Female Demon Names

By the Names.Contact Editorial Team · Updated September 2026 · 100 names

Female demons turn up in almost every culture’s nightmares: the night-flying Lilith of Jewish folklore, Mesopotamia’s child-snatching Lamashtu, the Furies of Greek myth, Bali’s demon queen Rangda and the floating-head spirits of Southeast Asia. This page collects 100 names — about 75 drawn from real demonology, mythology and folklore, each with a short note on who she is and where the story comes from, plus 25 original names built for fiction and tabletop games.

Looking for male fiends as well? Start with our full list of demon names. For characters that walk the same shadowy line, see fallen angel names, tiefling names and dark girl names.

Our top picks: Lilith, Naamah, Lamashtu, Gremory, Empusa, Rangda, Jorogumo, Kikimora, Itzpapalotl, Tisiphone, Vexara, Morvessa

Demon queens of Jewish and Christian lore

Kabbalistic texts such as the Zohar name four queens of demons — Lilith, Naamah, Agrat bat Mahlat and Eisheth Zenunim. Later grimoires added their own she-demons.

Name	Who or what she is	Source
Lilith	Night demon and first wife of Adam in medieval legend	Jewish folklore, Alphabet of Ben Sira
Naamah	Demon queen and seductress; mother of demons in the Zohar	Kabbalah
Agrat bat Mahlat	Queen of demons who roams on certain nights	Talmud, Kabbalah
Eisheth Zenunim	“Woman of whoredom,” a consort of Samael	Zohar
Lilim	Lilith’s demon offspring	Jewish folklore
Succubus	Demon that visits sleepers in female form	Medieval European lore
Gremory	Duke of Hell who appears as a beautiful crowned woman on a camel	Ars Goetia
Proserpine	Princess of hell and sovereign of evil spirits	Dictionnaire Infernal
Abyzou	Demon blamed for miscarriage and the deaths of infants	Byzantine amulets
Obizuth	Night-wandering female demon bound by Solomon	Testament of Solomon
Onoskelis	Beautiful demon with the legs of a mule	Testament of Solomon
Enepsigos	Shape-changing demon linked with the moon and Hecate	Testament of Solomon

Ancient Mesopotamian demonesses

Some of the oldest demon names on record come from Akkadian and Babylonian incantation tablets.

Name	Who or what she is	Source
Lamashtu	Lion-headed demoness who preys on mothers and newborns	Mesopotamian
Lilitu	Female wind and storm demon	Akkadian
Ardat-lili	Restless maiden demon who haunts young men	Akkadian
Ereshkigal	Queen of the dead in Irkalla	Sumerian / Akkadian

Greek and Roman monsters and she-daemons

Greek myth is crowded with female terrors, from the Furies to the Gorgons. Explore the gods behind them in Greek god names.

Name	Who or what she is	Source
Lamia	Queen turned child-devouring monster	Greek
Empusa	Shape-shifter with one bronze leg who serves Hecate	Greek
Mormo	Biting bogey-spirit used to frighten children	Greek
Gello	Virgin demon who steals babies	Greek, later Byzantine
Alecto	“Unceasing,” one of the three Furies	Greek
Megaera	“Grudging,” the jealous Fury	Greek
Tisiphone	“Avenger of murder,” the third Fury	Greek
Echidna	Half-woman, half-serpent “mother of monsters”	Greek
Scylla	Six-headed sea monster of the strait	Greek
Charybdis	Whirlpool monster opposite Scylla	Greek
Celaeno	“Dark one,” a harpy	Greek
Aello	“Storm swift,” a harpy	Greek
Ocypete	“Swift wing,” a harpy	Greek
Stheno	“Strength,” immortal Gorgon sister of Medusa	Greek
Euryale	“Far-roaming,” immortal Gorgon	Greek
Strix	Blood-drinking owl-like night bird	Roman

Female demons and yokai from Asia

Southeast Asia in particular has a rich tradition of vengeful female spirits, often women wronged in life. For more from this region, see our ghost names.

Name	Who or what she is	Source
Rangda	Demon queen and leader of the leyak witches	Balinese
Pontianak	Vampiric spirit of a woman who died in childbirth	Malay
Penanggalan	Detached head that flies at night trailing its organs	Malay
Krasue	Floating female head with dangling entrails	Thai
Manananggal	Winged vampire who splits her body at the waist	Filipino
Aswang	Shapeshifting flesh-eater of village tales	Filipino
Jorogumo	Spider that takes the form of a seductive woman	Japanese
Nure-onna	Serpent with a woman’s head, found by rivers	Japanese
Yuki-onna	Snow woman who freezes travelers	Japanese
Hannya	Jealous woman turned horned demon (Noh mask)	Japanese
Kuchisake-onna	Slit-mouthed woman of urban legend	Japanese
Gumiho	Nine-tailed fox that seduces and devours	Korean
Putana	Demoness who tried to poison the infant Krishna	Hindu
Surpanakha	Ravana’s sister, whose humiliation sparks the war	Ramayana
Tataka	Demoness slain by the young Rama	Ramayana
Hidimbi	Rakshasi who married the hero Bhima	Mahabharata
Holika	Demoness burned in the legend behind Holi	Hindu
Churel	Vengeful spirit of a woman who died in childbirth or was wronged	South Asian

Hags and demonesses of European folklore

Northern and Eastern Europe favored witch-like night spirits and river hags.

