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Pleasant Names for Girls

There are 15 Pleasant names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Pleasant names 1 to 15. Within these names, Melody (English) was the most popular in 2008, followed by Marlee (English) and Mila (Czech, Slavic, and English). The unusual Pleasant names are Afric (Irish), Dwyn (Welsh), Dwynwen (Welsh), Farrah (English), Hedy (Dutch, English, German, and Spanish), Hülya (Turkish), Navit (Hebrew), Numa (Arabic), Raghda (Arabic), Raziya (Swahili), Rufen, and Shirin (Indian, Iranian, and Turkish).

Pleasant names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1970s; before that, they were of sporadic use only. Their usage peaked modestly in 1977 with 0.176% of baby girls being given Pleasant names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 2 Pleasant names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 0.128% with 3 Pleasant names listed among the top 1000. Among all Pleasant names, Melody (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #280 and a usage of 0.0587%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Afric pleasant ...Afric is of the meaning 'pleasant' ...

Dwyn pleasant ...Dwyn is of the meaning 'pleasant'. ...

Dwynwen pleasant and holy ...The name's meaning is 'pleasant and holy'. ...

Farrah Popularity Trend of Farrah
from 1900 to 2008. pleasant, lovely one; ...The name Farrah means pleasant, lovely one ...

Hedy Popularity Trend of Hedy
from 1900 to 2008. sweet, pleasant; struggle; ... its meaning is sweet, pleasant - in this context, Hedy ...

Hülya pleasant thought, dream ... hülya with the meaning 'pleasant thought, dream'. ...

Marlee Popularity Trend of Marlee
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 369 369 pleasant wood ... roots, its meaning is 'pleasant wood'. ...

Mila Popularity Trend of Mila
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 554 554 pleasant, dear; favor, ... is of the meaning 'pleasant, dear' ...

Navit beautiful, pleasant ...Navit is of the meaning 'beautiful, pleasant'. ...

Numa beautiful, pleasant; ...The name Numa means 'beautiful, pleasant' ...

Raghda pleasant; comfortable ...The name Raghda means 'pleasant; comfortable'. ...

Raziya pleasant ...The name is of the meaning pleasant. ...

Rufen pleasant fragrance ...Rufen's meaning is pleasant fragrance. ...

Shirin charming, pleasant ... the meaning 'charming, pleasant' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Melody Popularity Trend of Melody
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 280 280 melody ... probably due to its pleasant connotations ...


Popularity Trend
for Pleasant Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Pleasant Names
in 2006