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