638 Baby Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)

638 Baby Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)

Baby names that start with F are fashionable but not popular, with not a single F name ranking among the Top 100 most popular names for girls or boys in the United States. The most common girl name with the F initial is fast-rising Freya, the Norse goddess of love and beauty. For boys, upbeat Irish name Finn leads the pack.

Along with Freya, other girl names beginning with F in the US Top 500 include Finley, Fiona, Faith, Francesca, and Felicity. In addition to Finn, boy names starting with F in the US Top 500 include Felix, Finley, Francisco, Fernando, and Fabian.

Unique F names we strongly endorse include preppy surnames Ferris, Fielder, and Fleming, and botanical Flora, Fuchsia, and Fiorella. A number of rare names beginning with the letter F have classic literary cred as well, such as the first name of Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor and the surname of Nobel laureate William Faulkner.

Here, our full selection of names that start with F, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Felix
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "happy, fortunate"
  2. Finn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "fair or white"
  3. Freya
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "a noble woman"
  4. Florian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flowering"
  5. Flora
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
  6. Finley
    • Origin:

      Irish and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired hero"
  7. Florence
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flourishing, prosperous"
  8. Flynn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of the red-haired one"
  9. Fia
    • Origin:

      Irish or Portuguese or Italian
    • Meaning:

      "wild or weaver"
  10. Felicity
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "good fortune, happy"
  11. Frances
    • Origin:

      English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "from France; free man"
  12. Frederick
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "peaceful ruler"
  13. Francesca
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Frances
    • Meaning:

      "from France or free man"
  14. Faye
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "fairy"
  15. Francine
    • Origin:

      French diminutive pet form of Francoise
    • Meaning:

      "from France or free man"
  16. Fiona
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "white, fair"
  17. Fiadh
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "wild"
  18. Francis
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "Frenchman or free man"
  19. Fletcher
    • Origin:

      English occupational name
    • Meaning:

      "arrow-maker"
  20. Fox
    • Origin:

      Animal name