Animal Names for Girls

Like Minnie and Winnie, eccentric enough to appeal to the iconoclastic parent.

With Katya catching on, this sound-related name could too, though there is the Batgirl association. Basha, Basya, Batyah, Bitya, Peshe, Pessel (Yiddish).

One of the cute diminutives that's in vogue in Wales... or could be an alternative spelling of Kaydie.

This minimalist name is frequently heard in Norway, but has little chance of acceptance in the US.

Ailen is a name of several possible origins, one of them being a variation of the Gaelic Eibhlín, or the English variation Eileen. The name had a significant rise in 2022, and was given to 104 babies. This is following in the footsteps of similar-sounding names like Ayla and Aylin.

This rare vintage name can be an alternative spelling of Abilene, a Biblical place name. It is also a Spanish and German feminine form of Abel.

An ancient Irish saint's name derived from the same root as the popular Aidan.

The Latin word for "goddess" makes for a rarer, but equally stylish, spin on Thea. It may also be a short form of names such as Medea, Amadea, Dorotea or Andrea.

One of the many gorgeous names originally used for children born on a specific day of the week, popular in West African culture. Effia is Akan in origin — the Akan people originate in southern Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

This variation of the up-and-coming quirky and offbeat flower name Azalea — the original spelling of which just cracked the Top 500 — adds the trendy "lei" element seen in popular names Leia and Leilani.

Variant of Alafair

Aki is a simple international name from two wildly divergent cultures.

Eigra is a name with a great mythological and literary past - it is the Welsh version of Igraine/Ygraine, who was the mother of King Arthur.

No - not a creative spelling of Amber. Amba is an Indian name. Due to its meaning, Amba is a name often related with the Hindu goddess Parvati, who is a fertility deity.

Diminutive form of Anna, pronounced "ah-nee-tsa" in Slovene, Croatian and Serbian and like Annika in Romanian.