Association Names for Girls

There are 24 Association names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Association names 1 to 20. Within these names, Alexis (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Mary (English), Melissa (English and German), Eden (English), Monica (English, Italian, and Portuguese), Melody (English), April (English), Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Lilian (English), Marina (English, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, and Spanish), Mercedes (Basque, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish), Regan (English and Irish), Barbara (English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish), and Paloma (Hungarian and Spanish). The unusual Association names are Alethea (English), Beverly (English and German), Constance (English and French), Dawn (English), and Rocío (Spanish).

Association names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1938 with 10.309% of baby girls being given Association names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 13 Association names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of moderate use. In 2007, their total usage was only 1.333% with 18 Association names listed among the top 1000. Among all Association names, Alexis (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #19 and a usage of 0.4682%.

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Alethea ... truth ... was also promoted by association with Princess Maria ...

Alexis 19 ... defender ... times promoted by association with the luxury car ...

Anastasia 313 ... resurrection ... Christians due to the association of its meaning with the ...

April 310 ... April ... by the latter's association with spring and ...

Barbara 633 ... foreign woman ... Catholic custom, and by association, the patron saint of ...

Beverly ... beaver meadow ... grew through its association with the glitzy Beverly ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... Ireland due to the association of the slang 'old ...

Constance ... steadfast, constant ... names, due to its association with the Christian ...

Dawn ... dawn ... bestowed for its association with the freshness of ...

Eden 257 ... delight, paradise ... result of the biblical association. ...

Lilian 417 ... probably from its association with Lily during the ...

Marina 464 ... of the sea ... to the latter association, the name was used by ...

Mary 93 ... bitterness ... due to the Puritan's association of the name with Roman ...

Melissa 137 ... bee; honey ... adoption boosted by the association with the good witch ...

Melody 295 ... melody ... adoption was boosted by association from the general ...

Mercedes 491 ... mercy, grace; ransom, ... 'mercedes', with the association of Christ's crucifixion ...

Monica 286 ... single, only; monk, ... association with the Latin 'monere' came about in the ...

Paloma 864 ... dove, pigeon ... may have been aided by association with the gentle nature ...

Regan 547 ... queen ... of the name is often association with the surname Regan ...

Rocío ... dew ... association of dew with the Virgin Mary is often ...