+290 Boyish Girl Names

Tomboy Girl Names and Meanings

Hey mamas! We're back with another exciting topic to chat about: finding the perfect name for your little miracle on the way!

But this time, let's get real.

We all know the struggle of flipping through endless baby name lists, only to be met with a sea of frills and florals.

Don't get me wrong, those names are beautiful, but what if you're looking for something a little different? Something with a touch of spunk and a whole lot of personality?

If you're nodding your head like crazy, then you've come to the right place!

Today, we're diving into the wonderful world of boyish girl names.

Yes, you read that right!

These unique and charming names are perfect for parents who want to celebrate their daughter's strength, spirit, and individuality.

But before we jump into the name pool, let's explore why boyish names are becoming increasingly popular and the different styles you can choose from.

Buckle up, mamas, because this is gonna be a fun ride!

Why Choose A Boyish Girl Name?

So, why the sudden surge in boyish girl names?

Well, the answer is simple: we're breaking free from the mold! Gone are the days of feeling confined by traditional gender roles. Today, parents are embracing diversity and celebrating their children's individuality, regardless of gender.

But beyond societal shifts, boyish names offer a unique charm all their own.

They can be strong and sophisticated, yet still approachable and friendly. They can spark curiosity and ignite confidence in your little girl.

Plus, let's be honest, they often come with the coolest nicknames!

Now, the beauty of boyish girl names lies in their versatility. You can opt for classic choices with a timeless elegance, like Evelyn or Avery.

Or, you can explore modern and trendy options like Riley or Harper.

Feeling adventurous? You can even delve into vintage names like Emerson or Finley that offer a touch of nostalgia. No matter your style, there's a boyish girl name out there waiting to be discovered!

Are you ready to explore the exciting world of boyish girl names?

Buckle up, because in the next section, we'll be diving into a curated list of these unique and beautiful names, complete with their meanings. Let's find the perfect name for your little firecracker!

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Boyish Girl Names List with Meanings

A

Abbot

Abbot - meaning “father”

Addison

Addison -  meaning "son of Adam"

Adelaide

Adelaide - meaing “noble” 

Aden

Aden - meaning “little fire”  

Adrian

Adrian - meaning “dark one, rich” 

Ainsley

Ainsley - meaning "meadow of one dwelling" or "holy field" 

Alexis

Alexis -  meaning “defender of the people”

Amber

Amber - meaning “amber colored jewel”

Amory

Amory - meaning “brave, powerful” 

Andy

Andy - meaning  “brave, courageous”

Anna

Anna - meaning “God has favored me” 

Arbor

Arbor - meaning “tree”

Arden

Arden - meaning “eagle valley”

Ariel

Ariel - meaning “lion of God”

Arlen

Arlen - meaning “promise, oath” 

Arlo

Arlo - meaning “fortified hill” - check out more badass unisex baby names

Asher

Asher - meaning "happy" or "blessed" 

Aspen

Aspen - referring to the aspen tree 

Aster

Aster - meaning “star” or “flower”  - check out more hippie bohemian baby names

Astrid

Astrid - meaning “divinely beautiful” 

Ashlen

Ashlen - meaning “meadow of ash trees”

Ashton

Ashton - meaning “ash tree town”

Aubrey

Aubrey - meaning “elf ruler” or “noble counsel”

August

August - meaning “great” or “majestic” 

Austin

Austin - meaning ”great” or “magnificent” 

Autumn

Autumn - season name - check out some more Earthy Nature Inspired Baby Names

Avery

Avery - meaning “ruler of elves” 

Azariah

Azariah - meaning “helped by God”

B

Bailey

Bailey - meaning “steward” or “bailiff” 

Bay

Bay - meaning “auburn haired”

Baylor

Baylor - meaning “delivery person” 

Beckett

Beckett - meaning “bee cottage” 

Bentley

Bentley - meaning “a clearing covered with bent grass”

