Choosing a name for your baby girl is an exciting part of preparing for her arrival. If the letter T has caught your attention, names such as Talia, Thea, Tessa, and Tatum show just how much variety it offers.

This list of girl names that start with T includes a meaning or origin for each one. As you narrow down your favorites, try each name with your last name and consider the nicknames that may come naturally.

Girl Names That Start With T

The names are grouped by style and length so you can go straight to the sections that interest you most.

10 Popular Girl Names That Start With T

In 2025, Tatum ranked No. 202 among U.S. girl names, making it the highest-ranking name in this section.¹ The names below are listed alphabetically.

1. Talia — This name means “gentle dew from Heaven” in Hebrew.

2. Tara — An Irish name meaning “rocky hill.”

3. Tatiana — A feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, which comes from the family name Tatius.

4. Tatum — English for “Tate’s Homestead.” “Tate” is derived from the village of Tatham.

5. Taylor — This is an English occupational name for a tailor.

6. Teagan — Irish for “little poet” and Welsh for “fair.”

7. Tessa — This name means “to gather” in English.

8. Thea — Greek for “goddess” or “godly.”

9. Tilly — A German name meaning “battle mighty.”

10. Trinity — In Latin, this name means “triad.”

10 Common Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tamsin — English for “twin.”

2. Taryn — An Irish name meaning “rocky hill.”

3. Teddy — This name means “gift of God” in Greek.

4. Tess — An English name meaning “to harvest.”

5. Theresa — This name also means “to harvest” in English.

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6. Tiana — A short form of names such as Tatiana or Christiana.

7. Tinsley — English for “Tynni’s meadow,” a habitational name in South Yorkshire, England.

8. Trixie — This name means “one who brings happiness” in Latin.

9. Tula — This name means “mountain peak” in Choctaw or “a Libra” in Hindi.

10. Tyra — A Scandinavian name meaning “god of battle.”

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1. Tabby — This Aramaic name means “gazelle.”

2. Tallie — Hebrew for “gentle dew from heaven.”

3. Talvi — A Finnish name meaning “winter.”

4. Tansy — Greek for “immortality.”

5. Tanya — This name means “honorable” in Russian.

6. Tassie — In Russian, this name means “born at Christmas.”

7. Tensley — Old English for “woodland clearing.”

8. Terri — This name means “to harvest” in English.

9. Tiggy — A Greek name meaning “worthy of one’s parents.”

10. Trini — English for “triad.”

11. Tucker — This is an English occupational name for a fabric pleater.

12. Tuesday — English for “Tiu’s Day” (aka Tuesday).

13. Tulip — Persian for “turban.”

14. Twiggy — A nickname for girls meaning “slender” or “delicate” in Old English.

14 Modern Girl Names Starting With T

1. Tailynn — A created name that’s a combo of “Tai” (which is Vietnamese for “talented”) and “Lynn” (which is English for “waterfall”).

2. Tamasha — This name means “pageant” in Swahili.

3. Tamber — This American name means “music tone” in English.

4. Tanner — An English occupational name for a leather tanner.

5. Tate — Norse for “cheerful.”

6. Tayla — This is an English occupational name for a tailor.

7. Terrica — A Norse name meaning “complete ruler.”

8. Tilaka — Sanskrit for “a kind of necklace.”

9. Timberly — This name means “woodland meadow” in English.

10. Toby — An English short form of the Hebrew name Tobias, meaning “God is good.”

11. Tristan — A Celtic name meaning “noise” or “sorrowful.”

12. Troy — This name means “of Troyes” in Greek and French.

13. Twyla — This English name means “woven with a double thread.”

14. Tyler — An English occupational name for a tile maker.

13 Cool Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tarot — This is a French name for fortune-telling cards.

2. Temple — An English name meaning “dweller near the temple.”

3. Thayer — French for “tailor.”

4. Theroux — This name means “the wells” in French.

5. Thirteen — The English word for the number 13.

6. Thunder — An English word for the loud, rumbling sound heard after lightning strikes.

7. Thyme — English for “herb.”

8. Tijuana — The name of a city in Baja California, Mexico.

9. Tokyo — A Japanese city that means “eastern capital.”

10. Toryn — This Irish name means “chief.”

11. Townes — English for “one who lived in a village.”

12. Tsunami — In Japanese, this name means “harbor wave.”

13. Tundra — A Russian name meaning “frozen arctic plain.”

14 Pretty Girl Names That Start With T

1. Taguhi — Armenian for “queen.”

2. Taiga — This name means “great river” in Japanese.

3. Talwyn — Cornish for “fair brow.”

4. Tauriel — This name means “daughter of the forest” in Sindarin, a fictional language created by author J.R.R. Tolkien.

