125+ Cute Girl Names

  1. Beanie
    • Origin:

      Invented nickname
    • Description:

      Up-and-coming actress Beanie Feldstein is attracting attention toward her unusual — but rather cute — nickname. She was born Elizabeth Greer Feldstein but nicknamed "Elizabeanie" by her childhood nanny. It was later simplified to Beanie by her older brothers.
  2. Cayley
    • Origin:

      American variation of Kayla
    • Meaning:

      "laurel; crown"
    • Description:

      With its C spelling, Cayley is softer than its more popular counterpart, Kayley. It's never ranked in the US Top 1000 and at this point probably never will, now that the -aylee, -ayley, and -aylie names are starting to dip.
  3. Tessie
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Theresa, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "to reap, gather"
    • Description:

      With Tillie a new favorite of avant-garde parents, the British music-hall Tessie might conceivably follow.
  4. Boo
    • Origin:

      Word name or nickname
    • Description:

      Boo may have started out as a nickname for the male character Arthur "Boo" Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird and these days may be closely associated with another male Boo, the "world's cutest dog" or with the adorable little girl in Monsters, Inc.
  5. Panda
    • Origin:

      Animal name
    • Meaning:

      "bamboo eater"
    • Description:

      Panda, welcome to the baby name menagerie! Panda is an adorable animal name (after an adorable animal) that is sure to be both very rare and very cute. In Skins there was a character called Panda, which was short for Pandora. The name Panda comes from the Nepali word ponya meaning "bamboo eater".
  6. Zibby
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Elizabeth
    • Description:

      Zibby is the adorable, zippy nickname for Elizabeth used for the lead female character in the film "Liberal Arts." Zibby can make a Libby for the 21st century.
  7. Lissy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Elizabeth, Felicity, and Melissa
    • Description:

      Lissy may be this generation's answer to Missy. It's rare to see Lissy on a birth certificate, but if you pay attention, you may notice it as a nickname for names such as the classic Elizabeth or hot traditional choice Felicity.
  8. Dede
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of names starting with D
    • Description:

      Of all the names with repeating sounds, Dede isn't the first we'd use (Lulu or Coco, maybe), but it certainly isn't the last — we much prefer it to Dodo or Fifi.
  9. Fee
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Fiona
    • Description:

      Too fiscal.