Natalie Girl
NA-tuh-lee
“born on Christmas Day” · Latin
#89
Girl Names That Start with N
224 namesGirl
N names for girls have a soft, gentle sound, and the letter mixes ancient names with inventive modern ones. Naomi is a Hebrew name meaning pleasant, belonging to a central figure in an Old Testament story of loyalty and love. Natalie comes from a Latin phrase linked to the birthday of the Lord and so is tied to Christmas, while Natalia is its Spanish and Russian form. Noelle, from the French word for Christmas, shares that festive meaning.
Other names on the list come from very different places. Nova comes from the Latin word for new and is also the name of a star that suddenly brightens. Nevaeh is a modern invention, the word heaven spelled backward. Nadia is a Slavic name often linked to hope, and Nia is a Swahili word meaning purpose. Nicole is a French feminine form of a Greek name meaning victory of the people, and Nora and Norah are short forms of longer names that have long stood on their own. Nina, Nyla, Nylah and Nayeli add softer, more lyrical options.
Spelling is the key decision for several of these names, since Nora and Norah, or Nyla and Nylah, sound exactly alike. Pick your favorite and expect to spell it out. The n sound flows easily into most surnames, which makes these names easy to pair.
Most popular right now
Nora Girl
NOR-uh
“honor; short form of Eleanor or Honora” · Irish
#20
Nevaeh Girl
nuh-VAY-uh
“heaven spelled backward” · American (modern coinage)
#165
Naomi Girl
nay-OH-mee
“pleasantness” · Hebrew
#47
Natalia Girl
nuh-TAHL-yuh
“Christmas Day” · Latin
#144
Nova Girl
NOH-vuh
“new” · Latin
#46
Nicole Girl
nih-KOHL
“victory of the people” · French
#383
Norah Girl
NOR-uh
“honor (from Honora)” · Irish
#262
Noelle Girl
noh-EHL
“Christmas” · French
#202
Nina Girl
NEE-nuh
“short form of names like Antonina” · Russian
#324
All 224 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie | born on Christmas Day | Latin | 89 | ↓ -36% |
| Nora | honor; short form of Eleanor or Honora | Irish | 20 | ↑ +14% |
| Nevaeh | heaven spelled backward | American (modern coinage) | 165 | ↓ -42% |
| Naomi | pleasantness | Hebrew | 47 | ↑ +13% |
| Natalia | Christmas Day | Latin | 144 | ↓ -34% |
| Nova | new | Latin | 46 | ↓ -7% |
| Nicole | victory of the people | French | 383 | ↓ -31% |
| Norah | honor (from Honora) | Irish | 262 | ↓ -34% |
| Noelle | Christmas | French | 202 | ↑ +10% |
| Nina | short form of names like Antonina | Russian | 324 | → +0% |
| Nyla | uncertain; possibly one who succeeds | American (modern coinage) | 236 | ↑ +8% |
| Nadia | hope | Russian | 565 | ↓ -19% |
| Nayeli | often said to mean I love you | Native American | 271 | ↑ +59% |
| Nylah | uncertain; modern name | American (modern coinage) | 504 | ↓ -24% |
| Noa | movement, motion | Hebrew | 226 | ↑ +103% |
| Nia | purpose (Swahili); bright (Welsh) | Swahili | 702 | ↓ -35% |
| Natasha | Christmas day | Russian | 1,148 | ↓ -26% |
| Nataly | form of Natalie; Christmas Day | Latin | 907 | ↑ +7% |
| Nancy | grace; pet form of Anne | English | 967 | ↓ -10% |
| Noemi | pleasantness | Spanish | 583 | ↑ +44% |
| Nathalie | birthday of the Lord | French | 1,481 | ↓ -50% |
| Nola | short for Fionnuala | Irish | 822 | ↓ -38% |
| Nalani | the heavens | Hawaiian | 414 | ↑ +54% |
| Navy | dark blue; the navy | English | 327 | ↑ +114% |
| Noor | light | Arabic | 659 | ↑ +44% |
| Natalee | variant of Natalie; birthday of the Lord | American (modern coinage) | 2,743 | ↓ -59% |
