1378 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 fast-rising Freya, the Norse goddess of love and beauty. For boys, upbeat Irish name Finn 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 Felix, 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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- Finn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"
- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finley
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"fair-haired hero"
- Florence
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Fiona
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"white, fair"
- Flora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flower"
- Freya
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"a noble woman"
- Felicity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good fortune, happy"
- Faye
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fairy"
- Francesca
Origin:
Italian variation of Frances, LatinMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Flynn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of the red-haired one"
- Frances
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"from France; free man"
- Francis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Frederick
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"
- Florian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flowering"
- Fia
Origin:
Irish, Portuguese, ItalianMeaning:
"wild, weaver"
- Fern
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"plant name"
- Fiadh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"wild"
- Frankie
Origin:
Diminutive of Frank, Francis, or Franklin, LatinMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Ford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the ford"