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Girl Names associated with Sports
Sports baby names and what they mean, for sports, tennis, basketball, olympic, with 42 results. These girl names reached the apex of their popularity 6 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 14.5%) and have become much less common since (ADOPTION 1.1%, 92.6% LESS), with names such as Teresa becoming somewhat dated. Dara (#1170) is the most contemporarily stylish baby name among these, while Barcellona (TOP 44%) and Daun (28%) are popular surnames.
Althea - Lauren
Althea
.. Tennis celebrity Althea Gibson. Athea is also a marginally favored baby name. [Thea, Altheda, Althaia, .. 6 more]
Amy▼
.. Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken; poet .. Amy has diminished in favor as a baby name since the 1970s. [Esme, Amya, Ammie, Amil, Amice, Amecia, Ame, Aimee, .. 14 more]
Anne▼
.. tennis player Anna Kournikova; golfer Annika .. Anne (cf. Antone, Atene) is a popular -ne suffix last name. [Onie, Nita, Ninor, Nettie, Nettia, Nanor, Nanny, Nanine, Nanete, Nancee, .. 86 more]
Anna▼
.. tennis player Anna Kournikova. Adoption of Anna, Nani, etc. as birth names in 2018 was 5.7% less than 2017. [Nani, Anouska, Annmarie, Annika, Anneke, Annamarie, Annabeth, Anique, Ania, .. 10 more]
Barcelona
.. site of the 1992 Summer Olympics .. Not in Top 2000.
Billie▼
.. tennis player Billie Jean King. Billie, Billy, etc. became more popular in 2018, gaining on average +36 positions as baby names with Billie rising the most. [Willa, Billiejo, Billiejean, Billa, .. 6 more]
Bonnie▼
.. Olympic speedskater Bonnie Blair. Bonnie (UPPER 2%), Bonny (36%) and Bunny (77%) are commonly occurring feminine names. [Bunny, Bonnylee, Bonnin, Bonnibell, Bonnibel, .. 12 more]
Christina▼
.. tennis celebrity Chris Evert; model Christie .. Adoption of Christina, Crystie, etc. as baby names in 2018 was down 68.5% compared to 2008. [Tiny, Tineke, Tinah, Krystina, Kristy, Kristinna, Kristin, Kristijna, Kristi, Kristena, .. 107 more]
Dara▲
.. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres. Dara (UPPER 27%) and Daria (37%) are common female names. [Darya, Darra, Darice, Darian, .. 7 more]
Dawn▼
.. basketball player Dawn Staley. Usage of Dawn as a girls' name has diminished circa the 1970s. [Dwan, Dowan, Dawnyelle, Dawnika, Dawnetta, Dawnelle, Dawna, .. 7 more]
Deborah▼
.. Olympic figure skater Debi Thomas; TV .. Adoption of Debb and forms was at a high 7 decades ago and has become less, with Deborah becoming less fashionable. [Dobra, Devorah, Devora, Debriana, Debreanna, Debralee, Debora, Debee, Debbra, Debbie, .. 14 more]
Dominique▼
.. Olympic gymnasts Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu. Usage of Domineke and variants was common 26 years ago and has become lower. [Mika, Dominica, Dominie, Domineke, .. 16 more]
Donna▼
.. swimmer Donna Devarona; fashion designer Donna .. Usage of Donna as a baby name has diminished circa the 1960s. [Ladonna, Donnamarie, Donisha, Donielle, Donica, Donia, Dona, Dahna, .. 17 more]
Ekaterina
.. Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Gordeeva. Outside Top 2000. [Yekaterina]
Evonne
.. Tennis celebrity Evonne Goolagong. Moderately atypical as a children's name nowadays, but Evonne still exists often as a female first name. [Ivonne, Eyvonne, Evonna, Evon, .. 1 more]
Gabrielle▼
.. Tennis player Gabriela Sabatini; fashion designer .. Gabrielle, Gabriel and Gabriele are commonplace as variations. [Gavrina, Gavrilla, Gavrila, Gavraila, Gavra, Gabysia, Gabryelle, Gabryel, Gabriell, Gabbie, .. 16 more]
Jana▼
.. Tennis celebrity Jana Novotna. Jana (UPPER 41%) and Janny (81%) appear often as surnames. [Janny, .. 10 more]
Janet▼
.. swimmer Janet Evans; figure skater Janet .. A familiar girls' name (#1412 IN 2018), Janet is also used somewhat often as a last name. [Jonette, Jinnett, Janette, Janetta, Janeth, Janeta, Gianetta, .. 15 more]
Kerry▼
.. Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug; actress Keri .. Kerry and variants became more popular in 2018, rising +15 positions as baby names with Kara gaining the most. [Kerrie, Kerridana, Kerria, Kerrin, Kerilyn, Keriann, Keri, Keree, Kara, .. 8 more]
Lauren▼
.. basketball player Lauren Jackson. Adoption of Lauren and variants as girls' names in 2018 was 64.6% less than the previous decade. [L'Wren, Lowrynn, Lourenca, Lorrin, Lorin, Laurenne, Larryn, .. 26 more]
Quick Reference
Summary Index of Sports names [and variants] for girls.
