Going length by length (e.g., 2 letters long, 3 letters long, 4 letters long…), what were last year’s most popular baby girl names?
Before we get to the lists, a few quick facts:
- The most common length for girl names in 2023 was 6 letters (used 28.67% of the time), followed by 5 letters (22.02%).
- The length that increased the most in usage for girl names (from 2022 to 2023) was 5 letters.
- The length that decreased the most in usage for girl names (from 2022 to 2023) was 7 letters.
Top girl names with 2 letters:
- Jo, 46 baby girls
- An, 40
- Vy, 28
- Bo, 22
- Zo, 16
- Vi, 14
- Lu, 11 (tie)
- Yi, 11 (tie)
- Io, 10
- Eh, 9
Top girl names with 3 letters:
- Mia, 11,359 baby girls
- Ava, 9,682
- Zoe, 5,160
- Ivy, 5,036
- Eva, 2,405
- Ada, 1,647
- Amy, 1,483
- Lia, 1,425
- Ana, 1,327
- Gia, 1,155
Top girl names with 4 letters:
- Emma, 13,527 baby girls
- Luna, 7,811
- Lily, 6,146
- Aria, 5,996
- Nora, 5,994
- Mila, 5,895
- Ella, 5,643
- Isla, 5,357
- Nova, 5,248
- Lucy, 4,858
Top girl names with 5 letters:
- Sofia, 7,641 baby girls
- Emily, 6,154
- Hazel, 6,154
- Chloe, 5,960
- Ellie, 5,951
- Avery, 5,859
- Layla, 5,678
- Grace, 4,886
- Riley, 4,617
- Naomi, 4,456
Top girl names with 6 letters:
- Olivia, 15,270 baby girls
- Amelia, 12,311
- Sophia, 11,944
- Evelyn, 9,082
- Harper, 7,769
- Camila, 7,565
- Violet, 6,342
- Gianna, 6,129
- Aurora, 6,054
- Eliana, 5,329
Top girl names with 7 letters:
- Eleanor, 6,739 baby girls
- Abigail, 5,661
- Madison, 5,160
- Delilah, 4,031
- Lillian, 3,927
- Paisley, 3,727
- Genesis, 3,651
- Madelyn, 3,632
- Leilani, 3,543
- Addison, 3,520
Top girl names with 8 letters:
- Isabella, 10,808 baby girls
- Scarlett, 6,288
- Penelope, 6,041
- Victoria, 4,434
- Caroline, 2,859
- Brooklyn, 2,850
- Savannah, 2,739
- Madeline, 2,726
- Serenity, 2,548
- Samantha, 2,363
Top girl names with 9 letters:
- Charlotte, 12,596 baby girls
- Elizabeth, 6,566
- Valentina, 4,075
- Josephine, 3,347
- Gabriella, 2,782
- Everleigh, 1,920
- Mackenzie, 1,737
- Genevieve, 1,734
- Anastasia, 1,725
- Katherine, 1,697
Top girl names with 10 letters:
- Evangeline, 1,407 baby girls
- Alessandra, 788
- Alexandria, 755
- Jacqueline, 560
- Clementine, 554
- Persephone, 376
- Bernadette, 185
- Montserrat, 169
- Evangelina, 149
- Wilhelmina, 139
Top girl names with 11 letters:
- Christianna, 17 baby girls
- Anavictoria, 15
- Heavenleigh, 13
- Alejandrina, 11 (tie)
- Oliviagrace, 11 (tie)
- Aadhyareddy, 10
- Anjolaoluwa, 9 (6-way tie)
- Charlierose, 9 (6-way tie)
- Mariahelena, 9 (6-way tie)
- Mariaisabel, 9 (6-way tie)
- Oluwanifemi, 9 (6-way tie)
- Stellamarie, 9 (6-way tie)
(I’m excluding the longer names because they’re quite rare overall.)
Source: SSA
