Roman Names for Girls

There are 113 Roman names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Roman names 1 to 20. Within these names, Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #77 and a usage of 0.1981%, followed in descending order by Adriana (Czech, English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slavic, and Spanish), Amy (English), Angela (Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, Russian, and Slavic), Bethany (English), Aurora (English, Finnish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), Athena (English and German), and Adelaide (English and Italian). The unusual Roman names are Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Annunziata (German and Italian), Antonina (Italian, English, German, Polish, and Russian), Aphrodite (English and German), Attilia (Italian), Augusta (English, German, and Italian), Augustina (English and German), Aurelia (German, Italian, Polish, and Romanian), Aureliana (Italian and Spanish), Austyn (English), Balbina (German and Italian), and Bernadette (French).

Roman names are very popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1921 with 10.666% of baby girls being given Roman names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 43 Roman names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 3.597% with 33 Roman names listed among the top 1000. Among all Roman names, Grace (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.4593%.

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Adelaide 712 ... of a noble kind ... the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire ...

Adriana 115 ... woman from Hadria; dark one ...Also, from the Roman nickname. ...

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... Agnes, a 4th century Roman virgin martyred in ...

Amelia 77 ... imitating, rivaling; ... was derived from the Roman Aemilia, of the Latin ...

Amy 119 ... beloved ... be from a distinct pre-Roman source ... Roman mythology, the name was borne by the wife of ...

Angela 125 ... messenger of God, angel ... past, this was mainly a Roman Catholic name often ...

Annunziata ... annunciation ... is a Roman Catholic name that is derived ...

Antonina ... From the Roman family name. ...

Aphrodite ... risen from foam ... lust, and beauty; her Roman equivalent was Venus ...

Athena 444 ... endeavor, and her Roman equivalent was Minerva ...

Attilia ... From the Roman family name. ...

Augusta ... august, dignified, holy ... of royal families, as Roman emperors were ...

Augustina ... august, dignified, holy; to increase ...From the Roman nickname. ...

Aurelia ... golden-haired ... was bestowed by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ...

Aureliana ... golden-haired; golden; ...From the Roman nickname. ...

Aurora 317 ... dawn ... was personified in Roman mythology as the ...

Austyn ... august, dignified, holy ...From the Roman nickname. ...

Balbina ... stammering ... feminine form of the Roman nickname Balbinus, ...

Bernadette ... brave as a bear ... been used primarily by Roman Catholics, especially ...

Bethany 292 ... house of figs ... has been a popular Roman Catholic name, often ...