Favorite Girl Names!

  1. Cashmere
    • Origin:

      Word name, English from Hindustani
    • Meaning:

      "fine, downy wool"
    • Description:

      Cashmere is soft, luxurious — and way out of the ordinary. One of the unique names found in The Hunger Games series.
  2. Nathalie
    • Description:

      A French variation of Natalie that's used occasionally in contemporary America. In England and Wales Natalie remains about 10 times as popular as Nathalie.
  3. Allaire
    • Origin:

      French surname, possibly meaning "cheerful"
    • Meaning:

      "cheerful"
    • Description:

      Allaire, a last name in France. could make a first, with its light and airy feel.
  4. Harbor
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      We've seen Haven take off as a nouveau girls' name; Harbor could follow in its wake.
  5. Schuyler
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "scholar"
    • Description:

      Originally a Dutch surname, imported by the early Dutch colonists, has been all but overpowered by the phonetic spellings in the US -- Skyler for boys and Skylar for girls. With the surnames-as-first-names trend, however, and the popularity of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, which features the Schuyler sisters, perhaps Schuyler might receive some more interest in the coming years.
  6. Merrit
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "boundary gate"
    • Description:

      This unusual unisex surname name is pretty evenly divided between the sexes these days than it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it was almost entirely male.
  7. Corin
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "spear"
    • Description:

      Corin is a Shakespearean male name that could easily be adapted for a girl, making a strong update for Corinne or Karen.
  8. Delicia
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "delight"
    • Description:

      Tastier than Alicia or Felicia.
  9. Carson
    • Origin:

      English and Scottish surname
    • Meaning:

      "son of the marsh dwellers"
    • Description:

      Very popular surname choice — it's in the Boys' Top 100 — beginning to catch on for girls. First female association: novelist Carson McCullers.
  10. Cheyanne
    • Origin:

      English variation of Cheyenne, Sioux
    • Meaning:

      "people of a different language"
    • Description:

      This is a variation of Cheyenne that is slipping in the popularity list toward obscurity.
  11. Brae
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name, Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "slope of a hill"
    • Description:

      A newly hatched cousin of Bree and Brea, with a touch of Bailey and Brynn there too, Brae feels like a name that could catch on. However, a 'bray' is also the sound a donkey makes.
  12. Abrial
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "open, secure, protected"
    • Description:

      This unique baby name is stronger, more distinctive than April or Avril.
  13. Fortunata
    • Origin:

      Spanish variation of Latin
    • Meaning:

      "luck, fate, wealth"
    • Description:

      Brimming over with a sense of good fortune. Could make a little girl feel very lucky.
  14. Mocha
    • Origin:

      English, color and coffee name
    • Description:

      Save this for your next run to Starbucks.

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