japanese · Summer beauty
— rare
Nava
Hebrew · Beautiful, pleasant
— rare
Navjot
Other · New light (Sikh foundational + Navjot Sidhu cricketer)
— rare
Navy
English · Naval / deep blue (modern color word-name)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Navya
Sanskrit · Worth praising, young
— rare
Nawal
Arabic · Gift, attainment
— rare
Nayanthara
Sanskrit · Star of the eye (Lady Superstar - iconic Tamil cinema)
— rare
Nayeli
Zapotec · I love you (Zapotec; popular Mexican-American name)
№ 460
Nayeon
Korean · Iconic Nayeon of TWICE - foundational leader
— rare
Nayieyo
Other · The prayed-for one (Maasai Kenyan-Tanzanian foundational)
— rare
Nayoung
Korean · Im Na-young - PRISTIN leader + foundational I.O.I K-pop
— rare
Nazia
Arabic · Nazia Hassan - Pakistani Queen of South Asian Pop
— rare
Ndeye
Other · Mother / honorific (Wolof Senegalese foundational)
— rare
Ndidi
Igbo · Patience (Igbo Nigerian heritage)
— rare
Nefertari
Egyptian · Beautiful companion
— rare
Nefertiti
Egyptian · The beautiful one has come
— rare
Negar
Persian · Sweetheart, beloved
— rare
Negin
Persian · Gemstone set in a ring
— rare
Nehir
Turkish · River (Turkish)
— rare
Nehushta
Hebrew · Brass, copper (Jehoiachin's mother)
— rare
Neith
Egyptian · Egyptian creator mother goddess
— rare
Nellie
Greek · Bright, shining light
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Nemesis
Greek · Greek goddess of retribution
— rare
Nephthys
Ancient Egyptian · Egyptian goddess of mourning (sister of Isis)
— rare
Nerea
Basque · Mine
— rare
Nest
Welsh · Medieval Welsh princess
— rare
Nevaeh
English · Heaven spelled backwards
№ 75
Nezuko
Japanese · Iconic Nezuko Kamado - Demon Slayer foundational
— rare
Nga
Other · Elegant / graceful (Vietnamese feminine)
— rare
Ngaire
Maori · Flax flower (Maori heritage)
— rare
Ngoc
Vietnamese · Jade, gem
— rare
Ngozi
Igbo · Blessing
— rare
Nguyet
Vietnamese · Moon
— rare
Nia
Swahili · Purpose; bright
№ 547
Niamh
Irish · Bright, radiant
№ 942 · Trending ↑
Niara
Other · High purpose (Swahili + Niara Sudarkasa Lincoln University)
— rare
Nichelle
English · Victorious / shell (Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura, Star Trek)
— rare
Nicki
English · Iconic Nicki Minaj - 10 BET Hip-Hop + Queen of Rap
— rare
Nicole
French · Victory of the people (peaked #6 in 1982; Nicole Kidman)
№ 188
Nidaba
Sumerian · Sumerian goddess of writing and accounting
— rare
Nidhi
Sanskrit · Treasure
— rare
Niecy
English · Granddaughter (Niecy Nash, Reno 911 + Dahmer Emmy)
— rare
Niguma
Sanskrit · 11th-century female mahasiddha (Shangpa Kagyu founder)
— rare
Niharika
Sanskrit · Galaxy, mist
— rare
Nika
Russian · Victory (Russian short)
— rare
Nike
Greek · Victory (Greek goddess + Winged Victory of Samothrace + Nike brand)
— rare
Nikita
Greek · Victory (foundational La Femme Nikita film + TV franchise)
— rare
Nikki
English · Victory of the people (Nikki Haley; Nikki Giovanni)
— rare
Nikolina
Croatian · Victory of the people (South Slavic Nicole)
— rare
Nila
Tamil · Moon, blue
— rare
Nilar
Burmese · Pearl, ruby
— rare
Niloo
Other · Lotus (Persian diminutive of Niloofar)
— rare
Niloofar
Persian · Lotus, water lily
— rare
Niloufar
Persian · Lotus, water lily
— rare
Nima
Other · Sun / Sunday-born (Sherpa-Tibetan + Persian gift)
— rare
Nimue
Welsh · The Lady of the Lake (gave Excalibur to Arthur)
— rare
Nina
Russian · Little girl; grace; fire
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Ning
Chinese · Peaceful, tranquil
— rare
Ningal
Sumerian · Great lady (Sumerian moon-mother)
— rare
Ningning
Chinese · Iconic Ningning aespa K-pop main vocalist Chinese
— rare
Ninhursag
Sumerian · Sumerian mother of the mountains
— rare
Ninlil
Sumerian · Lady of the wind
— rare
Nino
Georgian · Granddaughter
— rare
Niobe
Greek · Snow, fern
— rare
Nirosha
Sanskrit · Perpetual / brilliant (Sinhala + Nirosha Virajini foundational singer)
— rare
Nisaba
Sumerian · Sumerian goddess of writing and grain
— rare
Nisha
Sanskrit · Night
— rare
Nitocris
Ancient Egyptian · Old Kingdom Egyptian queen (possibly first female pharaoh)
— rare
Nivedita
Sanskrit · Dedicated (iconic Sister Nivedita — Vivekananda's disciple)
— rare
Njeri
Other · Kikuyu foundational (Lupita Nyong'o middle name)
— rare
Nkechi
Igbo · What God has given (Igbo Nigerian)
— rare
Nkem
Other · What is mine (Igbo Nigerian foundational + Chiamaka Nnadozie footballer)
— rare
Nneka
Igbo · Mother is supreme
— rare
Noa
Hebrew · Movement, motion
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Nobara
Japanese · Wild rose (iconic Nobara Kugisaki - Jujutsu Kaisen)
— rare
Noelani
Hawaiian · Heavenly mist, beautiful from heaven
— rare
Noey
Other · Little one (Thai foundational nickname + Noey Chanyasak actress)
— rare
Nofar
Hebrew · Water lily
— rare
Nokomis
Ojibwe · Grandmother (Hiawatha's grandmother in Algonquin tradition)
— rare
Nokuthula
Zulu · Mother of peace (Zulu)
— rare
Nola
Irish · Famous, fair shoulder
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Nomin
Mongolian · Lapis lazuli, blue gem
— rare
Nomthandazo
Other · Mother of prayer (South African Zulu foundational)
— rare
Non
Welsh · Iconic Welsh saint (mother of Saint David)
— rare
Noor
Arabic · Light (Empress Noor Jahan)
— rare
Nora
Irish · Honour, light
№ 28 · Trending ↑
Norah
Irish · Honour, light
№ 95 · Trending ↑
Norma
Latin · Standard / rule (Bellini's Norma; Norma Shearer; Norma Rae)
№ 970
Norzin
Other · Holder of jewels (Tibetan-Bhutanese foundational)
— rare
Nour
Arabic · Light, radiance
№ 312 · Trending ↑
Nova
Latin · New; new star
№ 28 · Trending ↑
Novalee
American · New meadow (Where the Heart Is)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Noya
Hebrew · Beauty of God, divine beauty
— rare
Nozomi
Japanese · Hope, wish
— rare
Noémi
Hebrew · Pleasant (Hungarian Naomi)
— rare
Noémie
French · Pleasantness (Noémie Lenoir + biblical Naomi)
— rare
Nuna
Greenlandic · Land, earth
— rare
Nusrat
Arabic · Help / victory (Nusrat Jahan - Bengali cinema + politician)
— rare
Nut
Egyptian · Sky goddess (Egyptian)
— rare
Nutan
Sanskrit · New (iconic Nutan - 5 Filmfare Best Actress wins)
— rare
Nutsa
Hebrew · Anna diminutive (Georgian + Nutsa Buzaladze Eurovision 2024)
— rare
Nvard
Other · Pomegranate flower (Armenian foundational + Nvard Manasian)
— rare
Nya
Swahili · Purpose / queen (Swahili + modern American)
— rare
Nyai
Other · Pramoedya's Nyai Ontosoroh - Buru Quartet foundational
— rare
Nyambura
Kikuyu · The rains
— rare
Nyaradzo
Other · Consolation / comfort (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Nyari
Other · Sun / spirit (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Nyasha
Other · Grace / mercy (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Nyima
Other · Sun (Tibetan + foundational Buddhist solar symbolism)
— rare
Nyimas
Other · Royal honorific (Sundanese Javanese foundational)
— rare
Nyla
Arabic · Winner, achiever; blue
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Nympha
Greek · Bride, nymph (Colossians 4:15)
— rare
Nyokabi
Other · Kikuyu foundational (Gikuyu and Mumbi's nine daughters)
— rare
Nyota
Swahili · Star
— rare
Nyx
Greek · Night
— rare
Núria
Catalan · Our Lady of Núria
— rare
Núria
Catalan · Iconic Catalan virgin (Our Lady of Núria)
— rare

O

56 names
Oakes
English · Of the oaks (modern unisex nature word)
— rare
Oakleigh
English · Oak meadow (modern feminine spelling of Oakley)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Oaklyn
American · Oak meadow + lynn (modern American compound)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Oaklynn
American · Oak meadow + lynn (modern American double-N spelling)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Oana
Hebrew · Joanna (Romanian + Oana Pellea foundational actress)
— rare
Oanh
Other · Oriole / songbird (Vietnamese foundational)
— rare
Obavva
Kannada · Kannada warrior who fought with a pestle
— rare
Obioma
Igbo · Kind heart (Igbo)
— rare
Ochaco
Japanese · Iconic Ochaco Uraraka - My Hero Academia Uravity
— rare
Ocllo
Quechua · Mother of the Inca civilization (Mama Ocllo)
— rare
Octavia
Latin · Eighth
№ 347 · Trending ↑
Odessa
Greek · Long journey (Odessa, Ukraine + Texas; modern revival)
— rare
Odette
French · Wealth / fortune (Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Princess Odette)
№ 720 · Trending ↑
Odile
French · Wealthy / Black Swan (Saint Odile + Swan Lake)
— rare
Ofira
Hebrew · Gold
— rare
Ofri
Hebrew · My fawn (modern Israeli)
— rare
Ogechi
Igbo · God's time (Igbo)
— rare
Ohana
Hawaiian · Family (Disney's Lilo and Stitch)
— rare
Oholibamah
Hebrew · Tent of the high place (Esau's Hivite wife)
— rare
Oksana
Ukrainian · Hospitality, foreign
— rare
Olabisi
Yoruba · Wealth is born (Olabisi Onabanjo - Ogun State Governor)
— rare
Olenna
Other · Iconic Queen of Thorns GoT (Diana Rigg)
— rare
Olesya
Ukrainian · Of the forest
— rare
Olga
Old Norse · Holy (Saint Olga of Kiev, first Christian ruler of Russia)
№ 800
Olina
Hawaiian · Joyous
— rare
Olive
Latin · The olive tree
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Olivia
Latin · Olive tree (or possibly "elf army")
№ 1
Olivier
Other · FMA General Olivier Mira Armstrong - Briggs Fortress
— rare
Oluchi
Other · God's work (Igbo + Oluchi Onweagba foundational supermodel)
— rare
Oluwafunmilayo
Yoruba · Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti - foundational Nigerian feminist + Fela Kuti's mother
— rare
Olwen
Welsh · White footprint
— rare
Olympia
Greek · From Mount Olympus
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Olympias
Greek · Of Mount Olympus (Alexander the Great's mother)
— rare
Omolara
Yoruba · Child born at the right time (Yoruba heritage)
— rare
Omotola
Yoruba · Iconic Omotola Jalade Ekeinde - foundational Nollywood
— rare
Ona
Hebrew · Anna (Lithuanian foundational + Catalan)
— rare
Onatah
Iroquois · Spirit of the corn
— rare
Ondine
French · Wave / water nymph (Giraudoux's Ondine; Colin Farrell film)
— rare
Onyinye
Igbo · Gift (Igbo)
— rare
Oona
Irish · Lamb / unity (Oona O'Neill Chaplin; Oona Laurence actress)
— rare
Opal
Sanskrit · Precious gem
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Ophelia
Greek · Help, aid
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Oprah
Hebrew · Fawn (Oprah Winfrey, billionaire talk-show queen)
— rare
Orenda
Iroquois · Spiritual life force (Iroquois sacred concept)
— rare
Oriana
Latin · Golden / dawn (Oriana Fallaci, journalist)
— rare
Orihime
Japanese · Weaver princess (Tanabata + iconic Orihime Inoue Bleach)
— rare
Orion
Greek · The hunter (Greek constellation; modern unisex)
— rare
Orla
Irish · Golden princess
— rare
Ornella
Italian · Flowering ash tree
— rare
Orpah
Hebrew · Back of the neck; fawn
— rare
Orsa
Other · Selkup Indigenous Siberian foundational name
— rare
Otilia
Romanian · Fortunate hero
— rare
Ottilie
German · Fortunate hero
— rare
Oyinkansola
Yoruba · Honey enters wealth (iconic Ayra Starr Afropop)
— rare
Oyuna
Mongolian · Turquoise / wisdom (Mongolian heritage)
— rare
Oyuun
Other · Wisdom (Mongolian + Oyuun Sanjaasuren UNEP Director)
— rare

