One of the most exciting parts of pregnancy is selecting a name for your baby! You’ve come to the right place if you’re expecting a daughter and looking for beautiful girl names. We’ve compiled a list of gorgeous names for girls.
Both of my daughters’ names – Samantha and Charlotte – made this list of pretty names for girls! These beautiful girl names are African, Arabic, Armenian, English, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Igbo, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Native American, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, and Swahili in origin.
250+ Beautiful Girl Names
Are you a Disney enthusiast? You might enjoy these names inspired by Disney characters, like Aurora, of Sleeping Beauty fame, which means “dawn,” or Belle, of Beauty and the Beast fame, which means “beautiful.” Do you love Shakespeare? Try Bianca, of The Taming of the Shrew fame, which means “white,” or Juliet, the heroine of Romeo and Juliet, which means “youthful.”
Are you a gardener or plant enthusiast? You might consider Dahlia, which means “Dahl’s flower;” Eden, which means “place of pleasure, delight;” Flora, which means “flower;” Flo or Florence, which mean “blossoming or flowering;” Jasmine, which means “gift from God;” Laurel, which means “laurel tree or sweet bay tree;” Lavender, which means “purple flower;” Lotus, which means “lotus flower;” Magnolia, which means “Magnol’s flower;” Marguerite, which means “pearl; daisy;” Marigold, which means “golden flower;” Poppy, which means “from the flower;” Rosalie or Rose, which mean “rose;” Sakura, which means “cherry blossom;” Violet, which means “purple;” or Willow, which means “willow tree.”
Expecting a daughter in December? You might consider Holly, which means “the holly tree,” or Natalia or Natalie, which means “birthday of the Lord or Christmas.”
Here are the 250+ most popular pretty names for girls:
“A”
Abigail
Adeline
Addison
Alessia
Alice
Allison
Amanda
Amara
Amelia
Aminata
Amora
Angelina
Anne or Anna
Arabella
Araceli
Ariana
Audrey
Aurora
Autumn
Ava
Avery
“B”
Bailey
Barbara
Beatrice
Bee
Bella
Belle
Betsy
Bianca
Birdie
Bizzy
Blair
Bonita
Bonnie
Bridget
Brielle
Brittany
Brooke
Brooklyn
“C”
Callista
Camila or Camilla
Caroline
Catalina
Celestia
Celia
Charlotte
Chiara
Chloe
Citlali
Claire
Clarissa
Clementine
Cora
Courtney
Cricket
“D”
Dahlia
Daisy
Dakotah
Danielle
Daphne
Dawn
Deborah
Delia
Della
Delilah
Delphi
Diana
Dorothy
Dylan
“E”
Eden
Edie
Effie
Eleanor
Eliana
Elise
Eliza or Elizabeth
Ella
Eloise
Elowen
Emilia or Emily
Emery
Emma
Emmeline
Erica
Esme
Estelle
Esther
Eva
Evelyn
“F”
Faith
Farah
Faye
Felicity
Finley
Fiona
Flo or Florence
Flora
Frances or Francesca
“G”
Gabrielle
Gaia
Galilea
Gemma
Genevieve
Georgia
Gianna
Gillian
Giselle
Gloria
Grace
Greer
Gretchen
“H”
Hadlee
Haley
Hannah
Harmony
Harper
Harriet
Hattie
Hazel
Heather
Heidi
Helen or Helena
Holly or Hollyn
Hope
“I”
Imogene
Indira
Ines
Iris
Isabella
Isla
Ivory
Ivy
“J”
Jane
Janet
Jasmine
Jill or Jillian
Jemma
Jenny
Jessica
Jolie
Jordyn
Josephine
Judy
Julia
Juliet
June
“K”
Kasey
Katherine or Katie
Kathleen
Kaylee
Kearney
Kelly
Kennedy
Kendall
Kimberly
Kinsley
Kit
Kristen
Kylie
“L”
Lavender
Laurel
Layla
Leah
Leilani
Libby
Lila
Lilia
Lily
Lindsey
Lola
Lorelei
Lottie
Lotus
Louise
Lucia, Lucille, or Lucy
Luna
Lydia
“M”
Mabel
Macie
Madeline
Madison
Mae
Magnolia or Maggie
Maia
Malaya
Mamie
Marcella
Margot
Marguerite
Mariana
Marie
Marigold
Marissa
Marisol
Marjani
Maya
Mayuri
Meredith
Mia
Millie
Mirabel
Molly
“N”
Nadia
Nancy
Naomi
Natalia or Natalie
Nellie
Nicole
Nina
Noelani
Nora
“O”
Odette
Olivia
Olive
Omaira
Ophelia
Ottilie
“P”
Paisley
Paloma
Patricia
Pauline
Penelope
Pepper
Peyton
Phoebe
Piper
Polly
Poppy
Priya
“Q”
Quinn
“R”
Rachel
Rebecca
Reese
Regan
Riley
Robyn
Rory
Rosalie, Rosalyn, Rose, or Rosie
Rowan
Ruby
Ruth or Ruthie
“S”
Sadie
Sakura
Samantha
Saoirse
Sapphire
Sarah or Sarai
Savannah
Sawyer
Sayuri
Scarlett
Seraphina
Serena
Shaina
Shelby
Siran
Skylar
Sloane
Sofia or Sophia
Sonali
Stella
Stephanie
Stevie
Summer
Susan
Sydney
Sylvie
“T”
Tabitha
Tara
Taryn
Tatum
Taylor
Tessa
Thea
Tina
Tinley
Tinsley
Tracey
Tristan
Tyra
“U”
Uma
“V”
Valencia
Valentina
Valerie
Vanessa
Vera or Verity
Vicky or Victoria
Viola or Violet
Virginia
Vivienne or Vivian
“W”
Wanda
Waverley
Willa
Willow
Wilma
Winnie
Whitney
Wren
“X”
Xenia
Ximena
“Y”
Yael
Yareli
Yvette
“Z”
Zahara
Zara
Zelda
Zella
Zinna
Zoey
Zora
What’s your favorite beautiful girl name from this list? Have you or your friends and family chosen any of these pretty girl names for your daughters?
Be sure also to take a peek at some of our other baby name lists, like our coolest baby girl names, beautiful flower names for girls, elegant names for your baby, and cute girl names, Have fun choosing a beautiful name you love for your baby girl!