Girl Names of Month theme

Month names for baby girls, with 38 entries. Certain names of the month, such as April, May and June, seem to be more popular than other months as girls names. Incidentally, the names of the months were inspired by names of people or deities. For example, July was named after Julius Caeser in 44 BC. May was named after Goddess Maia, an earth goddess, and June after Goddess Juno, queen of weddings.

Month names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1925 with 0.760% of baby girls being given Month names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 3 Month names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2018, their total usage was 0.336% with 4 Month names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Month names, Maya (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #61 and a usage of 0.2103%.