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English Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Heddleah Likely 'peaceful Leah' - a modern blend suggesting 'peace' English Girl
Hedlea Derived from Old English elements meaning "high clearing" or "high meadow". English Girl
Helmie 'Helmet' or 'protection' (from Germanic 'helm'); alternatively 'pearl' if derived from Finnish Helmi English, Germanic Girl
Heloysah Probably from Germanic elements meaning 'healthy/whole' + 'wide' (i.e., 'healthy, wide' or 'whole and broad') English Girl
Helyce Probable modern form related to Helice/Elise/Alice - broadly evoking 'noble' (Alice/Elise) or an association with the ancient Greek place/name Helike English Girl
Helycia Possibly 'noble' (if aligned with Alicia) or 'happy/fortunate' (if aligned with Felicia); exact meaning is uncertain. English Girl
Helyciah Rare, probably a modern invented name; possibly combines Hel- (from Helen/Helena, 'light' or 'bright') with the Hebrew suffix -iah ('God'), so roughly 'God is my light' or 'light of God' (speculative). English Girl
Helycyah Likely 'Yahweh is my strength' or 'God is my strength' if interpreted with the -yah element; otherwise functions as a modern invented name without a single traditional meaning. English Girl
Heneretta Home ruler English Girl
Henlea Meadow or clearing associated with hens; also rendered as 'high meadow' or 'hen's meadow' English Girl
Henleah A modern blended name combining 'Hen' (home/ruler or English surname) and 'Leah' (Hebrew: delicate/weary) - roughly 'home ruler' or 'delicate ruler'. English Girl
Henryeta Home ruler (ruler of the household) English Girl
Henryetah Ruler of the home English Girl
Henryetta Ruler of the home (home ruler) English Girl
Henryette Feminine diminutive of Henry - 'ruler of the home' or 'home ruler'. English Girl
Herbirtia Feminine form of Herbert - 'bright/illustrious army' or 'bright warrior' English Girl
Hesta From Esther - commonly interpreted as 'star' (Persian) or associated with 'myrtle' (Hebrew Hadassah) English, Persian Girl
Hestera Star (possibly); associated with the goddess Ishtar English Girl
Hether From the heath; the heather flowering shrub English Girl
Hetty Pet form of Henrietta/Harriet - 'home ruler' (ruler of the household). English Girl
Hialeigh 'Hay clearing' or 'hay meadow' (dweller near a hay clearing). English Girl
Hialie Hay clearing, hay meadow English Girl
Hialy Hay clearing / hay meadow English Girl
Hild Battle English, Germanic, Norse Girl
Hillarie Cheerful; happy; merry English Girl
Hilldy Associated with 'battle' (from 'hild') or interpreted as 'little hill'/'hill dweller' in modern coinage English Girl
Hilleary Cheerful, merry English Girl
Hillina Dweller by the hill; little hill English Girl
Holayna Uncertain; a modern blended name often associated with 'Holly' (holiness/plant) and 'Alayna/Alaina' (beauty/serenity), sometimes interpreted loosely as 'little holy one' or 'beautiful'. English Girl
Holissa Likely 'dweller by the holly trees' (from Hollis) or a modern blend suggesting 'holly' or 'sweet/honey' (from Melissa) English Girl
Holisse Generally associated with 'holly' (dweller by the holly trees) or as a modern blend related to Héloïse (healthy/wide); overall meaning is modern/interpretive English, French Girl
Hollah Possibly 'from the holly tree' (if from Holly) or 'to call out' (if from the exclamation 'holla') English Girl
holley Holly tree; dweller near holly trees English Girl
holli From the holly tree - an evergreen plant traditionally associated with Christmas English Girl
Hollie-Ann Holly (the holly tree) + Ann (grace, favor) English, Latin Girl
Hollie-Anne Holly (the holly plant) + grace English, French Girl
Hollise Dweller at the holly trees; from the holly grove or clearing. English Girl
Hollisina Feminine elaboration of Hollis, meaning 'dweller by the holly bushes' or 'of the holly trees' English Girl
Hollly Derived from the holly tree; associated with protection, eternal life, and Christmas English Girl
Hollyce Contemporary blend meaning roughly 'holly' (the plant) combined with 'noble' (from Alice). English Girl
Hollye From the holly plant (evergreen shrub/tree) English Girl
Hollys From the holly tree; originally meaning 'dweller by the holly bushes' or 'of the holly'. English Girl
Hollysah Modern elaboration of Holly - relating to the holly plant/holly tree; suggests evergreen, protective qualities English Girl
Hollyss From the holly tree; dweller by the holly trees English Girl
Hollyssah Derived from 'Holly' (the holly tree/plant); the '-ssah' ending is a modern stylistic variation. English Girl
Holyce Generally evokes 'holy' or 'sacred'; if linked to Alice/Joyce, may also carry connotations of 'noble' or be treated as a modern phonetic creation. English Girl
Holys From the holly tree; alternatively influenced by 'holy' meaning 'sacred'. English Girl
Holysa Likely associated with 'holy' or the holly plant; commonly interpreted as 'from the holly tree' or 'holy' English Girl
Holysah Holy, sacred; blessed English Girl
Holyssa Holy; blessed; sacred 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