Character Names for Girls

There are 68 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 2007 with a rank of #11 and a usage of 0.5673%, followed in descending order by Alexis (English), Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Amanda (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Amy (English), Amber (Dutch and English), Brenda (English and Irish), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Aurora (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Annabella (English, German, and Italian), Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish), and Celia (English, Italian, and Spanish). The unusual Character names are Alethea (English), Antigone (German), Avis (English), Beth (English), Blanche (English and French), Brunhilde (German), and Candace (English).

Character names are very popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1970s. Their usage peaked in 1979 with 12.212% of baby girls being given Character names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 32 Character names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 4.538% with 32 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 #6 and a usage of 0.8063%.

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Addison 11 ... son of Adam ... by the female character Dr Addison Shephard in ...

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

Alexis 19 ... defender ... popularized by the character Alexis Carrington in ...

Alison 288 ... the name was borne by a character in The Miller's Tale ...

Alma 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... as the names of the character Alma Sedgewick in the ...

Amanda 112 ... lovable ... was first coined for a character in the play Love's Last ...

Amber 146 ... amber ... described the titular character Amber St Clair as ...

Amelia 77 ... imitating, rivaling; ... as the name of the character Amelia Sedley in the ...

Amy 119 ... beloved ... borne by the titular character Amy Dorrit in Charles ...

Annabella 568 ... 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 317 ... dawn ... and from the titular character of the Elizabeth ...

Avis ... bird, desired; struggle; ... name of the fictional character Avice Caro. ...

Beth ... house of figs; daughter ... literature through the character Beth March in Louisa M ...

Blanche ... white, bright, beautiful ... later made known by the character Blanche Du Bois in ...

Brenda 279 ... sword, torch ... used for a central character in Sir Walter Scott's ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... Henry Fielding for the character Bridget Allworthy in ...

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

Candace ... queen; incandescent; ... (1929) for the central character Candace "Caddy" ...

Celia 783 ... heaven; sky, heaven; ... as the name of a character in Shakespeare's As You ...