All Baby Girl Names, A to Z

Aaliyah

Arabic · Rising, exalted

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Aanya

Sanskrit · Inexhaustible, gracious

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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

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Ada

Igbo · Firstborn daughter (Igbo)

— rare

Adaeze

Igbo · King's daughter, princess

— rare

Adah

Hebrew · Ornament, adornment

— rare

Adalyn

Germanic · Noble

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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

Addison

English · Son of Adam (peaked #11 in 2007 as a girl's name)

№ 45

Adela

Old Germanic · Noble (William the Conqueror's daughter)

— rare

Adelaide

Germanic · Noble kind, of noble birth

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Adele

French · Noble (Adele, 16-time Grammy winner)

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Adelina

Germanic · Noble, of the nobility

— rare

Adeline

Germanic · Noble

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Adeliza

Old Germanic · Noble kind (Henry I's queen)

— rare

Aderyn

Welsh · Bird

— 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

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

Aerope

Greek · Cretan princess (Atreus's wife)

— rare

Aesara

Greek · Lucanian Pythagorean philosopher

— rare

Aethelflaed

Old English · Noble beauty

— rare

Afua

Akan · Friday-born (Akan day-name)

— rare

Agatha

Greek · Good, kind

— rare

Aglaia

Greek · Splendor, brightness

— rare

Agnes

Greek · Pure / lamb (Saint Agnes of Rome; Agnes Martin)

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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

Aigerim

Kazakh · Beautiful moon

— rare

Aigul

Kazakh · Moon flower

— rare

Aiko

Japanese · Love child, beloved

— rare

Aileen

Scottish · Bright, shining (Scottish Helen)

— rare

Ailsa

Scottish · From Ailsa Craig

— rare

Aimée

French · Beloved (Aimee Mann, Grammy; Aimee Lou Wood, Sex Education)

— rare

Aina

Catalan · Grace

— rare

Aine

Irish · Radiance, brightness

— rare

Aino

Finnish · The only one

— rare

Ainsley

Scottish · Solitary clearing

— rare

Aira

Finnish · Goddess of dawn

— rare

Aisha

Arabic · Living, prosperous

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Aishwarya

Sanskrit · Wealth, prosperity (Aishwarya Rai, Miss World 1994)

— rare

Aisling

Irish · Dream, vision

— rare

Aitana

Basque · Glory, from Sierra de Aitana

— rare

Aiyana

Indigenous American · Eternal blossom, ever-flowering

№ 487

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

Akiko

Japanese · Autumn child, bright child

— rare

Akkamahadevi

Kannada · 12th-century Lingayat poet-saint

— 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

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Alanis

Celtic · Rock / harmony (Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill, 33M+ sold)

— rare

Alcmene

Greek · Heracles's mortal mother

— rare

Alessandra

Italian · Defender of men (Alessandra Ambrosio, Victoria's Secret Angel)

— rare

Alexa

Greek · Defender (Alexa Chung; Alexa Demie, Euphoria)

№ 195

Alexandria

Greek · Defender of men (AOC; ancient Library of Alexandria)

№ 380

Alexia

Greek · Defender (Alexia Putellas, two-time Ballon d'Or Féminin)

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Alexis

Greek · Defender (Alexis Bledel; Alexis Carrington; Alexis Rose)

№ 240

Alice

Germanic · Noble, of noble kind

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Alicia

Spanish · Noble (Alicia Keys, 15 Grammys; Alicia Vikander Oscar)

№ 580

Aliya

Arabic · Exalted, sublime

№ 587

Aliénor

Old French · Eleanor of Aquitaine

— rare

Alkyone

Greek · Kingfisher (the 'halcyon days')

— 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

Almaz

Amharic · Diamond

— rare

Almudena

Spanish · The citadel (Madrid's Virgin)

— rare

Alondra

Spanish · Lark

— 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

Amal

Arabic · Hope (Amal Clooney, international human rights lawyer)

— rare

Amalia

Germanic · Industrious (Princess Amalia of the Netherlands)

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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

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Amaya

Japanese · Night rain; end

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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

Aminata

West African · Trustworthy, honest

— rare

Aminatta

Mandinka · Trustworthy (Sierra Leonean novelist)

— rare

Amira

Arabic · Princess, commander

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Amphitrite

Greek · Greek queen of the sea (Poseidon's wife)

— rare

Amrit

Sanskrit · Immortal nectar

— 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)

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An

Vietnamese · Peaceful, safe

— rare

Ana

Spanish · Grace (the Spanish, Portuguese, Italian form of Anne)

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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

Anais

French · Grace, gracious

— rare

Anaisha

Sanskrit · Special, the first (Sanskrit)

— rare

Anan

Arabic · Clouds (Arabic)

— rare

Ananya

Sanskrit · Unique, without equal

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Anastasia

Greek · Resurrection

№ 215

Anasuya

Sanskrit · Free from envy (Atri's devoted wife)

— rare

Anat

Hebrew · Ancient war goddess

— rare

Anaya

Sanskrit · Cared for, God answered

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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

Andromache

Greek · Battle of men

— rare

Andromeda

Greek · Ruler of men

— rare

Anduena

Albanian · Dream

— rare

Anežka

Czech · Pure (Czech Agnes)

— rare

Angel

English · Messenger of God (Angel Reese, WNBA double-double record)

№ 250

Angela

Greek · Messenger (Angela Merkel, 16-year German Chancellor)

— rare

Anggrek

Indonesian · Orchid

— rare

Anh

Vietnamese · Intelligence, hero

— rare

Anicia

Latin · Byzantine princess and art patron

— rare

Anika

Sanskrit · Graceful, sweet-faced

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Anita

Spanish · Grace (Anita Hill; Anita Baker; Anita Desai)

№ 720

Anitta

Portuguese · Grace (Anitta, Brazilian pop superstar)

