Six Letter Girl Names

  1. Tenley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "burnt clearing"
    • Description:

      This name is currently best known on The Bachelorette's Tenley Molzahn. In the 1950s, it was attached to the Olympic figure skating champion Tenley Albright, and Jessica Biel played a Tenley in the movie Summer Catch.
  2. Monday
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Not most people's favorite day, but a pretty name.
  3. Calico
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "cotton cloth imported from India; a blotched or spotted animal"
    • Description:

      A word name with fashionable o-ending that has associations with both the homespun fabric and the mottled cat. Alice Cooper named his daughter Calico decades ago.
  4. Bridie
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "strength or exalted one"
    • Description:

      Swap two letters of Birdie and you get Bridie, a traditional diminutive of Bridget. Bridie fits perfectly with the trend for standalone vintage nicknames like Betty and Sadie, but is surprisingly rare.
  5. Ysabel
    • Origin:

      Spanish variation of Isabel
    • Description:

      Ysabel is the original spelling of this ever-more-popular name, though to English-speakers, the initial Y may confuse pronunciation.
  6. Mileva
    • Origin:

      Serbian; Macedonian
    • Meaning:

      "gracious, dear"
    • Description:

      Albert Einstein's first wife was Mileva Marić, a Serbian student and his classmate at the Zurich Polytechnic (her childhood nickname was Mitza.) With the newfound popularity of Mila, this obscure Old Slavic name may be discovered outside of its native land.
  7. Megumi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "blessing"
    • Description:

      An Asian name not widely known in the West.
  8. Blaise
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "one who stutters"
    • Description:

      Despite its modern sound, Blaise has plenty of history as a given name (for boys), from a Christian martyr to Arthurian legends. Today Blaise feels like the cool and edgy Blaze with a French accent.
  9. Bronya
    • Origin:

      Polish
    • Meaning:

      "protection"
    • Description:

      Short form of Bronisława, usually spelt Bronia in Poland.
  10. Jordyn
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Jordan
    • Meaning:

      "flowing down"
    • Description:

      This variation of Jordan entered the Top 1000 in 1989. Jordyn as well as Jordan trended throughout the 90s and early 2000s, but are beginning to fall slightly on the girls' side. While the Jordan spelling reached the highest point in popularity out of the 2, making it into the Top 50 in the late 90s and early 2000s, today Jordyn has taken the lead.
  11. Ashira
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "I will sing"
    • Description:

      Unusual name with stylish, silky feel.
  12. Gretel
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Margarete, German
    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
    • Description:

      Gretel originated as a nickname for Margarete, the German form of Margaret. It’s a charming name, but most American parents prefer Greta, as Gretel is strongly tied to the fairy tale heroine.
  13. Tanwen
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "holy fire"
    • Description:

      Tanwen is a far more singular and colorful alternative to Bronwen.
  14. Holden
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "hollow valley"
    • Description:

      Literary hero Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is now inspiring the names of baby girls. His sister Phoebe’s name would be the more conventional pick, but if girls are being called Hayden and Hudson, Holden is certainly fair game as well.
  15. Marine
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "from the sea"
    • Description:

      Marine is an extremely popular and fashionable name in France that's virtually unknown here — and is ready to set sail. Marine feels more contemporary than Marina and less hippie-esque than Oceane, another popular name for girls in France.
  16. Moriah
    • Origin:

      Biblical place name; Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is my teacher"
    • Description:

      Where Abraham took his son Isaac to sacrifice him. Taylor Hanson chose this as the middle name for his son Viggo, his fourth child, but most will see it as a girls’ name. Make life simpler and spell it Mariah.
  17. Bexley
    • Origin:

      English place-name
    • Description:

      The name of an affluent suburb of Columbus, Ohio and a section of Greater London, Bexley is increasingly being coopted by parents looking for a novel name in the Kinsley/AInsley/Paisley family. Bexley debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2016 and is definitely one of the trendiest girl names starting with B. Think of it as a 21st century Becky.
  18. Vianne
    • Origin:

      French, blend of Vivian and Anne
    • Description:

      A smooth and velvety Gallic choice first heard here as the heroine of the movie "Chocolat."
  19. Roscoe
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "deer forest"
    • Description:

      Though Roscoe is an edgy hipster name for boys, it's an even edgier, more hipsterish name for girls.
  20. Aleena
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "soft, delicate"
    • Description:

      A twist on Alina or Alena, this name popped into the Top 500 for the first time in 2014. Also an Arabic name, meaning "soft, pliable, delicate".