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English Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Geralene Ruler with a spear English Girl
Geralynne Modern feminine form/combination of Gerald ('spear ruler') with the suffix -Lynne (from 'Lynn' meaning 'lake') - roughly 'spear ruler (by the lake)' English Girl
Gerelyn Derived from Gerald + -lyn; broadly interpreted as 'spear ruler' or a feminine form related to a ruler/leader English Girl
Geri-Anne Combines 'spear-ruler' (Geri) and 'grace/favor' (Anne) - roughly 'graceful spear-ruler' or 'grace of the ruler of the spear'. English Girl
Geri-Lynn Combines 'Geri' (from Gerald/Geraldine: 'spear'/'ruler') and 'Lynn' ('lake'/'pool') - roughly 'spear ruler by the lake'. English Girl
Geriann Spear + grace (gracious spear) English Girl
Gerianna Blend of Germanic 'Geri' ('spear'/'spear‑ruler') and 'Anna' ('grace') - roughly 'spear + grace'. English Girl
Geriannah Likely a blended name meaning 'spear' (Geri) + 'grace/favor' (Anna/Hannah) - roughly 'graceful spear' or 'spear of grace'. English Girl
Gerilyn Feminine form derived from Gerald/Geraldine - "ruler with the spear" (with -lyn as a feminine/modern suffix). English Girl
Gerrianne Blend of Germanic 'Ger' (spear/rule) and Hebrew 'Anne' (grace) - roughly 'graceful spear-ruler'. English Girl
Gesyka Foresight; 'to behold' English Girl
Getha Most commonly 'song' (from Sanskrit gīta); if from Gytha/Githa, meaning is older Germanic/Scandinavian and less certain English, Norse, Sanskrit Girl
Getter One who obtains English, Estonian Girl
Ghyta Uncertain - possibly "song" (from Sanskrit gītā) or "battle/war" (from Old Norse/Old English gyða) English, Indian, Indonesian Girl
Gianet God is gracious English Girl
Giavanah God is gracious English, Italian Girl
Giavannah Combines 'God is gracious' (from Gianna/Giovanna) and 'treeless plain' (from Savannah) English, Italian Girl
gidgit Diminutive meaning 'little, playful or spunky girl' English Girl
Gilbarta Bright pledge English, French Girl
Gilburtia Bright pledge (from 'pledge/hostage' + 'bright') English, French Girl
Gilbyrta Pledge of brightness (bright pledge) English, Germanic Girl
Gilian Feminine form of Julian - 'youthful' or 'descended from Julius'. English Girl
Gilianah Youthful; descendant of Julius English Girl
Gilleane Feminine form of Julian/Juliana - "youthful" or "soft‑haired" (derived from Julius). English Girl
Gilliana Feminine form related to Juliana/Julian - 'youthful' or 'descended from Julius' English Girl
Gillianah Youthful; descendant of Jove (Jupiter) English Girl
Gillianny Derived from Gillian/Juliana: 'youthful' or 'descended from Jove (Jupiter)' English Girl
Gillyan Derived from Juliana/Julian, meaning "youthful" (or of the gens Julius / belonging to Jupiter) English Girl
Gillyanah Probably 'youthful grace' (combining the 'youth' sense from Julian/Gillian with a graceful -anah ending) English Girl
Gillyann Combination of Gillian ('youthful' / related to Julius) + Ann ('grace') - 'youthful grace' or 'graceful youth' English Girl
Gillyanna Youthful grace - combining the 'youth/young' sense of Gill/Gill(i) and the 'grace/favor' of Anna English Girl
Gillyannah Combines 'youthful' (from Juliana/Gillian) and 'grace' (from Anna) - roughly 'youthful grace' or 'graceful youth'. English Girl
Gillyanne Combination of 'Gilly' (from Gillian/Juliana, 'youthful') and 'Anne' ('grace') - 'youthful grace' or 'graceful youth'. English Girl
Ginah Often linked to Regina ('queen') or Georgina ('farmer/earth-worker'); commonly interpreted as 'queen'. English, Italian, Latin Girl
GinaRe From Gina - commonly linked to 'queen' (from Regina) or a diminutive of Georgina; as a compound (Gina+Re) it functions as a modern invented name English, Italian Girl
Gineen Likely a diminutive/variant of names such as Geneen/Gina - generally interpreted as 'well-born' or 'little one'; if derived from Arabic Jinan, it means 'gardens' or 'paradises'. English, Irish Girl
Ginevrah From Welsh roots meaning 'white' or 'fair' (often glossed as 'white/ fair one' or 'white phantom') English Girl
Gingger Derived from the spice "ginger"; often associated with red hair or a spicy/fiery personality English Girl
Giniah Likely “well‑born” if derived from Eugenia, or a diminutive/pet form of Gina/Georgina. English, Italian Girl
Ginifer Fair, white; 'fair one' English Girl
Ginjer From the spice 'ginger' - often associated with reddish hair or a lively/spicy personality. English Girl
Ginnee Diminutive of Virginia - "virginal, pure" or "maiden" English Girl
Ginneeva Associated meanings include 'woman of the tribe' (from Genevieve) or 'fair/white one' (from Guinevere) English Girl
Ginnelle Likely a modern elaboration of Janelle; commonly interpreted as "God is gracious." English, French Girl
Ginnetho Unclear; probably derived from Gina/Ginette and thus loosely associated with meanings like 'queen' (Regina) or 'white/fair' (Ginevra/Guinevere) English, French Girl
Ginty Diminutive form; when linked to Lithuanian Gintarė, associated with 'amber'. English Girl
Giordanah From the Jordan River; 'to descend' or 'flow down' English, Hebrew Girl
Gipsy Originally 'Egyptian' (referring to Romani); commonly evokes 'Romani' or 'free-spirited/nomadic'. English Girl
Gipsy Rose Combines 'Gipsy' (traveler/Romani) and 'Rose' (the flower) English Girl
Girls Female children English Girl

English Girls name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada for every English-origin name in our dataset.

10,867
Names in this origin
159
With data in 2025
3,916
Births 2025
461,741
Peak year 2008