— rare

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

Anmol

Punjabi · Priceless, precious

— rare

Ann

English · Grace (Ann Wilson; Ann Curry; Ann Bancroft)

— rare

Anna

Hebrew · Grace

№ 58

Annabelle

French · Loving, gracious beauty

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Annalisa

Italian · Anne + Lisa (grace + God's oath)

— 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

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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

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

Antonia

Latin · Priceless, of inestimable worth

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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

Anwen

Welsh · Very beautiful, very fair

— rare

Anya

Russian · Grace

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Anyte

Greek · Arcadian epigrammatist (Greek)

— rare

Anyu

Inuit · Moon

— rare

Aoi

Japanese · Hollyhock; blue, green

— rare

Aoibheann

Irish · Beautiful, radiant

— rare

Aoibhinn

Irish · Radiant beauty (Irish)

— rare

Aoife

Irish · Beauty, radiance

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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

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

Apranik

Persian · Sasanian general (resisted the Arab conquest)

— rare

Apsara

Sanskrit · Celestial dancer

— rare

Arabella

Latin · Yielding to prayer / beautiful altar (Arabella Churchill + Strauss opera)

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Aranyani

Sanskrit · Forest-goddess (Rig Vedic wilderness)

— rare

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

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Ariana

Italian · Most holy; silver

№ 46

Arianrhod

Welsh · Welsh goddess of the silver wheel (Caer Arianrhod)

— rare

Ariel

Hebrew · Lion of God

№ 198

Ariella

Hebrew · Lioness of God

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Arignote

Greek · Famous knowledge (Pythagoras's other daughter)

— rare

Arlene

Irish · Pledge / oath (Arlene Francis, What's My Line?)

— rare

Aroha

Maori · Love, compassion

— rare

Arsinoe

Greek · Lifter of minds (Ptolemaic queens of Egypt)

— rare

Arta

Albanian · Gold

— rare

Artemisia

Greek · Italian Baroque painter (Gentileschi)

— rare

Arundhati

Sanskrit · Star companion of sage Vasishta (Arundhati Roy, Booker laureate)

— rare

Arwen

Sindarin · Noble maiden (Tolkien's Elven princess of Rivendell)

— rare

Aryna

Belarusian · Peace (Aryna Sabalenka, world #1 in tennis)

— rare

Asami

Japanese · Morning beauty

— rare

Asclepigenia

Greek · Born of Asclepius (Neoplatonist)

— rare

Asenath

Egyptian · Belonging to Neith

— rare

Asha

Sanskrit · Hope; life

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Ashley

English · Ash tree meadow (#1 American girl's name 1991-1992)

№ 270

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

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

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Asta

Old Norse · Love (mother of Saint Olaf)

— rare

Aster

Ethiopian · Star (Ethiopian Esther)

— rare

Asteria

Greek · Starry (Greek Titaness, mother of Hekate)

— rare

Astra

Greek · Star

— rare

Astraea

Greek · Star maiden (Greek goddess of justice; constellation Virgo)

— rare

Astrid

Old Norse · Divine beauty

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Asuka

Japanese · Tomorrow's fragrance

— rare

Asunción

Spanish · Assumption (of the Virgin Mary)

— 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

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Athenais

Greek · Of Athena (Byzantine empress Eudokia)

— rare

Atika

Arabic · Pure, virtuous (Prophet's aunt)

— rare

Atossa

Persian · Achaemenid empress (mother of Xerxes)

— rare

Aubree

French · Elf counsel

№ 128

Aubrey

French · Elf counsel, wise ruler

№ 73

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

Aurea

Latin · Golden (Roman virgin-martyr)

— rare

Aurelia

Latin · Golden

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Aurora

Latin · Dawn

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Aurore

French · Dawn (French Aurora)

— rare

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

Avery

English · Ruler of elves

№ 27

Avin

Kurdish · Love

— rare

Avital

Hebrew · Father of dew, my father is dew

— rare

Aviva

Hebrew · Spring, freshness

— rare

Avril

French · April (Avril Lavigne, 40 million records)

— rare

Avvaiyar

Tamil · Tamil poet-sage (revered grandmother)

— 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

Ayanna

Swahili · Beautiful flower (Ayanna Pressley, first Black US Rep from Massachusetts)

— rare

Ayelet

Hebrew · Morning star, gazelle (Hebrew)

— rare

Ayla

Turkish · Halo of light

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Ayn

Finnish · From the Finnish Aino (Ayn Rand, novelist-philosopher)

— rare

Ayo

Yoruba · Joy (Ayo Edebiri, Sydney on The Bear; Emmy + Golden Globe)

— 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)

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Azar

Persian · Fire

— rare

Azarmidokht

Persian · Sasanian empress (only other female Shah)

— rare

Azubah

Hebrew · Forsaken (Jehoshaphat's mother)

— rare

Azucena

Spanish · Madonna lily

— rare

Bahar

Persian · Spring

— rare

Bahinabai

Marathi · Marathi Varkari poet (autobiographical abhangs)

— 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

Banoo

Persian · Lady (Persian honorific)

— rare

Banzhao

Chinese · Earliest known female Chinese historian

— rare

Bao

Chinese · Treasure, precious

— rare

Barbara

Greek · Foreign / stranger (peaked #2 in 1937; Barbara Walters, Barbara Jordan)

№ 901

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

Bayan

Arabic · Clarity, eloquent statement

— rare

Bayarmaa

Mongolian · Joyful mother

— rare

Bea

Latin · Bringer of joy

— rare

Beata

Polish · Blessed

— rare

Beatrice

Italian · She who brings happiness

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Beatrijs

Dutch · Flemish Cistercian mystic (Seven Manners of Love)

— rare

Beatrix

Latin · She who brings happiness

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Beatriz

Latin · Bringer of joy, blessed

— 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

Bellatrix

Latin · Female warrior

— rare

Belle

French · Beautiful (the French Beauty and the Beast heroine)

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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

