Animal Names for Girls

Diamond sparkled all through the nineties--reaching as high as Number 150 in 1999. Although its shine has diminished quite a bit, it remains in use.

While many will see this as a alternate version of more popular Alexandria and Alessandra -- and some parents may indeed intend it as such -- it is also the name of a province and city in northwest Italy. Just 12 baby girls in the U.S. were given the name Alessandria in 2016.

Old and aristocratic European name that would be tough for an American kid to pull off.

Spelling variation of Danica with a modern update.

Eclipsa Butterfly, also called Eclipsa the Queen of Darkness, is a character on the Disney Channel show Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Both Eclipsa and Solaria, the name of her mother, debuted on the charts in 2021, two years after the series finale.

Variation of Ejiroghene

Cool a few decades ago, along with Lori and Tori -- but no more.

A rarely used play on Amber, making it more feminine and both more modern and old-fashioned at the same time.

A modern word and virtue name which first appeared on the US baby name charts in 2013, when it was given to 6 boys. Usage peaked in 2019, with 18 boys and seven baby girls, no doubt thanks to the enigmatic Credence Barebone from the Fantastic Beasts film franchise.

Spelling variation of Erin invented for a character on the science fiction TV show Farscape.

Introduced via Sopranos star Drea (born Andrea) de Matteo, and catching on with a wider audience.

It looks like a creative respelling of battle, but this name is anything but. Instead, Batel is a Hebrew name with a lovely meaning.

If you can't have an Alpha male, how about a Beta girl.

This Frenchified variation softens and prettifies the harsh original.

Derby might be considered a word name or a surname-name. In England, it would be pronounced darby, causing confusion with that similar name.

This spelling of Electra makes this vibrant name less electric and more kinetic.

Britton, technically a spelling variation of Britain, is much more popular that the original place name for both boys and girls. There are about three baby girls named Britton for every four boys, making it a truly nonbinary choice.

Variant of Ayana with international roots.