If You Like Emily, You Might Love...
As one of the top baby names for girls for over two decades, Emily has proven itself both popular and at the same time become overused. Here, some alternative baby names you might want to consider instead.
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Aimee
Amy was a 1970s favorite, and French spelling Aimee peaked in the same decade.
Aimee Teegarden is an American actress, known for her role as Julie Taylor on the TV drama Friday Night... Read More -
Amalia
Amalia is a widely cross-cultural name, heard from Italy to Romania, Germany to Scandinavia. The current heir to the Dutch throne is Princess Catharina-Amalia of Orange. It can be pronounced... Read More
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Amelia
Amelia, a lovely Victorian name, with a heroic connection to aviatrix Amelia Earhart, is one of the HOTTEST girls' names as an alternative to the overused Emily and Amanda. Amelia emerged as the... Read More
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Amelie
This French favorite has been gaining notice here thanks to the charming 2001 French film Amelie; it entered the American popularity list in 2002 and is now solidly established in the Top... Read More
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Cecily
Cecily is as dainty as a lace handkerchief. Cecily has a wide assortment of namesakes. One Cecily was the mother of King Richard III, whose beauty gained her the title "the Rose of Raby," Cecily... Read More
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Ellery
In the past few years Ellery has gone from middle-aged male detective to a plausible girls' name, a la Hillary. Read More
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Elodie
The lyrical and melodious Elodie, a budding Nameberry favorite, is an overlooked medieval saint's name that could be a more sophisticated tribute to an Aunt Melody.
Elodie (accent over... Read More -
Emerson
The combination of Emily and Emma's popularity -- and the fact that Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher's daughter is named Emerson -- have put this formerly strictly
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Emery
The superpopularity of Emily and Emma has recently boosted the unisex Emery, especially since it's also a starbaby via Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn. (There are nearly eight times as many female... Read More
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Emilia
Emilia, the lovely feminine form of the Roman clan name Aemilius, is rising as an Emily/Amelia alternative, now at Number 102. Its one problem is that it sounds like and is often seen as... Read More
