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This Surprising Type of Baby Name for Girls Is Trending
When you look at the list of the most popular names for girls right now, one thing stands out: They're a mouthful! Whereas once brevity was the soul of wit, causing the rise of the four-letter baby name, now the pendulum has swung in the other direction and longer names are getting trendier and trendier.
For parents who like the idea of a hefty, substantial baby name, here are some long baby names for girls to consider. Some of them are already popular and rank among the most-used baby names in the country right now. Others are rare and more unique, and ready to be claimed by families looking for something unusual.
Most Popular Long Names for Girls
The Social Security Administration (SSA) keeps track of the baby names that are used most often in the United States. Right now, while there are a few short names in the top 10 (Emma, Mia, and Ava), the longer names are winning out. Here are the entries on the SSA's list of most popular girl names that have seven or more letters, listed in order of popularity.
Charlotte
Isabella
Eleanor
Elizabeth
Scarlett
Penelope
Abigail
Madison
Valentina
Victoria
Delilah
Lillian
Genesis
Josephine
Adeline
Paisley
Madelyn
Leilani
Addison
Natalie
Liliana
Kinsley
Madeline
Kennedy
Caroline
Aaliyah
Allison
Natalia
Gabriella
Savannah
These Long Names for Girls Are Getting More Popular
The SSA also keeps a list of the names that have experienced the biggest jumps in popularity. The two names that top the list are long-ish, and variants of each other: Ailany and Aylani, both clocking in at six letters and three syllables. They're taking the list by storm: Ailany moved up 754 places in rank, and Aylani moved up 441 places! These are some other seven-letter-or-more fast-climbers, listed in order of how much they increased in popularity.
Marjorie
Scottie
Julietta
Wrenlee
Kailany
Marlowe
Icelynn
Seraphina
Cattleya
Wrenleigh
Lavender
Campbell
Lakelyn
Alisson
Kataleya
Arlette
Kahlani
Alianna
Rebekah
Mariella
Rosalyn
Deborah
Maelynn
Georgina
Arisbeth
Estella
Lakelynn
Rosalina
Rosalee
Elisabeth
Of these, two are very similar to the two fastest-climbers — Kailany and Kahlani — so Hawaiian names are definitely having a moment. (Ailany/Aylani mean "high chief" in Hawaiian, while Kailany/Kahlani mean "sea and sky.") Other than that, parents are definitely making names longer by adding -lynn to the end, as Icelynn, Maelynn and Lakelynn can attest.
Unique Long Name for Girls
These long names for girls did not make the SSA's most recent list of the top 1,000 baby names, so yours will likely be the only one in the class with one of these monikers on their lunch box.
Amethyst
Antoinette
Bernadette
Carrington
Chrysanthemum
Domenica
Eulalia
Finnleigh
Georgiana
Hadassah
Hermione
Imogene
Kensington
Lorraine
Mercedes
Nicolette
Olympia
Philomena
Prudence
Rhiannon
Rosamund
Shoshana
Strawberry
Tennessee
Vincenza
Wednesday
Wilhelmina
Yulianna
Yasmeen
Zipporah
Other Long Names for Girls
Not too popular, not too obscure, these names are just right.
Araceli
Brittany
Clementine
Celeste
Esmeralda
Evangeline
Florence
Francesca
Genevieve
Gwendolyn
Jacqueline
Lorelai
Marceline
Marilyn
Magdalena
Octavia
Veronica
Virginia
Vivienne
Xiomara
Looking for more great baby names? Check out these Good Housekeeping lists: Disney Baby Names | Indian/Hindu Boy Names | Indian/Hindu Girl Names | Italian Baby Names | Japanese Baby Names | French Baby Names | Hispanic Boy Names | Hispanic Girl Names | Irish Boy Names | Irish Girl Names | Long Names for Boys | Nature Baby Names | Short Names for Boys | Short Names for Girls | Gender-Neutral Names | Western/Cowboy Baby Names | 1920s Names | 1930s Names | 1940s Names | 1950s Names | 1960s Names | 1970s Names | 1980s Names | 1990s Names
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