701 Baby Names That Start With G (WIth Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with G range from classics to contemporary choices. The most popular girls name starting with G is red-hot Italian name Gianna, which has shot up in the rankings in recent years.
Grayson reigns as the most popular G name for boys. It’s the natural successor to Mason, and some parents have even begun using it for girls.
Names that start with G tend to be significant in meaning, such as Grace, one of the most popular G names for girls. Grace is religiously symbolic, as its meaning originally referred to the grace of God. A number of the other top names with the G initial are spiritually pertinent as well, such as Gabriel and Genesis.
Along with Gianna, Grace, and Genesis, other girl names beginning with G in the US Top 250 include Gabriella, Genevieve, Georgia, Gemma, and Gracie. Along with Grayson and Gabriel, other boy names starting with G in the US Top 250 include Gavin, George, Gael, Giovanni, and Graham.
Some of the most interesting rare names with the initial G are place names, both real and imagined. Irish cities Galway and Glasgow are intriguing options, as is the British Isle name Guernsey. You may also consider biblical region Gilead or Princess Diaries kingdom Genovia — which was used as a given name long before the book series.
Other trending choices starting with the letter G include Greer, Gwendolyn, Gaia, Guthrie, and Griffith.
Here, our full selection of names that start with G, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Genevieve
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"tribe woman"
- Greer
Origin:
Scottish, contraction of surname Gregor; LatinMeaning:
"alert, watchful"
- Gabriel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- Grace
Origin:
English, virtue name
- George
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"farmer"
- Graham
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"gravelly homestead"
- Gemma
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"precious stone"
- Griffin
Origin:
Welsh, variation of GriffithMeaning:
"strong lord"
- Guinevere
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Gideon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"hewer; or, having a stump for a hand"
- Georgia
Origin:
English, feminine variation of GeorgeMeaning:
"farmer"
- Gus
Origin:
Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August
- Grayson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the son of the bailiff"
- Gavin
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"white hawk"
- Gaia
Origin:
Greek and LatinMeaning:
"earth mother; rejoicing"
- Gwendolyn
Origin:
Variation of Gwendolen, WelshMeaning:
"white ring"
- Grant
Origin:
Scottish from FrenchMeaning:
"large"
- Gia
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Greta
Origin:
German, diminutive of MargaretheMeaning:
"pearl"
- Gabriella
Origin:
Italian feminine variation of GabrielMeaning:
"God is my strength"