Girl names

Juniper

Latin tree name

"young"

Juniper is a fresh-feeling nature name -- it's a small evergreen shrub -- with lots of energy. A new favorite of fashionable parents, Juniper joins such other tree and shrub names as Hazel, Acacia,…

Hailey

English and Scottish clan name

"Hay's meadow"

There are no less than ten different variations of Hailey on the current Most Popular list, but this is the spelling that brought it into the Top 10 of 2010, although it has quickly fallen in…

Arabella

Latin, Scottish

"yielding to prayer; lovable"

Arabella, lovely and elegant, has long been well used in Britain and finally made it onto the American list in 2005. A Top 50 choice in the UK, in the US in remains in the Top 300, given to around…

Callista

Greek

"most beautiful"

Calista Flockhart spotlighted this lovely Greek name that has a long future in the English-speaking world. Kallista is another spelling; Calixta and Calixto are related.

Celestina

Italian and Spanish variation of Celeste

"heavenly"

We are hearing more of such heavenly names as Celeste and Celia, which opens the door to the range of lovely variations rarely heard before. Celestina is one of them, though given the more accessible…

Camdynne

Camdynne is a contemporary feminine name that represents a creative spelling variation of Camden or Camdyn. While its exact origins are uncertain, it likely derives from an English surname meaning…

Camilya

Camilya is a feminine name representing a variant spelling of Camilla or Kamila, which derives from Latin origins meaning 'attendant for religious services' or possibly 'freeborn' or 'noble.' The…

Casadi

Casadi is a feminine name with a modern feel and possibly multiple origins. It may be a creative variation of Cassidy, which has Irish origins meaning "curly-haired." Alternatively, it could be an…

Cicilia

Cicilia is a feminine name that represents a variation of Cecilia, which has Latin origins in the Roman family name Caecilius, meaning 'blind' or derived from the Latin word 'caecus.' This particular…

Cadence

Latin

"rhythm, beat"

The musical word name Cadence, seemed to come out of nowhere to zoom up the charts; it rose over 700 spots between 2002 and 2004, and showed up in the Top 200 in 2007. It's gone down in the popular…

Snow

English word name

There's definitely a cold front of names for winter babies moving in, with Summer, Spring and Autumn giving way to Winter--plus North, January, Frost--and Snow. This name feels brisk, fresh, pure,…

Crystin

Crystin is a feminine name that represents a creative spelling variation of Kristin or Kristen, which derive from the Latin 'Christinus,' meaning 'follower of Christ.' This modern variant emerged…

Cara

Latin, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese

"dear; friend; face"

Cara is a simple, sweet, Italian endearment that enjoyed its greatest popularity from the 1970s through the 1990s, reaching a high of Number 189 in 1977. Despite the rising celebrity of English…