744 Girl Names That Start With H (With Meanings and Popularity)
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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- Hazel
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the hazelnut tree"
- Hannah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"grace"
- Helena
Origin:
Latinate form of Helen, GreekMeaning:
"torch; shining light"
- Hallie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the meadow by the manor"
- Hyacinth
Origin:
Flower name, from GreekMeaning:
"blue larkspur; precious stone"
- Harper
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"harp player"
- Harriet
Origin:
English variation of French HenrietteMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Helen
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"torch; shining light"
- Heidi
Origin:
Diminutive of Adelheid; GermanMeaning:
"noble, nobility"
- Hattie
Origin:
English, diminutive of HarrietMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Hailey
Origin:
English and Scottish clan nameMeaning:
"Hay's meadow"
- Hadley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"heather field"
- Holly
Origin:
English nature name
- Holland
Origin:
Dutch place nameMeaning:
"wooded land"
- Harlow
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"rock hill or army hill"
- Hermione
Origin:
Feminine version of Hermes, GreekMeaning:
"messenger, earthly"
- Hope
Origin:
Virtue name
- Hollis
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the holly trees"
- Haven
Origin:
Word name, EnglishMeaning:
"a place of safety"
- Heather
Origin:
English botanical nameMeaning:
"small shrub"
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