A-Z Girls Names I Love!

Baby name inspiration can truly come from anywhere. This particular list is a compilation of girls' names I've picked up from all over the place throughout my years as a life-long baby name enthusiast! From popular lists to children's books, to a census from 1870, I have put together a list of truly remarkable names. While some of these follow current trends, others are much more unique and rare. No matter what, this list will give your baby girl's name total star quality.
  1. Alora
    • Origin:

      Variation of Eliora, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is my light"
    • Description:

      Alora feels like a hybrid name – part authentic, part synthetic – maybe because it is. It squeaked onto the Top 1000 in 2017 as part of the trend for girls' names starting and ending with A, but it has since dropped out again. It is likely a spelling variant of Elora, but also sounds a lot like the Italian word allora, meaning "so, then, therefore, well".
  2. Aveline
    • Origin:

      French from German
    • Meaning:

      "desired; or island, water"
    • Description:

      Aveline is a name that's long been an obscure cousin of more widely-used choices, but may come into its own riding the tail of the megapopular Ava, which may derive from the same root.
  3. Bettie
    • Brigitta
      • Caroline
        • Origin:

          French, feminine variation of Charles
        • Meaning:

          "free man"
        • Description:

          Caroline is a perennial classic, one of the elite group of girls' names that's ALWAYS ranked among the Top 1000 and that's been in the Top 100 since 1994. Elegant yet strong, Caroline calls to mind the Kennedy Camelot years and Princess Caroline of Monaco.
      • Clark
        • Dahlia
          • Origin:

            Flower name, from Swedish surname
          • Meaning:

            "Dahl's flower"
          • Description:

            One of the flower names, used occasionally in Britain (where it's pronounced DAY-lee-a). It seems to have recovered from what was perceived as a slightly affected la-di-dah air. The flower was named in honor of the pioneering Swedish botanist Andreas Dahl, which means dale.
        • Divina
          • Origin:

            Variation of Davina
          • Description:

            A choice of two pronunciations, making this little girl divine or diveen.
        • Elodie
          • Origin:

            French, variation of Alodia, German
          • Meaning:

            "foreign riches"
          • Description:

            The lyrical and melodious Elodie, a Nameberry favorite, is starting to rise through the US popularity charts for the first time since the 1880s. It's a uncommon member of the trending El- family of names, which includes Ella, Eloise, and Eleanor.
        • Ettie
          • Origin:

            French diminutive
          • Meaning:

            "little"
          • Description:

            Ettie or Etty works as a nickname for any name with a prominent "et" sound, usually at the end: think Henrietta, Juliette or Colette. The -ette ending is a French diminutive suffix.
        • Floriana
          • Faola
            • Gisele
              • Description:

                The French variation of Giselle was made famous by the spectacular Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
            • Gwynn
              • Origin:

                Welsh
              • Meaning:

                "fair, blessed"
              • Description:

                The most modern choice in this group, and the most distinctive; the Gwyn form is a common male name in Wales.
            • Harper
              • Origin:

                English
              • Meaning:

                "harp player"
              • Description:

                You might think of Harper as the hottest name of the last decade, jumping from obscurity to the Top 10, where it remained until last year.
            • Harlowe
              • Ilona
                • Origin:

                  Hungarian variation of Helen, Finnish
                • Meaning:

                  "shining torch; light; joy"
                • Description:

                  This variant of Helen is used across Europe, in France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and it's native Hungary. Reminiscent of Elena, Leona, Ilaria, Fiona and Lola, it nevertheless remains a rarity in the US.
              • Isla
                • Origin:

                  Scottish place-name or Spanish
                • Meaning:

                  "island"
                • Description:

                  Isla is a hit name throughout the English-speaking world but hasn't found the same popularity in other western countries, perhaps because its spelling and pronunciation don't make sense for those whose native language is not English. Think island without the final two letters.
              • Johanna
                • Origin:

                  Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "God is gracious"
                • Description:

                  Johanna is the version of this name used in Holland, Germany, and Scandinavia. The extra h makes Johanna a slightly more dignified version of Joanna.
              • Juliet
                • Origin:

                  English from Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "youthful or sky father"
                • Description:

                  One of the most romantic names, the lovely and stylish Juliet seems finally to have shaken off her limiting link to Romeo. In Shakespeare's play, it was Juliet who said "What's in a name?"