5 Letter Girl Names

Regla

Greek names like Penelope, Calliope, and Xanthe are in vogue, as are spiritual names like Heaven and Halo. Agape combines both elements, and offers an unusual route to clunky-cute nickname Aggie. Given to a handful of babies each year in the US, it is very quietly on parent's radar.
 
From its Greek origins, this distinctive word name is associated with a form of love, involving selflessness, charity, and deep affection. In its Christian context, its definition was expanded to include the unconditional love between God and humans and the love and goodwill humans should have for each other, beyond self, romantic, and erotic love. 
 
The drawback of Agape, of course, is that it coincides with the English word agape (uh-gayp), associated with being open-mouthed, bewildered, and confounded, and with gaping, as in, gaping holes and gaping wounds.

Agape

Korby

Laysa

Tonga

Onawa

Gwana

Marco

Megon

Chira

Keisa

Tiere

Toyea

Less popular than Tess, perhaps because it coincides with a word for a long lock of hair, or because it rhymes with stress, Tress may nevertheless make a distinctive and playful short form or an unexpected way to honor a Theresa.
 
Quietly but more familiarly heard in the forms of Tressa or Tressie, it did feature in the 2023 epic fantasy novel Tress of the Emerald Sea by Bernard Sanderson.

Tress

Sussy

Diahn

Temwa, which means "love" in the Tumbuka language, is relatively unknown outside of Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania, where Tumbuka is spoken. Temwa Chawinga is a Malawian-born soccer player who set the NWSL single season scoring record with the Kansas City Current in 2024.

Temwa

Rawaa

Denay

Tarae

Five letter girl names are led by the longtime top name Emily. Sofia, the Latinate spelling of Sophia popular in the US and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, is another top girl name with five letters.

girl names with five letters ranking in the US Top 200 

include Avery, Grace, Chloe, Layla, Riley, Ellie, Alexa, Hazel, and Sarah.


Classics Alice, Lydia, Clara, Julia, Edith, and Maria are all five letter girl names, as are the trendier Sadie, Piper, Kylie, and Quinn.

 on our recommended list include Anouk, Aziza, Celia, Darcy, Elsie, Mercy, Olive, Petra, and Tansy.


Browse our entire menu of five letter names for girls here, ranked according to their current popularity on Nameberry. 

Five letter names for baby girls, with top name Emily and both popular and unique girl names with 5 letters, including meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 417)

Five Letter Girl Names