Gorgeous Alternatives to Popular Girls Names

There are few things more frustrating than choosing a name, and then discovering that it is in the top #10. For your daughter, it will mean growing up with probably at least two other girls of the same name in her class at school. Although the names are pretty, it can be hard when your name is so common - especially when your name is called out at the local coffee shop, and three of you go to collect the drink! This list is compiled with gorgeous names that aren't in the Top 100, but with similarities to the more well-used names - nothing too unique or dramatic here! And nearly all with gorgeous nicknames to suit a girl throughout her life.
  1. Adelaide
    • Alessia
      • Allegra
        • Ariadne
          • Atlanta
            • Aurelia
              • Aveen
                • Avila
                  • Bree
                    • Camille
                      • Origin:

                        French
                      • Meaning:

                        "young ceremonial attendant"
                      • Description:

                        Camille is a unisex name in France, where it's in the Top100 for both boys and girls. It is certainly one of those names whose gender identity is culturally specific: In the US, more than 1100 baby girls were named Camille last year, and only five baby boys.
                    • Cassidy
                      • Origin:

                        Irish
                      • Meaning:

                        "curly-headed"
                      • Description:

                        A lean and lanky Irish cowboy name with great nickname potential to boot (Cass or Sid are both options). This is one of the great under-rated American names!
                    • Calliope
                      • Celeste
                        • Charmian
                          • Delia
                            • Emmeline
                              • Origin:

                                Old French form of archaic German Amal
                              • Meaning:

                                "work"
                              • Description:

                                Emmeline is an Emma relative and Emily cousin that is destined for greater use in the wake of the megapopularity of those two names. A recommended Nameberry fave, Emmeline hopped onto the US Top 1000 in 2014 for the first time ever. While it is genuinely an old name, it was rarely used a century ago; only 17 baby girls were named Emmeline in 1915, the same number as were named Ernie!
                            • Edie
                              • Genevieve
                                • Giselle
                                  • Helena