Century Names for Girls

There are 357 Century names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Century 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), Amanda (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Amber (Dutch and English), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Amara (English), Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian), and Adelaide (English and Italian). The unusual Century names are Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Afric (Irish), Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Aisling (Irish), Alethea (English), Alfhild (Scandinavian), Alfreda (English, German, Italian, and Polish), Althea (English), Amalia (German and Scandinavian), Amaryllis (English), and Ambrosia (English and German).

Century 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 1901 with 40.581% of baby girls being given Century names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 177 Century names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 20.422% with 146 Century names listed among the top 1000. Among all Century names, Emily (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 0.9167%.

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Abigail 8 ... my father rejoices, ... Puritans in the 17th century ...

Ada 646 ... ornament, brightness; ... also borne in the 4th century by the sister of ... in the late 18th century ...

Adela ... noble, honorable ... the Normans in the 11th century ... by Saint Adela, a 7th century Frankish princess who ...

Adelaide 712 ... of a noble kind ... revived in the 19th century by King William IV's ...

Afric ... pleasant ... first used in the 11th century, with no relation to ...

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

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... by Saint Agnes, a 4th century Roman virgin martyred ...

Aisling ... dream, vision ...The name was coined in the 20th century. ...

Alethea ... truth ... first used in the 17th century, during the Puritan ...

Alexandra 49 ... defender of men ... in the late 19th century by Queen Alexandra ...

Alfhild ... elf, supernatural being; ... from that of a 9th century Viking pirate. ...

Alfreda ... inspired advice; old ... in the late 19th century. ...

Alison 288 ... sharply after the 15th century, and the name ... speakers in the 20th century, and its Scottish ...

Althea ... truth ... Lovelace in his 17th century poem 'To Althea, from ...

Amalia ... labor; work ... the 18th century, the name was known from Anna ...

Amanda 112 ... lovable ... appeared in the 17th century, probably under the ...

Amara 570 ... unfading flower; grace ... by Lovelace in his 17th century poem 'To Amarantha, ...

Amaryllis ... sparkling eyes ... named after the 19th century Arcadian heroine. ...

Amber 146 ... amber ... the end of the 19th century ...

Ambrosia ... immortal, divine ...The name has been in use since the 16th century. ...