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

Bhairavi

Sanskrit · Fierce form of Durga (Hindu goddess)

— rare

Bhani

Punjabi · Sikh foremother (Bibi Bhani)

— rare

Bhavna

Sanskrit · Feeling, emotion

— rare

Bhumi

Sanskrit · Earth, the earth goddess

— rare

Bhuvana

Sanskrit · World, universe

— rare

Bianca

Italian · White, fair

№ 354

Bibiana

Latin · Lively (Roman virgin martyr)

— rare

Bilhah

Hebrew · Faltering, timid

— 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

Bintanath

Ancient Egyptian · Ramesses II's eldest daughter and Great Royal Wife

— rare

Bipasha

Bengali · The Beas River

— rare

Birdie

English · Little bird

— rare

Birta

Icelandic · Brightness, light

— rare

Birutė

Lithuanian · Lithuanian princess (mother of Vytautas)

— 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

Blodeuwedd

Welsh · Welsh flower-face (woman made of flowers)

— rare

Bluma

Yiddish · Flower

— rare

Boann

Irish · Irish goddess of the River Boyne

— rare

Boglárka

Hungarian · Buttercup

— rare

Bohdana

Czech · God's gift

— 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

Bopha

Khmer · Flower

— rare

Bora

Korean · Purple

— 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

Bozena

Czech · Gifted by God

— rare

Bracha

Hebrew · Blessing

— rare

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

Brenda

Old Norse · Sword (peaked #20 in 1957; Brenda Lee; Brenda Fricker)

№ 880

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

Brielle

Hebrew · God is my strength

№ 108 · Trending ↑

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

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

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

Buchi

Igbo · God's blessing (Nigerian novelist Buchi Emecheta)

— rare

Buddug

Welsh · Victory (Welsh Boudicca)

— rare

Bukola

Yoruba · Added to wealth

— 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

Bára

Faroese · Wave

— rare

Bích

Vietnamese · Jade green

— rare

Börte

Mongolian · Genghis Khan's first wife (Mother Empress)

— rare

Caecilia

Latin · Blind one (patron of music)

— rare

Caelia

Latin · Heavenly

— rare

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

Calliope

Greek · Beautiful voice

№ 487 · Trending ↑

Calliste

Greek · Most beautiful

— rare

Calpurnia

Latin · From the Calpurnius family

— rare

Calypso

Greek · Hidden, concealed

— 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

Candace

Greek · Queen mother (Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP)

— rare

Caoimhe

Irish · Beloved, gentle, kindness

— rare

Capucine

French · Nasturtium flower

— rare

Cara

Italian · Beloved (Cara Delevingne; Italian for 'dear')

№ 380 · Trending ↑

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

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

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

Catalina

Spanish · Pure, holy

№ 332 · Trending ↑

Catarina

Portuguese · Pure (Portuguese Catherine)

— rare

Cate

English · Pure (Cate Blanchett, two-time Academy Award winner)

— rare

Caterina

Italian · Pure (Caterina de' Medici; Caterina Sforza)

— rare

Catherine

Greek · Pure

№ 168

Cathy

English · Pure (Cathy Guisewite, Cathy comic; Cathy Hughes Radio One)

— rare

Catori

Hopi · Spirit

— rare

Catriona

Scottish Gaelic · Pure

— rare

Cecilia

Latin · Blind

№ 198

Celeste

Latin · Heavenly

№ 247 · Trending ↑

Celia

Latin · Heaven (Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa)

№ 350 · Trending ↑

Cemre

Turkish · Warming embers (Turkish spring)

— rare

Ceridwen

Welsh · Welsh goddess of inspiration (the cauldron of awen)

— rare

Cerys

Welsh · Love

— rare

Champey

Khmer · Frangipani flower

— rare

Chand Bibi

Persian · Moon lady (Ahmadnagar regent vs Akbar)

— rare

Chandrika

Sanskrit · Moonlight

— 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

Charlene

French · Free woman (Princess Charlene of Monaco, Olympic swimmer)

— rare

Charli

English · Free woman (Charli XCX, brat 2024)

— rare

Charlize

Afrikaans · Free woman (Charlize Theron, first African Best Actress Oscar)

— rare

Charlotte

French · Free, strong

№ 3 · Trending ↑

Charvi

Sanskrit · Beautiful one

— rare

Chaya

Hebrew · Life, living

— 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

Chi

Vietnamese · Branch; life-force

— rare

Chiamaka

Igbo · God is beautiful

— rare

Chiara

Italian · Bright, clear

№ 712 · Trending ↑

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

Chinwe

Igbo · God owns, God's possession

— rare

Chioma

Igbo · Good God

— rare

Chipo

Shona · Gift

— rare

Chiyo

Japanese · Thousand generations

— rare

Chloe

Greek · Young green shoot

№ 18

Chloris

Greek · Pale green, fresh growth

— rare

Choden

Tibetan · Devout, religious

— 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

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

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

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

Clémence

French · Clemency, mercy

— rare

Coco

French · Help; chocolate

№ 698 · Trending ↑

Colette

French · Victory of the people

№ 587 · Trending ↑

Colombe

French · Dove

— rare

Concetta

Italian · Conception

— rare

Condoleezza

Italian · With sweetness (Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State)

— rare

Connie

English · Steadfast (Connie Chung; Connie Britton; Connie Francis)

№ 880

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

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

Cozbi

Hebrew · Midianite princess (Numbers 25)

— rare

Creusa

Greek · Princess (Aeneas's first wife)

— rare

Crina

Romanian · Lily

— rare

Cristina

Italian · Follower of Christ (Italian Christine)

— 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

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

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

Dafna

Hebrew · Laurel (Hebrew Daphne)

— rare

Dagny

Old Norse · New day

— rare

Dahlia

Scandinavian · Dahlia flower; valley

№ 198 · Trending ↑

Daisy

English · Day's eye; the flower

№ 124 · Trending ↑

Dakota

Dakota Sioux · Friend / ally (Dakota Johnson; Dakota Fanning)

