Girl Names of Powerful theme
Powerful names for baby girls, related also with energetic, ambitious, lively, alive, epic, feisty, fierce, and mighty, with 133 entries. Girls’ names that mean ‘powerful’ sound just as compelling and authoritative as their definitions. ‘Powerful’ names describe the name bearer’s high standing in society, usually as a result of their ownership of land. Land ownership is advantageous in any era, but especially in medieval times when possessing land also meant owning small armies. This background gave rise to names like Henrietta, which means ‘house owner’ or ‘rich, powerful ruler’. Other ‘powerful’ names ascribe power to a supernatural source, such as Daniela, which means ‘god is my judge’.
Powerful names are popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as trendy. Their usage peaked in 1914 with 3.971% of baby girls being given Powerful names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 18 Powerful names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2018, their total usage was 2.554% with 25 Powerful names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Powerful names, Elizabeth (English, Greek, and Hebrew) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #13 and a usage of 0.4611%.