There are 91 Diminutive names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Diminutive names 1 to 20. Within these names, Alison (English, French, and Scottish) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #273 and a usage of 0.0601%, followed by Damaris (English and German). The unusual Diminutive names are Anita (Spanish, English, German, Indian, Italian, and Slavic), Aphra (Arabic and English), Aranka (Hungarian), Arlette (English, French, and German), Aveline (English and French), Babette (French, English, and German), Balbina (German and Italian), Beth (English and Hebrew), Bethan (Welsh and English), Betsy (English), Bette (English and French), Birdie (English), Carreen (English), Carrie (English), Clementine (English, German, and French), Colette (English and French), Cordula (English and German), and Daffy (English). Diminutive names are popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as fairly trendy. Their usage peaked in 1947 with 11.808% of baby girls being given Diminutive names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 47 Diminutive names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 2.548% with 25 Diminutive names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Diminutive names, Emma (English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Italian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 0.9043%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Alison  273 | of a noble kind ... formed by appending the diminutive suffix '-on', but it is ... |
Anita  | God was gracious, God ... developed as a Spanish diminutive of Ana, and it was ... |
| Aphra | dust; whitish red, pink ... literature, the rare diminutive Affery has appeared in ... |
| Aranka | gold; golden-haired ... name is derived as a diminutive of 'arany' (gold). ... |
| Arlette | eagle; man, free man ... origin, probably a diminutive of Charlotte or other ... |
| Aveline | little bird, strength, ... as an Old French diminutive of the Germanic Avila, ... |
Babette  | God is perfection, God is my oath; foreign woman ... The name developed as a diminutive of Elizabeth and ... |
| Balbina | stammering ... (Latin), itself a diminutive of Balbus (Latin) ... |
Beth  | house of figs; daughter ... was first used as a diminutive of Elizabeth in the ... |
| Bethan | God is perfection, God is my oath; house of figs; daughter of Yahweh; from God's house ... |
Betsy  | God is perfection, God is my oath ... name evolved as a diminutive of Elizabeth, possibly as ... |
Bette  | God is perfection, God is my oath ... made famous as a French diminutive of Elizabeth in La ... |
Birdie  | little bird; bright ... name is derived as a diminutive of the English word ... |
| Carreen | Cara combined with the diminutive suffix '-een', or else ... |
Carrie  | little dark one, little ... the 19th century as a diminutive of Caroline, Carol, or ... |
Clementine  | merciful, gentle ... created as a feminine diminutive of Clement with the ... |
Colette  | victory of the people ... developed as a feminine diminutive of the medieval name ... |
| Cordula | little heart ... name is derived as a diminutive of the Latin cor ... |
| Daffy | daffodil, the asphodel; ... first developed as a diminutive of Daphne, but it is ... |
Damaris  808 | calf, gentleness; wife ... could also be from the diminutive of the element 'damar' ... |
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