Three to five letter girl names with ranking history to compare.
Short girl names are easy to say and easy to remember, but they can still carry very different styles. This list keeps to three to five letters and adds the Australian ranking context beside each option, so a simple name can still be compared properly.
Spotlight pick: Sadie made the sharpest move in this collection, rising 31 places from 68th in 2024 to 37th in 2025.
Featured girl name
Sadie is the clearest story in this list: it climbed from 68th in 2024 to 37th in 2025. Its current ranking sits inside the girls top 50, so it is worth a closer look if you like names with momentum.
View Sadie popularity history5 names in this collection rose in the latest year-to-year comparison. The strongest recent mover here is Mila, up 14 places.
short form of Maria and other names
Mia keeps the sound compact at 3 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Mia popularity historyModern given name with multiple proposed origins
Ava keeps the sound compact at 3 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Ava popularity historyivy plant
Ivy keeps the sound compact at 3 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Ivy popularity historyisland name, especially Islay
Isla keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Isla popularity historyMila keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Mila popularity historylily flower
Lily keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Lily popularity historylife
Zoe keeps the sound compact at 3 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Zoe popularity historyEvie keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Evie popularity historyLucy keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Lucy popularity historyShort form and independent given name with multiple origins
Ella keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Ella popularity historyMary keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Mary popularity historyLuna keeps the sound compact at 4 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Luna popularity history7 names in this collection rose in the latest year-to-year comparison. The strongest recent mover here is Poppy, up 20 places.
hazel tree
Hazel keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Hazel popularity historygrace, favour or blessing
Grace keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Grace popularity historyElsie keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Elsie popularity historySofia keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Sofia popularity historyPoppy keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Poppy popularity historyrival or eager
Emily keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Emily popularity historyFreya keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Freya popularity history1 names currently sit outside Australia's top 50.
green shoot or blooming
Chloe keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Chloe popularity historyEllie keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Ellie popularity historyLayla keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Layla popularity historyMaeve keeps the sound compact at 5 letters, with ranking history available if you want to compare it properly.
View Maeve popularity historyKeep browsing by style, popularity or current Australian ranking lists.