Middle Names for Girls
Short middle names for girls with a documented meaning, in current U.S. use. 420 names.
Most common origin labels on this list: Muslim (177), English (122), Latin (26).
Most used for girls in 2024: Emma, 13,485 births.
Names 201–300 of 420 (page 3 of 5)
How names qualify
A name is listed when a girl record in our data has a documented meaning, the name has 50 or more births for girls in the SSA 2024 national file, so families can find it in use, and it is short: 2 syllables or fewer, or 5 letters or fewer, in a single word. A short middle name leaves room for a long first or last name. 196 more girls' names meet the other tests but are longer, and 1,922 have no documented meaning of their own in our data yet.
SSA counts spellings, not origins: the meaning shown is the one recorded in our data for the same spelling and sex.
Syllables are estimated from spelling with an English-style rule, so they can be off for names pronounced differently from how they are spelled. The row shows the estimate and the letter count that the rule used.
How well a middle name flows depends on the first and last name next to it, so this list does not rate flow. The middle name generator scores a whole name.
195 of the 420 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
Births and ranks are SSA national data: see the source note under the table.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Middle Names for Girls
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | Length and U.S. births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saoirse | freedom | Irish | Girl | 7 letters, about 1 syllable; 242 births |
| Adara | Virgin, Chaste one | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 240 births |
| Joyce | lord | Celtic | Girl | 5 letters, about 1 syllable; 240 births |
| Whitney | white, island | English | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 238 births |
| Arden | high | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 237 births |
| Casey | descendant of (a person named) Watchful | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 236 births |
| Agnes | pure, chaste, purity, chastity | Ancient Greek | Girl | 5 letters, about 1 syllable; 233 births |
| Dana | Wise, learned. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 230 births |
| Leena | Plant of dates, soft, mild, clemency, Tender | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 227 births |
| Corinne | girl, maiden, daughter | Ancient Greek | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 225 births |
| Kacey | Variant of Casey, which means “descendant of (a person named) Watchful” | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 225 births |
| Adela | noble | Germanic | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 224 births |
| Rubi | Red gem | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 224 births |
| Wendy | watercourse with a bend, island | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 224 births |
| Dania | close, near. The Quran uses Dania it when speaking of the fruits and the shade of the trees of Paradise, saying that the fruit of the trees are close and within reach always. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 222 births |
| Juana | God is gracious | Spanish | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 221 births |
| Ayana | Lucky, good day, day of judgement | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 220 births |
| Lizbeth | Variant of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath” | Hebrew | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 218 births |
| Spencer | spence | English | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 216 births |
| Libby | Diminutive of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath” | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 215 births |
| Bexley | box tree, wood | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 214 births |
| Kai | sea | English | Girl | 3 letters, about 1 syllable; 213 births |
| Susan | Lily of the valley, iris. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 213 births |
| Brenda | sword | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 212 births |
| Safa | Friendship, purity, love, company. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 212 births |
| Ann | anna, hannah, grace, gracious, graced with child | Hebrew | Girl | 3 letters, about 1 syllable; 211 births |
| Gaia | gaea, the earth personified as a goddess, the earth, earth, land; country | English | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 210 births |
| Farrah | iron worker, smith | Arabic | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 209 births |
| Harriet | henry | Germanic | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 208 births |
| Alba | white | English | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 204 births |
| Aniya | lamentation | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 201 births |
| Viola | violet | Latin | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 199 births |
| Asha | Asha is a Persian name for boys and girls. It is a synonym of Asa and means similarity, likeness, adornment. | Persian | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 197 births |
| Isha | Night Prayer | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 196 births |
| Jada | Gift, present | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 192 births |
| Amal | hope | English | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 191 births |
| Rya | Dream | Muslim | Girl | 3 letters, about 1 syllable; 190 births |
| Sharon | the sharon plain | Hebrew | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 190 births |
| Zaira | of Arabic Zahrah, meaning 'blooming flower.' | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 190 births |
| Joan | God is gracious | French | Girl | 4 letters, about 1 syllable; 188 births |
| Ripley | woodland clearing | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 186 births |
| Frida | beautiful, beloved | Germanic | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 185 births |
| Rae | Diminutive of Rachel, which means “ewe” | English | Girl | 3 letters, about 1 syllable; 184 births |
| Ines | partner | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 1 syllable; 180 births |
| Cara | dear, friend | English | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 178 births |
| Lucie | Variant of Lucy, which means “light” | Latin | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 178 births |
| Robyn | Variant of Robin, itself a diminutive of Robert, which means “shining glory” | Germanic | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 178 births |
