What names to do you consider to be cool and chic?
To me…
International names with a familiar feel (or classics)
Asha
Imani
Amaris
Maria
Esma
Eudora
Less popular mythology names
Artemis
Venus
Ondine
Angharad
Juno
Unexpected names
Bird
Saga
Mercy
Barbie
Buffy
Blair
Eartha
Gender-neutral oldies
Shirley
Marion
Vivian
Romy
And… girls names on boys ![]()
I would say short and unusual names
I can’t always put my finger on why, but these names come to mind when I think “cool and chic” -
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Sage[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Piper[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alix[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
Mythology Names (especially rare ones):
[name_f]Hera[/name_f], [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], [name_f]Yemoja[/name_f], [name_f]Bastet[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f], Àine, [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
Unusual word names:
[name_f]Fable[/name_f], [name_f]Evening[/name_f], [name_f]Rain[/name_f], [name_f]Indigo[/name_f], [name_f]Rue[/name_f], [name_f]Wildrose[/name_f], [name_f]Briar[/name_f], [name_m]August[/name_m]
Namesakes for female writers, scientists, and figures of history:
[name_f]Colette[/name_f], [name_f]AnaĂŻs[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Sappho[/name_f], [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f]
Names that feel intentional:
I don’t have a specific name example, though I can think of a few blogger families (Girl’s Gone Child’s [name_m]Archer[/name_m], [name_f]Fable[/name_f], [name_f]Boheme[/name_f] and [name_f]Reverie[/name_f] or Youcantcallitit’s [name_f]Eulalie[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]) but it’s when a name feels perfectly matched to the family vibe. [name_m]You[/name_m] can really tell the parents found their exact style and really thought about what impressions they wanted to pass down with their child’s names. There’s a confidence that’s very cool.
(I also agree wholeheartedly with @ricepud about girls names on boys)
obviously i have to say [name_f]Elowyn[/name_f] “Wynnie” ![]()
but i really love any nature or word names. i love the trend of boyish or vintage nicknames for girls, too! some that come to mind are [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Kindred[/name_f], [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Valley[/name_f], and [name_f]Frannie[/name_f] ![]()
An assortment (across styles, tailored being common theme):
Kit
Iris
Nell
Fern
Zara
Esmé
Romy
Piper
Irene
Benny
Astrid
Helen
Roisin
Soleil
Océane
Gwyneth
Mairéad
Margaux
Francine
“Cool girl” names: (sleek and not frilly, with some zing)
Blair
Sloane
Zora
Thea (hard T )
Lane
Sienna
Hale
Adair
July
Pilar
Petra
Friday
Joan
Vera
Summer
Nava
Clio
Avril
Soleil
Raven
Ever
“High Fashion” names: (with flair and a modern high-brow feel-- although plenty of these have other vibes depending on context; I’m mostly picking names I can imagine on a stylish woman in sunglasses strutting down the street)
Jennifer
Azalea
Brenna
Dahlia
Damaris
Adrielle
Vanessa
Lois
Katya
Jordana
Annora
Solana
Names of actual cool girls I’ve met:
Grace
Justina
Brenna
Elise
Destiny
Joelle
Sophie
Lexi
Althea
Zora
Gabbi
Shazney
Lucy
Sunshine
Tahlia
Admittedly these lists are limited by own name collection, which currently doesnt actually have many names in these styles-- something to remedy for sure!
some i haven’t seen mentioned yet…
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
Io
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Klara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenore[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Nerissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zazie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
sleek and international seems to be the general pattern for me! ![]()
[name_f]Angharad[/name_f], [name_f]Olwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Musetta[/name_f], [name_f]Adriana[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Floria[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Katharine[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f] tops this for me, but also:
- [name_f]Maris[/name_f]
- [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
- [name_f]Odile[/name_f]
- [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
- [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
- [name_f]Lola[/name_f]
- [name_f]Fiorella[/name_f]
- [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
- [name_f]Viola[/name_f]
- [name_f]Mira[/name_f]
- [name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
- [name_f]Ruby[/name_f]
My daughters name [name_f]Vada[/name_f] usually gets put in this category on tiktok or Instagram and I agree
Others-
[name_f]Sloane[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Sage[/name_f]
[name_f]Blair[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Romy[/name_f]
[name_m]Hollis[/name_m]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_m]Barrett[/name_m]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Allegra[/name_f]
[name_f]Capri[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Bette[/name_f]
Cool girl names
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Asha[/name_f]
[name_f]Safa[/name_f]
[name_f]Carmen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sky[/name_f]
[name_m]Shae[/name_m]
Sydney/Syd
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_f]Simone[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Stevie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leni[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Zuri[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Caro[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Indra[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Carmen[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Billie[/name_f]
Someone else said names with an international feel and I agree, I think any name that is highly used in the area that I live loses its chicness by virtue of being too common. So for me I would say names like:
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Violeta[/name_f]
[name_f]Julieta[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amata[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Noor[/name_f] / [name_m]Nour[/name_m]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivien[/name_f]
Cool girl names — the Berries have spoken! [name_m]Amazing[/name_m] list.
[name_f]Sloane[/name_f]
[name_f]Piper[/name_f]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Caitriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jovie[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_m]Scout[/name_m]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Marla[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Simone[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Ylva[/name_f]
[name_f]Niobe[/name_f]
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]
[name_f]Suki[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Perdita[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Magda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jean[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_m]Ezri[/name_m]
[name_f]Pascale[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_m]Sorrel[/name_m]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]