№ 350

Dalisay

Tagalog · Pure, refined

— rare

Damaris

Greek · Gentle, calf

— rare

Damayanti

Sanskrit · Subduer of suffering (Nala's wife)

— 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

Daniela

Hebrew · God is my judge

№ 247

Danielle

French · God is my judge (Danielle Steel, 800M+ books sold)

№ 380

Daoyun

Chinese · Jin Dynasty poet (Mistress of Snow)

— rare

Daphne

Greek · Laurel tree

№ 192 · Trending ↑

Darlene

English · Darling / dear one (Darlene Conner, Roseanne; Darlene Love)

— rare

Darya

Russian · Sea; gift

— rare

Dawa

Tibetan · Moon

— rare

Dawn

English · Daybreak (Dawn Wells, Gilligan's Island; Dawn Staley, NCAA coach)

— 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

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

Devaki

Sanskrit · Divine; mother of Krishna

— rare

Devana

Slavic · Slavic goddess of the hunt

— rare

Devi

Sanskrit · Goddess

— rare

Devika

Sanskrit · Little goddess

— rare

Dewi

Indonesian · Goddess; David

— rare

Dhammadinna

Pali · Buddhist arhat (foremost in teaching dharma)

— 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

Dihya

Berber · The beautiful one

— rare

Dike

Greek · Justice (Greek goddess; constellation Virgo)

— rare

Dimitra

Greek · Earth mother (Demeter)

— rare

Dinah

Hebrew · Judged, vindicated

— rare

Diotima

Greek · Honored by Zeus (Plato's wisdom teacher)

— rare

Disa

Old Norse · Goddess, spirit

— 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

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

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

Donya

Persian · World, universe

— rare

Dorcas

Greek · Gazelle (Tabitha in Greek)

— 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 ↑

Drahomíra

Czech · Dear to peace (Czech queen)

— rare

Draupadi

Sanskrit · Mahabharata heroine (wife of the five Pandavas)

— 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

Dunya

Arabic · World, earthly life

— rare

Durga

Sanskrit · Invincible, fortress

— rare

Désirée

French · Desired (Napoleon's first love, Queen of Sweden)

— 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

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

Effie

Greek · Well-spoken, fair fame

— rare

Eglah

Hebrew · Heifer (David's wife)

— rare

Eglė

Lithuanian · Fir tree (Queen of Serpents)

— 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

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 ↑

Eleftheria

Greek · Freedom, liberty

— 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

Elisabetta

Italian · My God is an oath (Italian Elizabeth)

— rare

Elise

French · Pledged to God

№ 247 · Trending ↑

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 ↑

Eloise

French · Healthy, wide, famous warrior

№ 73 · Trending ↑

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

Elvira

Spanish · True / trustworthy (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; Mozart's Don Giovanni)

— 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

Emilia

Latin · Rival, eager

№ 92 · Trending ↑

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

Encarnación

Spanish · Incarnation (Marian devotion)

— rare

Endelienta

Cornish · Light of the world

— rare

Enfys

Welsh · Rainbow

— rare

Engracia

Spanish · In grace (Zaragoza martyr)

— 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

Era

Albanian · Wind, breeze

— rare

Erato

Greek · Lovely, beloved

— 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

Erzsébet

Hungarian · Hungarian Elizabeth (Saint of Hungary)

— rare

Esha

Sanskrit · Desire, purity

— 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 ↑

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

Eugenie

French · Well-born (Princess Eugenie of York; Empress Eugénie)

— rare

Eulalia

Greek · Well-spoken, sweetly-speaking

— 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

Eunice

Greek · Good victory

— rare

Eunji

Korean · Grace and wisdom

— rare

Eunomia

Greek · Good order (Greek goddess of lawful governance)

— rare

Euodia

Greek · Good journey (Syntyche's companion)

— rare

Euphrosyne

Greek · Mirth, joy

— 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 ↑

Evangelina

Spanish · Good news (Spanish form of Evangeline)

— rare

Evangeline

Greek · Good news, bearer of good news

№ 192 · Trending ↑

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 ↑

Everly

English · Boar meadow; ever-living

№ 78

Eylül

Turkish · September (Turkish)

— 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

Farah

Persian · Joy, happiness

— rare

Farrah

Arabic · Joy (Farrah Fawcett, Charlie's Angels icon)

— rare

Fastrada

Old Germanic · Strong counsel (Charlemagne's wife)

— rare

Fatima

Arabic · Captivating, weaning

№ 387 · Trending ↑

Faustina

Latin · Lucky, fortunate

— rare

Faye

English · Fairy, fae

№ 487 · Trending ↑

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

Fern

English · The fern plant

— rare

Ffion

Welsh · Foxglove, rose

— rare

Fiadh

Irish · Wild, untamed

— 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

Fiona

Scottish Gaelic · Fair, white

№ 247 · Trending ↑

Fionnuala

Irish · Fair-shouldered

— rare

Fiorella

Italian · Little flower

— rare

Flannery

Irish · Descendant of the red one (Flannery O'Connor, Southern Gothic master)

— rare

Flavia

Latin · Golden, blonde

— rare

Fleur

French · Flower

— rare

Florence

Latin · Flourishing, blooming

№ 332 · Trending ↑

Floriana

Italian · Flowering, blossoming

— rare

Folake

Yoruba · Honor and care for her

— rare

Frances

Latin · Free one, from France

№ 487 · Trending ↑

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

Fu Hao

Chinese · Earliest documented Chinese female general (Shang)

— rare

Fulla

Old Norse · Norse handmaiden of Frigg

— rare

Fumiko

Japanese · Literary child

— rare

Funda

Turkish · Heather (Turkish)

— rare

Funke

Yoruba · Given to me to love

— rare

Funmilayo

Yoruba · Give me joy

— rare

Furaha

Swahili · Joy (Swahili)

