Need Suggestions on Baby Girl Names

Updated on January 13, 2011
J.J. asks from Missouri City, TX
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We are having a baby girl and are having difficultly coming up with name that we love. We aren't looking for a unique name just something girly.

Thank you for any suggestions.

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Elizabeth, Katherine (Katie), Bailey, Parker, Peyton are my favorite girl names.

Please try to resist doing the oddly placed "y" thing that EVERYONE does!

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B.P.

answers from New York on

Don't pick anything with a crazy spelling, anything that sounds like Makenzi or Makayla, or anything that ends with an ee or ley. I personally like Alice, Ruby, Lily, Ginger, Joy, Clair, Annabelle, Lucie, Camille, Audrey, Adele, and Susan.

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S.L.

answers from New York on

I would pick something from my child hood that is uncommon now, like J.. Debbie, Annie, Sharon, Susan.

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R.J.

answers from Salt Lake City on

Grace I always loved that name didnt get the little girl to with it

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H.S.

answers from Cincinnati on

Julia
Laney
Isabelle
Ava
Lauren
Olivia

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L.S.

answers from Spokane on

My girls are named Chloe, Charlotte (Charly for short) and Isla (like eye-la). Some other names that we had considered were Lilliana, Katarina, Rebecca, Carys, Calysta, Sera, Mae, Sydney.

Good luck and congrats on your soon-to-be baby girl :)

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H.M.

answers from Waco on

My little girls are named Lilly Marie and Ella Madison! Girls are lots of fun!

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S.H.

answers from Spokane on

Joelle
Jozie
Emma
Nanette
Rochelle
Aubree
Samantha
Lily
Lucy
Vivian

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J.P.

answers from Houston on

Avery, Brooklyn, Grace, Jillian, Mary Grace, Mary Erin,
Avery-Grace

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C.M.

answers from Austin on

Cassandra, Brigitte, Audrey, Amelia

Google "baby name genie" for a fun baby naming tool.

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R.G.

answers from Dallas on

We have a Presley Joy (also my middle name) and a Jacey Lynn (also my husband's middle name). I love them both...not tooo different but not too common.

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C.B.

answers from Austin on

Well my 2 girls are Melissa and Marianne (born in France, so a French name that still works in English)
My granddaughter is Ruby, which is coming back into popularity.
Whatever you do, give her a "normal" spelling so she isn't plagued with having to explain it all the time.

Congratulations on your baby girl to be!

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K.L.

answers from Philadelphia on

I have 2 boys but always loved Celia, Kyleigh, Whitney and Ella. Congrats!

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B.L.

answers from Missoula on

We named our girl Jacee.

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T.D.

answers from Albuquerque on

I always wanted to name my baby girl "Tysie" or "Tysi"

The hubby would not go for it.

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J.W.

answers from Austin on

My daughter's name is Aubrey and she gets a lot of compliments on it. We don't hear it very often and when we do, my daughter (who is 5) thinks it is very cool! Good luck and Congrats on your baby girl!

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M.C.

answers from Minneapolis on

Well I love the name Cecilia (hubby did not), Phedora, Chloe, Marissa, Joy, Trisha, Josie...

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D.B.

answers from Chicago on

I have two girls

Natalie Mary (my mom's name was Mary)

Elizabeth Patricia ( my husband's mom's name is Patricia)

It's nice to put in a family touch somehow if you can. My mom was thrilled and so was H mom when our girls were named after them.

I also love Stephanie, Claire, Grace, Annabelle, Izabella, Lauren, Ashley....I'm sure there are others that are not coming to me.

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T.N.

answers from Albany on

Hmmm
My daughter's name is Margaret Katharine. My neice Tess Suzanne, Keri Marie, Sisters, Nannette Alice, Gail Suzanne, Denice Marie

I have always liked Deirdre and Delia as well

Congrats!!
:)

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J.H.

answers from San Antonio on

I like the name J.! ;)

ETA: Ok, I posted this and then realized your name is J. as well, lol!

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S.H.

answers from Honolulu on

Emily
Lily
Amber
Lyric
Samantha
Sabrina
Ellie
Violet
Camille

if anything, check out websites for girl's names.

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S.R.

answers from Odessa on

Elise, Sadie, Olivia, Claire, Kayla, Joslyn, Felicia. Congrats on your baby girl.

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A.S.

answers from Houston on

I like my dd name Byanca. I also like Abygail and hubby likes Johanna. Congrats!

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D.M.

answers from Denver on

I am in love with the name Cecelia (or Celia). I have 3 boys....

Other names I like
Kiera
Nora
Sicily
Evelyn
Ivy
Eliza
Corinna
Cassidy
Chloe
Julia
Jordan
Anya
Tara
Talia (it is pronounced Ta-LEE-a, but I like it pronounce Talya too:)
Jerilyn
Jolie
Elise
Kate

Some "common" names you don't hear much anymore:
Diana
Denise
J. (!)
Pamela
Kathryn
Desiree
Sara
Linda
Lynn
Miranda

Congratulations!!!!!!

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L.A.

answers from Austin on

Isabella
Grace
Miranda
Lily
Alicia
Samantha
Sophia
Elizabeth

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K.D.

answers from San Antonio on

Kayla Lynn; Jada Leigh; Kimble Rae; Jacqui Jean; Lisa Marie; Marisol; Anne; Jacy; Frankie; Julie...

