English girl names
Most widely given today: Isla, Lily and Grace.
89 girl names whose etymology traces to English, with the rank in the home country where one publishes a list.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Say it EYE-luh
Roots in English and Scottish Gaelic 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 4th
Loved in the UK, British Columbia, Ontario and seven more places. Common in Ireland. Rare in Quebec, Berlin, Poland and seven more places.
1 in 71 girls born in Scotland in 2025
lily (flower)
Say it LIL-ee
English origin
lily (flower)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 2nd
Loved in Ireland, the UK, British Columbia and six more places. Common across Ontario, the Netherlands, Sweden and six more places. Rare in Norway, four German cities, Austria and three more places.
1 in 70 girls born in Ireland in 2025
grace
Say it GRAYS
English origin
grace
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 27th
Loved in Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland. Common across England and Wales, Ontario, British Columbia and five more places. Rare in Italy, four German cities, Quebec and eight more places.
1 in 57 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
1 in 109 in Ireland
Say it EL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 119th
Common across Sweden, Canada, Ireland and 12 more places. Rare in four German cities, England and Wales, the Netherlands and three more places.
1 in 109 girls born in Ireland in 2025
ivy (plant)
Say it EYE-vee
English origin
ivy (plant)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 9th
Loved in England and Wales and one more place. Common across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ontario and ten more places. Rare in Switzerland, three German cities, Sweden and four more places.
1 in 124 girls born in Scotland in 2025
a musical aria
Say it AR-ee-uh
English origin
a musical aria
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 34th
Loved in New Zealand. Common across Ontario, the UK, British Columbia and 15 more places. Rare in Quebec, Italy, four German cities and four more places.
1 in 141 girls born in Scotland in 2025
willow
Say it WIL-oh
English origin
willow
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 20th
Common across the UK, British Columbia, Ontario and six more places. Rare in Quebec, France, the Netherlands and five more places.
1 in 143 girls born in Scotland in 2025
harp player
Say it HAR-per
English origin
harp player
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 23rd
Loved in South Australia and Queensland. Common across the UK, Ontario, British Columbia and four more places. Rare in the Netherlands, Quebec, France and two more places.
1 in 138 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 92 in Scotland
Say it MIL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 36th
Loved in Scotland. Common across England and Wales, Ireland, the Netherlands and seven more places. Rare in Canada, Norway, four German cities and four more places.
1 in 92 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 127 in Scotland
Say it EE-vee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 35th
Common across the UK, Ireland and five more places. Rare in the Netherlands, Canada, three German cities and four more places.
1 in 127 girls born in Scotland in 2025
ruby
Say it ROO-bee
English origin
ruby
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 38th
Loved in South Australia. Common across the UK, Ireland, British Columbia and eight more places. Rare in Cologne, Ontario, Quebec and nine more places.
1 in 132 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
sienna (colour)
Say it see-EN-uh
English origin
sienna (colour)
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 15th
Loved in Victoria and New South Wales. Common across the UK, Ireland, Ontario and five more places. Rare in Switzerland, Norway, Quebec and ten more places.
1 in 166 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Rose,
rose
Say it ROH-zee
English origin from Rose,
rose
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 24th
Loved in Scotland. Common across Northern Ireland, Ireland, England and Wales and six more places. Rare in Canada, three German cities, France and four more places.
1 in 101 girls born in Scotland in 2025
daisy (flower)
Say it DAY-zee
English origin
daisy (flower)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 18th
Common across the UK, Ireland and five more places. Rare in Canada, Italy, Sweden and six more places.
1 in 142 girls born in Scotland in 2025
hazel (plant)
Say it HAY-zul
English origin
hazel (plant)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 71st
Loved in British Columbia and five more places. Common across Ontario, Ireland, England and Wales and two more places. Rare in Northern Ireland, three German cities, Quebec and six more places.
1 in 240 girls born in Ireland in 2025
poppy (flower)
Say it POP-ee
English origin
poppy (flower)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 7th
Loved in England and Wales. Common across Scotland, Northern Ireland and five more places. Rare in Ireland, Canada, Sweden and two more places.
1 in 142 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
violet (flower)
Say it VY-uh-lit
English origin
violet (flower)
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 37th
Loved in South Australia, Queensland and one more place. Common across Ontario, British Columbia, England and Wales and four more places. Rare in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Quebec and four more places.
1 in 239 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
fine, beautiful
Say it BON-ee
English origin
fine, beautiful
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 48th
Common across the UK, Ireland, Sweden and four more places. Rare in five German cities, the Netherlands, Canada and two more places.
