Animal Names for Girls

Aidan is an ancient Irish saint's name with a fire meaning that's mega popular for boys, most often spelled as Aiden. The name is occasionally used for girls, sometimes as Aidyn or Ayden, as well. Aidan was the name of a famous seventh-century Irish saint, and is related to the Irish word for fire.

A religious name, referring to the announcement by the Virgin Mary that she was with child.

What a lovely name for the much-longed for daughter - no wonder Aino is in the Top 5 in Finland, whence the name originates. Like other popular Finnish names, Aino is short and avoids the ubiquitous "a" ending we usually see in feminine names, which gives it a fresh feel and sound.

Culmination of two trends: names bookended by As and Nova names, seen in names like Novalee, Novalyn, and Zanova.

Melodic and unusual, and she will outgrow any bib jokes.

Spiritual word names are a hot trend and ever-expanding category of baby names. Chapel was notably used in 2020 by Josh Brolin for his daughter. He said of her name, "Chapel Grace is, to us, a manifestation of that celestial feeling that was always felt as we meandered and knelt."

The currently preferred replacement for Becky, sometimes used on its own.

So airy, it's almost not there.

Earthier version of the name of England's first female professional writer, Aphra Behn.

This name has it all - looks, brains, charms and an international sound that can go anywhere.

Putting the emphasis on the "elle" softens a name that seems at once futuristic and medieval.

Dania is a fun, offbeat name with international flair.

This form of Irina supersedes the original in its native country.

The modern name Dena can be considered to come from either of two Old Testament names. Adina, which means delicate, was the name of a male soldier in the Bible. Dinah, meaning judged, Dinah was the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Dena is a common name in Amish communities.

Ellia is one of the newer entries in the extremely popular El group of names for girls, which includes Ella, Ellie, Elle and so on, as well as L-starting names such as Lillia. Nearly 100 baby girls were named Ellia last year, but we're afraid that the name will not sound as distinctive as it should due to so many other girls with similar names.

Lilting African name that translates perfectly into other cultures.

If Abigail's too popular and Tabitha is too...."Bewitched."

This simple and pretty name means "goddess" in Brazilian Portuguese, and was given to a few dozen girls in 2022.

This Hindi name for the fifth element, related to the male Akash which means "open sky," was used by Anne Rice in her Vampire Chronicles.