1162 Girl Names That Start With N (with Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with N have never been wildly popular, making the N initial a great place to start your search for an underused gem.
Six N names for girls currently rank in the US Top 100: Nora, Natalie, Nova, Naomi, Natalia, and Nevaeh. Along with these, there are also many gorgeous uncommon N girl names that feature lower in the Top 1000 but are still widely familiar, like Noelle, Nina and Nola.
Arabic names like Noor and Nyla and Russian names like Natasha and Nadia have also charted in the US in recent years, and some rare N names for girls actually rank highly in other countries, such as Noa (Top 10 in Israel), Niamh (Top 50 in Ireland), and Nia (Top 100 in Wales).
Unique N-starting names for girls we recommend include sweet retro nicknames Nell and Nancy, both currently stylish in the UK, and exotic international options like Nadine, Noemi, Nahla and Nalani.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with N, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Nora
Origin:
Diminutive of Honora or Eleonora, LatinMeaning:
"honor or meaning unknown"
- Nightingale
Origin:
Bird name from GermanMeaning:
"night singer"
- Nell
Origin:
English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et alMeaning:
"bright, shining one"
- Nina
Origin:
Short form of names that end in -nina
- Naomi
Origin:
Hebrew, JapaneseMeaning:
"pleasantness; straight, direct, beautiful"
- Nancy
Origin:
English diminutive of Ann or Agnes, Hebrew or GreekMeaning:
"grace or pure"
- Nadia
Origin:
Russian, ArabicMeaning:
"hope; tender, delicate"
- Nellie
Origin:
Diminutive of Helen, Ellen, and Eleanor, English, SwedishMeaning:
"light, shining torch"
- Nova
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"new"
- Noa
Origin:
Hebrew, JapaneseMeaning:
"motion; my love, affection"
- Nimue
Origin:
Celtic Mythology (one of the names of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legends)
- Natalie
Origin:
French variation of Russian NataliaMeaning:
"birthday of the Lord"
- Natalia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"birthday [of the Lord]"
- Nicole
Origin:
French feminine variation of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Nyx
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"night"
- Nyla
Origin:
Arabic, Sanskrit, Irish, modern inventionMeaning:
"winner, one who achieves; hero; cloud; wind, air; dark blue"
- Noelle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"Christmas"
- Nola
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"white shoulder"
- Neve
Origin:
Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and PortugueseMeaning:
"snow"
- Niamh
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"bright"
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