Girl

GURL /ˈɡɜːl/
girl 1 syllable cooling

Girl is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2021 and has grown less common since.

Girl is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,064 for girl births in the United States (and #15,422 across all names), given to 11 babies. Girl was first reported in SSA data in 1985 and peaked in 2021 (35 births).

About the name Girl

PronunciationGURL /ˈɡɜːl/
#9,064U.S. rank among girls 2025
#15,422among all names 2025
11U.S. births 2025
35peak births 2021
1985first in SSA data

Names similar to Girl

How popular is Girl?

Girls named Girl 11 in 2025
198519902000201020202025
Girls named Girl per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1985–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Girl total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251111#9,064
20241717#6,745
20232424#5,294
20223131#4,513
20213535#4,128
20202424#5,214
20192424#5,355
20182727#4,927
20172323#5,567
20161111#9,638
20151515#7,754
20141414#8,206
20132323#5,717
20121919#6,697
201199#11,517
20101515#8,034
20091616#7,807
20081919#6,896
20072424#5,775
20061414#8,405
20051010#10,391
20041010#10,171
200388#11,692
20011414#7,455
20001313#7,731
19993434#3,593
19981010#8,814
19975—#14,529
19965—#14,273
19955—#14,205
199417—#5,536
199324—#4,297
199225—#4,127
199113—#6,728
19905—#13,720
19895—#13,067
19886—#10,813
19856—#9,712