Girls Name Songs UK
Songs with female names in the title or lyrics

Welcome to girls name songs or songs named after a girl or woman. Now over 2,200 songs with hundreds of girl's names in the most comprehensive and complete list of songs with female names in the title or lyrics.

Below is our top 40 songs, our list of the best love songs with a girl's name in the title. Also, a list of the most popular female baby names, the top 50 baby names for baby girls born in the UK, with links to her songs.

In this big song list of 2200+ songs, the title may or may not include the girl's name, it may just have her name in the lyrics, but the song is about her. We hope you agree it is the best list of songs about a girl or woman whose name is...

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Featured Song Story *

What are the most common female names in songs? Well, Mary's a Grand Old Name, as we are told in the song written by George M. Cohan in 1905. Paul McCartney sung about his mother, Mary, in his 1970 song Let It Be. And, it’s a Jolly Holiday with Mary as we hear in the song from the 1964 Disney movie musical, Mary Poppins.

Over the decades, more songs have been written about a girl named Mary than any other female name, at least by our count. There must be more … so send us your suggestions after reviewing our list. Currently there are 43 songs for Mary on our big list on girlsnamesongs.com and that’s about twice as many as for the second most common name. Check out the full list of Top Female Names in Song, titles or lyrics, on our home page. Clicking on a name will take you directly to the big list section with songs for that name.

Michael Nesmith wrote the song, Mary, Mary, prior to joining The Monkees and his song was recorded by The Butterfield Blues Band for their album East-West in 1966. Later it was a big hit for The Monkees and even later released as a rap version by Run-D.M.C. Listen to the Monkees performing Mary, Mary:

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Top Female Names in Song

*click Girls Name to see her songs*
Rank	Songs	Girls Name
1	43	Mary
2	23	Susan
3	22	Annie
4	21	Caroline
5	21	Jane
6	20	Sally
7	19	Maria
8	18	Jenny
9	18	Rose
10	15	Cindy
11	15	Julie
12	14	Amy
13	14	Emily
14	13	Judy
15	13	Lucy
16	13	Ruby

Top 50 female Baby Names
for baby girls born in
England & Wales

Summary for years 2000-2013.
Top 7 names were number one
at least once since 1996.
Source: UK Office for National Statistics:
https://www.ons.gov.uk

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Rank	Girl's Name	Rank	Girl's Name
1	Emily	26	Daisy
2	Olivia	27	Poppy
3	Jessica	28	Millie
4	Chloe	29	Emma
5	Sophie	30	Freya
6	Grace	31	Georgia
7	Amelia	32	Ava
8	Charlotte	33	Phoebe
9	Lucy	34	Bethany
10	Ellie	35	Rebecca
11	Megan	36	Leah
12	Lily	37	Jasmine
13	Ruby	38	Erin
14	Ella	39	Caitlin
15	Mia	40	Alice
16	Hannah	41	Elizabeth
17	Katie	42	Sophia
18	Holly	43	Eleanor
19	Amy	44	Isla
20	Isabella	45	Scarlett
21	Evie	46	Maisie
22	Molly	47	Imogen
23	Abigail	48	Amber
24	Lauren	49	Summer
25	Isabelle	50	Anna

The top 40 songs with a
girl's name in the title

Top 40 songs named after girls, with a woman's name in the title: the UK top 40 song list. This list only includes songs of love and affection for that special girl, wife, mother, sister, friend, lover or wannabe lover. Without regard to genre (Rock, R&B, Country, Punk, Rap, etc) each of these songs became a chart topping hit; all but a few were top ten songs and many were number 1 hits in the UK! These love songs all have a woman's first name in the title and it is a song about her; not about a place, animal, thing, road, car or boat. Song titles only have first names, no last names, and none with multiple names. Here’s our UK list of the top 40 best love songs with a girl’s name in the title!

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Rank	Year	Find on Amazon* Song Title	Get it on iTunes* Artist Name
1	1966	Michelle	The Overlanders
2	2007	Ruby	Kaiser Chiefs
3	1962	Sheila	Tommy Roe
4	1959	Oh! Carol	Neil Sedaka
5	1967	Bernadette	The Four Tops
6	1970	Candida	Tony Orlando and Dawn
7	1957	Peggy Sue	Buddy Holly
8	1955	Rose Marie	Slim Whitman
9	1968	Julia	The Beatles (John Lennon)
10	2015	Olivia	One Direction
11	1972	Clair	Gilbert O'Sullivan
12	1964	Diane	The Bachelors
13	1968	Valleri	The Monkees
14	1968	Jennifer Juniper	Donovan
15	2007	Jessica	Elliot Minor
16	1974	Mandy	Barry Manilow
17	1962	Sherry	The Four Seasons
18	1973	Angie	The Rolling Stones
19	1963	Anna (Go To Him)	The Beatles
20	1982	Come On Eileen	Dexys Midnight Runners
21	1957	Diana	Paul Anka
22	1968	Elenore	The Turtles
23	1958	Oh Donna	Marty Wilde
24	1961	Hello Mary Lou	Ricky Nelson
25	2006	Hey There Delilah	Plain White T's
26	1970	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)	Edison Lighthouse
27	1978	Oh Julie	Shakin' Stevens
28	1964	Ramona	The Bachelors
29	1957	Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)	Jackie Wilson
30	1969	Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond
31	2007	Valerie	Mark Ronson, feat. Amy Winehouse
32	1967	Walk Away Renee	The Four Tops
33	1957	Yes Tonight, Josephine	Johnnie Ray
34	1971	Layla	Derek and The Dominos- Eric Clapton
35	1982	Rosanna	Toto
36	1964	Juliet	The Four Pennies
37	1971	Pictures of Lily	The Who
38	2005	Lyla	Oasis
39	2013	Diana	One Direction
40	1985	Oh Sheila	Ready For The World

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Girls Name Songs Blog

My thoughts and comments*
What is so special about a Girls Name Song? Who writes such a song and why? These are songs written about a friend, mother, sister, daughter, wife, girlfriend or any girl or woman we care about. Someone cared enough about this girl to write a song about her.

Is there anything more important than music written about a key person in our life; a person we admire, love, despise or cherish? Sure, some of these songs are just plain fun. But usually they are written about real people and real strong feelings. Listen to Steve Perry singing Oh Sherrie.

I first became interested in this kind of song as a young teenager. I remember feeling the unrequited love when Paul Anka sang about his yearning for Diana in 1957. And I remember the heart-break sadness of Ricky Valance in 1961 who sang Tell Laura I Love Her

And just like when we read a book, watch a movie, or listen to a story, these songs touch our hearts. We can easily relate to the words and feelings of the song; we feel the love. We smile, sigh, and cry right along with the singer.

I hope you enjoy this list of songs and please feel free to email me with suggestions for songs I missed or corrections to anything I post.

Thanks,
DJD
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Girls Name Songs UKSongs with female names in the title or lyrics