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Three-syllable names feel elegant, melodic, and distinguished. They work beautifully with one or two-syllable last names.

Quick facts: 3-syllable names

  • 43,093 names with exactly 3 syllables are in our database
  • 8,012 girl names and 1,848 boy names have 3 syllables
  • 140 gender-neutral names also have 3 syllables
  • Best paired with short, punchy last names. "Isabella Chen," "Theodore Park," "Valentina Cruz."
  • Popular examples: Isabella, Amelia, Sebastian, Penelope, Victoria, Elijah, Valentina, Theodore

Three Syllable Girl Names

8,012 girl names with 3 syllables — showing top 100

#2
France
free man
#5
Greece
wisdom
#8
England
wished for
#9
Greece
Greek
#12
England
light-hearted
#13
Latin
Latin
#14
American↑ Rising
Tree
#15
Latin
dawn
#19
Spain
young ceremonial attendant
#26
Italy
Air, melody; a long song in an opera.
#33
Italy
God is gracious
#34
English
rival
#40
American
son of Maud, meaning 'a powerful warrior' or 'mighty warrior' in its original context
#41
Hebrew
אֲבִיגָיִל
#42
Italy
light or bright
#51
Hebrew
Delicate
#53
France
God Will Add
#57
United Kingdom
lily
#59
French
noble
#60
Hawaii↑ Rising
Heavenly flower
#66
English
English
#71
American
Woman from Magdala
#72
France
Life
#79
American↑ Rising
Song or music
#81
France
of Magdala
#84
American
English
#85
American
helmeted chief
#87
Hebrew
Bitterness; sea of sorrow
#89
France
Born on Christmas
#91
American
English
#92
Greece
from Lydia
#96
France
free man
#98
Nigeria↑ Rising
grace
#100
American↑ Rising
Latin
#101
American
Exalted, noble, high-ranking
#103
Scotland
English
#109
Greece
Goddess of wisdom and warfare
#110
France↑ Rising
Youthful; soft; downy
#112
England↑ Rising
pearl
#115
English
Consecrated to God
#127
Latin↑ Rising
strength, valor
#130
Eastern Europe↑ Rising
noble
#131
Latin
Latin
#132
Arabic
princess
#135
American
English
#138
American↑ Rising
variants of Emerson, meaning 'brave' or 'powerful'
#140
American
Harmony
#142
Greece
Dark-skinned or black.
#148
French↑ Rising
French
#149
American
Hawaiian
#151
Hebrew
Hebrew
#158
Sanskrit
Noble
#161
Hawaiian↑ Rising
Awakened
#163
Greek
resurrection
#168
Hawaii↑ Rising
Hawaiian
#171
France↑ Rising
rose
#177
Spanish
pledged to God
#180
Japan
Japanese
#183
Spain
Heard or listened
#184
American
a modern variant of Adeline, meaning 'noble'.
#185
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#186
Greek
Pure
#193
Hawaiian
Sea, ocean
#195
American↑ Rising
my dream, my light
#208
American
Noble
#211
Spain
Glory
#215
Sweden↑ Rising
the flower name, named after botanist Anders Dahl
#222
Ireland
Irish
#224
English
Bright, shining light
#228
Scottish
Scottish
#229
Irish↑ Rising
little, dark one
#242
Ireland
Irish
#244
Italy
divine
#246
Hebrew
bitterness
#247
Spanish↑ Rising
love
#253
Hawaii↑ Rising
sea and sky
#260
USA
noble one
#263
Hebrew
To ascend or rise
#265
Hebrew
Hebrew
#267
American
Variant of Elena, meaning 'bright, shining light'.
#268
Greek
Greek
#271
Mexico↑ Rising
I love you
#276
American
English
#278
American↑ Rising
Dry
#280
Irish↑ Rising
Beautiful
#285
Spain↑ Rising
Youthful or downy
#288
American
A name that refers to a 'calm sea' or 'gentle breeze'.
#289
Germanic
Noble kind
#293
American↑ Rising
Means 'moon'.
#299
American↑ Rising
elm tree
#300
Italy↑ Rising
of the forest
#301
American
Desired
#302
Israel
God is my judge
#303
English
from the meadow of the Royal Fortress
#307
Italy↑ Rising
from France; free one
#310
France↑ Rising
French
#314
France↑ Rising
pure
#315
Arabic
Arabic
#317
Israel
God is my strength
#319
American↑ Rising
son of Maud

