Choosing a name for your baby girl is one of the most meaningful parts of preparing for her arrival. If you’re drawn to the letter V, you’ll find familiar favorites alongside less expected choices.

This list of girl names that start with V includes a meaning or origin for each name, giving you more context as you compare your favorites. As you make a shortlist, try saying each one with your last name and thinking about the nicknames you might use.

Girl Names That Start With V

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

10 Popular Girl Names That Start With V

According to the Social Security Administration’s 2025 baby name data, these V names ranked among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States.¹

1. Valentina — Latin for “health” and “strength.”

2. Valerie — This name means “health” and “strength” in French.

3. Vanessa — An English literary name created by Jonathan Swift.

4. Veda — In Sanskrit, this name means “knowledge.”

5. Vera — Russian for “faith.”

6. Veronica — A Latin name meaning “she who brings victory.”

7. Vienna — This is the capital city of Austria.

8. Violet — English and Latin for “purple.”

9. Virginia — This name means “virginal” or “pure” in Latin.

10. Vivian — In Latin, this name means “life.”

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1. Vada — This name means “knowledge” in Sanskrit and “rule” in German.

2. Valeria — Latin for “strength” and “health.”

3. Valery — This name means “strength” and “health” in French.

4. Venus — A Latin name meaning “love” or “desire.”

5. Verity — In Latin, this name means “truth.”

6. Vesper — This name means “evening star” in Latin.

7. Viola — Latin for “violet.”

8. Violeta — This name means “purple” or “violet” in Spanish.

9. Viviana — In Latin, this name means “life.”

10. Vivienne — A French name also meaning “life.”

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1. Val — This name means “strength” and “health” in Latin and French.

2. Vale — Old English for “wide river valley.”

3. Valentine — Latin for “strength” and “health.”

4. Vanellope — A created name that combines “vanilla” and “Penelope.” It’s an English name.

5. Vani — In Sanskrit, this name means “eloquent in words.”

6. Vanille — French for “vanilla.”

7. Vega — Arabic for “swooping eagle” and Spanish for “meadow.”

8. Velveteen — An English word for a cotton fabric with a velvet-like surface.

9. Verly — This name means “beaver stream” or “beaver meadow” in Old English.

10. Vermont — French for “green mountain.”

11. Verse — An English word meaning “rhythmic stanza.”

12. Vertie — Old French for “green.”

13. Vi — This name means “violet” in Latin.

14. Via — Italian and Latin for “path” or “way.”

15. Vic — This name means “victory” in Latin.

16. Vikki — This name also means “victory” in Latin.

17. Vina — Spanish for “vineyard.”

18. Vinnie — In English, this name means “from Lavinium.”

19. Virag — A Hungarian name meaning “flower.”

20. Virgo — In Latin, this name means “maiden.”

21. Virtue — This name means “moral excellence” in Latin.

22. Vivi — Latin for “life.”

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1. Vanity — A French name meaning “excessive pride or self-admiration.”

2. Vanna — This name means “God is gracious” in Italian.

3. Varya — Russian for “foreign.”

4. Venetia — A name associated with Venice, Italy.

5. Verbena — Latin for “sacred foliage.”

6. Verlinda — A combination of the English name “Verily,” which means “truly,” and “Linda,” which is Spanish for “pretty.”

7. Versailles — Old French for “plowed field.”

8. Vidalia — In Latin, this name means “life.”

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9. Vignette — This name means “little vine” in French.

10. Villanelle — Italian for “pastoral song.”

11. Vincenza — An Italian name meaning “conquering.”

12. Violette — In French, this name means “purple.”

13. Virtuosa — A Latin word for a woman with an exceptional skill or talent.

14. Vitani — A modern name best known from Disney’s “The Lion King II.”

15. Vittoria — This name means “victory” in Italian.

16. Vivica — Swedish for “alive” and Nordic for “place of refuge.”

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1. Vajira — This name means “diamond” or “thunderbolt” in Sanskrit.