| Nathaly | birthday of the Lord | Spanish | 1,216 | ↓ -19% |
| Nala | uncertain; also a hero of Indian epic | Sanskrit | 856 | ↓ -22% |
| Nathalia | Christmas Day, birthday | Latin | 1,365 | ↓ -37% |
| Nellie | short form of Eleanor or Helen | English | 533 | ↑ +74% |
| Naya | uncertain; several possible sources | — | 813 | ↓ -7% |
| Neveah | variant of Nevaeh, heaven spelled backward | American (modern coinage) | 1,440 | ↓ -39% |
| Natalya | born on Christmas Day | Russian | 2,427 | ↓ -49% |
| Novalee | modern blend of Nova and Lee | American (modern coinage) | 977 | ↓ -22% |
| Novah | new; variant of Nova | American (modern coinage) | 1,006 | ↓ -52% |
| Nyomi | form of Naomi; pleasantness | American (modern coinage) | 825 | ↑ +26% |
| Neriah | lamp of God | Hebrew | 762 | ↑ +172% |
| Naima | comfort, ease | Arabic | 2,033 | ↓ -19% |
| Noelia | Christmas | Spanish | 1,405 | ↑ +19% |
| Nailah | one who attains, achiever | Arabic | 1,829 | ↓ -41% |
| Nyah | modern name; uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 2,293 | ↓ -24% |
| Nadine | hope | French | 1,627 | ↓ -14% |
| Nahla | a drink of water | Arabic | 2,850 | ↓ -62% |
| Nicolette | little Nicole; victory of the people | French | 1,729 | → -3% |
| Nya | modern name; uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 2,767 | ↓ -39% |
| Nelly | pet form of Eleanor, Helen or Ellen | English | 1,294 | ↑ +88% |
| Nayla | achiever, one who attains | Arabic | 1,078 | ↑ +31% |
| Nariah | — | American (modern coinage) | 1,607 | ↑ +57% |
| Nori | several Japanese meanings | Japanese | 1,196 | → -2% |
| Nyasia | modern blend of Ny- and Asia | American (modern coinage) | 3,959 | ↓ -33% |
| Nichole | victory of the people (variant of Nicole) | English | 3,373 | ↓ -12% |
| Nikki | victory of the people (via Nicole) | English | 3,504 | ↓ -30% |
| Naila | one who attains | Arabic | 1,728 | ↓ -25% |
| Noelani | heavenly mist | Hawaiian | 1,842 | → -1% |
| Nour | light | Arabic | 1,531 | ↑ +68% |
| Nechama | comfort | Hebrew | 1,690 | → +1% |
| Niya | uncertain; modern name | American (modern coinage) | 2,807 | ↓ -53% |
| Nyra | modern name of uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 1,465 | ↓ -38% |
| Natali | born at Christmas; variant of Natalie | Spanish | 3,438 | ↓ -21% |
| Nila | dark blue | Sanskrit | 1,754 | ↑ +6% |
| Norma | uncertain; possibly rule or pattern | Latin | 2,012 | ↑ +27% |
| Nariyah | modern American coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,608 | ↑ +33% |
| Niyah | modern name of uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 3,237 | ↓ -51% |
| Navya | new, young | Sanskrit | 2,147 | ↑ +21% |
| Naia | uncertain; perhaps 'water nymph' | Greek | 1,585 | ↑ +12% |
| Noella | feminine of Noel, Christmas | French | 1,975 | → -3% |
| Naveah | variant of Nevaeh, heaven spelled backward | American (modern coinage) | 2,146 | ↓ -16% |
| Nahomi | variant of Naomi, pleasantness | Spanish | 1,954 | ↑ +22% |
| Neva | possibly "snow"; also a Russian river | Spanish | 3,333 | ↓ -31% |
| Novaleigh | blend of Nova and Leigh | American (modern coinage) | 2,188 | ↓ -33% |
| Navaeh | variant of Nevaeh, heaven spelled backward | American (modern coinage) | 4,324 | ↓ -51% |
| Neha | love, affection | Hindi | 5,662 | → -4% |
| Nairobi | from the capital of Kenya | — | 1,870 | ↓ -51% |
| Nell | short form of Eleanor, Helen or Ellen | English | 1,628 | ↑ +62% |
