English Girl Names
Showing 50
of 10,867 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Clear, bright; famous | English, Latin | Girl | 3,113 #151 | |
| Emerald | From the emerald gemstone - a bright green precious stone symbolizing renewal, growth, and healing | English | Girl | 3,079 #152 | |
| Marleigh | Pleasant meadow/clearing | English | Girl | 3,011 #153 | |
| Scarlette | Deep red, scarlet - associated with the bright red cloth or the color scarlet | English | Girl | 3,008 #154 | |
| Dalia | Multiple origins - Hebrew: 'branch' or 'hanging bough'; Arabic: 'grapevine' or related to grapes; Lithuanian: 'fate' or the goddess of destiny; also associated with the dahlia flower. | Arabic, English, Hebrew, Lithuanian | Girl | 2,990 #155 | |
| Kaylie | Generally interpreted as 'slender, fair' (from Irish Caoilfhionn) or a modern combination of 'Kay' + 'Lee' (often taken to imply 'pure' + 'clearing/field'). | English | Girl | 2,983 #156 | |
| Whitney | White island | English, Old English | Girl | 2,934 #157 | |
| Tori | Victory; bird | English, Japanese, Latin | Girl | 2,922 #158 | |
| Harmoni | Harmony - agreement, unity, musical consonance | English | Girl | 2,920 #159 | |
| Jayde | Refers to the jade gemstone - a green ornamental stone symbolizing beauty, luck, and protection. | English | Girl | 2,917 #160 | |
| Addilynn | Combines 'noble' (Adal) with 'lake' (Lynn) - roughly 'noble lake' or 'noble beauty'. | English | Girl | 2,910 #161 | |
| Rosalyn | Derived from 'rose' - 'little/beautiful rose' | English | Girl | 2,907 #162 | |
| Braylee | Modern coinage combining 'Bray' + '-lee', often interpreted as 'Bray's meadow' or 'clearing'. | English | Girl | 2,905 #163 | |
| Aubrielle | Feminine elaboration of Aubrey - 'elf ruler' (from Old German alb 'elf' + ric 'ruler') | English, French | Girl | 2,888 #164 | |
| Alyson | Noble, noble kind | English | Girl | 2,874 #165 | |
| Avalynn | A modern blended name combining Ava and Lynn; often interpreted as 'desired' or 'beautiful lake' (meanings vary) | English | Girl | 2,823 #166 | |
| Tinsley | 'Tynni's clearing' - from a place name meaning a clearing or meadow belonging to Tynni | English | Girl | 2,754 #167 | |
| Elowyn | From Cornish 'Elowen' meaning 'elm (tree)'; sometimes interpreted as 'fair/blessed elm' when read with Welsh '-wyn'. | English | Girl | 2,719 #168 | |
| Laken | From the lake | English | Girl | 2,712 #169 | |
| Etta | Diminutive meaning "little" or "little one"; a pet form of longer names such as Henrietta. | English, Italian | Girl | 2,677 #170 | |
| Luella | Blend of Louise ('famous warrior') and Ella ('fairy' or 'beautiful'), often taken to mean 'famous warrior maiden' or 'famous and beautiful' | English | Girl | 2,653 #171 | |
| Maisy | Pearl (diminutive of Margaret) | English, Scottish | Girl | 2,636 #172 | |
| Goldie | Gold; golden; precious | English | Girl | 2,603 #173 | |
| Kimora | Modern coinage, often interpreted as "beloved" (from Amora) or linked to the name Kim | English | Girl | 2,555 #174 | |
| Carolyn | Feminine form of Karl/Charles - "free man", often rendered as "free woman" | English | Girl | 2,525 #175 | |
| Malayah | Often interpreted as "free" (from Tagalog malaya); also used as a melodic variant of Malia/Maliyah. | Arabic, English, Filipino, Hawaiian, Tagalog | Girl | 2,472 #176 | |
| Heavenly | Of heaven; celestial, divine or blissful | English | Girl | 2,449 #177 | |
| Marigold | Marigold (the golden flower); 'Mary's gold'. | English | Girl | 2,402 #178 | |
| Hailee | Hay meadow; clearing (dweller near the hay meadow) | English | Girl | 2,396 #179 | |
| Annabel | Grace and beauty | English, Scottish | Girl | 2,390 #180 | |
| Rae | Variant of Rachel ('ewe') or of Ray ('wise protector' / 'ray of light') | English | Girl | 2,347 #181 | |
| Birdie | Little bird | English | Girl | 2,328 #182 | |
| Karlee | Derived from Karl/Charles - "free man" (used as "free woman") | English | Girl | 2,326 #183 | |
| Miya | Varies by origin: commonly 'beloved' (from Mia/Maria); in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji - possible senses include 'beautiful', 'night', or 'shrine/temple'. | English, Japanese | Girl | 2,308 #184 | |
| Kaylin | Derived from Catherine, meaning 'pure'. | English, Irish | Girl | 2,279 #185 | |
| Reya | Multiple possible meanings depending on origin: from Sanskrit 'Riya' meaning 'singer' or 'grace'; from Hebrew 'Raya' meaning 'friend/companion'; or related to Greek 'Rhea' (associated with 'flowing' or the mother of gods). | Arabic, English, Greek, Hebrew, Indian, Spanish | Girl | 2,248 #186 | |
| Evalyn | Commonly interpreted as 'life' (from Eva) or 'wished-for/desired' (from Aveline) | English | Girl | 2,236 #187 | |
| Wendy | Friend | English, Welsh | Girl | 2,236 #188 | |
| Lillianna | Combination of "lily" and "Anna" - often interpreted as "graceful lily" or simply "lily" (purity, innocence) | English | Girl | 2,223 #189 | |
| Kaelyn | Commonly given the sense 'pure' via Katherine/Caitlin; sometimes linked to Irish Caolán meaning 'slender' - overall a modern name without a single agreed traditional meaning. | English | Girl | 2,216 #190 | |
| Marjorie | Pearl | English | Girl | 2,214 #191 | |
| Annalee | Graceful meadow (combines Anna 'grace' and Lee 'meadow/clearing') | English | Girl | 2,196 #192 | |
| Lizbeth | Derived from Hebrew Elisheva: 'God is my oath' (or 'my God is abundance') | English | Girl | 2,184 #193 | |
| Raylee | Ray of light + meadow/clearing - 'ray of light in the meadow' or 'bright clearing' | English | Girl | 2,181 #194 | |
| Amia | Commonly taken to mean 'beloved' (via Amy/Aimée); sometimes associated with Hebrew roots interpreted as 'my people' or linked to the Basque place-name Amaya. | Basque, English, French, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish | Girl | 2,175 #195 | |
| Maylee | From 'May' (the month or given name) + 'Lee' (clearing/meadow) - roughly 'May's meadow' or 'child of May'. | English | Girl | 2,136 #196 | |
| Sharon | Plain | English, Hebrew | Girl | 2,130 #197 | |
| Emberlynn | Blend of ember (spark, glowing coal) + lynn (lake, pool) - roughly “spark by the lake” or “fiery little one.” | English | Girl | 2,101 #198 | |
| Storm | Storm, tempest | Dutch, English, Old English, Old Norse | Girl | 2,098 #199 | |
| Tilly | Mighty in battle | English, Old High German | Girl | 2,080 #200 |
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