2. Valhalla — A Norse name meaning “the slain hall.”

3. Valkyrie — Old Norse for “chooser of the slain.”

4. Valley — In English, this name means “between the mountains.”

5. Valor — A Latin name meaning “bravery” or “courage.”

6. Vaughn — Welsh for “small.”

7. Vegas — This name means “meadows” in Spanish.

8. Velocity — In Latin, this name means “swiftness” or “speed.”

9. Velvet — This is the name of a soft, napped fabric in English.

10. Vendetta — An Italian name meaning “revenge.”

11. Venice — This Italian place name means “city of canals.”

12. Ventura — Spanish for “good fortune.”

13. Veridian — This name means “green” in Latin.

14. Vermilion — A French name meaning “bright red.”

15. Victory — This name means “win” in Latin.

16. Vinh — Vietnamese for “glory.”

17. Viper — In French, this name means “snake.”

18. Virgil — This name means “staff bearer” in Latin.

19. Vixen — In English, this name means “female fox.”

20. Vogue — French for “fashionable.”

21. Voltaire — A French name meaning “determined thing.”

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1. Valencia — Spanish for “brave” or “strong.”

2. Vanya — This name means “God is gracious” in Russian.

3. Vedah — In Sanskrit, this name means “knowledge” or “wisdom.”

4. Velma — A German name meaning “will-helmet.”

5. Verena — This name means “integrity” in Latin.

6. Verna — Latin for “springtime.”

7. Vesta — This Latin name means “pure.”

8. Vicky — A Latin name meaning “victory.”

9. Victoria — This name also means “victory” in Latin.

10. Vilma — German for “determined protector.”

11. Vintage — This Middle English word means “high quality.”

12. Vita — Latin for “life.”

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1. Vaani — This name means “eloquent in words” in Sanskrit.

