323 Girl Names That Start With G (With Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with G are increasingly popular, with the initial sound in both the hard (as in Grace) and soft (Gianna) forms.
Gianna, Grace, and Genesis are the most popular G-starting names for girls in the US right now. Gabriella, Genevieve, and Georgia also rank in the US Top 200.
Along with the Italian spelling Giorgia, Italy has two other girl names starting with G in its Top 10: Giulia and Ginevra. Giulia is also the top-ranked G-starting girl name in France, while G names for girls in England's Top 300 include Gracie, Georgie, and Georgina.
If you're looking for an uncommon or unique G baby girl name, intriguing options we recommend include fashionable picks Georgia, Gemma and Greta, as well as underused gems like Giada, Guinevere, Galilee and Gaia.
Here, our full selection of girl 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"
- Grace
Origin:
English, virtue name
- Gemma
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"precious stone"
- Guinevere
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Georgia
Origin:
English, feminine variation of GeorgeMeaning:
"farmer"
- Gaia
Origin:
Greek and LatinMeaning:
"earth mother; rejoicing"
- Gwendolyn
Origin:
Variation of Gwendolen, WelshMeaning:
"white ring"
- Gia
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Greta
Origin:
German, diminutive of MargaretheMeaning:
"pearl"
- Gabriella
Origin:
Italian feminine variation of GabrielMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- Gianna
Origin:
Italian, diminutive of Giovanna or feminization of Gianni, forms of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Gwen
Origin:
Diminutive of Gwendolen or Gwendolyn, WelshMeaning:
"white circle"
- Goldie
Origin:
Anglicized form of Yiddish Golde or GoldaMeaning:
"gold"
- Gigi
Origin:
French diminutive
- Gabrielle
Origin:
French, feminine variation of GabrielMeaning:
"God is my Strength"
- Giselle
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"pledge, hostage"
- Gwyneth
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"blessed, happy"
- Gillian
Origin:
Feminine variation of JulianMeaning:
"youthful"
- Gretchen
Origin:
German, diminutive of MargaretheMeaning:
"pearl"