River Names for Girls

There are 12 River names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are River names 1 to 12. Within these names, Mackenzie (English and Scottish) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Kendall (English), Sabrina (Czech, English, German, and Italian), Guadalupe (English and Spanish), Shannon (English), Clare (English), India (English), and Alma (English, German, Italian, and Spanish). The unusual River names are Aretha (English), Clodagh (Irish), Loreley (English and German), and Rhonda (English and Welsh).

River names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1970s. Their usage peaked in 1970 with 1.417% of baby girls being given River names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 River names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.557% with 8 River names listed among the top 1000. Among all River names, Mackenzie (English and Scottish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #65 and a usage of 0.2191%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Guadalupe 282 ... wolf river ...The name Guadalupe means 'wolf river' ...

Kendall 166 ... valley of the River ... is 'valley of the River Kent' ...

Shannon 436 ... old, wise; river ...From sean 'old, wise' ; abhainn 'river' ... from the name of River Shannon, Ireland's ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Alma 713 ... nourishing, kind; soul; ... which was named after a river in the Crimea ...

Aretha ... excellence, virtue ... pursued by an amorous river god and later ...

Clare 625 ... clear, bright, famous ... and the Irish Clare River ...

Clodagh ... from the name of a river in County Tipperary, ...

India 690 ... India ... the name of the Indus River ...

Loreley ... luring cliff ... bank of the Rhine river where the strong ...

Mackenzie 65 ... son of Coinneach, son ... with the Mackenzie River ...

Rhonda ... good spear ... is derived from the river name, and means 'noisy' ...

Sabrina 197 ... who was cast into the River Severn in Wales ... river was variously known as Habren via the works ...