Popular Names

163 Popular names that mean popular for girls, listing Popular baby names 1-20. Adela, Adelaide, Agnes, Aja, Alba, Alberta, Alexandra, Alicia, Amanda, Amber, Anastasia, Angela, Ann, Ariel and Augusta are popular names. Abital, Adalgisa, Aldina, Amabel and Arabella are uncommon names. View Popular baby names for name meanings, search Popular names for boys, or search other baby names.

Abital ... This name is a poetic reference to God and is popular in Israel. [2]

Adalgisa ... Italian name. The name of a priestess in Bellini's popular opera "Norma". [3]

Adela ... an ancient name popular in medieval Europe because of the fame of a seventh-century saint ... It was also made popular in the 1930s as the name of a character in the novels of Dornford Yates ... [10]

Adelaide ... First popular in England after the reign (1830-37) of William IV and Queen Adelaide ... [57]

Agnes ... The popular Saint Agnes (fourth century) was a young Roman virgin martyred by the Roman Emperor Diocletian ... [75]

Aja ... The name was popular in the 1980s probably due to the Steely Dan album named "Aja". [1]

Alba ... Popular in Spain ... [8]

Alberta ... and a popular type of peach. [30]

Aldina ... Popular among Bosnian Muslims.

Alexandra ... Became very popular in Britain after the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) married the Danish Princess Alexandra in 1863 ... [111]

Alicia ... Phonetic forms to ensure a particular pronunciation are popular ... [32]

Amabel ... Somewhat popular in the 19th century. [5]

Amanda ... poets and playwrights brought this name into popular usage in the 17th century ... [15]

Amber ... Amber became popular in the 1960s due to the Kathleen Winsor novel and film, "Forever Amber" ... [5]

Anastasia ... Popular in Eastern Europe in honor of a fourth-century saint who was martyred at Sirmium in Dalmatia ... [47]

Angela ... which became popular in Britain and America from the 18th century ... [47]

Ann ... Also made popular by L.M ... [96]

Arabella ... Popular in England ... [17]

Ariel ... Ariel was also made popular in modern times as the name of the mermaid in Walt Disney's cartoon feature film "The Little Mermaid" ... [11]

Augusta ... Popular in Britain toward the end of the 19th century. [17]

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