1415 Baby Names That Start With F (with Meanings and Popularity)

1415 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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  1. Freya
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "a noble woman"
  2. Finn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "fair or white"
  3. Felix
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "happy, fortunate"
  4. Finnick
    • Origin:

      Literary invention
  5. Florence
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flourishing, prosperous"
  6. Frances
    • Origin:

      English from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "from France; free man"
  7. Flora
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
  8. Finley
    • Origin:

      Irish and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired hero"
  9. Flynn
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "descendant of the red-haired one"
  10. Francesca
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Frances, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "from France or free man"
  11. Felicity
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "good fortune, happy"
  12. Faye
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "fairy"
  13. Fiona
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "white, fair"
  14. Fletcher
    • Origin:

      English occupational name
    • Meaning:

      "arrow-maker"
  15. Francis
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "Frenchman or free man"
  16. Frank
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Francis or Franklin
    • Meaning:

      "Frenchman or free man"
  17. Fia
    • Origin:

      Irish, Portuguese, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "wild, weaver"
  18. Frederick
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "peaceful ruler"
  19. Forrest
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller near the woods"
  20. Florian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "flowering"

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