1100 Girl Names That Start With G (With Meanings and Popularity)

1100 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. Grace
    • Origin:

      English, virtue name
  2. Genevieve
    • Origin:

      English from French
    • Meaning:

      "tribe woman"
  3. Gemma
    • Origin:

      Italian, Catalonian, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "precious stone"
  4. Georgia
    • Origin:

      English, feminine variation of George
    • Meaning:

      "farmer"
  5. Guinevere
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white shadow, white wave"
  6. Gaia
    • Origin:

      Greek and Latin
    • Meaning:

      "earth mother; rejoicing"
  7. Gianna
    • Origin:

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

      "God is gracious"
  8. Greta
    • Origin:

      German, diminutive of Margarethe
    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
  9. Gwendolyn
    • Origin:

      Variation of Gwendolen, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white ring"
  10. Goldie
    • Origin:

      Anglicized form of Yiddish Golde or Golda
    • Meaning:

      "gold"
  11. Gia
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
  12. Gabriella
    • Origin:

      Italian feminine variation of Gabriel
    • Meaning:

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

      Diminutive of Gwendolen or Gwendolyn, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white circle"
  14. Giselle
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "pledge, hostage"
  15. Gabrielle
    • Origin:

      French, feminine variation of Gabriel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is my Strength"
  16. Greer
    • Origin:

      Scottish, contraction of surname Gregor; Latin
    • Meaning:

      "alert, watchful"
  17. Georgie
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "farmer"
  18. Gigi
    • Origin:

      French diminutive
  19. Geraldine
    • Origin:

      German and French, feminine variation of Gerald
    • Meaning:

      "ruler with the spear"
  20. Gracie
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Grace