— rare

Gabby

English · God is my strength (Gabby Douglas, first Black all-around Olympic gymnastics gold)

— rare

Gabija

Lithuanian · Goddess of the hearth-fire

— rare

Gabriela

Spanish · God is my strength (Gabriela Mistral, first Latin American Nobel laureate)

№ 480

Gabriella

Italian · God is my strength

№ 192

Gail

Hebrew · Father's joy (Gail Devers, two-time Olympic 100m gold)

— 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

Galina

Russian · Calm, tranquil

— rare

Galit

Hebrew · Wave

— 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

Gangubai

Marathi · Hindustani classical vocalist (Kirana gharana legend)

— rare

Gargi

Sanskrit · Vedic philosopher (debated Yajnavalkya)

— rare

Garyfallia

Greek · Carnation

— rare

Gaspara

Italian · Renaissance Venetian poet (290 sonnets)

— rare

Gauri

Sanskrit · Fair one (epithet of Parvati)

— rare

Gayeon

Korean · Beautiful flower

— rare

Geena

English · Wellborn / queen (Geena Davis, Oscar; Thelma & Louise)

— rare

Geetika

Sanskrit · Small song, sonnet

— rare

Gefjon

Old Norse · Giver (Norse goddess who plowed Zealand)

— rare

Geltrude

Italian · Spear-strength (Italian Gertrude)

— rare

Gemma

Italian · Gem, precious stone

№ 175 · Trending ↑

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 ↑

Geraldine

English · Spear-ruler (Geraldine Ferraro, first major-party female VP nominee)

№ 940

Gerda

Old Norse · Enclosure, stronghold

— 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 ↑

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

Gisela

Old Germanic · Pledge (Charlemagne's daughter)

— rare

Gittel

Yiddish · Good

— rare

Gladys

Welsh · Princess, royalty (Welsh Claudia)

— rare

Glenda

Welsh · Holy good (Glenda Jackson, 2 Oscars; Glinda the Good Witch)

— rare

Glikl

Yiddish · Luck (Glikl of Hameln, Yiddish memoirist)

— rare

Gloria

Latin · Glory (Gloria Steinem, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Anzaldúa)

№ 660

Gobnait

Irish · Irish beekeeper saint

— rare

Godiva

Old English · God's gift

— rare

Goewin

Welsh · Welsh mythological (Math's footholder)

— rare

Golda

Yiddish · Gold (Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister)

— rare

Goldie

English · Made of gold

— rare

Goli

Persian · Rose, flower

— 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

Grainne

Irish · Grace, sun

— rare

Grazia

Italian · Grace (Grazia Deledda, 1926 Nobel Literature)

— rare

Greta

Germanic · Pearl

№ 612 · Trending ↑

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

Gulalai

Pashto · Rose-like, beautiful

— rare

Gunnhild

Old Norse · Norse queen (Mother of Kings)

— rare

Gurleen

Punjabi · Absorbed in the Guru

— 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

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

Haeun

Korean · Summer grace

— 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

Hajnal

Hungarian · Dawn

— rare

Hala

Arabic · Halo around the moon

— rare

Halcyon

Greek · Kingfisher; calm, peaceful

— rare

Halia

Hawaiian · Remembrance of a loved one; sea

— 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

Halo

Greek · Ring of light, divine ring

№ 698 · Trending ↑

Halona

Native American · Happy fortune, fortunate

— 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

Hana

Japanese · Flower; happiness; grace

№ 547 · Trending ↑

Hanako

Japanese · Flower child

— rare

Hanan

Arabic · Compassion, tenderness

— rare

Hanh

Vietnamese · Happiness, virtue

— rare

Hannah

Hebrew · Grace, favour

№ 47

Harleen

Punjabi · Absorbed in God

— rare

Harlow

English · Hill of the army, rock hill

№ 268 · Trending ↑

Harneet

Punjabi · Good morals, virtuous

— rare

Harper

English · Harp player

№ 11

Harriet

English · Home-ruler (Harriet Tubman; Harriet Beecher Stowe)

— 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

Hayat

Arabic · Life

— rare

Hayden

English · Hay valley, fire

№ 387

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

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

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

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

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

Henrietta

French · Ruler of the home (Henrietta Lacks, the HeLa cells)

№ 740 · Trending ↑

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 ↑

Hertha

Old Germanic · Earth (electrical engineer Hertha Ayrton)

— rare

Hervor

Old Norse · Warrior of the host

— rare

Hesperia

Greek · Evening star (Greek)

— rare

Hestia

Greek · Hearth, fireside

— rare

Hetepheres

Egyptian · Khufu's mother (built Great Pyramid)

— rare

Hialeah

Seminole · Pretty prairie

— rare

Hibba

Arabic · Gift (Arabic)

— 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

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

Hine

Maori · Girl, daughter

— rare

Hineata

Maori · Dawn maiden

— rare

Hipparchia

Greek · Cynic philosopher (Greek)

— rare

Hippodamia

Greek · Horse-tamer (Pelops's wife)

— rare

Hippolyta

Greek · Releaser of horses

— rare

Hiraya

Filipino · Imagination, hope

— rare

Hiwot

Amharic · Life

— rare

Hlin

Old Norse · Norse goddess of protection

— rare

Hnin

Burmese · Snow (Burmese)

— 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

Holly

English · The holly tree

№ 487

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

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

Hui

Chinese · Intelligent, wise

— rare

Huldah

Hebrew · Weasel

— rare

Huong

Vietnamese · Fragrance, scent

— rare

Hwang Jini

Korean · Joseon courtesan-poet (greatest gisaeng)

— rare

Hyacinth

Greek · Sweet-smelling spring flower (Greek mythology)

— rare

Hyejin

Korean · Wise precious (Korean)

— rare

Hyuna

Korean · Worthy / cleverness (Hyuna, Korean solo K-pop icon)