Three Syllable Boy Names

1,848 boy names with 3 syllables — showing top 100

#3
American
olive tree
#4
Greece
Theodōros (Θεόδωρος), meaning 'gift of God'.
#7
American
Hebrew
#8
Spain
Gift of God
#9
English
Resolute protector
#11
Hebrew
Hebrew
#13
Greece↑ Rising
Ελίας - 'Yahweh is my God'
#16
Latin
venerable
#25
American
youthful, downy
#26
Spain
Saint James, refers to the apostle who represents strength and protection.
#46
Latin
priceless
#49
American
independent, nonconformist
#50
Brazil
Supplanter
#61
Hebrew
God strengthens
#66
Hebrew
יֵּשׁוּעַ, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation'
#68
USA
Χριστόφορος, meaning 'bearer of Christ'.
#74
England
from Hadria
#76
Scotland
Derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'cam sron', meaning 'crooked nose'.
#77
American↑ Rising
Brave as a wild boar
#89
Israel
God has given
#106
Latin
Latin
#108
Spain
new house
#109
Greece
Greek
#112
Greece
victory of the people
#116
American
son of Harry
#117
Italy
Italian
#126
Greek
Farmer.
#134
Hebrew↑ Rising
my messenger
#137
American
English
#140
Hebrew
Gift of God
#146
Italy
Gift of God
#147
Welsh↑ Rising
Heavenly or of the heavens.
#151
American
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahweh'.
#160
English
English
#177
France↑ Rising
Νικόλαος (Nikolaos)
#179
Hebrew
God is with us.
#203
Greece
From 'Timotheos', meaning 'honoring God' or 'in the honor of God'.
#209
Hebrew
Hebrew
#213
Hawaiian↑ Rising
messenger of God
#216
Hebrew
the Lord has remembered
#239
Arabic↑ Rising
The Praised One
#241
Greek
lord
#276
Latin↑ Rising
greatest
#281
American
man of Attica
#283
Hebrew
God is good
#292
Hebrew
God will uplift
#302
Italian
a pilgrim to Rome
#304
Italy
Italian
#312
Hebrew↑ Rising
מתיה
#313
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#314
Ireland↑ Rising
Irish
#322
Spain
Free man
#337
Hebrew
hewer, one who cuts trees
#350
Spain
Lion
#351
Arabic↑ Rising
father of many
#353
Italy↑ Rising
little saint
#363
American
son of Andrew
#372
Greek↑ Rising
gift of God
#380
Spain
brave ruler
#387
Spain
Adventurous traveler.
#388
Italian↑ Rising
God is my light
#399
Spanish↑ Rising
young warrior
#407
Latin
Great, venerable
#418
Irish
Warrior
#422
Hebrew
Peace
#424
Latin
Youthful
#427
Spanish
heart
#435
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#438
Italy
male, manly
#441
Italy
Italian
#445
Greece
of Apollo, god of the sun, music, and prophecy
#461
Spain
crowned
#468
Latin
Bean grower
#469
American
God is my God
#492
Spain
Spanish
#496
Ireland↑ Rising
dark warrior
#500
India
one who has a high intellect
#500
American
A combination of the name 'Keon' with a suffix to give it a unique twist.
#500
France
Famous ruler
#501
Italy
eagle power
#501
Spain
God is gracious and 'warlike'
#501
African
English
#502
Ethiopia
Father of many
#502
Greece
Θεόφιλος - meaning 'friend of God'.
#503
Polish
Polish
#503
American
Derived from the name 'Daryl', which means 'dearly loved' or 'beloved'.
#503
Greece
Greek
#503
Cuba
a variant of Ojani can imply 'gifted' or 'blessed'.
#504
USA
A variation of the name Juan, which means 'God is gracious' in Spanish.
#504
France
Eighth
#505
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#506
Persian
دارا, meaning 'possessor', 'wealthy' or 'kingly'.
#506
Hebrew
God is my salvation
#506
American
strong and powerful
#506
American
Eighth
#507
Ireland
warrior
#507
American
Just
#507
Latin
Latin
#507
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#508
Spanish
Spanish