P

175 names
Padma
Sanskrit · Lotus
— rare
Padmaja
Sanskrit · Lotus born (Padmaja Naidu - Sarojini Naidu's daughter + WB Governor)
— rare
Padmavati
Sanskrit · She of the lotus (medieval Rajput queen)
— rare
Padmini
Sanskrit · Lotus pond, lotus lady
— rare
Padmé
Sanskrit · Lotus (Padmé Amidala, Star Wars Queen of Naboo)
— rare
Paige
English · Young attendant, helper
№ 178
Paislee
Scottish · Paisley pattern (Prince's Paisley Park)
№ 460
Paisley
Scottish · From Paisley; the pattern
№ 50
Palesa
Sotho · Flower (Southern African heritage)
— rare
Palmer
English · Pilgrim (Keke Palmer, Nope; modern unisex)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Palmira
Latin · Palmyra ancient (Italian + foundational Zenobia heritage)
— rare
Paloma
Spanish · Dove
№ 487
Pamela
English · All sweet (Samuel Richardson's heroine; peaked #10 in 1953)
№ 750
Pamphile
Greek · All-loving (Greek historian)
— rare
Pan
Other · Pan - Dragon Ball GT (Gohan + Videl's quarter-Saiyan daughter)
— rare
Panagiota
Greek · All-holy (the Virgin Mary)
— rare
Panashe
Other · With God / God is with us (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Pandora
Greek · All gifts, all-giving
— rare
Pania
Maori · Reef princess of Maori legend
— rare
Panka
Hebrew · Hungarian Anna diminutive (foundational Magyar)
— rare
Panna
Other · Hungarian Anna diminutive (foundational)
— rare
Pantea
Persian · Persian warrior general
— rare
Paola
Italian · Small / humble (Paola Espinosa Olympic diver; Princess Paola of Belgium)
№ 460
Paoli
Other · Paoli Dam - Bengali cinema + Hate Story + Yara
— rare
Pari
Persian · Fairy, beautiful
— rare
Parineeti
Sanskrit · Married / accomplished (iconic Parineeti Chopra Filmfare)
— rare
Paris
Greek · Trojan prince / French capital (Paris Hilton)
№ 320 · Trending ↑
Parisa
Persian · Fairy-like, angelic
— rare
Parker
English · Park keeper (Sarah Jessica Parker + modern unisex)
№ 112 · Trending ↑
Parvaneh
Persian · Butterfly (Parvaneh Eskandari, Iranian activist)
— rare
Parvathi
Sanskrit · Goddess Parvati (foundational Hindu mother goddess)
— rare
Parvati
Sanskrit · Daughter of the mountains
— rare
Parveen
Persian · Pleiades star cluster (Parveen Shakir Urdu poet)
— rare
Parvin
Persian · Pleiades (great Iranian poet Parvin E'tesami)
— rare
Pasang
Other · Friday-born (Sherpa-Tibetan + Pasang Lhamu first Nepali woman Everest)
— rare
Pasiphae
Greek · All-shining (Cretan queen)
— rare
Patacara
Pali · Cloak-walker (Buddhist nun who lost everything)
— rare
Patience
Latin · Forbearance (Puritan virtue name)
— rare
Patricia
Latin · Noblewoman (peaked #4 in 1937; Patricia Highsmith, Pat Schroeder)
№ 705
Patrizia
Italian · Noblewoman (Italian Patricia)
— rare
Patsy
English · Noble (Patsy Cline; Patsy Mink, first woman of color in Congress)
— rare
Patti
English · Noble (Patti Smith, godmother of punk)
— rare
Patty
English · Noble (Patty Duke, youngest Oscar winner; Patty Murray, US Senator)
— rare
Paula
Latin · Small (iconic Paula Abdul - American Idol + 6 #1 hits)
— rare
Paulette
French · Small / humble (Paulette Goddard, Chaplin's Modern Times)
— rare
Pauli
Latin · Small (lawyer-priest-poet Pauli Murray)
— rare
Paulina
Latin · Small / humble (Paulina Porizkova; Paulina Rubio)
— rare
Pauline
French · Small (Pauline Kael, film critic; Pauline Viardot)
— rare
Pavitra
Sanskrit · Pure, sacred
— rare
Pax
Latin · Peace (Pax Romana; Angelina Jolie's son Pax)
— rare
Paxton
English · Peace town (Bill Paxton; modern unisex)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Pearl
English · Pearl
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Pegah
Persian · Dawn (Persian)
— rare
Peggy
English · Pearl (iconic Peggy Whitson NASA first female ISS commander)
— rare
Pelagia
Greek · Of the sea (early Christian penitent)
— rare
Pele
Hawaiian · Hawaiian goddess of fire, volcanoes, and lava
— rare
Pelin
Turkish · Wormwood, absinthe (Turkish)
— rare
Pema
Tibetan · Lotus
— rare
Pemberton
English · Pem's town (John Pemberton invented Coca-Cola)
— rare
Penarddun
Welsh · Welsh mythological queen (Branwen's mother)
— rare
Penda
Wolof · Beloved
— rare
Penelope
Greek · Weaver
№ 21
Penina
Hebrew · Pearl (Hebrew biblical Peninnah - Elkanah's wife)
— rare
Penninah
Hebrew · Pearl, ruby (Hannah's rival)
— rare
Penny
Greek · Weaver
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Penthesilea
Greek · Mourning of the people (Amazon queen)
— rare
Periboea
Greek · Surrounded by cattle (Oedipus's foster mother)
— rare
Perictione
Greek · Plato's mother (philosopher in her own right)
— rare
Periktione
Greek · Plato's mother (Athenian aristocrat)
— rare
Perla
Spanish · Pearl (Spanish + Italian)
— rare
Pernille
Danish · Rock (Danish Peter)
— rare
Pero
Greek · Greek princess won by Bias
— rare
Perpetua
Latin · Everlasting, eternal
— rare
Persephone
Greek · Bringer of destruction; daughter of grain
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Persis
Greek · Persian woman
— rare
Pertiwi
Sanskrit · Mother Earth (Indonesian Ibu Pertiwi foundational)
— rare
Petal
English · Flower petal
— rare
Petra
Greek · Rock, stone
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Petronilla
Latin · Little rock (feminine Peter)
— rare
Peyton
English · Pega's settlement, fighting man's estate
№ 192
Phaedra
Greek · Bright, radiant
— rare
Phaenarete
Greek · Bringing virtue to light (Socrates's mother)
— rare
Phaethusa
Greek · Phaethon's amber-weeping sister
— rare
Phalla
Khmer · Fruit / glory (Cambodian heritage)
— rare
Phally
Other · Lotus / flower-blossom (Cambodian Khmer foundational)
— rare
Phaxsi
Other · Moon (Aymara Bolivian foundational)
— rare
Philippa
Greek · Lover of horses (feminine Philip)
— rare
Phillis
Greek · Foliage / leaf (Phillis Wheatley, first published African American poet)
— rare
Philomela
Greek · Lover of song (the nightingale)
— rare
Philomena
Greek · Saint Philomena + iconic 2013 film Judi Dench
— rare
Philomene
French · Loved one (French elaborated form of Philomena)
— rare
Phintys
Greek · Pythagorean philosopher (on women's virtue)
— rare
Phoebe
Greek · Bright, radiant
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Phoenix
Greek · The mythical phoenix bird (Joaquin Phoenix family; Harry Potter's Phoenix)
№ 240 · Trending ↑
Photini
Greek · Luminous (the Samaritan woman at the well)
— rare
Phuong
Vietnamese · Phoenix; fragrance
— rare
Phylicia
English · Happy / lucky (Phylicia Rashad, first Black Best Actress Tony)
— rare
Phyllis
Greek · Green leaves, foliage
— rare
Phyu
Burmese · Pure white
— rare
Pia
Italian · Pious (Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015)
— rare
Pierce
English · Rock (Pierce Brosnan, James Bond; Franklin Pierce president)
— rare
Pihla
Finnish · Rowan tree (Finnish)
— rare
Pikake
Hawaiian · Hawaiian jasmine, peacock
— rare
Pike
English · Long fish / peak (Rosamund Pike; modern unisex)
— rare
Pilar
Spanish · Pillar
— rare
Pim
Thai · Perfect, just like
— rare
Pinar
Turkish · Spring (of fresh water)
— rare
Pine
English · Pine tree (Chris Pine; modern nature word)
— rare
Pingyang
Chinese · Tang princess who led the Army of the Lady
— rare
Pink
English · Iconic P!nk - 3x Grammy + 90M+ records
— rare
Pipaluk
Greenlandic · Little one (Inuit Greenlandic heritage)
— rare
Piper
English · Pipe player, flute player
№ 98
Pippa
English · Lover of horses
— rare
Piret
Estonian · Pearl (Estonian form of Margaret)
— rare
Piroska
Hungarian · Little red one
— rare
Placidia
Latin · Calm (5th c. Roman empress)
— rare
Plath
German · Flat field (Sylvia Plath, Pulitzer poet)
— rare
Plautilla
Latin · Florentine nun-painter (first female chronicled in Vasari)
— rare
Plectrude
Old Germanic · Frankish queen (Pippin's widow)
— rare
Plotina
Latin · Roman empress (Trajan's wife)
— rare
Ploy
Thai · Gem, gemstone
— rare
Pocahontas
Powhatan · Playful one (Powhatan princess and English diplomat)
— rare
Policarpa
Greek · Colombian independence martyr (La Pola)
— rare
Polina
Russian · Small; sun
— rare
Polly
Hebrew · Bitter, beloved
— rare
Polycaste
Greek · Nestor's daughter (bathed Telemachus)
— rare
Polyhymnia
Greek · Many hymns, sacred song
— rare
Polyxena
Greek · Trojan princess of the Iliad
— rare
Polyxo
Greek · Lemnian queen (commanded the women's massacre)
— rare
Pomona
Latin · Goddess of fruit trees
— rare
Pompeia
Latin · Caesar's second wife ('above suspicion')
— rare
Pomponia
Latin · Of the gens Pomponia
— rare
Pooja
Sanskrit · Worship (Sanskrit Hindu prayer ritual)
— rare
Poppy
English · The poppy flower
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Porter
French · Doorkeeper (Cole Porter; modern unisex)
— rare
Portia
Latin · Pig (Roman gens) / The Merchant of Venice's heroine
— rare
Posie
English · A small bouquet of flowers
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Posy
English · Small bouquet, poetry
— rare
Pounamu
Maori · Greenstone, treasured jade
— rare
Pourandokht
Persian · Sasanian empress (one of two female shahs)
— rare
Pourucista
Avestan · Full of wisdom (Zarathustra's youngest daughter)
— rare
Prairie
French · Grassland / meadow (modern American nature name)
— rare
Prajna
Sanskrit · Wisdom (Buddhist Sanskrit)
— rare
Praskovya
Russian · Friday / Preparation (Russian Orthodox tradition)
— rare
Pratibha
Sanskrit · Brilliance (iconic Pratibha Patil — first female President of India)
— rare
Praxedes
Greek · Active (Roman virgin saint)
— rare
Praxilla
Greek · Greek poet of Sicyon
— rare
Preeti
Sanskrit · Love / pleasure (Sanskrit; Preeti Zinta Bollywood)
— rare
Preity
Sanskrit · Love (iconic Preity Zinta Bollywood + Padma Shri)
— rare
Prerana
Sanskrit · Inspiration, motivation
— rare
Presley
English · Priest's clearing (Elvis Presley's surname; Lisa Marie Presley)
№ 95
Price
Welsh · Son of Rhys (Vincent Price; modern unisex)
— rare
Primrose
English · First rose (iconic Hunger Games Primrose Everdeen)
— rare
Priscila
Latin · Ancient / venerable (Spanish-Portuguese form of Priscilla)
— rare
Priscilla
Latin · Ancient, venerable
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Priya
Sanskrit · Beloved, dear
№ 692 · Trending ↑
Priyanka
Sanskrit · Beloved (Priyanka Chopra Jonas; Priyanka Gandhi)
— rare
Procne
Greek · Greek tragedy (Philomela's sister)
— rare
Procris
Greek · Athenian princess (Cephalus's wife)
— rare
Properzia
Italian · Renaissance sculptor (first female sculptor in Vasari)
— rare
Protima
Sanskrit · Image (Protima Bedi - Odissi dancer + Nrityagram founder)
— rare
Prudence
Latin · Wisdom (cardinal Christian virtue; Puritan name)
— rare
Psyche
Greek · Soul (Cupid + Psyche + Apuleius + Canova sculpture)
— rare
Pua
Hawaiian · Flower, blossom
— rare
Puabi
Sumerian · Sumerian Queen of Ur (c. 2600 BCE)
— rare
Puah
Hebrew · Splendid (Hebrew midwife who defied Pharaoh)
— rare
Pualani
Hawaiian · Heavenly flower
— rare
Puduhepa
Hittite · Great Hittite queen (Treaty of Kadesh)
— rare
Pulcheria
Latin · Beautiful (Byzantine empress-saint)
— rare
Puspita
Sanskrit · Flower (Sanskrit-Indonesian feminine)
— rare
Putri
Indonesian · Princess, daughter
— rare
Putu
Other · First-born (Balinese + Putu Wijaya Indonesian writer)
— rare
Pyrene
Greek · Fire (Pyrenees mountains namesake)
— rare
Pythia
Greek · Oracle of Delphi (the iconic Greek prophet)
— rare
Pythias
Greek · Aristotle's beloved wife (Greek)
— rare