1 in 160 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Sarah,
lady, princess
Say it SAY-dee
English origin from Sarah,
lady, princess
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 134th
Loved in Ireland. Common across Northern Ireland, Scotland, Ontario and seven more places. Rare in England and Wales, Quebec, Berlin and two more places.
1 in 82 girls born in Ireland in 2025
dyer or seller of scarlet fabric
Say it SKAR-lit
English origin
dyer or seller of scarlet fabric
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 93rd
Common across Ontario, British Columbia, England and Wales and six more places. Rare in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and ten more places.
1 in 459 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Ann,
grace, gracious, graced with child
Say it AN-ee
English origin from Ann,
grace, gracious, graced with child
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 111th
Loved in Northern Ireland. Common across Ireland and Scotland. Rare in England and Wales, Sweden, Canada and nine more places.
1 in 80 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
1 in 131 in Scotland
Say it HAL-ee
Roots in English and Germanic 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 29th
Common across the UK, Ireland and three more places. Rare in Canada.
1 in 131 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Lily,
lily (flower)
Say it LIL-ee
English origin from Lily,
lily (flower)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 129th
Common across six German cities, Sweden, Norway and five more places. Rare in Switzerland, England and Wales, Ireland and seven more places.
1 in 358 girls born in Scotland in 2025
holly (tree)
Say it HOL-ee
English origin
holly (tree)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 169th
Common across Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rare in England and Wales, four German cities, Canada and six more places.
1 in 274 girls born in Ireland in 2025
son of Matthew, occasionally son of Maud
Say it MAD-ih-sun
English origin
son of Matthew, occasionally son of Maud
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 175th
Common across Canada and one more place. Rare in the UK, Ireland, Berlin and six more places.
1 in 559 girls born in Scotland in 2025
jade (precious stone)
Say it JAYD
English origin
jade (precious stone)
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 747th
Loved in France. Common across Quebec and the Netherlands. Rare in Switzerland, Ontario, British Columbia and seven more places.
1 in 1,921 girls born in Ireland in 2025
summer (season)
Say it SUM-er
English origin
summer (season)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 109th
Common across British Columbia, Scotland, Ontario and four more places. Rare in England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and six more places.
1 in 293 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Grace,
grace
Say it GRAY-see
English origin from Grace,
grace
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 84th
Common across the UK, Ireland and two more places. Rare in Canada, France and Italy.
1 in 160 girls born in Scotland in 2025
olive
Say it OL-iv
Roots in Latin and English
olive
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 47th
Common across England and Wales, British Columbia and four more places. Rare in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ontario and seven more places.
1 in 284 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
amber
Say it AM-ber
Roots in English and Hindi
amber
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 164th
Common across British Columbia and one more place. Rare in the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland and nine more places.
1 in 486 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
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defense, protection
Say it LIV
Roots in Old Norse and English
defense, protection
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 2277th
Common across the Netherlands, five German cities, Sweden and four more places. Rare in Berlin, France, Canada and six more places.
1 in 4,225 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 271 in Scotland
Say it KAL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 186th
Common across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rare in Canada, Ireland, England and Wales and two more places.
1 in 271 girls born in Scotland in 2025
possibly good vision
Say it SEL-muh
Roots in English, Scottish Gaelic, Turkish and Arabic
possibly good vision
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 2277th
Loved in Sweden. Common across Norway and one more place. Rare in four German cities, France, Switzerland and four more places.
1 in 21,107 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 335 in England and Wales
Say it HAIR-ee-ut
Roots in English, French and Germanic 3 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 59th
Common across England and Wales and five more places. Rare in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Sweden and five more places.
1 in 335 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 162 in Northern Ireland
Say it MOL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 242nd
Common across Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland. Rare in Sweden, England and Wales and France.
1 in 162 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
1 in 662 in Northern Ireland
Say it MY-uh
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 230th
Common in France. Rare in the UK, Canada, Ireland and two more places.
1 in 662 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
autumn (season)
Say it AW-tum
English origin
autumn (season)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 107th
Common in British Columbia. Rare in the UK, Ontario, Quebec and two more places.
1 in 511 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Catherine,
possibly each of the two
Say it KAYT
English origin from Catherine,
possibly each of the two
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 1079th
Common across Ireland and one more place. Rare in the Netherlands, the UK, Canada and six more places.
1 in 225 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 942 in Scotland
Say it suh-VAN-uh
English origin 3 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 222nd
Common in Australia. Rare in Canada, the UK, Ireland and four more places.
