By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Ziya is a cross-cultural feminine name with multiple origins. In Turkish, it means "light, splendor, or radiance" and is traditionally used for both genders. In Arabic contexts, it relates to…
Arwa is a feminine name of Arabic origin with deep historical roots. The name means 'mountain goats' or 'ibexes,' symbolizing grace, agility, and sure-footedness. Arwa was notably borne by Queen Arwa…
Latin, Hebrew
"bird; God is my father"
Avia is one of those multi-cultural, vowel-heavy girls' names so popular today, along with such choices as Ayla and Aya.
English feminization of Charles, German and French
"free man"
Charlene is a Charlotte variation that, along with similar names like Arlene and Marlene, spiked in popularity in the 1940s and fifties, reaching a high of Number 100 in 1949. Most parents today…
Iyanna is a contemporary feminine name that gained popularity in the United States starting in the 1990s. It appears to be a creative variation of names like Ayanna (of African origin meaning…
Kamiya is a feminine name with Japanese origins, though it's used cross-culturally. In Japanese, its meaning varies depending on the kanji characters used to write it, but it commonly translates to…
Spelling variation of Kendall
As with many popular names these days, Kendall has inspired several spelling variations, many of them popular in their own right. While Kyndall fell off the Top 1000 in 2015, supermodel and reality…
Finnish
"snow"
Lumi may be a rare girls' name in the USA and England, but it comes in the Top 50 in Finland, where it means snow. Given the popularity of Winter, Holly, Ivy and many other wintery-christmassy names,…
Nazly is a feminine name with Arabic and Persian origins. The name likely derives from elements meaning "delicate" or "graceful," reflecting qualities traditionally admired in women in Middle Eastern…
Sanskrit
"beloved"
Priya originated in India as a name derived from the Sanskrit word for "beloved." In India, where names are often given based on one's birthday and horoscope, Priya is traditionally given to girls…
Japanese or Korean
"sky; conch shell"
A simple and pretty multicultural name: as a Japanese name, it's unisex and means "sky"; as a Korean name, it's feminine and means "conch shell".
English word name, Norwegian and Swedish short form of Sunniva
"sunny; sun gift"
This spelling variation of Sunny is as bright and cheerful as can be. Given to 100 girls in the Us in 2023, Sunni (along with Sunny) is on the rise. This spelling holds cross-cultural appeal, being a…
English occupational name
"cloth walker"
Walker is an outdoorsy, Old Western-style name that leapt into the US Top 100 for boys back in 2022. Now, like a number of occupational names before it (think Sawyer, Palmer, and Parker), Walker is…
Arabic, alternative transcription of Asiya
"pensive, wistful, melancholic"
In Islamic tradition, Asiya was the wife of Pharaoh and the adoptive mother of Moses. She is celebrated as an exemplar woman for accepting monotheism and going against her husband's beliefs in order…
Modern invented name
Cute but slight mix of stylish sounds Cam and Bree, chosen by Rick Schroder for his daughter.
Italian
"lady"
Literally meaning "lady" in Italian, Donna was the perfect ladylike housewife mom name on The Donna Reed Show in the fifties and sixties. And there were plenty of namesakes: Donna was in the Top 10…
Jaelyn is a name popular in many spellings and variations, including Jaelynn, Jaylin, and Jalen, and used for girls as well as boys.
Variation of Kaylee
Spelling variant Kailee has never been as popular as the y spelling of the name.
Japanese
"smell, fragrance"
Kaori is a Japanese girls' name once largely unknown but brought into the spotlight by celebrity couple Eniko and Kevin Hart, who gave it to their daughter in 2020. Kaori is easily translated in the…
German variation of Leonora, Italian derivative of Eleonora, meaning unknown
A "modernization" of Leonora that has suddenly come back on the radar along with the many other Leo names--both male and female. With literary cred via a famous eponymous poem by Edgar Allan Poe (and…
