Animal Names for Girls

The fastest rising boy name of 2022 — thanks to the Dutton family of the hit show Yellowstone — was used for around 20 baby girls as well. It feels in line with trendy unisex name Sutton, which now ranks in the 200s for girls.

The name America is given to around 100 baby girls each year, mostly within the Hispanic and Latin American communities. The national charts do not record diacritical marks like accents, but at least some of those baby girls spell their names with one. Model América González is among them.

Serviceable spelling of a cute but pandemic name that appears as everything from Cali to Callie to Kaylee and Kayleigh. Are these all the same names? Though there may be subtle differences in pronunciation and theoretical derivation, they certainly feel similar.

Deriving from Old German adal "noble" and heit "type" or "-ness", this weighty ancient name is the ultimate root of modern favorites like Alice, Adelaide, Ada, Allison and Heidi.

Ajambo is an African name of the Luo language, spoken by the Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania. Like many African names, Ajambo's meaning refers to the temporaity of the birth — in this case, the evening.

Also spelled Beltane and Beltain, this festival on May 1 marks the beginning of summer. It was described in old Irish and Scottish texts, and has been revived as a cultural festival, and by neopagans. It is often celebrated with bonfires and greenery, and would be an inventive name for a baby born at this time of year. The name is thought to derive from an old Celtic word meaning "bright fire".

Briona is another of the increasingly popular Bri picks, a cross between Briana and Briony.

Braylen is a trendy boys' name that's ranked on the US Top 1000 for nearly 20 years now. While the name is definitely given to some baby girls in the US -- 40 last year, to be exact -- it's used less than ten percent of the time for girls and so does not make out cutoff for being considered gender neutral.

A striking option among African girl names, reminiscent of the up-and-coming name Alaia.