150+ Sweet Short Girl Names [With Meanings]

If you’re looking for beautiful short girl names, you’re in the right place!

Every name on this comprehensive list of short unique girl names is 4 letters long or less.

You’ll find some 3 letter girls names, 4 letter girls names, and finally, popular short baby names.

Trust me… these are modern and cool short names from this decade, not a century ago!

Get inspired today with this list of sweet baby names for your beautiful baby girl today.

Short Girl Names with 3 Letters

What is it about a cute, one-syllable name that we love so much?! Below is a list of short girl names with 3 letters only.

You’ll notice that two of these sweet baby girl names (Ava & Mia) rank in the top 10 most popular baby girl names for the previous year.

We’ve included the meaning of each cute short name to help you choose!

Ada. “Noble”
Ash. “From the ash tree”
Ava. “Life” [#3 Most Popular Girl Name]
Bay. “Reddish-brown”
Eva. “Life”
Eve. “Life”
Gia. “God’s gift”
Ivy. “Plant”
Gem. “Precious stone”
Jax. “Son of Jack”
Joy. “Happiness”
Kai. “Sea”
Lex. “Diminutive form of Alexis”
Lia. “Bringer of good news”
Liv. “Life”
Mae. “Pearl”
Mia. “Mine” [#8 Most Popular Girl Name]
Mya. “Water”
Pia. “Pious”
Rae. “Female sheep”
Ren. “Water lily”
Ria. “Small river”
Rue. “Reddish-brown”
Sea. “Ocean”
Sky. “Limitless”
Zoe. “Life”

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Short Unique Girl Names with 4 Letters

Every one of these short unique girl names has just 4 letters!

If you’re looking for unique baby names that aren’t as common, you’re going to love this list of names below for your little girl.

Abby. “My father’s joy”
Alia. “Exalted”
Ally. “Noble”
Ari. “Brings rain”
Aria. “Air”
Beck. “Small stream”
Bree. “Noble”
Bria. “Noble”
Cali. “Beautiful”
Cara. “Beloved”
Cleo. “Pride”
Coco. “Unknown”
Dani. “God is my jude”
Dawn. “Daybreak”
Demi. “Half”
Dior. “Golden”
Dori. “Gift”
Drew. “Strong”
Ella. “Other goddess”
Elle. “She”
Elsa. “God is my oath”
Evie. “Life”
Fawn. “Young deer”
Faye. “Fairy”
Gala. “Festivity”
Gwen. “White ring”
Hana. “Grace”
Hera. “Protector”
Ilsa. “Pledged to God”
Indy. “Independent”
Iris. “Rainbow”
Iyla. “Island”
Jade. “Precious stone”
Jada. “Green stone”
Jana. “God’s gracious gift”
June. “Month of June”
Kaia. “The sea”
Kali. “Black one”
Kaya. “Wealth”
Kera. “Black”
Kodi. “Helpful”
Kora. “Maiden”
Kori. “From the hollow”
Lana. “Light”
Leia. “Weary”
Leva. “Moon”
Lina. “Sunlight”
Liza. “God’s oath”
Lola. “Sorrows”
Luna. “The moon”
Maci. “Weapon”
Mara. “Bitter”
Maya. “Dream”
Mila. “Dear and gracious”
Mina. “Love”
Mira. “Peace”
Myla. “Merciful”
Myra. “Beloved”
Nala. “Meaning unknown”
Nila. “Dark blue”
Nell. “Light”
Nola. “White shoulder”
Nori. “Seaweed”
Page. “Helper”
Peri. “Mountain dweller”
Rain. “Precipitation”
Remi. “Oarsmen”
Rhea. “To flow”
Romy. “Dew of the sea”
Rory. “Red king”
Rose. “Flower”
Roxy. “Dawn”
Ruby. Strong red gemstone”
Ruth. “Friend”
Ryan. “Little king”
Sage. “Green herb”
Shea. “Tropical tree”
Suri. “Princess”
Tess. “A short version of Teresa”
Tiva. “Dance”
Tora. “Tiger”
Vera. “True”
Wren. “Small bird”
Vida. “Life”
Zara. “Blooming flower”
Zuri. “Beautiful”

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Popular Short Girls Names

Some new parents prefer rare baby names, but many love popular baby names because of how long they’ve stood the test of time.

It’s funny how certain baby names may go out of style, then come back into popularity decades later.

So while we promised you modern and cool names, we thought it would be worth mentioning some that are still pretty and may come back trending again.

We’ve included the ranking number for each pretty name, pulled from the popularity charts on the Social Security Administration website.

The girl’s name ‘Emma’ is currently the 2nd most popular baby name for girls currently.

Amy. “Beloved one” [#216]
Ann. “God favors me” [#981]
Anna. “Gracious” [#68]
April. “Fourth month of the year” [#521]
Beth. “Consecrated to God” [not currently in the top 1,000, but was as low as 65th in 1961]
Cari. “Love” [was last #962 in 1990]
Dana. “From Denmark” [was last #948] in 2019]
Emma. “Whole” [#2 Most Popular Girl Name]
Emmy. “Rival” [#516]
Erin. “Ireland” [#520]
Hope. “Desire to be” [#204]
Jess. “Jasmine” [a nickname of Jessica, not currently ranked in the top 1,000, but Jessica is #399]
Jill. “Girl” [last #988 in 2000]
Jodi. “He will add” [last #943 in 1999]
Kate. “Pure” [#411]
Kim. “Royal fortress” [last #930 in 1991]
Leah. “Weary one” [#45]
Lee. “Meadow” [last #957 in 1990]
Lexi. “Defender of man” [#366]
Lily. “Lily flower” [#35]
Lisa. “Consecrated to God” [last #955 in 2019]
Liz. “God is my oath” [last #979 in 1969]
Lucy. “Of the light” [#49]
Lynn. “Lake” [last #933 in 1996]
Mary. “Of the sea” [#124]
May. “The fifth month of the year” [last #964 in 1982]
Tara. “Tower” [last #984 in 2017]
Tori. “Bird” [#845]