Top Baby Girl Names That Start With W (2024)

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What is the prettiest girl name that starts with W? ›

Female personalities with “W” names include: Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg, Willa Cather, Winona Ryder, Wilma Rudolph, Winnie Harlow, Willow Smith and Wynonna Judd.

Along with Willow, other W names for girls ranking in the US Top 1000 include Willa, Winter, Wren, Whitley, Winnie, Wynter, Waverly, Wrenley, and Whitley. Vintage girl names starting with W are another fashionable category today, with sweet old-fashioned choices Wilhelmina and Winifred being two of our favorites.

If you're interested in a unisex baby name that starts with W, you have plenty of options. You can go with more traditional choices, like Wynn, Walker or Wendall, or you can stick with cool, nature-inspired names like Wister or Winter.

There are many wonderful surnames beginning with W that would make unique first names, such as Wharton, Wolcott, Wheeler, Wynn, and Winslet. Winnie and Wilfred are names that have caught on in the UK but remain rare choices in the US.

Rare vintage girl names

Minnie, Myrtle and Maude are three sweet choices from our list of 100 rare vintage names for girls.

What is an unpopular girl name? ›

Along with Ebba and Alba, other fashionable girl names uncommon in the US include Darcy, Imogen, Laia, and Thais. Scandinavian names are an up-and-coming trend — Sigrid, Juni, Fenna, and Leni are among the rare options we recommend.

Among the trends of the year are unique names, like Kahlani, Ophelia, Eloise, Florence, Fern, Eden, Izzy, Rue, Willow, Artemis, Cordelia, and Guinevere. Popular names will probably be similar to last year's names: Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Noah, Liam, and Oliver.

Lakshmi: The lovely Sanskrit name translates to “a lucky omen.” Penny: Such sweet symbolism to give your little girl, naming her after a lucky penny. Sadiya: Meaning “lucky, fortunate” in Arabic, it's a warm and flowing name for your princess.