Girl Names That End in I

A new, fast-rising Imani variation.

Simple yet meaningful Iranian name that would make an excellent import to the English-speaking world.

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

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.

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

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

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

Reminiscent of Sarai, with a beautiful floral meaning.

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

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

Lobbing off the final E makes Melanie more modern.

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.

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.

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

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

The Hindu princess and poetess Meera, was also known as Mira Bai. Mira Bai was a Rajput princess, the only child of Ratan Singh, younger brother of the ruler of Merta. Her royal education included music and religion as well as instruction in politics and government. In the West we usually think of such traditional names as Charlotte and George as royal baby names, but this adventurous choice breaks the mold. Mirabai combined the Sanskrit "Mira" (meaning ocean) with the suffix -bai (historically added to the names of women as a sign of respect).

Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon introduced the villain Namaari, leading to the rise of this simplified spelling of this beautiful-sounding name, which feels in line with trendy unisex Amari.