UK Girl Names

Old English name as outmoded as the use of the word maid for a young girl. 

Maida

With other fruity names like Clementine, Olive and Plum ripe for the picking, sweet Cherry remains remarkably underused: just 27 baby girls received the name in 2017, down from 343 at its peak in 1948. The unsavory slang meaning no doubt goes a long way towards explaining its fall from grace.

Cherry

Karson is a respelling of the classic surname-turned-first name Carson, which some feel makes it more modern.

As a gender neutral name, this name leans heavily toward the male side, though slightly less heavily via the K spelling. Last year, there were 3300 baby boys named Carson and 168 girls, while Karson was used for 977 baby boys and 57 baby girls. 

Southern writer Carson McCullers was a famous female bearer of this name.

Karson

This body of water runs deep; the best of a group of new possibilities that includes Bay, Ocean, River, and the more established Brook. It has received attention via the actress Lake Bell. Lake would make a particularly cool and refreshing middle name, as Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady did for daughter Vivian.
 Lake is also a fairly common surname, represented by 1940's blonde femme fatale Veronica (born Constance Ockelman), actress/talk show host Ricki and Emerson, Lake & Palmer bassist Greg.

Lake

Sweet and cosy, but with a bit of kick, Marcie is a diminutive of Marcella, Marceline, and similar. Ultimately derived from Latin and related to Mars, the Roman god of war, Marcie has been a fast rising choice in England and Wales in recent years, though in the US, it remains a retro choice.
 
An alternative to the popular Maisie and Darcy, it appears in the comic strip Peanuts.

Marcie

Inspired by Hailey, Kailey, and Bailey, Zaylie is the second most popular spelling of this modern invention, which is predominantly spelled Zaylee. Possibly drawing inspiration for floral Azalea and French Zélie too, it was given to more than 50 girls in a recent year, while the -ee spelling was chosen for 350. 
 
Singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant Zaylie Windsor is a notable bearer of this spelling.

Zaylie

This spelling variation of the Biblical place name Eden is beginning to rise as well. While Eden ranks for both girls and boys, the Edyn spelling is strictly feminine.

Edyn

While Everett is overwhelmingly male -- more than 4000 baby boys were named Everett in the US last year versus fewer than 100 baby girls -- spelling Everette makes the name more gender-neutral. While there are still twice as many baby boys named Everette as baby girls, the gender gap is much narrower. Everette is relatively rare, with about 100 baby boys given this spelling versus 50 baby girls.
Some parents might prefer the Everette spelling for a daughter, as it's reminiscent of female names like Georgette and Annette. But it's not really a diminutive or feminization of Ever, so we prefer the Everett spelling.

Everette

Made famous in fifties movies as a wholesome backwoods gal, Tammy was a Top 10 choice from the mid-60s to early-70s, but is now given to fewer than 100 babies per year in the US.

Tammy

In the US, Wilma is appears to be eternally fossilized in Bedrock as Fred Flintstone's wife, but in Sweden it's a Top 10 hottie. It did have its moment in the US--from 1912 to 1940 it was a Top 100 name. One notable namesake: track and field star Wilma Rudolph.

Wilma

This variation of Annemarie ensures the name is pronounced with four syllables. Classic and sturdy but with a playful, spirited sound, Annamarie is popular in Czechia, where it is also written as Anna Marie. 

Annamarie

Aubrianna, along with Aubriella, is an elaboration of a perfectly good if too trendy name, Aubrey. The final -anna or -ana or -ella does not improve on the original. But A names of all kinds continue to hold widespread appeal.

Over 2500 baby girls were named Aubrey last year, versus about 50 called Aubrianna.

Aubrianna

Timber as a name is given to slightly more girls than boys each year.  It's actually got a cute sound, ala Kimber(ly) and may be an original tree choice for a girl.  Timberly and Timberlee are also found (but not encouraged).

Timber

Fay, also spelled Faye, who had been napping quietly since the 1930's, has, like cousins May/Mae and Ray/Rae, sat up and started rubbing her eyes, ready for a mini-comeback, especially as a middle name. In 2014, Faye hopped back onto the US Top 1000, though Fay is used much more quietly as a first name.
 The original of the name, Morgan le Fay, was a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian Legends. Two prominent Fay W.'s are the British novelist Fay Weldon, and actress Fay Wray, most famous for sitting in the hand of King Kong, and there is a character named Fay in Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust. Most well-known Faye is actress Dunaway.
 Fay was most popular in the U.S. in the early decades of the twentieth century, reaching Number 202 in 1907, while Faye was Number 146 in 1934.
 Fay may also be a short form of Faith.

Alyce is an aceepted enough variation that there were more than 50 baby girls given the name with this spelling in the US last year. Of course, there were more than 3600 baby girls named Alice, spelled the conventional way.

Alyce

The Ashlee variation of the megapopular 90s favorite Ashley is best-known as the name of Ashlee Simpson, younger sister of Jessica.

Ashlee

If Ellie and Evie are fashionable, why not Elvie? This is a diminutive of the Anglicized version of the Irish name spelled Ailbhe.

Elvie

Traditionally a Scottish surname, referring to a barren heath, a bare promontory, or headland, Melrose could also be viewed as a mashup of Melanie, Melissa and Rose, as in the case of model and designer, Melrose Bickerstaff, born Melissa. 
 
The '90s soap opera Melrose Place might once have given it a melodramatic vibe, but the association is fading, leaving Melrose a whimsy yet preppy choice, that could appeal to fans of Primrose and Marigold.
 
Chosen by actress Melinda Shankar for her daughter in 2026, if you do view Melrose as a compound choice, it could have the meanings "honey rose" from Melissa or Melina and "dark rose" from Melanie

Melrose

Word name Poppy with a contemporary make-over. Poppi was given to 6 girls in England and Wales and 49 babies in the US in a recent year. WWE star Torrie Wilson chose this spelling for her daughter in 2025.

Poppi

UK names for baby girls originate from all the languages and cultures of the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, along with Cornwall and the Isle of Man. UK girl names range from the top female names in the English-speaking world, such as Ann, Ella, and Kate to thousands of unique girls' names like Lettice, Myfanwy, and Pixie.

Browse this list of UK girl names from the Nameberry database that originate in the English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, Cornish and Manx languages and cultures. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

UK names for baby girls originate from all the languages and cultures of the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, along with Cornwall and the Isle of Man. UK girl names range from the top female names in the English-speaking world, such as Ann, Ella, and Kate to thousands of unique girls' names like Lettice, Myfanwy, and Pixie. Browse this list of UK girl names from the Nameberry database that originate in the English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, Cornish and Manx languages and cultures. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically. (Page 31)