Three Letter Girl Names

With River and Ocean becoming mainstream, why not consider Sea?

An interesting mini name that could work in this age of Lou and Rue.

Simple ancient name of a Celtic goddess, but her friends might sound like they were asking for more.

Intriguing name of the ancient goddess of rivers.

A unisex Hebrew name often found in combination with others, as in Tal-El and Tal-Or.

Bobbsey Twins-era nickname name that could find new life via Nan, heroine of The Nanny Diaries. Nan was also the nickname of Annabel St George, the protagonist of Edith Wharton's novel "The Buccaneers".

Cay is a rare respelling of the retro nickname Kay but one that may gain ground as a name that's both simple and unique. Like Kay, it can be a diminutive for any of the hundreds of Catherine variations that start with a C or of more modern names such as Caylee or Cadence. Or it can stand on its own as a sleek contemporary nickname-name.

Confusion with English male name Zan could cause pronunciation problems.

Olivia and Olive are popular, but this mini-name cuts them down to their essence. It is unisex, and debuted for girls in the US charts in 2020.

During the heyday of Deborah, Debra, and Debra -- the late 1950s and early 60s -- there were enough baby girls named Deb, just Deb, for it to make the Top 1000.

Ice officially joined the baby name pool when rapper Gucci Mane chose it for his son, born in December 2020. But Ice- names for girls had been trending before then — Icelynn, Icelyn, and Iceland have been climbing up the charts over the past few years. Could we see more icy names in the future? We actually may want to look to the past — nickname-y Icie ranked in the Top 1000 from 1881 to 1913.

Not the most aspirational word names you could give to a child, although it does work as a nickname. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter Chicago is often called Chi, pronounced "shy." Model Adwoa Aboah has a daughter named Shy.

A mini name that could be short for names such as Reverie, Revel, or Revon.