Filipino Female Name Generator
Authentic Filipina names from Maria to Mary Grace to Tala
Generate realistic Filipino female names: Spanish-era classics like Corazon and Remedios, English double names like Mary Grace and Kristine Joy, revived Tagalog names like Tala and Amihan, and Chinese-Filipino names, all paired with surnames actually used in the Philippines.
About Filipino female names
Filipino women's names come in clear generational layers, and getting the layer right is what makes a name sound real. Women born before the 1960s usually carry Spanish Catholic names, often Marian titles or virtues: Corazon, Remedios, Rosario, Consuelo, Milagros, Lourdes, Pilar, Esperanza, Socorro, Natividad, Asuncion. Many of these are still used as second names after Maria, written as Ma. (Ma. Theresa, Ma. Luisa), and almost every one shortens to a nickname used far more than the legal name: Cora, Remy, Charo, Nene, Baby, Tessie, Inday in the Visayas.
From the 1970s on, English double names became standard. Mary Grace, Mary Ann, Kristine Joy, Rhea Mae, April Joy and Jenny Rose are written and used as one unit. Creative spellings are a feature, not an error: Jhoanna, Analyn, Aiza, Marites, Maricel, Jovelyn, Lyka, Krizia. Blended names like Luzviminda (Luzon-Visayas-Mindanao) and Marivic (Maria Victoria) are distinctly Filipino. Since the 1990s parents have revived precolonial Tagalog names: Tala (star), Amihan (northeast wind), Ligaya (joy), Dalisay (pure), Mayumi (gentle), Luningning (brilliance), Hiraya (fruit of one's hopes), Diwata (nature spirit), plus goddess names like Mayari and Haliya.
Surnames are mostly Spanish from the 1849 Clavería catalogue (Santos, Reyes, dela Cruz, Bautista), with native Tagalog, Kapampangan and Ilocano names (Dimaculangan, Pangilinan, Macapagal, Agbayani) and Chinese-Filipino ones (Tan, Sy, Lim, Chua, Uy) rounding out the mix.
How to choose Filipino female names
- Match the first name to the birth era: Remedios or Corazon for a grandmother, Mary Grace or Maricel for a mother born in the 1970s-80s, Althea, Zia or Hiraya for a girl born after 2010.
- Treat double names as a single unit. Kristine Joy Bautista is called Kristine Joy, and Ma. Theresa Ocampo is Ma. Theresa or Tere, never just Maria.
- Give your character a nickname, because nearly every Filipina has one: Cora, Tess, Nene, Baby, Jinky, Maricel becomes Cel or Mari, and Visayan women are often called Inday or Day.
- Pair revived Tagalog names (Tala, Amihan, Dalisay) with ordinary Spanish surnames for a modern, proud-of-heritage feel; a Tagalog surname too (Tala Dimaculangan) reads as a very deliberate family choice.
- Chinese-Filipino families usually combine an English first name with a one-syllable surname: Kristine Tan, Sharon Sy, Michelle Chua, Joyce Ong, Angela Uy.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common Filipino female names?
Maria is by far the most common legal first name, usually paired with a second name (Maria Cristina, Ma. Theresa). Other very common names are Ana, Rosario, Corazon, Remedios, Teresita, Luz, Mary Grace, Mary Ann, Kristine, Michelle, Jennifer, Maricel, Analyn and Jocelyn, with Sophia, Althea and Princess popular for girls born since the 2000s.
What are traditional Tagalog girl names?
Precolonial and nature names revived in the 20th century: Tala (star), Bituin (star), Amihan (northeast wind), Ligaya (joy), Dalisay (pure), Mayumi (gentle), Luningning (brilliance), Liwayway (dawn), Marikit (beautiful), Diwata (nature spirit), Sampaguita (the national flower) and Lakambini (muse or princess). Goddess names such as Mayari, Haliya and Anagolay are also used.
Why do Filipino women have two first names like Mary Grace?
American-era Catholic naming combined two English names into one, and the habit stuck. Mary Grace, Kristine Joy, Rhea Mae and Jenny Rose are each treated as one first name, written in full on documents and used together in conversation, so the woman is Mary Grace, not Mary.
Why do most Filipino surnames look Spanish?
An 1849 decree by Governor Narciso Clavería assigned families surnames from an official catalogue, mostly Spanish, for tax and census purposes. That is why Santos, Reyes, Cruz and Bautista dominate today, while native surnames like Dimaculangan, Macapagal and Pangilinan belong to the minority of families who kept their original names.
