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4 Letter Girl Names Starting with I

Model Coco Rocha has set a narrow rubric for her children’s names — four-letter names starting with I. She is mother to Ioni and Iver and expecting her third child, a daughter, later in 2020. With such strict limitations, are there any good girl name options left?

You bet there are! It helps that I is such a versatile first initial. It can imitate the Y sound, as in Iana and Iara; long E, as in Inoa and Izar; or sound like "eye," as in Iola and Ioni. The variety of sounds makes an I-starting sibset well-matched, but not overly so.

The only four-letter girl names beginning with I in the US Top 1000 are trendy choices Isla and Iris — but you won’t find those on this list. Here we’ve curated our favorite unique four-letter girl names starting with I. Perfect for Coco Rocha’s baby — or maybe yours.

Isra

Meaning: freedom

Origin:Thai
9133
Iola

Meaning: violet; beautiful lady

Origin:Greek or Welsh
1909
Origin:Hebrew
19183
Idra

Meaning: fig tree

Origin:Aramaic
2993
Indi

Meaning: independent

Origin:Variation of Indie, English
1554
Ioni

Meaning: violet-colored stone

Origin:Variation of Ione, Greek
4469
Ivey

Meaning: son of Ive; person from Ivoy; ivy plant

Origin:Surname name, variation of Ivy
3129
Iana

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Latin, Slavic variation of Jane
3896
Inoa

Meaning: name chant

Origin:Hawaiian
4414
Ilma

Meaning: air; starlight

Origin:Finnish, Literature, Quenya
2553
Ishi

Meaning: stone

Origin:Japanese
2015
Itta

Meaning: He will be praised; woman from Judea; thrist

Origin:Diminutive of Yehudit, Variation of Ita, Yiddish, Irish
7955
Ilka

Meaning: bright, shining one

Origin:Hungarian, diminutive of Ilona; variation of Helen
4412
Imee

Meaning: dream; faith

Origin:Variation of Imena, African, Arabic
6556
Izar

Meaning: star

Origin:Basque
12663
Itza

Meaning: rainbow lady

Origin:Variation of Itzel, Mayan
5993
Ilia

Meaning: from Illium or Troy

Origin:Variation of Iliana, Greek
3775
Irya

Meaning: peace

Origin:Variation of Irina, Russian
6341
Isme

Meaning: esteemed; beloved; emerald

Origin:Variation of Esme, French, Persian
5086
Iara

Meaning: small butterfly; lady of the water

Origin:Variation of Yara, Arabic, Tupi
5169