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Character Names for Girls

There are 98 Character names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Character names 1 to 20. Within these names, Addison (English) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #12 and a usage of 0.5188%, followed in descending order by Alexis (English, German, and Spanish), Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Amy (English), Amanda (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Amber (Dutch and English), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Aurora (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), Brenda (English and Irish), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Annabella (English, German, and Italian), and Alma (English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew). The unusual Character names are Kana (Hebrew and Indian), Shila (Indian), Sushila (Indian), Alethea (English), Antigone (German), Avis (English), Blanche (English and French), and Brunhilde (German).

Character names are very popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1970s. Their usage peaked in 1979 with 12.346% of baby girls being given Character names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 38 Character names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 4.630% with 34 Character names listed among the top 1000. Among all Character names, Sophia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.7729%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Kana a character in the alphabet ... is of the meaning 'a character in the alphabet'. ...

Shila conduct, character ... meaning conduct, character ...

Sushila good-tempered, well-disposed ... which means 'conduct, character' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Addison Popularity Trend of Addison
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 12 12 son of Adam ... by the female character Dr Addison Shephard in ...

Alethea Popularity Trend of Alethea
from 1900 to 2008. truth ... name is borne by the character Alethea Pontifex in the ...

Alexis Popularity Trend of Alexis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 15 15 defender; defender of men ... popularized by the character Alexis Carrington in ...

Alison Popularity Trend of Alison
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 273 273 of a noble kind ... the name is borne by a character in The Miller's Tale ...

Alma Popularity Trend of Alma
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 792 792 nourishing, kind; work; ... as the name of the character Alma Sedgewick in the ...

Amanda Popularity Trend of Amanda
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 138 138 lovable ... was first coined for a character in the play Love's Last ...

Amber Popularity Trend of Amber
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 165 165 amber ... described the titular character Amber St Clair as ...

Amelia Popularity Trend of Amelia
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 68 68 imitating, rivaling; ... as the name of the character Amelia Sedley in the ...

Amy Popularity Trend of Amy
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 132 132 beloved ... is borne by the titular character Amy Dorrit in Charles ...

Annabella Popularity Trend of Annabella
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 589 589 gracefully beautiful ... incestuous key female character in John Ford's play ...

Antigone opposed to birth; unbending ... she showed strength of character in defying orders and ...

Aurora Popularity Trend of Aurora
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 288 288 dawn ... and from the titular character of the Elizabeth ...

Avis Popularity Trend of Avis
from 1900 to 2008. bird, desired; struggle; ... name of the fictional character Avice Caro. ...

Blanche Popularity Trend of Blanche
from 1900 to 2008. white, bright, beautiful; ... later made known by the character Blanche Du Bois in ...

Brenda Popularity Trend of Brenda
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 342 342 sword, torch ... used for a central character in Sir Walter Scott's ...

Bridget Popularity Trend of Bridget
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 394 394 exalted one ... Henry Fielding for the character Bridget Allworthy in ...

Brunhilde armour, protection; ... she was the central character in the epic poem ...


Popularity Trend
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from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Character Names
in 2006