Sam Kerr makes the short-list for the fourth time, she has been nominated every year since the award was first introduced in 2019. The striker has finished in the top 10 in each year, and had podium finishes in 2021 and 2022 where she finished in third place, with Spain's Alexia Putellas winning the award on both occasions.
Hayley Raso received her first nomination for the award, a breakout campaign at the FIFA Women's World Cup, where she helped Australia to their best-ever finish at the competition with three goals and an assist.
The winger made the move in the off-season to Real Madrid, after spending two seasons in Manchester City where she claimed the Conti Cup title.
The winners will be announced in Paris at the annual award ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet on October 20.
2023 Women's Ballon d'Or nominees
| Player Nominated | Club/Country |
| Aitana Bonmatí | Barcelona/Spain |
| Millie Bright | Chelsea/England |
| Linda Caicedo | Real Madrid/Colombia |
| Olga Carmona | Real Madrid/Spain |
| Rachel Daly | Aston Villa/England |
| Debinha | Kansas City Current/Brazil |
| Kadidiatou Diani | Lyon/France |
| Mary Earps | Manchester United/England |
| Patri Guijarro | Barcelona/Spain |
| Yui Hasegawa | Manchester City/Japan |
| Amanda Ilestedt | Arsenal/Sweden |
| Sam Kerr | Chelsea/Australia |
| Mapi Léon | Barcelona/Spain |
| Katie McCabe | Arsenal/Ireland |
| Hinata Miyazawa | Manchester United/Japan |
| Lena Oberdorf | VfL Wolfsburg/Germany |
| Asisat Oshoala | Barcelona/Nigeria |
| Ewa Pajor | VfL Wolfsburg/Poland |
| Salma Paralluelo | Barcelona/Spain |
| Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg/Germany |
| Hayley Raso | Real Madrid/Australia |
| Alba Redondo | Levante/Spain |
| Guro Reiten | Chelsea/Norway |
| Wendie Renard | Lyon/France |
| Fridolina Rolfö | Barcelona/Sweden |
| Jill Roord | Manchester City/Netherlands |
| Khadija Shaw | Manchester City/Jamaica |
| Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns/USA |
| Georgia Stanway | Bayern Munich/England |
| Daphne van Domselaar | Aston Villa/Netherlands |
