Girls Names: Meanings, Nicknames


Marianne

Marianne, as an American girl’s name, climbed into the Top 300 in 1928, remaining until 1968

Mariana

In the USA, Mariana’s popularity in the 21st century far surpassed its 20th century ranks

Marian

Marian was a Top 100 US female baby name between 1912 and 1934

Mariah

Mariah was a Top 100 American baby girl name from 1991 to 2001, then again from 2005 to 2011

Maria

Families sometimes named all their babies Marie or Maria to honor the Virgin Mary, but called them by their middle name

Marguerite

Marguerite’s heyday as a Top 100 USA female name occurred between 1890 and 1921

Margot

The year 1936 was Margot’s highest USA rank (No. 580), and 1952 was Margo’s (No. 311)

Margaret

From 1887 through 1930, Margaret was always in the Top 5 most popular American female baby names, but never higher than No. 3

Marcia

Marcia was in the Top 100 USA female names in the 1940s and 1950s

Marcella

Marcella was consistently in the Top 200 American baby girls names from 1912 to 1932

Mara

Mara has been in the Top 1000 Names for American girls since 1950, but never got into the Top 500

Manon

In France, Manon was the 7th most popular girl’s name in 2010. In the USA, an average of 12 American baby girls per year were named Manon between 2006 and 2010

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