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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.

Bellamy

Meaning: fine friend

Origin:English and Irish from French
2010
Origin:Nature name
7279
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
2463
Banks The name Banks is of English origin. The mea...
Origin:English surname, English word name
2756
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Greek
1170
Kip The name Kip is not just short but even styl...
Origin:American diminution of Christopher
719
Niko Niko is a unisex name of Slavic, English and...
Origin:Slavic
8430
Jaden

Meaning: God has heard

Origin:Spelling variation of Jadon
5430
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
4614
Mckinley

Meaning: son of the fair hero

Origin:Scottish
7237
Jupiter

Meaning: godfather

Origin:Latin
2151
Neo

Meaning: new or gift

Origin:Latin or Tswana
5716
Zion

Meaning: highest point

Origin:Hebrew
2190
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Biblical place-name, Hebrew
402
Galilea

Meaning: Galilee

Origin:Feminine variation of Galileo, after "Galilee"
1008
Jericho The meaning of Jericho is 'fragrant' or 'cit...
Origin:Biblical place-name
6687
Sky The name Sky is derived from Scandinavian or...
Origin:Nature name
1722
Onyx

Meaning: onyx

Origin:Gem name, English from Greek
1258
Sutton

Meaning: from the southern homestead

Origin:English
420
Ever Ever is of American origin. It is a gender-n...
Origin:Word name
1523