UK Girl Names

Famous as the name of the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Intriguing alternative that goes beyond Louisa and May, for Little Women fans.

Might Carlyle (or Carlisle) be the next Carly, which of course was the update on Carla? In 2015, 14 girls were given the Carlisle spelling (vs. 35 boys) but the Carlyle version did not make the SSA list for girls although it was registered for ten boys. But it's a name we think we'll hear more of for both genders.

A bit of a tongue-twister.

Almost exclusively associated with opera diva Leontyne Price. If you want to use the suddenly-stylish Leontyne, we'd recommend the French Leontine spelling.

Delwen appears to be a modern invented name in Welsh, deriving from two common name components: del - meaning pretty and wen - meaning fair/white. Similar names include Delyth, also Welsh, and Elowen, which is Cornish.

Emily substitute, though it sounds like a child's mispronunciation of "enemy".

Gerry was hep along with poodle skirts and banana splits.

This rarely heard name pares down all the ultrafeminine Dan names to one that's much more powerful, for both boys and girls.

Sounds like an authentic upper-crust family name -- not necessarily a bad thing.

A strong, classic, simple name that has nonetheless never been overexposed.

Long one of the most popular girls' names starting with P, Patti replaced Patsy as the midcentury's popular, peppy babysitter but has now joined her in the retirement home.

More modern nickname for Victoria than Vicky. Better known as Tori spelling.

Among the more masculine of the short unisex B names, Brice is less popular than Bryce for both sexes. There were 240 boys named Brice in the US in one recent year, versus only five girls -- and more than ten times that many of both genders named Bryce.

Superseded by Lauren.

Rather than going with a yooneek spelling like Macen (or Maysen or Masyn), we'd suggest sticking with the original Mason, as Kelsey Grammer did for his daughter.