Color Names for Girls

There are 10 Color names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Color names 1 to 10. Within these names, Amber (Dutch and English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Scarlett (English), Hazel (English), and Rosemary (English). The unusual Color names are Oriana (English and Italian), Afra (English), Aphra (Arabic and English), Garnet (English), Indigo (English), and Marigold (English).

Color names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1960s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1986 with 0.945% of baby girls being given Color names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 2 Color names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.250% with 4 Color names listed among the top 1000. Among all Color names, Amber (Dutch and English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #146 and a usage of 0.1133%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Oriana ... gold; sunrise, dawn ... ori meaning 'rising or color of the sun' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Afra ... woman from Africa; whitish red, pink ... people of dark hair and color ...

Amber 146 ... amber ... yellow-orange color ...

Aphra ... dust; whitish red, pink ... people of dark hair and color ...

Garnet ... because of its color ...

Hazel 361 ... hazel ... eyes of a reddish-brown color, much like the nuts ...

Indigo ... indigo ... from the name of the color indigo, which is itself ...

Marigold ... marigold ... to its similarity in color to the precious metal; ...

Rosemary 720 ... sea dew ... to the bluish green color of the leaves ...

Scarlett 219 ... scarlet cloth ... to wear clothes of the color scarlet, such as Will ...