Girls' names through history
Choosing a name for your baby can be one of the most important decisions you will ever have to make. Get inspiration from this list of names from the past and present
Looking for a unique name for your little girl? Here are some of the most popular girls' baby names through history.
Choosing a baby name can be one of the hardest decisions you make. That's why we've complied this list of most popular baby names throughout history to help you get some ideas. After all, there must be a reason so many parents have chosen these names for their daughters over any other!
Make sure that your precious little baby has a name both you and she will love by getting inspiration from this list of girls' baby names from the past and present.
If these names just don't do it for you, take a look at some of these very unusual 19th Centruy names... If it's boys' names that you're after, check out these boys' names through history.
What year are you interested in? - 19th Century names
- Girls' names for 1904 - Girls' names for 1934 - Girls' names for 1964 - Girls' names for 1994 - Girls' names for 2000 - Girls' names for 2005
- Girls' names for 2006 - Girls' names for 2009
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19th Century Names
1. Faith Hope Charity
Looks like Faith Hope Charity's parents might have struggled to choose between the names when she was born in 1892 - so they gave her all three!
2. Windsor
Another set of parents using their surname to their advantage - Windsor Castle was born in Nottingham in 1876. In another regal twist, her mother's maiden name was King!
3. Zebra
A little girl, in case you were wondering, born in 1875. We can only assume her parents were big fans of the zoo!
4. Ann Bertha Cecilia Diana Emily Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Iug Jane Kate Louisa Maud Nora Orphelia Quince Rebecca Starkey Teresa Ulysis Venus Winifred Xenophen Yetty Zeus Pepper
Born in 1882 in West Derby, this little girl has an increible 26 names, each one beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. We bet learning to write her name was a nightmare!
5. Mineral
With a family surname like Waters, how could the parents of this baby, born in 1892, opt for anything other than mineral?
Girls' names for 1904
1. Mary
2. Florence
3. Doris
4. Edith
5. Dorothy
Girls' names for 1934
1. Margaret
2. Jean
3. Mary
4. Joan
5. Patricia
Girls' names for 1964
1. Susan
2. Julie
3. Karen
4. Jacqueline
5. Deborah
Girls' names for 1994
1. Rebecca
2. Lauren
3. Jessica
4. Charlotte
5. Hannah
Girls' names for 2000
1. Chloe
2. Emily
3. Megan
4. Charlotte
5. Jessica
6. Lauren
7. Sophie
8. Olivia
9. Hannah
10. Lucy
Girls' names for 2005
1. Jessica
2. Emily
3. Sophie
4. Olivia
5. Chloe
6. Ellie
7. Grace
8. Lucy
9. Charlotte
10. Katie
Girls' names for 2006
1. Olivia
2. Grace
3. Jessica
4. Ruby
5. Emily
6. Sophie
7. Chloe
8. Lucy
9. Lily
10. Ellie
Girls' names for 2009
1. Olivia
2. Ruby
3. Emily
4. Grace
5. Jessica
6. Chloe
7. Sophie
8. Lily
9. Amelia
10. Evie
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