Four-Syllable Girl Names

Girl names with four syllables, ranked by current U.S. popularity. Compare counts, trends, and the history of this name length.

Girls, 2025
10.6%
vs 6.8% in 2000
Girls' names in use
1,397
6,841 recorded since 1880
Girls' peak
2025
at 10.6% of names

How this name length has fared since 1880

Share of published U.S. births, year by year.

188019532025
Save nameName & meaning
History
1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled
Babies 2025 · rank5-year rank movementPeak year

My God is an oath

6,760#17
Down 1 rank positions in five years
1990

Olive; olive tree

13,544#1
Steady
2014

My God is an oath, through Isabel

10,666#7
Steady
2010

Vigor, bravery, through Amalia

12,699#4
Up 2 rank positions in five years
2021

Defender of men, through Alexander

1,314#237
Down 99 rank positions in five years
1993

Bringing victory; traditionally true image

730#427
Down 41 rank positions in five years
1980

God is my strong man through Gabriel

2,545#105
Down 28 rank positions in five years
2010

Messenger, angel, through Angela

875#347
Down 57 rank positions in five years
2005

Possibly most holy, through Ariadne

2,219#128
Down 49 rank positions in five years
2014

Blind, through Caecilius

2,506#108
Up 39 rank positions in five years
2025

Possibly duck; alternative weaving-related roots

6,225#22
Up 4 rank positions in five years
2019

Possibly most holy, through Ariadne

1,323#234
Down 110 rank positions in five years
2014

From Hadria, through Adrian

836#366
Down 61 rank positions in five years
2006

God is my strong man, through Gabriel

961#317
Up 5 rank positions in five years
2003

Birthday; traditionally Christmas Day

2,028#144
Down 59 rank positions in five years
2006

Strong; healthy

1,835#162
Down 12 rank positions in five years
2008

Calmness or tranquility

2,209#129
Down 60 rank positions in five years
2013

My God has answered in Hebrew; separate Romance origin

8,191#10
Up 43 rank positions in five years
2025

Latinate form of Lillian, associated with Lily or Elizabeth

3,118#78
Up 32 rank positions in five years
2025

Traditionally associated with rival

4,677#45
Down 4 rank positions in five years
2021

Of the Julius family; deeper meaning uncertain

1,203#256
Down 67 rank positions in five years
2007

Strong, vigorous, or healthy

5,354#35
Up 38 rank positions in five years
2025

Resurrection

1,832#163
Down 5 rank positions in five years
2018

Roman Julius family name; deeper meaning uncertain

779#398
Down 128 rank positions in five years
2006

Emerald

823#373
Up 21 rank positions in five years
1998

Charles-family form; probably man

769#405
Up 45 rank positions in five years
2004

Roman name form; also Maria combined with Ana

1,192#261
Up 12 rank positions in five years
2005

Good news

1,998#147
Up 111 rank positions in five years
2025

God is my judge

657#468
Down 55 rank positions in five years
2007

Traditionally associated with pure; origin uncertain

2,456#111
Up 68 rank positions in five years
2025

A form of Eliana; Roman origin uncertain

2,099#139
Down 6 rank positions in five years
2023

Probably related to Annabel; exact derivation uncertain

1,423#213
Down 11 rank positions in five years
2014

Alive

928#331
Up 78 rank positions in five years
2025

Help; advantage

1,183#264
Up 127 rank positions in five years
2024

Defending people

697#443
Down 75 rank positions in five years
2015

The eighth

982#308
Up 26 rank positions in five years
2021

Magnolia flower

2,233#124
Up 52 rank positions in five years
2025

Lily; also an Elizabeth-family name

695#446
Down 103 rank positions in five years
2013

Lion of God

1,756#174
Down 20 rank positions in five years
2020

Golden

1,056#290
Up 241 rank positions in five years
2025

Noble

1,007#304
Up 234 rank positions in five years
2025

Variant of Eliana

1,404#218
Up 172 rank positions in five years
2025

Spanish name; deeper origin and meaning uncertain

665#463
Up 146 rank positions in five years
2023

Orchid name derived from Cattleya

1,314#238
Up 149 rank positions in five years
2024

Azalea flower

1,109#278
Up 205 rank positions in five years
2025

Form of Juliet; deeper meaning unconfirmed

1,086#285
Up 331 rank positions in five years
2025

Diminutive of Antonia

1,087#284
Up 274 rank positions in five years
2024

Variant of Catalina

720#430
Up 127 rank positions in five years
2025

Beautiful + voice

682#451
Up 241 rank positions in five years
2025

Variant of Cataleya

674#459
Up 313 rank positions in five years
2025

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Sources & methodology

Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.

Syllables use recorded Wiktionary pronunciations when available and spelling estimates otherwise; pronunciations can vary. The list shows the most popular names for each sex. Historical shares are measured over published names only. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.

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