One Syllable Names for Girls

Sounds like an authentic upper-crust family name -- not necessarily a bad thing.

Short and sweet but edgy too, Tru is fresh feeling virtue name that's currently in the US Top 1000 for boys and girls. Given to around 270 girls in 2023, the longer form True also on the rise. Rarely used before the 2000s, Tru caught on in 2004 when it was used for the heroine in the television series, "Tru Calling".

Bryony or Brianne, with an edge. This last name as a first name is far more popular for boys, but returned to the charts for girls in 2020 after the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

A Roos by any other name smells as sweet.

As a boys' name, Kace ranked in the Top 1000 from 2017 through 2021, and possible parent name Casey is once again climbing for boys.

Dutch diminutive of Elizabeth

An unusual Greek mythological name belonging to a fresh-water nymph, also known as Cleona, Kleone, and Kleona.

A light and lovely short form of Helena, also used in its own right in Latvia and the Netherlands.

Among the more masculine of the short unisex B names, Brice is less popular than Bryce for both sexes. There were 240 boys named Brice in the US in one recent year, versus only five girls -- and more than ten times that many of both genders named Bryce.

Cool new Q-starting possibility which suggests a sense of curiosity and purpose.

Ajé is a goddess of wealth and prosperity worshipped in parts of Nigeria. "Aje wa a ta" is a phrase commonly used in parting, meaning "Aje you will".