Girl names beginning with A can sound soft and familiar, strong and striking, or somewhere in between. Amelia, Ava, Aurora, and Alice show just how different A names can feel.

If you’re searching for girl names that start with A, each name below includes a meaning or origin for added context. As you narrow your list, say your favorites with your last name and think about the nicknames your family might naturally use.

Girl Names That Start With A

The names are grouped by style, making it easier to compare the A names that best match what you have in mind.

10 Popular Girl Names That Start With A

In 2025, Amelia ranked No. 4 among U.S. girl names, making it the highest-ranking A name in this section.¹ The names below are listed alphabetically, not in popularity order.

1. Alice — This is a German name meaning “noble.”

2. Addison — An Old English name that means “son of Adam.”

3. Alexa — This name is of Greek origin and means “defender of mankind.”

4. Amelia — This name means “industrious” or “hardworking” in German.

5. Aria — In Italian, this name means “song” or “melody.”

6. Aubrey — A French and English name that means “elf ruler.”

7. Audrey — English for “noble strength.”

8. Aurora — This name means “dawn” in Latin.

9. Ava — This name can mean “bird” or “life” in Latin.

10. Avery — English for “ruler of the elves.”

15 Powerful Girl Names That Start With A

1. Aadhya — A Hindi name meaning “first power.”

2. Adira — This name is Hebrew for “strong.”

3. Aesira — This name means “brave” or “powerful fighter” in Arabic.

4. Akeeva — A Hebrew name that means “to protect.”

5. Alcmene — This name means “moon strength” in Greek.

6. Alessia — Italian for “defender.”

7. Aluma — This Hebrew name means “maiden.”

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8. Amalda — A German name meaning “eagle” or “strong.”