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K.U.

answers from Detroit on

Cousin's daughter is Claire Marie.
SIL's daughter is Kelsey Joyce.
My DD is Addison Rose - Addie for short!

K.B.

answers from Salt Lake City on

I know you've received a lot of responses but had to throw my two cents in too! I am in Human Resources and PLEASE spell the name so people can phonetically pronounce it whatever you do. No silent letters or letters in the wrong places or doubling the letters. Makes me crazy! I am a BIG fan of not neutrally naming a child-if you look at the name and you can tell it's a female or male name to know if it's a male or female. Just things to keep in mind...also pronounce the first name w/the middle and last names.
Some girl names that I like: Olivia, Amelia, Grace, Elise, Liza, Julia, Hannah, Norah (Nora), Lauren, Paige, Victoria

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D.S.

answers from Houston on

tiffany
nicole
serena of off bewitched always loved that name
stacey
jeana

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S.B.

answers from Houston on

My little girls names are
Emerlyn Preslee And
Brailee Avery

I know what you're feeling about looking for names
It can be a very daunting task, especially if your hobby is like
Mine and wouldnt agree on anything! Our oldest daughter
Helped to come up with our youngest name. I've always liked
The names Abigail, Hope, Starmie, Grace, Melody, and Sylvia
I wish you luck and believe me, if you haven't picked a name
When your little bundle is born, a name will also be born! :-) best wishes!!

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S.B.

answers from Houston on

Congratulations! Little girls are so much fun and so filled with drama!!! We named our daughter Shannon Marie. Shannon is my mom and Marie is my MIL. I also like the name Savannah Georgia. I know.... :)! I also liked Sasha Lidell or Stephanie Lidell. Lidell is my middle name and my grandmother's middle name. However, baby #2 was a wonderful little boy so hubby didn't think it was appropriate to name him Sasha or Stephanie!

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R.C.

answers from San Antonio on

I named my kids after someone in the family that they knew or the person knew. Now those people are dead but they still live in my kids with their names. My 1st one was from my grandmother and mother, 2nd was from my dad and his grandfather,3rd one was from a aunt and great grandmother. My youngest grandaughter was named from her mom and Godmother.

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M.S.

answers from San Francisco on

Congrats!

Here are some suggestions:

Anastasia
Angelique
Annaleigh
Annalise
Casey
Candice
danika
marta
april
savanna
kellen
karey
tabitha
tina

Good luck!

M

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L.G.

answers from Austin on

Google "baby name meanings." Sometimes the meaning of a name will really grab you.

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M.P.

answers from Houston on

Sophia
Alexa
Josiane
Pauline
Paulette
Marion

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A.N.

answers from San Francisco on

My daughters name is Laila Sophia. I wanted to pick Isabella as her first name but her dad didnt like it. Congratulations!

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T.J.

answers from Seattle on

Avery, Amelia, Bianca, Bailey/baylie, Brooke, Brynn, Caroline, Clara, Camille, Camden, Cassidy, Cordelia, Caitlin, Daphne, Delia, Elizabeth, Evelyn, Emerson, Emma, elle, Francesca, grace, Gianna, Hadley, Havana, Hayden, Hayley, Isla, Jana, juliet, Jillian, Jane, kathryn, kinley, lane, Lauren, Lila/Lyla, Madeline, Malia, maile, mallory, maren, Mia, Norah, Natalie, Nicole, Olivia, Peyton, Parker, Paige, Quinn, Sofia, Stella, Tabitha, Taryn, vivienne. Congrats, girls are so much fun!

T., mom of two girls :)

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M..

answers from Youngstown on

My best friend just had her first girl today actually (yayy) and they named her Lillian. Lila for short. I think its a beautiful name. Congrats on your girl!

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M.V.

answers from New York on

Angela
Grace
Hope
Faith

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J.W.

answers from Houston on

LanaRose
or Iris Bleu

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C.H.

answers from Portland on

Look up "SSA Names" on Google. You can get a list of the top 1000 most popular names. Decide approximately where on the list you want your daughter's name to be and look at that bracket. What I mean is, most people don't want every other girl in the class to have the same name, but they don't want to have something so unusual that nobody's ever heard the name before. So think to yourself, "I want it to be in the 100-300 range of popularity" and see which of those names strike a chord with you. None of us can know what names you hate because a mean girl in the fifth grade was named that, or just because it doesn't sound good to you, or because you don't like one of the nicknames that people would pick. I found the list really helpful when I was picking a name for my son. Turns out, the name I picked isn't on the list at all, which suits me just fine :)

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C.B.

answers from Austin on

I only have boys, but my girl names were Sarah-Grace Cassidy or Mary- katherine Martin. I am in love with the Southern two first name-name. Have fun with your girl! cb

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R.L.

answers from Houston on

Here is a great site with tons of baby names, suggestions, origins and meanings:

http://www.babycenter.com/baby-names

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K.C.

answers from Texarkana on

before i found out i was having a boy we were gonna use Alice May for a girl i loved it ... its girly and southern

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J.D.

answers from Burlington on

Remember to choose a name that sounds good for a child, a teenager and an adult. I mean some names don't sound good for all and I think really say who the person is. for example the name Kaitlyn I don't think is good because as nice as it is for a little girl, and a teen It sounds like a strippers name or some dumb girl. I think for parents who choose names like these, their intention is to give their child a nice name, but I don't think a lot of parents think about it the way I do. like maybe Kimberly, sounds great for all, or Darby. Personally I love the name Quinn. so beautiful.
J.

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