Q

13 names

R

189 names
Rabi
Arabic · Spring (Hausa-Arabic + Rabia al-Adawiyya 8th-c. Sufi saint)
— rare
Rabia
Arabic · Spring (the Sufi mystic)
— rare
Rachael
Hebrew · Ewe (Rachael Ray, Food Network)
№ 580
Rachel
Hebrew · Ewe (biblical Rachel, Jacob's wife; Rachel Carson, Rachel Maddow)
№ 198
Rachele
Italian · Ewe (Italian form of Rachel)
— rare
Radegund
Old Germanic · Counsel-battle (Frankish queen-saint)
— rare
Radha
Sanskrit · Prosperity, success
— rare
Radhika
Sanskrit · Krishna's beloved Radha + Radhika Apte Bollywood
— rare
Radka
Other · Joy / care (Czech + Radka Toneff Norwegian jazz)
— rare
Radmila
Other · Joy of the people (Serbian-Bulgarian foundational + Princess Radmila Karadjordjević)
— rare
Rae
English · Ewe / sun ray (Issa Rae, HBO Insecure)
— rare
Raelynn
American · Doe + waterfall (RaeLynn, country singer; The Voice)
№ 280
Ragnhild
Old Norse · Battle counsel (iconic Norwegian queens)
— rare
Rahab
Hebrew · Broad, spacious
— rare
Rahel
Hebrew · Ewe (Rachel - Ethiopian + Eritrean + Hebrew biblical)
— rare
Raima
Other · Raima Sen - Bengali + Bollywood + Tagore family descendant
— rare
Raisa
Russian · Rose; carefree
— rare
Rajani
Other · Night (Hindi-Nepalese Sanskrit foundational)
— rare
Rakul
Sanskrit · Iconic Rakul Preet Singh Bollywood + Telugu cinema
— rare
Raluca
Greek · Helen variant (Romanian + Raluca Strămăturariu)
— rare
Rama
Other · Senegalese feminine (Rama Yade French-Senegalese)
— rare
Ramabai
Marathi · Indian educator-reformer (Pandita Ramabai)
— rare
Rambha
Sanskrit · Chief of the apsaras
— rare
Ramona
Spanish · Wise protector
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Ramune
Other · Chamomile (Lithuanian foundational)
— rare
Ramya
Sanskrit · Beautiful (iconic Ramya Krishnan Baahubali)
— rare
Rana
Arabic · Beautiful gaze (Arabic + Rana el Kaliouby AI ethics)
— rare
Randa
Arabic · Sweet-scented tree (Arabic + Randa Chahal filmmaker)
— rare
Rangda
Other · Balinese demon queen (foundational Hindu-Buddhist + Calon Arang)
— rare
Rani
Sanskrit · Queen (Rani Mukerji + the Hindi word for queen)
— rare
Rania
Arabic · Queen, gazing, attractive
— rare
Rapunzel
German · Rampion (the Disney Tangled princess + the Grimm tale)
— rare
Raquel
Spanish · Ewe (Raquel Welch, sex symbol; Raquel Murillo Money Heist)
№ 460
Rasa
Lithuanian · Dew / aesthetic essence (Lithuanian + Sanskrit)
— rare
Rasha
Arabic · Young gazelle
— rare
Rashida
Arabic · Rightly guided, wise
— rare
Rashmi
Sanskrit · Ray of light, beam
— rare
Rashmika
Sanskrit · Ray of light (iconic Rashmika Mandanna - National Crush of India)
— rare
Rashsundari
Bengali · First Bengali woman to write an autobiography
— rare
Rasika
Sanskrit · Connoisseur (Sanskrit + Rasika Joshi Marathi cinema)
— rare
Ratih
Javanese · Moon goddess
— rare
Ratna
Sanskrit · Jewel, gemstone
— rare
Ravdna
Other · Sami goddess (Sami foundational + Ravdna Carita Eira poet)
— rare
Raven
English · The raven bird (Raven-Symoné + Edgar Allan Poe's poem)
№ 460
Ravneet
Punjabi · Lawful as the sun
— rare
Rayen
Mapuche · Flower (Mapuche indigenous Chilean/Argentine heritage)
— rare
Razan
Arabic · Gracefulness, calm
— rare
Razia
Arabic · Content, satisfied (Sultana of Delhi)
— rare
Reagan
Irish · Little king
№ 88
Reba
Hebrew · To bind (Reba McEntire, Queen of Country)
— rare
Rebeca
Portuguese · To bind (Rebeca Andrade, Brazilian gymnast, 2024 Paris all-around silver)
— rare
Rebecca
Hebrew · To bind (Rebecca Hall; Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca)
№ 320
Rebekah
Hebrew · To bind, to tie
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Rebel
English · Defiant one (Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Reed
English · Red-haired / reed plant (Donna Reed, Oscar winner)
— rare
Reem
Arabic · White gazelle
— rare
Reema
Arabic · White antelope, gazelle
— rare
Reena
Sanskrit · Queen, melted (Hindi)
— rare
Reese
Welsh · Ardent, fiery
№ 175
Refilwe
Other · We have been given (Sotho-Tswana South African foundational)
— rare
Regina
Latin · Queen (Saint Regina; Regina King; Regina Spektor)
№ 400 · Trending ↑
Rehema
Swahili · Mercy, compassion
— rare
Rei
Other · Naoi Rei - IVE foundational K-pop + Japanese member
— rare
Reign
English · To rule (Kim Kardashian's nephew + the CW series)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Reika
Japanese · Lovely flower
— rare
Reina
Spanish · Queen (Spanish heritage)
— rare
Rekha
Sanskrit · Line / row of stars (Rekha, Bollywood legend)
— rare
Rem
Other · Iconic Rem (Re:Zero - foundational anime maid
— rare
Remedios
Spanish · Remedies (Surrealist painter Remedios Varo)
— rare
Remedy
Latin · Cure / healing (modern American word-name)
— rare
Remi
French · Oarsman (Remi from Ratatouille; Remi Wolf, modern pop)
№ 240 · Trending ↑
Remington
English · Ridge town (Remington firearms + modern given name)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Rena
Other · Matsui Rena - foundational SKE48 + AKB48 J-pop
— rare
Renata
Latin · Reborn
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Renenutet
Egyptian · Egyptian cobra-harvest goddess
— rare
Renuka
Sanskrit · Mother of Parashurama
— rare
Renée
French · Reborn (Renée Zellweger; Renée Fleming)
— rare
Reshma
Sanskrit · Silk (Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code founder)
— rare
Restituta
Latin · Restored (early Christian martyr)
— rare
Reumah
Hebrew · Coral (Nahor's concubine)
— rare
Reva
Sanskrit · Swift river (the Narmada)
— rare
Revathi
Sanskrit · Wealthy; the 27th nakshatra
— rare
Reverie
French · Daydream (Claude Debussy's iconic piano piece)
— rare
Rex
Latin · King (Rex Harrison; Oedipus Rex)
— rare
Reyzl
Yiddish · Little rose
— rare
Rhea
Greek · Flowing, ease, mother
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Rhett
Dutch · Advice (Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Rhiain
Welsh · Maiden / nymph (Welsh heritage)
— rare
Rhian
Welsh · Welsh maiden (foundational Welsh feminine)
— rare
Rhiannon
Welsh · Great queen, divine queen
— rare
Rhoda
Greek · Rose (left Peter at the gate)
— rare
Rhodes
Greek · The Greek island (Colossus + Rhodes Scholarship)
— rare
Rhonda
Welsh · Good spear / noisy river (Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda")
— rare
Rhonwen
Celtic · White spear (Welsh Vortigern's wife + Geoffrey of Monmouth)
— rare
Rica
Other · Rica Peralejo - Filipino actress + 1990s OPM star
— rare
Ridley
English · Reed meadow (Ridley Scott; Daisy Ridley)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Rifka
Yiddish · Captivating, to bind
— rare
Riham
Arabic · Gentle drizzling rain
— rare
Rihanna
Arabic · Sweet basil (Rihanna, Fenty founder, Bajan billionaire)
— rare
Riikka
Hebrew · Rebecca (Finnish + Riikka Pulkkinen foundational author)
— rare
Rika
Japanese · True fragrance / ruler (Japanese + Dutch heritage)
— rare
Riko
Japanese · Jasmine child, true child
— rare
Riley
Irish · Courageous
№ 40
Rilynn
American · Courageous + waterfall (modern American compound)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Rima
Arabic · Gazelle (Arabic foundational + Rima Fakih Miss USA 2010)
— rare
Rin
Other · Cold / dignified (Japanese + Inuyasha Rin foundational)
— rare
Rina
Japanese · Jasmine / joyous song (Rina Sawayama, John Wick 4)
— rare
Rind
Norse · Norse winter goddess + Odin's lover + Vali's mother
— rare
Rinora
Other · Youthful / ripe (Albanian foundational + Rinora Krasniqi singer)
— rare
Rinzin
Other · Knowledge holder (Tibetan-Bhutanese foundational vidyādhara)
— rare
Rio
Spanish · River (Rio de Janeiro + Duran Duran's hit)
— rare
Rita
Italian · Pearl (Saint Rita of Cascia; Rita Hayworth, Rita Moreno)
№ 700 · Trending ↑
Rituparna
Sanskrit · Iconic Rituparna Sengupta - Bengali cinema National Film Award
— rare
Rivers
English · Flowing waters (Joan Rivers, comedian)
— rare
Rivka
Hebrew · To bind (Rebecca biblical matriarch + Isaac's wife)
— rare
Rivkah
Hebrew · Rebecca (Hebrew biblical matriarch + Isaac's wife)
— rare
Riya
Sanskrit · Singer, graceful
— rare
Riza
Other · Iconic Riza Hawkeye - FMA sharpshooter lieutenant
— rare
Rizpah
Hebrew · Burning coal, hot stone
— rare
Roa
Korean · Kim Min-kyung - PRISTIN lead vocalist foundational K-pop
— rare
Roberta
English · Bright fame (Roberta Flack, "Killing Me Softly")
— rare
Robin
English · Bright fame (Robin Roberts; Robin Wright; Robin Quivers)
№ 660
Rocio
Spanish · Dew
— rare
Rohini
Sanskrit · Red star (Hindu nakshatra + first Indian satellite)
— rare
Roisin
Irish · Little rose
— rare
Rojin
Other · Sun-life (Kurdish foundational)
— rare
Rokhaya
Arabic · Wolof Ruqayya (Senegalese + Rokhaya Diallo activist journalist)
— rare
Roksana
Polish · Bright dawn (Polish form of Roxana)
— rare
Roman
Latin · From Rome (Roman Polanski; modern unisex)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Romi
Hebrew · Heights / exalted (modern Israeli top name)
— rare
Romilly
French · From Roma (Christopher Nolan's Interstellar character)
— rare
Romy
Germanic · From Rome; bitter; beloved
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Ronan
Irish · Little seal (Ronan Farrow, Pulitzer journalist)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Ronda
English · Good lance (Ronda Rousey, first UFC Women's Champion)
— rare
Roni
Hebrew · My joy, my song
— rare
Ronja
Other · Astrid Lindgren Ronja the Robber's Daughter foundational
— rare
Rooney
Irish · Red-haired warrior (Rooney Mara; Mickey Rooney)
— rare
Rora
Korean · Iconic Rora BABYMONSTER - YG 5th-gen Korean
— rare
Rosa
Latin · Rose
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Rosalba
Italian · White rose
— rare
Rosalee
Latin · Rose + meadow (Rosalie Cullen in Twilight)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Rosaleen
Irish · Little rose (iconic James Clarence Mangan Ireland symbol)
— rare
Rosalia
Latin · Rose
— rare
Rosalie
French · Rose
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Rosalind
Germanic · Tender horse, beautiful rose
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Rosaline
Latin · Beautiful rose (Shakespeare's Rosaline)
— rare
Rosamund
Germanic · Horse protector / rose of the world (Rosamund Pike)
— rare
Rosanna
Italian · Rose + Anna (Rosanna Arquette; Toto song)
— rare
Rosario
Spanish · Rosary (Rosario Dawson, actress)
— rare
Rose
English · The flower; or fame
№ 120 · Trending ↑
Roseanne
English · Rose grace (Roseanne sitcom; classic American name)
— rare
Roselani
Hawaiian · Heavenly rose
— rare
Rosemarie
Latin · Dew of the sea / rose-Mary (Rosemarie DeWitt; Rose Marie)
— rare
Rosemary
Latin · Dew of the sea, the herb
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Roser
Catalan · Rose, rose-bush
— rare
Roshanara
Persian · Light-adorned (Aurangzeb's sister)
— rare
Rosie
English · Rose
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Rosita
Latin · Little rose (Sesame Street Rosita - foundational Latina muppet)
— rare
Rositsa
Other · Little rose (Bulgarian foundational + Rositsa Mladenova gymnast)
— rare
Rossella
Italian · Little rose
— rare
Rowan
Irish · Little red one; the rowan tree
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Rowena
English · Fame and joy (Ivanhoe heroine; Rowena Ravenclaw, Harry Potter)
— rare
Roxana
Persian · Bright, luminous
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Roxane
French · Dawn (Roxane Gay; Cyrano's Roxane)
— rare
Roxanne
Persian · Dawn, bright star
— rare
Roya
Persian · Dream, vision
— rare
Royce
French · Famous (Rolls-Royce; modern unisex)
— rare
Ruby
Latin · The red gemstone
№ 67 · Trending ↑
Rudrama
Sanskrit · Kakatiya warrior queen (raised as a son)
— rare
Rufaro
Other · Happiness (Shona + Rufaro Stadium 1980 Zimbabwe Independence)
— rare
Rufina
Latin · Red-haired (Spanish twin saint)
— rare
Rukhshona
Other · Bright-faced (Tajik foundational + Roxana of Alexander)
— rare
Rukia
Japanese · Iconic Rukia Kuchiki - Bleach deuteragonist
— rare
Rukmini
Sanskrit · Krishna's queen (Bharatanatyam revivalist Rukmini Devi)
— rare
Rumbidzai
Other · Give praise / be glorified (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Rumi
Persian · Roman, beauty
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Runa
Old Norse · Secret rune (iconic Norse heritage)
— rare
Rupinder
Other · Great beauty (Sikh-Punjabi foundational unisex)
— rare
Rute
Hebrew · Ruth (Portuguese + Rute Cardoso fado foundational)
— rare
Rutendo
Other · Faith (Shona Zimbabwean + Rutendo Modiselle South African TV)
— rare
Ruth
Hebrew · Friend, compassion
№ 184 · Trending ↑
Ruzha
Other · Rose (Romani + Bulgarian foundational + Ruzha Ignatova)
— rare
Rylan
Irish · Island meadow (Rylan Clark, UK TV personality)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Rylee
Irish · Courageous (modern feminine spelling of Riley)
№ 200
Rylin
American · Courageous (modern American compound spelling)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Ryujin
Korean · Iconic Ryujin ITZY K-pop leader + main dancer
— rare
Réaltín
Irish · Little star (Irish)
— rare
Réka
Hungarian · River; queen of Attila the Hun
— rare
Rūta
Lithuanian · Rue (Baltic herb of grace)
— rare

