Names Ending in I for Girls

Sweeter and less serious than its parent name, Ilma.

Ilmi

An intruiging and rare Hawaiian "-lani" name to add to the books if you are looking for an alternative to trendy Leilani and Kehlani.

ʻiwalani

Hualani

Maori nature name with a lovely flowing sound and meaning.

Horowai

Common name in Japan primarily associated with Hitomi (Furuya), a mononymous Japanese singer.

Hitomi

Himawari is the Japanese word for sunflower and modern word name. The most famous bearer is Himawari Akaho, a silver-medal-winning basketball player from Japan. Himawari is more frequently used as a character name, as in Himawari Uzumaki from Naruto and the anime series Himawari!

Himawari

Hiʻilani

The Tahitian roots of Herenui are here, which means love, and nui, which means big. So this South Sea Islander name can be translated as "big love".

Herenui

Despite its long history as a male name, Henry is a name that could be adopted for a baby girl — the French spelling makes it a bit more feminine.

Henri

More modern than Helen or Helena, and an interesting alternative to Hayley and Hallie. By coincidence, heli also means "saltwater" in Welsh.

Heli

Heirani

Hédi

Evocative of the lush islands, Hawaii is a place name that will transport you — at least in spirit.

Hawaii

Hawaiian names tend to evoke sunshine and warm weather — this option is more appropriate for a wintertime baby.

Haunani

Hatsuyuki

The slightly complex spelling of this Sanskrit name belies its sweet and simple sound.

Jyoti

A friendly and accessible international form of Katherine.

Kadri

An alternate spelling of Arusi, used throughout Africa.

Harusi

Harumi

Haruhi

Girl names ending in I include numerous wonderful options.

 right now. Along with Naomi, other girl names in the US Top 1000 include Leilani, Remi, Kali, and Zuri.

Eleni, Lakshmi, Yuki, and Citlali are among the uncommon international I-ending names for girls worth consideration.

The I ending was relatively uncommon for 

 before the middle of the 20th century, the

 I became a trendy ending for girls' names

. President Lyndon Johnson's younger daughter helped popularize the I ending when she changed the spelling of her name from Lucy to Luci.

Girl names that end in I are currently trendy among celebrities. Recent examples include Chrissy Teigen and John Legend's Esti, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' Malti, and Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury's Bambi.

Here are all Nameberry’s girl names that end with the letter I, ordered by their popularity on Nameberry. If you're looking for a top girl name ending in I, you'll find that toward the beginning of the list, while the rarest names are at the end.

Girl names that end in the letter I, with popularity, origins, and meanings, including top girl names ending in I such as Naomi and Remi along with unique and uncommon names with I endings such as Yuki and Eleni (Page 256)

Girl Names That End in I