Girl Names That Start With I
226 names, 183 with a documented meaning, from 11 origins.
Names 1–100 of 226 (page 1 of 3)
About this list
81% of the names in Girl Names That Start With I have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Arabic 24, Ancient Greek 4, Persian 3, Hebrew 2, Sanskrit 2, other 4. 187 names carry no language label.
86 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Isabella (#7, girls), Isla (#35, girls), Ivy (#36, girls), Iris (#71, girls), Isabel (#167, girls).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Girl Names That Start With I
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella | Isabella is the Italian form if sabel, which is comes from the name Elizabeth. | Muslim | #7 |
| Iris | rainbow | Ancient Greek | #71 |
| Isabel | Isabel is a variant of Elizabeth and in it was used interchangeably with it in England in 16th century. | Muslim | #167 |
| Isabelle | Variant of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath” | English | #170 |
| Ivory | White as elephant tusks | English | #404 |
| Imani | faith, belief | English | #526 |
| Irene | peace | Ancient Greek | #637 |
| Inaya | Concern, solicitude | Muslim | #759 |
| Imogen | girl, maiden | Celtic | #1125 |
| Isha | Night Prayer | Muslim | #1202 |
| Isadora | Variant of Isidora, which means “gift of Isis” | Ancient Greek | #1221 |
| Ines | partner | Muslim | #1281 |
| Inara | Ray of light - heaven sent | Muslim | #1337 |
| Ira | the Earth | English | #1433 |
| Iqra | To recite, Study, read. | Muslim | #1549 |
| Isra | Travel by night, The first stage in Miraj [Ascension of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to heaven], in which the Prophet was taken to the Remote Mosque (Masjid al-Aqsa), or the Temple at Jerusalem | Muslim | #1611 |
| Inayah | Concern, care | Muslim | #1630 |
| Izzy | Diminutive of Isabel, which means “my God is an oath” | English | #2093 |
| Isobel | Variant of Isabel, which means “my God is an oath” | Hebrew | #2341 |
| Inaaya | Gift of Allah | Muslim | #2359 |
| Ilyana | Tender and Delicate | Muslim | #2400 |
| Ilana | Tender and Delicate | Muslim | #2456 |
| Imaan | Faith | Muslim | #3629 |
| Islah | Reform, improvement, betterm | Muslim | #4105 |
| Israa | Variant transcription of ISRA,Waiking at night | Muslim | #4651 |
| Izzah | Might, power,Slave girl. The daughter of Umar bin Mumal was named Jariyah. Before he had become a Muslim, she was the slave of Umar (R.A) and he used to trash her very harshly that she might revoke Islam but she did not and finally he himself became a Muslim. | Muslim | #5133 |
| Inayat | Care, concern, favour, bounty, kindness. | Muslim | #5778 |
| Ibadat | Worship. | Muslim | #7565 |
| Ilham | Inspiration, revelation. | Muslim | #7937 |
| Inga | Powerful | Muslim | #8407 |
| Ifrah | To make happy. | Muslim | #8922 |
| Ikram | Honouring, glory, esteem, respect, veneration. | Muslim | #8922 |
| Izza | Honour, fame, power, Respect. | Muslim | #8922 |
| Ilhan | Ruler | Muslim | #9521 |
| Imane | belief | Muslim | #10241 |
| Inshirah | Delight, happiness, cheerfulness. | Muslim | #10241 |
| Insiya | Someone who remembers | Muslim | #10241 |
| Isma | Safeguarding | Muslim | #10241 |
| Insha | Sentence, Writing, Essay, Famous poet: Ibn-e-Insha | Muslim | #12120 |
| Ibtihal | Supplication, prayer | Muslim | #13427 |
| Ifra | Ifra is an indirect Quranic name for girls and boys (more common for girls) t... | Quranic | #13427 |
| Imarah | Development, Prosperity, Success | Muslim | #13427 |
| Inci | Pearl | Muslim | #15243 |
| Irem | A Garden in Heaven | Muslim | #15243 |
| Iba | Pride, sense, disdain. | Muslim | |
| Ibadaat | Ibadaat is an Arabic name for girls that means acts of worship, good deeds. | Arabic | |
| Ibadah | Ibadah is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means worship, obedience of God. | Arabic | |
| Ibhar | Ibhar is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means breadth, graciousness, open like the ocean. It also means navigation and sailing in the ocean. It is derived from the B-H6-R root (ocean), which is used dozens of times in the Quran. | Quranic | |
