Popular Girl Names

The most popular baby girl names worldwide, drawn from official statistics across the US, UK, Europe and beyond. Trending favourites and timeless classics parents are choosing right now.

This is a curated selection of the most popular names from countries and cultures across the globe. Each name reflects the rich naming traditions of its origin, from Scandinavian classics to African gems, Asian treasures and Latin American favorites.

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Showing 481–528 of 596 names

Freedom, liberty

princess, lady

Princess, lady

484.Sara (Portuguese)

Princess

Princess, noblewoman

Saxon woman

Treeless plain

Anglo-Norman French, Middle English

scarlet, red

489.Selin

♀ Female

Greek, Turkish

Flowing water, moon, celery

490.Seraphina

♀ Female

Hebrew

Fiery ones, burning ones

Star

Melody, hearing, knowledge (especially of the Vedas)

493.Simona

♀ Female

Hebrew (through Greek)

He has heard

494.Simone

⚥ Unisex

Hebrew

He has heard; God has heard

God is gracious

Lady, revered woman, mistress

497.Skylar

⚥ Unisex

Dutch, English

scholar, eternal life, or sky

wisdom

Peace

Sun strength

Wisdom

Wisdom, cleverness

wisdom

Wisdom

Girl, woman; often used as a respectful address

star

light, shining, bright

508.Sylvie

♀ Female

Latin

From the forest; spirit of the wood

509.Tafadzwa

⚥ Unisex

Shona

We are pleased; we are grateful

Adornment, greeting

To wait, in anticipation

Twin

Fairy queen; from the Roman family name Tatius

Gift of God

Harvester, hunter, or from the island of Thera

516.Tess

♀ Female

Greek

To harvest; short for Theresa

Harvester

bandage, ribbon, fillet

Beloved, loved one

Southern African, Nguni languages (specifically isiZulu, isiXhosa, siSwati)

Beloved, loved

goddess

Harvester, from the Greek island of Therasia

Poem, lady

Loved, beloved

Good, beautiful, or Thor's peace

526.Triana

♀ Female

Spanish, Latin

From Triana (a neighborhood in Seville)

Wind

Good, beautiful

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