10,000+ Girl Names That End in A

  1. Hydra
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "water serpent"
    • Description:

      Hydra is the largest of the 88 constellations, whose name was inspired by Hydra of Lerna, a serpentine, multi-headed monster of Greek mythology who resided in Lake Lerna.
  2. Elektra
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "shining, bright"
    • Description:

      This spelling of Electra makes this vibrant name less electric and more kinetic.
  3. Giavanna
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Giovanna
    • Description:

      This spelling made its way into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013, fell off in 2014, then reentered in 2015. This spelling variation is riding the original's popularity, and we anticipate both spellings continuing to rise.
  4. Katja
    • Neilia
      • Cadenza
        • Origin:

          Italian, musical term
        • Description:

          Cadenza takes the popular CADENCE and gives it a more operatic flourish.
      • Donatella
        • Origin:

          Italian, feminine diminutive of Donato
        • Description:

          Stylish and dramatic, a la Donatella Versace.
      • Fausta
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "fortunate"
        • Description:

          Though often heard in the Hispanic and Italian communities, it hasn't made an impact here, perhaps because of the connection to the character of Faust and his pact with the devil. Variations: FAUSTINA, FAUSTIA, FAUSTIANA
      • Narina
        • Origin:

          nature name
        • Description:

          The Narina is a type of butterfly, but the name also makes a good contribution to the rising popularity of "ina" names like Marina, Adelina, and Perlina.
      • Erina
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "spring or hero"
        • Description:

          Variant of Erinna
      • Adeliza
        • Origin:

          Medieval English and Old Swedish form of Adelaide
        • Meaning:

          "noble, nobility"
        • Description:

          Adeliza is a unique member of the popular Adelaide-Adeline family. Different enough to distinguish it from all the others? Maybe, and it's definitely got an appealing sound that makes it sound a bit like a smoosh of Adele and Eliza.
      • Tulia
        • Origin:

          Feminine form of Roman family name Tullius, meaning unknown
        • Description:

          Tulia, rhyming with Julia, is one of several offshoots of the noble Roman family name Tullius, best known as the middle name of the philospher Cicero. Another option is Tullia with a short u. This whole clan of names is relatively unknown but may be rediscovered thanks to the fashion for ancient Roman names.
      • Lida
        • Origin:

          Russian diminutive of Lidia; Scandinavian diminutive of Alida; variation of Leda, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "woman from Lydia; noble; happy"
        • Description:

          Multicultural mini name with an intuitive pronunciation — it's a recipe for success, yet Lida remains under the radar.
      • Antarctica
        • Origin:

          Latin from Greek
        • Meaning:

          "opposite the north"
        • Description:

          Ed Sheeran put this continental place name on the map when he used it as the middle name for his daughter Lyra, born in 2020.
      • Laina
        • Malea
          • Origin:

            Hawaiian variation of Mary
          • Meaning:

            "bitter"
          • Description:

            Malea, for familiar to Americans spelled Malia as in Malia Obama, is a Top 100 name in Germany and Switzerland. In the US, only about 40 baby girls were named Malea last year, versus 1100 named Malia.
        • Annunciata
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "annunciation"
          • Description:

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

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "life"
          • Description:

            Avita sounds like a drug name. In fact, it is! (It's an acne medication.) While that may not be enough to stop you, you might want to consider Aviva, Vita, or Evita (which has issues of its own) instead.
        • Marzia
          • Origin:

            Italian
          • Meaning:

            "of Mars"
          • Description:

            A fresher, feistier Italian variant of Marcia.
        • Caja
          • Origin:

            Danish, Cornish
          • Meaning:

            "daisy"
          • Description:

            A Danish variant of Kaja (Kaya) or a Cornish word name derived from kaja "daisy".