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Girl Names with 1 syllable

There are 607 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 2008 with a rank of #499 and a usage of 0.0301%, followed by Ann (English and Greek). The unusual 1-syllable names are Ag (English), Agne (Italian and Lithuanian), Ai (Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese), Aide (English), Aithne (Irish), Al (English), Ale (Lithuanian), Ales (Czech), Am (Vietnamese), Ame (English), An (Vietnamese), Ang (English), Ange (English and Spanish), Ash (English), Aud (English), Aune (Finnish), Aung (Burmese), and Ayn (Russian).

1-syllable names are popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1933 with 9.957% of baby girls being given 1-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 68 1-syllable 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 2.265% with 32 1-syllable names listed among the top 1000. Among all 1-syllable names, Grace (English and French) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #21 and a usage of 0.4323%.

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Ag kind, good ... used predominantly in the English language ... variant of Agatha ...

Agne pure, chaste; hunger; ... mainly used in Italian and Lithuanian, ... variant form of Agnes ...

Ai beloved, love ... largely used in Chinese, Japanese, and ... derived from Chinese origins ...

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

Aithne kernel ... origin is Celtic, and its use, Irish ... variant of Eithne ... not popular as a baby girl name ...

Al of a noble kind; nobly ... of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in ... form of Alice ...

Ale bright one, shining ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... variant form of Helen ...

Ales defender of men ... of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly ... form of Alexandra ...

Am lunar, female principle ... of Vietnamese origin and it is also used ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Ame beloved ... used chiefly in English and it is derived ... form of Amy ... not listed within the top 1000 ...

An peace, safety, security ... has its origins in the Vietnamese language and ... uncommon as a baby girl name ...

Ang messenger of God, angel ... largely used in English and it is derived ... form of Angela ...

Ange messenger of God, angel ... language of origin is Old Greek ... predominantly used in English and Spanish ...

Ann Popularity Trend of Ann
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 830 830 God was gracious, God ... has its origins in the Hebrew and Old Greek ... variant form of Anna ...

Anne Popularity Trend of Anne
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 499 499 God was gracious, God ... largely used in the English, French, and ... variant of Anna ... a classic favorite ...

Ash dream, vision; ash wood ... origin is Irish and Old English, and its use, ... form of Aisling ...

Aud deserted, empty; noble ... language of origin is Norwegian and Old English ... predominantly used in English ...

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

Aung success ... mainly used in Burmese and it is also of ... not widely used as a baby name for girls ...

Ayn God was gracious, God ... mainly used in the Russian language and ... form of Anna ...


Popularity Trend
for 1-syllable Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for 1-syllable Names
in 2006