Recent Trends in BABY GIRL NAMES
Similar to the trend in baby boy names, the 2006 and 2007 results of the US census for baby girl names seem to imply that people like names that have origins relating to the bible, baby girl names seem to be less biblical inspired than baby boy names, but the dominance of biblical themes are still present.
The top spot in the most popular baby girl names is not biblical, though, seeing as to how Emily’s etymology is French in origin. Emma and Madison, occupying the 2nd and 3rd spot respectively, are both baby girl names with Hungarian and English basis. The biblical theme starts to show itself at the fourth spot, occupied by Isabella, which means, “Devoted to God†in Hebrew.
The fifth and sixth most popular baby girl names are Ava and Abigail, which are again, biblically themed with meanings such as “Iniquity†and “The Father’s Joyâ€. The theme continues with the 8th and 9th baby girl names, Hannah and Samantha. Hannah means Gracious and merciful, while Samantha is Aramaic for “Listenerâ€. Number 15 is Sarah, meaning “Princess†or “Ladyâ€, followed by Chloe, which meant “Green Herb†in the bible.
While biblical themes are not as dominant with the most popular baby girl names as it is with its male counterpart, the results are still substantially enough to assume a trend in naming baby girls based on the bible, with the nearest possible trend being the popularity of female names with English origin.