There are 60 Modern names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Modern names 1 to 20. Within these names, Eden (English) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #232 and a usage of 0.0706%, followed in descending order by Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Dayanara (English), Clare (English), Cherish (English), Aliza (English and Hebrew), and Hadassah (English and Hebrew). The unusual Modern names are Althena (English), Andriana (English), Anthea (English and German), Brunhilde (German), Buffy (English), Ceri (Welsh and English), Cherilyn (English), Cressida (English), Dolly (English), Dulcie (English), Eunice (English), Honey (English), and Hyacinth (English). Modern names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1932 with 4.497% of baby girls being given Modern names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 17 Modern names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of moderate use. In 2008, their total usage was 1.227% with 21 Modern names listed among the top 1000. Among all Modern names, Jasmine (English and French) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #43 and a usage of 0.2647%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Aliza  861 | joyful; of a noble kind ... could also be from the modern combination of Alice ... |
| Althena | name is a modern invention, from the combination of ... |
| Andriana | male, manly, brave, ... name is a modern coinage, from the combination of ... |
| Anthea | flowery, blossom ... reviving its use in modern times ... |
Bridget  394 | exalted one ... modern Gaelic short form Bríd is Anglicized as ... |
| Brunhilde | armour, protection; ... modern use of the name is more likely found in ... |
Buffy  | God is perfection, God is my oath ... is in modern times often associated with the titular ... |
| Ceri | beloved; poetry; white, ... name is a modern Welsh coinage and equivalent of ... |
Cherilyn  | name is a modern coinage, from the combination of ... |
Cherish  739 | cherish ... name is a modern coinage from the ordinary English ... |
Clare  679 | clear, bright, famous ... of the Latin Clarus; in modern use, English speakers ... |
| Cressida | daughter of Chryses; ... modern form Cressida was created when Shakespeare ... |
Dayanara  558 | modern times, the name is most often associated with ... |
Dolly  | gift of god; pain; doll; pain; gift of god ... in modern times, the name is sometimes ... |
Dulcie  | sweet ... Dowse and Duce; the modern form of the name ... |
Eden  232 | delight, paradise; blessed bear cub ... of the first name in modern times, although the ... |
Eunice  | good victory ... YUW-NIY-SIY unlike the modern two-syllable ... |
Hadassah  988 | myrtle, myrtle tree ...Hadassah is still used as a modern Hebrew name. ... |
| Honey | honey ... modern form of the word is itself derived from the ... |
| Hyacinth | hyacinth ... Iris rather than the modern day Hyacinth ... |
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