| Annette | grace, gracious | French | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 176 births |
| Reem | Beautiful Gazelle | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 1 syllable; 176 births |
| Ansley | hermitage, woodland clearing, glade | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 174 births |
| Carson | rock | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 173 births |
| Dina | It was the name of the grandfater of Abu Bin Thabit. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 171 births |
| Jana | Harvest | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 171 births |
| Tala | Little palm tree, star | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 171 births |
| Dua | Prayer | Muslim | Girl | 3 letters, about 2 syllables; 170 births |
| Inara | Ray of light - heaven sent | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 170 births |
| Liz | Diminutive of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath” | English | Girl | 3 letters, about 1 syllable; 169 births |
| Asiya | Comforting, consoling, a mansion with solid foundation or pillars, firm, a powerful. Wife of Firawn who educated prophet Moosa.,One who tends to the weak and heals them | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 168 births |
| May | maia's month | English | Girl | 3 letters, about 1 syllable; 168 births |
| Sonia | sophia | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 168 births |
| Ciara | dark-haired | Irish | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 167 births |
| Farah | joy in Arabic. Male and Female | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 167 births |
| Adira | Strong,Mighty | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 166 births |
| Tinsley | woodland clearing, glade | English | Girl | 7 letters, about 2 syllables; 165 births |
| Adina | Adina is a Persian name for girls that means weekend, the last day of the week, which in Islamic culture means Friday. It is a variant of Adineh. | Persian | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 163 births |
| Kaycee | Variant of Casey, which means “descendant of (a person named) Watchful” | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 163 births |
| Sama | One who listens a lot. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 163 births |
| Giada | jade | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 159 births |
| Tori | Diminutive of Victoria, which means “victory” | English | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 158 births |
| Amiya | My mother is Jah | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 157 births |
| Ira | the Earth | English | Girl | 3 letters, about 2 syllables; 154 births |
| Alisa | Alisa comes from Elissa, which was the name of the Queen of Carthage, an ancient civilization that existed in modern day Tunisia. The name probably means wanderer in Phoenician. It may also be derived from the name of the flower known as alyssum. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 152 births |
| Sana | Praise, commendation, eulogy. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 152 births |
| Anita | Anita is an Avestan (an ancient Persian language) name that means mercy, kindness, amicability. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 149 births |
| Karma | Vine, grapevine, kind, generous. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 149 births |
| Aimee | beloved | French | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 148 births |
| Kenley | a man's name | English | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 148 births |
| Nayla | Brave, Strong and Courageous | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 148 births |
| Zaina | Fem. of Zayn, embellishment, adornment, decoration, ornament,Beautiful. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 148 births |
| Petra | stone | Ancient Greek | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 147 births |
| Erica | Feminine form of Eric, which means “king” | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 3 syllables; 146 births |
| Yuri | george | English | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 146 births |
| Jannah | Garden, paradise | Muslim | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 143 births |
| Hafsa | Cub, Wife of Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W.and daughter of Hazrat Umar [ra]. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 142 births |
| Janie | Diminutive of Jane, which means “God is gracious” | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 138 births |
| Zaynab | Proper Name, an ornamented tree,Timorous, name of the daughter of the Prophet | Muslim | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 138 births |
| Iqra | To recite, Study, read. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 137 births |
| Aanya | inexhaustible | Sanskrit | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 133 births |
| Nadine | Showerer of blessings | Muslim | Girl | 6 letters, about 2 syllables; 133 births |
| Sanai | Sanai is an Arabic name for girls that means praise. | Arabic | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 133 births |
| Zayna | Feminine form of ZAYN,grace, beauty, Ornament, Best. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 133 births |
| Tyler | tiler | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 132 births |
| Kasey | Variant of Casey, which means “descendant of (a person named) Watchful” | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 131 births |
| 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 | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 129 births |
| Abbie | Diminutive of Abigail, which means “my Father's joy or fountain of joy” | English | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 128 births |
| Suri | Red Rose. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 127 births |
| Sidra | Tree, The Lotus - tree at the farthest boundary in paradise | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 126 births |
| Judy | Judy is the name of the place where the ark of Prophet Noah (alaihi salam) rested at the end of the flood. Abu Ishaaq Az-Zujaj, the great linguist and grammarian of the Arabic language (died 311 Hijri) says it is a mountain in Amad (modern Diyar Bakr in Turkey), others say it is a mountain in Mosul in Iraq. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 124 births |
| Nasya | Reformer, advisor. | Muslim | Girl | 5 letters, about 2 syllables; 124 births |
| Ayat | Sign, revelation, verse of the Quran. | Muslim | Girl | 4 letters, about 2 syllables; 123 births |
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.