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All 500 Filipino female names
A: 46 names
- Abegail Tongson
- Abigail Cua
- Adela Marquez
- Adoracion Antonio
- Agnes Parungao
- Aileen Lapid
- Ailene Ybañez
- Ailyn Gomez
- Aira Prado
- Aiza Santiago
- Aizel Geronimo
- Alexa de Asis
- Alma Mojica
- Althea Alcaraz
- Althea Mae de Jesus
- Althea Ong
- Alunsina Lacson
- Alyssa Mangahas
- Amelia Miranda
- Amihan Joy Pangilinan
- Amihan Macapagal
- Amihan Reyes
- Amor Suliman
- Amparo Yabut
- Ana Marie Agbayani
- Anagolay Orosa
- Analyn Torres
- Andrea del Valle
- Andrea Yao
- Angel Mae Lozada
- Angel Punzalan
- Angela Uy
- Angelica Flores
- Angeline Dumlao
- Angelita San Jose
- Anita Gonzaga
- Anna Liza Calderon
- Annabelle Vargas
- Apple Umali
- April Joy Macaraeg
- Arlene Roxas
- Ashley Tanjuatco
- Asuncion Layug
- Audrey de Leon
- Aurea Asuncion
- Aurora Buenaventura
B: 12 names
- Basilisa Baluyot
- Bea Manalang
- Benilda Padilla
- Bernadette Padua
- Bernadine Robles
- Bernice del Pilar
- Bettina Ting
- Beverly Paredes
- Bianca Tanchoco
- Bituin Castillo
- Bituin Grace Panganiban
- Bituin Panganiban
C: 35 names
- Caridad Manalo
- Carina Nieves
- Carmelita Dizon
- Carmina Tejada
- Carol Lim
- Catherine Infante
- Cathy Tiongson
- Cecilia Concepcion
- Celestina Quizon
- Celia Nakpil
- Celine Soto
- Charlene Lapid
- Charmaine Valdez
- Chelsea Dimaculangan
- Cherrie Pie Benitez
- Cherry Ang
- Cherry Gatchalian
- Cherry Labrador
- Cherry Mae Gutierrez
- Cheska Ty
- Chloe Adriano
- Chloe Anne delos Santos
- Christine Rosales
- Cielo Tirona
- Clarissa Peralta
- Clarisse Zulueta
- Clarita Recto
- Concepcion Perez
- Concordia Zaragoza
- Consuelo de Leon
- Corazon Tiglao
- Crisanta Villalobos
- Criselda Abarquez
- Cristina Rivera
- Cristine Portillo
D: 18 names
- Daisy Duran
- Dalangin Lacson
- Dalisay Manansala
- Dalisay Ocampo
- Danielle Gaw
- Dayang Dimaano
- Delia Magno
- Denise Virtucio
- Desiree Estrada
- Dianne Carandang
- Dina Velez
- Divina Viray
- Diwata Sunga
- Diwata Villanueva
- Dolly Samonte
- Dolores Calimlim
- Donna Figueroa
- Donnalyn Fajardo
E: 22 names
- Edelyn Bravo
- Ederlyn Cervantes
- Editha Magsaysay
- Edna Quiambao
- Elaine Custodio
- Elisha de Villa
- Ella Vallejo
- Ellen Deocampo
- Eloisa Hilario
- Elsa Olivares
- Elvira Alcantara
- Emelita Nicolas
- Emilyn Cariño
- Encarnacion Almario
- Erica Marcelo
- Erlinda Villarin
- Esperanza Balagtas
- Ester Lazaro
- Estrella Lopez
- Eunice Tecson
- Evangelina Bernardo
- Evelyn Casimiro
F: 10 names
- Faith Suarez
- Fe Malabanan
- Felicidad Punzalan
- Felisa Ventura
- Feliza Barcelona
- Flor Tanedo
- Flordeliza Luna
- Frances Ng
- Francesca dela Torre
- Fritzie Rafael
G: 15 names
- Gabrielle del Mundo
- Gemalyn Bagaporo
- Gemma Oliveros
- Generosa Salvador
- Geraldine Madrigal
- Gerlie Isidro
- Gina Tañada
- Ginalyn Roque
- Girlie Cadiz
- Glaiza Tuazon
- Glenda Camacho
- Gloria Pagtakhan
- Grace Montoya
- Grace Yu
- Gretchen Ortega
H: 18 names
- Haidee Salinas
- Haliya Mejia
- Haliya Romero
- Hannah de Guzman
