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 2023 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 2023.

Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names

Olivia → Olympia

Emma → Alma

Charlotte → Colette

Amelia → Amalia

Sophia → Fiona

Mia → Pia

Isabella → Marcella

Ava → Ida

Evelyn → Elowen

Luna → Lumi

Harper → Harbor

Sofia → Alessia

Camila → Paloma

Eleanor → Leonora

Elizabeth → Beatrice

Violet → Viola

Scarlett → Zahara

Emily → Amelie

Hazel → Fern

Lily → Lilia

Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names

Gianna → Ginevra

Aurora → Aurelia

Penelope → Persephone

Aria → Aura

Nora → Thea

Chloe → Cleo

Ellie → Winnie

Mila → Mika

Avery → Avalon

Layla → Liana

Abigail → Tabitha

Ella → Etta

Isla → Isley

Eliana → Eliora

Nova → Lux

Madison → Madigan

Zoe → Zoya

Ivy → Clover

Grace → Blythe

Lucy → Darcy

Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names

Willow → Marlowe

Emilia → Milena

Riley → Ripley

Naomi → Noemi

Victoria → Honora

Stella → Estelle

Elena → Eleni

Hannah → Helena

Valentina → Valencia

Maya → Gaia

Zoey → Zella

Delilah → Dinah

Leah → Selah

Lainey → Lettie

Lillian → Harriet

Paisley → Ainsley

Genesis → Blessing

Madelyn → Gwendolyn

Sadie → Zadie

Sophie → Posie

Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names

Leilani → Lulani

Addison → Arden

Natalie → Nadia

Josephine → Delphine

Alice → Opal

Ruby → Goldie

Claire → Greer

Kinsley → Hensley

Everly → Ellery

Emery → Emerald

Adeline → Della

Kennedy → Kensington

Maeve → Neve

Audrey → Esme

Autumn → Auburn

Athena → Althea

Eden → Elin

Iris → Avis

Anna → Anya

Eloise → Elodie

Top Girl Names → Uncommon Girl Names

Jade → Jude

Maria → Marina

Caroline → Emmeline

Brooklyn → Brighton

Quinn → Brynn

Aaliyah → Rosalia

Vivian → Sylvia

Liliana → Luciana

Gabriella → Esmeralda

Hailey → Hartley

Sarah → Seren

Savannah → Lexington

Cora → Cordelia

Madeline → Marceline

Natalia → Idalia

Ariana → Aviana

Lydia → Linnea

Lyla → Lyra

Clara → Calla

Allison → Ellison

See our transformations of top boy names here.