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Rare Names for Girls

There are 5 Rare names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Rare names 1 to 5. Within these names, Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #713 and a usage of 0.0194%. The unusual Rare names are Nadira (Arabic and Turkish), Angharad (Welsh), Aphra (Arabic and English), and Ethel (English).

Rare names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1901 with 1.677% of baby girls being given Rare names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 2 Rare names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2007, their usage was only 0.019% with 1 Rare name listed among the top 1000.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Nadira ... dear, rare ...The name Nadira means 'dear, rare' ...


DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Alma Popularity Trend of Alma
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 713 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... 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 appeared in ...

Ethel Popularity Trend of Ethel
from 1900 to 2007. ... noble ... a short form of various rare Anglo-Saxon names ...



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