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Zara

Zara Cully Brown

Zara was the name of an Italian ship sunk by the British Navy in 1941

Violetta

Violeta Chamorro

27 girls were named Violetta in 2010, not enough to make the Top 1000 American baby girl name list

Muriel

Muriel Beaumont

The height of Muriel’s popularity in the USA was in the early 1920s, when it reached its top rank of No. 112 in 1922

Malvina

Malvina Longfellow

Malvina and Mallie were fairly popular American female names in the 19th century

Magda

Magda Olivero

Magda Olivero turned 100 on March 25, 2010

Leona

Leona Mitchell

Leona was a consistent Top 100 American baby girl name between 1896 and 1921

Lily

Lily Tomlin

Lily fell out of fashion in the USA during the 1940s through the ’80s, but climbed back up to reach a new high at No. 17 in 2010

Leah

Leah Remini

Entering the Top 100 American baby girl names in 2000 at No. 96, Leah climbed all the way to No. 24 by 2010.

Gwyneth

Gwyneth Jones

Gwyneth made the Top 1000 American baby girl names in one year alone: it reached No. 956 in 2004

Gladys

Gladys Knight

Gladys was a Top 20 American girl name from 1899 through 1920

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