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14 Brilliant Alternatives to Today's Most Popular Baby Names

If you like Isabella, you're gonna love Georgina...

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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.

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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.

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If you like Noah, you’ll love Abe

Young blood, Old Testament.

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If you like Emma, you’ll love Lydia

A bit bookish, a bit colonial.


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If you like Oliver, you’ll love Giles

Oh hi, Anglophile. (Or should we say, “Cheerio”?)

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If you like Skylar, you’ll love Saffron

Calling all earth mothers.

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If you like Liam, you’ll love Eamon

All the Irish brooding. None of the Neeson or Hemsworth references.


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If you like Ava, you’ll love Lola

Destined to be a starlet.

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If you like Max, you’ll love Gus

Aren’t old men adorable? Especially in tiny baby form.

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If you like Hazel, you’ll love Edith

Old ladies too, while we’re at it.

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If you like Ryder, you’ll love Dax

Let’s hear it for the bad boys.

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If you like Harper, you’ll love Willa

We’re all about channeling our favorite women writers.


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If you like Jackson, you’ll love Harrison

You’ve still got the presidential theme (William and Benjamin) with a slightly more unique approach.

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If you like Sadie, you’ll love Penny

Spunky and retro in all the right ways.

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14.

If you like Hunter, you’ll love Archer

Bonus points for the super-cute nickname “Archie.”


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