Favorite Names for Girls

There are 8 Favorite names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Favorite names 1 to 8. Within these names, Rebecca (English, French, and Italian) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Chelsea (English), Athena (English and German), and Aisha (Arabic and English). The unusual Favorite names are Benjamine (French), Davida (English and German), Lakeisha (English), and Bronwen (English and Welsh).

Favorite names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1920s up to the 1990s. Their usage peaked in 1992 with 1.509% of baby girls being given Favorite names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Favorite names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.283% with 4 Favorite names listed among the top 1000. Among all Favorite names, Rebecca (English, French, and Italian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #105 and a usage of 0.1514%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Benjamine ... son of the south, son ... son of my old age, favorite ...

Davida ... beloved, favorite, darling ... the meaning 'beloved, favorite, darling' ...

Lakeisha ... favorite one ...The meaning of Lakeisha is 'favorite one' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aisha 694 ... alive ... borne by the third and favorite wife of the prophet ...

Athena 444 ... Athena was the favorite daughter of Zeus, and ...

Bronwen ... fair bossomed ... has been a long-time favorite in Wales, and its use ...

Chelsea 209 ... landing place for chalk ... Morning (1969), a favorite of her parents. ...

Rebecca 105 ... cattle stall; to tie ... traiditionally been a favorite among Jews; it was ...