- Hannah Grace Maglaya
- Hannah Lao
- Hasmin Escudero
- Hasmin Rodriguez
- Hazel Mangubat
- Heart Valenzuela
- Herminia Pineda
- Hiraya Abad
- Hiraya Cruz
- Hiyas Aguilar
- Hiyas Ilagan
- Honey Llamas
- Honeylet Tamayo
- Honeylyn Pagaduan
I: 8 names
- Imee Tenorio
- Imelda Navarro
- Irene Fontanilla
- Iris Avelino
- Irish Mae Baltazar
- Isabella Chua
- Isabella dela Peña
- Ivy Salazar
J: 51 names
- Jackie Gaspar
- Jacqueline Balbuena
- Janella Legaspi
- Janice Kho
- Janine Gamboa
- Janine Rose Banzon
- Jasmine Go
- Jasmine Mercado
- Jean Dayrit
- Jeannette Serrano
- Jenelyn Catacutan
- Jennifer Chan
- Jenny Lyn Leonardo
- Jenny Rose Morales
- Jenny Sunga
- Jeselle Talavera
- Jessa Jimenez
- Jessabel Rimando
- Jessamine Villamor
- Jessica Villaruel
- Jhasmine Dacuycuy
- Jhoanna Marie Garcia
- Jhoanna Uy
- Jhoanne Magdangal
- Jillian Ferrer
- Jinkee Balagtas
- Jinky Dimayuga
- Joan Eugenio
- Joana Malonzo
- Joanna Marie Batungbakal
- Jocelyn Abella
- Jolina Magbanua
- Jona Jose
- Jonabel Payumo
- Jonalyn Ramirez
- Jonna Marasigan
- Josefina Rodriguez
- Josie Hernandez
- Jovelyn Capistrano
- Jovy Manalo
- Joy Lugtu
- Joy Marie Abalos
- Joyce Ann Yambot
- Joyce Dimayuga
- Joyce Dionisio
- Joyce Ong
- Juanita Esguerra
- Judy Ann Ponce
- Juliana Gabriel
- Julianne Regalado
- Julie Anne Elizalde
K: 28 names
- Kalinaw Maglalang
- Karen Faustino
- Karen Joy Manzano
- Karla Vicente
- Karylle Lorenzo
- Kate Herrera
- Kathleen de Belen
- Kathleen Samson
- Kathrina Escobar
- Kathryn Buenaflor
- Katrina Masangkay
- Katrina Tiongco
- Kaycee Arcilla
- Kaye Zabala
- Kim Capistrano
- Kimberly Espiritu
- Kimberly Siy
- Krisha Delgado
- Kristel Solis
- Kristina Valle
- Kristine Joy dela Cruz
- Kristine Mae Bondoc
- Kristine Tan
- Krizelle Calimlim
- Krizia Tupas
- Krystal Natividad
- Kyla de Castro
- Kyla Quimpo
L: 42 names
- Lakambini Diaz
- Lakambini Fabian
- Lakapati Narciso
- Lalaine Obispo
- Lani Policarpio
- Lea Melendez
- Leonila Rabe
- Leonora Dimagiba
- Leticia Salonga
- Liezel Mariano
- Ligaya Bautista
- Ligaya Mendoza
- Ligaya Rose Tabuena
- Lilia Ignacio
- Lilibeth Pacheco
- Lilibeth Villaflor
- Liwayway Aquino
- Liwayway Matibag
- Loida Yumul
- Lolit Tiangco
- Lolita Gatchalian
- Lorelei Raymundo
- Lorena Bulaong
- Lorie Sandoval
- Lorna Briones
- Lorraine Say
- Lourdes Pangilinan
- Lovely Bondoc
- Lovelyn Galvez
- Lualhati Fernandez
- Lualhati Pagulayan
- Lucia Vibar
- Lucila Soriano
- Luningning Arevalo
- Luningning Flores
- Luwalhati Mangulabnan
- Luz Galang
- Luzviminda Cabangon
- Lydia Trinidad
- Lyka Dacanay
- Lyka Mae Kalaw
- Lyn Vasquez
M: 73 names
- Ma. Concepcion Agcaoili
- Ma. Cristina Magbanua
- Ma. Elena Rojas
- Ma. Lourdes Silva
- Ma. Luisa Guerrero
- Ma. Rosario Tengco
- Ma. Socorro Villaroman
- Ma. Theresa Lim
- Ma. Theresa Ocampo
- Ma. Victoria Macalintal
- Mae Ann Sebastian
- Maegan Sabio
- Maica Cayetano
- Maica Jane Layug
- Malaya Manahan
- Malaya Pascual
- Marcelina Sabado
- Maria Corazon Santos
- Maria Fe Pimentel
- Maria Luisa Sumulong
- Maribel Nuñez
- Maricar Sy
