Girl Names That End in I

An entrancing, beguiling name that goes far to freshen up Sarah.

Though this is traditionally a male name, it can work for a girl in our culture. Might also be considered a short form of the Italian Amadea.

In Germany and Finland, a common short form of names beginning with El-, including Elizabeth, Elina, and Elisa.

Especially used in Bengal and Bangladesh, Sonali is nowadays considered to mean "golden". Bengali actress Sonali Chowdhury is a notable bearer of this name.

In Turkish, the name is transcribed as Nazlı, with a dotless I.

A celestial choice that's used both in Mexico and by Latinx Americans.

A nouveau elaboration of Arya that may have also been influenced by the rise of -ani ending names such as Leilani.

In Sikhism, ajooni is the concept of divine formlessness — a tenet of the religion as Sikhs do not worship idols.

Meilani may sound like a Hawaiian name, kind of a mashup of Leilani and Melanie, but it's actually an invention by that style-maven JWoww, AKA Jenni Farley of Jersey Shore, who used it for her daughter. It debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2015.

South African musician Unathi Msengana brings this unusual choice to a wider audience.

Sunny Italian surname name for a little girl. Solari was the name of a character on Xena: Warrior Princess.

A new, fast-rising Imani variation.

Skater Tai Babilonia brought this sleek modern name to the world's attention. Pronounced "tie."

Alternative spelling of Jay, which coincides with a masculine name popular in South Asia.

This Japanese name is easily accessible to English speakers, and has a cool archery meaning. It first made the US charts in 1960, and was given to under 47 girls in 2022: still rare, but more popular than it's ever been before.

Sweet and springy Japanese name.

This once-cool nickname-y name now belongs to the grandma generation.

Meraki is one of those untranslatable words that only exist in a single language. It's the Greek concept of putting your whole heart into something. NPR says, "Meraki is often used to describe cooking or preparing a meal, but it can also mean arranging a room, choosing decorations, or setting an elegant table."

This perky Spanish nickname deserves to be more popular. Singer Michael Bublé recently used it as one of the middle names for his daughter Cielo, which may give Yoli a boost.