Popular and traditional Burkinabé girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Burkina Faso. 45 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Aminata | Trustworthy (Amina) | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Fatou | Fatima | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Aïssatou | Living (Aisha) | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Awa | Eve; Life | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Camille | Attendant at religious rites | 👧 Girl | French |
| Chloe | Green shoot | 👧 Girl | Greek, French |
| Inès | Pure; Chaste | 👧 Girl | French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Jade | The precious green stone | 👧 Girl | French |
| Juliette | Youthful | 👧 Girl | French |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lea | Leah; Delicate | 👧 Girl | International, French |
| Louise | Famous warrior | 👧 Girl | French |
| Manon | Mary; Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mariama | Mary | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Zoé | Life | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ambre | Amber | 👧 Girl | French |
| Amélie | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Aurélie | Golden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Binta | Daughter | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Capucine | Nasturtium | 👧 Girl | French |
| Céline | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clémence | Mercy; Gentleness | 👧 Girl | French |
| Colette | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Élise | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Kadiatou | Khadija | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Khady | Khadija | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Lou | Famous warrior (from Louise) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margaux | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margot | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mathilde | Mighty in battle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ndeye | Mother | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Océane | Ocean | 👧 Girl | French |
| Rokhaya | Ruqayya | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Sophie | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | French |