750 Girl Names That Start With H (With Meanings and Popularity)
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Girl names that start with H are led today by Harper, whose meteoric rise to the Top 10 has made it the Number 1 H name for girls. Biblical Hannah was a huge hit in the 90s and remains popular today, while classic Helen was in the Top 10 girl names for nearly five decades.
Along with Harper and Hannah, popular H names for girls ranking in the current US Top 200 include Hazel, Hailey, Hadley, and Harmony. H name Heloise makes France's Top 100 baby girl names, while Helena ranks among the Top 100 girl names of both Germany and Spain.
Classic girl names starting with H include Helena, Hope, Harriet, Holly, Hillary, Hester, and Henrietta. These names may feel old-fashioned now, but that probably means they're on the brink of coming into stytle.
The major trend of girl names starting with H are gender-neutral last names used as firsts: Harper, Hadley, Harley, Harlow, Hunter, and Hensley. Hayes, Halston, and Hollis are two H-starting surname names rising for both genders.
The letter H has an angelic connection, with popular words-turned-names such as Hope, Haven, and Heaven, and is also a favorite initial for female names in the Harry Potter novels, with characters Hermione, Hedwig, and Helga.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with H, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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The names
Hazel
English
"the hazelnut tree"
Helena
Latinate form of Helen, Greek
"torch; shining light"
Hannah
Hebrew
"grace"
Harper
English
"harp player"
Heidi
Diminutive of Adelheid; German
"noble, nobility"
Hallie
English
"dweller at the meadow by the manor"
Hattie
English, diminutive of Harriet
"estate ruler"
Helen
Greek
"torch; shining light"
Harriet
English variation of French Henriette
"estate ruler"
Harlow
English surname
"rock hill or army hill"
Hadley
English
"heather field"
Holly
English nature name
Holland
Dutch place name
"wooded land"
Hollis
English
"dweller at the holly trees"
Henrietta
Feminine variation of Henry, German
"estate ruler"
Heather
English botanical name
"small shrub"
Haven
Word name, English
"a place of safety"
Hope
Virtue name
Hermione
Feminine version of Hermes, Greek
"messenger, earthly"
Halle
Modern invented name or diminutive of Harald, English or Norse
"Thor's stone"
