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Obscure Names for Girls

There are 34 Obscure names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Obscure names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ava (German and English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Amya (English), Belinda (English, German, and Italian), and Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian). The unusual Obscure names are Abilene (English), Aida (Arabic, English, Italian, and Spanish), Aphra (Arabic and English), Aphrodite (English and German), Apollonia (English and German), Araminta (English), Arlette (English, French, and German), Avis (English), Calina (English), Dagmar (German and Scandinavian), Eloise (English), Elvira (English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Emmeline (English), Genoveva (German and Spanish), Gladys (English and Welsh), and Gobnait (Irish).

Obscure names are rather popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as trendy. Their usage peaked in 1901 with 3.829% of baby girls being given Obscure names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 10 Obscure names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 1.034% with 6 Obscure names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Obscure names, Ava (German and English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.8572%.

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Abilene ... grass ... name is of obscure origin, possibly derived from a ...

Ada Popularity Trend of Ada
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 646 646 ... noble, honorable; ornament, ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Aida Popularity Trend of Aida
from 1900 to 2007. ... helpful; returning, ... name is of obscure origin; it could also be of ...

Amya Popularity Trend of Amya
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 480 480 ... people of God ...The name is of obscure origin. ...

Aphra ... dust; whitish red, pink ... name is of obscure origin; in the Bible it was ...

Aphrodite ... risen from foam ...The name is of obscure and probably Phoenician origin ...

Apollonia ... strength; to destroy ...The name is of obscure and possibly pre-Greek origin ...

Araminta ... name is of obscure origin; it could be from the ...

Arlette ... eagle ... name is of obscure origin, probably a diminutive of ...

Ava Popularity Trend of Ava
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 4 4 ... strength; desired; bird; voice, song, sound; alive ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Avis Popularity Trend of Avis
from 1900 to 2007. ... bird, desired; struggle; ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Belinda Popularity Trend of Belinda
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 629 629 ... beautiful snake; beautiful ...The name is of obscure origin ...

Calina ... haze ...The name is of obscure origin. ...

Dagmar Popularity Trend of Dagmar
from 1900 to 2007. ... day; maid; dear; great, ... name is of obscure origin; it could be from the Old ...

Eloise Popularity Trend of Eloise
from 1900 to 2007. ... healthy, safe, whole; ... name is of obscure origin; it was introduced to ...

Elvira Popularity Trend of Elvira
from 1900 to 2007. ... true to all ... name is of obscure Germanic (Visigothic) origin; it ...

Emmeline ... labor ... name is of obscure origin; it could be from the Old ...

Genoveva ... name is of obscure origin; it could be of similar ...

Gladys Popularity Trend of Gladys
from 1900 to 2007. ... ruler, princess; country ... name is of obscure origin; it could be from ...

Gobnait ... little smith ... name is of obscure origin; it could be from 'goba', ...



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