6 Letter Girl Names

Yesterday's hottie, today's mom name. Kelsey derives from several English place names and may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce".

Kelsey entered the Top 1000 in the late 70s and peaked in the early 90s. Though it's been on a long downward slide since then, it still ranks in the Top 1000, probably as the longtime favorite name of a lot of today's new moms. Though far from stylish, Kelsey has a sleek-but-warm appeal.

Kelsey

Quincy is a Presidential surname name that actually sounds both cute and strong when used for a girl. For the first time ever, Quincy joined the Top 1000 roster for girls in 2023, given to over 250 baby girls that year.

The popularity of Quinn may have inspired the rise of Quincy for girls, but the two names have different roots. Quinn is an Irish surname while Quincy is one of several names drawn from the Latin word for the number five.

Quincy

Jessie has never been used as much as Jennie/Jenny, partly because it's a <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">boys’ name</a> as well (spelled Jesse), but it does have a friendly and unpretentious pioneer feel. In Scotland, it's found as an Anglicized form of Teasagh, itself a form of Jean, and is used as a full name. And in the rest of the world, Jessie may be short for Jessica or used on its own.
 Jessie Redmon Fauset was a novelist known for her involvement in the Harlem Renaissance.

Jessie

Amelia meets Emily, gets a Bohemian spin and a French accent when it becomes Amelie. This favorite among <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/497/french-names-for-girls">French girl names</a> has been gaining notice here thanks to the charming 2001 French film Amelie and because of its similarity to the other popular choices, like the aforementioned Amelia and Emily, but also Aimee, Amber, Amari, and Allie. It entered the American popularity list in 2002 and is now solidly established in the latter end of the Top 1000. 
 
Despite their similarities, Amelie and Emily have different roots and meanings. The former is taken from the the Germanic element, amal, meaning "work, vigorous, unceasing", while the latter comes from the Latin aemulus meaning "rival". Neither are related to Emma (from the Germanic irmin meaning "whole") or Aimee (from the French Amée meaning "beloved") either. 
 Typically spelled as Amélie in France and Belgium, it's also popular in Austria, England and Wales, Australia, Italy, Czechia, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It would be pronounced as AH-MEH-LEE in French, AH-meh-lee in German, and A-muh-lee in English.
 Probably inspired by the name of French King Louis Philippe's consort Marie-Amelie, Balzac used the name for two of his prominent characters.

Amelie

A light and pretty pan-cultural name which can be considered a variant of either the Greek name Selene or Selena, meaning "moon", or of the French Celine, meaning "heavenly". An attractive choice that is surprisingly rare in the US: out of the Top 1000 since 2006.

Celina

Yet another creative character name from Toni Morrison, Denver was a daughter of Sethe's in the novel Beloved. Today Denver is most familiar as the name of the largest city in Colorado, used almost equally for girls and boys.

Denver

A multicultural choice, Amayah and its variations have been rising up the charts in recent years. This particular form entered the US Top 1000 back in 2016 and a recent year saw in rank just within the Top 700.
 
Meaning "night rain" or "heavenly valley in Japanese", "mother city" in Spanish, and "the end" in Basque, Amayah is less popular than Amaia and Amiyah, but more popular than Amaya.

Amayah

This surname gained momentum in the 1990s, when it was particularly in vogue for males. However, it seems to be experiencing a surge for females—it was one of the fastest-rising names of 2013, jumping 266 spots back into the Top 1000.

Hunter

A unisex surname now seeing some use for girls, as it fits right in with such trendy crossover girls' names  as Everly. Ellery and Emery, and others with the popular ly/leigh/lea ending

Ensley

Kendra was once seen as a feminization of Kenneth -- but it's now firmly established as a standalone. American parents can't seem to make up their mind about it though: it was one of 2013's fastest-rising names, entering the Top 200 for the first time since 2000, but then it tumbled again. 

Today, Kendra is settling into fashionable classic territory, still an attractive choice for families looking to honor an ancestral Kenneth.

Kendra

Despite being associated with male characters in the Bible, Anaiah is much more common for girls in the US. In Puerto Rico, Anaiah ranks in the Top 100.

Anaiah

Indigo is one of the most appealing and evocative of the new generation of color names. Color names have joined flower and jewel names -- in a big way -- and Indigo, a deep blue-purple dye from plants native to India, is particularly striking for both girls and boys. Indigo is the name of a character in the Ntozake Shange novel Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, and was used for his daughter by Lou Diamond Phillips.
 Some cultural references: The Indigo Girls are a folk duo, 'Mood Indigo' is a classic Duke Ellington jazz composition, and there is a 1970's New Age theory that Indigo children possess special, sometimes supernatural abilities.

