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1805 Girl Names That Start With E (With Meanings and Popularity)

Emma Waterhouse
By Emma Waterhouse
Updated Wed Dec 20 2023
1805 Girl Names That Start With E (With Meanings and Popularity)

Girl names that start with E have long been dominated by mega-popular Emma, former top name Emily, and classic Elizabeth.

Along with this powerhouse trio, girl names starting with E in the US Top 100 include Evelyn, Ella, and Eleanor, with Eliza and Elena rising fast. Emma is also the most popular E name for girls internationally, with other top E names including Elise in France and Evi in the Netherlands.

With the stylishness of vowel beginnings, you also might want to consider unique E girl names as the vintage Edith and Etta, the fun-loving Eulalia and Elowen, and the unisex Ellery and Ellis.

Here, our full selection of girl names that start with E, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Esme

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "beloved"
  2. Eloise

    • Origin:

      French and English variation of Heloise

    • Meaning:

      "healthy; wide"
  3. Eleanor

    • Origin:

      English variation of French Provencal Alienor, meaning unknown
  4. Evelyn

    • Origin:

      English from French and German

    • Meaning:

      "desired; or water, island"
  5. Elodie

    • Origin:

      French, variation of Alodia, German

    • Meaning:

      "foreign riches"
  6. Elowen

    • Origin:

      Cornish

    • Meaning:

      "elm"
  7. Evara

    • Origin:

      Variation of Eva, Evaristo, or Ivara, Hebrew, Latin, Norse

    • Meaning:

      "life; well-pleasing; yew wood, archer, warrior"
  8. Elizabeth

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
  9. Emma

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "universal"
  10. Elsie

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth

    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
  11. Eliza

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
  12. Evangeline

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "bearer of good news"
  13. Emrielle

    • Origin:

      Modern invention, variation of Emery or combination of Emily or Emma and Arielle

    • Meaning:

      "industrious; rival or universal + lion"
  14. Ella

    • Origin:

      German; English

    • Meaning:

      "all, completely; fairy maiden"
  15. Emily

    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Emil, Latin

    • Meaning:

      "rival"
  16. Elise

    • Origin:

      French variation of Elizabeth

    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
  17. Ellie

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Eleanor and Ellen

    • Meaning:

      "bright shining one"
  18. Etta

    • Origin:

      English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
  19. Edith

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "prosperous in war"
  20. Evie

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Eve or Eva, English or Latin

    • Meaning:

      "life"