Most popular baby girl names (letter by letter) in the U.S. in 2023

Going letter by letter, what were last year’s most popular baby girl names?

Before we get to the lists, a few quick facts:

• The most common first letter for girl names in 2023 was A (used 16.48% of the time), followed by E (9.49%) and M (9.17%).
• The least common first letter for girl names in 2023 was U (used 0.04% of the time), followed by Q (0.24%) and X (0.32%).
• The first letter that increased the most in usage for girl names (from 2022 to 2023) was D.
• The first letter that decreased the most in usage for girl names (from 2022 to 2023) was A.

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Top girl names starting with A:

1. Amelia, 12,311 baby girls
2. Ava, 9,682
3. Aurora, 6,054
4. Aria, 5,996
5. Avery, 5,859
6. Abigail, 5,661
7. Addison, 3,520
8. Alice, 3,336
9. Adeline, 3,074
10. Audrey, 3,032

Top girl names starting with B:

1. Brooklyn, 2,850 baby girls
2. Bella, 2,540
3. Brielle, 2,064
4. Brianna, 1,875
5. Blakely, 1,854
6. Bailey, 1,678
7. Blake, 1,346
8. Blair, 1,263
9. Brynlee, 1,210
10. Brooke, 1,032

Top girl names starting with C:

1. Charlotte, 12,596 baby girls
2. Camila, 7,565
3. Chloe, 5,960
4. Claire, 3,195
5. Caroline, 2,859
6. Cora, 2,738
7. Clara, 2,648
8. Charlie, 2,235
9. Cecilia, 2,050
10. Catalina, 1,928

Top girl names starting with D:

1. Delilah, 4,031 baby girls
2. Daisy, 2,412
3. Diana, 1,307
4. Delaney, 1,283
5. Daphne, 1,257
6. Daniela, 1,230
7. Dahlia, 1,219
8. Dakota, 1,183
9. Danna, 1,052
10. Dream, 920

Top girl names starting with E:

1. Emma, 13,527 baby girls
2. Evelyn, 9,082
3. Eleanor, 6,739
4. Elizabeth, 6,566
5. Emily, 6,154
6. Ellie, 5,951
7. Ella, 5,643
8. Eliana, 5,329
9. Emilia, 4,670
10. Elena, 4,261

Top girl names starting with F:

1. Freya, 2,061 baby girls
2. Faith, 1,256
3. Finley, 1,106
4. Fatima, 893
5. Francesca, 820
6. Fiona, 764
7. Frances, 755
8. Felicity, 676
9. Fernanda, 653
10. Faye, 610

Top girl names starting with G:

1. Gianna, 6,129 baby girls
2. Grace, 4,886
3. Genesis, 3,651
4. Gabriella, 2,782
5. Georgia, 2,157
6. Genevieve, 1,734
7. Gemma, 1,649
8. Gracie, 1,237
9. Gia, 1,155
10. Gabriela, 1,041

Top girl names starting with H:

1. Harper, 7,769 baby girls
2. Hazel, 6,154
3. Hannah, 4,102
4. Hailey, 2,776
5. Hadley, 2,304
6. Hallie, 1,553
7. Haven, 1,353
8. Harmony, 1,297
9. Harlow, 1,266
10. Hope, 1,011

Top girl names starting with I:

1. Isabella, 10,808 baby girls
2. Isla, 5,357
3. Ivy, 5,036
4. Iris, 2,921
5. Isabelle, 1,785
6. Isabel, 1,743
7. Itzel, 839
8. Imani, 645
9. Izabella, 630
10. Ivory, 581

Top girl names starting with J:

1. Josephine, 3,347 baby girls
2. Jade, 2,908
3. Josie, 2,504
4. Juniper, 2,382
5. Julia, 2,290
6. Juliette, 1,785
7. June, 1,694
8. Jasmine, 1,585
9. Journee, 1,423
10. Juliana, 1,240

Top girl names starting with K:

1. Kinsley, 3,188 baby girls
2. Kennedy, 3,069
3. Kehlani, 1,854
4. Katherine, 1,697
5. Kaylee, 1,641
6. Kaia, 1,608
7. Kylie, 1,439
8. Khloe, 1,381
9. Kimberly, 1,329
10. Kailani, 1,315

Top girl names starting with L:

1. Luna, 7,811 baby girls
2. Lily, 6,146
3. Layla, 5,678
4. Lucy, 4,858
5. Leah, 3,953
6. Lainey, 3,928
7. Lillian, 3,927
8. Leilani, 3,543
9. Liliana, 2,787
10. Lydia, 2,716

