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Spelling Names for Girls

There are 19 Spelling names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Spelling names 1 to 19. Within these names, Alyssa (English and Hebrew) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Katherine (English), Maya (English), Eleanor (English), Frances (English), and Alannah (English). The unusual Spelling names are Batyah (Hebrew), Eilidh (Scottish), Esmée (English and French), Hertha (English and German), Izzy (English), Jessamine (English), Joan (English), Marjorie (English), Milady (English), Rhona (English and Scottish), Rochelle (English), Senga (Scottish), and Sheena (English and Irish).

Spelling names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1932 with 3.943% of baby girls being given Spelling names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Spelling 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 1.021% with 6 Spelling names listed among the top 1000. Among all Spelling names, Alyssa (English and Hebrew) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #16 and a usage of 0.464%.

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Alannah Popularity Trend of Alannah
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 938 938 o child, dear child; ... ('child'), or a re-spelling of Alana, with the ...

Alyssa Popularity Trend of Alyssa
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 16 16 of a noble kind; joy ... spelling of the name could have been influenced by ...

Batyah daughter of Yahweh ... shares the same Hebrew spelling as Batyah. ...

Eilidh bright one, shining ... Ailie is an Anglicized spelling. ...

Eleanor Popularity Trend of Eleanor
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 256 256 bright one, shining ... from an Old French re-spelling of Aliénor (Old ...

Esmée esteemed, loved ... century, with the '-d-' spelling possibly influenced by ...

Frances Popularity Trend of Frances
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 796 796 Frenchwoman, free one ... the distinction in spelling and the adoption of ...

Hertha Popularity Trend of Hertha
from 1900 to 2008. strong, bold; earth ... resulted in the spelling Hertha ...

Izzy gift of Isis; emerald; ... the initial sound or spelling 'Is-'. ...

Jessamine jasmine ... is derived from a re-spelling of 'jasmine'. ...

Joan Popularity Trend of Joan
from 1900 to 2008. Yahweh is gracious, ... century, and the modern spelling first appeared in the ...

Katherine Popularity Trend of Katherine
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 45 45 pure; torture ... resulted in the '-th-' spelling in the name ...

Marjorie Popularity Trend of Marjorie
from 1900 to 2008. marjoram herb; pearl ... spelling Marjorie first became popular in ...

Maya Popularity Trend of Maya
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 72 72 nurse; great, big; May; dreams, illusion ... Maya is derived as a re-spelling of the Roman name Maia, ...

Milady my lady ...This is a re-spelling of the English term 'my lady'. ...

Rhona Popularity Trend of Rhona
from 1900 to 2008. fame; friend; spear, ... spelling was altered with a '-h-' possibly from the ...

Rochelle Popularity Trend of Rochelle
from 1900 to 2008. to roar, battle cry; ... may be from a variant spelling of Rachelle. ...

Senga slender; pure, chaste; ... derive from a reverse spelling of Agnes, but it is ...

Sheena Popularity Trend of Sheena
from 1900 to 2008. Yahweh is gracious, ... name is an Anglicized spelling of Sìne or Síne, the ...


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