There are 8 Rare names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Rare names 1 to 8. Within these names, Emily (English) was the most popular in 2008, followed by Alma (English, German, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew). The unusual Rare names are Azize (Arabic), Nadira (Arabic and Turkish), Angharad (Welsh), Aphra (Arabic and English), Ethel (English), and Hephzibah (Hebrew). Rare names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1901 with 1.888% of baby girls being given Rare names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 3 Rare names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2008, their total usage was only 0.855% with 2 Rare names listed among the top 1000. Among all Rare names, Emily (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8377%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Azize | dear, precious, rare; ... is 'dear, precious, rare'. ... |
| Nadira | dear, rare ...The name Nadira means 'dear, rare' ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Alma  792 | nourishing, kind; work; ... but it remained rare ... |
| Angharad | much loved ... name was one of the rare Welsh names adopted by ... |
| Aphra | dust; whitish red, pink ... literature, the rare diminutive Affery has ... |
Emily  3 | imitating, rivaling; ... but it remained rare until the Hanoverians ... |
Ethel  | noble, honorable; noble ... a short form of various rare Anglo-Saxon names ... |
| Hephzibah | my delight is in her ... name is today rare among English speakers, and it ... |
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