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Father Names for Girls

There are 24 Father names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Father names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Grace (English and French), Caroline (English and French), Daphne (English and German), Barbara (English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish), and Charlize (English). The unusual Father names are Abia (Hebrew), Abida (Arabic), Abidemi (Yoruban), Abital (Hebrew), Asenath (English and Hebrew), Avi, Axelle (French), Cleopatra (English), Kesi (Swahili), Birgit (German and Scandinavian), Electra (English and Spanish), Hippolyta (English and Greek), Linnéa (German and Scandinavian), and Medea (English and German).

Father names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1938 with 4.595% of baby girls being given Father names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Father names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2008, their total usage was 1.664% with 9 Father names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Father names, Abigail (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.725%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Abia Yahweh is my father ... means 'Yahweh is my father' ...

Abida worshipper of god; the one my father knows ...Here, the meaning is 'the one my father knows'. ...

Abidemi born when the father ... meaning born when the father was away. ...

Abigail Popularity Trend of Abigail
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 8 8 my father rejoices, ... meaning is my father rejoices, joy of my ...

Abital my father is dew ...The meaning of Abital is my father is dew. ...

Asenath she belongs to her father ... is 'she belongs to her father' ...

Avi my Father, my God ...The meaning of Avi is 'my Father, my God'. ...

Axelle God the Father is peace ... of Axelle is 'God the Father is peace' ...

Cleopatra father's glory ...Cleopatra is of the meaning father's glory ... 'kleos' glory ; 'pater' father ...

Kesi a child born when her ... a child born when her father is in trouble. ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Barbara Popularity Trend of Barbara
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 758 758 foreign woman ... martyr executed by her father for her Christian ...

Birgit to help; exalted one ...The saint's father is named Birger. ...

Caroline Popularity Trend of Caroline
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 94 94 man, free man ... II in honor of his father Charles I ...

Charlize Popularity Trend of Charlize
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 905 905 man, free man ... who was named after her father Charles. ...

Daphne Popularity Trend of Daphne
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 536 536 laurel, laurel tree ... a laurel tree by her father to escape Apollo's ...

Electra brilliant, shining; ... took revenge for her father Agamemnon together with ...

Grace Popularity Trend of Grace
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 21 21 charm, grace ... her lighthouse keeper father save sailors in a storm ...

Hippolyta horse; to free ... magical girdle from her father Ares, the god of war. ...

Linnéa Linné (1707-1778), the father of modern taxonomy; the ...

Medea to meditate, to ponder ... Golden Fleece from her father; she was later ...


Popularity Trend
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from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
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