Underused Girls' Names

A name becomes popular if it follows the trends of its time, has an appealing sound, and connects to pop culture icons. However, a name can have all these ingredients and still not succeed.

Underused girls' names are just that. These are names that have all the ingredients to become popular, but are not getting the attention they deserve. All the names in this style rank below the top 500 and, ideally, have yet to rise in use.

Here are some recognizable but rare names:

Adair

Amity

Annabeth

Antonia

Arden

Avalon

Avis

Avonlea

Beatrix

Blythe

Brighton

Briony

Calla

Cecily

Celia

Constance

Cordelia

Delia

Delphine

Edie

Ellery

Emmeline

Estelle

Etta

Evelina

Geneva

Greta

Imogen

Isadora

Iva

Janie

Jolie

Kimber

Lavinia

Linnea

Lucinda

Luella

Lula

Magdalena

Marion

Marjorie

Martina

May

Myra

Noelani

Odessa

Orla

Phaedra

Philippa

Pippa

Rafaela

Reva

Romilly

Simone

Susanna(h)

Tess

Vada

Velvet

Vienna

Viola

Which names would you add to this list?

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