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Modern Baby Girl Names

Modern baby girl names include word names such as Eleven and Royal, nature names like Wren and Lake, surname-names like Palmer, and fresh spins on traditional names, like Alivia. Other modern names for girls we include on this list are names with newly-fluid gender identities, such as Quincy and Jaden. There are also many place names that have become modern baby names, like Denali and Harlem. It stands to reason that with more names in use all the time, that many of those names would be newly-minted. Along with repurposed words and surnames, there are also plenty of modern girl names that are pure inventions, like Daleyza and Jream. If you want a unique name with no traditional ties for your daughter, one of these modern baby girl names might be right for you. They are ordered here by their current popularity on our website.

Leilani

Meaning: heavenly flower

Origin:Hawaiian
554
Kai

Meaning: sea

Origin:Hawaiian
1271
Malia

Meaning: bitter

Origin:Hawaiian variation of Mary
1323
Kaia

Meaning: to rejoice or sea

Origin:Latin, Scandinavian, or Hawaiian
65
Lilia

Meaning: lily

Origin:Russian
398
Nalani

Meaning: calm skies

Origin:Hawaiian
2218
Kalani

Meaning: the heavens

Origin:Hawaiian
2267
Kailani

Meaning: sea and sky

Origin:Hawaiian
1725
Origin:Hawaiian nature name
2731
Noelani

Meaning: heavenly mist

Origin:Hawaiian
1845
Kala

Meaning: Virtue; princess

Origin:Tamil; Hawaiian
2673
Naia

Meaning: dolphin; to flow; wave, sea foam

Origin:Hawaiian, Greek, Basque
738
Alani

Meaning: orange tree

Origin:Hawaiian
3174
Kalina

Meaning: viburnum

Origin:Polish
1134
Nana

Meaning: spring

Origin:Diminutive of Anna and Nancy; also Hawaiian
5111
Ailani

Meaning: chief

Origin:Hawaiian
3114
Origin:Hawaiian goddess of fire
2811
Halia

Meaning: remembrance of a loved one

Origin:Hawaiian
2760
Kalea

Meaning: joy, happiness

Origin:Hawaiian
2065
Inoa

Meaning: name chant

Origin:Hawaiian
4414