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811 Girl Names That Start With I (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Ila
    • Origin:

      Scottish, Hindi, Hungarian, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "from the island; earth, sacred speech; shining light; joy"
  2. Indira
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "beauty"
  3. Io
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
  4. Ira
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, Russian, Greek, Finnish, Sanskrit, "watchful one; peace; protectress; earth
  5. Ismerie
    • Origin:

      French
  6. Idgie
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Imogen or Imogene, Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "maiden"
  7. Iza
    • Origin:

      Polish, Czech, and Slovene short form of Izabela, variation of Izzah "pledged to God; glory, power, strength"
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God; glory, power, strength"
  8. Irie
    • Origin:

      Jamaican
    • Meaning:

      "positive and powerful"
  9. Ilia
    • Origin:

      Variation of Iliana or Julia, Greek, Basque, Bulgarian "from Illium or Troy; youthful or sky father; Yahweh is God"
    • Meaning:

      "from Illium or Troy; youthful or sky father; Yahweh is God"
  10. Ilona
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Helen, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "shining torch; light; joy"
  11. Inga
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "guarded by Ing"
  12. Ia
    • Origin:

      Cornish
  13. Indi
    • Origin:

      Variation of Indie, English
    • Meaning:

      "independent"
  14. Illyria
    • Origin:

      Ancient place-name, feminine variation of Illyrius, Greek
  15. Izara
    • Origin:

      Arabic, Basque, Hausa
    • Meaning:

      "shawl; star; section of tree"
  16. Ilaria
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Hilary
    • Meaning:

      "cheerful, happy"
  17. Indra
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit, Latvian
    • Meaning:

      "possessing drops of rain; reed, water witch; estate ruler"
  18. Ivara
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "yew tree, archer"
  19. Inaya
    • Origin:

      Arabic, Bengali and Urdu
    • Meaning:

      "care, concern"
  20. Ilana
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "oak tree"

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