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Girl Names with 3 syllables

There are 1081 3-syllable names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are 3-syllable names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2008 with a rank of #8 and a usage of 0.725%, followed in descending order by Addison (English), Adeline (English and French), Adelaide (English and Italian), and Adrienne (English and French). The unusual 3-syllable names are Abella (English and French), Abila (Spanish), Abilene (English), Acacia (English), Acantha (Greek), Adabelle (English), Adela (Czech, English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Adena (Hebrew), Adia (Swahili), Adina (German and Hebrew), Adine (German and Hebrew), Adora (Greek), Adria (English and German), Adrian (English), and Africa (English).

3-syllable names are classic favorites. Today they are still very popular as baby girl names, but not as much as they were in the past. The names' popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1983 with 29.741% of baby girls being given 3-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 216 3-syllable names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2008, their total usage was 20.128% with 205 3-syllable names listed among the top 1000. Among all 3-syllable names, Emily (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8377%.

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Abella breath, vapor ... has its origins in the Hebrew language ... used largely in English and French ...

Abigail Popularity Trend of Abigail
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 8 8 my father rejoices, ... used predominantly in English and ... the Bible, Abigail was the intelligent and ...

Abila beautiful ... primarily used in Spanish and its ... seldom used as a baby name for girls ...

Abilene grass ... used mostly in English and it is of ... name is of obscure origin, possibly derived ...

Acacia the guileless one ... language of origin is Greek and it is used ... infrequently used as a baby name for ...

Acantha thorn ... largely used in Greek and it is also ... seldom used as a baby name for girls ...

Adabelle ornament, brightness ... an English name of Hebrew origin ... variant form of Ada ... rare as a baby girl name ...

Addison Popularity Trend of Addison
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 12 12 son of Adam ... origin and use are both in the English language ... name has recently been popularized by the ...

Adela Popularity Trend of Adela
from 1900 to 2008. noble, honorable; of ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... used largely in Czech, English, German, ...

Adelaide Popularity Trend of Adelaide
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 551 551 of a noble kind ... has its origins in the Germanic ... used largely in English and Italian ...

Adeline Popularity Trend of Adeline
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 361 361 noble, honorable ... of Germanic origin ... used mainly in English and French ... variant of Adela ...

Adena noble, honorable; ornament, ... origin is varied and it is used largely in the ... variant spelling of Adina ...

Adia gift, present ... language of origin is African-Swahili and it is ... not often used as a baby girl name ...

Adina noble, honorable; ornament, ... used predominantly in German and Hebrew, ... variant of Ada ...

Adine noble, honorable; ornament, ... used chiefly in German and Hebrew, and ... variant of Adina ...

Adora a gift ... origin and use are both in the Greek language ... uncommon as a baby name for girls ...

Adria Popularity Trend of Adria
from 1900 to 2008. woman from Hadria; dark one ... language of origin is Latin ... predominantly used in English and German ...

Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2008. woman from Hadria; dark one ... of Latin origin and it is used mainly ... uncommon as a baby girl name ...

Adrienne Popularity Trend of Adrienne
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 786 786 woman from Hadria; dark one ... used chiefly in English and French ... Its origin is Latin ...

Africa woman from Africa; pleasant ... of Celtic and English origin ... used mainly in English ...


Popularity Trend
for 3-syllable Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for 3-syllable Names
in 2006