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English Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Ele Often a short form of Eleanor/Elena, generally associated with 'light' or 'bright' English, Estonian, Greek Girl 5 #2301
Elice Either "pledged to God" (from Elizabeth/Elise) or "noble" (from Alice) English Girl 5 #2302
Ellene Derived from Greek Helene, meaning 'torch' or 'light/bright'. English Girl 5 #2303
Ellisha Likely 'God is salvation' (from Hebrew Elisha) or 'noble' (via Alicia/Alice). English Girl 5 #2304
Ellymay Compound name meaning roughly 'little Elly of May' - interpreted as 'little light/pledge of May' or 'young one born in May'. English Girl 5 #2305
Emalin From the Germanic root 'amal' meaning 'work' - interpreted as 'industrious' or 'hardworking'. English Girl 5 #2306
Emalise Blend of Emma/Emily ('universal' or 'industrious') and Elise/Elisabeth ('pledged to God') - often taken to mean 'devoted and industrious' or 'universal pledge.' English Girl 5 #2307
Emmelin Derived from the Germanic element 'amal' meaning 'work, industrious' (also associated with Emma: 'whole, universal'). English, Germanic Girl 5 #2308
Emmilyne From Emily/Emmeline: 'rival' (from Latin Aemilia) or 'work/industrious' (from Germanic Amal). English Girl 5 #2309
Erline Noblewoman, noble English Girl 5 #2310
Evaleah A modern blend usually taken to combine Eva ('life') and Leah ('weary'/'delicate'); interpreted as 'life of Leah' or 'living and gentle.' English Girl 5 #2311
Evelene Variant of Evelyn/Eveline - often interpreted as "desired, wished-for" (sometimes associated with "life") English Girl 5 #2312
Faylyn Blend of 'Fay' (fairy) and '-lyn' (lake/diminutive) - roughly “fairy lake” or “little fairy.” English Girl 5 #2313
Godiva Gift of God English Girl 5 #2314
Hailei Hay clearing; hay meadow English Girl 5 #2315
Hailly Hay clearing; hay meadow (dweller at the hay clearing) English Girl 5 #2316
Haleah Often associated with 'halo' or 'ring of light' (Arabic Hala) or 'remembrance' (Halia, Hawaiian); used as a modern feminine name English, Greek, Hawaiian Girl 5 #2317
Haliegh Hay clearing; hay meadow (dweller at the hay meadow) English Girl 5 #2318
Harlea Derived from Harley - 'hare's meadow' or 'hare's clearing' English Girl 5 #2319
Hunnie Sweet; beloved; used as a term of endearment English Girl 5 #2320
Ireanna Likely "peace" (from Irene) or "of Ireland"/"Irish" (from Éireann) English Girl 5 #2321
Jacqui Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' English, French Girl 5 #2322
Jahmia Probably "beautiful" (influenced by Arabic Jamila) or a modern invented name often interpreted as "beautiful" or "beloved" English Girl 5 #2323
Jalesia Likely derived from Alicia/Alesia - generally interpreted as 'noble' or 'noble-born' (modern invented name with that connotation). English Girl 5 #2324
Janicia Derived from Janice/Jane - 'God is gracious.' English Girl 5 #2325
Jannell God is gracious English Girl 5 #2326
Jannessa A modern blend meaning loosely 'God is gracious' (from Jan/Jane) combined with associations of Vanessa (often linked to 'butterfly' or 'beloved') English Girl 5 #2327
Jatoria No established traditional meaning; possibly intended to echo 'Victoria' meaning 'victory' or simply an invented feminine name. English Girl 5 #2328
Jayma Supplanter (derived from Jacob) English Girl 5 #2329
Jenalynn Blend of 'Jennifer/Jane' ('God is gracious') and 'Lynn' ('lake' or 'waterfall'); often interpreted as 'God is gracious' or 'gracious lake.' English Girl 5 #2330
Jenisa A modern coinage combining 'Jen' with the suffix '-isa'; associated meanings depend on root - 'fair/white' (from Jennifer) or 'God is gracious' (from Janice/Jane). English Girl 5 #2331
Jenn Short form of Jennifer - ultimately meaning 'white/fair one' or 'white wave/phantom'. English Girl 5 #2332
Jericka Modern variant generally associated with Erica's meaning 'eternal ruler'; sometimes loosely connected to Jericho's associations (fragrant/place name) English Girl 5 #2333
Jessabella Compound of Jessica and Bella: roughly 'beautiful Jessica' or 'God sees a beautiful one' English Girl 5 #2334
Jilian Youthful; belonging to Julius (sometimes interpreted as 'downy-bearded' or 'youthful') English Girl 5 #2335
Jiliana Often considered a variant of Juliana meaning "youthful" (from Latin); can also reflect influences of Iliana/Eliana English, Greek Girl 5 #2336
Jillianne Youthful grace English Girl 5 #2337
Joleene Combination of 'Jo' (Hebrew roots: God/joy/grace) and '-lene' (from Helen meaning 'light') - often interpreted as 'gracious light' or 'God is gracious.' English Girl 5 #2338
Josepha God will increase; God adds English, Hebrew, Spanish Girl 5 #2339
Joyana Joyful; "joy" + "grace" (Ana) - often interpreted as "full of joy" or "joyful grace" English Girl 5 #2340
Joyanne Combination of 'joy' and 'Anne' (grace) - 'joyful grace' or 'gracious joy'. English, Latin Girl 5 #2341
Joylin 'Little joy' or 'joyful' (a diminutive/combination form of Joy) English Girl 5 #2342
Jozelle Likely 'God will add' or 'God will increase' (derived from Joseph/Josephine) English, French Girl 5 #2343
Kailiah A modern compound name often interpreted as 'sea' + 'Lia' - commonly understood as a lyrical feminine name meaning something like 'sea maiden' or 'sea‑related.' English Girl 5 #2344
Kaisly Modern invented name; often associated with Kinsley ('king's meadow') or Kai ('sea'), so interpreted as a contemporary form meaning roughly 'king's meadow' or with seaside/royal connotations English Girl 5 #2345
Kalene A modern feminine name - often considered a melodic invented name or variant of Kalen; when connected to Katherine or Helena roots it can be interpreted as 'pure' or 'light', but commonly used without a strict traditional meaning English Girl 5 #2346
Kalinah Likely derived from Slavic 'Kalina' meaning 'viburnum' (a flowering shrub) or linked to Sanskrit 'Kali' meaning 'black, dark'; used as a feminine given name. English, Indian, Sanskrit, Slavic Girl 5 #2347
Kalynne From Katherine/Caitlín meaning 'pure', combined with Lynn ('lake') - commonly interpreted as 'pure' or 'pure lake'. English Girl 5 #2348
Karalea Blend of 'Kara' (beloved/dear) and 'Lea/Leah' (meadow/delicate) - roughly 'beloved meadow' or 'beloved and delicate'. English Girl 5 #2349
Karalena Beloved light English Girl 5 #2350

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