9. Amira — Arabic and Hebrew for “princess.”

10. Atonia — This name means “strong as an oak” in Hebrew.

11. Audelia — This Old English name means “noble strength.”

12. Audrina — This name means “noble strength” in English.

13. Avyanna — This name is of American origin and means “strong” and “beautiful.”

14. Ayesha — Arabic for “alive.”

15. Aziza — An Arabic and Swahili name that means “beloved” and “mighty.”

10 Vintage Girl Names That Start With A

1. Adeline — Old High German for “noble.”

2. Agatha — This name is Greek for “good woman.”

3. Agnes — A Greek name meaning “pure” and “holy.”

4. Alfrieda — This name means “elf counsel” in Old German and English.

5. Aloysia — An Old High German name meaning “famous warrior.”

6. Amalia — German for “hardworking.”

7. Arlene — This name means “pledge” or “promise” in Irish.

8. Aster — This name is of Greek origin and means “star.”

9. Astrid — An Old Norse and Scandinavian name meaning “divinely beautiful.”

10. Augusta — The feminine form of Augustus, a Latin name meaning “exalted” or “venerable.”

11 Modern Girl Names That Start With A

1. Althea — This name means “healer” in Greek.

2. Amara — This is an Italian name that means “everlasting.”

3. Amari — Sanskrit for “eternal” and Latin for “beloved.”

4. Arden — An English name meaning “valley of the eagle.”

5. Ariadne — In Greek, this name means “most holy.”

6. Arielle — The meaning of this name in Hebrew is “lion of God.”

7. Artemis — This is the goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.

8. Arwen — A Welsh name that means “noble maiden.”

9. Aspen — Old English for “shaking tree.”

10. Athena — The goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology.

11. Aurelia — This Latin name means “the golden one.”

16 Cute Girl Names That Start With A

1. Abby — Hebrew for “a father’s joy.”

2. Adele — This is a German name that means “nobility.”

3. Adriana — A Latin name meaning “man of Adria.”

4. Aisha — This name means “alive and well” in Arabic.

5. Alora — Bantu for “my dream” and Hebrew for “God is light.”

6. Amai — An Arabic name meaning “sweet.”

7. Amani — Swahili for “peace” and Arabic for “wish.”

8. Anita — This Spanish name means “grace.”

9. Annette — A French diminutive of Anne, ultimately from a Hebrew name meaning “grace” or “favor.”

10. Annie — This name means “grace” or “favor” in Hebrew.

11. Apple — An English name referring to the fruit of the same name.

12. April — This Latin name means “to open” or “bloom.”

13. Astra — This name in Latin means “to the stars.”

14. Attie — Greek for “wise” and Celtic for “strong as a bear.”

15. Aubree — This name has English, French, and German origins. It means “elf ruler.”

16. Audie — An English name meaning “noble strength.”

15 Pretty Girl Names That Start With A

1. Adelia — This German name means “noble.”

2. Adonia — Greek and Spanish for “beautiful.”

3. Aisling — An Irish name meaning “dream” or “vision.”

4. Alanis — The meaning of this name is “precious” or “cheerful” in Hawaiian.

5. Alba — A name of Latin origin meaning “bright” or “white.”

6. Allegra — This name means “joyful” in Italian.

7. Amelie — French for “industrious.”

8. Aminata — An Arabic name meaning “trustworthy.”

9. Amora — This name means “love” in Spanish.

10. Antonia — In Latin, this name means “highly praiseworthy” or “priceless.”

11. Aoife — Irish Gaelic for “beautiful” or “radiant.”

12. Araceli — This Spanish name means “altar of the sky.”

13. Arianna — This name means “most holy” in Greek and Italian.

14. Arlette — A French name meaning “noble.”

15. Autumn — An English seasonal name referring to the time between summer and winter.

10 Common Girl Names That Start With A

1. Alexandra — A Greek name meaning “defender of mankind.”

2. Allison — This name means “noble” in Scottish.

3. Alyssa — The meaning of this name is “noble” in Greek and Irish.

4. Amanda — Latin for “worthy of love.”

5. Amber — An English word name referring to the golden fossilized resin used in jewelry.

6. Amaya — In Arabic, this name means “night rain.”

7. Andrea — This name means “strong” and “brave” in Greek.

8. Ariana — Greek and Latin for “most holy.”

9. Ariel — This Hebrew name means “lion of God.”

10. Ashley — Old English for “near the ash tree meadow.”

27 Short Girl Names That Start With A

1. Ada — This is a German name that means “nobility.”

2. Aine — An Irish name meaning “brightness.”

3. Aja — A name with several possible origins, including a Sanskrit word meaning “goat.”

4. Alda — Italian and Spanish for “old” or “wise.”

5. Alex — This name means “defender of mankind” in Greek.

6. Alma — This name has roots in several languages. It means “nourishing” in Latin, “soul” in Spanish, and “little girl” in Hebrew.

