Nymph Names for Girls

There are 10 Nymph names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Nymph names 1 to 10. Within these names, Melissa (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Sabrina (Czech, English, German, and Italian), Asia (English and Polish), Daphne (English and German), and Rhiannon (Welsh). The unusual Nymph names are Nerina (Hungarian and Italian), Nerissa (English), Amalthea (English and German), Aretha (English), and Melusine (German).

Nymph names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1970s. Their usage peaked in 1979 with 2.195% of baby girls being given Nymph names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Nymph names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.286% with 5 Nymph names listed among the top 1000. Among all Nymph names, Melissa (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #137 and a usage of 0.1181%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Nerina ... sea nymph ... with the meaning 'sea nymph' ...

Nerissa ... sea nymph ... with the meaning 'sea nymph' ...

Rhiannon 944 ... nymph, goddess ...Rhiannon has the meaning 'nymph, goddess' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Amalthea ... to soothe, to soften ... was a goat or a nymph who nursed the infant ...

Aretha ... excellence, virtue ... Arethusa was a wood nymph who was pursued by an ...

Asia 326 ... Asia; alive; Yahweh ... borne a Nereid or sea nymph, and by a daughter of ...

Daphne 585 ... laurel, laurel tree ... in Greek mythology by a nymph who was turned into a ...

Melissa 137 ... bee; honey ... Greek mythology by the nymph who saved and fed Zeus; ...

Melusine ... depicting a water nymph or feminine spirit much ...

Sabrina 197 ... (1637), as a water nymph of the Severn who frees ...