S

448 names
Saanvi
Sanskrit · Goddess Lakshmi
— rare
Saara
Finnish · Princess (Finnish Sarah)
— rare
Saba
Arabic · Morning breeze (Arabic)
— rare
Sabela
Galician · Pledged to God; Isabel
— rare
Sabina
Latin · Sabine woman
— rare
Sabine
Latin · Of the Sabines
— rare
Sabrina
Celtic · From the river Severn
№ 198 · Trending ↑
Sacagawea
Hidatsa · Bird woman (Lewis & Clark Expedition guide)
— rare
Sacajawea
Other · Shoshone Lewis and Clark expedition foundational
— rare
Sachiko
Japanese · Happy child
— rare
Sachini
Sinhala · Truthful / friend (Sri Lankan Sinhala heritage)
— rare
Sade
Yoruba · Honour confers a crown
— rare
Sadhana
Sanskrit · Spiritual practice (iconic Sadhana Shivdasani Bollywood)
— rare
Sadhbh
Irish · Sweetness (Oisín's mother)
— rare
Sadie
Hebrew · Princess
№ 94
Saffron
Arabic · Yellow spice (Saffron Burrows; Saffron Aldridge)
— rare
Saga
Old Norse · Story, seer, the goddess of poetry
— rare
Sage
English · Wise; the herb
№ 172 · Trending ↑
Sahaj
Sanskrit · Natural ease, spiritual peace
— rare
Sahana
Sanskrit · Patience, endurance
— rare
Sahar
Arabic · Dawn
— rare
Sahara
Arabic · Great desert (The Sahara + modern place-name)
— rare
Sahondra
Other · Aloe flower (Malagasy Madagascar foundational)
— rare
Sai
Sanskrit · Sai Tamhankar - Marathi cinema + Sai Baba devotee tradition
— rare
Saida
Arabic · Happy (Circassian-Arabic foundational + Saida Sunna Khalil)
— rare
Sailor
English · Seafarer (Sailor Brinkley Cook; modern word-name)
— rare
Saimdang
Korean · Joseon polymath on the 50,000-won note
— rare
Saina
Sanskrit · Of the army (Saina Nehwal, first Indian Olympic badminton medal)
— rare
Saira
Arabic · Traveller, princess
— rare
Sajal
Urdu · Iconic Sajal Aly - Pakistani actress + Mom
— rare
Sakari
Inuit · Sweet
— rare
Saki
Japanese · Blossom, cape
— rare
Sakshi
Sanskrit · Witness
— rare
Sakura
Japanese · Cherry blossom
№ 1184 · Trending ↑
Salacia
Latin · Roman sea goddess + Neptune's queen + dwarf planet
— rare
Salali
Cherokee · Squirrel
— rare
Salam
Arabic · Peace (Arabic + As-salāmu ʿalaykum greeting)
— rare
Salem
Hebrew · Peace (Salem, Massachusetts; modern unisex)
— rare
Salinger
German · From Salzburg (J.D. Salinger; Catcher in the Rye)
— rare
Sally
English · Princess (Sally Ride, first American woman in space)
№ 720
Salma
Arabic · Peace, safety
№ 687
Salmacis
Greek · Greek sea nymph (origin of 'hermaphrodite')
— rare
Salome
Aramaic · Peace
— rare
Salome Alexandra
Hebrew · Hasmonean Jewish queen of Judea
— rare
Salote
Tongan · Free woman
— rare
Saltanat
Other · Majesty / celebration (Kazakh foundational + Saltanat Tursynbekova activist)
— rare
Salwa
Arabic · Consolation, solace
— rare
Samaira
Sanskrit · Enchanting (modern Indian top baby name)
— rare
Samantha
Hebrew · Listener, told by God
№ 43
Samar
Arabic · Evening conversation
— rare
Sami
Other · Good fortune (Quechua + Sami Yusuf British-Sufi musician)
— rare
Samina
Arabic · Healthy / sound (Samina Peerzada - Pakistani veteran)
— rare
Samira
Arabic · Companion in evening conversation (Samira Wiley, OITNB Emmy)
— rare
Sammuramat
Akkadian · Historical Assyrian queen (basis of Semiramis)
— rare
Sampaguita
Filipino · The Filipino national flower (jasmine)
— rare
Samten
Other · Meditation / concentration (Tibetan foundational + Samten Karmay scholar)
— rare
Samui
Japanese · Cold (Samui - Naruto Cloud Village Team leader)
— rare
Samyuktha
Sanskrit · United (Samyuktha Menon - Malayalam + Tamil cinema + Saripodhaa Sanivaaram)
— rare
Sana
Arabic · Brilliance + iconic Sana of TWICE (K-pop)
— rare
Sanaa
Arabic · Splendor, brilliance
— rare
Sanahanbi
Other · Golden princess (Manipuri Meitei foundational royal name)
— rare
Sanam
Persian · Beloved (Sanam Saeed - Pakistani Zindagi Gulzar Hai)
— rare
Sancha
Spanish · Holy (Spanish queen)
— rare
Sandar
Burmese · Moon
— rare
Sandara
Other · Sandara Park - 2NE1 K-pop + Filipino-Korean crossover
— rare
Sandhya
Sanskrit · Twilight (Sandhya Shantaram - foundational Marathi-Hindi actress)
— rare
Sandra
Greek · Defender of mankind (Sandra Day O'Connor; Sandra Cisneros)
№ 700
Sandrine
French · Defender of the people (French Sandra; Sandrine Bonnaire)
— rare
Sandy
English · Defender of men (Sandy Dennis, Oscar; Sandy in Grease)
— rare
Sangah
Korean · Kim Sang-ah - SECRET NUMBER + foundational K-pop
— rare
Sangeetha
Sanskrit · Music
— rare
Sania
Arabic · Brilliant (Sania Mirza, six Grand Slam doubles titles)
— rare
Sanna
Finnish · Lily (Sanna Marin, youngest sitting PM in the world)
— rare
Sansa
Sanskrit · Praise (Game of Thrones' Queen in the North)
— rare
Santina
Latin · Little saint (Italian foundational diminutive + Santina Campana)
— rare
Sanvi
Sanskrit · Goddess Lakshmi (popular modern Indian)
— rare
Sanya
Sanskrit · Iconic Sanya Malhotra - Dangal + Mrs Bollywood
— rare
Saoirse
Irish · Freedom, liberty
№ 542 · Trending ↑
Saori
Japanese · Color weaving
— rare
Sapir
Hebrew · Sapphire
— rare
Sapna
Sanskrit · Dream (Sapna Pabbi Bollywood; Sanskrit heritage)
— rare
Sapphira
Aramaic · Sapphire, beautiful
— rare
Sappho
Greek · The lyric poet of Lesbos
— rare
Sara
Hebrew · Princess (foundational biblical + iconic Sara Ali Khan)
— rare
Sarah
Hebrew · Princess
№ 94
Sarai
Hebrew · Foundational biblical (Sarah's original name)
— rare
Saran
Other · Noble / honored (Malian Bambara + Saran Diakité Kéita)
— rare
Sarangerel
Mongolian · Moonlight
— rare
Saranyu
Sanskrit · Vedic goddess of the swift clouds
— rare
Saraswati
Sanskrit · Goddess of knowledge, flowing one
— rare
Sarayu
Sanskrit · Air, wind; sacred river of Rama
— rare
Sardana
Other · Sardana lily (Yakut Sakha + national flower of Sakha Republic)
— rare
Sari
Indonesian · Essence, princess
— rare
Sarnai
Mongolian · Rose
— rare
Sarojini
Sanskrit · Lotus (Nightingale of India)
— rare
Saruul
Mongolian · Radiant / bright (Mongolian heritage)
— rare
Sasha
Russian · Defender of mankind
№ 412 · Trending ↑
Saskia
Dutch · Saxon woman
— rare
Sassui
Sindhi · Heroine of Sindhi tragic-love epic
— rare
Satenik
Other · Queen Satenik (Armenian foundational legendary Alan princess)
— rare
Satwant
Other · Truthful (Sikh-Punjabi foundational unisex)
— rare
Satyabhama
Sanskrit · True woman (foundational queen of Krishna)
— rare
Saule
Lithuanian · Sun, sun goddess
— rare
Saumya
Sanskrit · Gentle, of the moon
— rare
Savannah
Spanish · Treeless plain
№ 95
Savita
Sanskrit · Sun / the sun god (Savita, Vedic solar deity)
— rare
Savitri
Sanskrit · Mahabharata heroine who outwitted Yama
— rare
Sawsan
Arabic · Lily (Arabic foundational + Sawsan Choucair artist)
— rare
Sawyer
English · One who saws wood (Diane Sawyer, ABC News)
№ 200 · Trending ↑
Sayaka
Japanese · Clear, refreshing, bright
— rare
Saylor
English · Sailor; rope-maker
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Sayo
Other · Joy is turned into (Yoruba Nigerian foundational)
— rare
Sayri
Other · Sayri Tupac (Quechua + last Sapa Inca of Neo-Inca Vilcabamba)
— rare
Sayu
Japanese · Sayu Yagami - Death Note Light's younger sister
— rare
Sayuri
Japanese · Small lily
— rare
Sayyida
Arabic · Lady (Egyptian pirate-queen who fought Spain)
— rare
Scarlet
English · Brilliant red (The Scarlet Letter + Captain Scarlet)
№ 320 · Trending ↑
Scarlett
English · The colour red
№ 14
Scheherazade
Persian · Of noble lineage (frame narrator of One Thousand and One Nights)
— rare
Scholastica
Latin · Scholar, learned
— rare
Scout
English · Explorer (Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird)
— rare
Sedna
Inuit · Sea goddess
— rare
Seeun
Korean · Kim Se-eun - STAYC main vocal foundational K-pop
— rare
Sei
Japanese · Sei Shōnagon, author of The Pillow Book
— rare
Seimene
Other · Household goddess (Lithuanian foundational pagan)
— rare
Sejeong
Korean · Kim Se-jeong - Gugudan/I.O.I foundational + foundational K-pop actress
— rare
Sekar
Other · Flower (Javanese-Indonesian feminine)
— rare
Sekhmet
Egyptian · The mighty one (lion goddess)
— rare
Sela
Hebrew · Rock (Sela Ward; Hebrew + Polynesian)
— rare
Selah
Hebrew · Pause, to lift up
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Selam
Amharic · Peace
— rare
Selamawit
Amharic · Peace (Amharic-Ethiopian)
— rare
Selen
Turkish · Waterfall, abundant water
— rare
Selena
Greek · Moon goddess
№ 174
Selene
Greek · Moon
№ 421 · Trending ↑
Selin
Turkish · Mountain stream / torrent (modern Turkish popular)
— rare
Selket
Egyptian · Egyptian scorpion goddess
— rare
Selma
Swedish · Divine helmet; peaceful
— rare
Semele
Greek · Mother of Dionysus (consumed by Zeus's true form)
— rare
Semhar
Other · Eritrean coastal region (Tigrinya + Semhar Tareke refugee Olympian)
— rare
Semiramis
Akkadian · Legendary Assyrian queen
— rare
Sempronia
Latin · Roman matron of the Catiline conspiracy
— rare
Senait
Tigrinya · Sister, peace
— rare
Senesh
Hungarian · Hungarian-Jewish poet-paratrooper (executed by Nazis at 23)
— rare
Senga
Scottish · Pure (Agnes backwards)
— rare
Seoa
Korean · Kim Seo-a - Billlie foundational K-pop
— rare
Seondeok
Korean · First reigning queen of Silla
— rare
Seoyeon
Korean · Park Seo-yeon - STAYC leader foundational K-pop
— rare
Sepideh
Persian · Dawn (Persian)
— rare
Septima
Latin · Seventh (queen mother of civil rights)
— rare
Sequoia
Cherokee · Giant redwood (Sequoyah's tree)
— rare
Serafina
Italian · Fiery angel, seraph
— rare
Seraphina
Hebrew · Burning ones, fiery angels
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Seren
Welsh · Star
— rare
Serena
Latin · Tranquil, calm, serene
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Serenity
Latin · Peaceful, calm
№ 92
Seruni
Other · Chrysanthemum (Indonesian-Malay foundational)
— rare
Servilia
Latin · Roman noblewoman (Caesar's mistress)
— rare
Sesegma
Other · Flower (Buryat foundational Mongolic Indigenous Siberian)
— rare
Setareh
Persian · Star
— rare
Setsuko
Japanese · Gentle child, season child
— rare
Seungyeon
Korean · Han Seung-yeon - Kara foundational 2nd-gen K-pop
— rare
Sevara
Other · Love / loving (Uzbek + Sevara Nazarkhan foundational singer)
— rare
Severina
Croatian · Stern (iconic Croatian Eurovision singer)
— rare
Sevinj
Other · Joy (Azerbaijani foundational + Sevinj Yusifova singer)
— rare
Sexburga
Anglo-Saxon · Anglo-Saxon queen-saint
— rare
Seynabou
Arabic · Zaynab variant (Wolof Senegalese foundational)
— rare
Shabana
Urdu · Nocturnal / lovely (Shabana Azmi, 5 National Film Awards record)
— rare
Shabnam
Persian · Morning dew
— rare
Shadi
Persian · Joy / happiness (Persian + Arabic heritage)
— rare
Shaghayegh
Persian · Poppy (Persian)
— rare
Shaheen
Persian · Royal falcon (iconic Iqbal poetry)
— rare
Shahlo
Other · Almond-eyed (Tajik-Persian foundational + Shahlo Ahmedova)
— rare
Shahnaz
Persian · Royal pride (iconic Shahnaz Husain Indian cosmetics empire)
— rare
Shahrazad
Persian · Foundational One Thousand and One Nights narrator
— rare
Shaked
Hebrew · Almond
— rare
Shakira
Arabic · Grateful (Shakira, Colombian global pop icon)
— rare
Shakuntala
Sanskrit · Foundational Kalidasa Sanskrit play heroine
— rare
Shamiran
Other · Queen Semiramis (Assyrian foundational legendary 9th-c. BCE)
— rare
Shania
Ojibwe · I'm on my way (Shania Twain, best-selling female country artist)
— rare
Shanice
American · God is gracious (Shanice Wilson, "I Love Your Smile")
— rare
Shannon
Irish · Old river / wise (Shannon Doherty + Shannon Miller, Olympic gymnast)
№ 850
Shanti
Sanskrit · Peace (foundational Hindu mantra + Om Shanti)
— rare
Sharmila
Sanskrit · Modest / protector (Sharmila Tagore Bollywood)
— rare
Sharon
Hebrew · Plain of Sharon (peaked #5 in 1943; Sharon Stone, Sharon Tate)
№ 950
Sharvari
Sanskrit · Night (iconic Sharvari Wagh - Munjya + Maharaj Bollywood)
— rare
Shea
Irish · Admirable (Shea Stadium + modern unisex name)
— rare
Sheba
Hebrew · Queen of Sheba (biblical + Ethiopian Makeda)
— rare
Sheena
Scottish · God is gracious (Scottish Jane)
— rare
Sheila
Irish · Blind / heavenly (Sheila E.; Sheila Heen; Sheila Jackson Lee)
— rare
Sheindel
Yiddish · Beautiful
— rare
Shelby
English · Willow farm / estate on the ledge (Shelby in Steel Magnolias; Shelby Lynne)
№ 580
Shelley
English · Meadow on a ledge (Shelley Winters, two Oscars; Mary Shelley)
— rare
Shepherd
English · Sheep keeper (Cybill Shepherd; Grey's Anatomy)
— rare
Sherah
Hebrew · Builder of cities (Ephraim's daughter)
— rare
Sheree
French · Beloved / dear (Sheree North; Sheree Whitfield)
— rare
Sherry
Spanish · Beloved (Sherry Lansing, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio)
— rare
Sheryl
English · Beloved (Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In; Sheryl Crow)
— rare
Sheyna
Yiddish · Beautiful
— rare
Shifra
Hebrew · Beautiful (the biblical midwife)
— rare
Shiloh
Hebrew · Tranquil one (Jolie-Pitt's daughter + biblical place)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Shilpa
Sanskrit · Art / craft (iconic Shilpa Shetty Bollywood)
— rare
Shinobu
Japanese · Endurance (iconic Shinobu Kocho - Demon Slayer Insect Hashira)
— rare
Shinsawbu
Burmese · Only female Mon monarch (built Shwedagon)
— rare
Shiphrah
Hebrew · Beautiful (Hebrew midwife who defied Pharaoh)
— rare
Shir
Hebrew · Song, poem
— rare
Shira
Hebrew · Song, singing
— rare
Shirin
Persian · Sweet
— rare
Shirley
English · Bright clearing (Shirley Chisholm, first Black woman in US Congress)
№ 880
Shizuka
Japanese · Quiet, calm
— rare
Shizune
Japanese · Iconic Shizune - Naruto Tsunade's assistant + medical ninja
— rare
Shobana
Sanskrit · Beautiful (iconic Shobana - Bharatanatyam + Padma Shri)
— rare
Shobha
Sanskrit · Splendor (iconic Shobha De Indian author)
— rare
Shoshana
Hebrew · Lily / rose (Hebrew form of Susanna)
— rare
Shqipe
Albanian · Eagle (Albanian national symbol)
— rare
Shraddha
Sanskrit · Faith / devotion (iconic Shraddha Kapoor Bollywood)
— rare
Shreya
Sanskrit · Auspicious, beautiful, fortunate
— rare
Shruti
Sanskrit · Sacred hearing / Vedas (iconic Shruti Haasan)
— rare
Shu
Chinese · Kind, virtuous
— rare
Shua
Hebrew · Wealth, prosperity (Judah's wife)
— rare
Shubha
Sanskrit · Auspicious (Shubha Mudgal - Hindustani classical Padma Shri)
— rare
Shuhua
Chinese · Iconic Shuhua (G)I-DLE Taiwanese K-pop maknae
— rare
Shulamit
Hebrew · Peaceful (biblical Song of Songs heroine; Shulamit Aloni)
— rare
Shuri
African (Wakandan, fictional) · Princess of Wakanda (Marvel's Shuri, Black Panther successor)
— rare
Sian
Welsh · God is gracious
— rare
Sidhom
Other · Coptic foundational + Father Sidhom Bishay heritage
— rare
Sidonie
French · From Sidon
— rare
