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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- Freya
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"a noble woman"
- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finnick
Origin:
Literary invention
- Florence
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Frances
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"from France; free man"
- Flora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flower"
- Finley
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Francesca
Origin:
Italian variation of Frances, LatinMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Felicity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good fortune, happy"
- Faye
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fairy"
- Fiona
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"white, fair"
- Fletcher
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"arrow-maker"
- Francis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Frank
Origin:
Diminutive of Francis or FranklinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Fia
Origin:
Irish, Portuguese, ItalianMeaning:
"wild, weaver"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Forrest
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near the woods"
- Florian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flowering"
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