Names starting with F
The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with F in 2025.
Girls · US 2025
- #176Freya“mistress, lady”*1,746 babies
- #254FaithEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #90 in 2015, #254 in 20251,212 babies
- #307FrancescaEditor’s note Up from #429 in 2015 to #307 in 2025 in the US984 babies
- #318FrancesEditor’s note Up from #513 in 2015 to #318 in 2025 in the US960 babies
- #330FatimaSpanish and Portuguese, meaning “abstainer”*931 babies
- #391Florence“flowering, flourishing”*796 babies
- #415FinleyEditor’s note Used for both: 43% of US babies named Finley in 2025 were girls753 babies
- #470Fiona“fair, white”*654 babies
- #473FelicityFrom the word “felicity”*653 babies
- #514FayeEditor’s note Up from #930 in 2015 to #514 in 2025 in the US579 babies
- #551FernandaEditor’s note 549 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales549 babies
- #551FrankieEditor’s note Used for both: 68% of US babies named Frankie in 2025 were girls549 babies
- #607FloraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,337 in 2015, #607 in 2025483 babies
- #770FreyjaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1994, with 5 babies352 babies
- #778Fallon“descendant of Fallamhan”*349 babies
- #1,219FernEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 1,341 babies; 186 in 2025186 babies
- #1,272FaigyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,272 vs #2,788 in 2025176 babies
- #1,326Farrah“iron worker, smith”*168 babies
- #1,348Farah“joy”*164 babies
- #1,512FinnleyEditor’s note 141 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales141 babies
- #1,561Frida“beautiful, beloved”*135 babies
- #1,684Francis“Frankish (man); a Frank”*122 babies
- #1,733FiaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2006, with 7 babies117 babies
- #1,844FrancineEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1951, with 1,143 babies; 108 in 2025108 babies
- #1,990FiadhIrish, meaning “wild; game, deer”*96 babies
- #2,002FatoumataEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1991, with 10 babies95 babies
- #2,064FatimahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #329 vs #2,064 in 202591 babies
- #2,076FiorellaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1974, with 5 babies90 babies
- #2,256FlorSpanish, meaning “flower”*81 babies
- #2,458FaigaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 5 babies72 babies
- #2,957FatouEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1991, with 5 babies56 babies
- #2,957FranciscaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1928, with 198 babies; 56 in 202556 babies
- #3,028FabianaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1965, with 6 babies54 babies
- #3,067FabiolaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1995, with 322 babies; 53 in 202553 babies
- #3,067FinleeEditor’s note Used for both: 69% of US babies named Finlee in 2025 were girls53 babies
- #3,100FraidyEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 5 babies52 babies
- #3,167FableEditor’s note Used for both: 79% of US babies named Fable in 2025 were girls50 babies
- #3,342FannieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 2,014 babies; 46 in 202546 babies
- #3,459FlorenciaSpanish and Portuguese form of Florence, meaning “flowering…*44 babies
- #3,577FioraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2003, with 5 babies42 babies
- #3,780FaeEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -ae like Mae and Rae. About 1 in 41,000 US girls in the 2025 records39 babies
- #3,780FayEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1926, with 722 babies; 39 in 202539 babies
- #3,832FaridaEditor’s note About 1 in 42,000 US girls in the 2025 records38 babies
- #3,903FrejaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 6 babies37 babies
- #3,903FrimetEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1977, with 10 babies37 babies
- #3,975FriedaGerman, meaning “peace”*36 babies
- #4,067FaelynnEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2007, with 5 babies35 babies
- #4,067FaizaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #951 vs #4,067 in 202535 babies
- #4,067FaustinaEditor’s note About 1 in 46,000 US girls in the 2025 records35 babies
- #4,265FallynEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1981, with 16 babies33 babies
Boys · US 2025
- #175Felix“happy, lucky”*2,064 babies
- #206Finn“the Sami”*1,702 babies
- #322FranciscoSame root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”*1,069 babies
- #333FinleyEditor’s note Used for both: 57% of US babies named Finley in 2025 were boys1,017 babies
- #359Franklin“freeholder”*909 babies
- #374Forrest“forest”*850 babies
- #387FernandoEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 2,758 babies; 819 in 2025819 babies
- #420Francis“Frankish (man); a Frank”*769 babies
- #435Frederick“peace king, peaceful ruler”*728 babies
- #468Fabian“belonging to Fabius”*655 babies
- #474FordEditor’s note Up from #741 in 2015 to #474 in 2025 in the US642 babies
- #513FrankForm of Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”*584 babies
- #526Finnegan“descendant of Fionnagán”*569 babies
- #545Fletcher“arrow-maker”*549 babies
- #746FrancoEditor’s note Up from #873 in 2015 to #746 in 2025 in the US348 babies
- #750ForestForm of Forrest, meaning “forest”*344 babies
- #757FinnleyEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1999, with 7 babies340 babies
- #791FisherEditor’s note 319 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales319 babies
- #827FlynnEditor’s note Down from #695 in 2015 to #827 in 2025 in the US299 babies