Sieglinde
Germanic · Victory shield (Wagner Die Walküre Sieglinde)
— rare
Siena
Italian · Reddish-brown earth (the Tuscan city + Siena Miller)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Sienna
Italian · Orange-red; from Siena
№ 102 · Trending ↑
Sieun
Korean · Iconic Sieun STAYC - K-pop 4th-gen main vocalist
— rare
Sif
Old Norse · Bride, kin, affinity
— rare
Sifan
Amharic · Sifan Hassan, only runner ever to win Olympic 5K/10K/marathon medals at one Games)
— rare
Sigal
Hebrew · Violet (flower)
— rare
Signe
Old Norse · New victory
— rare
Sigourney
French · Conqueror (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise icon)
— rare
Sigrid
Old Norse · Beautiful victory
— rare
Sigrun
Old Norse · Victory rune
— rare
Sigyn
Old Norse · Loki's faithful wife (Norse goddess)
— rare
Siham
Arabic · Arrows (Arabic + Siham Sergiwa Libyan rights activist)
— rare
Sihu
Hopi · Flower
— rare
Siiri
Other · Finnish Sigrid + foundational top-10 Finnish girls' name
— rare
Sila
Inuit · Weather, sky, wisdom
— rare
Silje
Norwegian · Blind / wise (Silje Nergaard iconic Norwegian jazz)
— rare
Silvana
Italian · Of the forest, sylvan
— rare
Silvia
Latin · Of the forest (Queen Silvia of Sweden; Rhea Silvia of Rome)
— rare
Simcha
Hebrew · Joy / celebration (foundational Hebrew virtue)
— rare
Simin
Persian · Silver (first Iranian female novelist)
— rare
Simisola
Yoruba · Rest me in wealth (iconic Simi singer + Soyinka novel)
— rare
Simona
Hebrew · Simon feminine (Romanian + Simona Halep tennis foundational)
— rare
Simone
French · She has heard (Simone de Beauvoir; Simone Biles, greatest gymnast)
№ 430 · Trending ↑
Simonetta
Hebrew · Botticelli's muse Simonetta Vespucci (Renaissance foundational)
— rare
Simran
Punjabi · Meditation, remembrance of God
— rare
Sina
Samoan · White moon, moon goddess
— rare
Sinclair
French · Saint Clair (Upton Sinclair Pulitzer; modern unisex)
— rare
Sindiswa
Xhosa · We have been saved (Xhosa)
— rare
Sinead
Irish · God is gracious
— rare
Sini
Finnish · Blue
— rare
Sinta
Indonesian · Indonesian Sita (Ramayana heroine)
— rare
Siobhan
Irish · God's grace
— rare
Sioned
Welsh · Welsh Janet (God is gracious)
— rare
Siranush
Armenian · Sweet love, beloved
— rare
Siri
Scandinavian · Beautiful victory (Apple's Siri; Siri Hustvedt, author)
— rare
Sirimavo
Sinhala · World's first elected female head of government
— rare
Siriporn
Sanskrit · Glory + blessing (Thai foundational + Queen Sirikit lineage)
— rare
Sirpa
Other · Splinter / piece (Finnish foundational + Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP)
— rare
Sisa
Other · Flower (Quechua + Dolores Cacuango Ecuadorian Indigenous activist)
— rare
Sissy
English · Sister (Sissy Spacek, Best Actress Oscar; Empress Sissi)
— rare
Sita
Sanskrit · Furrow; the goddess of agriculture
— rare
Siti
Other · Lady (Siti Nurhaliza - foundational Malaysian superstar)
— rare
Sivan
Hebrew · Third month (Sivan, the month of Shavuot)
— rare
Siwan
Welsh · Welsh form of Joan (medieval Princess of Wales)
— rare
Siya
Sanskrit · Goddess Sita (Ramayana)
— rare
Siyeon
Korean · Wisdom + connection (popular Korean K-pop)
— rare
Skadi
Old Norse · Damage, shadow
— rare
Skuld
Old Norse · Future (one of the three Norns)
— rare
Sky
English · The sky (modern American word-name)
— rare
Skye
Scottish · Cloud island; the Isle of Skye
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Skylar
Dutch · Scholar; sky
№ 63
Skyler
Dutch · Scholar / fugitive (Skyler White, Breaking Bad)
№ 460
Sloan
Irish · Warrior (Sloan Stephens, US Open champion)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Sloane
Irish · Raider, warrior
№ 184 · Trending ↑
Smaranda
Other · Emerald (Smaranda Brăescu - first Romanian female pilot)
— rare
Smita
Sanskrit · Smiling (iconic Smita Patil Bollywood Padma Shri)
— rare
Smriti
Sanskrit · Memory / remembrance (Smriti Mandhana, top Indian women's cricket batter)
— rare
Snefrid
Old Norse · Sami beauty (Harald Fairhair's beloved)
— rare
Sneha
Sanskrit · Love, affection
— rare
Snezana
Slavic · Snowy, snow-white
— rare
Snezhana
Bulgarian · Snow
— rare
Snotra
Norse · Norse goddess of wisdom + clever one
— rare
Snow
English · Snow (modern American word-name; Snow White)
— rare
Soazig
Other · Françoise (Breton foundational + Soazig Aaron novelist)
— rare
Sobekneferu
Egyptian · Beauty of Sobek (female pharaoh)
— rare
Sofia
Greek · Wisdom
№ 13
Sofiya
Greek · Wisdom (Ukrainian + Saint Sophia Cathedral Kyiv UNESCO)
— rare
Sofonisba
Italian · First major female Renaissance painter (Anguissola)
— rare
Sofya
Russian · Wisdom (Sofya Kovalevskaya, first female PhD in math)
— rare
Soha
Arabic · Star (iconic Soha Ali Khan Bollywood)
— rare
Sohye
Korean · Kim Sohye - IOI + foundational Korean rom-com actress
— rare
Sojourner
English · Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and women's rights orator
— rare
Sokha
Cambodian · Peace, happiness
— rare
Sokunthea
Khmer · Pure female (Cambodian heritage)
— rare
Solange
French · Solemn, sacred
— rare
Solar
Korean · Kim Yong-sun - MAMAMOO leader + foundational K-pop vocalist
— rare
Solbin
Korean · Solbin - LABOUM K-pop + Korean Forces' Sweetheart
— rare
Solbon
Other · Venus / morning star (Buryat foundational Mongolic)
— rare
Soledad
Spanish · Solitude
— rare
Soleil
French · Sun
— rare
Solomiya
Ukrainian · Peace (Ukrainian Salome)
— rare
Solongo
Other · Rainbow (Mongolian foundational + Solongo Borchuluun rapper)
— rare
Solveig
Old Norse · Strong house, strong woman
— rare
Solène
French · Solemn, dignified
— rare
Somi
Korean · Jeon Somi - foundational I.O.I center + solo K-pop
— rare
Sonal
Sanskrit · Golden (iconic Sonal Mansingh - Odissi Padma Vibhushan)
— rare
Sonalee
Sanskrit · Golden (Sonalee Kulkarni - Marathi cinema National Award)
— rare
Sonali
Sanskrit · Golden (iconic Sonali Bendre Bollywood)
— rare
Sonam
Tibetan · Merit, good fortune
— rare
Sonia
Russian · Wisdom (Sonia Sotomayor, first Latina US Supreme Court Justice)
№ 650 · Trending ↑
Sonnet
Italian · Little song, 14-line poem
— rare
Sonya
Russian · Wisdom
— rare
Soobin
Korean · Brilliance + courtesy (TXT leader + Cosmic Girls)
— rare
Soojin
Korean · Seo Soo-jin - foundational K-pop (G)I-DLE solo artist
— rare
Soomin
Korean · Excellent and clever
— rare
Sopdet
Egyptian · Egyptian goddess of Sirius
— rare
Sopheap
Khmer · Gentle, well-mannered
— rare
Sopheary
Khmer · Clean, fair beauty (Khmer)
— rare
Sophia
Greek · Wisdom
№ 5
Sophie
Greek · Wisdom
№ 94
Sophronia
Greek · Wisdom / prudence (Tasso Jerusalem Delivered foundational)
— rare
Sor Juana
Spanish · Mexican Baroque poet-nun (the Tenth Muse)
— rare
Sora
Japanese · Sky
— rare
Soraia
Other · Pleiades / star (Portuguese variant of Soraya)
— rare
Soraya
Persian · The Pleiades
№ 982 · Trending ↑
Sorcha
Irish · Bright, radiant
— rare
Sorghaghtani
Mongolian · Mother of Kublai Khan (the most remarkable woman)
— rare
Sori
Korean · Sound, voice
— rare
Soriya
Khmer · Sun
— rare
Sosipatra
Greek · Saving father (Neoplatonist mystic)
— rare
Soteria
Greek · Salvation, deliverance (Greek goddess)
— rare
Sothea
Khmer · Perfect, accomplished (Khmer)
— rare
Sothy
Other · Peace / radiance (Cambodian Khmer foundational)
— rare
Souad
Arabic · Happiness (Arabic + Souad Massi Algerian foundational singer)
— rare
Soundarya
Sanskrit · Beauty (iconic Soundarya - Tollywood golden age)
— rare
Sovann
Khmer · Gold
— rare
Sowon
Korean · Kim So-jung - GFRIEND leader foundational K-pop
— rare
Soyeon
Korean · Pure beauty (Soyeon of (G)I-DLE K-pop)
— rare
Soyou
Korean · Kang Ji-hyun - SISTAR vocalist + foundational duet collaborator
— rare
Sparrow
English · The sparrow bird (modern American word-name)
— rare
Speranza
Latin · Hope (Italian + Lady Wilde + foundational theological virtue)
— rare
Spogmai
Pashto · Moon (Pashto Afghan heritage)
— rare
Sridevi
Sanskrit · Goddess of wealth (Sridevi, India's first female superstar)
— rare
Srikandi
Sanskrit · Mahabharata warrior princess (Indonesian foundational)
— rare
Sromila
Sanskrit · Industrious / hardworking (Bengali + Sromila Bose historian)
— rare
Stacey
English · Resurrection (Stacey Abrams, voting-rights organizer)
№ 980
Statilia
Latin · Nero's third wife (survived him)
— rare
Stav
Hebrew · Autumn
— rare
Stavroula
Greek · Little cross
— rare
Steffi
German · Crown (Steffi Graf, 22 Grand Slam titles)
— rare
Steinunn
Old Norse · Stone-spring (Iceland's pagan poet)
— rare
Stella
Latin · Star
№ 40
Steluta
Other · Little star (Romanian foundational feminine)
— rare
Stephanie
French · Crown (peaked #6 in 1986; Princess Stéphanie of Monaco)
№ 285
Sterling
English · Of high quality (Sterling K. Brown + sterling silver)
— rare
Sterope
Greek · Lightning (one of the Pleiades)
— rare
Stevie
Greek · Crown, garland
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Stheneboea
Greek · Bellerophon's would-be lover (false accuser)
— rare
Storm
English · Tempest (Storm Reid; X-Men's Ororo Munroe)
— rare
Stormi
English · Tempestuous (Kylie Jenner's daughter Stormi Webster)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Story
English · A tale, a narrative
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Su
Other · Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese Nobel Peace Prize 1991)
— rare
Sua
Korean · Iconic Sua Dreamcatcher K-pop main dancer
— rare
Suad
Arabic · Happiness, good fortune
— rare
Subbulakshmi
Tamil · First musician to receive Bharat Ratna (Indian classical singer)
— rare
Subhadra
Sanskrit · Auspicious (Krishna's sister, Arjuna's wife)
— rare
Subhashree
Sanskrit · Subhashree Ganguly - Bengali superstar + Tollywood
— rare
Subira
Swahili · Patience
— rare
Sucheta
Sanskrit · Bright-conscious (India's first female Chief Minister)
— rare
Sudabeh
Other · Shahnameh foundational queen + Siyâvash's stepmother
— rare
Sudha
Sanskrit · Nectar (iconic Sudha Raghunathan - Carnatic Padma Bhushan)
— rare
Sue
English · Lily (Sue Bird, all-time WNBA assists leader)
— rare
Suhana
Persian · Beautiful (iconic Suhana Khan - SRK's daughter Bollywood)
— rare
Suhasini
Sanskrit · One with beautiful smile (Suhasini Maniratnam - foundational Tamil cinema)
— rare
Suhayla
Arabic · Gentle (Arabic; bright star Canopus)
— rare
Suheir
Arabic · Small star, the wakeful
— rare
Suhyun
Korean · Excellence + brilliance (iconic AKMU + Akdong Musician)
— rare
Sukaina
Arabic · Little tranquil one (Husayn's daughter)
— rare
Sukhleen
Punjabi · Absorbed in peace
— rare
Sukhmani
Sanskrit · Pearl of peace (foundational Sikh prayer by Guru Arjan)
— rare
Sukhveer
Other · Warrior of peace (Sikh-Punjabi foundational unisex)
— rare
Suki
Japanese · Beloved (Suki Waterhouse; Avatar's Suki)
— rare
Sulabha
Sanskrit · Mahabharata female philosopher who silenced King Janaka
— rare
Sullivan
Irish · Dark-eyed (Gilbert and Sullivan; modern unisex)
— rare
Sullyoon
Korean · Iconic Sullyoon NMIXX - K-pop foundational visual
— rare
Sulpicia
Latin · The Roman elegiac poet
— rare
Sultana
Arabic · Razia Sultana - Delhi Sultanate first female ruler
— rare
Sumaq
Quechua · Beautiful, good
— rare
Sumara
Other · Memory / remembrance (Tupi-Guarani Brazilian Indigenous + Sanskrit dual)
— rare
Sumaya
Arabic · Iconic first martyr of Islam (Sumayyah bint Khabbat)
— rare
Sumin
Korean · Iconic Sumin STAYC - K-pop 4th-gen leader
— rare
Sumire
Japanese · Violet
— rare
Sumitra
Sanskrit · Good friend (foundational Ramayana queen Lakshmana's mother)
— rare
Summer
English · The season
№ 174
Sun-hee
Korean · Kind beauty (Korean)
— rare
Sundari
Sanskrit · Beautiful woman (foundational Sanskrit aesthetic concept)
— rare
Sunday
English · First day of week (Nicole Kidman's daughter Sunday Rose)
— rare
Sungyeon
Korean · Bae Sung-yeon - PRISTIN main vocal K-pop
— rare
Suni
Hmong · Pure goodness (Suni Lee, 2020 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold)
— rare
Sunidhi
Sanskrit · Good policy / well-bestowed (Sunidhi Chauhan, Indian playback singer)
— rare
Sunita
Sanskrit · Wise / good behavior (Sunita Williams astronaut)
— rare
Sunmi
Korean · Goodness and beauty (Sunmi, Korean K-pop soloist)
— rare
Sunna
Old English · Sun
— rare
Sunneva
Old Norse · Sun gift (Saint Sunniva of Norway)
— rare
Sunny
English · Bright, cheerful, sun
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Suong
Vietnamese · Dew, mist
— rare
Suraya
Arabic · The Pleiades, star cluster
— rare
Suri
Persian · Red rose; princess
— rare
Suriyothai
Thai · Thai queen who died in elephant battle
— rare
Surya
Sanskrit · Sun (Surya Bonaly, only figure skater to land backflip at Olympics)
— rare
Susan
English · Lily (Susan B. Anthony; Susan Sontag)
— rare
Susanna
Hebrew · Lily, rose
— rare
Susannah
Hebrew · Lily
— rare
Sushma
Sanskrit · Beautiful (Sushma Swaraj - foundational External Affairs Minister)
— rare
Sushmita
Sanskrit · Beautifully friendly (Sushmita Sen, first Indian Miss Universe)
— rare
Susie
English · Lily (Susie Wiles, first female White House Chief of Staff)
— rare
Sutherland
Scottish · Southern land (Kiefer + Donald Sutherland)
— rare
Sutton
English · Southern settlement
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Suvi
Other · Summer (Finnish foundational seasonal name)
— rare
Suyeon
Korean · Lotus, elegant
— rare
Suzanne
French · Lily (Suzanne Pleshette, The Bob Newhart Show; Suzanne Somers)
— rare
Suzette
French · Little lily (Crêpes Suzette + Suzette Charles, Miss America)
— rare
Suzu
Japanese · Bell
— rare
Suzume
Japanese · Sparrow (Japanese)
— rare
Suzy
English · Lily (Suzy Bae, Miss A + acting career)
— rare
Svea
Swedish · Personification of Sweden (Mother Svea)
— rare
Svetlana
Russian · Light, luminous
— rare
Sviatlana
Other · Light (Belarusian + Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya opposition leader)
— rare
Swastika
Sanskrit · Iconic Swastika Mukherjee - Bengali cinema National Film Award
— rare
Sybil
Greek · Prophetess
— rare
Sybilla
Greek · Queen of Jerusalem (Crusader)
— rare
Sydney
English · Wide meadow (Sydney McLaughlin, 400m hurdles world-record holder)
№ 150
Sylvia
Latin · Of the forest, woodland
№ 612 · Trending ↑
Sylvie
French · From the forest
— rare
Symphorosa
Greek · Bearing together (Roman widow with 7 martyred sons)
— rare
Syn
Norse · Norse defense goddess + Asynjur
— rare
Syntyche
Greek · Fortunate (Philippi disciple)
— rare
Syra
Arabic · Syra Yousuf - Pakistani actress + VJ + Ho Mann Jahaan
— rare
Sânziana
Romanian · Fairy / yellow bedstraw flower (Romanian heritage)
— rare
Sól
Old Norse · Sun (Norse goddess; also Spanish)
— rare

