Coined Names for Girls

There are 26 Coined names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Coined names 1 to 20. Within these names, Olivia (English, German, and Italian) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Brianna (English and Irish), Amanda (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Kendra (English), Hazel (English), Ayla (Hebrew and English), and Heather (English). The unusual Coined names are Aisling (Irish), Alanda (English), Allegra (English and Italian), Cheryl (English and German), Dawn (English), Jerrica (English), Leanne (English), Loredana (German and Italian), Merlina (English and German), Ornella (German and Italian), Pearl (English and Irish), Perdita (English and German), and Rhetta (English).

Coined names are popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1970s. Their usage peaked in 1979 with 3.931% of baby girls being given Coined names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 12 Coined names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 1.580% with 8 Coined names listed among the top 1000. Among all Coined names, Olivia (English, German, and Italian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #7 and a usage of 0.7835%.

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

Alanda ... little rock; harmony, ... name was recently coined as a feminine version of ...

Allegra ... happy, lively, merry ... name was first coined by the British poet Lord ...

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

Ayla 383 ... moonlight, halo; deer, ...The name was coined by Jean M ...

Brianna 22 ... strength, power, force ...The name was coined recently in the late 20th century. ...

Cheryl ... name was coined in the 20th century, probably from ...

Dawn ... dawn ... was first coined in the early 20th century, ...

Hazel 361 ... hazel ... flower and plant names coined and adopted in the late ...

Heather 409 ... heather ... century, among other coined flower and plant names ...

Jerrica ... name could have been coined as a female version of ...

Kendra 202 ... high summit, greatest ... name was recently coined as a feminine version of ...

Leanne ... name was coined recently as a combination of Lee ...

Loredana ... laurel grove ... name was first coined by Luciano Zuccoli for the ...

Merlina ... seahill fort ... name has probably been coined in modern times as a ...

Olivia 7 ... olive tree ... also have directly coined the name as a feminine ...

Ornella ... flowering ash tree ... name was coined by Gabriele d'Annunzio for one of ...

Pearl ... pearl ... was coined in the 19th century amidst the vogue for ...

Perdita ... lost ... name was first coined by Shakespeare for one of the ...

Rhetta ... advice; speaker ... name was recently coined as a feminine form of ...