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World Names for Girls

There are 18 World names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are World names 1 to 18. Within these names, Elizabeth (English) was the most popular in 2008, followed in descending order by Layla (Arabic and English), Amelia (Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish), Genesis (English), Aniyah (English), Fatima (Arabic and Portuguese), Cassandra (English and German), Cora (English and French), and Jane (English). The unusual World names are Donalda (English and Scottish), Jahan (Iranian), Rosamund (English), Amaia (Basque and Spanish), Artemis (English), Bertha (French and Spanish), Elanor (English), Lilli (German, English, and Estonian), and Odette (English, French, Dutch, and German).

World names are rather popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as trendy. In 1900, 2.956% of baby girls were given World names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 World names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 1.492% with 9 World names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all World names, Elizabeth (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #9 and a usage of 0.5748%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Donalda world ruler, world-mighty ...The name Donalda means 'world ruler, world-mighty' ...

Jahan world ...The name Jahan means 'world'. ...

Rosamund horse protector; rose ... protector; rose of the world; pure rose ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Amaia end ... series 'The Real World: Hawaii'. ...

Amelia Popularity Trend of Amelia
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 68 68 imitating, rivaling; ... in the English-speaking world in the Henry Fielding ...

Aniyah Popularity Trend of Aniyah
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 187 187 God was gracious, God ... series 'The Real World: Hawaii'. ...

Artemis follower of Artemis; ... seven wonders of the world ...

Bertha Popularity Trend of Bertha
from 1900 to 2008. bright, famous; bright ... World War I, a German howitzer was nicknamed Big ...

Cassandra Popularity Trend of Cassandra
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 284 284 shining upon man; protrude, ... riled Churchill during World War II. ...

Cora Popularity Trend of Cora
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 322 322 maiden, virgin; little ... the English-speaking world, the name first appeared ...

Elanor sun-star; bright one, ... for the fantasy world of his Lord of the Rings ...

Elizabeth Popularity Trend of Elizabeth
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 9 9 God is perfection, God is my oath ... work of creating the world in seven days ...

Fatima Popularity Trend of Fatima
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 249 249 chaste (one who abstains), ... popular in the Islamic world ...

Genesis Popularity Trend of Genesis
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 95 95 birth, creation ... on how God created the world. ...

Jane Popularity Trend of Jane
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 390 390 Yahweh is gracious, ... boosting morale among World War II soldiers. ...

Layla Popularity Trend of Layla
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 55 55 intoxication, wine ... in the Arabic world by the classical 7th ...

Lilli lily; God is perfection, ... and the British during World War II. ...

Odette Popularity Trend of Odette
from 1900 to 2008. wealth, fortune ... later made known by the World War II heroine Odette ...


Popularity Trend
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from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for World Names
in 2006