baby names starting with F
Explore 48 baby names beginning with F. Each includes meaning, origin, pronunciation, and popularity data from the SSA.
baby names starting with F at a glance
- Names
- 48
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 25 · 18 · 5
- Top origin
- English
- Most popular (2025)
- Felix #175
Our directory has 48 baby names starting with F: 25 girls' names, 18 boys' names and 5 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Felix (#175 for boys), followed by Freya (#176 for girls), Finn (#206 for boys) and Faith (#254 for girls). 19 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are English (11), Latin (11) and Arabic (5).
Florence has climbed fastest, from #763 in 2020 to #391 in 2025; Flora rose from #925 to #607 over 5 years.
For something less common, Faisal, Faris and Femke were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 5.9 letters, from Fox to Frederick, and 56% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Fabianbean growerLatin · boy#468
- Faisaldecisive, resolute judgeArabic · boy
- Faithtrust and belief in GodEnglish · girl#254
- Fangfragrant, virtuous, beautifulChinese · girl
- Farahjoy, happiness, delightArabic · girl
- Faridunique, precious, incomparableArabic · boy
- Faridehunique, precious, incomparablePersian · girl
- Farisknight, horsemanArabic · boy
- Farrahjoy, happinessArabic · girl
- Fatmaone who abstains, weanedTurkish · girl
- Faunaanimal life, goddess of fertilityLatin · girl
- Fayefairy, loyaltyEnglish · girl#515
- Feliciahappy, fortunateLatin · girl
- Felicityintense happiness and good fortuneLatin · girl#473
- Felixhappy, fortunateLatin · boy#175
- Femilove me, God loves meAfrican · boy
- Femkelittle girl, peaceDutch · girl
- Fendrelinvented fantasy name, meaning unclearEnglish · boy
- Fengwind, phoenix, peakChinese · unisex
- Fernfeathery green plant of the woodlandsEnglish · girl
- FfionfoxgloveWelsh · girl
- Fiadhwild, deer, respectIrish · girl
- Filipalover of horsesPortuguese · girl
- Finchsmall songbird of the finch familyEnglish · unisex
- Finleyfair-haired warrior or heroScottish · unisex#333
- Finnfair, white, blessedIrish · boy#206
- Finnickinvented literary name, fair oneEnglish · boy
- Fionafair, white, beautifulScottish · girl#470
- Fletcherarrow makerEnglish · boy#547
- FleurflowerFrench · girl
- Floraflower; Roman goddess of springLatin · girl#607
- Florenceflourishing, prosperousLatin · girl#391
- Florianflowering, bloomingLatin · boy
- Florisflower, bloomingDutch · boy
- Forestdweller near or in the woodsEnglish · boy#750
- Fortunafortune, luck, fateLatin · girl
- Fortuneluck, fate, and divine providenceLatin · unisex
- Foxfox animalEnglish · boy
- Francesfree one from FranceLatin · girl#318
- Francescafree woman, from FranceItalian · girl#307
- Franciscofree man, FrenchmanPortuguese · boy#322
- Frankiefree one; diminutive of Frances or FrankEnglish · unisex#552
- Franklinfree landownerEnglish · boy#359
- FraseruncertainScottish · boy
- Frederickpeaceful ruler of great powerGerman · boy#435
- Freyanoble woman, lady, goddess of loveNorse · girl#176
- Friedapeaceful rulerGerman · girl
- Fumikochild of treasured beautyJapanese · girl
questions about baby names starting with F
Which baby names starting with F are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names starting with F are Felix (#175 for boys), Freya (#176 for girls), Finn (#206 for boys), Faith (#254 for girls) and Francesca (#307 for girls).
Which baby names starting with F are rising in popularity?
Florence has climbed from #763 in 2020 to #391 in 2025. Flora (#925 to #607) and Faye (#688 to #515) are also rising.
What are some unique baby names starting with F?
Faisal, Faris, Femke, Fiadh and Floris were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are baby names starting with F more common for girls or boys?
Of 48 baby names starting with F on HushName, 25 are girls' names, 18 are boys' names and 5 are unisex.
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