Borne Names for Girls

There are 284 Borne names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Borne names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #8 and a usage of 0.7338%, followed in descending order by Alexandra (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish), Amy (English), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Ainsley (English and Scottish), Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian), Aisha (Arabic and English), and Adelaide (English and Italian). The unusual Borne names are Aamina (Arabic), Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Aegle (Latinized), Aeron (Welsh), Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Aglaia (English, German, and Russian), Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Aideen (Irish), Aine (Irish), Alethea (English), Althea (English), and Alvina (English).

Borne names are classic favorites. Today they are still very popular as baby girl names, but not as much as they were in the past. Their usage peaked in 1917 with 30.806% of baby girls being given Borne names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 112 Borne names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 13.917% with 101 Borne names listed among the top 1000. Among all Borne names, Isabella (German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9056%.

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Aamina ... feel safe ... name was borne by the mother of the prophet ...

Abigail 8 ... my father rejoices, ... name was also borne by King David's sister, and by ...

Ada 646 ... noble, honorable; ornament, ... name was borne in the 4th century by the sister of ...

Adela ... noble, honorable; of ... name was also borne by Saint Adela, a 7th century ...

Adelaide 712 ... of a noble kind ... name was borne by the beautiful and popular Saint ...

Aegle ... brightness, splendor ... name was borne in Greek mythology by several ...

Aeron ... battle; berry, fruit ... name Aeronwy was borne by the daughter (1942-) of ...

Agatha ... kind, good ... name was borne by a 3rd century virgin martyr, ...

Aglaia ... brightness, splendor ... Church, as it was also borne by a companion of Saint ...

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... was borne by Saint Agnes, a 4th century Roman ...

Aideen ... jealousy; face ... was borne in Irish mythology by the heroine of "The ...

Aine ... fire, brightness, splendor ... name was borne by a fertility goddess in legend, ...

Ainsley 454 ... wood, clearing, meadow; ... surname; the latter was borne by an ancient and ...

Aisha 694 ... alive ... name was borne by the third and favorite wife of ...

Alethea ... truth ... the name was borne by the character ...

Alexandra 49 ... defender of men ... name was borne in Greek mythology as an epithet by ...

Alison 288 ... the name was borne by a character in The ...

Althea ... wholesome, healing; ... name was also borne by the US tennis player Althea ...

Alvina ... elf friend; noble friend ... name was borne in Flemish legend by a princess who ...

Amy 119 ... beloved ... mythology, the name was borne by the wife of King ... the name was borne by the titular ...