Girl Names Lists · Cool Baby Names · Unisex Baby Names
By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Vietnamese
"hero, brave, petal, flower"
This simple unisex Vietnamese name has multiple meanings, including "hero", "petal", "brave", and "bright", depending on the characters used to write it. One of the most popular names in Vietnam, it…
Hebrew
"God is my strength"
Gabriel is given to a small but consistent number of girls each year. Whether it’s used as an equivalent to the masculine Gabriel or as a variant of Gabrielle is up to the parents’ discretion.
Irish
"little and fiery"
Aidan is an ancient Irish saint's name with a fire meaning that's mega popular for boys, most often spelled as Aiden. The name is occasionally used for girls, sometimes as Aidyn or Ayden, as well.…
Scandinavian variation of Absalom
"father of peace"
A Top 100 name among boys, but a rare option for a girl. The French female form is Axelle (emphasis on the "elle").
"son of the right hand"
Yes, there are baby girls named Benjamin — typically between 10-20 recorded in a given year. These numbers are likely inflated due to data entry error, but you still could encounter a female Benjamin…
Scottish
"from the land by the sea"
An old-man name that sounds cute when used for a little girl, and is starting to seem cool again for boys too. For girls, it might be associated with Mina Murray (later, Mina Harker) from Bram…
Occupational name
"sheep herder"
A rising star and Nameberry favorite for boys, Shepherd, like many surname-style choices, has begun to see use on girls in recent years. Rugged but gentle, earthy yet stylish, spiritual but secular,…
Greek
"from Doris"
A male name occasionally borrowed by the girls, as in Dorian Cramer, a long-running female character on the soap One Life to Live and famous midcentury model Dorian Leigh.
Irish variation of John
"God is gracious"
Sean may be off its peak for boys, but there were still 1300 baby boys named Sean in the US in the most recent year counted, versus only five baby girls. In fact, there were fewer than 30 baby girls…
English
"son of Harry"
Harris is a last-name name related, of course, to Harry and Harrison, in turn relatives of Henry. It's usually a male name, but Fox news anchor Harris Faulkner brought it to the female column. For…
"hollow valley"
Literary hero Holden Caulfield of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is now inspiring the names of baby girls. His sister Phoebe’s name would be the more conventional pick, but if girls are being…
Swedish
"calm"
Stellan is a traditionally masculine name, used nearly exclusively as such in its native Sweden. However, in Finland — and more recently in the US too — it has been given to a small number of girls,…
"small shoe"
Despite the bro-ish first syllable, more and more parents are catching on to Brogan as a girl name. Think of it as a modern update of Morgan.
Latin
"from Laurentum"
A feminine form in France, this boyish choice could make a fresh alternative to Lauren or Laura -- or be an inventive way to honor Grandpa Larry.
Scottish and English from French
"someone who lives on an island"
Though it's used far more often for boys, Lyle has a lot in common with today's trending girl names that share the double L sound: Lila, Layla, and Lola. With its cool island related meaning, derived…
French occupational surname
"a merchant"
Mercer is one fashionable occupational name that can work as well for girls as boys, perhaps because of the soft c or the conventionally feminine nickname Mercy.
Irish, Spanish, French, English
"little chief, little hill, mound; holding fast; bull; victory"
Used predominantly as a masculine name, Torin is nevertheless given to a handful of girls each year in the US. From its Irish origins, it is connected either to the word torran meaning "little hill"…
"spear man"
While not generally thought of as unisex, this is a male name that, like Perry and Barry, has occasionally been used for girls over the years.
Short form of Eugenia, feminine of Eugene, Greek
"wellborn, noble"
Jean is primed to rise again – particularly in the middle slot. So could Gene follow suit? This spelling is still more commonly a male name, short for Eugene or given as a standalone, but it works as…
Basque feminine form of Thomas, Amharic
"twin"
Energetic but sweet, Tomasi is a Basque form of Spanish name Tomasa, ultimately a variant of the classic boy name. It may also appear as a surname, and as a masculine name, notably in Fiji and Tonga.