| Nirvana | blowing out; liberation from suffering | Sanskrit | 2,428 | ↓ -11% |
| Neve | bright, radiant; anglicized form of Niamh | Irish | 3,156 | ↓ -15% |
| Nahomy | Spanish variant of Naomi: pleasantness | Spanish | 2,137 | ↑ +91% |
| Naomy | variant of Naomi, pleasantness | Hebrew | 4,522 | ↓ -24% |
| Nika | victory (Greek); short for Veronika | Greek | 3,200 | ↓ -17% |
| Nadya | hope | Russian | 5,853 | ↓ -45% |
| Nayomi | variant of Naomi: pleasantness | Hebrew | 2,851 | ↑ +13% |
| Niah | modern; possibly from Nia: purpose | American (modern coinage) | 5,353 | ↓ -59% |
| Nataleigh | variant of Natalie: Christmas Day | American (modern coinage) | 5,509 | ↓ -21% |
| Nava | beautiful, pleasant | Hebrew | 2,231 | ↑ +20% |
| Naylani | modern name with -lani, sky | American (modern coinage) | 897 | ↑ +306% |
| Nilah | variant of Nila, dark blue | Sanskrit | 3,757 | ↓ -36% |
| Neela | dark blue | Sanskrit | 3,332 | ↑ +7% |
| Naliyah | modern blend, perhaps of Nalia and Aaliyah | American (modern coinage) | 2,529 | ↑ +80% |
| Nella | short form of names ending in -nella | Italian | 2,852 | ↓ -9% |
| Nami | wave | Japanese | 1,404 | ↑ +114% |
| Naiya | possibly a variant of Naia | American (modern coinage) | 4,630 | ↓ -35% |
| Nayely | variant of Nayeli, often said I love you | Native American | 8,210 | ↓ -32% |
| Nailea | modern Mexican name, meaning uncertain | Spanish | 1,606 | ↑ +196% |
| Nallely | modern Mexican name; uncertain | Spanish | 6,753 | ↑ +13% |
| Nicolle | variant of Nicole, "victory of the people" | Greek | 2,678 | ↑ +76% |
| Nadiya | variant of Nadia, "hope" | Russian | 4,629 | ↓ -21% |
| Nada | dew or generosity; also Slavic "hope" | Arabic | 4,432 | ↓ -11% |
| Nikole | variant of Nicole, "victory of the people" | Greek | 6,487 | ↓ -28% |
| Niamh | bright, radiant | Irish | 3,561 | ↑ +30% |
| Nalah | variant of Nala; meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 4,521 | ↓ -60% |
| Nubia | from the African region of Nubia | Latin | 5,062 | ↓ -61% |
| Nessa | short for Vanessa or Agnes | English | 2,744 | ↑ +19% |
| Nayelli | variant of Nayeli; often said I love you | Native American | 3,753 | ↑ +21% |
| Naiomi | variant of Naomi; pleasantness | American (modern coinage) | 2,250 | ↑ +74% |
| Naomie | variant of Naomi; pleasantness | French | 3,692 | ↓ -21% |
| Noura | light | Arabic | 2,232 | ↑ +80% |
| Nevaeha | variant of Nevaeh, "heaven" spelled backward | American (modern coinage) | 10,683 | ↓ -31% |
| Nawal | gift, generosity | Arabic | 3,372 | → +2% |
| Naisha | often said to mean special | Hindi | 4,243 | ↑ +6% |
| Niomi | variant of Naomi; pleasantness | American (modern coinage) | 3,374 | ↓ -31% |
| Nakayla | modern blend of Na- and Kayla | American (modern coinage) | 9,899 | ↓ -41% |
| Nidhi | treasure | Sanskrit | 5,511 | ↑ +35% |
| Nivea | snowy white | Latin | 9,914 | ↓ -68% |
| Nohemi | Spanish form of Naomi; pleasantness | Spanish | 3,887 | ↑ +12% |
| Nitya | eternal | Sanskrit | 3,505 | ↑ +76% |
| Neely | from an Irish surname | Irish | 4,144 | ↑ +46% |
| Nevada | snow-covered | Spanish | 3,819 | ↑ +39% |
| Novella | new, short story | Italian | 2,559 | ↑ +47% |
| Naimah | blessed, comfortable | Arabic | 6,263 | ↓ -27% |
| Nakiyah | variant of Nakia; pure | American (modern coinage) | 7,778 | ↓ -22% |
| Naydelin | modern Spanish-American invented name | Spanish | 3,957 | ↓ -12% |
| Niara | modern name, uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 3,820 | ↑ +26% |
