Girls Names: Meanings, Nicknames


Maeve

Since 1997, the Irish name Maeve’s popularity in the United States rose from No. 955 to No. 406 in 2016

Mae

Mae was a Top 100 American baby girl name from 1880 to 1920. After 1969, it disappeared from the Top 1000, then reemerged in 2010 at No. 988

Madonna

Madonna was the 733rd most popular American baby name in 1958, the year Madonna Louise Ciccone was born.

Madison

Madison Pettis

Madison first became popular as a girl’s name after the mermaid in the 1984 movie “Splash” chose it as her human name.

Madge

The British press uses the nickname Madge (short for your Majesty), for pop star, Madonna

Madeline

In 2013, 3,908 American girls were named Madelyn and 3,348 were named Madeline, the two most popular spellings

Mabel

Mabel was a popular Irish name, perceived as a variant of Maeve

Lynn

Lynn was a consistent Top 100 American baby girl name between 1946 and 1968

Lydia

Lydia re-entered the Top 100 American baby girl names in 2011 at No. 96 for the first time since 1899

Lupita

In 2013, 108 American baby girls were named Lupita, 34 more than Guadalupe, the name it is a diminutive of.

Luna

In 2003, Luna was No. 889 in the Top 1000 American female names in 2003. By 2016, it was No. 77

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