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Folklore Names for Girls

There are 6 Folklore names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Folklore names 1 to 6. Within these names, Scarlett (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed by Virginia (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish). The unusual Folklore names are Aine (Irish), Loreley (English and German), Melusine (German), and Undine (German).

Folklore names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1922 with 1.535% of baby girls being given Folklore names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 1 Folklore names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 0.102% with 2 Folklore names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Folklore names, Scarlett (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #219 and a usage of 0.075%.

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Aine ... fire, brightness, splendor ... a fairy queen in Irish folklore; the kings of Munster ...

Loreley ... luring cliff ... in various German folklore. ...

Melusine ... Old French and European folklore, depicting a water ...

Scarlett Popularity Trend of Scarlett
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 219 219 ... scarlet cloth ... Merry Men in English folklore ...

Undine ... of the waves ... folklore, they are known as fairy-like creatures who ...

Virginia Popularity Trend of Virginia
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 545 545 ... virgin ... of an enduring American folklore ...



Popularity Trend
for Folklore Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Folklore Names
in 2006