Billie

Billie - meaning “resolute protection” 

Birch

Birch - meaning “ shining,bright” or “birch tree” 

Blair

Blair - meaning “field’ or “plain” 

Blaise

Blaise - meaning “stammering or lisping”

Blake

Blake - meaning “dark-haired, or pale”

Blythe

Blythe - meaning “pale or fair”

Bobbie

Bobbie - meaning “bright fame”

Bowie

Bowie -  meaning “yellow haired” 

Brandy

Brandy - meaning “burnt wine” 

Briar

Briar -  meaning "thorny patch"

Brooke

Brooke - meaning “water” or “small stream” 

Brooklyn

Brooklyn -  meaning "broken land"

Brynn

Brynn - meaning “hill” 

Brynlee

Brynlee - meaning “burned clearing” or “hill meadow” 

C

Caelan

Caelan - meaning “slender, narrow” 

Callahan

Callahan - meaning “overs of church” or “bright headed” 

Cameron

Cameron - meaning "crooked nose" or "bent nose"

Carlen

Carlen - meaning “little champion” 

Carmen

Carmen - meaning “garden” or “vineyard” 

Carsyn

Carsyn - meaning “son of Carr” 

Carter

Carter - meaning “cart driver”

Casey

Casey - meaning "brave in battle" 

Cassidy

Cassidy - meaning “clever” or “curly haired” 

Carey

Carey - meaning “dark, black"

Chandler

Chandler - meaning "candle maker"

Channing

Channing - meaning “young wolf” 

Charlie

Charlie - meaning "free man" or "strong"

Chase

Chase - meaning “candle maker” 

Claire

Claire - meaning “bright, clear” 

Cody

Cody - meaning “helpful” or “cushion” 

Cove

Cove - meaning “small bay’ 

Cruise

Cruise - meaning "bold, fierce"

Cruz

Cruz - meaning “cross” or “crown”

D

Dallas

Dallas - meaning “from the dales”

Dakota

Dakota - meaning “friend”

Darcy

Darcy - meaning “from the dark fortress”

Demi

Demi - meaning “half” 

Devon

Devon - meaning “poet” or “defender” 

Dion

Dion - meaning “god of wine” 

Dominique

Dominique - meaning “lord” 

Drew

Drew - meaning “manly” or “brave” 

Dylan/Dillon

Dylan/Dillon - meaning “son of the sea” or “ocean born”
 

E

Eastyn

Eastyn - meaning “east facing place” 

Eden

Eden - meaning “delight” or “place of pleasure”

Eli

Eli - meaning “My God” or “high, elevated” 

Ellery

Ellery - meaning “joyful, happy” 

Elliott

Elliott - meaning "brave" or "bold”

Ellis

Ellis -  meaning "benevolent" or "kind

Ellison

Ellison - meaning “son of Elder” 

Ember

Ember - meaning “low burning spark” 

Emerson

Emerson - meaning "son of Emery" or "bravery" 

Emery

Emery - meaning "Industrious ruler" or "power ruler”

Enid

Enid - meaning “spirit, life” 

Erin

Erin - meaning “ireland” 

Esther

Esther - meaning “star”

Evan

Evan - meaning "young warrior" or "God is gracious"  

Everett

Everett - meaning “brace, strong boar” 

Evelyn

Evelyn - meaning “desired child” 

Everly

Everly - meaning “wild boar in woodland clearing” 

Evren

Evren - meaning ‘cosmos” or “universe” 

Ezra

Ezra - meaning “helper” 

Ezryn

Ezryn - meaning “helper”

F

Fable

Fable - meaning “story, tale, legend” 

Fallon

Fallon - meaning “descendant of the ruler” 

Faye

Faye - meaning “fairy” 

Fern

Fern - meaning “fern plant” 

Fifer

Fifer - meaning “one who plays the flute” 

Finley

Finley - meaning “fair-haired warrior” 

Flynn

Flynn - meaning “descendant of the red-haired one”

