Girl Names Lists · Middle Names, Surnames, and Nicknames · Unisex Baby Names
Surname Names for Baby Girls
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Parks
English
"park-keeper or stone"
Parks is a rare member of the fashionable single-syllable, S-ending surname crowd, which includes trending choices like Brooks, Banks, Hayes and Wells. As well as being an English word name, Parks as…
Bader
German
"bath house attendant"
A German occupational surname deriving from the German word Bad , meaning "bath". Its most famous bearer in recent years has been (the notorious) RBG – former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader…
Rivera
Spanish
"bank, shore; river"
An appealing Spanish surname that also works as a spin on cool nature name River, Rivera can mean either "bank or shore" or, simply "river". The name was chosen for 6 girls in a recent year in the US.
Sadler
English
"saddle-maker"
Sadler is another new entrant in the trendy occupational surname category, one particularly prime for a horse lover. It is extremely rare, but also extremely gender-balanced in the US. For girls, it…
Templer
English
"church attendant"
An old English surname denoting either a servant of one of the Knights Templar, or a person living near or serving at a church.
Hollier
French, English
"holly tree"
An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel…
Genet
Ethiopian
"paradise"
A simple and strong Ethiopian name with a lovely meaning. Pronounced "zhe-nay", it's a French surname associated with playwright Jean Genet.
Disney
French surname
"from Isigny"
Disney will forever be associated with The Walt Disney Company, bringing to mind classic animated movies, Mickey Mouse, the Disneyland castle, Disney Channel, theme parks, and the likes of Frozen,…
Ellerby
English surname and place name
"farmstead, village"
A preppy surname and place name derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ælfweard "elf guardian" + the -by suffix, meaning "village, homestead". Ellerby feels like a quirkier Ellery or Emery.
Madyn
Irish
"small dog"
A variant of Madden or Madigan, cool surnames which ultimately derive from the Irish Gaelic word for "dog".
Miara
Jewish surname, meaning unknown
Miara is a Jewish surname that has sparingly been used as a first name since the 1990s. It is likely of Mizrahi Jewish origin — from North Africa and the Middle East — and evidence of the surname…
Wave
English word name
"wave"
Wave is used as a name in its own right, but on girls, it's most often seen as a nickname for Waverly. It lends a beachy, bohemian air to the classy English surname.
Ibara
Japanese surname
"thorn"
Typically seen as a Japanese surname, but used for a female antagonist in the anime series My Hero Academia .
Watson
English
"son of Walter"
A patronymic surname deriving from the traditional nickname Wat, from Walter. Watson appeared on the female baby name list for the first time in 2020, when it was given to 5 baby girls in the US.…
Wilkie
Scottish
"resolute protection"
Scottish surname-turned-nickname from William or its female equivalents. Wilkie has ranked for girls just a handful of times since US baby name records began.
Stirling
Scottish
"from the city of Stirling"
The geographical spelling of the Scottish surname Sterling, now starting to be heard for girls, too.
Sinatra
Italian surname
A music hero surname that first entered the charts as a girl name in 2020. Frank Sinatra's surname comes from his Sicilian father: it is thought to have originated from a nickname for a senator or…
Kedzie
Scottish surname
Upbeat Scottish surname reminiscent of Kenzie. Kedzie Avenue is a major North-South street in Chicago, named after real estate developer John Hume Kedzie.
Faraday
Scottish surname
"wood man"
Faraday is a whimsical Scottish surname that works equally well as a first name for girls or boys.
Maisel
German surname, Yiddish, meaning unknown
Maisel is a German-Jewish surname, brought into the spotlight as that of Miriam Maisel, aka The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel . The TV show, which premiered in 2017, has led to small numbers of girls given…