2. Vadelma — A Finnish name meaning “raspberry.”

3. Vaduny — This Slavic name means “to see” or “to know.”

4. Vaeda — Sanskrit for “eternal knowledge.”

5. Vahni — In Sanskrit, this name means “flowing.”

6. Vaike — An Estonian name meaning “silence” or “calm.”

7. Vail — English for “valley.”

8. Vaimiti — This Tahitian name means “salt water.”

9. Valborga — In German, this name means “protection.”

10. Valen — Latin for “strength” or “health.”

11. Valenciana — This name means “brave” or “strong” in Spanish.

12. Valiancina — A Belarusian name meaning “strong” or “health.”

13. Valletta — The name of Malta’s capital city.

14. Valoris — In Latin, this name means “to be brave.”

15. Vana — This name means “God is gracious.” It’s a literary name, and its language of origin is unknown.

16. Vanda — German for “shepherdess” or “wanderer.”

17. Vanesa — This name means “butterfly” in Spanish.

18. Vania — Spanish and Italian for “God is gracious” or “bringer of good news.”

19. Vannaleigh — An English and Greek name meaning “butterfly.”

20. Varduhi — Armenian for “rose lady.”

21. Varsha — This name means “rain” in Hindi.

22. Varvara — Russian for “foreign woman.”

23. Vasanti — This name means “springtime” in Sanskrit.

24. Vashti — A Persian name meaning “lovely.”

25. Vasuda — In Sanskrit, this name means “granting wealth.”

26. Vava — Russian and Czech for “foreign woman.”

27. Vaya — Sanskrit for “power.”

28. Vedette — This name means “star” or “leading actor” in French.

29. Veera — In Russian, this name means “faith.”

30. Vela — Sanskrit for “shore” and Latin for “sail.”

31. Venera — This name means “love” or “desire” in Latin.

32. Venezia — This is the Italian name of the city “Venice” in Italy.

33. Venla — A Finnish name meaning “to travel” or “to proceed.”

34. Verde — Spanish for “green.”

35. Verene — This name means “faith” in Russian.

36. Veritas — In Latin, this name means “truth.”

37. Veronique — French for “true image.”

38. Verve — This is an English word for “enthusiasm.”

39. Vesa — Finnish for “sapling” or “sprout.”

40. Vespera — This name means “evening star” in Latin.

41. Viana — An English and Latin name meaning “alive.”

42. Vianne — French for “life” and “grace.”

43. Vibiana — This name means “lively” in Latin.

44. Vica — A Hungarian name meaning “life.”

45. Vicci — Latin for “victory.”

46. Vickilyn — A combination of the Latin name “Vicki,” which means “victorious,” and the Spanish name “Lyn,” which means “pretty.”

47. Vida — This name means “life” in Spanish.

48. Videl — Spanish and Latin for “live giving.”

49. Vidia — In Sanskrit, this name means “wisdom, knowledge, and learning.”

50. Vidonia — Portuguese for “vine branch.”

51. Vien — A Vietnamese name meaning “complete.”

52. Viera — This Czech and Russian name means “truth.”

53. Vif — The language origin and meaning of this name are uncertain, but some say it’s Old French for “life.”

54. Vigga — A Scandinavian name meaning “war” or “battle.”

55. Vihana — This name means “dawn” in Sanskrit.

56. Vija — Latvian for “garland” or “wreath.”

57. Vika — Russian for “victory.”

58. Vimala — In Sanskrit, this name means “clean” or “pure.”

59. Vinutha — This name means “exceptionally new” in Hindi.

60. Vinyet — Catalan for “small vine.”

61. Violanthe — This name means “purple flower” in Greek and Latin.

62. Viorela — A Romanian name meaning “violet.”

63. Viorica — This name also means “violet flower” in Romanian.

64. Vipasa — Sanskrit for “river.”

65. Virgen — This name means “pure virgin maid” in Latin.

66. Vismaya — In Hindi, this name means “amazement.”

67. Vivendel — A Norwegian name meaning “honeysuckle flower.”

68. Vivien — Latin for “life.”

69. Vix — This name means “fix” in German and “victory” in Latin.

70. Vladana — A Slavic name meaning “to rule” or “to control.”

71. Vladimira — This name means “ruler” in Russian.

72. Vlasta — This Slavic name means “homeland.”

73. Vonda — German for “shepherdess” or “wanderer.”

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1. Vaclava — This Czech name means “more glory.”