| Ibrah | Wisdom, advice | Muslim | |
| Ibrat | Ibrat is a direct Quranic name for girls. It is an alternate way of saying the name Ebrah and has the same meaning and pronunciation, except that the t at the end is pronounced for Ibrat. | Quranic | |
| Ibreez | Gold, Ruby, Pearl and Coral | Muslim | |
| Ibrisami | Silken. | Muslim | |
| Ibthaj | Joy | Muslim | |
| Ibtihl | Supplication. Prayer | Muslim | |
| Ibtisama | Smiling, Smile. | Muslim | |
| Iccha | desire, will, wish | Sanskrit | |
| Idrak | Intellect, perception, achievement, attainment. | Muslim | |
| Ieasha | Variant of Arabic Aisha, meaning 'alive.' | Muslim | |
| Iffah | Purity, modesty, Chaste | Muslim | |
| Iffat | Iffat is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Iffah, which means chastity, modesty, virtuousness. It is used for both boys and girls. | Arabic | |
| Iftin | Light | Muslim | |
| Iftinan | enchantment, captivation | Muslim | |
| Ifza | Protective angel | Muslim | |
| Ihaa | Inspiration | Muslim | |
| Ihab | Leather | Muslim | |
| Ihdaf | Ihdaf is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means closeness, proximity. | Arabic | |
| Ihkam | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness | Muslim | |
| Ihlal | Ihlal is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means to look for the crescent moon, as it is done to determine the beginning of Ramadan and other Islamic dates. It also means clarity, radiance. | Arabic | |
| Ihram | It's an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that refers to the state of purity that pilgrimage enters during the pilgrimage rites. It starts when the pilgrims put on their Ihram clothes, which are the white clothes that are seen during the Haj proceedings, and ends when they take off these clohes at the end of Haj | Quranic | |
| Ihsan | Kindness, beneficence, highest level of Iman | Muslim | |
| Ihtiram | Honour, hold in honour | Muslim | |
| Ijabo | Hope | Muslim | |
| Ijada | Wise, Wisdom and Decisiveness | Muslim | |
| Ijliyah | The daughter of al-Asturlabi al-Ijli. | Muslim | |
| Ikha | Ikha is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means brotherhood and sisterhood, for people to love one another like brothers, or like sisters. It is derived from the A-KH-A root which is used in many places in the Quran: | Quranic | |
| Ikleel | Ikleel is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means crown. | Arabic | |
| Iklil | Crown, garland. | Muslim | |
| Ikraam | Esteem veneration | Muslim | |
| Ikramiya | Honorable, Dignified | Muslim | |
| Ilan | Good person, Intelligent | Muslim | |
| Ilanah | Tree | Muslim | |
| Ilhaam | Inspiration, Inspiring, Revelation | Muslim | |
| Ilhanath | Henna | Muslim | |
| Ilhem | inspiration | Muslim | |
| Iliya | It' s an indirect Quranic name for girls meaning belonging to those who are noble, belonging to the high class, a person who comes from a respected class of society. It also means those who belong to Illiyyeen, which is the highest place in Paradise. It's derived from the AIN-L-A root, used in many places in the Quran | Quranic | |
| Illiyeen | High Status, Exalted, Sublime and Superb | Muslim | |
| Ilm | Knowledge, science, doctrine | Muslim | |
| Ilmeeyat | Knowledge | Muslim | |
| Ilqis | QUEEN OF SHEEBA | Muslim | |
| Imama | Imama is an Arabic name for girls that means leadership, command. | Arabic | |
| Imaneh | Imaneh is a Persian name for girls that means pious, faithful, one who has faith in God. It is formed from the Arabic word Iman (faith) and the Persian. attribution suffix eh. | Persian | |
| Imhal | Patient | Muslim | |
| Imrana | Prosperity, Long-lived. | Muslim | |
| Imsaal | Unique, one of a kind | Muslim | |
| Imthithal | Polite, obedience | Muslim | |
| Imtihal | Polite, obedience | Muslim | |
| Imtinan | Gratitude, gratefulness, thankfulness. | Muslim | |
| Imtisal | To Follow and Idolize | Muslim | |
| Imtithal | (polite) obedience | Muslim | |
| Inab | Inab is an Arabic name for boys and girls that means grape. The word Inab is used twice in the Quran, in verse 17:91 and 80:28. | Arabic |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.