1419 Baby Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with F are fashionable but not popular, with not a single F name ranking among the Top 100 most popular names for girls or boys in the United States. The most common girl name with the F initial is mythological Freya, the Norse goddess of love and beauty. For boys, pan-European Felix leads the pack.
Along with Freya, other girl names beginning with F in the US Top 500 include Finley, Fiona, Faith, Francesca, and Felicity. In addition to Finn, boy names starting with F in the US Top 500 include Finn, Finley, Francisco, Fernando, and Fabian.
Unique F names we strongly endorse include preppy surnames Ferris, Fielder, and Fleming, and botanical Flora, Fuchsia, and Fiorella. A number of rare names beginning with the letter F have classic literary cred as well, such as the first name of Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor and the surname of Nobel laureate William Faulkner.
Here, our full selection of names that start with F, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Freya
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"a noble woman"
- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Finnick
Origin:
Literary invention
- Flossie
Origin:
Diminutive of FlorenceMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Felicity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good fortune, happy"
- Frances
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"from France; free man"
- Faye
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fairy"
- Francis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Fiona
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"white, fair"
- Francesca
Origin:
Italian variation of Frances, LatinMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Florence
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Flora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flower"
- Fletcher
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"arrow-maker"
- Florian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flowering"
- Fia
Origin:
Irish, Portuguese, ItalianMeaning:
"wild, weaver"
- Franklin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"free landholder"
- Frank
Origin:
Diminutive of Francis or FranklinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
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