Four Letter Girl Names Starting with I

By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026

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Four letter girl names that start with I are a diverse bunch. It helps that I is such a versatile first initial. It can imitate the Y sound, as in Iana and Iara; long E, as in Inoa and Izar; or sound like "eye," as in Iola and Ione.

The only four-letter girl names beginning with I in the US Top 1000 are trendy choices Isla, Iris, and Indy. Among the more unique options we love are Indu, Ilse, Iman, Isha, and Ines.

Model Coco Rocha has a sibset full of four-letter names starting with I. She is mother to daughters Ioni and Iley and son Iver.

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Iyla
Hindi
"moonlight"
Iyla, now a Top 1000 girls' name in the US, resembles many other popular names, from the Top 100 Isla to the Turkish Ayla, with which it shares a moonlit meaning.
Indy
Short form of Indiana
Indie — as in indie films — is the more girlish version of the name, but earthy, gender-neutral Indy is catching up slowly and steadily. Indy entered the Top 1000 for girls for the first time in 2023…
Ivey
Surname name, variation of Ivy
"son of Ive; person from Ivoy; ivy plant"
Ivey can be considered an alternate spelling of the botanical name Ivy, but it also has separate origins as a surname. For the Anglo-Saxon Ivey line, Ivey means "son of Ive," while for the…
Ines
Italian, Portuguese, Slovene and Croatian variation of Agnes
"pure, virginal"
This form of Agnes, Ines has always been popular since the true story of the thwarted lovers Queen Ines of Castro and King Peter of Portugal. This has to be one of the most heartbreaking and bloody…
Isha
Sanskrit
"master, lord"
A short and sweet Hindi name which has been relatively popular in the UK – peaking at #280 there in 2003.
Inez
Spanish variation of Agnes
"pure, virginal"
Also spelled Ines, this name of the prudish mother of Don Juan in the Byron poem has a touch of mystery, but has also been fully integrated into the American name pool. Inez Milholland and Inez Hayes…
Isra
Arabic
"nocturnal journey"
An Arabic name with a powerful and alluring meaning, in Islamic tradition, Isra refers to one part of the Night Journey that the Prophet Muhammad, in which he led other prophets such as Ibrahim, Isa,…
Iqra
Arabic
"read"
Beautiful Arabic name that's important in Islamic culture — Iqra is the name of a chapter in the Quran. Iqra is a Top 500 name in England and Wales.
Isis
Egyptian
"throne"
Isis has gone from magical, feminist name on the rise to the forbidden list because of the extremist terror group called ISIS, an acronym for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Unsurprisingly, Isis was…
Ivie
Variation of Ivy, botanical name
Lengthens the popular Ivy, but why? About 100 baby namers in the US last year found a reason.
Izzy
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabella
The longer Isabella stays in the Top 10—and it's been there for more than a decade—the more we hear the nickname Izzy (especially if we watch Grey's Anatomy ). it's just a matter of time before it…
Irie
Jamaican
"positive and powerful"
A name used in the Caribbean, taken from the Rastafarian term that translates best to "positive and powerful." Rastas often greet each other by saying, "Are you feeling Irie today?"
Iman
Arabic
"faith"
One of the best-known African names in the Western World because of the Somali-born model and wife of the late David Bowie.
Irha
Arabic, "to make calm, to tranquilize".
"to make calm, to tranquilize"
A serene name of Arabic origin that was a fast rising choice in the UK in 2022.
Indi
Variation of Indie, English
"independent"
A true maverick of a girls' name — even more so with this spelling, the least common between Indie, Indy, and Indi.
Iona
Scottish place-name
This name of a small island off the coast of Scotland is trending upwards along with other I names.
Izel
Turkish variation of Eidel or Nahuatl
"delicate; unique"
As a feminine name, Izel is the Turkish variation of the Yiddish name Eidel, as well as a Nahuatl name derived from the word isel , meaning "unique." Izel is a character in the TV show Agents of…
Issa
Variation of Isa, German
"strong-willed"
Issa might make more sense if you're using it as a nickname for any one of the various names ending in -issa, but this spelling is also an Arabic and Hebrew boy name. The Isa spelling is almost…
Ilah
Ilah is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Arabic, it means "God" or "deity," derived from "Allah" without the definite article. In Hebrew, it's related to Eila, meaning "oak tree,"…
Irma
German
"universal, whole, great"
A Top 200 choice in the US from the late 1880s to the early 1930s, Irma has nevertheless fallen out of favor with modern parents, and doesn't look set for the sort of comeback that some of her…

Four Letter Girl Names Starting with I

About this list

The names

Iyla

Indy

Ivey

Ines

Isha

Inez

Isra

Iqra

Isis

Ivie

Izzy

Irie

Iman

Irha

Indi

Iona

Izel

Issa

Ilah

Irma