Harper Girl
HAHR-pur
“harp player” · English
#16
Girl Names That Start with H
135 namesGirl
H names for girls begin with a soft breath of sound that gives them a gentle, approachable feel. Hannah is the great classic, a Hebrew name meaning grace, and it reads the same forward and backward. Helen comes from Greek and is linked to the legendary beauty of Troy, a name that has been used in English for centuries. Hazel and Holly draw on the natural world, one a tree and the other a plant tied to winter holidays.
Word names form a big part of the letter. Harmony, Hope, Haven and Heaven each carry an obvious meaning that many parents find appealing. Harper began as an English occupational surname for a harp player, and Hadley comes from an English place name meaning heather field. Hailey, Haley and Haylee are three spellings of a surname tied to a hay meadow, while Hallie has a friendly, informal style. Heidi is a German short form of an old Germanic name, known from the classic children's novel set in the Swiss Alps.
Spelling is the main issue with several H names, especially Hailey, Haley and Haylee, which sound the same. Choose your favorite and expect to spell it out. In some languages the h is silent, so consider how relatives may say the name.
Most popular right now
Hannah Girl
HA-nuh
“grace, favor” · Hebrew
#56
Hailey Girl
HAY-lee
“hay clearing” · English
#104
Hazel Girl
HAY-zuhl
“hazel tree” · English
#21
Hadley Girl
HAD-lee
“heather clearing” · English
#121
Haley Girl
HAY-lee
“hay clearing” · English
#861
Harmony Girl
HAHR-muh-nee
“agreement, concord” · Greek
#276
Hope Girl
HOHP
“hope” · English
#352
Haven Girl
HAY-vuhn
“safe place, harbor” · English
#190
Heidi Girl
HY-dee
“noble kind” · German
#340
All 135 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper | harp player | English | 16 | ↓ -23% |
| Hannah | grace, favor | Hebrew | 56 | ↓ -20% |
| Hailey | hay clearing | English | 104 | ↓ -19% |
| Hazel | hazel tree | English | 21 | ↑ +14% |
| Hadley | heather clearing | English | 121 | ↓ -7% |
| Haley | hay clearing | English | 861 | ↓ -46% |
| Harmony | agreement, concord | Greek | 276 | ↓ -32% |
| Hope | hope | English | 352 | ↓ -40% |
| Haven | safe place, harbor | English | 190 | ↑ +59% |
| Heidi | noble kind | German | 340 | ↑ +10% |
| Heaven | heaven, the sky | English | 543 | ↓ -23% |
| Hallie | pet form of Harriet or Hal | English | 120 | ↑ +173% |
| Helen | uncertain; often linked to 'torch' or 'light' | Greek | 462 | ↓ -7% |
| Haylee | hay clearing | English | 1,419 | ↓ -56% |
| Harlow | from an English place name, 'army hill' | English | 309 | → +2% |
| Holly | the holly tree | English | 416 | ↑ +18% |
| Hanna | grace, favor | Hebrew | 512 | → +2% |
| Helena | uncertain; possibly torch or light | Greek | 363 | ↑ +42% |
| Hayley | hay clearing | English | 1,251 | ↓ -58% |
| Hattie | home ruler; pet form of Harriet | English | 334 | ↑ +27% |
| Halle | uncertain; several possible origins | German | 596 | ↑ +57% |
| Henley | high wood or clearing | English | 1,001 | ↓ -50% |
| Hadassah | myrtle | Hebrew | 570 | ↑ +24% |
| Hailee | hay clearing | American (modern coinage) | 1,355 | ↓ -26% |
| Holland | wood land | Dutch | 550 | ↑ +39% |
| Hana | flower; also bliss | Japanese | 658 | ↑ +21% |
| Heather | heather plant | English | 1,264 | ↑ +17% |
| Harlee | hare meadow; variant of Harley | American (modern coinage) | 1,048 | ↓ -35% |
| Halo | halo, ring of light | English | 613 | ↑ +74% |