Frances

Frances - meaning “free man” 

Frankie

Frankie - meaning “free man” 

G

Gabby

Gabby - meaning “God is my strength” 

Gabrielle

Gabrielle - meaning “God is my strength” 

Gale

Gale - meaning “pleasant” or “merry”

Gene

Gene - meaning “well born” or “noble” 

Georgie

Georgie(Georgia) - meaning “farmer” 

Gerrie

Gerrie - meaning “spear ruler” 

Gianna

Gianna - meaning “God is gracious” 

Gray

Gray - color name

Gretchen

Gretchen - meaning “pearl” 

Gwen

Gwen - meaning “fair” or “blessed” 

H

Hadley

Hadley - meaning “heather field” 

Harbor

Harbor - meaning “protection from the storm” 

Harley

Harley - meaning “hare’s meadow”

Harlow

Harlow - meaning “rocky hill”

Harper

Harper - meaning “harp player”

Hartley

Hartley - meaning “hart’s meadow” or “stag clearing”  

Haven

Haven - meaning “safe place, sanctuary” 

Hayden

Hayden - meaning “heather-covered hill" or "hay valley" 

Hayes

Hayes - meaning “hedged area” 

Haylen

Haylen - meaning “hall of light” or “dweller from the hall” 

Haze

Haze - meaning “fog, mist” 

Henley

Henley - meaning “high meadow” 

Hollis

Hollis - meaning "holly tree" 

Honor

Honor - meaning “dignity, integrity” 

Hudson

Hudson - meaning “son of Hud”

I

Imani

Imani - meaning “belief” or “faith” 

Indiana

Indiana - meaning “land of the Indians”

Indigo

Indigo - meaning “blue-purple” 

Ireland

Ireland - meaning “land of abundance” 

Irving

Irving - meaning “green water” or “fresh water” 

Isa

Isa - meaning “strong willed” 

Izzy

Izzy - meaning “pledged to God” 

J

Jackie

Jackie - meaning “the Lord is salvation” 

Jade

Jade - meaning “stong of the side” 

Jamie

Jamie - meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows" 

Jane

Jane - meaning “God is gracious” 

Jaycee

Jaycee - meaning “healer” or “moon” 

Jaylyn

Jaylyn - meaning “beautiful Jay bird” 

Jenna

Jenna - meaning “heaven, paradise” 

Jennis

Jennis - meaning “God is Gracious” 

Jett

Jett - meaning “jet black” 

Jesse

Jesse - meaning "gift" or "wealth”

Joan

Joan - meaning “God is gracious” 

Jody

Jody - meaning “God increases”

Joey

Joey - meanin g “God will increase”  

Jordan

Jordan - meaning "flowing down" or "descend"

Journey

Journey - “long trip or experience” 

Jove

Jove - meaning “father of he sky” or “Jupiter” 

Jules

Jules - meaning “youthful” 

June

June - meaning “young”

Juniper

Juniper - meaning “evergreen tree” 

Juno

Juno - meaning “young” 

Justice

Justice - meaning “fairness and justness” 

K

Kaden

Kaden - meaning “fighter” or “battle” 

Kaelin

Kaelin - meaning “slender, fair” 

Kai

Kai - meaning “sea” or “ocean”

Karsyn

Karsyn - meaning “son of the marsh dweller”

Kasey

Kasey - meaning “alert” or “vigorous” 

Keegan

Keegan - meaning "small flame" or "descendant of Aodh" 

Kelsey

Kelsey - meaning “ship’s victory”

Kendall

Kendall - meaning "valley of the River Kent" 

Kennedy

Kennedy - meaning “chief defender"

Kieran

Kieran - meaning "dark" or "little dark one"

Kim

Kim - meaning “royal fortress” 

Kingsley

Kingsley - meaning “king’s meadow” 

Kinsley

Kinsley - meaning "from the king's meadow"

