Baby names starting with G
50 names beginning with G, each with an editorial meaning and origin note and its real popularity rank from the 2025 U.S. Social Security Administration data. Rank is U.S.-only and reflects how records are grouped in that source.
- Gabriel from Hebrew Gavri'el = 'God is my strength', from 'gever' = strong man + 'El' = God
- Gabriela Spanish and Portuguese feminine of Gabriel, from Hebrew = 'God is my strength'
- Gabriella Latinate feminine of Gabriel, from Hebrew Gavri'el = 'God is my strength'
- Gabrielle French feminine of Gabriel, from Hebrew Gavri'el = 'God is my strength'
- Gael either from the Breton name Gwenael, from 'gwenn' = white, blessed + 'hael' = generous, or from the word Gael for the Gaelic peoples; root debated
- Galilea Spanish, from Galilee, the region of northern Israel, from Hebrew 'galil' = district, circuit
- Garrett transferred surname from the Germanic Gerard, 'ger' = spear + 'hard' = brave, hardy
- Gary transferred surname, from a Norman personal name built on Germanic 'ger' = spear; popularized by the actor Gary Cooper, who took the name from the city of Gary, Indiana
- Gavin English form of the medieval name Gawain, borne by King Arthur's knight; the root is debated, possibly Welsh 'gwalch' = hawk
- Gemma from Italian 'gemma' = gem, precious stone, from Latin 'gemma' = bud, jewel
- Genesis Greek 'genesis' = origin, beginning, coming into being; the title of the first book of the Bible
- Genevieve from the French Genevieve, from a Gaulish Genovefa, probably 'genos' = kin, people + a second element meaning woman; St Genevieve is the patron of Paris
- George from Greek Georgios, from 'georgos' = farmer, from 'ge' = earth + 'ergon' = work
- Georgia feminine of George, from Greek 'georgos' = farmer, from 'ge' = earth + 'ergon' = work
- Georgina feminine diminutive of George, from Greek 'georgos' = farmer
- Gerald from Germanic 'ger' = spear + 'wald' = rule
- Gerardo Italian and Spanish form of Gerard, from Germanic 'ger' = spear + 'hard' = brave, hardy
- Gia Italian short form of Gianna, feminine of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew 'yochanan' = 'God is gracious'
- Gianluca Italian compound of Gianni, from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious', and Luca (Luke), 'from Lucania'
- Gianna Italian short form of Giovanna, the feminine of Giovanni (John), from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Gianni Italian short form of Giovanni (John), from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Giavanna modern respelling of Giovanna, the Italian feminine form of Giovanni (John), from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Gideon from Hebrew Gid'on, usually read as 'hewer, one who cuts down'
- Gino Italian short form of names ending in -gino, such as Luigino (Louis) and Ambrogino (Ambrose)
- Gio Italian short form of Giovanni (John), from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Giovanni Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan = 'Yahweh is gracious'
- Giselle from the Germanic 'gisil' = pledge, hostage, a name once given to children exchanged as sureties between noble houses
- Gitty Yiddish diminutive of Gitel, from 'gut' = good
- Gloria Latin 'gloria' = glory, fame; taken up as a given name in the early 20th century after Bernard Shaw used it for a character in You Never Can Tell
- Goldie from the English word gold, and from the Yiddish Golde, a name of the same sense
- Gordon from a Scottish place name in Berwickshire, later a clan surname; the root is uncertain, possibly Brythonic 'gor' = great, spacious + 'din' = fort
- Grace from the English word, through Old French from Latin 'gratia' = favour, thanks; taken up by 17th-century Puritans for the grace of God
- Gracelyn modern American blend of Grace, from Latin 'gratia' = grace, favour, with the -lyn suffix
- Gracelynn modern American blend of Grace, from Latin 'gratia' = grace, favour, with the popular -lynn suffix
- Gracie diminutive of Grace, from Latin 'gratia' = grace, favor, thanks
- Grady from the Irish surname O Gradaigh, from 'grada' = noble, illustrious
- Graham Scottish surname taken from the English town of Grantham, whose first element is disputed, plus Old English 'ham' = homestead
- Grant transferred Scottish and English surname, from Anglo-Norman French 'graunt' = tall, great
- Grayson surname read either as 'son of the greyve', a steward or bailiff, from Middle English 'greyve', or simply as 'son of Gray'
- Grecia Spanish 'Grecia' = Greece, used as a given name in Spanish-speaking countries
- Gregory from Greek Gregorios, from 'gregorein' = to be watchful, to keep awake
- Grey from the English color word grey, from Old English 'graeg'; also a long-established English and Scottish surname
- Greyson variant spelling of Grayson, a transferred English surname meaning 'son of the grieve', from Middle English 'greyve' = a steward or bailiff
- Griffin transferred surname from the Welsh name Gruffudd, Latinized as Griffinus; also identified with the griffin, the eagle-lion beast of myth (Latin 'gryphus')
- Guadalupe from the Spanish shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe; the place name is generally traced to Arabic 'wadi' = river, valley, with a Latin reading also proposed
- Gunnar Old Norse Gunnarr, 'gunnr' = war, battle + a second element meaning warrior
- Gunner Scandinavian Gunnar, from Old Norse 'gunnr' = war, battle + a second element meaning warrior; in America reinforced by the English word gunner
- Gustavo Spanish and Italian form of Gustav, from a Swedish name whose elements are disputed, the second usually read as 'stafr' = staff
- Gwen Welsh, short form of names such as Gwendolen and Gwenllian, from 'gwen' = white, fair, blessed (the feminine of 'gwyn')
- Gwendolyn Welsh, 'gwen' = white, fair, blessed + probably 'dolen' = ring, bow
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