Indigo

The rise of Ayla seems to have revived this variation.

Ayleen

Soraya is a Persian name made famous in the Western world by the one-time empress of Iran, who settled in Europe, primarily in France. Soraya is derived from Thurayya, the Arabic name of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.
 
Currently in the England and Wales Top 1000, the French Top 500, and the Italian Top 200, it has made several appearances on the US charts in the 2020s. It's easy to see it climbing however, in the wake of Raya, Seraphina, and Alaia.
 
Pronounced as so-ra-YAW in Persian, so-RA-ya in Spanish, suh-RYE-uh, so-RYE-uh, and suh-RAY-uh may also be heard.

Soraya

One of many influential names invented by George R.R. Martin for "A Song of Ice and Fire." Lyanna Stark was the courageous, high-spirited younger sister of Ned Stark, whose broken engagement to Robert Baratheon set off a civil war. Young Lyanna Mormont of Bear Island -- a very memorable character in HBO's "Game of Thrones" -- was named after Lyanna Stark. Lyanna's been one of the "Game of Thrones" names that have caught on the most, even if it's attracted less attention than Khaleesi. Lyanna broke into the Top 1000 in 2017.

Lyanna

Strongly feminine variation of Colby with two prime associations: singer Colbie Caillat and actress Colbie Smulders (born Jacoba).

Colbie

Odette is the good swan in Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, a role for which Natalie Portman won an Oscar ---and it would make a particularly sophisticated yet upbeat choice. In fact, it charted in the US charts in 2025 for the first time since 1905!
 
Also popular in Belgium where it ranked in the Top 100 in a recent year, Odette is a diminutive of Odilia or Oda, which are in turn relatives of Otto, meaning "wealthy". With the stylish appeal of Ottilie and the renewed interest in Otto itself, perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that this one has made the charts. 
 The name first became publicized during World War II via the courageous French Resistance heroine Odette Brailly, who risked her life to supply information to the Allies. She was captured by the Germans, and wrote her story which was retold in an eponymous film.
 
Other Odettes include Odette de Crecy, the flamboyant wife of Charles Swann in Proust's A la Recherche du Temps Perdu, and the daughters of actor Mark Ruffalo and Sunrise Coigney, Nikki and Isaac Hanson, and Jared and Genevieve Padalecki.
 Variant Odetta is associated with the folksinger who was one of the first to go by a single name.
 
Pronounced as AW-DEHT in French, O-deht and OH-deht might be heard elsewhere. Nicknames could include Odie, Etta, Dodie, and Dot.

Odette

Aviana is a name that's like the megapopular Ava and Ariana, but not quite as popular as either. It entered into the mainstream back in 2010 however, after actress Amy Adams chose it for her daughter, fulfilling her desire to choose a "normal" name after all, even if it didn't seem like that a decade ago. 
 
Adams got the name from her place of birth, Aviano, Italy, though we suspect many parents go with Aviana for its bird related meaning and popular sounds. The first syllable of the name can be pronounced ah, ay, or av (like in have).
 
In 2024, it was a fast rising choice, given to over 400 girls, despite having previously been on the decline.

Aviana

A name that gained some currency through its rhyming relationship to Breanna, though it has been on a downward trend since 1989. 

Leanna

Actress and author Mariel Hemingway popularized this attractive and unusual variation of Mary, which first emerged in the 20th century. Also the name of a Cuban town — which provided the source of the actress's name — Mariel is popular in Mexico, and recently saw a spike in interest in the US, tripling in use since 2020. 
 
As an international form of Mary, the meaning is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).
 
Give to 240 girls in recent stats, Mariel outranks the French Marielle and Spanish Mariela, but is slightly behind the Italian Mariella.

Mariel

Six letter girl names include several choices at the very top of the popularity lists, such as Olivia and Sophia.



Six letters may be the ideal length for baby names, according to research. Along with the international favorites Sophia and Olivia,

 6 letter girl names ranking in the US Top 100

 include Amelia, Harper, Claire, and Evelyn. 

 attracting fresh attention include Briony, Elowen, and Verity. Six letter girl names might have one, two, or three syllables and can be found in all styles and vibes.



Search for the ideal name for your daughter among the 6 letter girl names here, ordered by current popularity on Nameberry.

Six Letter Girl Names, including top six letter names for girls and unique female names with six letters, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 13)