T

241 names
Taapsee
Sanskrit · Iconic Taapsee Pannu - Pink + Thappad National Film Award
— rare
Tabitha
Aramaic · Gazelle
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Tabu
Sanskrit · Iconic Tabu — 2x National Award + Padma Shri
— rare
Tafadzwa
Other · We are pleased / made happy (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Tafsut
Other · Spring (Berber-Amazigh + Berber Spring 1980 Tafsut Imazighen)
— rare
Tahani
Arabic · Congratulations (Arabic)
— rare
Tahel
Hebrew · You will praise (Hebrew)
— rare
Tahiana
Other · Blessed (Malagasy Madagascar foundational)
— rare
Tahira
Arabic · Pure (Tahira Syed Pakistani ghazal + Tahirih Persian poet)
— rare
Tahlia
Hebrew · Dew of God, lamb
— rare
Tahmina
Persian · Brave, Shahnameh heroine
— rare
Tahmineh
Other · Shahnameh foundational - Rostam's wife + Sohrab's mother
— rare
Tahpenes
Egyptian · Egyptian queen (1 Kings 11)
— rare
Taiga
Japanese · Tiger (Taiga Aisaka - Toradora! Palmtop Tiger)
— rare
Taina
Other · Star (Tupi-Guarani Brazilian Indigenous + Tainá film franchise)
— rare
Taiping
Chinese · Great peace (Tang princess who orchestrated coups)
— rare
Tal
Hebrew · Dew
— rare
Tala
Lakota · Wolf; star
— rare
Talia
Hebrew · Morning dew
№ 312 · Trending ↑
Talitha
Aramaic · Little girl
— rare
Tallulah
Choctaw · Leaping water
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Tamannaah
Urdu · Desire / wish (iconic Tamannaah Bhatia Telugu)
— rare
Tamar
Hebrew · Date palm
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Tamara
Russian · Date palm (Tamara de Lempicka, Art Deco painter)
— rare
Tamarai
Other · Lotus (Tamil foundational + Lakshmi heritage)
— rare
Tamayo
Japanese · Iconic Tamayo - Demon Slayer demon doctor 1000 years
— rare
Tameka
American · Twin (Tameka Cottle, Xscape + Tiny's wife)
— rare
Tamiko
Japanese · Child of the people (Japanese heritage)
— rare
Tammy
English · Palm tree (Tammy Faye Bakker; Tammy Duckworth, US Senator)
№ 940
Tamsin
English · Twin
— rare
Tanisha
American · Born on Monday / ambition (Tanisha Mukherjee Bollywood)
— rare
Tanishka
Sanskrit · Gold ornament (modern Indian baby name)
— rare
Tanit
Phoenician · Carthaginian sky goddess (national symbol)
— rare
Tannaz
Persian · Bodily grace (Persian)
— rare
Tanvi
Sanskrit · Beautiful, delicate
— rare
Tanya
Russian · Fairy queen (Tanya Tucker, country music legend)
— rare
Tara
Sanskrit · Star, tower
№ 392
Tarabai
Marathi · Star-lady (Maratha regent who fought Aurangzeb)
— rare
Taraji
Swahili · Hope (Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures + Empire)
— rare
Tarana
Swahili · Star (Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement)
— rare
Tarane
Persian · Song, melody
— rare
Tarini
Sanskrit · Savior (Sanskrit Hindu goddess + Lt. Tarini Indian Navy)
— rare
Tariro
Other · Hope (Shona Zimbabwean + Tariro Mzezewa NYT journalist)
— rare
Tarja
Finnish · Hill / fortress (Tarja Halonen, first female Finnish president)
— rare
Tarni
Indigenous Australian · Salt water, ocean
— rare
Tarpeia
Latin · Roman traitor (Tarpeian Rock)
— rare
Tarra
Other · Stream / waterway (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Tarsicia
Greek · Of Tarsus (Spanish hermit-saint)
— rare
Tarsila
Portuguese · Brazilian modernist painter (do Amaral)
— rare
Tarsilla
Latin · Gregory the Great's aunt (vision of Christ at death)
— rare
Tashi
Tibetan · Good fortune, auspiciousness
— rare
Tasneem
Arabic · Heavenly fountain
— rare
Tasoni
Other · Sister (Coptic Egyptian foundational honorific)
— rare
Tatiana
Russian · Of the Sabines
№ 348
Tatjana
Russian · From the Tatius family
— rare
Tatum
English · Tate's homestead (Tatum O'Neal, youngest Oscar winner ever)
№ 250 · Trending ↑
Tatyana
Russian · Setter / appointer (Tatyana Ali, Fresh Prince; Tatyana McFadden)
— rare
Tausi
Swahili · Peacock (Swahili)
— rare
Tawakkol
Arabic · Reliance on God (first Arab woman Nobel Peace)
— rare
Tawaret
Egyptian · Great one (Egyptian hippo goddess of childbirth)
— rare
Taweret
Ancient Egyptian · Egyptian hippopotamus-goddess of childbirth
— rare
Tawny
English · Golden-brown (Tawny Kitaen; Tawny Cypress, Yellowjackets)
— rare
Tay
English · Taylor diminutive + Taylor Swift fan culture
— rare
Tayanita
Cherokee · Young beaver
— rare
Taylor
English · Cloth-cutter (Taylor Swift, highest-grossing concert tour in history)
№ 96
Teagan
Irish · Little poet, beautiful
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Tefnut
Egyptian · Egyptian goddess of moisture
— rare
Tegan
Welsh · Fair, beautiful
— rare
Tegen
Cornish · Pretty thing, little ornament
— rare
Tegwen
Welsh · Fair and beautiful
— rare
Tehila
Hebrew · Praise, glory
— rare
Tehilah
Hebrew · Praise / psalm (foundational Hebrew worship)
— rare
Tejaswini
Sanskrit · Radiant (Tejaswini Kolhapure + Tejaswini Pandit Marathi cinema)
— rare
Telesilla
Greek · Greek poet who defended Argos
— rare
Tellervo
Finnish · Finnish forest goddess
— rare
Telma
Greek · Will / volition (Portuguese Thelma + Telma Monteiro judo Olympic)
— rare
Temari
Japanese · Iconic Temari - Naruto Wind Style + Suna princess
— rare
Temitope
Yoruba · Mine is worthy of thanks (Yoruba name)
— rare
Temperance
Latin · Moderation (Puritan virtue; Temperance Brennan of Bones)
— rare
Tendai
Shona · Be grateful, give thanks
— rare
Tenten
Japanese · Iconic Tenten - Naruto weapon-master kunoichi
— rare
Tenzin
Tibetan · Holder of teachings (Tenzin Palmo; Dalai Lama's name)
— rare
Teresa
Spanish · Harvester; from the island of Therasia
№ 698
Tereza
Greek · Theresa (Czech + Tereza Maxová foundational supermodel)
— rare
Termeh
Persian · Silk brocade (Persian)
— rare
Terpsichore
Greek · Delight in dance (muse of dance)
— rare
Tertia
Latin · Third (Scipio Africanus's daughter)
— rare
Tess
Greek · Harvester, late summer
№ 824 · Trending ↑
Tessa
Greek · To harvest, fourth
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Tethys
Greek · Greek titan of the sea
— rare
Tetisheri
Ancient Egyptian · Matriarch of the 18th Dynasty
— rare
Thaisa
Greek · Bandage / Pericles's princess (Shakespeare)
— rare
Thalassa
Greek · Sea (Greek primordial goddess + Neptune's moon)
— rare
Thalia
Greek · Blooming, flourishing
№ 698
Thandar
Burmese · Cool moonlight
— rare
Thandiwe
Zulu · Beloved, loved one
— rare
Thanh
Other · Pure / peaceful (Vietnamese foundational + Le Loi Thanh Hoa)
— rare
Thao
Vietnamese · Respectful / pure (Vietnamese heritage)
— rare
Tharindi
Sanskrit · Moon (Sinhala-Sanskrit + Sri Lankan foundational)
— rare
Thatcher
English · Roof-thatcher (Margaret Thatcher; modern unisex)
— rare
Thaïs
Greek · Bandage / loved one (Massenet's opera + Anatole France novel)
— rare
Thea
Greek · Goddess
№ 247 · Trending ↑
Theano
Greek · Divine (Pythagoras's wife and pupil)
— rare
Theia
Greek · Divine, goddess
— rare
Thelma
English · Willful (Thelma & Louise; Thelma Houston Grammy)
— rare
Thembi
Other · South African Zulu hope (foundational feminine)
— rare
Themis
Greek · Greek titan of divine law and order
— rare
Themisto
Greek · Right-doing (Athamas's third wife)
— rare
Themistoclea
Greek · Pythagoras's teacher
— rare
Theodelinda
Old Germanic · People's serpent (Lombard queen)
— rare
Theodora
Greek · Gift of God
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Theodosia
Greek · Gift of God (feminine Theodosius)
— rare
Theophano
Greek · Manifestation of God (Byzantine empress to Otto II)
— rare
Therese
French · Harvester (Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus)
№ 900
Thetis
Greek · Sea-nymph (Achilles's mother)
— rare
Thi
Other · Poetry / feminine particle (Vietnamese)
— rare
Thida
Burmese · Daughter, princess
— rare
Thoibi
Other · Princess Thoibi of Moirang (Manipuri Meitei foundational Khamba Thoibi epic)
— rare
Thomasina
Greek · Twin (Tom Stoppard's Arcadia; feminine of Thomas)
— rare
Thora
Old Norse · Thor's woman (Thora Birch, American Beauty + Ghost World)
— rare
Thordis
Old Norse · Thor's goddess (rare Icelandic heritage)
— rare
Thoreau
French · Bull / strong (Henry David Thoreau; Walden)
— rare
Thorhild
Norse · Thor's battle (Þórhildr - Leif Erikson's mother)
— rare
Thuy
Vietnamese · Gentle, water
— rare
Thyra
Old Norse · Goddess (Thyra Dannebod, Danish queen)
— rare
Tia
Spanish · Aunt (Tia Mowry, Sister Sister; Tia Carrere)
— rare
Tiana
English · Princess (the first Black Disney princess)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Tien
Vietnamese · Fairy, celestial being
— rare
Tiferet
Hebrew · Beauty / harmony (Kabbalistic Tree of Life sefirah)
— rare
Tiffany
Greek · Manifestation of God (peaked #13 in 1988; Breakfast at Tiffany's)
№ 690
Tigist
Amharic · Patience
— rare
Tihana
Croatian · Quiet, calm
— rare
Tijana
Other · Quiet (Serbian Christiana diminutive)
— rare
Tika
Indonesian · Sun, dot of vermilion
— rare
Tikva
Hebrew · Hope (Hebrew + HaTikvah Israeli national anthem 1888)
— rare
Tilda
Germanic · Mighty in battle (Tilda Swinton, Academy Award winner)
— rare
Tilelli
Other · Freedom (Berber-Amazigh foundational + Berber Spring 2001)
— rare
Tilila
Berber · Freedom (Berber)
— rare
Tilly
Germanic · Mighty in battle
— rare
Tilottama
Sanskrit · Made of finest particles (apsara of perfect beauty)
— rare
Timna
Hebrew · Restrained (Eliphaz's concubine)
— rare
Timnit
Other · Timnit Gebru - foundational AI ethics researcher
— rare
Tin Hinan
Tuareg · Mother of the Tuareg people
— rare
Tina
English · Christine (Tina Turner, Queen of Rock and Roll)
№ 920
Tinashe
Shona · God is with us
— rare
Tinatin
Georgian · Sunbeam, ray of light
— rare
Tindra
Swedish · To twinkle / sparkle (modern Swedish nature word)
— rare
Tinhinan
Tuareg · She of the tents, queen of nomads
— rare
Tinka
Other · Day / sunlight (Australian Aboriginal foundational)
— rare
Tinley
English · Tynni's meadow (modern American compound)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Tinsley
English · Tynni's meadow (Tinsley Mortimer, NYC socialite)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Tirhas
Eritrean · Grace (Eritrean)
— rare
Tirzah
Hebrew · She is my delight
— rare
Tisca
Other · Iconic Tisca Chopra Bollywood Taare Zameen Par
— rare
Tisha
English · Joy (Tisha Campbell, Martin + My Wife and Kids)
— rare
Titilayo
Yoruba · Eternal happiness (Yoruba Nigerian heritage)
— rare
Tiye
Egyptian · Akhenaten's mother, Tut's grandmother
— rare
Tiziana
Italian · Of the Titians (Italian Titiana)
— rare
Tjala
Pitjantjatjara · Honey ant
— rare
Tlali
Other · Earth / land (Nahuatl foundational + Aztec heritage)
— rare
Tlazolteotl
Other · Aztec earth + love + purification goddess
— rare
Toda
Basque · Navarrese queen who shaped Iberia
— rare
Tola
Other · Wealth / one who is worthy (Yoruba Nigerian foundational)
— rare
Tolulope
Yoruba · All thanks to God (Tolulope Arotile - first female Nigerian AF combat pilot)
— rare
Tomi
Yoruba · Worth more than (Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone)
— rare
Tomiko
Japanese · Wealthy child
— rare
Tomoe
Japanese · Onna-musha (samurai woman warrior of Genpei War)
— rare
Tomoko
Japanese · Wise child
— rare
Tomyris
Scythian · Massagetae queen who killed Cyrus the Great
— rare
Tonalli
Other · Sun / soul (Nahuatl foundational + Aztec spiritual concept)
— rare
Tonantzin
Other · Our Sacred Mother (Aztec mother goddess + Guadalupe syncretism)
— rare
Toni
English · Beyond praise (Toni Morrison, Nobel laureate)
— rare
Tonya
English · Priceless (Tonya Harding, Olympic figure skater; I, Tonya)
— rare
Tora
Old Norse · Thor's woman / thunder (Norwegian heritage)
— rare
Tori
English · Bird (Tori Amos, alternative-rock pianist)
— rare
Toru
Other · Toru Dutt - foundational 19th-c. Bengali-English poet
— rare
Tory
English · Victory (Tory Burch, luxury fashion billionaire)
— rare
Tosca
Italian · From Tuscany (Puccini's Tosca + Tosca Musk)
— rare
Tova
Hebrew · Good
— rare
Tovah
Hebrew · Good (Tovah Feldshuh, 4x Tony nominee)
— rare
Tove
Old Norse · Beautiful Thor, beautiful god
— rare
Townes
English · Of the town (Townes Van Zandt, songwriter)
— rare
Toyin
Yoruba · Worthy of praise (Toyin Saraki - Nigerian philanthropist + Wellbeing Foundation)
— rare
Tracee
English · Warrior (Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish; Pattern Beauty)
— rare
Tracy
Irish · Warlike (Tracy Chapman, Grammy-winning songwriter)
№ 800
Tram
Other · Đặng Thuỳ Trâm - Vietnamese war diarist heroine
— rare
Trang
Vietnamese · Page, dignified
— rare
Travers
French · Crossing place (P.L. Travers, Mary Poppins author)
— rare
Treasure
English · Precious thing (Bruno Mars song + Treasure Island)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Trent
English · Flooder (the River Trent; Trent Reznor)
— rare
Tribhuwana
Javanese · Three worlds (Majapahit queen who expanded the empire)
— rare
Triin
Greek · Catherine (Estonian foundational + Triin Aljand Olympic swimmer)
— rare
Trinh
Vietnamese · Pure, virginal
— rare
Trinidad
Spanish · Trinity
— rare
Trinity
Latin · Three in one; the Holy Trinity
№ 172
Triptii
Sanskrit · Satisfaction (iconic Triptii Dimri - Animal + Bulbbul)
— rare
Trisha
Sanskrit · Thirst, desire; noblewoman
№ 824
Trudy
English · Spear strength (Trudy Ederle, first woman to swim the English Channel)
— rare
True
English · Faithful, real, honest
— rare
Tryphena
Greek · Delicate, dainty
— rare
Tryphosa
Greek · Delicate (NT - Romans 16:12)
— rare
Trưng
Vietnamese · Vietnamese rebel queens (Trung Sisters)
— rare
Tsering
Tibetan · Long life (Tibetan Buddhist heritage)
— rare
Tsetseg
Mongolian · Flower
— rare
Tshegofatso
Other · Blessing (Tswana + Tshegofatso Pule 2020 femicide protests)
— rare
Tshering
Tibetan · Long life
— rare
Tshimangadzo
Other · Wonder / amazement (Venda South African foundational)
— rare
Tsogyal
Tibetan · Tibetan dakini (Yeshe Tsogyal, female Padmasambhava)
— rare
Tsomo
Other · Ocean goddess (Tibetan + Karma Lekshe Tsomo Sakyadhita)
— rare
Tsubaki
Japanese · Camellia
— rare
Tsubasa
Japanese · Wings (modern Japanese unisex)
— rare
Tsunade
Japanese · Iconic Tsunade - Naruto Fifth Hokage Legendary Sannin
— rare
Tsuyu
Japanese · Dew (iconic Tsuyu Asui - My Hero Academia Froppy)
— rare
Tsvetana
Bulgarian · Flower
— rare
Tsvetelina
Other · Flower / colorful (Bulgarian foundational + Tsvetelina Yaneva)
— rare
Tsybik
Other · Long life (Buryat-Tibetan foundational Buddhist)
— rare
Tudert
Other · Life (Berber-Amazigh foundational + Kabyle anthems)
— rare
Tui
Maori · Native New Zealand songbird
— rare
Tully
Irish · Peaceful / quiet (Cicero's Tully; modern unisex)
— rare
Tulsi
Sanskrit · Holy basil (the sacred plant of the goddess Lakshmi)
— rare
Tumaini
Swahili · Hope
— rare
Tupou
Tongan · Royal lineage (Tongan queen)
— rare
Turandot
Persian · Daughter of Turan (iconic Puccini opera + Nessun Dorma)
— rare
Tuuli
Other · Wind (Finnish foundational nature name)
— rare
Tuwa
Other · Earth (Hopi Indigenous Uto-Aztecan foundational)
— rare
Tuya
Other · Ray of light (Mongolian + Tuya's Marriage Berlin Golden Bear 2007)
— rare
Tuyaa
Mongolian · Ray, beam of light
— rare
Tuyen
Other · Stream / spring (Vietnamese + Tuyên Quang province)
— rare
Tuyet
Vietnamese · Snow
— rare
Tuğçe
Turkish · Victorious banner (Turkish)
— rare
Twosret
Egyptian · Mighty lady (19th dynasty female pharaoh)
— rare
Twyla
English · Twilight / two threads (Twyla Tharp, choreographer)
— rare
Tyche
Greek · Greek goddess of fortune
— rare
Tyra
Old Norse · Thor's warrior (Tyra Banks, Sports Illustrated and ANTM pioneer)
— rare
Tyro
Greek · Pelias's mother (loved Enipeus the river)
— rare
Tzipi
Hebrew · Sparrow
— rare
Tzipora
Hebrew · Bird (biblical Tzipora — Moses's wife)
— rare
Tziporah
Hebrew · Bird (Zipporah - Moses's wife biblical)
— rare
Tzuyu
Chinese · Beautiful jade (iconic Tzuyu of TWICE - Taiwanese)
— rare
Táhirih
Persian · The Pure One (Babi poet-prophetess executed for unveiling)
— rare
Tünde
Hungarian · Fairy
— rare

