So, you’ve finally found love and want to add spice to your romance with a sweet nickname. Or maybe “baby” and “babe” have started sounding like official government names to the love of your life. If you’re stuck for ideas, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with some sweet names to call your girlfriend.
Whether you’re looking for something playful, romantic, or just laugh-out-loud funny, we’ve compiled 100 sweet names to call your girlfriend that are guaranteed to make her blush, giggle, or lovingly roll her eyes.
Let’s get into it.
Sweet Names to Call Your Girlfriend
You know that feeling when you’re staring at your babe and you quietly ask how you ever got her to say yes? These sweet names to call your girlfriend are for those moments.
They’re soft, tender, and dripping with affection. Whether you’re sending her a good morning text, trying a corny pick up line or whispering sweet love messages into her ear, the addition of these names say, “I love you deeply.”
- My Angel: If you’ve accepted her as your personal saviour.
- Sweet Pea: If she’s pocket-sized sweetheart.
- Ololufe mi: This means “My lover” in Yoruba. And what is she to you again? Exactly.
- Honim: This is the Igbo version of “Honey.” Use only for absolutely sweet babes.
- Sweetim: If “Honim” isn’t hitting the right chord for you, we raise you this Igbo name. It’ll melt her heart.
- Achalugo: If you’re into sweet “Igbo” names for the LOYL, this should be on your radar.
- Nwanyin Oma: If she’s a good woman by all ramifications.
- My Tomato Jos: If you’re certain she’s just as fresh as Jos-grown tomatoes.
- My Diamond: If she’s really precious to you.
- Love of My Life: This is a sweet name, but also a declaration that tells her there’s no one else.
- Habibi: A little Arabian-vibes doesn’t hurt anybody.
- Idunnu Mi: It means “My happiness” in Yoruba.
- My One and Only: After her, there’s only her.
Cute Names for Your Girlfriend
You know that babe who sends voice notes with several “awwwns”, uses baby voice when she wants your attention, and always snuggles under your arms? She deserves a name that captures all that adorable chaos.
These cute names to call your girlfriend will make her giggle, blush, and maybe even forgive you for snapping at her.
- Baby Boo: If she’s suddenly a baby anytime she’s around you.
- Boo Boo: Think of this name for your girlfriend as the mushy version of “My love.”
- Darling: This is a straightforward name to call your girlfriend, but genuinely from the heart.
- Cutie: If the LOYL is as cute as a button.
- My Cupcake: Use this name if you always have to resist the urge to give her love bites.
- Sweetie: Short and sweet, just like her.
- Sugar Plum: This is the only acceptable name if she’s as sweet as a treat.
- African Khaleesi: If she’s a diehard fan of Game of Thrones.
- Adumadan Mi: It means “My black and shine” in Yoruba. Use this name if your babe is a dark-skinned baddie.
- Best: If the LOYL is the best thing since hot Agege bread.
- Angel Eyes: Nobody knows what angels look like, but if you see the world in her eyes, this is the name to call your girlfriend.
- My Sunshine: If she brightens your world even on the darkest days.
- Giggles: This is the perfect name for your girlfriend if she laughs more than she talks.
- Peaches: Call her this name if she reminds you of all the sweet things in life.
- Snugglebug: When you just want to cuddle up with her all day.
- Munchkin: This is the cutest name for your girlfriend if y’all enjoy love bites.
- Mine: Think about it — who else dares lay claim to her?
- African Princess: It’s only right because you’re her African prince.
- My Smallie: If she’s a bite-sized queen who makes you feel like Goliath.
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Pet Names for Your Girlfriend
Think of pet names as the default setting of any relationship. They’re the catchy yet ridiculous names you use when you’re half asleep on the phone or teasing her in traffic.
If you’re tired of overusing “babe” and want pet names to call your girlfriend that feel a little more personal, this list will help you switch things up.
- My Sweetheart: Oldie but goldie.
- My Pearl: If she’s the most precious person in your life.
- My Teddy Bear: If she’s a hard girl who only activates her soft, squishy side when she’s with you.
- Hon: If you like short and sweet names, this is the perfect one for you.
- Puppy: This is the go-to name to call your girlfriend if she loves getting clingy and cute at the same time.
- Dollface: This is the only name to call your girlfriend if no one else compares to her beauty.
- Love Muffin: If you want her to know she’s a meal you’ll always dig into anytime, any day.
- Ginger: The spice in your life, who also knows how to give you premium drama if you misbehave.
- My Ladybug: For the girl who’s small, sweet, and always brings good luck.
- Apple of My Eye: Call your girlfriend this name if she’s as precious as your eyes. Without her, you’re blind.
- Kitten: Let her know she’s as adorable and lovable as a little kitten.
- World-Best: If you genuinely believe she’s the best thing to have walked planet earth.