5. Tawny — English for “golden brown.”

6. Thalassa — This name means “the sea” in Greek.

7. Thana — Arabic for “praise” and Greek for “death.”

8. Therese — A German name meaning “to reap or gather.”

9. Tiara — In Latin, this name means “crown” or “jeweled headdress.”

10. Tierney — An Irish name meaning “descendant of a lord.”

11. Tigerlily — This is the English name for the tiger lily flower, which gets its name from its orange coloration.

12. Tilda — Estonian for “battle mighty.”

13. Titania — This name means “giant” or “great one.”

14. Topanga — A Native American name that means “where the mountain meets the sea.”

10 Vintage Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tasha — Russian for “birthday of the Lord.”

2. Thaddea — An Aramaic name meaning “gift of God.”

3. Thandie — This name means “beloved” in Xhosa.

4. Theda — Greek for “gift of God.”

5. Thespina — In Greek, this name means “lady.”

6. Tibby — A Hebrew name meaning “pledged to God.”

7. Tiernan — This Irish name means “little lord.”

8. Timothea — This name means “honoring God” in Greek.

9. Trina — A Scandinavian name meaning “pure.”

10. Trish — In Latin, this name means “noble” or “patrician.”

10 Old-Fashioned Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tabitha — An Aramaic name meaning “gazelle.”

2. Tamara — Hebrew for “date palm tree.”

3. Tammy — This name means “date palm tree” in English.

4. Thelma — Greek for “will” or “volition.”

5. Thora — A Norse name meaning “thunder goddess.”

6. Tiffany — This name means “of divine manifestation” in English.

7. Tina — Latin for “follower of Christ.”

8. Tracy — This name means “of Thracia” in French.

9. Tricia — Latin for “noble” or “patrician.”

10. Trudy — In German, this name means “spear of strength.”

21 Short Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tai — This name means “great extreme” in Chinese.

2. Taji — An Arabic name meaning “crown.”

3. Tal — Hebrew for “rain” or “dew.”

4. Tam — This Scottish name means “twin.”

5. Tao — Chinese for “peach” or “long life.”

6. Teal — This is an English word for blue-green.

7. Tex — An American nickname for someone who’s from Texas.

8. Thi — This name means “poem” in Vietnamese.

9. Thu — Vietnamese for “autumn.”

10. Thuy — A Vietnamese name meaning “water.”

11. Tia — Spanish for “aunt” and Greek for “goddess.”

12. Tig — In Greek, this name means “worthy of one’s parents.”

13. Tip — This is a gender-neutral American nickname. It’s said to mean “small boy or child” in English.

14. Toki — A Japanese name meaning “time.”

15. Tora — This Norse name means “thunder.”

16. Tori — Japanese for “bird.”

17. Tove — A Scandinavian name meaning “beautiful.”

18. Tris — This name means “she who brings happiness” or “blessed” in Latin.

19. Tru — A variation of the English word “true,” which means “genuine.”

20. Tu — French for “you.”

21. Ty — This name means “rock” or “sharp” in Hebrew.

27 Long Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tabassum — An Arabic name meaning “smiling.”

2. Tafadzwa — This name means “we are pleased” in Shona.

3. Tagwanibisan — Algonquin for “rainbow.”

4. Tallulah — This name means “leaping water” in Choctaw and “lady of abundance” in Irish.

5. Tamarind — From the Arabic tamr hindī, meaning “Indian date.”

6. Tanaquil — An Etruscan name meaning “gift of God.”

7. Tangerine — This is the name of a fruit, and it means “from Tangiers” in English. It’s a seaport in Morocco.

8. Tarragon — Greek for “dragon herb.”

9. Temitope — In Yoruba, this name means “worthy of thanks.”

10. Temperance — English for “moderation.”

11. Tennessee — This name means “bend in the river” or “meeting place” in Cherokee.

12. Terpsichore — In Greek, this name means “delight in dancing.”

13. Thamarai — This name means “lotus flower” in Tamil.

14. Theodora — Greek for “gift of God.”

15. Theodosia — This name means “giving to God” in Greek.

16. Thomasina — English for “twin.”

17. Thumbelina — This name means “thumb-sized girl” and was created by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.