— rare

Héloïse

Old Germanic · Healthy, wide (Abelard's beloved)

— rare

Hülya

Turkish · Daydream, reverie (Turkish)

— rare

Iantha

Greek · Violet flower

— 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

Idun

Old Norse · Rejuvenator, ever young

— rare

Idunn

Old Norse · Norse goddess of golden apples

— rare

Ife

Yoruba · Love

— rare

Ifeoma

Igbo · Good thing, beautiful thing

— rare

Iga

Polish · Igneous / Ignatius (Iga Świątek, current world #1)

— 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

Ilona

Hungarian · Bright one (Hungarian Helen)

— rare

Iman

Arabic · Faith (Arabic)

— rare

Imani

Swahili · Faith

№ 423 · Trending ↑

Imelda

Spanish · Universal battle (Imelda Marcos; Imelda Staunton)

№ 800

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

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

Inga

Old Norse · Of Ing, of the god of fertility

— rare

Ingrid

Old Norse · Beautiful goddess, fair Ing

— rare

Inmaculada

Spanish · Immaculate (Marian devotion)

— rare

Innes

Scottish · Island

— 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

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

Ira

Sanskrit · Earth, Saraswati (Sanskrit); watchful (Hebrew)

— rare

Iracema

Tupi · Lips of honey

— rare

Iram

Arabic · Garden of paradise

— rare

Irena

Polish · Peace (Irena Sendler, rescued 2,500 Jewish children from Warsaw Ghetto)

— rare

Iris

Greek · Rainbow

№ 214 · Trending ↑

Iro

Greek · Hera (modern Greek)

— rare

Iryna

Ukrainian · Peace

— rare

Isabel

Spanish · Consecrated to God (Isabel Allende; Queen Isabel I of Castile)

№ 105 · Trending ↑

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

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

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 ↑

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

Itzel

Mayan · Rainbow lady, dew of heaven

№ 698

Ivy

English · The vine, faithfulness

№ 42 · Trending ↑

Ixchel

Mayan · Rainbow lady, moon goddess

— rare

Iyabo

Yoruba · Mother has returned

— rare

Izumi

Japanese · Spring of water (Heian poet Izumi Shikibu)

— 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

Jadwiga

Polish · Battle, strife

— rare

Jael

Hebrew · Mountain goat, wild ibex

— rare

Jagoda

Polish · Berry, strawberry

— rare

Jahanara

Persian · Mughal princess (Shah Jahan's daughter)

— rare

Jamie

English · Supplanter (Jamie Lee Curtis, Oscar 2023 + Halloween)

№ 600

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

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

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

Jasleen

Punjabi · Absorbed in singing God's praises

— rare

Jasmine

Persian · The jasmine flower

№ 198

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

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

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

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 ↑

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

Jimena

Spanish · El Cid's wife

— rare

Jing

Chinese · Stillness, quiet, capital

— rare

Jisoo

Korean · Wisdom and excellence (Jisoo of Blackpink + Snowdrop)

— rare

Jiwoo

Korean · Intelligent universe

— 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

Jocelyn

Germanic · Of the Gauts (a Germanic tribe)

№ 192

Jodie

English · Praised (Jodie Foster, two-time Academy Award winner)

— rare

Johari

Swahili · Jewel, gemstone

— rare

Jolanta

Polish · Violet (Polish Yolanda)

— rare

Jolie

French · Pretty, cheerful

№ 587 · Trending ↑

Jonelle

English · God is gracious (Jonelle Allen, Tony-nominated actress)

— rare

Joni

English · God is gracious (Joni Mitchell, Blue)

— rare

Jonida

Albanian · Dolphin

— rare

Jordyn

Hebrew · To flow down, descending

№ 247

Josephine

French · God will add

№ 94 · Trending ↑

Josie

Hebrew · God shall add

№ 287 · 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

Judith

Hebrew · Woman of Judea (the biblical Judith who decapitated Holofernes)

№ 990

Judy

English · Praised (Judy Garland; Judy Blume; Judy Chicago)

№ 950

Julia

Latin · Youthful, downy-bearded

№ 95 · Trending ↑

Julianna

Latin · Youthful

№ 192 · Trending ↑

Julie

French · Youthful (Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins; Julie Walters)

№ 700

Juliet

Latin · Youthful, downy-bearded

№ 195 · 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

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

Kaede

Japanese · Maple

— rare

Kahurangi

Maori · Sky-clad, precious treasure

— rare

Kailani

Hawaiian · Sea and sky

— 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

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

Kalyani

Sanskrit · Auspicious, beautiful, virtuous

— rare

Kamala

Sanskrit · Lotus (epithet of Lakshmi; US Vice President)

— rare

Kanani

Hawaiian · The beauty (Hawaiian)

— rare

Kannagi

Tamil · Heroine of Tamil epic Silappatikaram

— 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

Karlie

English · Free woman (Karlie Kloss; Code with Klossy founder)

№ 850

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

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

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

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

Katie

English · Pure (Katie Ledecky, most decorated female Olympic swimmer)

№ 270

Katniss

English · Arrowhead plant (The Hunger Games heroine)

— rare

Katrina

English · Pure (Katrina Kaif, Bollywood superstar)

— rare

Katya

Russian · Pure

— rare

Kavitha

Tamil · Poem

— rare

Kavya

Sanskrit · Poetry, poem

№ 698 · Trending ↑

Kaya

Hopi · Elder sister; rock

— rare

Kayla

Hebrew · Pure, beloved

№ 287

Keiko

Japanese · Blessed child

— 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

Kelsea

English · Ship victory (Kelsea Ballerini, country chart-topper)

— rare

Kelsey

English · Ship victory (Kelsey Plum, WNBA champion; all-time NCAA scoring leader)

№ 800

Kemi

Yoruba · Cherish me, take care of me

— 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

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

Ketanji

West African · Lovely one (Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black female US Supreme Court Justice)

