One-Syllable Baby Names

This nature name hasn't escaped the hippie dippy air of others like River or Sky.

These days, it's more likely you'd call your daughter the popular Belle or Bella.

Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.

Gentle yet sassy, Fliss is a short form of Felicity that has the spark of Flick, the softness of Lissy, and the cutesiness of Fifi.

Birch is a rarely used nature name that calls to mind the lovely image of the tall, strong but graceful white-barked tree.

This one syllable name has a soft sound but powerful imagery. Derived from Old Norse, it is the Icelandic and Norwegian word for waterfall.

Ayn is a nonconformist name associated with controversial Russian-born writer and philosopher Ayn Rand, (born Alisa) author of The Fountainhead, who adopted it when she moved to the US in 1926.

Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.