1 in 942 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 267 in Scotland
Say it SKY
Roots in Scottish Gaelic and English 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 219th
Common in Scotland. Rare in England and Wales, Canada, Northern Ireland and seven more places.
1 in 267 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 346 in Ireland
Say it FAY
English origin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 333rd
Common in Ireland. Rare in the UK, the Netherlands, Canada and six more places.
1 in 346 girls born in Ireland in 2025
hope (virtue)
Say it HOHP
English origin
hope (virtue)
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 180th
Rare in the UK, five German cities, Canada and seven more places.
1 in 596 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Ann,
grace, gracious, graced with child
Say it NAN-see
English origin from Ann,
grace, gracious, graced with child
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 78th
Common across England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Rare in Scotland, Ontario, Italy and two more places.
1 in 347 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
1 in 700 in England and Wales
Say it REN
English origin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 137th
Common in British Columbia. Rare in Ontario, the UK and Ireland.
1 in 700 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Eleanor,
perhaps other
Say it NEL-ee
English origin from Eleanor,
perhaps other
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 101st
Common in Sweden. Rare in the UK, Canada, Norway and eight more places.
1 in 553 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
melody
Say it MEL-uh-dee
English origin
melody
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 248th
Rare in Canada, Britain, Italy and ten more places.
1 in 778 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Constantine,
constant, steadfast
Say it KON-ee
English origin from Constantine,
constant, steadfast
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 154th
Common in Northern Ireland. Rare in England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland and one more place.
1 in 270 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
1 in 383 in Northern Ireland
Say it FAYTH
English origin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 281st
Rare in the UK, Canada, Ireland and five more places.
1 in 383 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
from Holly,
holly (tree)
Say it HOL-ee
English origin from Holly,
holly (tree)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 419th
Rare in Ireland, the UK, Sweden and one more place.
1 in 704 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Joseph,
(God) shall add
Say it JOH-see
English origin from Joseph,
(God) shall add
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 250th
Rare in Canada, the UK, the Netherlands and five more places.
1 in 455 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
vital force, youthful vigor
Say it JOON
English origin
vital force, youthful vigor
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 696th
Common in the Netherlands. Rare in Canada, France, three German cities and seven more places.
1 in 3,521 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Lily,
lily (flower)
Say it LIL-ee
English origin from Lily,
lily (flower)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 227th
Rare in the UK, Sweden, Ireland and five more places.
1 in 639 girls born in Scotland in 2025
dahlia (flower)
Say it DAH-lee-uh
English origin
dahlia (flower)
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 684th
Common across Catalonia and Slovenia. Rare in Canada, four German cities, Italy and 11 more places.
1 in 3,018 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 813 in Ireland
Say it MAY
English origin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 391st
Common in the Netherlands. Rare in Ireland, the UK, France and eight more places.
1 in 813 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 497 in Scotland
Say it WIN-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 117th
Rare in the UK, Canada, Berlin and five more places.
1 in 497 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Eleanor,
perhaps other
Say it EL-ih-nor
English origin from Eleanor,
perhaps other
3 syllablesLoved in Norway. Rare in Sweden, Cologne, Austria and two more places.
1 in 71 girls born in Norway in 2025
dahlia (flower)
Say it DAL-yuh
English origin
dahlia (flower)
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 381st
Common in Quebec. Rare in Sweden, British Columbia, the UK and nine more places.
1 in 1,457 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
juniper
Say it JOO-nih-per
English origin
juniper
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 250th
Common in British Columbia. Rare in Ontario, the UK, Quebec and five more places.
1 in 1,362 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
joy
Say it JOY
English origin
joy
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 542nd
Common in France. Rare in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Britain and 11 more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
felicity
Say it feh-LIS-ih-tee
English origin
felicity
4 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 152nd
Rare in the UK, Canada, Ireland and two more places.
1 in 768 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
of the month of the goddess Venus
Say it AY-prul
English origin
of the month of the goddess Venus
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 321st
Rare in the UK, Ireland, France and three more places.
1 in 716 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Say it JEN-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 2006th
Common in Norway. Rare in Berlin, Canada, Italy and five more places.
1 in 7,042 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 2,093 in England and Wales
Say it NEL-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 353rd
Rare in four German cities, Norway, Sweden and 11 more places.
1 in 2,093 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 2,641 in Ireland
Say it TAY-ler
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 1512th
Rare in Canada, Ireland, Britain and three more places.
