Animal Names for Girls

Associated with a vivid red-orange-colored lacquer, would make a more than distinctive color-related choice.

Amora and co. have seen a rapid rise over the past few years. Amorah, with the additional H, is one of the simpler variations.

Attractive place-name, of a beautiful resort region of Turkey.

The Spanish word for sky, Cielo, was one of the fastest-rising girl names of 2022, cracking the Top 1000 after Luisana Lopilato and Michael Bublé used the name for their daughter. The variation Ciela was used in much smaller numbers, but has plenty of potential to continue to rise.

Easton is a stylish Waspy-sounding surname that's climbing up the popularity charts. TV actress Elisabeth Rohm named her daughter Easton August Anthony, which seemed like a real gender bender, and now Rachel Leigh Cook has made it the middle name of her baby Charlotte. Note that Easton is now in the Top 100 for boys--for whom directional names are a real trend-- but we won't be surprised to see more and more little lady Eastons arriving.

Formerly an honorific title, Emebet is now used as a given name in Ethiopia. It is also used to refer to the Virgin Mary.

While Austin is a popular boys' name, this spelling, honoring novelist Jane, nudges the name toward gender-neutral, chosen last year for 67 baby boys and 57 girls.

Though it sounds like Karen, this spelling makes the name more distinctive.

An Early American name undoubtedly related to the Greek mythological name Electra, the version we prefer.

Dyveke is related to the Frisian word düveke, which means "dove", as well as to the name Dietlinde.

This beautiful Māori name meaning love (cognate with Hawaiian aloha) is more wearable than the English word and softer Venus or Aphrodite. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named her daughter Neve Te Aroha in 2018. Aroha / Te Aroha was the most popular Māori baby girl name in 2023-24.

Alison by any spelling is now considered more of a mom name than a baby name. It's been trending downward for more than a decade, though it still makes the Top 1000.

A Celtic goddess associated with hot springs.

Truly a cross-cultural name, with usage in Germany, Scandinavia, India, France, and Iceland.

Azubah is one of those unique baby names from the Bible that is both uncommon and usable, especially given that trendy letter Z in the middle. Azubah's sad meaning may be a strike against it. There were two figures named Azubah in the Bible, one the wife of Caleb and the other the mother of Jehoshaphat (as in Jumping).

Aleeza is one of the most energetic of the legion of Alyssa/Alicia/Eliza names. Another spelling of Aleeza: Aliza.