Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings)

Commonly heard in Israel, but here it could be an unusual way to honor Grandma Rose. 

Varda

Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.

Vered

This name of a showy, lemony plant makes an unusual entry into the name garden. 

Verbena

Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It's generic in the way that Flora and River are, as opposed to Iris and Nile, say. But it has a certain free and creative charm.

Wildflower

With the rise of all those other popular feminine W names, like Winnie, Willa and Winona, why not consider the lovely Winika? Win and Winnie are likely nicknames and it is associated with a dainty Pacific orchid that blossoms at Christmas time. If you're looking for international <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/412/christmas-baby-names">names for Christmas babies</a>, this is one for the short list.

Winika

Zalie -- which may be styled Zayley or Zaylee or Zaylie, among other spellings -- might be a short form of the flower name Azalea or may also be a cute modern nickname-name used on its own. You might think of it as a member of the squad of names that include Bailey, Hayley, Kaylee and so on, which is always welcoming new members and is one of the prime group of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/507/cute-baby-names">cute baby names</a>.

Zalie

Gülce is derived from the Turkish word for "rose," gül.

Gülce

This feminine form of Abel is also a flower name and makes a distinctive alternative to the widely used Abigail.  There is a similar name, Adelia, that is beginning to be rediscovered thanks to the trend for all names Adel- related.

Abelia

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Barrett made this lovely and unusual flower name familiar to English speakers. Giacinda is the Italian version.

Giacinda

Malti is an Indian floral name from the plant madhumalti — a tropical flowering vine that is known in English as the Rangoon creeper. In India, Madhu and Malti are often used as twin names or as a first/middle name combination.
 
Malti made headlines in 2022 when Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas revealed it to be the name of their baby girl. Chopra and Jonas took their daughter's name from the middle names of their mothers: Madhu Malti and Denise Marie.

Malti

A virtually unknown choice in the U.S and rare in its native Turkey too, Papatya is nevertheless attractive and usable for the baby namer who truly wants something different, but with a familiar and floral meaning. It comes directly from the Turkish word for "daisy".

Papatya

Madelief is an <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-name-lists/category/unusual-names">uncommon name</a> but not unheard of in the Netherlands, where 123 girls were called Madelief in one recent year. With its soft sounds and similarities to all those "Madeleine" type names as well as names ending in "eef/eev" sounds (Aoife, Eve, Genevieve), Madelief has potential in English-speaking countries to be a fresh and pleasant change from Daisy, Margaret and Madeleine.

Madelief

Acantha is one of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/unique-names">unique baby names</a> in the stylish mythological category that also might count as a flower name. In Greek mythology, Acantha was a nymph beloved by Apollo. An unusual and attractive choice that could make a creative way to honor a grandma Rose.

Acantha

A rarely heard flower name, Amapola comes from the Spanish word for "poppy", in turn associating with name with remembrance and the months of August and November. Pronounced as a-ma-POH-la, with the emphasis on the third syllable, it may feel similar enough to Amalia, Amaia, and Paula to work.
 
The name appears in the title of the popular song "Amapola", originally written by Spanish American composer José Lacalle in the 1920s. It later became a huge Big Band hit in the 1940s and variations of it have since been recorded by Bing Crosby, Natalie Cole, Bradley Walsh, and Andrea Bocelli. 
 
Baseball player Francisco Lindor and his wife Katia named their daughter Amapola Chloé in 2023, which may help it catch on.

Amapola

Amaranth is a beautiful herb with bright fuchsia flowers and a tasty seed that flavors many Eastern dishes. The name is filled with potential for the more adventurous namer, with nickname potential (Ammy, Mara) and a fresh sound that still fits in with all the Amelias and Ambers in the playground.

Amaranth

An evergreen with yellow flowers, Ambretta works to modernize Amber.

Ambretta

The bell-shaped flower Aletris is also known as Colic Root, Blazing Star, Unicorn Root, and Stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems. Its name derives from Greek aletris — an enslaved woman who ground corn — because of the mealy texture of the flowers.

Aletris

Araluen is a beautiful Aboriginal Australian place name, used in several sites, always connected to the dainty water lily. 
In terms of sound Araluen offers it all - the "Ara" beginning made popular by Arabella, the spunky "Lu" sound in the middle, giving rise to great nicknames like "Lulu," and the final "en" sound which makes it fit right in with all those Viviens and Adriennes in the school yard.
Araluen is a great choice for parents looking for a fresh sounding nature-based girls name that isn't too frilly or too masculine.

Araluen

This botanical name, referring to the vivid deep red color and to the madder plant from which it derives, is almost unknown to English speakers. But it's been trending in France recently, reaching the Top 100.

Garance

Garance is the vivid deep red color that comes from the madder flower and that has become a fashionable name for baby girls in France in recent years. While it's virtually unknown in the US and other English-speaking countries, Garance makes an original choice in the fashionable flower category. While Garance is usually a girls' name in France, there's no reason it has to be gendered female.

 are trending in the US and around the world, with flower names such as Iris, Violet, Daisy, Lily, and Rose at the top of international popularity lists.

 popular flower names ranking in the US Top 1000 

include Briar (for both genders), Dahlia, Holly, Ivy, Magnolia, and Poppy.

England, the top flower names are Ivy and Lily

, while in France it's Rose. In Poland, the most popular flower name for girls is Zuzanna, a former of Susan, which means lily.

What unique flower names are trending for baby girls?

? Beautiful and rare flower names include Leilani, Flora, Cassia, and Petal. Cute flower names include Daisy, Posy, Tulip, and even Wildflower.

 range from the exotic Amaryllis to Zinnia to such everyday flower names as Daisy, Clover, and Marigold. Other plant names for girls include Ivy, Marjoram, and Cassia. There are even a few 

Flower baby names can suit every taste and sensibility, from the vintage to the modern, the unique to the familiar.

Flower names for girls including names of flowers such as Rose and Lily and names that mean flower, floral names, plant names, and nature names for baby girls with origins, meanings, and popularity (Page 13)

Flower Names for Girls (with Meanings & Popularity)