Transforming Top to Uncommon Girl Names
When it comes to baby names — particularly girl names — popularity can get a bad rap. Uncommon girl names are often seen as more desirable — it’s cool to be different!
But the popular girl names are at the top for a reason: they’re fashionable, lovable, and appeal to a broad set of parents. So what do you do if you love a common name, but not its popularity?
We’ve taken the Top 100 girl names of 2021 and given them a makeover. Each name is matched with its uncommon counterpart — some based on sound, some based on style, and some based on origin.
All of the uncommon girl names are below the Top 300 (many below the Top 1000!) and were given to fewer than 1000 baby girls in 2021.
Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names
Olivia → Olympia
Emma → Alma
Charlotte → Celeste
Amelia → Amalia
Ava → Aviva
Sophia → Ophelia
Isabella → Marcella
Mia → Pia
Evelyn → Elowen
Harper → Harbor
Luna → Lumi
Camila → Paloma
Gianna → Ginevra
Elizabeth → Beatrice
Eleanor → Leonora
Ella → Etta
Abigail → Tabitha
Sofia → Alessia
Avery → Avalon
Scarlett → Colette
Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names
Emily → Amelie
Aria → Aura
Penelope → Persephone
Chloe → Cleo
Layla → Lyra
Mila → Mika
Nora → Noor
Hazel → Fern
Madison → Madigan
Ellie → Winnie
Lily → Lilia
Nova → Lux
Isla → Eilidh
Grace → Blythe
Violet → Viola
Aurora → Aurelia
Riley → Ripley
Zoey → Zella
Willow → Marlowe
Emilia → Milena
Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names
Stella → Estelle
Zoe → Zola
Victoria → Honora
Hannah → Helena
Addison → Arden
Leah → Selah
Lucy → Darcy
Eliana → Eliora
Ivy → Clover
Everly → Ellery
Lillian → Harriet
Paisley → Ainsley
Elena → Eleni
Naomi → Noemi
Maya → Gaia
Natalie → Nadia
Kinsley → Hensley
Delilah → Electra
Claire → Greer
Audrey → Esme
Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names
Aaliyah → Rosalia
Ruby → Goldie
Brooklyn → Brighton
Alice → Opal
Aubrey → Waverly
Autumn → Winter
Leilani → Lulani
Savannah → Lexington
Valentina → Valencia
Kennedy → Kensington
Madelyn → Maybellene
Josephine → Delphine
Bella → Willa
Skylar → Larkin
Genesis → Blessing
Sophie → Posie
Hailey → Hartley
Sadie → Zadie
Natalia → Italia
Quinn → Brynn
Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names
Caroline → Emmeline
Allison → Ellison
Gabriella → Esmeralda
Anna → Anya
Serenity → Verity
Nevaeh → Heavenly
Cora → Cordelia
Ariana → Aviana
Emery → Emerald
Lydia → Linnea
Jade → Jude
Sarah → Seren
Eva → Ida
Adeline → Della
Madeline → Marceline
Piper → Fifer
Rylee → Raleigh
Athena → Anthea
Peyton → Payson
Everleigh → Emberly