- Maricel Liwanag
- Maricel Pascual
- Marichu Canlas
- Maricris Tan
- Mariel Masigan
- Marielle Ledesma
- Marietta Velarde
- Marikit Agbayani
- Marikit Garcia
- Marilag Licuanan
- Marilag Valdez
- Marilou Guinto
- Marilyn Bermudez
- Marinel Zialcita
M, continued
- Marinella Ortiz
- Marissa Patricio
- Marites Joy Bersamina
- Marites Villanueva
- Marivic Tabora
- Marjorie Guevarra
- Mary Ann Domingo
- Mary Grace Reyes
- Mary Jane Santillan
- Mary Jean Dimagiba
- Mary Joy Ibañez
- Mary Rose Batungbakal
- Mayari Matias
- Mayari Santiago
- Maybelline Puno
- Mayumi Bautista
- Mayumi Katigbak
- Melinda Vergara
- Melissa Ngo
- Melissa Reynoso
- Melody Tizon
- Mercedes Vidal
- Mia Sze
- Michelle Chua
- Michelle Lasala
- Mikee Cabrera
- Milagros Diaz
- Mildred Zuñiga
- Minerva Salcedo
- Mirasol Taguba
- Mitchie Cabral
- Monica Yap
- Monina Rivas
- Mutya Maglaya
- Mutya Ramos
- Mylene Quintos
- Myrna Valencia
N: 13 names
- Nathalie de Ocampo
- Natividad Kalaw
- Nelia Zapanta
- Nenita Lacson
- Nerissa Saguid
- Nicole Yap
- Nikka Sarmiento
- Nikki Gamboa
- Ningning Magat
- Noemi Martin
- Nora Capulong
- Norma Villegas
- Nympha Malolos
O: 1 name
- Ofelia Medina
P: 16 names
- Pag-asa Pamintuan
- Pamela Viloria
- Patricia Chiu
- Pauleen Corpuz
- Pauline Que
- Paz Manlapaz
- Perlas Javier
- Perlita Macaraeg
- Pia Cordero
- Pilar Aguilar
- Portia Toribio
- Precious Pagaduan
- Primitiva Bacani
- Princess Dagdag
- Princess Joy Aquino
- Purificacion Agustin
Q: 1 name
- Queenie Pabustan
R: 31 names
- Rachel Ko
- Rachelle Saulog
- Racquel Palacios
- Ramona Ugalde
- Regine Zarate
- Remedios Castillo
- Remedios Cuaresma
- Rhea Mae Ramos
- Rhea Matibag
- Rhoda Monteverde
- Rica Joaquin
- Riza Mae Toledo
- Riza Medel
- Rizalina Evangelista
- Rochelle Castro
- Rodelyn Salas
- Rosalina Belmonte
- Rosalinda Sison
- Rosanna Mangahas
- Rosario Mendoza
- Rose Ann Coronel
- Roselle Laurel
- Roselyn Tolentino
- Rosemarie David
- Rosemarie Tan
- Rosita Evangelista
- Rowena Dagdag
- Ruby Basilio
- Rubylyn Yambao
- Rufa Mae Manuel
- Ruth Ranada
S: 26 names
- Sabrina Razon
- Samantha Dee
- Samantha dela Rosa
- Sampaguita Ablaza
- Sampaguita Morales
- Sarah Jane Mateo
- Shaina Velasco
- Sharon Sy
- Sheena Quiñones
- Sherilyn Cuenca
- Sheryl Fernandez
- Shiela Mae Palma
- Shirley Dy
- Shirley Ebreo
- Sinag Liwanag
- Sinag Torres
- Sinta Lansangan
- Socorro Dimaano
- Sofia Go
- Soledad Sumulong
- Sophia Andres
- Sophia del Rosario
- Stephanie de Mesa
- Stephanie Tiu
- Sweet Abad
- Sylvia Sevilla
T: 11 names
- Tadhana Mendez
- Tala Dimaculangan
- Tala Marie Magsaysay
- Tala Santos
- Tanglaw Fuentes
- Teodora Wenceslao
- Teresita Romero
- Tessie Sarabia
- Thelma Rillo
- Tiffany Ching
- Trinidad Macaspac
V: 9 names
- Vanessa Macaspac
- Vangie Urbano
- Veronica Rigor
- Vida Verano
- Vilma Yuson
- Vina Feliciano
- Violeta Abueva
- Virginia Carpio
- Visitacion Amador
W: 3 names
- Wendy Pabalan
- Wilma Nepomuceno
- Winnie Co
Y: 5 names
- Yasmin Enriquez
- Yolanda Sanchez
- Ysabel de Guia
- Ysabel Zamora
- Yvette Estacio