April was a Top 100 American baby girl name between 1967 and 1991, ranking highest in 1979 at No. 23
Girls Names: Meanings, Nicknames
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Arabella re-appeared in the Top 1000 American baby girl names in 2005 at No. 795. By 2012, it dramatically leaped to No. 245
Aretha
Aretha’s highest rank (No. 399) in American baby girls names came, not surprisingly, in 1968 — the year following Aretha Franklin’s massive hit, “Respect”
Aria
Aria leaped from the No. 353 spot in 2010 popular American female names to No. 40 in 2013, its first time in the Top 50.
Arlene
Arlene last ranked in the Top 1000 female names at No. 832 in 2005
Ashley
Ashley was the No. 1 American baby girl name in two years: 1991 and 1992
Astrid
Astrid made the Top 1000 most popular female names in the USA a handful of years, never ranking higher than No. 728
Athena
In the USA, Athena’s popularity has been on the rise since 1999 when it ranked at No. 518. By 2012, it was No. 247.
Audrey
Audrey has always been a Top 300 American baby girl name, ranked highest in 2013 at No. 33
Augusta
Augusta, Georgia was named in honor of Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Ava
Ava jumped into the Top 100 in 2002 at No. 82 and into the Top 5 by 2006
Avril
Avi or Ri-Ri are two possible nicknames for Avril