1. Althea - LaurenAlthea [Thea, Eltha, Elthea, Althia, Altheda, Althelia, ..], Amy▼ [Esme, Esma, Aymi, Amye, Amya, Aymee, ..], Anne▼ [Oni, Onie, Nona, Nita, Nonie, Ninoshka, ..], Anna▼ [Nani, Hania, Anoesj, Annika, Anouska, Annmarie, ..], Barcelona, Billie▼ [Willa, Billy, Billye, Billina, Billiejo, Billiesue, ..], Bonnie▼ [Bunny, Bunni, Bonny, Bunnie, Bonnylee, Bonnyjean, ..], Christina▼ [Tiny, Tine, Tina, Tinah, Teyna, Tineke, ..], Dara▲ [Darya, Darra, Darrah, Darice, Darragh, Darissa, ..], Dawn▼ [Dwan, Duwan, Dowan, Dawnita, Dawnysia, Dawnyelle, ..], Deborah▼ [Debs, Dobra, Devora, Devorah, Debriana, Debreanna, ..], Dominique▼ [Mika, Meeka, Domino, Domitia, Dominica, Domorique, ..], Donna▼ [Donya, Donny, Donnie, Ladonna, Donnica, Donnisse, ..], Ekaterina [Yekaterina], Evonne [Evon, Evony, Ivonne, Evonna, Eyvonne], Gabrielle▼ [Gavrina, Gavrila, Gavrilla, Gavraila, Gavrielle, Gavriella, ..], Jana▼ [Janny, Janna, Jannie, Jannah, Janica, Jannalee, ..], Janet▼ [Jonet, Jinnet, Jonette, Jinnett, Johnette, Johnetta, ..], Kerry▼ [Kerri, Kerrie, Kerria, Kerrin, Kerridana, Kerrianne, ..], Lauren▼ [Loren, L'Wren, Lowran, Lowrynn, Lowrenn, Lourence, ..]
Lisa▼ [Liza, Lise, Liszka, Liseta, Lisette, Lisebet, ..], Martina [Tine, Tina, Marty, Martie, Martine, Marteina, ..], Nata, Pamela▼ [Pammy, Pammie, Pammela, Pamilla, Permelia, Pamelynne, ..], Porsha▼ [Porcha, Porscha, Porsche, Porschia], Renee▼ [Renny, Renne, Rrenae, Rennie, Renita, Rhianaye, ..], Serena [Seryna, Serina, Serinna, Serinah, Serenna, Serenity, ..], Shayla▼ [Shaylyn, Shealynn, Shaylynn, Shaylene, Shayleen, Shaylynne, ..], Shea [Shay, Shaye, Shayla, Shayda, Shaylyn, Shaylee, ..], Sheryl▼ [Sheryll, Sherryl, Sherril, Sherrill, Sherrelle, Sherylayne, ..], Stephanie▼ [Stevey, Stevie, Stevena, Stevana, Stevonne, Stevonna, ..], Summer [Somer, Summers, Sommers], Susan▼ [Zanne, Zanna, Zsazsa, Zsuzsa, Zannie, Suzzanne, ..], Tamika▼ [Tonica, Tomika, Tonique, Timeeka, Tymmeeka, Tymmlecka, ..], Teresa▼ [Tess, Tresa, Tessy, Tessa, Tressa, Tessie, ..], Theresa▼ [Zita, Treza, Tresa, Tressa, Treesa, Trescha, ..], Tina▼ [Tiny, Tine, Tena, Teina, Teenie, Tinamarie], Tracy▼ [Traci, Treasa, Treacy, Trasey, Tracie, Treasey, ..], Venus [Venusa, Venusita, Venusina, Venusette], Virginia▼ [Virgy, Virgie, Virgine, Virgina, Virginie, Virginnia, ..]
Yvonne▼ [Yvett, Yvonna, Yvette, Yvetta, Yuette, Yevette, ..], Zena [Zina, Zenya, Zenia, Zeena, Zeenya, Zeenia]
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