553 Girl Names That Start With O (with Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with O are trending right now, with attractive O-starting options like Olive, Opal, and Ophelia all rising rapidly up the popularity rankings, while still retaining their quirky charm.
O names for girls are particularly popular across the pond in Britain: along with current #1 girl name Olivia, other popular O-starting picks in the Top 1000 for England and Wales include sweet Scottish Orla, sassy Ottilie, and sophisticated Octavia.
In the US, O names remain relatively rare, with only Olive, Ophelia, Oakley, and Oaklee joining Olivia in the Top 500 girl names in recent years.
Along with Orla and Ottilie, other original O baby names for girls include chic French options Odette and Oceane, fresh nature names Onyx and Ochre, and geographical picks Odessa and Olympia.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with O, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Opha
Origin:
Greek, HebrewMeaning:
"help; fawn"
- Ottilie
Origin:
German, FrenchMeaning:
"prosperous in battle"
- Ophelia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"help"
- Olivia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"olive tree"
- Odette
Origin:
French, from GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Olive
Origin:
English, from Latin, nature nameMeaning:
"olive tree"
- Opal
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"gem"
- Odessa
Origin:
Russian form of Odesa, Ukrainian place-nameMeaning:
"voyage"
- Orla
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"golden princess"
- Octavia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"eighth"
- Ozzy
Origin:
Short form of Oscar or Osborn, English or IrishMeaning:
"deer; divine"
- Oona
Origin:
Irish, variation of UnaMeaning:
"lamb"
- Oriana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dawn; gold"
- Odelia
Origin:
Hebrew, GermanMeaning:
"I will praise the Lord or wealth"
- Ottessa
Origin:
Variation of Atossa, Greek from PersianMeaning:
"bestowing very richly, well trickling, well granting"
- Ottolie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"prospers in battle"
- Olga
Origin:
Slavic variation of Helga, NorseMeaning:
"holy"
- Ostara
Origin:
Old High GermanMeaning:
"dawn"
- Ollie
Origin:
Short form of Olive or Olivia, LatinMeaning:
"olive tree"
- Ondine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little wave"
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