There are 76 Diminutive names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Diminutive names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ella (English, Scandinavian, and Italian) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #19 and a usage of 0.4497%, followed in descending order by Ellie (English and Scottish), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Eliza (Romanian, English, Hungarian, and Polish), Eileen (English and Irish), and Damaris (English and German). The unusual Diminutive names are 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), Bethan (Welsh and 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 9.301% of baby girls being given Diminutive names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 37 Diminutive names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 2.324% with 22 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 ... |
| 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 ... 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  | daughter of Yahweh; ... was first used as a diminutive of Elizabeth in the ... |
| Bethan | God is perfection, God is my oath; daughter of Yahweh; house of figs ... |
| Carreen | Cara combined with the diminutive suffix '-een', or else ... |
Carrie  | one who lives at the ... first originated as the diminutive of Caroline or Carol, ... |
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 | laurel, laurel tree ... 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' ... |
Eileen  760 | hazelnut; bird; bright ... be ultimately from a diminutive of Ava ... |
Eliza  328 | God is perfection, God is my oath; of a noble kind ... |
Ella  19 | little cinders; entire; ... name was originally a diminutive of various compound ... |
Ellie  167 | healthy, safe, whole; ... name developed as a diminutive of other names starting ... |
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