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Five Letter Girl Names

  1. Freda

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "peace"

    • Description:

      Freda, along with near-identical twin sisters Frida and Frieda, has not been popular in the US for decades. After the two world wars, German names fell out of favor in the US and UK. The similar-sounding but etymologically unrelated mythological name Freya is much more popular, not only in the US and the UK but throughout the English-speaking world, in Germany and Scandinavia.
  2. Ariya

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "noble"

    • Description:

      An Indian name used to describe some of the tenets of Buddhism, such as the Four Noble Truths (catvary arya satyani) or The Noble Eightfold Path (arya marga). It can also simply be a spelling variation of Aria, making it a cultural crossover name with both style and substance.
  3. Lotta

    • Origin:

      Short form of Charlotta or Carlotta, forms of Charlotte, French

    • Meaning:

      "free man"

    • Description:

      This nickname-name is very popular in Germany, though Lottie is still the preferred version in the US. The problem, of course, is that you'll have to put up with a lotta jokes. See?
  4. Havva

    • Description:

      Havva is the Turkish, Persian, and Arabic form of Eve, the first woman created in Abrahamic religions. Derived from the Hebrew name Chava meaning 'life' or 'living one,' Havva carries the same life-giving symbolism across multiple cultures. While common in Turkey, Iran, and Arabic-speaking countries, it remains relatively uncommon in Western nations. Parents who choose this name often appreciate its biblical significance while honoring Middle Eastern or Islamic heritage. The name has a timeless quality with its simple yet melodic two-syllable structure and distinctive double 'v' in the middle, giving it both cultural richness and phonetic appeal.

  5. Hedda

    • Origin:

      Scandinavian, diminutive of Hedvig

    • Description:

      Hedda is a card-carrying member of the league of older, slightly bohemian urban names like Nedda, Andra, and Petra; also linked to Ibsen heroine Hedda Gabler, as well as being the basis of cruel joke names like Hedda Hare.
  6. Arlen

    • Origin:

      English surname

    • Meaning:

      "hare land"

    • Description:

      Arlen might be thought of as an update on the midcentury Arlene or as a unisex surname-name. Arlen was given to 22 girls in the US last year vs 57 boys and those numbers may grow with the fashion for n-ending two-syllable surname-names. Another similar possibility for girls: Arden.
  7. Shree

    • Origin:

      Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "wealth, prosperity"

    • Description:

      Shree is a name of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific to reflect prosperity and impressiveness.
  8. Salma

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "safe"

    • Description:

      Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek lends a large dollop of glamour to this name that would otherwise resemble the middle-aged Selma.
  9. Rilla

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "small brook"

    • Description:

      Rilla dropped out of the US Top 1000 in 1915, but it's starting to feel like an intriguing possibility again in this age of short, sweet, a-ending names for girls. It is traditionally a short form for names ending in -rilla, like Marilla from the Anne of Green Gables books (Anne's youngest daughter is Bertha Marilla, called Rilla for short). Rilla may also derive from the German word Rille, meaning "brook; stream".
  10. Rigel

    • Origin:

      Astronomy, Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "foot, leg"

    • Description:

      The name of the seventh brightest star in the sky, Rigel was chosen by the Danish astronomer, Ejnar Hertzprung, and his wife Henrietta Kapteyn (the daughter of another astronomer) for their daughter back in the early 20th century. Derived for the Arabic Rijil meaning "foot, leg", it appears in the Orion constellation.

      Sporadically used for girls, it is more consistently, though quietly, used for boys.
  11. Kline

    • Origin:

      German

    • Description:

      Anglicized version of a the common German surname Klein. Musician Mike Eli named his daughter Kline Olivia in 2012.
  12. Truly

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Meaning:

      "in a truthful way"

    • Description:

      A would-be up-and-comer if it wasn't for the spiked seltzer brand.
  13. Kelda

    • Origin:

      Norse

    • Meaning:

      "spring, fountain"

    • Description:

      One of the few K names that sounds middle-aged.
  14. Nadya

    • Origin:

      Slavic and Russian

    • Meaning:

      "hope"

    • Description:

      Nadya and Nadia are Eastern European short forms -- for the more difficult Nadezhda -- now fully accepted on their own.
  15. Abril

    • Origin:

      Spanish and Catalan variation of April

    • Description:

      This Spanish month name has been quietly used for several years now in the US.
  16. Maree

    • Origin:

      French word name

    • Meaning:

      "ocean tides"
  17. Dyani

    • Origin:

      Native American

    • Meaning:

      "deer"

    • Description:

      Beautiful Indigenous name connected to visual artist Dyani White Hawk. Dyani was most popular in 2001, when it was given to 73 baby girls.
  18. Soley

    • Origin:

      Icelandic nature name, variation of Sólja, Faroese

    • Meaning:

      "buttercup"

    • Description:

      Sóley is the Icelandic word for the buttercup flower, derived from the words meaning "sun" and "island." It is also used on the Faroe Islands as a short form of Sólja.
  19. Novah

    • Origin:

      Variant of Nova, Latin

    • Meaning:

      "new"

    • Description:

      The fastest-rising of the many Nova-adjacent names now fashionable for girls -- Nova, Novalee, Novaleigh -- which could all be seen as either classier alternatives to Neveah or feminine takes on ultra-popular Noah. This H-ending version has a slightly Hebrew air -- compare to Tovah. It's gotten a boost from rising R&B songstress Jade Novah.
  20. Mieke

    • Origin:

      Dutch variation of Marie

    • Meaning:

      "bitter"

    • Description:

      A Dutch version of Marie - this is a cute name that has potential.