Minor Names for Girls

There are 9 Minor names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Minor names 1 to 9. Within these names, Lydia (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Irene (English, German, Italian, and Scandinavian), Paula (English, French, German, and Spanish), and Micah (English). The unusual Minor names are Chloris (English), Doris (German), Dorothea (German), Marcia (English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Octavia (English and German).

Minor names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1926 with 2.289% of baby girls being given Minor names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 Minor 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 only 0.192% with 4 Minor names listed among the top 1000. Among all Minor names, Lydia (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #123 and a usage of 0.1309%.

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Chloris ... green ... in Greek mythology by a minor goddess of spring, ...

Doris ... woman from Doris ... the name was borne by a minor goddess of the sea who ...

Dorothea ... gift of god ... name was borne by two minor early Christian saints ...

Irene 632 ... peaceful ... in Greek mythology by a minor goddess who was the ...

Lydia 123 ... woman from Lydia ... ancient region in Asia Minor which is today a ...

Marcia ... dedicated to Mars ... by three early and minor Christian saints. ...

Micah 772 ... Who is like Yahweh? ... by the 8th century BC minor prophet; he wrote the ...

Octavia ... eighth ... was borne by Octavia Minor (69-11 BC), the sister ...

Paula 651 ... little, humble ... was borne by several minor Christian saints, most ...