1 in 2,641 girls born in Ireland in 2025
beauty, beautiful
Say it BEL
Roots in French and English
beauty, beautiful
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 396th
Rare in Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands and four more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
sage
Say it SAYJ
English origin
sage
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 610th
Common in Queensland. Rare in Canada, Britain, Ireland and two more places.
1 in 2,982 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 1,491 in Scotland
Say it SID-nee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 295th
Rare in Canada, Britain, Ireland and two more places.
1 in 1,491 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Sarah,
lady, princess
Say it SAL-ee
English origin from Sarah,
lady, princess
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 1079th
Common in Sweden. Rare in Ireland, Israel, Britain and five more places.
1 in 1,174 girls born in Ireland in 2025
possibly she of heavenly authority
Say it JOO-noh
English origin
possibly she of heavenly authority
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 400th
Rare in Sweden, Berlin, Britain and ten more places.
1 in 2,347 girls born in Ireland in 2025
Maia's month
Say it MAY
English origin
Maia's month
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 610th
Rare in Israel, Britain, three German cities and nine more places.
1 in 1,627 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 411 in Norway
Say it VIL-mah
Roots in German and English 2 syllables
Common across Sweden and two more places. Rare in Norway, France, Italy and one more place.
1 in 411 girls born in Norway in 2025
northwest Anatolia
Say it AY-zhuh
English origin
northwest Anatolia
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 2137th
Common in Italy. Rare in Catalonia, Israel, Berlin and five more places.
1 in 19,483 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
blackbird
Say it MER-leh
English origin
blackbird
2 syllablesCommon in three German cities. Rare in Berlin, Munich, the Netherlands and three more places. Loved in Rostock.
1 in 84,427 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 36,183 in England and Wales
Say it KIM
English origin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 3332nd
Rare in Slovenia, Israel, Switzerland and seven more places.
1 in 36,183 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Regina,
queen
Say it JEE-nuh
English origin from Regina,
queen
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 3704th
Common in Catalonia. Rare in Switzerland, France, Cologne and five more places.
1 in 42,214 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 1,789 in Scotland
Say it BRY-er
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 1271st
Rare in Canada and Britain.
1 in 1,789 girls born in Scotland in 2025
God is gracious
Say it ee-VAH-nuh
English origin
God is gracious
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 922nd
Common in Slovenia. Rare in three German cities, Austria, Catalonia and six more places.
1 in 6,665 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Melody,
melody
Say it MEL-oh-dee
English origin from Melody,
melody
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 2277th
Common in Quebec. Rare in France, Sweden, Switzerland and five more places.
1 in 21,107 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Eleanor,
perhaps other
Say it NEL
English origin from Eleanor,
perhaps other
1 syllableGiven in her home country: England and Wales 894th
Common in Poland. Rare in Britain, Ireland, Austria and one more place.
1 in 3,578 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Manuel,
God is with us
Say it man-WEL-uh
Roots in Spanish, Portuguese and English from Manuel,
God is with us
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 2006th
Common in Spain. Rare in Italy, Poland, Ireland and five more places.
1 in 5,282 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 414 in Poland
Say it mahl-VEE-nah
Roots in English and Scottish Gaelic 3 syllables
Common in Poland. Rare in Austria.
1 in 414 girls born in Poland in 2025
coral
Say it KOR-ul
English origin
coral
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 1719th
Rare in Catalonia, Israel, England and Wales and two more places.
1 in 14,899 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 16,997 in Switzerland
Say it MAD-ih-sun
English origin 3 syllables
Rare in Quebec, Switzerland, France and one more place.
1 in 16,997 girls born in Switzerland in 2025
possibly sea
Say it mor-GAHN
English origin
possibly sea
2 syllablesRare in Quebec, France and Switzerland.
1 in 5,214 girls born in France in 2025
1 in 31,660 in England and Wales
Say it FAY
English origin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 3034th
Rare in the Netherlands, Switzerland, England and Wales and one more place.
1 in 31,660 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 660 in Norway
Say it AH-neh
Roots in English and French 2 syllables
Rare in Norway, Catalonia, Switzerland and one more place.
1 in 660 girls born in Norway in 2025
1 in 42,214 in England and Wales
Say it HEN-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 3704th
Rare in Norway, Sweden, Austria and two more places.
1 in 42,214 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
184th in the Netherlands
Say it JAK-ee
English origin 2 syllables
Rare in the Netherlands, Quebec and Sweden.
Number 184 in the Netherlands in 2025
Last listed in Estonia in 2024
Say it MEER-tel
English origin 2 syllables
Last listed in Estonia, 24th in 2024.