18. Tihomira — This Croatian name means “peace.”

19. Tisiphone — A Greek name meaning “avenging murder.”

20. Tochukwu — In Igbo, this name means “praise God.”

21. Torrance — A Scottish name meaning “from the hillocks.”

22. Tourmaline — French for “colorful jewel.”

23. Treasure — This name means “highly valued possession” in Latin.

24. Tsholofelo — This name means “hope” in Tswana.

25. Tuilelaith — An Irish name meaning “princess of abundance.”

26. Tuppence — English for “two pence.”

27. Turquoise — In French, this name means “Turkish stone.”

43 Unique Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tabia — This name means “talents” or “gifts” in Swahili.

2. Tahoe — A Native American name meaning “edge of the lake.”

3. Tahoma — This Native American name means “snow-covered mountain.”

4. Taika — Finnish for “magic.”

5. Taimi — A Finnish name meaning “young tree.”

6. Taissa — This name means “bandage” in Russian and Greek.

7. Talayah — An Arabic name meaning “golden ray of the sun.”

8. Taleen — Arabic and Armenian for “to advise.”

9. Talisa — This name means “of noble birth” in Spanish.

10. Talma — Hebrew for “hill” or “mound.”

11. Talya — A Hebrew name meaning “dew from God.”

12. Tamia — This name means “date palm tree” in Hebrew.

13. Tamra — This name is also Hebrew for “date palm.”

14. Tancy — Greek for “immortal.”

15. Tandy — A Native American name meaning “flower.”

16. Tanisha — This name means “ambition” in Sanskrit.

17. Taniya — A form of Tatiana, a name derived from the Roman family name Tatius.

18. Taonga — This name means “we are thankful” in Tumbuka and “treasured possession” in Māori.

19. Tatenda — This name means “thank you” in Shona.

20. Teegan — Irish for “little poet” and Welsh for “fair.”

21. Tendai — A Shona name meaning “be thankful.”

22. Tennille — This American name means “champion” in English.

23. Terencia — Latin for “smooth.”

24. Terryl — This name means “to pull” in French.

25. Tesni — This name means “warmth from the sun” in Welsh.

26. Tessin — A German habitational name for someone from the Mecklenburg region of Germany.

27. Tetty — In English, this name means “pledged to God.”

28. Theia — Greek for “goddess” or “godly.”

29. Thisbe — This name means “lover” in Greek.

30. Tiamat — The name of a primordial sea goddess in ancient Mesopotamian mythology.

31. Tilden — English for “fertile valley.”

32. Tiler — This is an English occupational name for a tile maker.

33. Tionge — This name means “we thank” in Chewa and Tumbuka.

34. Tissaia — This is a name created for “The Witcher” series on Netflix. It may be of Greek origin, and it means “harvest” or “resurrection.”

35. Topaz — Greek for “precious stone” and Latin for “golden gem.”

36. Torra — A Scottish name meaning “from the castle.”

37. Toula — Greek for “light.”

38. Trevena — This name means “village on a mountain” in Cornish.

39. Trista — This Celtic name means “noise” or “sorrowful.”

40. Tristine — The meaning of this name is also “sorrowful” in Celtic.

41. Troian — A Slavic name meaning “triad.”

42. Tuila — This name’s language origin and meaning are unknown.

43. Tuliana — Latin for “libra” or “tranquil.”

69 Rare Girl Names That Start With T

1. Tacita — Latin for “silence.”

2. Taffeta — This name means “silk fabric” in Latin.

3. Tahani — An Arabic name meaning “best wishes.”

4. Tahira — This Arabic name means “pure and chaste.”

5. Tahirih — Persian for “the pure one.”

6. Tahnee — This Polynesian name means “by the sea.”

7. Taja — This name means “to name” or “to mention” in Arabic.

8. Takala — In Hopi, this name means “corn tassel.”

9. Talea — Hebrew for “gentle dew from heaven.”

10. Taline — This is the name of a town in Armenia. The meaning is unknown.

11. Tamah — This name means “honest” or “innocent” in Hebrew.

12. Tamako — Japanese for “jewel child.”

13. Tammany — This is the feminine version of “Tamanend,” the Native American chief of a Pennsylvania tribe. It means “the affable.”