- My Homegirl: If you guys have the gang love thing going on, and she’s dependable AF.
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Flirty Names for Your Girlfriend
You know those moments when she looks so good, it’s borderline disrespectful? Or when your conversations are 70% teasing and 30% “come over”? That’s where flirty names to call your girlfriend come in.
Use them to spark tension, cause small trouble, or make her run to you.
- My Aquafina: If you can’t resist drinking her juices.
- Sexy Mama: If she’s always giving body and confidence every time.
- My Spec: What better way to remind her that she’s everything you’ve ever wanted in a woman?
- My Girl: Call her this name when you want the world to know she’s yours.
- Pretty Hawt Thang: If she’s irresistibly good-looking, go for this name.
- Hawtie: This should be the go-to name to call your girlfriend if she’s hot and she knows it.
- Temptress: For the girlfriend who leaves you thirsting for her juices all the time.
- Beau: A little French vibe is sexy AF.
- Naughty girl: If she’s a freaky little thing.
- Dodo Mayana: Use this name if you’ve somehow managed to bag yourself an area mama who’s bad in bed.
- Snuggles: What’s a better way to let her know how you really feel about her inside?
- Mma: Use this Igbo name if her beauty is second to none.
- Sugar-lips: If she incites the desire to kiss her anytime you’re together.
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Romantic Names for Your Girlfriend
She’s not just your babe, she’s your peace, your soft place to land, your “I saw this and thought of you.” For love like that, basic names won’t cut it.
These romantic names to call your girlfriend are for when you want to express just how much she means to you, in a way that melts her heart.
- My Heartbeat: This is a name to call your girlfriend if you’re certain you’ll stop breathing if she ever lives.
- Love: If you want your girlfriend to know how you feel, call her this as often as possible.
- My Everything: Because she truly means the world to you.
- Other Half: Use this name if your girlfriend completes your life.
- Queen: Because she reigns over your heart, rent-free.
- My Peace: After a long day of hard labour, and she’s the calm to your chaos.
- Iyawo Mi: In Yoruba, this means “my wife.” Use this name only if you plan to pay her bride price.
- My Rib: Because she’s the missing rib that completes and makes your life whole.
- Wifey: Only call her this name if y’all are engaged to marry.
- My Woman: The best way to declare you only have eyes for her in this lifetime.
- My World: Because everything revolves around her.
- Ayanfe Mi: It means “My chosen one” in Yoruba. Use this if you’re convinced she’s your soulmate.
- My Muse: Because she inspires you to be all that you can be.
- My Dreamgirl: If she’s everything you dreamed of in a woman.
- Enibiokanmi: This means “the one after my heart” in Yoruba. It’s the perfect romantic name for your girlfriend if you plan to put a ring on it.
- Ego Oyibo: It means “foreign currency” in Igbo. Use this name if your girlfriend is the original cash madam in your relationship.
- The Mrs: If you’re in a more serious relationship with your girlfriend and you guys are nearing the end of the quarter-to-get-married phase.
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Funny Names for Your Girlfriend
Some couples call each other “choco milo” and “sugar banana” without flinching. If you and your babe have a relationship built on laughter, memes and jabs, you need funny names to call your girlfriend that match the vibe. We compiled the most unhinged ones.
- My Choco Milo: If the love of your life is a brown skin hottie.
- Ukwu V-Boot: If the LOYL is moderately endowed.
- Ukwu Venza: If your woman is endowed with a big behind.
- My Trouble Maker: If she comes with premium loving and chaos as a two-in-one package.
- Fine Girl No Pimples: This one is an oldie but goldie, but it’ll always make her smile.
- Oxygen Supplier: Calls your girlfriend this name if you can’t breathe without her (or so she claims).
- Sugar Banana: Because you want to peel and gobble her up anytime you see her. She’s sweet like that.
- My Oga at the Top: Call your girlfriend this name if she’s a disciplinarian who’s always in charge.
- Boss Lady: If she doesn’t exactly fancy “Oga at the top,” use this one.
- My Drama Queen: If she’s super boujee and comes with drama.
- Mumu Button: This is the name to call your girlfriend if she knows how to make you always do her bidding.
- My Biggie: If she’s a plus-sized queen.
- Sleeping Beauty: If sleep is the only thing dragging her with you in the relationship.
- Little Miss: If she likes acting like she doesn’t need you to do everything for her.
- Dimples: If she’s got a cute set of facial dimples that attracted you to her.
- Queen Mother: If she likes to baby you in the relationship.
- Big Mummy: Another version of “Queen Mother” for a girlfriend who likes being in control.
- Milky: If your girlfriend’s a skincare junky with results to show for it.
- Mummy C-Dollar: If your baby girl runs multiple businesses and is always about the money.
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