Currently Unpopular or Not-often Heard

[brunnersgal]

title says it all , i think

i'm looking for currently unpopular of not-often heard of girls' names, but i don't want anything too 'out there' i want people to say "wow i haven't heard that name in a while!" rather than "wow that name is 'unusual'!" if you get me

my favourite name, which i don't want to use because a family member used it, is Naomi. so anything similar to that would be great!

tia <3

[jesba]

Love Naomi!
Naomi's actually in the (lower end of the) top 100! So you might have different feelings about what constitutes popularity than many people on NB? : D. I'm inclined to agree - I think beyond the top 10 even, a lot of names aren't heard that much / are much more region-specific.

Some of these are trending up and could grow quickly FYI. I am sure there are more.

Here are some ideas
Ada (424)
Adah (not in top 1000)
Agatha (not in top 1000)
Agnes (not in top 1000)
Alice (104)
Anne (593)
Antonia (not in top 1000)
Cecilia (241 - an INCREDIBLY stable name in the rankings. Like almost a flatline since 1880.)
Cora (204)
Dinah (not in top 1000)
Eliza (255)
Helen (427)
Helena (588)
Ingrid (856)
Jane (368)
Johanna (not in top 1000)
Laura (273)
Louisa (not in top 1000)
Lucia (242)
Magdalena (not in top 1000 but constantly bouncing in and out)
Margaret (187)
Margo(t) (neither in top 1000)
Phoebe (310)
Ramona (not in top 1000)
Rosa (624)
Simone (649)
Theresa (not in top 1000)
Vera (512)
Viola (not in top 1000)

[thetxbelle]

Isabeau - unheard of but not that unfamiliar because of the similar Isabel sound.
Anne-Sophie - familiar names, unusual combo here, fits the compound name trend and has French flair.

[spunkiedoodle]

Haven't heard these names on a baby in a while...

Suzanne
Diana
Gail
Jillian
Gretchen
Gretel
Courtney
Tiffany
Dorothy
Glenda
Thelma
Tracey
Tammie
Patricia
Vanessa
Michelle
Melissa
Leslie
Cindy
Heidi
Becky
Yvette
Yvonne
Dara
Sherry
Sharon
Edna
Wendy
Helene
Eunice
Charisse
Nell
Mabel
Miriam
Freda
Raquel

[whirligig]

I like the suggestion of Ramona or Helena.

[brunnersgal]

Love Naomi!
Naomi's actually in the (lower end of the) top 100! So you might have different feelings about what constitutes popularity than many people on NB? : D. I'm inclined to agree - I think beyond the top 10 even, a lot of names aren't heard that much / are much more region-specific.

Some of these are trending up and could grow quickly FYI. I am sure there are more.

ah! i did not know this here in the UK, Naomi is at 140, which is fine for me - i'm staying out of the top at least 70 here in the UK. to me, because of the 'wanting it to be name people know of but haven't heard in a while' factor, i consider anything after say 110 in the UK list

eta:- but yes, i do base my 'popularity' decision on regional aspect, rather than any national statistics, to a certain extent. i won't turn down a name just because it's in the top 100. but i certainly won't use one if it is i nthe top 100 without serious thought first, unless i don't know anyone at all with that name (the case with Naomi up til now - doh!)

[jesba]

Ahh well UK numbers will be totally different, although I expect in most cases there are similar ballparks.

Sorry didn't think of it - although I'm sort of intrigued I didn't even think to mention Imogen and Freya, which definitely fall in this category in the US (except maybe they are even a little bit "out there") but are obviously VERY familiar in the UK : D.

Where do you go for your UK info? I mean I can google it but is there a least clunky link? When I've looked at in the past a lot of the sites tend to be pop-up heavy, or just list top 100, or are otherwise hard to use...

[brunnersgal]

ah, i use this one:- http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publicatio...cm%3A77-266770
it's from the National Office of Statistics so i official info from the government here in the UK, i believe though it has just proven extremely hard to find via Google, ha!

i'm loving Helena, though it does rhyme with babies future surname which is slightly offputting (surname is 2 syllables and ends in -er) though not so bad as it is longer i also love tha the nickname Nel can be used for it

and i love Nell suggested, by Spunkiedoodle, though would prefer a longer name for it, i think.

[jesba]

Thanks! Yes I have never seen that come up on google. Intriguing : D.

I don't think Helena rhymes too much with you future surname, if it's the one in your handle. I mean my American accent is helping me quite a bit : D, (it doesn't rhyme at all in American English!), but even with a British accent the vowels are different (I think?). Also if you'd consider He LAY na or He LEE na it'll rhyme less than Helen-a.

Nell is a great nickname! I also like it for Penelope (but that is rising sharply here for what it's worth, not sure there), Eleanor (but that might rhyme even more than Helena?), Helen, Antonella, Leonella, and even just Nella on its own. Nell, just Nell, is OK, but a little short for me.

[capturedcastle]

I love Naomi, but same thing, it's our niece's name! But I totally know what you mean about the "currently unpopular" names, I love them too. Some of my favorites:

Tallulah (this one might be too popular or "on the rise," but I thought it might fit your style)
Olive
Beulah
Mallory
Phillipa
Clementine
Glory
Justice
Myrtle
Juniper
Sibel
Sorrel
Dinah
Abilene
Phoebe
Daphne