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Girl Names with 3 syllables

There are 1287 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 2009 with a rank of #8 and a usage of 0.7109%, 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 and Greek), Acantha (Greek), Adabelle (English), Adela (Czech, English, German, Polish, Romanian, and Spanish), Adena (Hebrew), Adia (Swahili), Adina (German, English, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish), Adine (German and Hebrew), Adora (Greek), Adrea, Adria (German and English), and Adrian (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 30.123% of baby girls being given 3-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 217 3-syllable names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2009, their total usage was 19.899% with 209 3-syllable names listed among the top 1000. Among all 3-syllable names, Sophia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.8363%.

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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 2009.
2009 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; thorny shrub ... of Greek origin ... used mainly in English and Greek ...

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

Adabelle noble, honorable; ornament, ... an English name of Germanic and ... variant form of Ada ...

Addison Popularity Trend of Addison
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 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 2009. noble, honorable; of ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... used largely in Czech, English, German, ...

Adelaide Popularity Trend of Adelaide
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 567 567 of a noble kind ... has its origins in the Germanic ... used largely in English and Italian ...

Adeline Popularity Trend of Adeline
from 1900 to 2009.
2009 Rank: 351 351 noble, honorable; of ... of Germanic origin ... used mainly in English and French ... variant of Adela ...

Adena noble, honorable; ornament, ... of Germanic and Hebrew origin, and it is ... variant spelling of Adina ...

Adia gift, present; noble, ... language of origin is Germanic and ... predominantly used in Swahili ...

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

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

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

Adrea woman from Hadria; dark one ... origin is Latin ... variant form of Adria ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Adria Popularity Trend of Adria
from 1900 to 2009. woman from Hadria; dark one ... language of origin is Latin ... predominantly used in German and English ...

Adrian Popularity Trend of Adrian
from 1900 to 2009. 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 2009.
2009 Rank: 637 637 woman from Hadria; dark one ... used chiefly in English and French ... Its origin is Latin ...


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