- #901FosterEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #901 vs #4,275 in 2025264 babies
- #920FrankieEditor’s note Used for both: 32% of US babies named Frankie in 2025 were boys256 babies
- #955FelipeSpanish and Portuguese, meaning “fond of horses”*244 babies
- #1,297FarisEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #379 vs #1,297 in 2025150 babies
- #1,328FrancescoItalian, from Medieval Latin Franciscus, meaning “javelin”*145 babies
- #1,409FoxEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -ox like Knox and Maddox129 babies
- #1,421FreddyDiminutive of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”*127 babies
- #1,425FinneasEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 5 babies126 babies
- #1,436FinnickEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2012, with 9 babies125 babies
- #1,486Finnian“fair”*119 babies
- #1,509FreddieDiminutive of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”*116 babies
- #1,728FredrickEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1953, with 1,341 babies; 94 in 202594 babies
- #1,867FidelSpanish and Tagalog, from Latin Fidēlis, meaning “faithful”*84 babies
- #1,932FredEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1924, with 6,532 babies; 80 in 202580 babies
- #2,006FenixEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 7 babies75 babies
- #2,035FedericoSpanish, from Medieval Latin Frederīcus, meaning “peaceful ruler”*73 babies
- #2,056FarhanEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1976, with 10 babies72 babies
- #2,077FredyEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -dy like Brody and Cody71 babies
- #2,145Fulton“bird + dwelling”*67 babies
- #2,183FynnEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 14 babies65 babies
- #2,207FischerEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1993, with 10 babies64 babies
- #2,230Floyd“grey, grey-haired”*63 babies
- #2,284FlintEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -nt like Vincent and Grant61 babies
- #2,421FitzgeraldEditor’s note About 1 in 31,000 US boys in the 2025 records56 babies
- #2,451FahadEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #745 vs #2,451 in 202555 babies
- #2,480FlorianEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #873 vs #2,480 in 202554 babies
- #2,604FabioEditor’s note About 1 in 34,000 US boys in the 2025 records50 babies
- #2,604Finlay“fair warrior/hero”*50 babies
- #2,604FinniganEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1999, with 7 babies50 babies
- #2,676FaresEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1976, with 5 babies48 babies
- #2,718FritzEditor’s note About 1 in 36,000 US boys in the 2025 records47 babies
Girls · England & Wales 2025
- #5Florence“flowering, flourishing”*1,924 babies
- #6Freya“mistress, lady”*1,802 babies
- #79FatimaSpanish and Portuguese, meaning “abstainer”*598 babies
- #100FrankieEditor’s note Used for both: 34% of England & Wales babies named Frankie in 2025 were girls462 babies
- #107FrancescaEditor’s note Down from #83 in 2015 to #107 in 2025 in England & Wales434 babies
- #152FelicityFrom the word “felicity”*330 babies
- #241FloraEditor’s note Up from #305 in 2015 to #241 in 2025 in England & Wales193 babies
- #256FiadhIrish, meaning “wild; game, deer”*182 babies
- #281FaithEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #104 in 2015, #281 in 2025162 babies
- #301FernEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #301 vs #1,219 in 2025149 babies
- #329FatimahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #329 vs #2,064 in 2025131 babies
- #333FayeEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2002, with 442 babies; 130 in 2025130 babies
- #379FrancesEditor’s note Up from #461 in 2015 to #379 in 2025 in England & Wales112 babies
- #381FreyjaEditor’s note Up from #570 in 2015 to #381 in 2025 in England & Wales111 babies
- #413FfionWelsh, meaning “foxglove”*98 babies
- #520Fleur“flower”*77 babies
- #705FajarEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #705 in 202552 babies
- #705FlorrieEditor’s note Up from #760 in 2015 to #705 in 2025 in England & Wales52 babies
- #719FearneEditor’s note Down from #372 in 2015 to #719 in 2025 in England & Wales51 babies
- #778Farah“joy”*47 babies
- #845FerneEditor’s note Up from #1,007 in 2015 to #845 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
- #872FiaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,496 in 2015, #872 in 202540 babies
- #922FrejaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #922 vs #3,903 in 202538 babies
- #922Frida“beautiful, beloved”*38 babies
- #951FaizaEditor’s note Up from #1,204 in 2015 to #951 in 2025 in England & Wales37 babies
- #951FajrEditor’s note Up from #1,711 in 2015 to #951 in 2025 in England & Wales. Short and simple: 4 letters37 babies
- #997Fallon“descendant of Fallamhan”*34 babies
- #1,229FennaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,229 vs #8,860 in 202526 babies
- #1,362Fiona“fair, white”*23 babies
- #1,454FatemaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,454 vs #6,325 in 202521 babies
- #1,512FatihaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,512 vs #4,265 in 202520 babies
- #1,584FatmaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,584 vs #8,860 in 202519 babies
- #1,639FarihaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #6,325 in 202518 babies
- #1,719FlorieEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie17 babies
- #1,809FavourEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,809 vs #7,133 in 202516 babies
