British Names for Girls

There are 17 British names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are British names 1 to 17. Within these names, Grace (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Charlotte (Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian), Amanda (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Leslie (English and German), Ciara (Irish and English), Claudia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Ainsley (English and Scottish), Marlene (English and German), India (English), and Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish). The unusual British names are Allegra (English and Italian), Anthea (English and German), Branwen (English and Welsh), Dawn (English), Hyacinth (English), Kimberley (English), and Thelma (English and German).

British names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1950s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1980 with 2.804% of baby girls being given British names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 10 British names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 1.091% with 10 British names listed among the top 1000. Among all British names, Grace (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.4593%.

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Ainsley 454 ... wood, clearing, meadow; ... name was borne by the British celebrity chef Ainsley ...

Allegra ... happy, lively, merry ... was first coined by the British poet Lord Byron for his ...

Alma 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... Crimean War, when the British and their allies ...

Amanda 112 ... lovable ... Shift (1696) by the British dramatist Colley ...

Anthea ... flowery, blossom ... attention through the British television presenter ...

Branwen ... fair raven, dark beauty; ... and the sister of the British king Bran; she later ...

Charlotte 102 ... man, free man ... Charlotte, and the British novelist Charlotte ...

Ciara 258 ... little dark one, little ... popularized by the British actress Keira Knightley ...

Claudia 404 ... limping ... as the daughter of a British prince who became the ...

Dawn ... dawn ... notable bearer is the British comedienne Dawn French ...

Grace 20 ... charm, grace ... century, due to the British heroine Grace Darling ...

Hyacinth ... Hyacinth Bucket in the British sitcom Keeping Up ...

India 690 ... India ... prominent colony of the British Empire ...

Kimberley ... wood, clearing, meadow ... often in tribute to the British victory in the Second ...

Leslie 127 ... garden of hollies ... by the fame of the British film actor Leslie ...

Marlene 526 ... both the Germans and British, thereby promoting the ...

Thelma ... wish, will ... name was coined by the British novelist Marie Corelli ...