Short Names for Girls

There are 66 Short names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Short names 1 to 20. Within these names, Ava (German and English) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #4 and a usage of 0.8572%, followed in descending order by Caroline (English and French), Courtney (English), Brenda (English and Irish), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Cindy (Englsh and English), Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian), and Delia (English and German). The unusual Short names are Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Aldona (German and Polish), Amalia (German and Scandinavian), Arietta (Italian), Åsa (Scandinavian), Bertha (French), Chris (English and German), Cleo (English and German), Connie (Italian, English, and German), Draga (Slavic), Ebba (German), and Edda (German).

Short names are popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as fairly trendy. In 1900, 6.080% of baby girls were given Short names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 23 Short names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 2.284% with 14 Short names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Short names, Emma (English, French, and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8698%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Courtney 233 ... short nose; domain of Curtius; domain of the short one ... name Courtney means 'short nose; domain of ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Ada 646 ... noble, honorable; ornament, ... could be from the short form of various Germanic ...

Adela ... noble, honorable; of ... sometimes used as the short form of names beginning ...

Aldona ... noble, honorable; old ... the short form of other given names, but now used ...

Amalia ... work ... was originally the short form of various ...

Arietta ... little aria ... which refers to a short aria. ...

Ava 4 ... strength; desired; bird; voice, song, sound; alive ... 'aval' or 'avi' and the short form of various female ...

Åsa ... god ... name developed as a short form of Old Norse names ...

Bertha ... bright, famous ... have originated as the short form of other Germanic ...

Brenda 279 ... sword, torch ... name may be a short form of various compound names ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... modern Gaelic short form Bríd is Anglicized as ...

Caroline 99 ... man, free man ... short form Carrie was promoted in the late 20th ...

Chris ... beautiful Christian; ... English use: From the short form of other given ...

Cindy 398 ... little cinders; woman ... English use: From the short form of other given ...

Cleo ... father's glory ... the short form of other given names, but now used ...

Connie ... conception; steadfast, ... English use: From the short form of other given ...

Delia 989 ... imitating, rivaling; ... sometimes used as a short form of names such as ...

Draga ... dear ... the short form of other given names, but now used ...

Ebba ... boar; wealth; protection, ... name is a short form of various Germanic compound ...

Edda ... the short form of other given names, but now used ...