Trends are constantly changing, which makes sense with each generation. Parents these days are choosing more modern names for their children. These modern baby girl names range from unique names you probably haven’t heard of to gender-neutral names. When it comes to girls, it is common for a parent to pick a name they would usually choose for a boy.
We have several categories of modern girl names to help you with your baby-naming journey. These names are beautiful options if you are expecting a little girl. You will likely find a few to narrow your search from unique names to pretty names and beyond.
45 Unique Modern Baby Girl Names
Even though these modern girl names are uncommon, they still have a chance to be trending. They are much more modern than your traditional names, and that’s what we love most about them.
1. Arabella
2. Aspen
3. Athena
4. Bellamy
5. Birdie
6. Blakely
7. Blessing
8. Bristol
9. Cassia
10. Chicago
11. Clover
12. Cove
13. Crimson
14. Delaney
15. Elowen
16. Ember
17. Hadley
18. Henley
19. Jesslyn
20. Juniper
21. Kalani
22. Lennox
23. Locklyn
24. Lyric
25. Majesty
26. Marlowe
27. Monroe
28. Navy
29. North
30. Novalee
31. Nyla
32. Opal
33. Orla
34. Posie
35. Presley
36. Queen
37. Ridley
38. Scout
39. Soleil
40. Starla
41. Sutton
42. Talullah
43. Uma
44. Wren
45. Zuri
48 Gender-Neutral Modern Names
Who said these names were just for boys? Many names like Billie are being used for both boys and girls now. In fact, along with other names, Billie is seen more as a girl’s name.
1. Amari
2. Arden
3. Avery
4. Banks
5. Billie
6. Briar
7. Cameron
8. Chandler
9. Charlie
10. Dakota
11. Drew
12. Dylan
13. Elliott
14. Ellis
15. Emery
16. Frances
17. Indy
18. Jaiden
19. Jordan
20 Jude
21. Jules
22. Juno
23. Kennedy
24. Keziah
25. Kit
26. Logan
27. Lou
28. Moses
29. Noah
30. Ollie
31. Parker
32. Peyton
33. Reagan
34. Reese
35. Remi
36. Riley
37. Rory
38. Rue
39. Ryan
40. Sailor
41. Shiloh
42. Sky
43. Sloane
44. Sora
45. Stevie
46. Sunny
47. Toni/Tony
48. Winter
37 Pretty and Modern Girl Names
A beautiful girl name would be fitting for a beautiful baby girl. Aurora and Elsie are some of our favorite modern girl names from this category that sound pretty when you say them.
1. Aria
2. Aurora
3. Bonnie
4. Braelynn
5. Brielle
6. Cecelia
7. Claire
8. Coral
9. Daisy
10. Delilah
11. Ellie
12. Elsie
13. Everly
14. Evie
15. Flora
16. Gemma
17. Gracelynn
18. Harper
19. Haven
20. Indira
21. Isla
22. Jade
23. Lacey
24. Lilly
25. Luna
26. Maisie
27. Millie
28. Olive
29. Paisley
30. Pearl
31. Piper
32. Poppy
33. Ruby
34. Sadie
35. Sylvie
36. Vera
37. Zara
36 Girl Names with Modern Spellings
Some of the girl names here are considered traditional. However, they have a non-traditional spelling. My name is on this list because my parents wanted me to be named after my dad (Steven) but didn’t want to use the classic spelling of Stephanie. So, instead, my name is spelled Stefanie, and I love how uncommon it is. Use this list as inspiration for the modern spelling of your favorite girl name.
1. Addisyn
2. Ashlynn
3. Aspyn
4. Aubree
5. Ayesha
6. Baylee
7. Brooklynn
8. Carlee
9. Cienna
10. Destinee
11. Devyn
12. Emersyn
13. Emilie
14. Evelynn
15. Hadleigh
16. Hayley
17. Izabella
18. Jacquelyn
19. Jazmin
20. Journee
21. Kayleigh
22. Khloe
23. Kristina
24. Kylee
25. Lauryn
26. Londyn
27. Maci
28. Makenzi
29. Marlee
30. Miya
31. Norah
32. Raelynn
33. Rebekah
34. Sofi
35. Stefanie
36. Viviann
52 More Modern Baby Girl Names
Here are even more modern girl names to give you as many choices as possible. We especially think you’ll like Eloise and Indigo!
1. Adelaide
2. Agnes
3. Anastasia
4. Aurelia
5. Beatrice
6. Calliope
7. Celeste
8. Claudia
9. Clementine
10. Cordelia
11. Daphne
12. Edith
13. Eloise
14. Evangeline
15. Felicity
16. Florence
17. Georgia
18. Harriet
19. Hazel
20. Helena
21. Ida
22. Imogen
23. Indigo
24. Ivy
25. Josephine
26. Juliet
27. Lavender
28. Lorelai
29. Louise
30. Kaia
31. Madeline
32. Margot
33. Matilda
34. Naomi
35. Natalia
36. Nevaeh
37. Odette
38. Ophelia
39. Penelope
40. Phoebe
41. Rachel
42. Rosalie
43. Sage
44. Seraphina
45. Scarlett
46. Serena
47. Sienna
48. Sophie
49. Tessa
50. Theodora
51. Violet
52. Willow
There you have it — over 200 modern baby girl names to choose from! We listed everything from short to long, classic to unique, and more. We hope you found the perfect name for your baby girl or that this list at least gave you some good inspiration. Congrats on your little one!
Want more ideas for your baby girl? Check out our other baby names lists, like cool girl names, flower names for girls, rare girl names, and short girl names. Have fun choosing a beautiful name you love for your baby girl!
