Girl Names Starting With I
8 US girl names beginning with I, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.
- Iris Greek siblings · twins
- Isabel Hebrew siblings · twins
- Isabella Hebrew siblings · twins
- Isabelle French siblings · twins
- Isla Scottish siblings · twins
- Itzel Steady siblings · twins
- Ivory English siblings · twins
- Ivy Old English siblings · twins
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How common are I names?
About 1 in 34 US girls born in 2025 has a first name beginning with I: 46,839 girls, or 2.91% of the year's recorded births. That is up from 0.5% in 1990.
| Name | Rank in 2015 | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | #5 | #7 |
| Isla | #142 | #28 |
| Ivy | #130 | #39 |
| Iris | #216 | #61 |
| Isabelle | #94 | #166 |
Of these names, Isla has moved up the most in ten years — #142 for girls in 2015, #28 in 2025.
On the middle-name pages, a middle name that also starts with I loses points. A doubled I in the initials is something some parents like and others avoid.
Girl Names starting with I
This page lists 8 girl names beginning with the letter I that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Isabella, Isla, Ivy. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.
Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all girl names.