Baby Girl Names Starting With Nwith meanings and origins
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Girl Names Starting With N
Start with these 10 girl names beginning with N, with short notes on meaning and origin:
1. Nadia
Meaning:
Hope
Origin:
Slavic, Russian, Arabic
2. Naomi
Meaning:
Pleasantness, delight
Origin:
Hebrew
3. Natalie
Meaning:
Born on Christmas Day
Origin:
French, Latin
4. Nora
Meaning:
Light
Origin:
Irish, Arabic
5. Nina
Meaning:
Girl, grace
Origin:
Spanish, Russian
6. Nyla
Meaning:
Winner, champion
Origin:
Arabic, African
7. Natasha
Meaning:
Born on Christmas Day
Origin:
Russian
8. Nadia
Meaning:
Delicate, dainty
Origin:
Persian, Arabic
9. Nevaeh
Meaning:
Heaven spelled backwards
Origin:
Modern American invention
10. Norah
Meaning:
Light, honor
Origin:
Arabic, English
Girl names starting with N in the US top 1,000
Every name here made the Social Security Administration's official top 1,000 for babies born in the US in 2025, ordered by how many were named it.
| US rank | Name | Babies named |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Nora | 6,380 |
| 46 | Nova | 4,657 |
| 47 | Naomi | 4,644 |
| 89 | Natalie | 2,736 |
| 144 | Natalia | 2,028 |
| 165 | Nevaeh | 1,828 |
| 202 | Noelle | 1,507 |
| 226 | Noa | 1,348 |
| 236 | Nyla | 1,315 |
| 262 | Norah | 1,191 |
| 271 | Nayeli | 1,151 |
| 324 | Nina | 946 |
| 327 | Navy | 935 |
| 383 | Nicole | 803 |
| 414 | Nalani | 754 |
| 504 | Nylah | 590 |
| 533 | Nellie | 567 |
| 565 | Nadia | 531 |
| 583 | Noemi | 509 |
| 624 | Noah | 468 |
| 659 | Noor | 435 |
| 702 | Nia | 403 |
| 762 | Neriah | 356 |
| 813 | Naya | 336 |
| 822 | Nola | 331 |
| 825 | Nyomi | 330 |
| 856 | Nala | 317 |
| 897 | Naylani | 296 |
| 907 | Nataly | 292 |
| 967 | Nancy | 265 |
| 977 | Novalee | 261 |
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