Tree Names For Girls
Some tree names are direct botanical choices, such as Willow and Magnolia. Others reach the forest through another language or a surname. These notes identify the connection rather than assuming that every woodland-sounding name names a tree.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The hazel tree and its nuts supply the botanical connection. | 6,318#21 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
A woodland name from Latin silva, forest. | 1,017#300 | Up 202 rank positions in five years | 1937 | ||
The evergreen tree gives this name a winter connection as well. | 751#416 | Up 63 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
The evergreen shrub or small tree is a traditional botanical name. | 8#11,607 | new | 1918 | ||
The Mediterranean tree is a long-established source of this name. | 1,597#197 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The graceful tree gives this an immediately recognizable nature connection. | 4,763#44 | Up 4 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
The evergreen associated with classical wreaths and honor. | 372#734 | Down 48 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
The Greek word for laurel, also a mythological name. | 1,740#178 | Up 237 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The name of a dark timber produced by several tree species. | 23#5,451 | Down 878 rank positions in five years | 1982 | ||
A direct tree name associated with trembling leaves. | 1,179#266 | Down 42 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
The flowering tree supplies the connection for this established floral name. | 2,233#124 | Up 52 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The rowan tree gives this name a botanical association alongside its surname history. | 1,240#249 | Up 6 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
The evergreen shrub or small tree gives this name its nature connection. | 2,618#100 | Up 71 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A spelling of the forest-rooted name Sylvia. | 182#1,240 | Up 157 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
The fruit-bearing tree gives this familiar name a botanical connection. | 42#3,587 | Up 882 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
The French form of Sylvia, carrying the woodland connection. | 1,096#282 | Up 493 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A botanical name used for a group of thorny trees and shrubs. | 71#2,485 | Down 269 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
The giant tree gives this name its botanical connection. | 97#1,987 | Up 288 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
A direct tree name with a vivid autumn association. | 221#1,092 | Up 507 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A botanical name associated with flowering plants and cinnamon-bearing trees. | 94#2,022 | Up 643 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A Cornish name formed from the word for elm. | 341#798 | Up 548 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
A direct name from the linden or lime tree. | 81#2,269 | Up 140 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
An evergreen tree name with a clean, compact sound. | 60#2,827 | Down 480 rank positions in five years | 2022 |
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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.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.