Kirsten

Kirsten - meaning “follower of Christ 

Kit

Kit - meaning “bearer of Christ” 

Knox

Knox - meaning "from the hill rock"

Kris

Kris- menaing "anointed one"

Kylen

Kylen - meaning “narrow or straight”

Kyrie

Kyrie - meaning “dark” 

L

Landry

Landry - meaning “ruler”

Landyn

Landyn - meaning “from the long hill or ridge” 

Lane

Lane - meaning "pathway"

Lark

Lark - meaing “playful songbird” 

Larkin

Larkin - meaning “rough and fierce” 

Lauren

Lauren - meaning “laurel plant”

Leigh

Leigh - meaning "from the clearing"

Leighton

Leighton - meaning “leek town”

Lennon

Lennon - meaning “small cloak” 

Lennox

Lennox - meaning “elm grove”

Leslie

Leslie - meaning  "from the garden of hollies"

Lexi

Lexi - meaning "defender of mankind"

Lindsey

Lindsey - meaning “island of linden trees”

Logan

Logan - meaning "little hollow"

Loren

Loren - meaning "laurel tree"

Lyric

Lyric - meaning “from the lyre- song” 

M

Mackenzie

Mackenzie - meaning “child of the wise leader”

Madison

Madison - meaning “son of Maud”

Maeve

Maeve - meaning “she who rules” 

Mallory

Mallory - meaning “misfortune” 

Margot

Margot - meaning “pearl” 

Marley

Marley - meaning “pleasant seaside meadow” 

Marion

Marion - meaning “star of the sea” or “beloved”

Marlow

Marlow - meaning “hill by the lake”

Mason

Mason - meaning “one who works with stone”

Max

Max -meaning “greatest”

Mckenna

Mckenna - meaning “born of fire” 

Megan

Megan - meaning “pearl”

Mercer

Mercer - meaning “merchant” 

Meredith

Meredith - meaning “protector of the sea” 

Meryl

Meryl - meaning “shining sea” 

Mickie

Mickie - meaning “Who is like God?”

Milan

Milan - meaning “kind, loving, gracious” 

Monet

Monet - descendent of the little monk” 

Morgan

Morgan - meaning “sea circle”

Munroe

Munroe - meaning “red marsh” or “river’s mouth” 

N

Nellie

Nellie - meaning “horn” or “sunlight”

Nevada

Nevada - meaning “covered in snow”

Nico

Nico - meaning “victory of the people”

Nicole

Nicole - meaning “peopleof victory” 

Nikkie

Nikkie - meaning “victory of the people”

Noel

Noel - meaning “Christmas”

Nova

Nova - meaning “new” - check out more Celestial Space Inspired Baby Names

O

Oak

Oak - meaning “oak tree” 

Oakley

Oakley - meaning “oak tree” 

Oceane

Oceane - meaning “from the ocean” - check out more water inspired baby names

Olive

Olive - meaning “olive tree” 

P

Paige

Paige - meaning “young knight” 

Paris

Paris - meaning “ capital of France 

Parker

Parker - meaning  “park keeper”

Penn

Penn - meaning “enclosed hill”

Perrie

Perrie - meaning “pear tree” 

Peyton

Peyton - meaning “noble estate”

Phoenix

Phoenix - meaning “dark red”

Piper

Piper - meaning "flute player"

Presley

Presley - meaning  “priest's meadow”

Prue

Prue - meaning “caution, discretion” 

Q

Quinn

Quinn - meaning “wise” or “council” 

R

Rae

Rae - meaning “wise protector”

Raegan

Raegan - meaning “little ruler” 

Rain

Rain - meaning ‘rain showers”

Reece

Reece - meaning “ardent’ or “fiery” 

Reign

Reign - meaning “to rule” 

Remi

Remi - meaning "place on a riverbank”

Ren

Ren - meaning “lotus” 

Rene

Rene - meaning “rebirth” 