- #1,892FabihaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #14,942 in 202515 babies
- #1,892FaridaEditor’s note About 1 in 17,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records15 babies
- #1,892Freya-RoseEditor’s note 10 letters, ending in -se like Rose and Eloise15 babies
- #2,006FathimaEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -ma like Fatima and Emma14 babies
- #2,138FaeEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -ae like Esmae and Rae13 babies
- #2,138FaizahEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ah like Delilah and Lilah13 babies
- #2,138FintyEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ty like Felicity and Betty13 babies
- #2,138FiorellaEditor’s note About 1 in 19,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records13 babies
- #2,138Francis“Frankish (man); a Frank”*13 babies
- #2,278FareehaEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -ha like Aisha and Martha12 babies
- #2,278FredericaEditor’s note About 1 in 21,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records12 babies
- #2,278FreidaEditor’s note About 1 in 21,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records12 babies
- #2,440FaryalEditor’s note About 1 in 23,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records11 babies
- #2,440Felicia“happy things”*11 babies
- #2,440FlossieDiminutive of Florence, meaning “flowering, flourishing”*11 babies
Boys · England & Wales 2025
- #10FreddieDiminutive of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”*2,526 babies
- #18FinleyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #18 vs #333 in 20251,733 babies
- #52Frederick“peace king, peaceful ruler”*954 babies
- #56FrankieEditor’s note Used for both: 66% of England & Wales babies named Frankie in 2025 were boys887 babies
- #59Felix“happy, lucky”*811 babies
- #74Finn“the Sami”*706 babies
- #175Finlay“fair warrior/hero”*293 babies
- #186FrankForm of Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”*272 babies
- #193Francis“Frankish (man); a Frank”*262 babies
- #227FlynnEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #227 vs #827 in 2025218 babies
- #287Franklin“freeholder”*158 babies
- #308FraserEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #308 vs #5,608 in 2025147 babies
- #328FreddyDiminutive of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”*135 babies
- #342FilipPolish, Swedish and Danish form of Philip, meaning “fond of horses”*124 babies
- #379FarisEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #379 vs #1,297 in 2025109 babies
- #395Fletcher“arrow-maker”*104 babies
- #396FergusEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #396 vs #5,045 in 2025103 babies
- #474Forrest“forest”*82 babies
- #487FinnleyEditor’s note Down from #363 in 2015 to #487 in 2025 in England & Wales79 babies
- #549Fabian“belonging to Fabius”*71 babies
- #593FredEditor’s note Down from #586 in 2015 to #593 in 2025 in England & Wales65 babies
- #658FionnIrish and Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish Finn, meaning “white…*55 babies
- #702FatehEditor’s note Up from #1,327 in 2015 to #702 in 2025 in England & Wales50 babies
- #745FahadEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #745 vs #2,451 in 202546 babies
- #758Faizan“grace, favor”*45 babies
- #763FrancoEditor’s note Up from #888 in 2015 to #763 in 2025 in England & Wales44 babies
- #856ForestForm of Forrest, meaning “forest”*37 babies
- #856FoxEditor’s note Down from #740 in 2015 to #856 in 2025 in England & Wales37 babies
- #873FlorianEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,786 in 2015, #873 in 202536 babies
- #873FrancescoItalian, from Medieval Latin Franciscus, meaning “javelin”*36 babies
- #934FredrickEditor’s note Down from #856 in 2015 to #934 in 2025 in England & Wales33 babies
- #1,007FranciszekPolish form of Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”*30 babies
- #1,035FranciscoSame root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”*29 babies
- #1,153FarhanEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2008, with 117 babies; 25 in 202525 babies
- #1,276FedericoSpanish, from Medieval Latin Frederīcus, meaning “peaceful ruler”*22 babies
- #1,307Finnian“fair”*21 babies
- #1,307FrankyEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #597 in 2015, #1,307 in 202521 babies
- #1,307FredericVariant of Frederick, meaning “peace king, peaceful ruler”*21 babies
- #1,406FynnEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #626 in 2015, #1,406 in 202519 babies
- #1,538FaizEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,538 vs #5,608 in 202517 babies
- #1,538FennEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,538 vs #7,679 in 202517 babies
- #1,613Faisal“arbiter”*16 babies
- #1,613FranklynEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,613 vs #4,396 in 202516 babies
- #1,705FinanEditor’s note About 1 in 18,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records15 babies
- #1,705FordEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #474 vs #1,705 in 202515 babies
- #1,798FaresEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -es like James and Myles14 babies
- #1,798FinnanEditor’s note About 1 in 19,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records14 babies
- #1,798FinneasEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -as like Lucas and Thomas14 babies
- #1,798FrazerEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #506 in 2015, #1,798 in 202514 babies
- #1,897FareedEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,897 vs #6,446 in 202513 babies
Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).