| Nara | uncertain; also a Japanese city | — | 2,476 | ↑ +100% |
| November | the month; ninth | English | 3,958 | ↓ -34% |
| Nakia | modern name, uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 11,617 | ↓ -56% |
| Nasya | often said to mean miracle of God | Hebrew | 2,451 | ↑ +248% |
| Nakiya | modern variant of Nakia, pure | American (modern coinage) | 7,395 | ↑ +15% |
| Neila | feminine of Neil, meaning debated | Irish | 4,245 | ↑ +127% |
| Naudia | variant of Nadia; hope | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Nyssa | from Nysa, a mythical mountain | Greek | 6,489 | ↓ -22% |
| Neema | grace, blessing | Swahili | 4,523 | → +3% |
| Noemy | variant of Noemi (Naomi), "pleasant" | Spanish | 8,724 | ↓ -8% |
| Nisa | woman | Arabic | 6,759 | ↓ -6% |
| Niki | pet form of Nicole or Nikita | English | 8,214 | ↑ +62% |
| Nautica | nautical, of ships | American (modern coinage) | 9,286 | ↓ -39% |
| Noreen | Irish pet form of Nora, 'honor' | Irish | 4,327 | ↑ +44% |
| Neena | variant of Nina | Hindi | 9,288 | ↓ -15% |
| Nisha | night | Sanskrit | 8,216 | ↓ -13% |
| Nikayla | blend of Nicole and Kayla | American (modern coinage) | 16,596 | → 0% |
| Nicoletta | Italian diminutive of Nicole, 'victory of the people' | Italian | 4,954 | ↑ +8% |
| Nicol | variant of Nicole, 'victory of the people' | Greek | 7,052 | ↑ +14% |
| Nadiyah | dewy, generous; form of Nadia | Arabic | 9,277 | ↑ +10% |
| Nona | ninth | Latin | 8,725 | ↓ -25% |
| Najah | success | Arabic | 12,787 | ↓ -68% |
| Nadeen | variant of Nadine, 'hope' | French | 11,612 | ↓ -38% |
| Nuvia | uncertain; possibly Spanish nube, 'cloud' | Spanish | 16,628 | ↓ -62% |
| Nydia | uncertain; coined by Bulwer-Lytton | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Nicolina | feminine of Nicola, victory of the people | Italian | 6,052 | ↑ +67% |
| Neomi | variant of Naomi, pleasantness | Hebrew | 7,399 | ↑ +7% |
| Nidia | uncertain; possibly from Latin nidus, nest | Spanish | 10,688 | ↓ -47% |
| Nadira | rare, precious | Arabic | 7,392 | ↑ +67% |
| Nhi | little one, child | Vietnamese | 7,789 | ↑ +40% |
| Nichelle | blend of Nicole and Michelle | French | 11,639 | ↓ -27% |
| Nelle | short form of Eleanor or Helen | English | 4,325 | ↓ -11% |
| Nena | little girl; also short form of names | Spanish | — | new |
| Neda | call, voice; also Sunday | Persian | 7,398 | ↑ +36% |
| Nereida | sea nymph | Greek | — | ↓ -100% |
| Neida | uncertain; possibly related to Nereida | Spanish | — | new |
| Nelia | short form of Cornelia | Latin | 7,787 | ↓ -26% |
| Nettie | pet form of Annette or Jeannette | English | 5,663 | ↑ +83% |
| Nereyda | variant of Nereida, sea nymph | Spanish | 8,719 | ↑ +50% |
| Nickole | variant of Nicole | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Nerissa | uncertain, possibly sea nymph | Greek | 10,681 | ↑ +12% |
| Nissa | feminine form of Nisse, from Nicholas | Scandinavian | 16,610 | → 0% |
| Nita | short form of Juanita or Anita | Spanish | 12,827 | ↓ -22% |
| Nakita | variant of Nikita, unconquered | Russian | — | new |
| Naja | uncertain, several sources | Arabic | — | new |
| Nida | call, proclamation | Arabic | 12,819 | ↓ -22% |
| Nicki | short form of Nicole | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Nadja | hope | Russian | 9,278 | new |
| Neysa | — | — | — | ↓ -100% |
| Nanci | variant of Nancy, from Ann | English | — | new |
| Naida | uncertain; possibly from naiad, water nymph | Greek | 14,401 | ↓ -50% |
