Popular Girl Names
Browse 509 Girl Names at or above the 98th percentile of popularity
509 Popular Girl Names
This list features all Popular Girl Names — Names at or above the 98th percentile of popularity.
Mary is a Hebrew name meaning “beloved”.
Elizabeth is a Hebrew name meaning “my God is an oath”.
Patricia is a Latin name meaning “noble”.
Jennifer is a Cornish name meaning “fair and smooth”.
Linda is a Germanic name meaning “soft or gentle”.
Margaret is a Greek name meaning “pearl”.
Jessica is a Hebrew name meaning “God beholds”.
Sarah is a Hebrew name meaning “princess”.
Susan is a Hebrew name meaning “lily”.
Dorothy is a Greek name meaning “gift of God”.
Emily is a Latin name meaning “industrious”.
Karen is a Greek name meaning “pure”.
Popular Girl Names Categorized by Feature
Popular girl names by Theme
Biblical — Names mentioned in the Bible and other biblical scripture: Mary · Elizabeth · Sarah · View all 30
Flower-Inspired — Names that are also names of flowers: Margaret · Jessica · Susan · View all 91
Royal — Names historically used by English royalty and nobility: Patricia · Linda · Dorothy · View all 108
Greek Mythology — Names of characters and figures in Greek mythology: Cassandra · Iris · Phoebe · View all 7
Celestial — Names used for stars, planets, moons, and other celestial objects: Caroline · Stella · Natasha · View all 11
Tree-Inspired — Names that are also names of trees: Kimberly · Katherine · Heather · View all 66
Bird-Inspired — Names that are also names of birds: Rose · Amber · Robin · View all 17
Popular girl names by Style
Timeless — Names with exceptionally steady usage and minimal fluctuation across decades: Karen · Lisa · Sandra · View all 208
Rising Star — Names with accelerating usage momentum and fast-growing recent popularity: Lainey.
Vintage — Names with stable usage across multiple generations: Katrina · Jacinthe · Kellyane.
Classic — Names with past popularity followed by a measurable revival: Jennifer · Ashley · Michelle · View all 182
Retro — Names strongly associated with a past era that have not yet experienced a revival: Carolane · Karolane.
Popular girl names by Syllable
One-Syllable — Crisp, single-beat sounds with direct impact: Ruth · Jane · Anne · View all 23
Two-Syllable — Rhythmic, two-beat cadences for natural flow: Emma · Amy · Kathleen · View all 258
Three-Syllable — Melodic, three-beat flowing phonetic structures: Melissa · Stephanie · Angela · View all 194
Four-Syllable — Sophisticated choices with an expansive pronunciation: Olivia · Isabella · Alexandra · View all 33
Five-or-more-Syllable — Majestic, grand-scale selections with lyrical presence: Alexandria.
Popular girl names by Length
Short — Names with 4 or fewer letters: Sara · Ruby · Ava · View all 87
Medium-Length — Names with 5 to 6 letters: Marie · Maria · Kelly · View all 249
Long — Names with 7 to 8 letters: Frances · Kathryn · Abigail · View all 144
Very Long — Names with 9 or more letters: Charlotte · Christina · Jacqueline · View all 29
Popular Names Explained
Popular names are at or above the 98th percentile of the popularity distribution. They have the strongest observed statistical presence relative to other names included in the calculation.
Namedary first evaluates popularity within each regional dataset using time-decayed, normalized birth data. Worldwide popularity then combines the available regional percentiles with equal weight, preventing a country's larger birth population from dominating the result. Names such as Mary, Elizabeth, Patricia fall within this highest popularity level.
For details on the calculation and percentile thresholds, see our Name Popularity Methodology.