7. Aly — An Arabic name that means “exalted.”

8. Amar — Sanskrit for “immortal.”

9. Amy — This name means “beloved” in French.

10. Ana — This Spanish name means “gracious.”

11. Ani — This Hawaiian name means “very beautiful.”

12. Anke — Hebrew for “grace” or “favor.”

13. Anne — The meaning of this name is “merciful” in Hebrew.

14. Andi — A Greek name meaning “brave.”

15. Anya — This name means “grace” in Russian.

16. Aoi — This girl’s name that starts with A is Japanese for “bluish.”

17. Arie — Hebrew for “lion of God.”

18. Arin — This name means “mountain of strength” in Hebrew.

19. Arya — The meaning of this name is “noble” in Sanskrit.

20. Aura — Latin for “wind.”

21. Avah — An English name meaning “to live.”

22. Aven — This Irish name means “beautiful and pleasant.”

23. Avon — This name means “river” and is of Welsh origin.

24. Ayah — An Arabic name that means “sign of God.”

25. Ayla — Hebrew for “oak tree” and Turkish for “halo around the moon.”

26. Aysu — This Turkish name means “moon water.”

27. Azra — Hebrew for “pure” and Arabic for “maiden.”

28 Long Girl Names That Start With A

1. Adelaide — A German name meaning “noble kind.”

2. Adrienne — This name means “from Hadria” in Latin.

3. Affinity — This English name means “a natural liking for.”

4. Agnieszka — Greek for “pure” or “holy.”

5. Albertina — This English name means “noble and bright.”

6. Alessandra — An Italian name meaning “defender of men.”

7. Alexandria — This name of Greek origin also means “defender of men.”

8. Alexandrina — The Russian form of Alexander. It means “defender of men.”

9. Allatheah — Greek for “truth.”

10. Amarylli — This Greek name means “fresh” and “sparkling.”

11. Amberleigh — An Arabic name meaning “jewel of the meadow.”

12. Ambrosiah — Greek for “immortal” and an Indian name meaning “food of the Gods.”

13. Amethyst — This name means “purple gemstone” in Greek.

14. Anastasia — This name means “resurrection” in Greek and Russian.

15. Andromeda — This name means “ruler of men” in Greek.

16. Angelica — A Latin name meaning “angelic.”

17. Angelina — Italian for “messenger of God.”

18. Angelique — This name means “angelic” in French.

19. Annabelle — This name is a blend of Hebrew and French. It means “favored” in Hebrew and “beauty” in French.

20. Annalise — German for “graceful promise of God.”

21. Annamaria — This name means “bitter grace” in German.

22. Antoinette — The meaning of this name in French is “highly praiseworthy.”

23. Antonella — Latin and Italian for “praiseworthy.”

24. Aphrodite — This Greek name means “born from the sea.”

25. Apollonia — This name means “belonging to Apollo” in Greek.

26. Aubriella — French for “God is my strength.”

27. Augustina — This name means “great” or “magnificent” in Latin.

28. Augustine — An English name meaning “great” or “magnificent.”

53 Unique Girl Names That Start With A

1. Aaliyah — An Arabic name meaning “high born” or “exalted.”

2. Aarti — Sanskrit for “towards the highest love for God.”

3. Abbott — A gender-neutral name that means “father” or “priest” in Hebrew.

4. Abella — This name means “breath” in French.

5. Abriana — This Hebrew name means “father of many.”

6. Adalee — Hebrew for “God is my refuge.”

7. Adalyn — German and French for “noble kind.”

8. Adalynn — An alternate spelling for the name Adalyn.

9. Addilyn — An Old German name meaning “of noble birth.”

10. Adelisa — This name means “of nobility” in German and “bright” in Hebrew.

11. Adella — English and German for “noble.”

12. Adley — This name means “honest” in English and “the Lord is just” in Hebrew.

13. Adria — A Latin name meaning “from Hadria.”

14. Aileen — This name means “bright” or “shining light” in Irish.

15. Aimee — French for “beloved.”

16. Ainsley — An Old English and Scottish name meaning “one’s own meadow.”

17. Aislin — This name is derived from Aisling. It also means “dream” or “vision” in Irish.

18. Aitana — Basque for “glory” and Arabic for “our people.” It is also the name of a Spanish mountain.

19. Aksana — A Russian name meaning “gift of God.”

20. Alaia — Basque for “happy” and Arabic for “sublime.”

21. Alana — This name means “beautiful offering” in Hawaiian.

22. Alaya — The meaning of this name in Sanskrit is “abode” or “dwelling.”

23. Alayna — Greek for “precious” and Gaelic for “darling.”

24. Alberta — An Old German name meaning “noble and bright.”

25. Aleah — Arabic and Persian for “exalted.”

26. Aleena — This name means “bright” in Greek.

27. Alexia — Greek for “helper” or “protector.”

28. Alicia — A Spanish and Latin name meaning “noble.”

29. Alina — Latin for “light” and Slavic for “fair.”

30. Alise — This German name means “of noble kin.”

31. Alisha — This name means “protected by God” in Sanskrit and Spanish.

32. Alison — Scottish for “noble.”

