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1127 Girl Names That Start With G (With Meanings and Popularity)

1127 Girl Names That Start With G (With Meanings and Popularity)

Girl names that start with G are increasingly popular, with the initial sound in both the hard (as in Grace) and soft (Gianna) forms.

Gianna, Grace, and Genesis are the most popular G-starting names for girls in the US right now. Gabriella, Genevieve, and Georgia also rank in the US Top 200.

Along with the Italian spelling Giorgia, Italy has two other girl names starting with G in its Top 10: Giulia and Ginevra. Giulia is also the top-ranked G-starting girl name in France, while G names for girls in England's Top 300 include Gracie, Georgie, and Georgina.

If you're looking for an uncommon or unique G baby girl name, intriguing options we recommend include fashionable picks Georgia, Gemma and Greta, as well as underused gems like Giada, Guinevere, Galilee and Gaia.

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

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  1. Genevieve
    • Origin:

      English from French
    • Meaning:

      "tribe woman"
  2. Grace
    • Origin:

      English, virtue name
  3. Gemma
    • Origin:

      Italian, Catalonian, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "precious stone"
  4. Gia
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  5. Georgia
    • Origin:

      English, feminine variation of George
    • Meaning:

      "farmer"
  6. Guinevere
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white shadow, white wave"
  7. Goldie
    • Origin:

      Anglicized form of Yiddish Golde or Golda
    • Meaning:

      "gold"
  8. Greta
    • Origin:

      German, diminutive of Margarethe
    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
  9. Gwendolyn
    • Origin:

      Variation of Gwendolen, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white ring"
  10. Gabriella
    • Origin:

      Italian feminine variation of Gabriel
    • Meaning:

      "God is my strength"
  11. Gwen
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Gwendolen or Gwendolyn, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white circle"
  12. Gianna
    • Origin:

      Italian, diminutive of Giovanna or feminization of Gianni, forms of John
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  13. Gaia
    • Origin:

      Greek and Latin
    • Meaning:

      "earth mother; rejoicing"
  14. Gabrielle
    • Origin:

      French, feminine variation of Gabriel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is my Strength"
  15. Giselle
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "pledge, hostage"
  16. Gillian
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Julian
    • Meaning:

      "youthful"
  17. Greer
    • Origin:

      Scottish, contraction of surname Gregor; Latin
    • Meaning:

      "alert, watchful"
  18. Gail
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, short form of Abigail
    • Meaning:

      "my father rejoices"
  19. Gracie
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Grace
  20. Gloria
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "glory"

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