Animal Names for Girls

A super-popular name in its native Lithuania: Top 10 there from 2003-2017 and just outside the Top 10 now. Austėja is the Lithuanian goddess of bees.

A rare and refined name, which could make for a surprising route to cute nickname Connie.

Chosen is officially a baby name thanks to Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who chose (can't resist) the word as the name of his newborn son. While it may inspire bad puns, Chosen is actually a pretty good word name: It's got the two-syllable, n-ending sound that is so fashionable for names, plus a positive, affirming meaning. Chosen is rising on the girls' side too now, given to 74 baby girls in 2022.

While all spellings of these name are off their popularity peak, Brittney gained some recent notice as the name of the American basketball player arrested in Russian, Brittney Griner.

Akka is the name of the female spirit in Finnish mythology.

A newly hatched cousin of Bree and Brea.

A jaunty English surname which may derive from "betony", the name of a pretty purple-flowering shrub. A famous bearer is British historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes.

A fresh nature name — Bluet is a dainty, low-growing plant with small, light blue flowers — that feels like a mix of jazzy word-name Blue and trendy surname Truett.

This virtue name is the Latin version of fresh-faced Amity, and is also related to Amy. Although rare — it was given to only 5 girls in 2020 — it has great potential as an alternative to Amelia and Alicia.

With the growing popularity for girls of such names as Aubrey and Audrey, Auberon feels like a fresh and viable option.

Deriving from the name of an Australian butterfly, Eliena is also a name seen in the Bible.

Tastier than Alicia or Felicia.

A recent favorite among boy names, now a top riser for girls.