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Best British Girl Names

Do British girl names have a distinct style? You bet, and often the style of British names is a step or two ahead of the style of American names.

Along with longtime top name Amelia, girl names that rank among Britain's Top 100 include Poppy, Freya, Phoebe, Elsie, Imogen, Harriet, Nancy, and Florence. Olivia, Sophia, and Charlotte are popular in both the UK and the US.

Along with Sophia and Charlotte, other British girl names in the US Top 1000 include Alice, Annabel, Clementine, Esme, Gracie, Matilda, Ruby, and Zara. British parents are more likely to use nicknames as proper names for their daughters, with names like Evie, Hattie, Millie, and Rosie widely used on their own for girls in England and Wales.

Here, some of the most intriguing British baby names for girls. You might also want to consult our master list of English names for girls.

Leonie

Meaning: lion

Origin:Latin
429
Lottie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charlotte
144
Harriet

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:English variation of French Henriette
175
Araminta Araminta is a name of English origin and the...
Origin:Invented hybrid name from Arabella and Aminta
346
Zara

Meaning: blooming flower; God remembers

Origin:Hebrew and Arabic
141
Layla

Meaning: night

Origin:Variation of Leila, Arabic
142
Georgina

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
833
Nicola

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Greek
1591
Tabitha

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Aramaic
401
Georgiana

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
832
Primrose

Meaning: first rose

Origin:English flower name
301
Aoife

Meaning: beautiful, radiant

Origin:Irish Gaelic
217
Roisin

Meaning: little rose

Origin:Irish
571
Fern

Meaning: plant name

Origin:English
613
Eira

Meaning: snow

Origin:Welsh
285
Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334
Rosie

Meaning: rose

Origin:English
304
Romilly

Meaning: citizen of Rome

Origin:English
526
Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Nancy The meaning of Nancy is 'grace'. Nancy was o...
Origin:English diminutive of Ann
268