Songs for your daughter
28 songs · Updated 27 September 2026
Songs for a daughter change as she does. The lullaby you sang at two is not the song you play at her graduation, and neither is the one you want on at her eighteenth.
This list follows her through those years: songs written about daughters, songs that tell her she can do hard things, bedtime songs, and a few for dancing round the kitchen on her birthday. Every song links to Spotify and YouTube.
Songs about daughters
For a card, a video, or a quiet moment when she is old enough to hear it.
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To lift her up: graduation and new starts
Songs that say you can do this, for exams, first jobs, and moving out.
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Or have one written about her
These songs are about somebody's daughter. A song about yours can have her name, the way she laughs, the first word she said and the thing she wants to be. Tell TunedForYou her story and we will write it. You hear a preview before you decide.
One we made, to hear what it sounds like
3:30Spread Your Wings
For Emily From Mom & Dad
"From your first steps to this day We've watched you grow in every way Now spread your wings and fly so high The world is yours, reach for the sky..."
You tell us about them, we write and sing it, and you hear a preview before you decide.
Bedtime songs for little ones
Slow, soft and easy to hum.
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For her birthday
Kitchen-disco songs that span most ages.
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How to choose
Choose by her age, not yours
A song about watching a daughter grow up can move a parent to tears and bore a nine-year-old. For younger girls, pick songs she enjoys now and save the reflective ones for when she is older.
Pair a song with a letter
Graduations and eighteenths are good moments to send a song with a short letter. The song sets the mood; your words are what she keeps.
Watch the wedding songs
Butterfly Kisses and I Loved Her First are written with the wedding day in mind. If she is not engaged, they can feel like a hint.
Make a playlist that grows with her
Add one song each birthday. By the time she is grown, it is a record of every year.
Questions people ask
What is a good song to dedicate to your daughter?
Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder, In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride and Daughters by John Mayer are popular choices. For a grown daughter, I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack is a lovely set of wishes.
What song should I play for my daughter's graduation?
The Climb by Miley Cyrus, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield and I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack all suit a graduation video or party.
What is a good song from a mother to a daughter?
In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride is written from a mother's point of view. Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift also works well from either parent.
What is a good lullaby for a baby girl?
Baby Mine, Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Three Little Birds by Bob Marley are gentle, slow and easy to sing yourself.
Can I get a song written about my daughter?
Yes. TunedForYou writes a personalised song from what you tell us about her. You hear a preview first and only pay if you want the full song.
More song lists
- Father daughter dance songs
- Songs for Mom from a Daughter
- Songs for dad
- Songs for your sister
- All 12 song lists
Looking for a song written just for them? Graduation songs · Birthday songs
Or have one written about her
Their name, your stories, the things only the two of you would get. Written and sung for them.
Write a song for my daughter