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Leading Names for Girls

There are 8 Leading names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Leading names 1 to 8. Within these names, Eve (English and French) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Barbara (English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish), Magdalena (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish), and Justine (English, French, and German). The unusual Leading names are Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Gwendolen (English and Welsh), Hyacinth (English), and Philomena (English and German).

Leading names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1938 with 3.480% of baby girls being given Leading names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 6 Leading names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2008, their total usage was only 0.070% with 4 Leading names listed among the top 1000. Among all Leading names, Eve (English and French) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #655 and a usage of 0.0225%.

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Agatha Popularity Trend of Agatha
from 1900 to 2008. kind, good ... on the platter, thereby leading to the custom of ...

Barbara Popularity Trend of Barbara
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 758 758 foreign woman ... 9th century onwards, leading to a widespread ...

Eve Popularity Trend of Eve
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 655 655 alive; hazelnut; bird; ... fruit to Adam, leading to the Fall of Man ...

Gwendolen white circle, moon ... Being Earnest (1895), leading to its popularity with ...

Hyacinth hyacinth ... from the eccentric leading character Hyacinth ...

Justine Popularity Trend of Justine
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 933 933 fair, just ... of the name for a leading character in the ...

Magdalena Popularity Trend of Magdalena
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 903 903 of Magdala ... at Provence in 1279, leading to an increase in ...

Philomena Popularity Trend of Philomena
from 1900 to 2008. strongly beloved ... in Rome in 1802, leading to a cult following and ...


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for Leading Names
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