There are 39 Bestowed names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Bestowed names 1 to 20. Within these names, Autumn (English) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #89 and a usage of 0.1752%, followed in descending order by Amy (English), Bethany (English), April (English), and Dana (English, Czech, German, Polish, Romanian, and Slavic). The unusual Bestowed names are Adela (Czech, English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Africa (English), Asunción (German and Spanish), Aurelia (German, Italian, Polish, and Romanian), Avila (English), Begoña (Spanish), Bernadette (English and French), Carol (English), Chantal (Dutch, English, and French), Charisse (French), Christabel (English), Clodagh (Irish), Colombe (French), Cornelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Romanian), and Crescentia (German). Bestowed names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1975 with 5.294% of baby girls being given Bestowed names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 21 Bestowed names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of heavy use. In 2008, their total usage was 1.896% with 16 Bestowed names listed among the top 1000. Among all Bestowed names, Elizabeth (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #9 and a usage of 0.5748%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Adela  | noble, honorable; of ... names were often bestowed by early Frankish ... |
| Africa | woman from Africa; pleasant ... name has sometimes been bestowed by African American ... |
Amy  132 | beloved ... was often bestowed by parents in expression of their ... |
April  333 | April ... has sometimes been bestowed upon girls born in the ... |
| Asunción | assumption ... one of the many titles bestowed in honour of the Virgin ... |
Aurelia  | golden-haired ... name was bestowed by the Roman Emperor Marcus ... |
Autumn  89 | autumn ...It has often been bestowed upon someone born in autumn ... |
| Avila | bird, strength, desired ... has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to Saint Teresa ... |
| Begoña | as the latter was bestowed in honor of Michel ... |
Bernadette  | brave as a bear ... is often bestowed in tribute to Saint Bernadette ... |
Bethany  318 | house of figs; daughter ... Catholic name, often bestowed in honor of Mary of ... |
Carol  | carol; man, free man ... name has often been bestowed upon children born ... |
Chantal  | stone, boulder; song ... surname; it was first bestowed in tribute to Saint ... |
Charisse  | grace, kindness ... name was first bestowed in honor of the American ... |
| Christabel | beautiful Christian ... name is sometimes bestowed in honor of the ... |
| Clodagh | was first bestowed upon the daughter of the Marquis of ... |
| Colombe | dove ... the name was often bestowed in tribute to the ... |
Cornelia  | war horn ... name was often bestowed in honor of the Roman matron ... |
| Crescentia | to grow ... has traditionally been bestowed to wish the bearer ... |
Dana  467 | Dane; black pearl; God is my judge, God has judged; flowing down; protector, wealthy, possessor of good, upholder of good ... |
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