2000+ Girl Names That End in Y

McCarthy is one of the most common Irish surnames, all fair game as first names for American babies, especially baby girls!

The 'ley' ending makes this British surname name ripe for consideration as a feminine girls' name. Brinsley joins such sisters as Kinsley and Tinsley.

Pretty and unconventional floral option so called because their beautiful blooms generally last only a day.

A sweet and distinctive vintagesque smoosh name.

This cutesy nickname made it onto the Top 1000 in 1883.

Sounds like a hillbilly take on Regina.

Freddy is a quintessential boys name across the pond, but with tomboy nicknames like Charlie and Leni rising for girls -- Freddy may very well make a splash for girls next!

Cute, old-world nickname virtually unknown outside of the Jewish community.

Nashly, for when Oakley feels too popular and Ashley is too out of style, for when Natalie is a bit too traditional and Natasha just isn't right, for when you like Hadley and Presley and Ainsley but want something more, for when you loved Nash for a baby boy or when you need to honor a Nathaniel and an Ashley in one.

Cosy is a, well, cozy name, whose only downside is people forever making that dumb joke. Cosy can be short for Cosima or Cosette but can certainly stand on its own as a word name. Another plus: Sounds like Posy, Josie, and Rosie.

Makes hot name Finley kind of Phyllis-like -- which is not a good thing.

Plummeted from #334 to #851, and is the fastest-falling girl name in 2009.

An English surname originally denoting someone living near a farmstead in the forest. Makes a sweet and unusual addition to the -ley name family.