Martyr Names for Girls

There are 14 Martyr names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Martyr names 1 to 14. Within these names, Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Regina (English and German), Larissa (German and Russian), Barbara (English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish), Irene (English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian), and Felicity (English). The unusual Martyr names are Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Ariadne (German), Balbina (German and Italian), Beate (German), Colombe (French), Leokadia (German and Polish), Philomena (English and German), and Thekla (English and German).

Martyr names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1938 with 3.825% of baby girls being given Martyr names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Martyr names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.164% with 6 Martyr names listed among the top 1000. Among all Martyr names, Anastasia (English, German, Greek, and Russian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #313 and a usage of 0.0508%.

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Agatha ... kind, good ... by a 3rd century virgin martyr, known as the patron ...

Anastasia 313 ... resurrection ... venerated 4th century martyr, Saint Anastasia, who ...

Ariadne ... very holy woman ... a 2nd century Phrygian martyr who popularized the ...

Balbina ... stammering ... by the early Christian martyr Saint Balbina (-130), ...

Barbara 633 ... foreign woman ... was a 3rd century martyr executed by her father for ...

Beate ... blessed ... an early North African martyr ...

Colombe ... dove ... to the 3rd century martyr Saint Colombe of Sens. ...

Felicity 707 ... luck, good fortune ... 3rd century saint and martyr Felicitas ...

Irene 632 ... peaceful ... by an early Christian martyr and several Byzantine ...

Larissa 590 ... lovely ... Larisa, an early Greek martyr who was venerated in ...

Leokadia ... bright, white, clear ... Leocadia, a 3rd-century martyr from Spain. ...

Philomena ... strongly beloved ... Greek princess and martyr; her remains were ...

Regina 578 ... queen ... a 3rd century virgin martyr in France ...

Thekla ... god; glory ... first female Christian martyr. ...