128 Girl Names That Start With W (with Meanings and Popularity)

128 Girl Names That Start With W (with Meanings and Popularity)

Girls names that start with W are staging a surprising comeback right now. Willow is the top W name for girls in the US and the only one in the Top 100.

Along with Willow, other W names for girls ranking in the US Top 1000 include Willa, Winter, Wren, Whitley, Winnie, Wynter, Waverly, Wrenley, and Whitley.

Vintage girl names starting with W are another fashionable category today, with sweet old-fashioned choices Wilhelmina and Winifred being two of our favorites.

W is also a hot initial for gender-neutral baby names right now: along with Winter and Wren, other uncommon unisex W names we love for a baby girl include Waverly, Whimsy, Winslow, Winslet, and Wiley.

Here, our full selection of girl names that start with W, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Wren
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "small bird"
  2. Willa
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of William
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protection"
  3. Willow
    • Origin:

      English nature name
    • Meaning:

      "willow tree"
  4. Winnie
    • Origin:

      English diminutive of Winifred
    • Meaning:

      "holy peacemaking, gentle friend"
  5. Winifred
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "blessed peacemaking"
  6. Wilhelmina
    • Origin:

      German and Dutch, feminine variation of Wilhelm
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protection"
  7. Wendy
    • Origin:

      English, Celtic, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "friend or white"
  8. Winter
    • Origin:

      Word name
  9. Winona
    • Origin:

      Sioux Indian
    • Meaning:

      "firstborn daughter"
  10. Wrenley
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name, English
    • Meaning:

      "small songbird"
  11. Wynn
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "fair, blessed"
  12. Wesley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "western meadow"
  13. Wanda
    • Origin:

      Slavic or German
    • Meaning:

      "shepherdess; wanderer"
  14. Wednesday
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "Woden's day"
  15. Wisteria
    • Origin:

      Flower name, from English surname
    • Meaning:

      "Wister's flower"
  16. Wyatt
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "brave in war"
  17. Winslow
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "friend's hill or burial mound"
  18. Willoughby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "farm near the willows"
  19. Wilma
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Wilhelmina
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protection"
  20. Waverly
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "meadow of quivering aspens"