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Girl Names with 1 syllable

There are 278 1-syllable names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are 1-syllable names 1 to 20. Within these names, Anne (English, French, and German) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #517 and a usage of 0.0288%, followed by Ann (English). The unusual 1-syllable names are Aide (English), Al (English), Ange (English), Ash (English), Aune (Finnish), Bab (English), Babe (English), Babs (English), Barb (English), Barbe (French), Bea (German), Bean (English), Bel (English), Belle (English and French), Bente (Scandinavian), Berte (German), Bet (English), and Beth (English).

1-syllable names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1933 with 9.792% of baby girls being given 1-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 56 1-syllable names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of moderate use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 2.348% with 31 1-syllable names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all 1-syllable names, Grace (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.4593%.

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Aide ... of a noble kind ... of Germanic origin and it is used largely ... form of Adelaide ...

Al ... nobly famous ... of Germanic and Old French origin ... used mainly in English ... form of Alison ...

Ange ... messenger of God, angel ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... form of Angela ...

Ann Popularity Trend of Ann
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 786 786 ... God was gracious, God ... has its origins in the Hebrew and Old Greek ... form of Anthea ...

Anne Popularity Trend of Anne
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 517 517 ... God was gracious, God ... largely used in the English, French, and ... variant of Anna ...

Ash ... ash wood ... origin is Old English, and its use, English ... form of Ashley ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Aune ... pure, chaste ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... variant form of Agnes ...

Bab ... foreign woman ... used mostly in the English language and it ... form of Barbara ...

Babe ... foreign woman ... of Latin origin and it is predominantly ... form of Barbara ...

Babs ... foreign woman ... used mostly in the English language and ... form of Barbara ... rare as a baby girl name ...

Barb Popularity Trend of Barb
from 1900 to 2007. ... foreign woman ... of Latin origin and it is used mainly in ... form of Barbara ... was #441 in rank then ...

Barbe ... foreign woman ... primarily used in the French language ... form of Barbara ...

Bea Popularity Trend of Bea
from 1900 to 2007. ... traveller, pilgrim, ... language of origin is Latin and it is used ... form of Beatrix ...

Bean ... life ... language of origin is Celtic and it is used ... form of Beathag ...

Bel ... obliging, invokable ... used predominantly in English ... Its origin is Latin, Germanic, and Hebrew ...

Belle Popularity Trend of Belle
from 1900 to 2007. ... obliging, invokable ... has its origins in the Latin, Germanic, and ... form of Belinda ...

Bente ... blessed ... origin is Latin, and its use, Scandinavian ... form of Benedicta ...

Berte ... bright, famous ... used chiefly in German and it is derived ... form of Bertha ...

Bet ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... form of Beth ... an unusual baby girl name ...

Beth Popularity Trend of Beth
from 1900 to 2007. ... house of figs; daughter ... origin is Hebrew, and its use, English ... Alcott's Little Women (1868) ...



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