33. Alivia — An American name meaning “olive tree.”

34. Aliza — This unique girl’s name that starts with A means “joy” in Hebrew.

35. Allie — This American name means “harmony” or “noble.”

36. Alondra — This Spanish name means “lark.”

37. Alyson — Old French for “little Alice” or “noble.”

38. Amandi — This less common name means “worthy of love” in Latin.

39. Anais — Hebrew and French for “grace.”

40. Anaya — Hebrew for “God answers” and Arabic for “caring.”

41. Angela — A Greek name meaning “messenger of God.”

42. Annora — This name means “honor” in Latin.

43. Anouk — French and Dutch for “grace.”

44. Anissa — Hebrew for “grace” and Arabic for “friendly.”

45. Arlowe — This English name means “between two hills.”

46. Asha — This name means “life” in Arabic.

47. Ashlynn — An Irish name meaning “dream.”

48. Austyn — The meaning of this name is “magnificent” in Latin.

49. Aveena — This Hindi name means “love.”

50. Aviana — This name is of Latin origin and means “bird-like.”

51. Avianna — This is an alternate spelling of Aviana and has the same origin and meaning.

52. Avril — French for “bloom” or “to open.”

53. Azalea — A Greek name meaning dry, and also the name of a spring flower.

42 Rare Girl Names That Start With A

1. Abeytu — Native American for “green leaf.”

2. Abimbola — An African name meaning “born wealthy.”

3. Acacia — This name means “thorny” in Greek.

4. Acadia — This French name means “idyllic place.”

5. Adair — Gaelic for “wealthy spear.”

6. Adia — This name means “gift” in Swahili.

7. Aella — A Greek name meaning “whirlwind.”

8. Ahlam — This name means “dreams” in Arabic.

9. Ahsoka — A modern name associated with the “Star Wars” character Ahsoka Tano and inspired by Ashoka, a Sanskrit name meaning “without sorrow.”

10. Aili — A Finnish name meaning “blessed” or “bright light.”

11. Ainhoa — This Spanish name means “town of the Virgin Mary.”

12. Akeelah — Arabic for “wise” or “intelligent.”

13. Akiyama — This name means “autumn mountain” in Japanese.

14. Alaska — A Native American name meaning “great land.”

15. Alazne — Basque and Spanish for “miracle.”

16. Aliz — This name is Hungarian for “graceful.”

17. Alohi — Hawaiian for “shining” or “brilliant.”

18. Allura — This name means “to entice” in Old French.

19. Allure — This name also means “to entice” or “charm” in French.

20. Amaris — Hebrew for “promised by God” and Spanish for “child of the moon.”

21. Ameera — This name means “princess” in Arabic.

22. Annabeth — A Hebrew name meaning “God has favored me.”

23. Anandi — This name is of Sanskrit origin, meaning “bliss” or “jovial.”

24. Anisa — Arabic for “pleasant companion.”

25. Annika — This name means “grace” in Russian and Swedish.

26. Annise — A name of Greek and Hebrew origin. It means “pure.”

27. Ansley — In English, this name means “hermitage field.”

28. Arista — This rare girl name that starts with A means “the best” in Greek and “harvest” in Latin.

29. Armini — Italian for “warrior.”

30. Ashanti — The name of an Akan ethnic group and historic kingdom in present-day Ghana.

31. Ashlee — An American name meaning “ash tree.”

32. Ashtyn — English for “ash tree town.”

33. Asteria — This Greek name means “starry.”

34. Asuka — This name can mean “tomorrow” or “fragrance” in Japanese.

35. Atara — This name means “crown” in Hebrew.

36. Aubriana — German and Hebrew for “elf ruler” and “grace.”

37. Auburn — This is an American name for the color reddish brown.

38. Axelle — French and Scandinavian for “my father is peace.”

39. Ayala — A Hebrew name meaning “deer” or “gazelle.”

40. Ayelet — Another name that means “deer” or “gazelle” in Hebrew.

41. Azucena — This is an Arabic name for “white lily.”

42. Azura — Spanish for “sky blue.”

13 Biblical Girl Names That Start With A

1. Abigail — Hebrew for “my father’s joy.”

2. Abijah — A Hebrew name meaning “God is my father.”

3. Abilene — This name means “meadow” or “grassy area” in Hebrew.

4. Adina — This name is Hebrew for “delicate.”

5. Agrippa — Greek for “born feet first” and Latin for “wild horse.”

6. Ahira — This gender-neutral name means “brother of iniquity” or “brother of the shepherd” in Hebrew.

7. Amasa — A Hebrew name meaning “burden.”

8. Anat — This Hebrew name means “to sing” or “to answer.”

9. Asenath — An ancient Egyptian name meaning “belonging to the goddess Neith.”

10. Ashtoreth — An ancient Phoenician goddess of love, war, and fertility.

11. Atarah — This name means “crown” in Hebrew.

12. Avital — This name is Hebrew for “father of dew.”

13. Azubah — Hebrew for “desolation” or “forsaken.”

With so many A names to consider, you may find yourself coming back to the same few favorites. Give those names a little time and notice which one continues to feel natural for your family.

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