Girl names
The 300 most-used girl names in the U.S. since 1880. Browse by letter for the full list.
Most popular
| Name | Gender | Origin | 2025 rank | Babies since 1880 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | Girl | Aramaic or Hebrew | #125 (g) | 4,156,654 |
| Elizabeth | Girl | Hebrew | #17 (g) | 1,693,973 |
| Patricia | Girl | Latin | — | 1,578,584 |
| Jennifer | Girl | Cornish | #586 (g) | 1,476,540 |
| Linda | Girl | Germanic | #902 (g) | 1,458,899 |
| Barbara | Girl | Latin | #968 (g) | 1,440,831 |
| Margaret | Girl | Greek | #112 (g) | 1,268,519 |
| Susan | Girl | Hebrew | — | 1,126,022 |
| Dorothy | Girl | Greek | #421 (g) | 1,115,908 |
| Sarah | Girl | Hebrew | #90 (g) | 1,101,838 |
| Jessica | Girl | Hebrew | #665 (g) | 1,054,307 |
| Helen | Girl | Greek | #462 (g) | 1,027,307 |
| Nancy | Girl | — | #967 (g) | 1,007,393 |
| Betty | Girl | — | — | 1,004,857 |
| Karen | Girl | Danish | — | 990,774 |
| Lisa | Girl | Hebrew | #991 (g) | 970,012 |
| Anna | Girl | Latin | #107 (g) | 917,615 |
| Emily | Girl | Latin | #34 (g) | 898,296 |
| Sandra | Girl | — | — | 878,223 |
| Ashley | Girl | English | #164 (g) | 875,722 |
| Kimberly | Girl | Surname | #303 (g) | 850,666 |
| Ruth | Girl | Hebrew | #173 (g) | 838,901 |
| Donna | Girl | Italian | — | 833,874 |
| Carol | Girl | Germanic | — | 825,584 |
| Michelle | Girl | Hebrew | #465 (g) | 819,760 |
All 300 names
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Patricia
- Jennifer
- Linda
- Barbara
- Margaret
- Susan
- Dorothy
- Sarah
- Jessica
- Helen
- Nancy
- Betty
- Karen
- Lisa
- Anna
- Emily
- Sandra
- Ashley
- Kimberly
- Ruth
- Donna
- Carol
- Michelle
- Laura
- Amanda
- Emma
- Melissa
- Rebecca
- Stephanie
- Deborah
- Sharon
- Kathleen
- Cynthia
- Amy
- Shirley
- Angela
- Catherine
- Virginia
- Katherine
- Evelyn
- Brenda
- Frances
- Nicole
- Pamela
- Samantha
- Alice
- Christine
- Rachel
- Maria
- Olivia
- Carolyn
- Janet
- Martha
- Debra
- Marie
- Grace
- Victoria
- Heather
- Diane
- Julie
- Joyce
- Rose
- Joan
- Jean
- Christina
- Lauren
- Julia
- Lillian
- Ann
- Hannah
- Doris
- Kathryn
- Judith
- Charlotte
- Mildred
- Andrea
- Megan
- Cheryl
- Sophia
- Sara
- Madison
- Jacqueline
- Isabella
- Teresa
- Gloria
- Abigail
- Janice
- Theresa
- Judy
- Beverly
- Jane
- Natalie
- Ruby
- Amber
- Marilyn
- Denise
- Danielle
- Diana
- Annie
- Brittany
- Irene
- Ella
- Kayla
- Ava
- Lori
- Florence
- Tiffany
- Louise
- Eleanor
- Lois
- Kathy
- Tammy
- Crystal
- Bonnie
- Josephine
- Erin
- Anne
- Phyllis
- Allison
- Alyssa
- Mia
- Audrey
- Hazel
- Clara
- Edna
- Peggy
- Tina
- Dawn
- Eva
- Rita
- Wanda
- Paula
- Courtney
- Amelia
- Ethel
- Norma
- Ellen
- Marjorie
- Valerie
- Connie
- Esther
- Edith
- Gladys
- Carrie
- Brianna
- Elaine
- Wendy
- Melanie
- Vanessa
- Jasmine
- Cindy
- Leah
- Chloe
- Monica
- Caroline
- Alexandra
- Sylvia
- April
- Katie
- Sheila
- Lucy
- Lucille
- Erica
- Alicia
- Sherry
- Vivian
- Pauline
- Thelma
- Michele
- Veronica
- Kristen
- Suzanne
- Anita
- Claire
- Dolores
- Joanne
- Geraldine
- Lorraine
- Gail
- June
- Bertha
- Juanita
- Rhonda
- Jill
- Madeline
- Stella
- Holly
- Sally
- Darlene
- Brooke
- Beatrice
- Nora
- Naomi
- Savannah
- Elsie
- Eileen
- Lily
- Ida
- Debbie
- Sydney
- Renee
- Lydia
- Sofia
- Violet
- Bernice
- Regina
- Hailey
- Kristin
- Jo
- Rosa
- Loretta
- Gertrude
- Molly
- Tara
- Roberta
- Cassandra
- Bessie
- Cathy
- Annette
- Laurie
- Georgia
- Kaitlyn
- Alma
- Lindsey
- Shelby
- Jeanette
- Zoe
- Jeanne
- Rosemary
- Chelsea
- Colleen
- Pearl
- Addison
- Stacey
- Haley
- Minnie
- Agnes
- Lillie
- Beth
- Daisy
- Joann
- Yvonne
- Cora
- Kelsey
- Vicki
- Gina
- Nellie
- Destiny
- Carla
- Sadie
- Vera
- Heidi
- Mackenzie
- Jenna
- Faith
- Paige
- Terri
- Lena
- Autumn
- Harper
- Sue
- Maureen
- Arlene
- Joy
- Marian
- Sabrina
- Mabel
- Wilma
- Kaylee
- Constance
- Gabrielle
- Sophie
- Gabriella
- Kristina
- Myrtle
- Melinda
- Lindsay
- Deanna
- Katelyn
- Charlene
- Nina
- Isabel
- Mattie
- Marcia
- Viola
- Alexa
- Tamara
- Marlene
- Layla
- Claudia
- Jennie
- Patsy
- Brooklyn
- Angelina
- Erika
- Genevieve
- Gwendolyn
- Camila
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