Strong girl names have a new appeal for many parents, who may believe more now than in the past on the importance of strength for their daughters as well as their sons. While there are fewer girl names than boy names meaning strong, powerful, or brave, there are some excellent choices for your strong baby girl.

Girl names meaning strong, powerful, or brave can be long and traditionally feminine, like Gabriella or Valentina, or short and gender-neutral, like Drew or Casey. Which is to say, you don't have to choose a masculine name to confer power on a baby girl; name meanings such as power and strength are separate from any conventional gender identities attached to names. 

For more strong names for baby girls, consult our lists of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/349/Heroine-Baby-Names">Names of Great Heroines</a> and <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/102/Short--Strong-Girl-Names-">Short & Strong Girls' Names</a>. And you might also want to consult our list of <a href="https://nameberry.com/blog/strong-boy-names">strong boy names</a>.

Strong Girl Names

A surnamier take on Isla. Isley may be derived from the German occupational surname Eisele (of the same pronunciation), or be related to the Old English word hesli, meaning "hazel grove." The Eisley spelling is about twice as popular, but both versions together are given to about 200 baby girls in the US each year.

Isley

Mahi is another name for the Hindu earth goddess Bhumi. It also means strong in Hawaiian and might be a medieval French variation of Mary. But most modern Americans would hear it as the name of the fish mahi-mahi.

Mahi

Aza is an excellent Arabic choice: elegant and simple. Too simple for you?  Consider Aziza.

Cyrene was a mythical nymph and huntress who was beloved by the god Apollo. He founded a city named after her in what is now Libya and made her the queen. Derived from Greek and pronounced with three syllables, it may come from Kyros meaning "authority, supreme power", giving the name gravitas and distinction.
 
The name also appears in the Bible, borne by Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried Jesus's cross before he was crucified.

Cyrene

One of the original unisex Irish surname names, energetic Casey bounced onto the scene in the 1960s, then peaked in the 1980s for both boys and girls. Today Casey is having a resurgence for both girls and boys and re-entered the charts on the girls' side, likely due to the character Kayce Dutton (pronounced like Casey) on the hit show Yellowstone.
 "Casey at the Bat" is an 1888 poem by Ernest Thayer.

Casey

Audrina is a name that owes its fame to overnight reality TV sensation Audrina Partridge, one of the original cast of the MTV reality series The Hills.

Audrina

Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname. 

Donnelly

This unique one-syllable name was added to the mix by Mariel Hemingway for her now grown model/actress daughter; it could make a distinctive middle name or Bree substitute.


Dree

Akshara is a unisex name taken from one of the names of Lord Vishnu.

Akshara

Slightly awkward girl's version of a straightforward male name.

Brycin

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Strong girl names with powerful meanings to empower and inspire your daughter, with origins, meanings, and popularity. (Page 4)