Most Popular Baby Girl Names And Their Meaning

There are some names that have always been and forever will be very popular in the US and worldwide as well. Some of these names have origins in the bible or have a deep cultural meaning, and others have changed and developed over the years from ancient cultures. Whatever the reason – these names are timeless, and bear great significance to many. Some of these names have been around for a number of decades and are still as relevant today as they were then. Here you will find the US Social Security Administration's list of top 100 names given to female babies in the US in 2006, as well as explanation of the meaning for the top 5 names.#1: EmilyMedieval feminine form of AemiliusFamous bearers of this name: Emily Bronte, The famous British writer ("Wuthering Heights") and Emily Dickinson.#2 EmmaThe origin of this name is Teutonic, and the meaning is Universal, Whole. Emma was the name of the mother of Edward the confessor. Also, in the novel "Emma" by Jane Austin this is the main character – Emma Woodhouse, The matchmaker.#3 MadisonThis name's origin is in German and Old English. It means "Son of a mighty warrior", "Son of Maud". A name only rarely used before 1985, became suddenly very popular according to the US Social security Administration. A possible reason for this is the movie "Splash" , where the mermaid played by Daryl Hannah adopts the name "Madison", After seeing the street sign of Madison avenue. Madison is also used, though to a lesser extent, as a male name.

#4 AbigailThis name originates in the Old Testament, as the name of king david's wife. Literally meaning in Hebrew (avi-gail): "My father is Joy".#5 OliviaThis name was originally created by Shakespeare, for his play "The twelfth night". It is believed to be a female version of "Oliver", or based on the Latin "Oliva", meaning Olive. In Shakespeare's Play this is the character of a noble woman who is wooed by Duke Orsino but she falls inlove with another man.Top 100 girl baby names: 1. Emily2. Emma3. Madison4. Abigail5. Olivia6. Isabella7. Hannah8. Samantha9. Ava10. Ashley11. Sophia12. Elizabeth13. Alexis14. Grace15. Sarah16. Alyssa17. Mia18. Natalie19. Chloe20. Brianna21. Lauren22. Ella23. Anna24. Taylor25. Kayla26. Hailey27. Jessica28. Victoria29. Jasmine30. Sydney31. Julia32. Destiny33. Morgan34. Kaitlyn35. Savannah36. Katherine37. Alexandra38. Rachel39. Lily40. Megan41. Kaylee42. Jennifer43. Angelina44. Makayla45. Allison46. Brooke47. Maria48. Trinity49. Lillian50. Mackenzie51. Faith52. Sofia53. Riley54. haley55. Gabrielle56. Nicole57. Kylie58. Katelyn59. Zoe60. Paige61. Gabriella62. Jenna63. Kimberly64. Stephanie65. Alexa66. Avery67. Andrea68. Leah69. Madeline70. Nevaeh71. Evelyn72. Maya73. Mary74. Michelle75. Jada76. Sara77. Audrey78. Brooklyn79. Vanessa80. Amanda81. Ariana82. Rebecca83. Caroline84. Amelia85. Mariah86. Jordan87. Jocelyn88. Arianna89. Isabel90. Marissa91. Autumn92. Melanie93. Aalivah94. Gracie95. Claire96. Isabelle97. Molly98. Mya99. Diana100. KatieStill feel your new baby's name is not any of the above? It is a good idea to use the internet as a source of ideas for baby names. The site babyhold.com contains many tools that will assist you in choosing the right name for your baby. Babyhold.com lists the most popular baby names by year, and also offers many ideas for unique baby names, baby names from different origins, baby names by country ( i.e. American baby names, Italian baby names etc) and many baby names lists organized by category. You can also try the baby name list tool, offering a different short baby names list each time, for you to get ideas and inspiration


By Tali Saar