— rare

Keturah

Hebrew · Incense, fragrance

— 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

Khaliun

Mongolian · Roe deer

— rare

Khandro

Tibetan · Dakini, sky-walker (Tibetan Buddhist)

— rare

Khayzuran

Arabic · Bamboo (Abbasid Empress)

— rare

Khema

Pali · Safety, peace (Buddha's chief female disciple in wisdom)

— rare

Khin

Burmese · Kindness, affection

— rare

Khloe

Greek · Blooming, green shoot

№ 71

Khulan

Mongolian · Wild ass, onager (Genghis Khan's wife)

— 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

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

Kinga

Hungarian · Brave warrior (medieval queen-saint)

— rare

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

Kisa

Pali · Mustard seed parable nun (Kisa Gotami)

— rare

Kiyomi

Japanese · Pure beauty

— 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

Komachi

Japanese · Heian poet (one of the Six Immortal Poets)

— rare

Konane

Hawaiian · Bright moonlight

— 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

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

Kubaba

Sumerian · First known queen in history (Sumerian)

— rare

Kunti

Sanskrit · Mother of the Pandavas

— rare

Kura

Maori · Red, treasure

— rare

Kveta

Czech · Flower, blossom

— rare

Kylie

Noongar · Boomerang (Kylie Jenner, Kylie Cosmetics billionaire)

№ 175

LaShawn

American · God is gracious (LaShawn Merritt, Olympic sprinter)

— rare

Lacey

French · From Lassy (Normandy)

№ 698

Lada

Slavic · Slavic goddess of love

— rare

Laima

Lithuanian · Goddess of fate, fortune

— rare

Lainey

English · Bright, shining light

№ 247 · Trending ↑

Lakambini

Filipino · Muse, lady, demure beauty

— 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

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

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

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

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

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

Lehua

Hawaiian · Red flower (the ohia lehua)

— rare

Leia

Hawaiian · Princess Leia of Alderaan (Star Wars heroine)

№ 199 · Trending ↑

Leilani

Hawaiian · Heavenly flowers, royal child

№ 247 · Trending ↑

Lejla

Bosnian · Night

— rare

Lena

Greek · Bright, light

№ 247 · Trending ↑

Lenka

Czech · Bright, shining one

— rare

Leocadia

Greek · Bright, clear

— rare

Leona

Latin · Lioness

№ 487 · Trending ↑

Leonor

Spanish · Light (the Spanish Eleanor; current heir to the throne)

— rare

Leontion

Greek · Epicurean philosopher (Greek)

— rare

Lerato

Sotho · Love

— 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

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

Libuše

Czech · Legendary Czech founder-princess

— rare

Lien

Vietnamese · Lotus

— rare

Liepa

Lithuanian · Linden tree

— rare

Liesl

German · Pledged to God

— rare

Ligaya

Tagalog · Joy (Filipino)

— rare

Liisa

Estonian · Pledged to God (Estonian Elizabeth)

— rare

Lijuan

Chinese · Lovely grace (Chinese)

— rare

Lila

Arabic · Night; divine play

№ 92 · Trending ↑

Liliana

Latin · Lily

№ 132 · 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

Lily

English · The flower; purity

№ 30

Lin

Chinese · Forest, jade

— rare

Lina

Arabic · Tender, soft palm tree

№ 198 · Trending ↑

Linda

Spanish · Pretty (peaked #1 from 1947 to 1952; Linda Ronstadt, Linda Lovelace)

№ 851

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

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

Litonya

Miwok · Hummingbird darting

— rare

Liv

Old Norse · Life, protection

№ 698 · Trending ↑

Livia

Latin · Bluish, envious; olive

№ 698 · Trending ↑

Liwayway

Filipino · Dawn, daybreak

— 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

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 ↑

Lopamudra

Sanskrit · Vedic poet-sage (composed Rig Vedic hymns)

— rare

Loredana

Italian · Of the Loredano (Venetian noble)

— rare

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

Lowena

Cornish · Happiness, joy

— rare

Lowri

Welsh · Laurel-crowned

— rare

Lozen

Apache · Dexterous horse thief (Apache warrior-shaman, sister of Victorio)

— rare

Lubna

Arabic · Storax tree, scent

— rare

Lucia

Latin · Light

№ 126 · Trending ↑

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 ↑

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

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

Lusine

Armenian · Moon

— rare

Lydia

Greek · From Lydia (Anatolia)

№ 95 · Trending ↑

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

Lü

Chinese · Han Dynasty Empress (Lü Zhi)

— rare

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

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

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

Madison

English · Son of Maud

№ 87

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 ↑

Maelys

French · Chief, princess (Breton)

— rare

Maeva

Tahitian · Welcome

— rare

Maeve

Irish · She who intoxicates

№ 112 · Trending ↑

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

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

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

Mahina

Hawaiian · Moon, month

— rare

Mahlah

Hebrew · Sickness, weakness (Zelophehad's daughter)

— rare

Mahlet

Amharic · Song, hymn

— rare

Mahnaz

Persian · Proud as the moon (Persian)

— 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 ↑

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

Makeda

Amharic · Queen of Sheba (Ethiopian)

— rare

Malalai

Pashto · Sorrowful one; the Afghan heroine

— rare

Malee

Thai · Flower, jasmine

— rare

Mali

Lao · Jasmine, flower; Mary

— rare

Malia

Hawaiian · Beloved, bitter; Mary

№ 332

Malka

Hebrew · Queen

— rare

Mamaea

Syrian · Severus Alexander's powerful mother

— rare

Mamie

English · Beloved (Mamie Eisenhower; Mamie Till; Mamie Smith)

