There are 26 Shakespeare names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Shakespeare names 1 to 20. Within these names, Olivia (English, German, and Italian) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Julia (English, German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Jessica (English and German), Miranda (English, German, and Italian), Helen (English), Marina (English, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, and Spanish), Maeve (English and Irish), Judith (English, French, and German), and Livia (English, German, Hebrew, and Italian). The unusual Shakespeare names are Blanche (English and French), Charmian (English), Cleopatra (English), Cordelia (English and German), Cressida (English), Dorcas (English), Gertrude (Dutch, English, French, German, and Italian), Imogen (English), Lucrecia (English), Nerissa (English), and Ophelia (English, German, and Italian). Shakespeare names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1915 with 4.828% of baby girls being given Shakespeare names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 12 Shakespeare names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of moderate use in recent times. In 2008, their total usage was only 1.565% with 10 Shakespeare names listed among the top 1000. Among all Shakespeare names, Olivia (English, German, and Italian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8196%.
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Blanche  | white, bright, beautiful; ... form Bianca was used by Shakespeare for the sister of the ... |
| Charmian | delight ... English speakers after Shakespeare used it as the name of ... |
| Cleopatra | father's glory ... was immortalized by Shakespeare in his play, Antony and ... |
Cordelia  | little heart ... faithful daughter in Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear ... |
| Cressida | daughter of Chryses; ... as told by Chaucer and Shakespeare among others ... |
Dorcas  | gazelle, doe, roe ... in the William Shakespeare play The Winter's Tale ... |
Gertrude  | spear; strength, power ... name has been used by Shakespeare for the incestuous ... |
Helen  371 | bright one, shining ... in the William Shakespeare plays Troilus and ... |
| Imogen | daughter, girl; innocent ... William Shakespeare play Cymbeline (1609) referred to a ... |
Jessica  59 | God beholds, foresight ... name was first used by Shakespeare in naming the daughter ... |
Judith  713 | woman from Judea ... daughter of William Shakespeare also bore the name in ... |
Julia  40 | Jupiter's child, downy ... by a character in the Shakespeare play Two Gentlemen of ... |
Livia  948 | bluish, lead-colored; ... including the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet ... |
| Lucrecia | story was retold in the Shakespeare play The Rape of ... |
Maeve  638 | intoxicating, she who ... also appeared in the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet ... |
Marina  538 | of the sea ... the name was used by Shakespeare for his play Pericles, ... |
Miranda  163 | adorable ... it was invented by Shakespeare for the daughter of ... |
| Nerissa | sea nymph ... was first invented by Shakespeare for the maiden girl in ... |
Olivia  6 | olive tree ... was first used by Shakespeare as the name of the ... |
Ophelia  | help, profit; serpent ... name was later used by Shakespeare for the beautiful but ... |
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