| Haisley | blend of Hailey and Paisley | American (modern coinage) | 479 | ↓ -22% |
| Harmoni | harmony | Greek | 1,000 | ↓ -37% |
| Hadlee | heather clearing | Old English | 931 | ↓ -10% |
| Haylie | hay clearing | English | 3,935 | ↓ -53% |
| Haleigh | hay clearing | English | 4,391 | ↓ -60% |
| Hadleigh | heather clearing | English | 1,171 | ↓ -25% |
| Heavenly | heavenly | English | 1,166 | ↓ -21% |
| Harleigh | hare clearing | English | 1,534 | ↓ -46% |
| Honesty | honesty | English | 1,614 | ↓ -32% |
| Heidy | form of Heidi; noble type | German | 1,917 | ↓ -14% |
| Hailie | form of Hailey; hay clearing | Old English | 1,658 | ↑ +40% |
| Hayleigh | form of Hayley; hay clearing | Old English | 4,803 | ↓ -57% |
| Harriet | home ruler | English | 1,073 | → -2% |
| Hillary | cheerful | English | 2,592 | ↑ +29% |
| Harlie | hare clearing (variant of Harley) | English | 2,520 | ↓ -44% |
| Hartley | stag clearing | English | 1,453 | ↑ +50% |
| Harmonie | harmony | French | 2,466 | ↓ -43% |
| Honey | honey; a term of endearment | English | 846 | ↑ +235% |
| Hensley | from an English surname | English | 2,071 | ↓ -59% |
| Hafsa | young lioness | Arabic | 1,452 | ↑ +42% |
| Harlyn | modern blend of Harlan or Harlow and -lyn | American (modern coinage) | 2,142 | ↓ -32% |
| Haddie | pet form of Hadley or Harriet | English | 2,027 | ↓ -21% |
| Hawa | life; Arabic form of Eve | Arabic | 1,813 | → +3% |
| Hollie | holly tree | English | 2,834 | ↓ -21% |
| Hollyn | modern elaboration of Holly | American (modern coinage) | 1,313 | ↑ +14% |
| Hellen | variant of Helen | Greek | 1,800 | ↑ +37% |
| Hayven | variant of Haven | American (modern coinage) | 2,591 | ↓ -15% |
| Halima | gentle, patient | Arabic | 1,902 | → +3% |
| Hermione | of Hermes | Greek | 2,008 | → +2% |
| Hosanna | save, we pray | Hebrew | 1,480 | ↑ +45% |
| Hadassa | myrtle tree; Hebrew name of Esther | Hebrew | 1,695 | ↑ +112% |
| Hiba | gift | Arabic | 2,177 | ↑ +52% |
| Hindy | Yiddish diminutive of Hinde: doe, hind | Yiddish | 1,814 | ↑ +91% |
| Haya | life (Hebrew); modesty (Arabic) | Hebrew | 1,916 | ↑ +17% |
| Havana | from the capital of Cuba | Spanish | 3,270 | ↓ -28% |
| Harlynn | modern blend of Harley and -lynn | American (modern coinage) | 2,161 | ↑ +16% |
| Harmonee | variant of Harmony | American (modern coinage) | 4,216 | ↓ -56% |
| Huda | guidance | Arabic | 1,739 | ↑ +43% |
| Hilary | cheerful | Latin | 5,301 | ↑ +9% |
| Halie | variant of Hailey, hay clearing | English | 13,805 | ↓ -40% |
| Hanan | mercy (Arabic); grace (Hebrew) | Arabic | 2,911 | ↑ +6% |
| Hennessy | Irish surname: descendant of Aonghus | Irish | 3,936 | ↓ -30% |
| Haily | variant of Hailey: hay clearing | English | 6,638 | ↓ -15% |
| Haniya | happy, delighted | Arabic | 2,832 | ↓ -23% |
| Havyn | respelling of Haven | American (modern coinage) | 2,789 | ↑ +30% |
| Haylen | modern blend of Hayley and -len | American (modern coinage) | 6,198 | ↓ -52% |
| Henrietta | feminine of Henry, home ruler | English | 2,666 | ↓ -10% |
| Harleen | modern blend; also Punjabi 'absorbed in God' | Punjabi | 5,024 | ↓ -59% |
| Hala | halo around the moon | Arabic | 2,941 | ↑ +16% |
| Hilda | battle | Germanic | 3,007 | ↑ +22% |
| Halley | surname, hall by a meadow | English | 3,537 | ↑ +23% |
| Honesti | variant of Honesty | English | 2,942 | → -3% |
| Harlowe | variant of Harlow, army hill | English | 1,784 | ↑ +85% |
| Holley | variant of Holly; holly tree | English | 3,737 | ↓ -15% |
