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Short Unique Girl Names
Short and uncommon at the same time is a hard combination to find by hand. This list does it with data: every name is four letters or fewer, still uncommon rather than top-of-the-charts, and shown with its real rarity.
Tap any name to open its full rarity card, or check your own name.
- Ana1 in 3,362peaked 1990s
- Iris1 in 3,775peaked 2010s
- Hope1 in 3,840peaked 2000s
- Lola1 in 3,874peaked 1920s
- Kate1 in 4,351peaked 2000s
- Lila1 in 4,969peaked 2010s
- Jada1 in 5,514peaked 2000s
- Mya1 in 6,034peaked 2000s
- Abby1 in 6,034peaked 2000s
- Lana1 in 6,563peaked 1940s
- Kyla1 in 8,615peaked 2000s
- Kira1 in 9,290peaked 2000s
- Tori1 in 9,746peaked 1990s
- Kyra1 in 9,797peaked 2000s
- Ayla1 in 10,670peaked 2020s
- Lea1 in 10,897peaked 1960s
- Macy1 in 11,304peaked 2000s
- Asia1 in 11,411peaked 1990s
- Kali1 in 11,462peaked 2010s
- Elsa1 in 12,193peaked 2010s
- Arya1 in 12,422peaked 2010s
- Lara1 in 12,488peaked 1970s
- Eve1 in 12,861peaked 2010s
- Luz1 in 13,064peaked 2000s
- Lexi1 in 13,456peaked 2010s
- Lia1 in 13,788peaked 2010s
- Skye1 in 14,023peaked 2010s
- Nyla1 in 14,098peaked 2010s
- Nola1 in 14,343peaked 2010s
- Nia1 in 14,867peaked 2000s
- Mara1 in 15,796peaked 2000s
- Cali1 in 16,035peaked 2010s
- Gia1 in 17,205peaked 2010s
- Maci1 in 17,721peaked 2010s
- Evie1 in 17,902peaked 2010s
- Myla1 in 17,985peaked 2010s
- Anya1 in 18,847peaked 2000s
- Rhea1 in 18,894peaked 2010s
- Zara1 in 19,093peaked 2010s
- Mina1 in 19,147peaked 2010s
- Kaia1 in 19,242peaked 2010s
- Thea1 in 19,333peaked 2010s
- Lina1 in 19,624peaked 2010s
- Elle1 in 20,028peaked 2010s
- Leia1 in 20,975peaked 2010s
- Maia1 in 21,281peaked 2010s
- Bria1 in 22,319peaked 1990s
- Zuri1 in 22,346peaked 2010s
- Deja1 in 22,821peaked 1990s
- Kori1 in 23,110peaked 2010s
Rarity and rank come from public U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today. Names common among babies right now are left off so the list stays genuinely uncommon.
Frequently asked questions
- How short are these names?
- Four letters or fewer. We also filter out the most common short names, so what is left is short and genuinely uncommon.
- Why do short names feel modern?
- Short names like Nova, Wren, and Isla have risen fast this century. The decade graph on the Name Rarity Checker shows the trend for any of them.