To make things a little bit easier here are our 100 top baby girl names, with a little about where each one comes from, in alphabetical order…
1. Abigail
From Hebrew, meaning ‘Father of exaltation’, with several variations
2. Ada
Originally a shortening of Germanic names like Adelaide and Adaline, with ‘Adal’ meaning ‘Noble’
3. Adaline
From German, ‘Noble’
4. Adalyn
A variation on Adaline
5. Adalira
From Spanish, ‘Noble’
6. Adeen
Arabic for ‘Obedient/Righteous’ or Irish for ‘Little fire’
7. Adele
Old German name, meaning ‘Noble/kind’
8. Adelyn
A variation on Adaline
9. Adriana
Latin, meaning ‘from Hadria’
10. Alaina
Old German, meaning ‘precious; awakening; sun ray’
11. Alana
From Old German, meaning ‘precious; awakening’
12. Alexa
From Greek, the female form of Alexander
13. Alexandra
From Greek, the female form of Alexander
14. Alexis
A unisex name although more common for boys, from Greek for ‘defender’
15. Alice
From German, ‘Of the nobility’
16. Alina
A shortening of Adelina or Albina
17. Alivia
Latin origin meaning ‘Olive tree’
18. Aliyah
From Hebrew, ‘Heavens, highborn’
19. Alison
From German, ‘Of the nobility’
20. Alyssa
A flower name, derived from alyssum
21. Amara
From Nigeria, meaning ‘grace, mercy, kindness’
22. Amaya
Spanish, derived from the village of Amaya
23. Amber
A translucent fossil resin used in jewellery, original from Arabic
24. Amelia
From the Germanic word ‘amal’ meaning ‘work’, and suggesting industriousness
25. Amelie
Variation on Amelia
26. Amiyah
Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word ‘amaya’ meaning ‘without deceit’
27. Amy
Old French, ‘Dearly loved’
28. Ana
Hebrew for ‘favoured grace’ or a Spanish variant of Anne
29. Anastasia
Greek origin meaning ‘resurrection’ but often linked to the daughter of the last Russian czar
30. Andrea
‘Brave’ in French or the feminine form of Andrew
31. Angela
From Latin, ‘messenger of God’
32. Angelina
Variation on Angela
33. Anna
Latin version of Hebrew Hannah, meaning ‘He (God) has favoured me’
34. Annabelle
Combination of the Latin Anna (grace) and the French word belle (beauty).
35. Arabella
From Latin ‘orabilis’ meaning ‘yielding to prayer’
36. Aria
Hebrew origin for ‘Lion’
37. Ariana
Welsh origin, meaning ‘Silver’
38. Arianna
Variation on Ariana
39. Ariel
Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lion of God’
40. Ariella
Variation on Ariel
41. Arya
Sanskrit and Persian origin meaning of ‘noble’, but also popularised by Game of Thrones
42. Ashley
Unisex name, originally for boys, English origin of ‘Ash tree meadow’
43. Aspen
English origin from the tree
44. Athena
Greek, the goddess of wisdom
45. Aubree
From old German, meaning ‘elf or magical being’
46. Aubrey
Variation on Aubrey
47. Audrey
English origin, ‘Noble strength’
48. Aurora
From Latin meaning ‘dawn’, also the Roman goddess of sunrise
49. Autumn
English, from the season
50. Ava
Uncertain origin, may be from the Hebrew form of Eve (Chava) or the Latin ‘avis’ meaning ‘bird’
51. Avery
Old English, meaning ‘elf counsel’
52. Ayla
Hebrew meaning ‘deer or gazelle’
53. Bailey
From the Old English meaning ‘berry clearing’ but also ‘bailiff; city fortification’
54. Bella
Italian origin meaning ‘beautiful’, also a diminutive of Isabella
55. Blake
Old English origin, probably from ‘black, dark’ a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin
56. Blakely
An alternate form of Blake
57. Bonnie
Scottish, ‘Beautiful; charming’
58. Brianna
From Celtic for ‘Strong; She ascends’
59. Briella
Modern American name from Gabriella, the Latinised female form of Gabriel
60. Brielle
Hebrew, ‘woman of God’ or a shortening of Gabrielle
61. Brooke
Old English and Old German origin from ‘water/small streem’
62. Brooklyn
Old English ‘small stream’ but also from the New York City borough
63. Callie
Greek origin meaning ‘beautiful’
64. Camila
Spanish and Portuguese from Latin meaning ‘young ceremonial attendant’.
65. Camille
Latin derivation, meaning ‘helper to the priest’
66. Caroline
Feminine form of Carolus (Charles)
67. Catalina
Greek origin meaning ‘pure’
68. Charlie
Pet form of Charlene and Charlotte, now used in its own right
69. Charlotte
Female form of the male name Charlot (Charles)
70. Chloe
From ‘blooming’ or ‘fertility’ in Greek
71. Claire
From the Latin adjective ‘clarus’ meaning bright or clear
72. Clara
A variation on Claire
73. Cora
Greek origin meaning ‘maiden’
74. Daisy
Old English origin, from the flower
75. Dakota
Native American origin for ‘friend/ally’, also from the US states
76. Daniela
From Hebrew for ‘God is my judge’
77. Darcie
Irish and Gaelic origin for ‘dark’
78. Delaney
Old French ‘from the alder grove’ or possibly Gaelic ‘angel from heaven’
79. Delilah
Hebrew origin, ‘languishing, lovelorn, seductive’, Samson’s mistress in the Bible
80. Destiny
Fate, originally from the Latin word ‘destinare,’ but popularised in modern America
81. Diana
Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and childbirth
82. Eden
From the Biblical Garden of Eden, meaning ‘delight’
83. Elaina
French origin meaning ‘bright, shining light’
84. Eleanor
From Greek for ‘bright, shining one’
85. Elena
Variation on Eleanor
86. Eliana
Latinised version of the Hebrew name Eliyanah
87. Elise
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either ‘oath of God’, or ‘God is satisfaction’
88. Eliza
Hebrew origin, short form of Elizabeth
89. Elizabeth
Hebrew originmeaning ‘pledged to God’
90. Ella
A shortening of names including Eleanor and Ellen
91. Ellie
Variation on Ella, a shortening of names including Eleanor and Ellen
92. Eloise
Uncertain but may be Old German origin, ‘famous warrior’
93. Elsie
Shortening of Elizabeth, generally Scottish
94. Elspeth
A primarily Scottish version of Elizabeth
95. Ember
English, meaning ‘Spark, Burning Low’
96. Emery
German origin meaning ‘Brave; powerful’
97. Emilia
A variation of Emily
98. Emily
Latin origin, meaning ‘Industrious; striving’
99. Emma
Of Old French and Old German origin, meaning of Emma ‘entire; universal’
100. Erin
Irish and Gaelic origin, from a poetic word for ‘Ireland’.