Along with Ada and Iris, other retro names for girls in the US Top 200 include Alice, Arabella, Clara, Daisy, Esther, Josephine, Lydia, and Sadie. Unique vintage girl names on the rise include Cordelia, Imogen, Posey, and Susannah.
For girls' names, Angela, Kimberley Alexa and Nicole ranked as some of the least popular. Likewise, Ashley, Sophia, Lorraine, Kristen and Suzanne also made it onto the list as the least-desired names.
A delicate-sounding name that translates directly to “flower.” Fleur is of French origin (obviously!), but if you want to be different, opt for the Welsh spelling, Fflur, which means flora.
Try Bluebell, which means “blue bell;” Ianthe, which means “purple flower;” Indigo, which means “Indian dye;” Lilac, which means “bluish or lilac;” Marigold, which means “golden flower;” Poppy, which means “red flower;” or Viola, which means “violet.”
Picking a name for your child is one of the first things you will do as a parent. It can often be a tough job, choosing something which is modern, not too common and goes well with whatever the baby's last name is. ... Top 10 smartest girls names:
Belle. Belle is a French word that means beautiful. In America, it ranked at 857 in 2021. It also means fair or lovely one and is often placed at the end of other names like Isabel or Anabel.
Girl names that mean ruler or royal in the US Top 1000 include Aubrey, Mira, and Zara. Girl names that mean princess and names that mean queen include Sadie, Juno, Orla, and Queen itself.
Along with Esme and Amara, other top girl names that mean love include Mila, Amy, Amanda, Mabel, and Philippa. Top boy names that mean love include Rhys, Philip, Lev, and Hart. Names that mean love or beloved in languages other than English include Carys, Querida, Rudo, and Sajan.
We fondly recall Shane (Shayno), Steve (Stevo), Peter (Poida), Lance (Lancey boy) and Greg (Greggo). Don't forget Lyn, Debbie, Sue, Carol, Janet, Charlene, Charmaine and Raelene. Going further back in time, we had Beryl, Hazel, Madge, Dorothy, Beverley (Bev), Betty, Shirley and Joyce (Joycie).