— rare

Manaia

Maori · Spiritual guardian

— rare

Manal

Arabic · Achievement, attainment

— rare

Manasa

Sanskrit · Mind-born; serpent goddess

— 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

Manisha

Sanskrit · Wisdom, intellect

— rare

Manjari

Sanskrit · Flower bud, blossom

— 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

Mara

Hebrew · Bitter

— rare

Maral

Persian · Red deer (Persian-Turkic)

— rare

Marama

Maori · Moon, light

— rare

Marcella

Latin · Of Mars, warlike

— 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 ↑

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 ↑

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

Marigold

English · Mary's gold, the marigold flower

№ 698 · Trending ↑

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

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

Marjane

Persian · Coral (Iranian graphic novelist of Persepolis)

— rare

Marjorie

English · Pearl (Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Everglades activist; Marjorie Rawlings)

№ 850 · Trending ↑

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

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

Masako

Japanese · The Nun Shogun (Hojo Masako)

— rare

Mathilde

French · Mighty in battle (French Matilda)

— rare

Matilda

Germanic · Mighty in battle

№ 387 · Trending ↑

Maude

French · Mighty in battle (Maud Gonne, Maude Adams)

— rare

Maureen

Irish · Beloved (Maureen O'Hara; Maureen Dowd)

№ 920

Mavis

French · Song thrush

— rare

Mawar

Indonesian · Rose

— rare

Mawiyya

Arabic · Arab queen who defeated Rome (Tanukhid Mavia)

— 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

Maysoon

Arabic · Graceful, beautiful walk

— rare

Mayumi

Filipino · Gentle, modest

— rare

Maïwenn

Breton · Fair Mary

— rare

Małgorzata

Polish · Pearl (Polish Margaret)

— rare

Meadow

English · Grassy field

№ 487 · Trending ↑

Mealea

Khmer · Flower garland (Khmer)

— rare

Mechthild

Old Germanic · Mighty in battle (German mystic of Magdeburg)

— rare

Medea

Greek · Cunning, plotter; Colchian sorceress

— rare

Mee

Hmong · Beautiful, fragrant

— rare

Meena

Sanskrit · Fish (Bollywood's Tragedy Queen, Meena Kumari)

— rare

Meera

Sanskrit · Devotee, ocean, prosperous

— 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

Megumi

Japanese · Blessing, grace

— rare

Mehek

Hindi · Fragrance, scent

— rare

Mehetabel

Hebrew · God benefits (Edomite princess)

— rare

Mehr

Persian · Love, sun, kindness

— rare

Mehrnoosh

Persian · Sweet sun

— rare

Mei

Chinese · Beautiful; plum blossom

— rare

Mei-ling

Chinese · Beautiful jade-tinkle (Madame Chiang)

— rare

Meital

Hebrew · Dew drops

— rare

Mekdes

Ethiopian · Sanctuary (Ethiopian)

— 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

Melek

Turkish · Angel

— rare

Melinda

English · Sweet (Melinda French Gates, Gates Foundation co-chair)

— rare

Melissa

Greek · Honey bee

№ 287

Melody

Greek · Song, music

№ 172

Melpomene

Greek · To celebrate with song (muse of tragedy)

— 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

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

Merida

Spanish · One who has earned a place (Pixar's first lead princess)

— rare

Merindah

Aboriginal Australian · Beautiful

— rare

Merneith

Egyptian · Beloved of Neith (1st dynasty regent)

— rare

Meshullemeth

Hebrew · Friend (Amon's mother)

— rare

Mestra

Greek · Greek shape-shifting princess

— rare

Metis

Greek · Wisdom (Greek Titaness; mother of Athena)

— 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

Mihaela

Romanian · Who is like God

— 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 ↑

Mila

Slavic · Gracious, dear

№ 19 · Trending ↑

Milagros

Spanish · Miracles

— rare

Milcah

Hebrew · Queen

— 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

Milica

Serbian · Gracious

— rare

Millie

Germanic · Strength, gentle strength

№ 412 · Trending ↑

Min

Korean · Clever, gentle, jade

— rare

Mina

Persian · Lapis lazuli / love (a multinational name)

№ 800 · Trending ↑

Mindy

English · Honey (Mindy Kaling, first South Asian woman to write & star in her own TV show)

— rare

Minerva

Latin · Wisdom, intellect

— rare

Minji

Korean · Clever, intelligent

— rare

Minnie

English · Love / will-helmet (Minnie Riperton; Minnie Pearl; Minnie Mouse)

— 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 ↑

Miranda

Latin · Worthy of admiration

№ 387

Mireia

Catalan · To admire, wonder

— rare

Mireille

Provençal · To admire, wonder

— rare

Mirela

Romani · To marvel, wonderful

— 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

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

Mitzi

German · Beloved (Mitzi Gaynor, South Pacific)

— 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

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

Mokosh

Slavic · Slavic earth mother goddess

— rare

Molly

Hebrew · Bitter, beloved

№ 287

Mona

Italian · My lady (the Mona Lisa; Mona Eltahawy, feminist activist)

— rare

Monica

Latin · Advisor (Saint Monica, mother of Augustine; Monica Bellucci)

№ 425

Monique

French · Advisor (Mo'Nique, Precious Oscar)

— rare

Monáe

American · Counselor (Janelle Monáe, 8-time Grammy nominee)

— rare

Morag

Scottish Gaelic · Great, sun

— rare

Morgan

Welsh · Sea-born, sea circle

№ 587

Morrigan

Irish · Great queen, phantom queen

— rare

Morwenna

Cornish · Maiden

— rare

Mpho

Sotho · Gift

— rare

Mrinalini

Sanskrit · Lotus stalk (Tagore's wife)

— rare

Mucia

Latin · Pompey's wife (mother of his children)

— rare

Mudita

Sanskrit · Sympathetic joy (Buddhist sublime state)

— rare

Mukda

Thai · Pearl

— 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

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

Mut

Egyptian · Mother (Theban triad goddess)

— rare

Mutya

Filipino · Pearl, muse, treasure

— rare

Mya

Burmese · Emerald

— 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