240+ Best One Syllable Girl Names

  1. Psalm
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "sacred song or hymn"
    • Description:

      Psalm became a name by the power of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who chose it for their younger son in 2019. As a spiritual word name however, it is a perfectly gender neutral choice that works just as well for girls. The name is now 7 times more popular than it was before Kim and Kanye put it on the map, and in a recent year, it was given to 40 girls and 120 boys.
  2. Air
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      This nature name hasn't escaped the hippie dippy air of others like River or Sky.
  3. Glyn
    • Origin:

      Short form of Glynis, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "small glen, valley"
    • Description:

      Glyn is a pretty, glimmery name that is heard much less often than Welsh sisters Gwen and Bryn. It is also used for boys and might make a good honor name for an ancestral Glenn.
  4. Mel
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Melanie
    • Meaning:

      "black, dark"
    • Description:

      Not one but two Spice Girls are named Mel, which led to it briefly being more popular for girls than boys in the 90s and early 00s, but it has now fallen out of favor for both sexes.
  5. Ai
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "love; indigo"
  6. Pat
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Patricia
    • Meaning:

      "noble, patrician"
    • Description:

      An early and still quintessentially androgynous name, now supplanted by thousands of fresher options.
  7. Firth
    • Origin:

      Scottish nature name
    • Meaning:

      "estuary or arm of the sea"
    • Description:

      Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.
  8. Peg
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
    • Description:

      Peg is a nostalgic turn-of-the-last-century nickname, sociable but slight. Like near-identical twin Peggy, Peg is in mothballs.
  9. Bird
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      We once dismissed Bird as "too flighty", but with the rise of avian names from Lark to Robin to, well, Birdie, we don't see why Bird can't be a fine choice, especially as a middle name.
  10. Whit
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "white"
    • Description:

      Whit is an uplifting short form of any number of surname-y full names, for Whitney to Whitaker. But Whit stands perfectly well on its own and makes for a witty spin on modern virtue names.
  11. Tash
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Natasha
    • Meaning:

      "born on Christmas Day"
    • Description:

      Tish for the twenty-first century.
  12. Win
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Winifred or Winslet
    • Description:

      Win might be an upbeat short form for a girl named Winifred or the new-fangled Winslet, or can stand on its own. The Welsh name Wynn feels more complete and sounds the same.
  13. Barb
    • Origin:

      Short form of Barbara, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "stranger"
    • Description:

      Barb is a midcentury nickname name that, like Deb and Sue, feels terminally dates now. But with the revival of Barbie, Barb may not be far behind.
  14. Phlox
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "flame"
    • Description:

      A rare and striking flower name, in use in English since the late 19th century, which takes its name from the Greek word for "flame".
  15. Cam
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Cameron or Camilla
    • Description:

      A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.
  16. Tay
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Taylor
    • Meaning:

      "tailor"
    • Description:

      Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.
  17. Frost
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "freezing"
    • Description:

      Frost is a name parents are beginning to warm to, appreciating its icy simplicity and connection with the venerable poet Robert. Frost, along with Winter, Snow, and January, are also perfect names for winter babies.
  18. Pine
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Likable addition to the list of unisex tree names.
  19. Trish
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Patricia
    • Meaning:

      "noble, patrician"
    • Description:

      Trish was a cool -- in every sense of the word -- nickname back when Patricia was one of the most popular names in the US, primarily in the 1960s and 1970s. Trish is actually kind of a nickname of a nickname, Tricia, best known as Tricia Nixon, the daughter of President Richard who named after her mother, who was called Pat. Trish, along with almost every other name related to Patricia including Pat, Patti, Patsy, and Tricia, is seriously out of fashion today.
  20. Park
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Green-hued name that evokes images of fields, trees, and summertime picnics.