Top girl names starting with M:

1. Mia, 11,359 baby girls
2. Mila, 5,895
3. Madison, 5,160
4. Maya, 4,067
5. Madelyn, 3,632
6. Maeve, 3,046
7. Maria, 2,893
8. Madeline, 2,726
9. Millie, 2,559
10. Melody, 2,557

Top girl names starting with N:

1. Nora, 5,994 baby girls
2. Nova, 5,248
3. Naomi, 4,456
4. Natalie, 3,418
5. Natalia, 2,717
6. Nevaeh, 2,326
7. Norah, 1,479
8. Noelle, 1,451
9. Nyla, 1,236
10. Noa, 1,041

Top girl names starting with O:

1. Olivia, 15,270 baby girls
2. Oakley, 1,874
3. Oaklynn, 1,815
4. Olive, 1,640
5. Ophelia, 1,166
6. Octavia, 1,123
7. Oaklee, 685
8. Opal, 624
9. Oakleigh, 596
10. Oaklyn, 514

Top girl names starting with P:

1. Penelope, 6,041 baby girls
2. Paisley, 3,727
3. Parker, 2,293
4. Piper, 2,066
5. Peyton, 1,953
6. Phoebe, 1,580
7. Presley, 1,517
8. Palmer, 1,129
9. Poppy, 1,072
10. Payton, 990

Top girl names starting with Q:

1. Quinn, 2,846 baby girls
2. Quincy, 263
3. Queen, 128
4. Quetzaly, 72
5. Quinley, 50
6. Quetzalli, 44
7. Qamar, 40
8. Quetzali, 37
9. Quinnley, 28
10. Quincey, 27

Top girl names starting with R:

1. Riley, 4,617 baby girls
2. Ruby, 3,333
3. Raelynn, 2,406
4. Rylee, 2,328
5. Rose, 2,237
6. Remi, 2,170
7. Reagan, 1,721
8. Reese, 1,663
9. Rosalie, 1,640
10. Ruth, 1,594

Top girl names starting with S:

1. Sophia, 11,944 baby girls
2. Sofia, 7,641
3. Scarlett, 6,288
4. Stella, 4,357
5. Sadie, 3,586
6. Sophie, 3,578
7. Sarah, 2,749
8. Savannah, 2,739
9. Serenity, 2,548
10. Skylar, 2,522

Top girl names starting with T:

1. Tatum, 1,314 baby girls
2. Taylor, 1,185
3. Talia, 1,181
4. Teagan, 996
5. Thea, 970
6. Tessa, 960
7. Trinity, 866
8. Thalia, 520
9. Tiana, 488
10. Taytum, 430

Top girl names starting with U:

1. Unique, 103 baby girls
2. Ulani, 80
3. Uma, 72
4. Una, 48
5. Unity, 46
6. Unknown, 41
7. Ursula, 39
8. Uriyah, 22
9. Uriah, 21
10. Urvi, 19

Top girl names starting with V:

1. Violet, 6,342 baby girls
2. Victoria, 4,434
3. Valentina, 4,075
4. Vivian, 2,801
5. Valerie, 1,944
6. Valeria, 1,860
7. Vera, 1,328
8. Vivienne, 1,283
9. Vanessa, 1,010
10. Viviana, 844

Top girl names starting with W:

1. Willow, 4,727 baby girls
2. Wrenley, 1,654
3. Wren, 1,537
4. Winter, 826
5. Wynter, 801
6. Willa, 717
7. Wrenlee, 512
8. Winnie, 485
9. Whitley, 383
10. Waverly, 305 (tie)
11. Winona, 305 (tie)

Top girl names starting with X:

1. Ximena, 1,809 baby girls
2. Xiomara, 761
3. Xyla, 275
4. Xena, 233
5. Xochitl, 214
6. Xolani, 176
7. Xitlali, 135
8. Xylah, 96
9. Xenia, 75
10. Xareni, 69

Top girl names starting with Y:

1. Yaretzi, 547 baby girls
2. Yara, 485
3. Yareli, 388
4. Yasmin, 309
5. Yamileth, 292
6. Yusra, 201
7. Yuna, 198
8. Yaritza, 183
9. Yaneli, 162
10. Yasmine, 158

Top girl names starting with Z:

1. Zoe, 5,160 baby girls
2. Zoey, 4,040
3. Zuri, 1,471
4. Zara, 1,282
5. Zariah, 740
6. Zahra, 543
7. Zariyah, 457
8. Zelda, 401
9. Zaniyah, 382
10. Zaria, 371

Source: SSA