2000+ Girl Names That End in Y

  1. Etty
    • Origin:

      French diminutive
    • Meaning:

      "little"
    • Description:

      Ettie or Etty works as a nickname for any name with a prominent "et" sound, usually at the end: think Henrietta, Juliette or Colette. The -ette ending is a French diminutive suffix.
  2. Dacey
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "from the south"
    • Description:

      Dacey is a delicate and lacy Irish name with real possibilities.
  3. Coy
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "shy, taciturn"
    • Description:

      Though rarely heard now, Coy has been around for a century and was not an uncommon name for boys a hundred years ago. There have been a couple of NFL players named Coy, Coy Bowles is in the Zac Brown band, and of course there was Coy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard. Due to the flirty connotations of the word "coy", McCoy is a more popular and recommended choice today.
  4. Burgundy
    • Origin:

      French place-name; also color name
    • Description:

      It's a place. It's a wine. It's a color. -- no wonder trend-heavy Burgundy's been discovered as a name.
  5. Keily
    • Origin:

      Variation of Kylie, Australian Aboriginal
    • Meaning:

      "boomerang"
    • Description:

      A spelling variation of Kylie, an Aboriginal name first popularized by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It’s now associated with Kylie Jenner, whom parents might be attempting to distance themselves from with this version of the name.
  6. Murray
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "from the land by the sea"
    • Description:

      An old-man name that sounds cute when used for a little girl, and is starting to seem cool again for boys too.
  7. Thesally
    • Origin:

      from the Greek Thessaly, a region of Ancient Greece
    • Description:

      Thessaly is the name of an area of Greece, known for being near Mount Olympus. This variation lends itself to the nickname Sally. You may also wish to consider the name Larissa, which is the capital of the Thessaly region.
  8. Royalty
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "people of royal blood or status"
    • Description:

      Royalty was the hottest name of 2016, moving furthest up the ladder to enter the Top 1000, and is also arguably the trendiest name of the past decade, used a whopping 71 times as often in 2017 as it was ten years earlier. Royalty represents the convergence of two important trends: word names and superlative names such as Legend and King. This is one we'll hear a lot of for a while.
  9. Tony
    • Neely
      • Origin:

        Short form of Cornelia, Eleanor, Helena, or McNeilly, English, Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "horn; shining torch; son of the poet"
      • Description:

        A nickname style name, Neely could derive from the strong sounding Cornelia, as a playful alternative to Nelly from Eleanor and Helena, or as a variation of the Scottish surname McNeilly, with the cool meaning "son of the poet".
    • Shanny
      • Brinkley
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "woodland clearing"
        • Description:

          This English surname turned girls' first name owes its rise to supermodel Christie Brinkley, who first rose to fame in the late 70s and early 80s. Brinkley appeared on the charts for the first time in 1985, peaking at 90 births in 2012 and 2013. It probably derives from the Old English masculine name Brynca + "ley" (woodland clearing).
      • Anny
        • Katy
          • Origin:

            Short form of Katherine
          • Meaning:

            "pure"
          • Description:

            Katy, or more popularly Katie, stood fashionably on their own two feet for several years there, during the Katelyn boom. But now both Katy and Katie are fading in favor of grownup Kate or buttoned-up Katherine.
        • Trilby
          • Origin:

            Place name, surname, and literary name
          • Description:

            Trilby was used first for a character by French novelist Charles Nodier (1822) and made more famous by writer George du Maurier in an 1894 work. A Trilby hat, which Du Maurier's character wore, is a short-brimmed fedora of the kind recently revived by hipsters. Du Maurier's character Trilby fell under the hypnotic power of Svengali: not the best choice for an independent and self-determining daughter. Still, if you want a unisex name that moves far beyond the usual Taylor and Morgan and has energy and feminine verve, Trilby might well be your girl.
        • Dimity
          • Origin:

            Type of cotton cloth
          • Description:

            Dimity is fairly common in Australia, but unheard of outside of it, which is surprising given its similarity to names like Amity, Verity, and Cassidy.
        • Nuray
          • Origin:

            Turkish
          • Meaning:

            "bright moon"
          • Description:

            Nuray is one of the most popular girls' names in the Middle East though it's largely unknown and unused in the Western World. The meaning, related to the more familiar Noor, adds appeal.
        • Cory
          • Origin:

            Variation of Corey or short form of any Cor-beginning name
          • Description:

            This Corey variation is getting a fresh shot of style juice thanks to young It Girl Cory Kennedy (not to be confused with RFK daughter, filmmaker Rory Kennedy).
        • Joely
          • Origin:

            Feminine variation of Joel, spelling variation of Jolie
          • Description:

            Sounding both tomboyish and feminine at the same time, this name is mostly associated with actresses Joely Richardson and Joely Fisher.
        • Tabby
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Tabitha, Aramaic
          • Meaning:

            "gazelle"
          • Description:

            Feline nickname for Tabitha — a bewitching vintage choice.