Renley

Renley - meaning “clearing, meadow”

Rhodes

Rhodes- meaning “where the roses grow” 

Rickie

Rickie - meaning “powerful leader” or “peaceful ruler”

Riley

Riley - meaning “rye clearing” 

River

River - meaning “river bank or riverside”

Robin

Robin - meaning “famed, bright, shining”

Rory

Rory - meaning “red king” 

Roux

Roux - meaning “auburn-haired” 

Rowan

Rowan - meaning “little redhead” 

Rue

Rue - meaning “herb” or “regret” 

Ryan

Ryan - meaning “little king” 

S

Sage

Sage - meaning “wise” or ‘healthy”

Sam

Sam - meaning "God has heard" (short for Samantha)

Santana

Santana - meaning "holy"

Sasha

Sasha - meaning “defending man”

Sawyer

Sawyer - meaning “woodcutter”

Saylor

Saylor - meaning “sailor”

Scout

Scout - meaning “to listen” or “sent to discover”

Shay

Shay - meaning “admirable” or “fortunate” 

Shiloh

Shiloh - meaning "peaceful"

Shore

Shore - meaning “sea shore” 

Simone

Simone - meaning “hear” or “listen” 

Skylar

Skylar - meaning “scholar”

Sloane

Sloane - meaning “raider” or “little warrior” 

Spencer

Spencer - meaning "steward, dispenser"

Stevie

Stevie - meaning "crowned" (short for Stephanie)

Summer

Summer - season name 

Sutton

Sutton - meaning "south town"

Sydney

Sydney - meaning “from the wide island” 

T

Tanner

Tanner - meaning “one who works with leather”

Tatum

Tatum - meaning “cheerful bringer of joy” 

Taylor

Taylor - meaning “cutter of cloth, tailor” 

Teddie

Teddie - meaning “wealthy guardian”

Teegan

Teegan - meaning “little poet” or “attractive, beautiful”

Tess

Tess - meaning “to harvest” 

Thierry

Thierry - meaning “powerful” or “ruler of people”

Tobi

Tobi - meaning “God is good” 

Toni

Toni - meaning “priceless” 

Tori

Tori - meaning “bird” or “victory”

U

Uma

Uma - meaning “light, peace”

Ursa

Ursa - meaning “she bear” 

Umber

Umber - meaning “brown earthy color”

V

Val

Val - meaning “strong” 

Valen

Valen - meaning “strong” or “powerful” 

Valerie

Valerie - meaning strong, valiant

W

Waverly

Waverly - meaning “meadow of quivering aspens” 

Whitley

Whitley - meaning "white meadow"

Whitney

Whitney - meaning “from the white island” 

Winter

Winter - season name 

Wren

Wren - meaning “small bird”

Z

Zara

Zara - meaning "princess"

Zoe

Zoe - meaning "life"

Zuri

Zuri - meaning "beautiful"

Zephyr

Zephyr - meaning "gentle breeze"

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And there you have it, my lovely mamas! 🌟

We've journeyed through a world of boyish girl names, discovering monikers that pack a punch of personality while still being oh-so-adorable.

Remember, your little one is a tiny package of wonders waiting to unfold, and her name should be as exceptional as she is.

So, whether you're drawn to the charm of Riley, the spunk of Sawyer, or the timeless cool of Taylor, the key is to let your heart guide you.

Embrace the uniqueness, relish in the joy of picking a name that feels just right for your family.

Now, it's time to embark on the exciting adventure of sharing your top picks with friends, family, and maybe even the dog (they're the best secret-keepers, right?).

Share the love and watch as everyone joins in on the excitement of welcoming your tomboy trendsetter.

As you mull over the choices, remember, mama, you're not just picking a name – you're crafting a legacy. So, enjoy every moment, savor the anticipation, and get ready for the magical journey that lies ahead.

Cheers to you, your soon-to-be little one, and the perfect name that's just waiting to be embraced with open arms.