Short Girl Names: 44 Names of 3 to 6 Letters, With Meaning

Short girl names: one or two syllables

Here the picker only draws from the short girl names in our list: 44 names of three to six letters, 37 of them with four letters or fewer. Press More names for another set, or choose Top 10 to see the most given first.

Small names, big ranking

Short names are well represented at the top of the 2025 Social Security Administration list: Emma is 3rd, Mia 6th and Ava 11th. Nora, Isla, Ella, Zoe, Grace, Ivy, Mila and Nova are also in the top 50. Twenty-one of the 44 names are in the top 100.

The list splits into two families. The vowel-ending names, like Mia, Ava, Ella, Mila, Nova, Isla, Maya and Hana, are soft and international. The one-syllable names, like Grace, Claire, Jade, Quinn, Maeve, Rose, Jane, June, Wren, Brooke, Pearl and Liv, are crisp and leave room for a longer middle name.

Making a short name work

Pair it with length. A short first name and a long middle or last name balance each other: Liv Alexandra, Jade Montgomery.
Watch the vowels. Ava or Mia followed by a surname that starts with a vowel can blur together when spoken.
Think about siblings. A short name sits well next to a longer sibling name, as long as the sounds differ.

Short names rarely get shortened further, which many parents like: the name your daughter is called at school is the name on her birth certificate. If you want a short name that is still uncommon, look at the 23 outside the top 100, from Ada, Clio and Fern to Posy, Tess and Wren.

All 44 names on the list

In the 2025 top 100: 21
Highest ranked (No. 3): Emma
Outside the top 100: 23
Most common origin (10): Latin

Name	Rank 2025	Origin	Meaning
Emma	No. 3	Germanic	Whole, universal
Mia	No. 6		Mine (Italian); also short for Maria
Ava	No. 11
Nora	No. 20	Latin	Short form of Honora, honor
Isla	No. 28	Celtic
Ella	No. 29	Germanic
Zoe	No. 31	Greek	Life
Grace	No. 38	Latin	Grace, charm
Ivy	No. 39	English	The ivy plant
Mila	No. 43	Slavic	Gracious, dear
Nova	No. 46	Latin	New
Leah	No. 58	Hebrew
Maya	No. 62
Ruby	No. 64	Latin	Red gemstone
Claire	No. 68	Latin	Bright, clear
Zoey	No. 69	Greek	Life
Maeve	No. 76	Celtic	She who intoxicates
Ayla	No. 77
Lyla	No. 80
Jade	No. 95	Spanish	The jade gemstone
Quinn	No. 97	Celtic
Ada	not in top 100	Germanic	Noble
Alba	not in top 100	Latin	Dawn, white
Brooke	not in top 100	English	Small stream
Clio	not in top 100	Greek	To celebrate, make famous
Faye	not in top 100	English
Fern	not in top 100	English	The fern plant
Fleur	not in top 100	French	Flower
Hana	not in top 100	Japanese	Flower (Japanese)
Ida	not in top 100	Germanic	Work, labor
Jane	not in top 100	Hebrew	God is gracious
Joy	not in top 100	English	Joy, happiness
June	not in top 100	Latin	The month of June, from Juno
Lark	not in top 100	English	The lark, a songbird
Liv	not in top 100	Norse	Life
Mae	not in top 100	English
Opal	not in top 100	Sanskrit	Precious stone; the opal gem
Pearl	not in top 100	Latin	The pearl gem
Posy	not in top 100	English	A small bunch of flowers
Romy	not in top 100
Rose	not in top 100	Latin	The rose flower
Sage	not in top 100	Latin	Wise; the sage herb
Tess	not in top 100	Greek
Wren	not in top 100	English	The wren, a small songbird

Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, births in 2025.

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What is the most popular short girl name?

Emma, 3rd among girls born in the United States in 2025, ahead of Mia (6th) and Ava (11th).

What are some rare short girl names?

Clio, Fern, Hana, Ida, Lark, Liv, Pearl and Romy are among our rare girl names, and Ada, June, Tess and Wren are also outside the 2025 top 100.

Do you have short names for boys?

Yes, the short boy names page lists 48 of them, from Liam to Rhys.

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