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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.

Sage

Meaning: wise

Origin:Herb name; Latin
126
Harlow

Meaning: rock hill or army hill

Origin:English surname
299
Everly

Meaning: wild boar in woodland clearing

Origin:English
313
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Origin:Word name
388
Indigo

Meaning: Indian dye

Origin:Greek
410
Brielle

Meaning: hunting grounds

Origin:French
471
Serenity

Meaning: peaceful

Origin:Latin
576
Sunday

Meaning: day of the Sun

Origin:Day name, English from Latin
592
Ashlyn

Meaning: dream

Origin:Variation of Aislinn, Irish
722
Origin:Word name
748
Jolie

Meaning: pretty

Origin:French
818
Amara

Meaning: grace, immortal, tribe

Origin:Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic
78
Remi

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French, variation of Remy
230
Lyra

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
28
Eliana

Meaning: my God has answered

Origin:Hebrew
163
Sloane

Meaning: raider

Origin:Irish
278
Delaney

Meaning: dark challenger

Origin:Irish
392
Collins

Meaning: people of victory or pup

Origin:Surname derived from Nicholas or Colin
523
Juniper

Meaning: young

Origin:Latin tree name
101
Wren

Meaning: small bird

Origin:English
89