Name	Who or what she is	Source
Kikimora	Household spirit who torments sleepers	Slavic
Nocnitsa	Night hag who sits on children’s chests	Slavic
Poludnitsa	Lady Midday, who strikes field workers with heatstroke	Slavic
Likho	One-eyed embodiment of bad fate	Slavic
Mara	Spirit that rides sleepers, giving us “nightmare”	Norse / Germanic
Baobhan Sith	Beautiful blood-drinking fairy woman	Scottish
Leanan Sídhe	Fairy lover who drains the lives of poets	Irish
Bean Nighe	Washer at the ford, cleaning the clothes of the doomed	Scottish
Black Annis	Blue-faced hag of the Dane Hills	English (Leicestershire)
Jenny Greenteeth	River hag who drags children underwater	English
Peg Powler	Green-haired hag of the River Tees	English
Perchta	Alpine midwinter spirit who punishes the lazy	Germanic
Lorelei	Siren of the Rhine rock	German
Rusalka	Drowned maiden who lures men into rivers	Slavic

She-demons from Africa, the Middle East and the Americas

Folk demonology beyond Europe offers names that are far less overused in fantasy fiction.

Name	Who or what she is	Source
Aisha Qandisha	Jinniya who haunts rivers and seduces men	Moroccan
Umm al-Sibyan	“Mother of the children,” a demon that harms infants	Arabic folklore
Ghula	Female ghoul of the desert	Arabic
Al	Spirit that attacks pregnant women	Armenian / Persian
Itzpapalotl	“Obsidian butterfly,” skeletal warrior goddess	Aztec
Tzitzimitl	Star demon who threatens to devour the sun	Aztec
Cihuateteo	Spirits of women who died in childbirth	Aztec
Tlahuelpuchi	Shapeshifting vampire witch	Tlaxcalan (Mexico)
Ciguapa	Mountain woman with backward-facing feet	Dominican
La Patasola	One-legged forest spirit who lures men	Colombian
La Tunda	Shape-shifter of the Pacific coast jungles	Afro-Colombian

Original female demon names for stories and games

Need something no reader can look up? These invented names follow the sounds of real demonology — hard consonants, sibilants, and endings like -ith, -ara and -essa.

Name	Style / vibe	Best for
Vexara	Sharp, spiteful	Trickster demon
Morvessa	Elegant, funereal	Demon noblewoman
Nyxara	Night-born	Shadow succubus
Belzara	Echo of Beelzebub	Fly-queen or plague demon
Azraeth	Deathly, winged	Soul collector
Qethra	Harsh, ancient	Desert demon
Velkara	Regal, cruel	Duchess of a hell circle
Xyrelle	Exotic, silky	Seductress
Kaelith	Cold, clean	Ice demon
Mordrith	Heavy, doom-laden	Warlord
Ashveil	Smoky, hidden	Assassin
Malvessa	Latin “mal-,” bad	Curse-weaver
Seraxis	Twisted seraph	Fallen-angel demon
Thalgra	Brutal, guttural	Pit brute
Vorlith	Hungry, void-like	Devourer
Carnessa	Flesh, blood	Blood cultist leader
Zyrah	Short, hissing	Serpent demon
Lilvane	Lilith-inspired	Lilith’s daughter
Ebraxa	Echo of Abraxas	Sorceress-demon
Grimara	Grim + mara	Nightmare spirit
Hesperyx	Evening star gone wrong	Fallen star demon
Oblivia	Oblivion	Memory-eater
Draveth	Dragon-edged	Draconic fiend
Sulvara	Sulfur and fire	Infernal smith
Venthra	Venom	Poisoner

How to pick a female demon name

Real or invented? A real name like Lamashtu or Empusa brings lore readers can look up; an invented name gives you total control over the backstory.
Match the culture of your setting. A Japanese-inspired world suits Jorogumo or Nure-onna; a desert setting suits Ghula or Lilitu.
Use sound to signal danger. Hard k, x and z sounds feel menacing; sibilant s and th sounds feel seductive.
Give her a title. “Velkara, Duchess of Ash” or “Naamah the Unsleeping” makes even a short name feel grand — our villain names have more title ideas.
Be careful with living faiths. Kali, Hecate and other goddesses are not demons; don’t cast worshipped deities as fiends.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the most famous female demon?

Lilith is the best known. In medieval Jewish legend she was Adam’s first wife who left Eden and became a night demon, and in the Zohar she is a queen of demons.

What are the four queens of demons?

In Kabbalistic tradition, the four demon queens are Lilith, Naamah, Agrat bat Mahlat and Eisheth Zenunim, each associated with a different season or night.

What is a female demon called?

A seductive female demon is traditionally called a succubus. Other terms include demoness, she-demon, rakshasi (Hindu) and jinniya (Arabic).

Is Gremory a female demon?

The Ars Goetia describes Gremory as a duke who appears as a beautiful woman wearing a duchess’s crown and riding a camel, so Gremory is usually portrayed as female.

What is a good female demon name for D&D?

Real-lore names such as Empusa, Naamah or Lamashtu work well for fiends, while original names like Vexara, Morvessa or Velkara avoid clashing with published settings.