Top names for baby girls, letter by letter, in 2024

The most common first letter for baby girl names last year was A (used 16.6% of the time), followed by E (9.7%) and M (9.2%).

The least common first letter was U (used 0.04% of the time), followed by Q (0.2%) and X (0.3%).

So, what were the most popular girl names of 2024 within each letter group?

Top girl names starting with A:

1. Amelia
2. Ava
3. Aurora
4. Aria
5. Avery

Top girl names starting with B:

1. Brooklyn
2. Bella
3. Brielle
4. Blakely
5. Brianna

Top girl names starting with C:

1. Charlotte
2. Camila
3. Chloe
4. Claire
5. Clara

Top girl names starting with D:

1. Delilah
2. Daisy
3. Daphne
4. Delaney
5. Dahlia

Top girl names starting with E:

1. Emma
2. Evelyn
3. Eleanor
4. Elizabeth
5. Eliana

Top girl names starting with F:

1. Freya
2. Faith
3. Francesca
4. Fatima
5. Finley

Top girl names starting with G:

1. Gianna
2. Grace
3. Genesis
4. Gabriella
5. Georgia

Top girl names starting with H:

1. Harper
2. Hazel
3. Hannah
4. Hailey
5. Hadley

Top girl names starting with I:

1. Isabella
2. Isla
3. Ivy
4. Iris
5. Isabel

Top girl names starting with J:

1. Josephine
2. Jade
3. Josie
4. Juniper
5. Julia

Top girl names starting with K:

1. Kinsley
2. Kennedy
3. Kehlani
4. Katherine
5. Kaia

Top girl names starting with L:

1. Luna
2. Lily
3. Lucy
4. Layla
5. Lainey

Top girl names starting with M:

1. Mia
2. Mila
3. Madison
4. Maya
5. Madelyn

Top girl names starting with N:

1. Nora
2. Nova
3. Naomi
4. Natalie
5. Natalia

Top girl names starting with O:

1. Olivia
2. Oaklynn
3. Oakley
4. Olive
5. Ophelia

Top girl names starting with P:

1. Penelope
2. Paisley
3. Parker
4. Piper
5. Peyton

Top girl names starting with Q:

1. Quinn
2. Quincy
3. Queen
4. Quinley
5. Quetzaly

Top girl names starting with R:

1. Riley
2. Ruby
3. Raelynn
4. Rose
5. Rylee

Top girl names starting with S:

1. Sophia
2. Sofia
3. Scarlett
4. Stella
5. Sadie

Top girl names starting with T:

1. Tatum
2. Talia
3. Tessa
4. Teagan
5. Thea

(Taylor, which ranked second in 2023, dropped to sixth last year.)

Top girl names starting with U:

1. Unique
2. Ulani
3. Uma
4. Una
5. Unknown

(One spot below the placeholder “unknown” is the name Unity.)

Top girl names starting with V:

1. Violet
2. Valentina
3. Victoria
4. Vivian
5. Valerie

Top girl names starting with W:

1. Willow
2. Wrenley
3. Wren
4. Wrenlee
5. Winter

Top girl names starting with X:

1. Ximena
2. Xiomara
3. Xyla
4. Xochitl
5. Xolani

Top girl names starting with Y:

1. Yara
2. Yareli
3. Yaretzi
4. Yamileth
5. Yasmin

Top girl names starting with Z:

1. Zoe
2. Zoey
3. Zara
4. Zuri
5. Zariah

Source: SSA