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Girl Names with 3 syllables

There are 652 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 2007 with a rank of #8 and a usage of 0.7338%, followed in descending order by Addison (English), Alana (English), Adeline (French), Alanna (English), Aisha (Arabic and English), Adelaide (English and Italian), and Adrienne (French). The unusual 3-syllable names are Abilene (English), Adela (English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Adina (German), Adine (German), Adria (English and German), Adrian (English), Africa (English), Agatha (English, German, and Italian), Agneta (German and Scandinavian), Aida (Arabic, English, Italian, and Spanish), Alanis (English), and Alberta (English, German, Italian, and Polish).

3-syllable names are very popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity increased from the 1900s up to the 1980s. Their usage peaked in 1983 with 29.662% of baby girls being given 3-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 209 3-syllable names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 20.697% with 202 3-syllable names listed among the top 1000. Among all 3-syllable names, Emily (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 0.9167%.

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Abigail Popularity Trend of Abigail
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 8 8 ... my father rejoices, ... used predominantly in English and ... the Bible, Abigail was the intelligent and ...

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

Addison Popularity Trend of Addison
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 11 11 ... son of Adam ... origin and use are both in the English language ... very popular as a baby girl name, and ...

Adela Popularity Trend of Adela
from 1900 to 2007. ... noble, honorable; of ... largely used in English, German, Polish, ... Its origin is Germanic ...

Adelaide Popularity Trend of Adelaide
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 712 712 ... of a noble kind ... has its origins in the Germanic ... used largely in English and Italian ...

Adeline Popularity Trend of Adeline
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 388 388 ... noble, honorable ... of Germanic origin and it is used ... variant of Adela ... was #166 in rank then ...

Adina ... noble, honorable ... used predominantly in German and its ... variant of Ada ...

Adine ... noble, honorable ... used chiefly in German and its origin is ... variant of Ada ...

Adria Popularity Trend of Adria
from 1900 to 2007. ... woman from Hadria; dark one ... language of origin is Latin ... predominantly used in English and German ...

Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2007. ... 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 2007.
2007 Rank: 751 751 ... woman from Hadria; dark one ... used chiefly in French and its origin ... variant of Adriana ...

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

Agatha Popularity Trend of Agatha
from 1900 to 2007. ... kind, good ... of Old Greek origin, and it is used ... name was borne by a 3rd century virgin ...

Agneta ... pure, chaste ... largely used in German and ... variant of Agnes ... an uncommon baby name for girls ...

Aida Popularity Trend of Aida
from 1900 to 2007. ... helpful; returning, ... language of origin is Old French, and it is ... origin is Arabic ...

Aisha Popularity Trend of Aisha
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 694 694 ... alive ... largely used in Arabic and English, and ... name was borne by the third and favorite wife ...

Alana Popularity Trend of Alana
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 142 142 ... little rock; harmony, ... of Celtic origin and it is used mainly ... popular as a baby girl name, and it is ...

Alanis ... little rock; harmony, ... mainly used in the English language and ... variant form of Alana ...

Alanna Popularity Trend of Alanna
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 466 466 ... little rock; harmony, ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant spelling of Alana ...

Alberta Popularity Trend of Alberta
from 1900 to 2007. ... nobly famous ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... used largely in English, German, Italian, ...



Popularity Trend
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