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Three Syllable Unisex Names

140 gender-neutral names with 3 syllables — showing top 100

#37
American
Originally a surname meaning 'ruler of the elves'.
#74
Germanic
Work ruler; from the Old German name 'Emmerich'
#122
American↑ Rising
son of Emery
#194
American
boar meadow
#274
French↑ Rising
youthful, downy
#291
American↑ Rising
A woodcutter or someone who saws wood.
#296
American
Allies; friends
#320
Arabic
Arabic
#339
American
Brave; powerful
#374
Hawaii
calm
#378
English↑ Rising
English
#380
American
strength
#387
Hawaii
Hawaiian
#491
English↑ Rising
of the Caspian Sea
#502
Japanese
good, benevolent; beauty; decision
#513
American
English
#522
American
a modern name, typically used as a coined term with no specific meaning
#523
American↑ Rising
From the land by the lake.
#524
USA
Spirit, essence
#537
American
Arabic
#542
English
Courageous and beautiful
#552
Spain
Spanish
#552
American
Heavenly, celestial
#553
American
God is gracious
#554
India
Unique, unparalleled; new and fresh.
#554
Greece
Greek
#562
Italy
From the family name Armani, meaning 'warrior'
#562
Unknown
gift from God
#564
Nigeria
God has come
#595
Cambodia
wisdom, intelligence
#602
USA
Rothana can be associated with 'rose' or 'beauty'.
#614
Hebrew
Hebrew
#614
American
God's gift
#614
American
Victory of the people.
#622
American
A creative spelling of Cameron, meaning 'crooked nose'
#624
India
Punjabi
#627
African
supplanter; replace
#630
American
English
#637
American
pure
#640
Hebrew
גַּבְרִיאֵל
#642
Latin↑ Rising
Latin
#644
France
God-given
#658
Scotland
World ruler
#660
American
English
#661
India
One who is memorable; a cherished person.
#662
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#662
American
English
#663
American
noble
#667
Japan
Japanese
#671
African
African American
#678
Arabic
Wishes, aspirations.
#686
France
French
#691
Unknown
Possible derivation from 'ever' implying eternal or everlasting.
#695
American
Persian
#702
American
From the hill
#702
American
English
#704
American
Flat water.
#709
Japan
Japanese
#712
Middle Eastern countries
Arabic
#714
American↑ Rising
son of the fair warrior
#723
American
Follower of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.
#723
American
Variation of German.
#729
Mexico
Spanish
#735
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#735
Arabic
moon
#747
American
A variation of Hillary, meaning 'cheerful' or 'happy'.
#762
Irish
descendant of Bran
#764
American
Native American
#766
Arabic↑ Rising
the helper
#766
English
Latin
#767
France
French
#782
USA
Greek
#783
American
Friend
#790
India
Punjabi
#797
Nigeria
the one who knows
#797
France↑ Rising
Beautiful friend
#798
Sanskrit-speaking regions
the future benevolent Buddha
#804
Spain
Spanish
#805
Hebrew
Hebrew
#810
American
English
#814
USA
Derived from an English surname meaning 'from the valley of the Adda'.
#814
American
Divine
#814
English
Innovative or unique, often used to denote a connection to the Kenyan spirit or culture
#819
American
life; bird; living one
#822
Israel
My God is light
#823
Israel
Fortress
#825
Scotland
son of Matthew
#831
Samoa
Samoan
#848
Sweden
Swedish
#848
Nigeria
mine is gratitude
#848
American
Derived from Xavier, meaning 'new house' or 'bright'.
#850
American
pure, clear
#854
American↑ Rising
English
#860
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#868
American
Having a creative or artistic nature.
#872
American
scholar
#873
China
beautiful orchid
#878
Unknown
son of Adam
#886
American
A modern variation of Kayde.
#890
Hebrew
Hebrew