Names That Are Variations

Spelling it with a double I -- GEORGII -- makes it ultradistinctive, and less a generic Georgie.

Attempts to modernize traditional Isaiah has led to this overly creative spelling.

The popular -leigh suffix is clearly an attempt to feminize this traditionally boyish nickname -- and it works. There were about 550 baby girls named Charleigh in the US last year -- and zero baby boys.

As Kinsley rises in the ranks, so do its variations. Kinslee broke into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2014.

If there's an ancestral Earl you want to honor, consider Early instead.

A particularly distinctive and dainty example of the life-affirming family of names.

Cornell, without the Ivy League prestige.

Ahsen is derived from the masculine Arabic name Ahsan and is used on both sexes in Turkey, however, it is more popular among baby girls.

This name feels modern and on-trend, thanks to that cool first similar — similar to trendy Asher — as well as associations with actor Ashton Kutcher. This particular spelling is nearly completely equally split between boys and girls in 2022.

Spirited Italian form of Octavius

Casey-with-a-K never quite reached the heights of the original, but it broke the Top 500 for boys in the late '80s and early '90s.

The forerunner of Cynthia is all but unknown these days, but deserving of import and revival.

Would certainly be misconstrued as SERAFINA, adding a lot of confusion to a little girl's life.

Lyrical choice with an ornamental H — a common phenomenon among Puerto Rican names.

One of several surnames beginning with New that nevertheless sound anything but.

Greek variation of Joseph used in the New Testament.

Written as Genève, it's the authentic name of Switzerland's capital. The English version, Geneva, is more common as a baby name in the US.

This variation of the up-and-coming quirky and offbeat flower name Azalea — the original spelling of which just cracked the Top 500 — adds the trendy "lei" element seen in popular names Leia and Leilani.