2. Vafodor — Uzbek for “faithful” or “loyal.”

3. Vaiana — A Tahitian name meaning “sea cave.”

4. Vaihere — This Tahitian name means “beloved water.”

5. Vaila — The Scottish name means “foreign Isle.”

6. Vaima — Tahitian for “spring water.”

7. Vaishnavi — This name means “worshipper of the Hindu god Vishnu” in Sanskrit.

8. Valarie — French for “health” and “strength.”

9. Valasca — A Czech name meaning “strong.”

10. Valbona — This is the name of a mountain and river valley in northern Albania.

11. Valda — In German, this name means “battle heroine.”

12. Valeska — This name means “strong” in German.

13. Valgerdur — An Icelandic name meaning “ruler” or “protection.”

14. Valhild — This Swedish name means “the slain on the battlefield.”

15. Valkyrja — Old Norse for “chooser of the slain.”

16. Valo — This name means “light” in Finnish and “eight” in Malagasy.

17. Valombrosa — In Italian, this name means “shady valley.”

18. Valu — A Polynesian name meaning “eight.”

19. Vanamo — Finnish for “twinflower.”

20. Vardit — A Hebrew name meaning “rose” or “pink.”

21. Varnika — This name means “the purity of gold” in Sanskrit.

22. Varuni — A Sanskrit name and the name of the wife of the god of the sea in Hindu mythology.

23. Vasiliki — In Greek, this name means “royal.”

24. Vasilisa — Russian for “royal.”

25. Ve’keseha’e — This name means “bird woman” in Cheyenne.

26. Veata — A Cambodian name meaning “wind.”

27. Vedha — Sanskrit for “wisdom” or “knowledge.”

28. Vedika — This name means “altar” in Sanskrit.

29. Veeksha — In Sanskrit, this name means “wisdom” or “intelligence.”

30. Veerle — A Dutch name meaning “travel to battle.”

31. Velda — German for “battle heroine.”

32. Vellamo — This Finnish name means “movement of water and waves.”

33. Velouté — A French culinary word describing a smooth, velvety sauce.

34. Velta — A Latvian name meaning “gift” or “tribute.”

35. Venba — This is the name of a type of poetry, but the language of origin is unknown.

36. Vendela — This name refers to a Germanic tribe called the Vandals. It means “warrior” or “fighter.”

37. Verdad — This name means “truth” in Spanish.

38. Verdandi — An Old Norse name meaning “happening” or “becoming.”

39. Verdi — Italian and Latin for “green.”

40. Vered — In Hebrew, this name means “rose.”

41. Verily — This name means “truly” in English.

42. Verline — A Slavic name meaning “faith.”

43. Veruca — Latin for “wart.”

44. Veryan — This is the name of a Cornish village. It’s of Gaelic origin and is an occupational name for an oxherd.

45. Vesla — A Norwegian name meaning “little.”

46. Veslemoy — This Norwegian name means “little girl.”

47. Vetiver — This is an Indian native grass plant used to make essential oil.

48. Vevina — A Scottish name meaning “sweet lady.”

49. Vianey — French for “alive” or “lively.”

50. Viatrix — This name means “voyager” in Latin.

51. Vibeke — Swedish for “alive” and Nordic for “place of refuge.”

52. Vibha — This name means “shining” or “bright” in Sanskrit.

53. Victoire — In French, this name means “victory.”

54. Vieira — A Spanish name meaning “scallop.”

55. Vigdis — This Norwegian name means “war goddess.”

56. Vigee — This is a French name whose meaning is unknown.

57. Viha — In Sanskrit, this name means “heaven” or “sky.”

58. Viktorie — Czech for “victory.”

59. Vilhelmina — A German name meaning “will-helmet” or “protection.”

60. Vilja — This name means “grain” in Finnish, “will” in Swedish, and “fairy” in Slavic.

61. Viltaute — A Lithuanian name meaning “hope” and “nation.”

62. Violetta — An Italian diminutive of Viola.

63. Vionnet — This name is of French origin, but its meaning is unknown.

64. Virelai — In French, this name means “to turn” or “to twist.”

65. Virsaviya — Russian for “daughter of an oath.”

66. Virtudes — This name means “virtues” in Spanish.

67. Vjekoslava — A Slavic name meaning “age” and “glory.”

68. Vjollca — Albanian for “violet.”

69. Vlatka — A Croatian name meaning “to rule.”

70. Volha — This Belarusian name means “holy” or “blessed.”

71. Voncile — This name may be of German origin, but its meaning is unknown.

72. Vor — An Icelandic name meaning “spring.”

73. Voski — This name means “gold” in Armenian.

74. Vrai — French for “true.”

75. Vratislava — A rare variation of the Slovenian name “Bratislava.” It means “brother/relative glory.”

76. Vreeland — A Dutch name meaning “land of legal protection against armed violence.”

77. Vreneli — This Swiss name means “bearer of victory.”

78. Vriddhi — Hindi for “growth.”

79. Vrinda — This name means “cluster of flowers,” “virtue,” and “strength” in Sanskrit.

80. Vroula — Greek for “cross.”

81. Vulpine — In French and Latin, this name means “fox.”

82. Vuokko — Finnish for “anemone.”

83. Vyoma — This name means “heavenly” or “who lives in the sky” in Sanskrit.

84. Vyvyan — Latin for “lively.”

A favorite may stand out right away, or it may take a little time for one name to feel like yours. Keep your strongest contenders nearby and notice which V names you continue coming back to.

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