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2000+ Girl Names That End in Y

  1. Chastity
    • Origin:

      Virtue name
    • Description:

      One of the original so-weird-it's-cruel celebrity baby names doesn't sound quite so impossible with the resurgence of virtue names. But be charitable and choose Charity instead. Variations: Chasa Dee, Chasadie, Chasady, Chasaty, Chasidee, Chasidey, Chasidie, Chasidy, Chasiti, Chasitie, Chasitti, Chasity, Chassedi, Chassidi, Chassidy, Chassiti, Chassity, Chassy, Chasta, Chastady, Chastidy, Chastin, Chastitee, Chastitie, Chastitey, Chastney, Chasty, Chasydi.
  2. Emry
    • Origin:

      Variation of Emery, German
    • Meaning:

      "industrious"
    • Description:

      Emry is a shortened form of the popular Emery, which now ranks in the Top 100 girl names in the US. Emry has not yet hit the Top 1000 but was given to about 200 babies in the US last year, about 80 percent of those girls.
  3. Linley
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Linley is one of the trendy new girls' names created from two popular halves, Lin and Ley. All names Ley ending are popular right now, with Oakley, Bexley, and Riley picking up where Ashley left off. Nearly 100 baby girls were named Linley in one recent year, so it's closing in on the Top 1000.
  4. Niecy
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Charming comedic actress Niecy Nash -- who's drawn widespread acclaim in the last few years as the star of Getting On and Claws -- was originally born Carol Denise. Her stage name likely originated as a nickname for Denise, but it feels distinctive enough to stand on its own. Indeed, it already has, at least on BET's Being Mary Jane, in which it's the name of a recurring character.
  5. Finlay
    • Origin:

      Irish and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired hero"
    • Description:

      Finlay is a Scottish royal name (it belonged to Macbeth"s father) that was revived by several celebrity parents. Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn, Daniel Baldwin and Lisa Marie Presley all did a gender switch on Finlay when they named their daughters Finley.
  6. Kacey
    • Description:

      Variation of CASEY or combination of initials K. and C. From the time when initial names seemed really neat. K. C.
  7. Ashby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "ash tree farm"
    • Description:

      Ashley substitute with a slightly more unisex feel; it was picked for her daughter by TV host Nancy O'Dell.
  8. Esty
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Esther, Persian
    • Meaning:

      "star"
    • Description:

      A sweet short form of Esther that was recently seen as the name of the protagonist who leaves her ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in the Netflix series Unorthodox.
  9. Cathy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Catherine
    • Meaning:

      "pure"
    • Description:

      One of the most popular nicknames of the fifties and sixties -- and who could forget the romantic heroine of "Wuthering Heights"? -- now largely ignored in favor of Cate or Kate.
  10. Elegy
    • Origin:

      English word name from the Greek Elegeia
    • Meaning:

      "lament"
    • Description:

      An elegy is a poem lamenting a deceased person. As a name, it could be used by parents in remembrance of a recently deceased person or as a euphonic and unusual literary name. The original Greek could also work.
  11. Zulay
    • Origin:

      Turkish, Chechen
    • Meaning:

      "possessing the moon"
    • Description:

      A rare and sparky Z-starting option with a pretty lunar meaning.
  12. Poesy
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "poetry"
    • Description:

      This old-fashioned word for poetry has some antiquated charm but doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
  13. Scotty
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Scott, or person from Scotland
    • Description:

      Cute but slight masculine nickname.
  14. Brody
    • Origin:

      Irish, English, and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "broad eye or broad island"
    • Description:

      The energetic Brody is a name that claims different meanings and origins depending on whether you're looking at its Irish, Scottish, or English history -- and Eastern Europeans claim a version too. This spelling is much more popular for boys, but has seen some use for girls in recent years, including volleyball player Gabrielle Reese's daughter. An alternate spelling is Brodie.
  15. Chaney
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "oak tree"
    • Description:

      An appealing surname-name that sounds perfectly feminine, unless you consider the association to Vice President Dick.
  16. Rosey
    • Albany
      • Origin:

        Place-name
      • Description:

        Not yet on the place-name map, this name has Shakespearean ties via the Duke Of Albany character in King Lear.
    • Memory
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "recollection"
      • Description:

        There's no reason why Memory shouldn't be a name — it sounds like Melody and Mallory, is a pleasant word, and has great nickname options (Rory! Mimi!). Plus, there's that earworm song from Cats.
    • Sukey
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Susan
      • Description:

        Eighteenth-century nickname that still appears occasionally as an alternative to Suzy.
    • Keiry