Old English girl names
Most widely given today: Hailey, Audrey and Eve.
14 girl names whose etymology traces to Old English, with the rank in the home country where one publishes a list.
hay + clearing
Say it HAY-lee
Old English origin
hay + clearing
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 371st
Common across the Netherlands, Ontario, British Columbia and three more places. Rare in three German cities, Sweden, Austria and ten more places.
1 in 341 girls born in Ireland in 2025
noble + strength
Say it AW-dree
Old English origin
noble + strength
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 312th
Common across British Columbia, Ontario and four more places. Rare in Quebec, Britain, Cologne and five more places.
1 in 1,822 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 320 in Ireland
Say it EEV
Roots in Hebrew, Old English and Latin 1 syllable
Given in her home country: England and Wales 287th
Common across Ireland and one more place. Rare in the UK, Canada, Israel and five more places.
1 in 320 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 649 in England and Wales
Say it EE-dith
Old English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 125th
Common in Sweden. Rare in the UK, Norway, Ireland and nine more places.
1 in 649 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from Everleigh,
wild boar + woodland clearing
Say it EV-er-lee
Old English origin from Everleigh,
wild boar + woodland clearing
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 297th
Common across British Columbia and Ontario. Rare in Quebec, Britain, Ireland and one more place.
1 in 1,689 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
rock
Say it HAR-loh
Old English origin
rock
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 325th
Common in South Australia. Rare in Canada, the UK and Ireland.
1 in 688 girls born in Scotland in 2025
wild boar + woodland clearing
Say it EV-er-lee
Old English origin
wild boar + woodland clearing
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 413th
Rare in Canada, Britain and Ireland.
1 in 2,584 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 607 in Northern Ireland
Say it EE-dee
Old English origin 2 syllables
Given in her home country: England and Wales 156th
Rare in the UK and Ireland.
1 in 607 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Royal (a man's name) + 's + woodland clearing
Say it KINZ-lee
Old English origin
Royal (a man's name) + 's + woodland clearing
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 3332nd
Common in British Columbia. Rare in Ontario, Britain and France.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Riley,
rye + clearing, meadow
Say it RY-lee
Old English origin from Riley,
rye + clearing, meadow
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 983rd
Rare in Canada, Northern Ireland, Ireland and one more place.
1 in 1,822 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Indus river
Say it IN-dee-uh
Old English origin
Indus river
3 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 509th
Common in Spain. Rare in Catalonia, Northern Ireland, England and Wales and four more places.
1 in 1,822 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
heath + woodland clearing
Say it HAD-lee
Old English origin
heath + woodland clearing
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 983rd
Rare in Canada and Britain.
1 in 4,473 girls born in Scotland in 2025
priest + wood, clearing
Say it PREZ-lee
Old English origin
priest + wood, clearing
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 1407th
Rare in Canada and England and Wales.
1 in 11,513 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
riches
Say it EH-dah
Old English origin
riches
2 syllablesGiven in her home country: England and Wales 1639th
Rare in Slovenia, three German cities, Austria and six more places.
1 in 14,071 girls born in England and Wales in 2025