| Haileigh | variant of Hailey, "hay clearing" | English | 15,729 | ↓ -64% |
| Halia | remembrance of a loved one | Hawaiian | 3,006 | ↓ -7% |
| Hinda | female deer | Yiddish | 2,553 | ↑ +35% |
| Haydee | Spanish form of Haidee, from Byron | Spanish | 6,197 | ↓ -10% |
| Hallee | variant of Hailey; hay clearing | American (modern coinage) | 3,536 | ↑ +115% |
| Henny | diminutive of Henrietta or Hendrika | Dutch | 2,626 | ↑ +50% |
| Hali | variant of Halle or Hallie | English | 5,143 | ↑ +25% |
| Haneen | longing, yearning | Arabic | 3,933 | ↑ +32% |
| Helene | French form of Helen; possibly torch | French | 3,602 | ↑ +17% |
| Harli | variant of Harley; hare meadow | Old English | 5,616 | ↓ -46% |
| Henna | Finnish short form of Henrika | Finnish | 4,016 | → +3% |
| Heba | gift | Arabic | 5,991 | ↓ -23% |
| Hayli | variant of Hayley; hay meadow | Old English | — | new |
| Helaina | variant of Helena, meaning uncertain | Greek | 7,260 | ↓ -40% |
| Hanah | variant of Hannah; grace | Hebrew | 9,078 | ↓ -8% |
| Halee | variant of Haley, "hay meadow" | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Holli | variant of Holly | English | 8,556 | ↓ -29% |
| Halli | variant of Hallie | English | 11,284 | ↓ -38% |
| Halina | Polish form of Helen | Polish | 4,293 | ↑ +136% |
| Hayle | variant of Hailey, "hay meadow" | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Honora | honor | Latin | 7,263 | ↓ -12% |
| Herlinda | uncertain; Germanic elements | Spanish | 7,626 | ↑ +75% |
| Harriett | variant of Harriet, home ruler | English | 6,641 | ↑ +143% |
| Hedy | pet form of Hedwig, battle | German | 12,381 | → 0% |
| Hildegard | battle enclosure | Germanic | 7,627 | ↑ +75% |
| Harvie | variant of Harvey, battle worthy | Breton | 6,943 | ↑ +14% |
| Hermelinda | Germanic name; meaning uncertain | Germanic | 9,087 | new |
| Hortencia | from a Roman family name linked with garden | Latin | 13,844 | new |
| Harriette | variant of Harriet, home ruler | English | 8,548 | ↑ +71% |
| Henriette | French feminine of Henri | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Heide | short form of Adelheid; heath | German | — | new |
| Herminia | feminine of Roman Herminius | Spanish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Hazle | variant of Hazel | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Hester | variant of Esther | Hebrew | 15,770 | new |
| Harlene | blend of Har- and -lene, or from Harlan | American (modern coinage) | 15,743 | → 0% |
| Helyn | variant of Helen | Greek | — | new |
| Hassie | old pet name, origin uncertain | English | 12,372 | new |
| Hettie | pet form of Henrietta or Hester | English | — | new |
| Helaine | variant of Helen or Elaine | Greek | — | new |
| Helga | holy, blessed | Old Norse | — | ↓ -100% |
| Hortense | garden | Latin | — | new |
| Hulda | from Hebrew for weasel or Norse for sweet | Hebrew | — | new |
| Hedwig | Germanic, battle and fight | German | — | new |
| Hilma | Germanic, helmet or protection | Swedish | — | new |
| Hildred | Germanic, battle counsel | Germanic | — | new |
| Hildegarde | Germanic, battle enclosure | Germanic | — | new |
| Hortensia | from a Roman family name, garden | Latin | — | new |
| Hermina | feminine of Herman, army man | Germanic | — | new |
| Hermine | feminine of Herman, army man | German | — | new |
| Hertha | name of a Germanic earth goddess | Germanic | — | new |
| Henretta | variant of Henrietta, home ruler | Germanic | — | new |
| Hessie | pet form of Hester | English | — | new |