597 Baby Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with F are fashionable but not popular, with not a single F name ranking among the Top 100 most popular names for girls or boys in the United States. The most common girl name with the F initial is fast-rising Freya, the Norse goddess of love and beauty. For boys, upbeat Irish name Finn leads the pack.
Along with Freya, other girl names beginning with F in the US Top 500 include Finley, Fiona, Faith, Francesca, and Felicity. In addition to Finn, boy names starting with F in the US Top 500 include Felix, Finley, Francisco, Fernando, and Fabian.
Unique F names we strongly endorse include preppy surnames Ferris, Fielder, and Fleming, and botanical Flora, Fuchsia, and Fiorella. A number of rare names beginning with the letter F have classic literary cred as well, such as the first name of Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor and the surname of Nobel laureate William Faulkner.
Here, our full selection of names that start with F, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Freya
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"a noble woman"
- Florence
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Flora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flower"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Felicity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good fortune, happy"
- Finley
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Faye
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fairy"
- Frances
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"from France; free man"
- Fiona
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"white, fair"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Florian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flowering"
- Fletcher
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"arrow-maker"
- Fiadh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"wild"
- Fox
Origin:
Animal name
- Francesca
Origin:
Italian variation of FrancesMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Fia
Origin:
Irish or Portuguese or ItalianMeaning:
"wild or weaver"
- Fallon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"leader"
- Francis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"