14 Brilliant Alternatives to Today's Most Popular Baby Names
If you like Isabella, you're gonna love Georgina...
You were all about the name Isabella/Olivia/Sophia… until you realized that those were the most popular girl names in America, and you wanted your unborn child to at least have a shot at individuality.
But fear not! We’ve rounded up 14 unique alternatives to some of the most popular baby names of 2016.
1.
If you like Isabella, you’ll love Georgina
Regal and saucy… but won’t have the same name as four girls in her kindergarten class.
2.
If you like Noah, you’ll love Abe
Young blood, Old Testament.
3.
If you like Emma, you’ll love Lydia
A bit bookish, a bit colonial.
4.
If you like Oliver, you’ll love Giles
Oh hi, Anglophile. (Or should we say, “Cheerio”?)
5.
If you like Skylar, you’ll love Saffron
Calling all earth mothers.
6.
If you like Liam, you’ll love Eamon
All the Irish brooding. None of the Neeson or Hemsworth references.
7.
If you like Ava, you’ll love Lola
Destined to be a starlet.
8.
If you like Max, you’ll love Gus
Aren’t old men adorable? Especially in tiny baby form.
9.
If you like Hazel, you’ll love Edith
Old ladies too, while we’re at it.
10.
If you like Ryder, you’ll love Dax
Let’s hear it for the bad boys.
11.
If you like Harper, you’ll love Willa
We’re all about channeling our favorite women writers.
12.
If you like Jackson, you’ll love Harrison
You’ve still got the presidential theme (William and Benjamin) with a slightly more unique approach.
13.
If you like Sadie, you’ll love Penny
Spunky and retro in all the right ways.
14.
If you like Hunter, you’ll love Archer
Bonus points for the super-cute nickname “Archie.”
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