General Names for Girls

There are 9 General names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are General names 1 to 9. Within these names, Samantha (English, French, and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Leslie (English and German), Melody (English), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), and Judith (English, French, and German). The unusual General names are Alberta (English, German, Italian, and Polish), Jael (German), and Philippa (English and German).

General names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1940 with 2.399% of baby girls being given General names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 General names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of moderate use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 1.179% with 6 General names listed among the top 1000. Among all General names, Samantha (English, French, and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #12 and a usage of 0.5609%.

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Alberta ... nobly famous ... of Lorne, governor-general of Canada (1878-1883). ...

Anna 25 ... God was gracious, God ... the name came into general use in the 18th ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... came into general use in Ireland only from the 17th ...

Jael ... mountain goat ... killed the Canaanite general Sisera to deliver ...

Judith 653 ... woman from Judea ... by killing the general Holofernes ...

Leslie 127 ... garden of hollies ... was however a general in the English and ...

Melody 295 ... melody ... by association from the general popularity of girl ...

Philippa ... lover of horses, friend ... first name came into general use among English ...

Samantha 12 ... more widespread among general English speakers by the ...