Puritans Names for Girls

There are 40 Puritans names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Puritans names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Chloe (English and German), Grace (English), Faith (English), Eden (English), Delilah (English and German), Charity (English), Damaris (English and German), Felicity (English), and Deborah (English, French, German, and Hebrew). The unusual Puritans names are Berenice (English, German, and Italian), Beulah (English), Charis (English and German), Chastity (English), Clemence (English), Dinah (English and German), Dorcas (English), Drusilla (English), Elisha (English), and Eunice (English).

Puritans names are very popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1952 with 6.961% of baby girls being given Puritans names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 23 Puritans names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but they are nevertheless of very heavy use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 3.774% with 26 Puritans names listed among the top 1000. Among all Puritans names, Abigail (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #8 and a usage of 0.7338%.

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Abigail 8 ... my father rejoices, ... widely adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century ...

Berenice ... bearer of victory ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. ...

Beulah ... she who is married ... was well used by the Puritans in the 17th century ...

Charis ... grace, kindness ... was adopted by English Puritans for its associations ...

Charity 673 ... charity; charity; dear ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Chastity ... chastity ... popular with English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Chloe 16 ... young green shoot ... was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Clemence ... merciful, gentle ... Clemency was adopted by Puritans as a 'virtue' name. ...

Damaris 678 ... calf ... was adopted by English Puritans. ...

Deborah 780 ... bee ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. ...

Delilah 298 ... weak, poor ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, ...

Dinah ... vindicated ... was adopted by English Puritans after the Reformation, ...

Dorcas ... gazelle, doe, roe ... adopted by the English Puritans in the 16th century ...

Drusilla ... fruitful, dewy-eyed ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Eden 257 ... delight, paradise ... was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century as ...

Elisha ... God is salvation ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. ...

Eunice ... good victory ... was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century ...

Faith 74 ... faith ... popular with English Puritans during the popularity ...

Felicity 707 ... luck, good fortune ... adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century, ...

Grace 20 ... charm, grace ... was taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century ...