Modern Baby Girl Names
- Amen
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
One of the new literalist religious names, like Blessing, Heavenly and Neveah. More male than female, but essentially unisex.
- Gracen
Origin:
Elaboration of Grace, virtue nameDescription:
Grace, meet Grayson. The stylish classic girls' name Grace -- it's in the Top 20 -- and the trendy boys' name Grayson or Greyson, a member of the Jason-Mason-Cason club, combine to create the girls' name Gracen. For a little girl, we'd stop at Grace.
- Honesty
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"adherence to the facts"Description:
Honesty is one of the modern virtue names, which along with Justice and Destiny are picking up where Faith, Hope, and Charity left off. Is Honesty the most appealing name ever? No, and it's also sure to spark lots of tiresome jokes. Still, Honesty is a positive quality and a lot more appealing than negative word names such as Pistol and Rehab (which both, yes, were given to five baby girls in the US last year).
- Charleigh
Origin:
Spelling variation of Charlie, diminutive of Charlotte, French "free man"Meaning:
"free man"Description:
The popular -leigh suffix is clearly an attempt to feminize this traditionally boyish nickname -- and it works. There were about 550 baby girls named Charleigh in the US last year -- and zero baby boys.
- Zhavia
Origin:
Variation of Xavier, Arabic, BasqueMeaning:
"new house; bright"Description:
This name caught the attention of American parents beginning in 2018, when the Fox show The Four: Battle for Stardom premiered. Zhavia Ward was a finalist on the first season.
- Majesty
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Alternative to Princess or Queenie.
- Aarya
Origin:
Variation of Arya, SanskritMeaning:
"noble"Description:
Arya has become a popular name thanks to the young heroine of Game of Thrones and because of the rise of similar Aria too. Now, variation Aarya has risen up the charts, making the Top 600 in the UK.
- Kaisley
Origin:
American invented nameDescription:
A nouveau creation inspired by Paisley.
- Oaklee
Origin:
Variation of Oakley, EnglishMeaning:
"oak clearing"Description:
Oakley is one of the truest unisex names for babies, achieving a 56-44 gender distribution, favoring girls. Oaklee is 80% female and may serve as a clearer identification of sex, if that’s what you’re interested in.
- Zaylee
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
This contemporary creation plays on a couple of trends by applying the attractive Z to the rhyming family of names including Hailey, Bailey, and Kayley. The -ee suffix is the icing on the cake. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2015.
- Amoura
Origin:
Variation of Amora, SpanishMeaning:
"love"Description:
This alternate spelling of Amora rose over 1000 places in 2019, making it the fastest-rising girl name of the year. It continued to rise steeply in 2020, but has fallen a little since.
- Emberly
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
The Kimberly of the current age, but currently less popular than either Ember or Everly.
- Boston
- Malani
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
Girl names ending in lani are one of the hottest trends of recent years, thanks to the lilting and lyrical Hawaiian name Leilani. Leilani has inspired a number of offshoots, including Kehlani and Meilani.
- Devony
Origin:
Variation of place-name Devon or invented nameDescription:
Devony is a highly unusual girls' name that is occasionally found. While there were no baby girls named Devony on record in recent years, the name has been used over time for a handful of females. It may be a variation of the British county name Devon or a made-up name. Pronunciation follows the same rhythm as Stephanie.
- Canyon
Origin:
Spanish word nameDescription:
Rugged nature name with possibilities...but more for boys.
- Maylee
Description:
Debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2016.
- Jurnee
Origin:
Spelling variation of JourneyDescription:
This overly trendy spelling jumped into the Top 1000 names in 2013. It got there by being the fourth fastest-rising name on the 2013 list, riding the increasing popularity of Journey and Journee.
- Tru
Origin:
Variation of True, English word nameMeaning:
"true"Description:
True is a rising name in all forms, this amputated one included.
- Brixley