| Neisha | uncertain; possibly variant of Nisha | American (modern coinage) | 8,717 | ↑ +50% |
| Nanette | French pet form of Anne | French | 14,412 | ↓ -40% |
| Nikia | uncertain; possibly related to Nike, victory | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nicholette | variant of Nicolette, victory of the people | French | 14,447 | new |
| Neoma | uncertain; possibly Greek, new moon | Greek | 10,680 | ↓ -40% |
| Nyesha | Ny plus Aisha | American (modern coinage) | 14,474 | → 0% |
| Nelida | said to be an anagram of Daniel | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Netta | short form of names ending in -netta | English | 10,682 | ↑ +29% |
| Nicollette | variant of Nicolette | French | — | new |
| Niesha | modern variant of Nisha or Aisha | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nneka | mother is supreme | Igbo | — | ↓ -100% |
| Neta | Hebrew for plant; also short form | Hebrew | — | new |
| Nieves | snows, from Our Lady of the Snows | Spanish | — | new |
| Natashia | variant of Natasha | Russian | — | new |
| Natale | Christmas, birthday | Italian | — | new |
| Ninfa | nymph | Spanish | 16,607 | new |
| Nelda | uncertain; perhaps from Nell or Griselda | American (modern coinage) | 9,906 | new |
| Nilsa | uncertain; perhaps feminine of Nils | — | 16,600 | ↓ -17% |
| Nicholle | variant of Nicole | French | — | new |
| Natacha | French spelling of Natasha | Russian | — | new |
| Nilda | short form of names like Brunilda | Spanish | — | new |
| Natosha | variant of Natasha | Russian | — | new |
| Nikkia | variant of Nikki | Greek | — | new |
| Nickie | pet form of Nicole or Nicola | Greek | — | new |
| Nichol | variant of Nicole or Nicholas | Greek | — | new |
| Nakeisha | Na- joined with Keisha | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nakisha | Na- plus Kisha, a form of Keisha | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nicolasa | feminine of Nicolas, victory of the people | Spanish | — | new |
| Nedra | uncertain modern name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Norine | variant of Noreen | Irish | — | new |
| Nannette | variant of Nanette | French | — | new |
| Naoma | variant of Naomi | Hebrew | — | new |
| Nacole | variant of Nicole | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nancie | variant of Nancy | English | — | new |
| Nan | pet form of Anne | English | — | new |
| Nonie | pet form of Nora or Honora | Irish | — | new |
| Nadene | variant of Nadine, hope | French | — | new |
| Norene | variant of Noreen, honor | Irish | — | new |
| Niccole | variant of Nicole, victory of the people | Greek | — | new |
| Neola | origin uncertain | Greek | — | new |
| Nadean | variant of Nadine, hope | French | — | new |
| Natisha | variant of Natasha | Russian | — | new |
| Nikisha | blend of Nikki and Keisha | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nannie | pet form of Ann | Hebrew | — | new |
| Noma | uncertain, possibly a form of Norma | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nancee | variant of Nancy | English | — | new |
| Necole | variant of Nicole | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nelma | uncertain; American coinage | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nelva | uncertain; American name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nakesha | Na- with Keisha | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Nancye | variant of Nancy | English | — | new |