14. Tangela — Greek for “angel” or “messenger of God.”

15. Tanvi — This name means “the epitome of femininity” in Sanskrit.

16. Taqqiq — This name means “moon” in Inuktitut.

17. Tarabai — In Sanskrit, this name means “feminine star.”

18. Tariro — This name means “hope” in Shona.

19. Tarni — An Australian Aboriginal name meaning “surf.”

20. Tasmine — English for “twin.”

21. Tatewin — A name with an unconfirmed meaning.

22. Taura — This name means “like a bull” in Latin.

23. Tavora — Hebrew for “break” or “fracture.”

24. Taygete — A Greek name meaning “long-necked.”

25. Teasagh — This Scottish name means “God is gracious.”

26. Tebogo — This name means “gratitude” in Tswana.

27. Techne — In Greek, this name means “art, craft, and skill.”

28. Tefnut — An Egyptian name meaning “one who spits.”

29. Tegwen — Welsh for “fair.”

30. Teifi — This is a Welsh river name. Its meaning is unknown.

31. Telete — Greek for “consecration.”

32. Tellervo — This is the name of the Finnish goddess of the forest.

33. Tenten — Japanese for “heaven.”

34. Tenzin — A Tibetan name meaning “holder of the teaching.”

35. Tesla — This Slavic name means “from Thessaly.”

36. Tetsu — In Japanese, this name means “strong as iron.”

37. Teyana — A modern name with an uncertain origin and meaning.

38. Thabang — In Tswana, this name means “be happy.”

39. Thandeka — This name means “lovely” in Zulu.

40. Thebe — This name means “shield” in Tswana. It’s also the name of the daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology.

41. Thekla — In Greek, this name means “fame of God.”

42. Theone — Greek for “godly.”

43. Thoosa — In Greek, this name means “swift.”

44. Thylane — French and Vietnamese for “wild orchid.”

45. Tiare — A Tahitian name meaning “flower.”

46. Tifawt — In Tamazight, this name means “light.”

47. Tintagel — Cornish for “fort with a narrow entrance.”

48. Timnah — This name means “to withhold” in Hebrew.

49. Tiril — This Norwegian name is inspired by poetry. The meaning of this name is unknown.

50. Tirion — A Welsh name meaning “gentle” and “kind.”

51. Tlalli — Nahuatl for “land” and Aztec for “earth.”

52. Toccata — This is a type of music, and it literally translates to “touch” in Italian.

53. Tomke — This Frisian name means “thought.”

54. Tomyris — A Persian name meaning “family.”

55. Tonna — This name is of Choctaw origin, and its meaning is unknown.

56. Topeka — This name means “place of potatoes.” The language of origin is unknown.

57. Toril — Norse for “thunder.”

58. Tosca — An Italian name meaning “from Tuscany.”

59. Tower — This is an English word name for a tall and narrow building.

60. Trillian — A character name created by author Douglas Adams. The meaning is unknown.

61. Trueth — Cornish for “compassion.”

62. Truly — An English word meaning “in a truthful way.”

63. Tsetseg — This name means “flower” in Mongolian.

64. Tsireya — A created name for the sci-fi “Avatar” film universe. The meaning and origin are unknown.

65. Tuptim — Thai for “pomegranate.”

66. Turid — This Norwegian name means “Thor is beautiful.”

67. Tyas — An Indonesian name meaning “heart of hearts.”

68. Tzeitel — Yiddish for “princess.”

69. Tzofia — In Hebrew, this name means “a scout of Jehovah.”

8 Biblical Girl Names That Start With T

1. Talitha — Aramaic for “little girl.”

2. Tamar — This name means “date palm tree” in Hebrew.

3. Tamari — Georgian for “date palm tree.”

4. Terah — A Hebrew name meaning “wind” or “wanderer.”

5. Tirzah — Hebrew for “delight.”

6. Tryphena — In Greek, this name means “softness” or “delicacy.”

7. Tryphosa — This name also means “softness” or “delicacy” in Greek.

8. Tzipporah — Hebrew for “bird.”

Once you have a few favorite T names, keep them nearby for a few days and notice which ones you continue coming back to. A little time can make it easier to tell which name feels right for your family.

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