U

24 names
Ulani
Hawaiian · Cheerful
— rare
Ulrika
Swedish · Power of the wolf (Ulrika Jonsson + Swedish queens)
— rare
Ululani
Hawaiian · Heavenly inspiration
— rare
Uma
Sanskrit · Splendor / Parvati (Uma Thurman, Pulp Fiction + Kill Bill)
— rare
Umeko
Japanese · Plum blossom child (iconic Umeko Tsuda new ¥5,000 banknote 2024)
— rare
Umji
Korean · Kim Ye-won (Umji) - GFRIEND maknae + VIVIZ foundational K-pop
— rare
Una
Latin · One; lamb
— rare
Undral
Other · Joy / amusement (Mongolian foundational)
— rare
Uppalavanna
Pali · Blue-lotus-color (Buddha's chief female disciple in powers)
— rare
Urangoo
Other · Artist / skilled one (Mongolian foundational)
— rare
Urania
Greek · Heavenly, muse of astronomy
— rare
Urd
Old Norse · Past, fate (eldest of the three Norns)
— rare
Urmila
Sanskrit · Iconic Urmila Matondkar Rangeela + Ramayana princess
— rare
Urpi
Other · Dove (Quechua Andean Indigenous foundational)
— rare
Urraca
Spanish · Magpie (first regnant queen of León)
— rare
Urska
Latin · Ursula (Slovenian + Urška Žolnir Olympic judo gold 2012)
— rare
Ursula
Latin · Little bear
— rare
Urszula
Polish · Little bear (Polish Ursula)
— rare
Urvashi
Sanskrit · Most beautiful apsara (wife of Pururavas)
— rare
Urwa
Arabic · Urwa Hocane - Pakistani Udaari + Punjab Nahi Jaungi
— rare
Usagi
Japanese · Rabbit (iconic Usagi Tsukino - Sailor Moon)
— rare
Usha
Sanskrit · Dawn (Hindu goddess + Usha Vance modern political)
— rare
Ushna
Sanskrit · Warm (Ushna Shah - Pakistani actress + activist)
— rare
Uxía
Galician · Galician Eugenia (well-born)
— rare

V

81 names
Vac
Sanskrit · Speech (Vedic goddess of language)
— rare
Vai
Polynesian · Water
— rare
Vaiana
Tahitian · From the water, water cave
— rare
Vaishnavi
Sanskrit · Devotee of Vishnu
— rare
Vaiva
Lithuanian · Rainbow (Lithuanian heritage)
— rare
Vak
Sanskrit · Speech (Vedic goddess of sacred sound)
— rare
Valentina
Latin · Strong, healthy
№ 92 · Trending ↑
Valeria
Latin · Strong / healthy (Valeria Golino, two Venice Best Actress wins)
№ 280
Valerie
Latin · Strong, brave
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Vance
English · Marshland (J.D. Vance; Hillbilly Elegy)
— rare
Vandana
Sanskrit · Reverence (Vandana Shiva, Indian environmental philosopher)
— rare
Vanessa
Greek · Butterfly; the genus
№ 247
Vania
Hebrew · John feminine (Russian + Brazilian + Bulgarian)
— rare
Vanya
Sanskrit · Forest (Sanskrit); Russian John short
— rare
Var
Norse · Norse goddess of covenants + sworn oaths
— rare
Varsha
Sanskrit · Rain / monsoon season (Sanskrit heritage)
— rare
Vasanthi
Sanskrit · Spring
— rare
Vashti
Persian · Beautiful, beloved
— rare
Vasilisa
Russian · Queen (Russian fairy-tale heroine)
— rare
Veena
Sanskrit · Sacred instrument (the Indian classical instrument)
— rare
Vega
Arabic · Falling star, meadow
— rare
Velma
English · Determined protector (Velma Dinkley, Scooby-Doo + Chicago)
— rare
Velu Nachiyar
Tamil · First Indian queen to wage war on the British
— rare
Venera
Latin · Venus (Maltese + Soviet Venera space programme)
— rare
Venla
Other · Finnish #1 girls name + Aleksis Kivi Seven Brothers
— rare
Venus
Latin · Roman goddess of love (Venus Williams, tennis champion)
— rare
Vera
Slavic · Faith; truth
№ 192 · Trending ↑
Verdandi
Old Norse · Present, becoming (middle Norn)
— rare
Vered
Hebrew · Rose
— rare
Verena
Latin · True / sacred (Saint Verena of Zurzach)
— rare
Verity
Latin · Truth
— rare
Verona
Italian · The city of Romeo and Juliet
— rare
Veronica
Latin · True image
№ 387
Veronika
Czech · True image (Czech Veronica)
— rare
Vesa
Albanian · Dew
— rare
Vesna
Slavic · Spring, messenger
— rare
Vesper
Latin · Evening, evening star
— rare
Vespera
Latin · Evening star
— rare
Vesta
Latin · Hearth, sacred flame
— rare
Veturia
Latin · Coriolanus's mother (saved Rome)
— rare
Vianne
French · Living, full of life
— rare
Vibia
Latin · Lively (Roman gens)
— rare
Victoria
Latin · Victory
№ 25
Vida
Persian · Visible, beloved (Persian); life (Spanish)
— rare
Videl
Other · Iconic Videl - Dragon Ball Z Gohan's wife + Great Saiyaman 2
— rare
Vidushi
Sanskrit · Learned woman (Hindustani classical honorific title)
— rare
Vidya
Sanskrit · Knowledge, learning
— rare
Vienna
Latin · From Vienna, Austria
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Vigdis
Old Norse · War-goddess (first elected female head of state)
— rare
Vijaya
Sanskrit · Victory (Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit - first female UN GA President)
— rare
Vijayalakshmi
Sanskrit · Victorious Lakshmi (first female President of UN General Assembly)
— rare
Vilma
Germanic · Resolute protector (Vilma Bánky, silent-film star)
— rare
Vilte
Other · Hope (Lithuanian foundational feminine)
— rare
Vimbai
Other · Trust / hope (Shona Zimbabwean foundational)
— rare
Vineta
Other · Legendary Baltic city (Latvian foundational)
— rare
Viola
Latin · Violet, the flower
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Violet
Latin · The flower; purple
№ 20 · Trending ↑
Violette
French · Violet (the flower)
— rare
Vipsania
Latin · Tiberius's first beloved wife
— rare
Vira
Ukrainian · Faith
— rare
Virginia
Latin · Maiden (Virginia Woolf, author of A Room of One's Own)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Virág
Hungarian · Flower
— rare
Vita
Latin · Life
— rare
Vittoria
Italian · Victory
— rare
Viveca
Swedish · Alive / lively (Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress)
— rare
Vivi
Other · Iconic Vivi Nefertari - One Piece Alabasta Princess
— rare
Vivian
Latin · Alive, full of life
№ 87 · Trending ↑
Viviane
Celtic · Arthurian Lady of the Lake + Merlin's lover
— rare
Vivica
Latin · Alive (Vivica A. Fox, Set It Off; Kill Bill)
— rare
Vivien
English · Alive (Vivien Leigh — Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois)
— rare
Vivienne
French · Alive, lively
№ 287 · Trending ↑
Vlada
Slavic · Power / rule (foundational Slavic feminine)
— rare
Vlasta
Czech · Power, homeland
— rare
Vlora
Other · Vlora - Albanian Independence Day 1912 city
— rare
Voirrey
Manx · Mary
— rare
Vola
Malagasy · Silver, money (Malagasy)
— rare
Volumnia
Latin · Coriolanus's wife (Latin)
— rare
Vy
Vietnamese · Petite, dainty
— rare
Vyara
Other · Faith (Bulgarian foundational + Vyara Kostova politician)
— rare
Vyjayanthi
Sanskrit · Victory garland (iconic Vyjayanthimala Padma Shri)
— rare
Vyjayanthimala
Sanskrit · Iconic Vyjayanthimala - foundational 1950s-60s Bollywood
— rare

W

85 names
Wadjet
Egyptian · Cobra goddess (protector of Lower Egypt)
— rare
Wafa
Arabic · Loyalty, faithfulness
— rare
Wafaa
Arabic · Loyalty (Arabic + Wafaa El Saddik Egyptian Museum director)
— rare
Waheeda
Arabic · Iconic Waheeda Rehman - Padma Bhushan + Dadasaheb Phalke 2021
— rare
Wailani
Other · Heavenly water (Hawaiian foundational)
— rare
Waimarie
Maori · Good fortune, good luck
— rare
Wairere
Other · Waterfall (Maori + Wairere Falls Mount Te Aroha foundational)
— rare
Wairimu
Other · Kikuyu foundational (Wangari Maathai Nobel Peace Prize)
— rare
Wakana
Japanese · Harmony, young leaves
— rare
Wakanda
Lakota · Sacred / divine power (Lakota concept; Black Panther)
— rare
Wakanyeja
Other · Sacred child (Lakota Sioux foundational Indigenous)
— rare
Walburga
Anglo-Saxon · Strong-fortress (Walpurgis Night)
— rare
Wallada
Arabic · Mother (the Andalusian poet-princess)
— rare
Wallis
English · Welshman / foreigner (Wallis Simpson; Wallis Day actress)
— rare
Walpurgis
Old Germanic · Strong protector (Walpurgisnacht)
— rare
Wambui
Kikuyu · Singer / chanter (Wangari Maathai Nobel + Kikuyu heritage)
— rare
Wamiqa
Arabic · Iconic Wamiqa Gabbi - Bollywood + Punjabi cinema
— rare
Wan'er
Chinese · Tang poet-stateswoman (Shangguan Wan'er)
— rare
Wanda
Polish · Wanderer; Slavic legend
— rare
Wangari
Kikuyu · Leopard (first African woman Nobel Peace laureate)
— rare
Wangmo
Tibetan · Powerful woman (Bhutanese royal heritage)
— rare
Wanjiku
Kikuyu · Daughter of the Kikuyu
— rare
Wanjira
Other · Traveler (Kikuyu Kenyan + Wanjira Mathai environmentalist)
— rare
Wanjiru
Other · Kikuyu foundational (Gikuyu and Mumbi's daughters)
— rare
Wapan
Other · Dawn (Cree Indigenous Algonquian foundational)
— rare
Warrah
Other · White cockatoo (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Warrina
Other · To give (Aboriginal Australian foundational)
— rare
Waverly
English · Aspen meadow (Wizards of Waverly Place; Waverly Earp)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Wayan
Other · First-born (Balinese foundational birth-order naming)
— rare
Wayra
Other · Wind (Quechua-Aymara Andean foundational)
— rare
Wedad
Arabic · Love, affection (Arabic)
— rare
Wednesday
English · Wōden's day (Wednesday Addams, Charles Addams + Netflix)
— rare
Wegahta
Other · Dawn (Eritrean Tigrinya foundational feminine)
— rare
Wei
Chinese · Greatness, rose, only
— rare
Wells
English · Springs / wells (H.G. Wells + modern surname trend)
— rare
Wenam
Other · Truly (Amharic Ethiopian foundational)
— rare
Wencheng
Chinese · Tang princess who brought Buddhism to Tibet
— rare
Wendy
English · Friend
№ 698
Wenji
Chinese · Han poet kidnapped by the Xiongnu
— rare
Wenna
Welsh · Blessed / fair (rare Welsh-Cornish saint)
— rare
Wenona
Sioux · First-born daughter
— rare
Werburgh
Anglo-Saxon · Mercian saint (patron of Chester)
— rare
Wheein
Korean · Jung Whee-in - MAMAMOO main dancer foundational K-pop
— rare
Whetu
Maori · Star
— rare
Whitley
English · White meadow (iconic Whitley Gilbert A Different World)
— rare
Whitney
English · White island, fair water
— rare
Whoopi
English · Joyful exclamation (Whoopi Goldberg, EGOT)
— rare
Wiborada
Old Germanic · Patron saint of librarians
— rare
Wihtburga
Anglo-Saxon · White fortress (East Anglian princess-saint)
— rare
Wiktoria
Polish · Victory
— rare
Wila
Aboriginal Australian · Possum (Aboriginal Australian heritage)
— rare
Wilder
English · Untamed (Wilder Cyrus + modern unisex word-name)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Wilgefortis
Latin · Strong virgin (bearded female saint)
— rare
Wilhelmina
Germanic · Resolute protector
— rare
Wilhelmine
Germanic · Resolute protector (Wilhelmine of Bayreuth)
— rare
Willa
Germanic · Resolute protection
№ 387 · Trending ↑
Williamina
Scottish · Resolute protector (Harvard astronomer who discovered Horsehead Nebula)
— rare
Willka
Other · Sacred / divine (Quechua + Vilcabamba Neo-Inca State)
— rare
Willow
English · The willow tree
№ 37 · Trending ↑
Wilma
German · Resolute (Olympic sprinter; Cherokee chief)
— rare
Winchester
English · Roman fortress (Winchester Cathedral; Sam and Dean of Supernatural)
— rare
Winifred
Welsh · Blessed peacemaking, holy reconciliation
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Winnie
English · Holy peace (Winnie Mandela + Winnie Cooper + Winnie the Pooh)
— rare
Winnifred
Welsh · Fair / blessed (Saint Winifred + Hocus Pocus)
— rare
Winona
Dakota · Firstborn daughter
— rare
Winry
Other · Iconic Winry Rockbell - FMA automail mechanic genius
— rare
Winston
English · Friend's town (Winston Churchill; modern unisex use)
— rare
Winter
English · The season
№ 332 · Trending ↑
Wioletta
Latin · Violet (Polish + Wioletta Greg foundational poet)
— rare
Wipa
Sanskrit · Shining (Thai-Sanskrit + Wipa Soonkhamlue foundational Thai politician)
— rare
Wisdom
English · Knowledge (modern American virtue word-name)
— rare
Wisteria
English · The wisteria flower
— rare
Wonhee
Korean · Iconic Wonhee ILLIT - HYBE 5th-gen Korean
— rare
Wonyoung
Korean · Eternal beauty (Jang Wonyoung K-pop icon)
— rare
Wren
English · The small bird
№ 358 · Trending ↑
Wrenleigh
English · Wren meadow (modern American invented name)
— rare
Wrenley
English · Wren meadow (modern American invented name)
— rare
Wright
English · Craftsman (Wright Brothers + Robin Wright)
— rare
Wulan
Indonesian · Moon (Javanese)
— rare
Wulfthryth
Anglo-Saxon · Edgar's queen-saint
— rare
Wynn
Welsh · Fair / blessed (Steve Wynn casino + modern unisex name)
— rare
Wynne
Welsh · Fair, blessed
— rare
Wynona
Lakota · Firstborn daughter (Wynonna Judd country music)
— rare
Wynonna
Dakota · First-born daughter (Wynonna Judd; The Judds)
— rare
Wynter
English · Winter season (modern American spelling of Winter)
№ 580 · Trending ↑

X

16 names

Y

85 names
Ya
Chinese · Elegant, refined
— rare
Yaa
Akan · Thursday-born
— rare
Yael
Hebrew · Ibex, mountain goat
— rare
Yaffa
Hebrew · Beautiful
— rare
Yalda
Persian · Birth, winter solstice
— rare
Yalitza
Spanish · Yalitza Aparicio — first Indigenous Mexican Oscar Best Actress nominee
— rare
Yami
Sanskrit · Twin (Yama's sister, Yamuna river)
— rare
Yamini
Sanskrit · Night
— rare
Yamuna
Sanskrit · The Yamuna river goddess
— rare
Yan
Chinese · Swallow; elegant, beautiful
— rare
Yana
Bulgarian · God is gracious
— rare
Yangchen
Tibetan · Goddess of music and learning
— rare
Yangzom
Other · Lady of melody (Tibetan-Bhutanese + Yangzom Brauen actress-author)
— rare
Yara
Arabic · Friend, small butterfly
№ 347 · Trending ↑
Yarden
Hebrew · Jordan (the river)
— rare
Yaretzi
Nahuatl · You will always be loved (Aztec / Mexican-American name)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Yaroslava
Ukrainian · Bright glory
— rare
Yaroslavna
Russian · Anna of Kiev (Queen of France)
— rare
Yasaman
Persian · Jasmine
— rare
Yasamin
Persian · Jasmine flower (Persian heritage)
— rare
Yashika
Sanskrit · Successful, famous
— rare
Yashoda
Sanskrit · Krishna's foster mother (foundational Hindu)
— rare
Yashodha
Sanskrit · Buddha's wife (Sanskrit + Princess Yashodhara foundational)
— rare
Yashodhara
Sanskrit · Bearer of glory (Buddha's wife)
— rare
Yasmin
Persian · Jasmine flower
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Yasmina
Arabic · Jasmine flower (Yasmina Reza, French playwright)
— rare
Yasoda
Sanskrit · Krishna's foster mother (the milkmaid queen)
— rare
Yasuko
Japanese · Peaceful child (Yasuko Takasu - Toradora! Ryuji's mother)
— rare
Yati
Sanskrit · Ascetic / sage (Sanskrit-Burmese foundational + Yati Yati Burmese)
— rare
Yatzil
Mayan · Beloved, loved one
— rare
Yayoi
Japanese · Third month of spring (Yayoi Kusama, polka-dot artist)
— rare
Yağmur
Turkish · Rain (Turkish)
— rare
Yebin
Korean · Heo Ye-bin - DIA + Pristin foundational K-pop
— rare
Yeji
Korean · Art + wisdom (ITZY K-pop leader)
— rare
Yejide
Yoruba · Image of the mother
— rare
Yejin
Korean · Talent and treasure
— rare
Yekta
Persian · Unique, one of a kind (Persian)
— rare
Yelena
Russian · Bright, shining light
— rare
Yen
Vietnamese · Peaceful, calm; swallow
— rare
Yenta
Yiddish · Noble, refined
— rare
Yerin
Korean · Jung Ye-rin - GFRIEND foundational + Yerin Baek soloist
— rare
Yetunde
Yoruba · Mother has returned
— rare
Yewande
Yoruba · Mother has returned (Yoruba)
— rare
Yindi
Other · Sun (Aboriginal Australian + Yothu Yindi foundational band)
— rare
Yiren
Other · Wang Yi-ren - EVERGLOW Chinese member foundational K-pop
— rare
Ymir
Other · Iconic Ymir - Attack on Titan + Norse primordial
— rare
Yocheved
Hebrew · Glory of God (Moses' mother)
— rare
Yodit
Amharic · Praised (Amharic Judith)
— rare
Yoko
Japanese · Ocean child (Yoko Ono, avant-garde artist)
— rare
Yolanda
Spanish · Violet (Yolanda Adams; Yolanda King)
№ 850
Yolande
Old Germanic · Violet (Yolande of Aragon)
— rare
Yolotzin
Nahuatl · Little heart, beloved heart
— rare
Yoohyeon
Korean · Kim Yoo-hyeon - Dreamcatcher main vocal K-pop
— rare
Yoojung
Korean · Choi Yoo-jung - Weki Meki + I.O.I foundational K-pop
— rare
Yor
Other · Iconic Yor Forger - Spy x Family Thorn Princess
— rare
Yoruichi
Japanese · Iconic Yoruichi Shihoin - Bleach Flash Goddess
— rare
Yoshiko
Japanese · Good child, virtuous child
— rare
Youngji
Korean · Heo Young-ji - Kara + foundational K-pop variety star
— rare
Youyou
Chinese · Cry of the deer (Tu Youyou, Nobel Prize chemist)
— rare
Yrsa
Old Norse · She-bear
— rare
Ysella
Other · Modest (Cornish foundational + Cornish language revival)
— rare
Yu Yu
Burmese · Gentle, calm
— rare
Yuan
Chinese · Source, origin; fate-connection
— rare
Yue
Chinese · Moon, joy
— rare
Yuhuan
Chinese · Jade ring (Tang concubine Yang Guifei)
— rare
Yuhui
Korean · Kim Yu-hui - CLC vocalist foundational K-pop
— rare
Yui
Japanese · Bind, tie, only
— rare
Yujin
Korean · Precious, abundant
— rare
Yuju
Korean · Choi Yu-na (Yuju) - GFRIEND main vocal foundational K-pop
— rare
Yuki
Japanese · Snow; happiness
— rare
Yukino
Japanese · Snow field (iconic SNAFU anime)
— rare
Yuko
Japanese · Gentle child
— rare
Yulia
Russian · Youthful
— rare
Yumi
Japanese · Bow, beautiful reason
— rare
Yumna
Arabic · Good fortune, right side
— rare
Yuna
Korean · Gentle, kind, jasper
— rare
Yunjin
Korean · Iconic Yunjin LE SSERAFIM K-pop Korean-American
— rare
Yuqi
Chinese · Iconic Yuqi (G)I-DLE Chinese K-pop main rapper
— rare
Yura
Korean · Elegant; farmer
— rare
Yuri
Korean · Kwon Yu-ri - SNSD foundational 2nd-gen K-pop legend
— rare
Yusra
Arabic · Ease, prosperity (Quranic)
— rare
Yvaine
English · Evening star (Neil Gaiman's Stardust)
— rare
Yves
Other · Ha Soo-young - LOONA yyxy subunit foundational K-pop
— rare
Yvette
French · Yew tree (Yvette Mimieux; Yvette Nicole Brown)
— rare
Yvonne
French · Yew tree, archer
— rare

Z

46 names
Zadie
English · Princess (Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth)
— rare
Zahava
Hebrew · Gold / golden (foundational Hebrew)
— rare
Zahra
Arabic · Radiant (Fatima al-Zahra - Prophet Muhammad's daughter)
— rare
Zainab
Arabic · Fragrant flower (Arabic + Zainab bint Ali Karbala foundational)
— rare
Zalika
Hausa · Well-born, beautiful
— rare
Zara
Arabic · Flower, blooming
№ 188 · Trending ↑
Zaria
African · Dawn / flower (Nigerian city + Zaria Forman artist)
№ 460 · Trending ↑
Zarina
Persian · Golden
— rare
Zarnigor
Other · Golden picture (Tajik-Uzbek-Persian foundational)
— rare
Zarnish
Persian · Golden glow (Zarnish Khan - Pakistani actress)
— rare
Zaya
Other · Destiny / good fortune (Mongolian foundational)
— rare
Zdenka
Other · Made of stone (Czech + Sidonius foundational)
— rare
Zeenat
Arabic · Beauty / adornment (iconic Zeenat Aman Padma Shri 2018)
— rare
Zelda
Yiddish · Blessed, happy
№ 587 · Trending ↑
Zendaya
Shona · To give thanks (Zendaya, youngest Emmy Best Actress winner)
— rare
Zenobia
Greek · Life of Zeus
— rare
Zeresh
Persian · Gold (Haman's wife)
— rare
Zetian
Chinese · Wu Zetian — only female emperor of China
— rare
Zeynep
Turkish · Beauty, ornament of father
— rare
Zhaojun
Chinese · Han beauty sent to marry the Xiongnu
— rare
Zibiah
Hebrew · Gazelle (Joash's mother)
— rare
Zillah
Hebrew · Shadow (Lamech's second wife)
— rare
Zilpah
Hebrew · Drooping, frailty
— rare
Zinaida
Russian · Belonging to Zeus
— rare
Zinhle
Other · Beautiful (Zulu + DJ Zinhle South African foundational)
— rare
Zinnia
German · The zinnia flower (first flower bloomed in space + Matilda's mother)
№ 580 · Trending ↑
Zipporah
Hebrew · Bird
— rare
Zissel
Yiddish · Sweet
— rare
Zita
Italian · Little girl, maiden
— rare
Ziva
Hebrew · Radiance / splendor (NCIS iconic Ziva David)
— rare
Zlata
Slavic · Golden
— rare
Zoe
Greek · Life
№ 39
Zoey
Greek · Life
№ 38
Zofia
Polish · Wisdom
— rare
Zohar
Hebrew · Radiance, splendor
— rare
Zola
Zulu · Quiet, tranquil
№ 487 · Trending ↑
Zora
Slavic · Dawn, daybreak
№ 698 · Trending ↑
Zorica
Other · Little dawn (Serbian-Croatian + Zorica Brunclik foundational pop-folk singer)
— rare
Zorya
Slavic · Slavic dawn (the morning and evening stars)
— rare
Zoya
Russian · Life
— rare
Zsófia
Hungarian · Wisdom (Hungarian Sophia)
— rare
Zubaida
Arabic · Cream of milk (Harun al-Rashid's wife)
— rare
Zuri
Swahili · Beautiful, good
№ 314 · Trending ↑
Zuzana
Slovak · Lily (Slovak Susanna)
— rare
Zuzanna
Polish · Lily
— rare
Zélie
French · Diligent (Saint Zélie Martin, mother of Saint Thérèse)
— rare
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