GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List

Oct 6, 2024 10:45 PM

　　You may know Nameberry’s most popular girls’ names 2011: from Top 3 Charlotte, Violet, and Amelia down to Molly, Maya, and Mary.

　　You may even know our hottest girls’ names 2011, which include such celebrity-influenced picks as Pippa and Mila.

　　But we’ve got a quieter, less obvious, but potentially more interesting list for you: those girls’ names that don’t make the Top 100 but that are attracting a dramatic rise in interest this summer over last.

　　Some of the names here bear a relationship to those on the most popular list: Aveline instead of Adeline, for instance, or Indigo rather than Scarlett, or Clover as opposed to Ivy or Poppy. While not all of these names are destined for future popularity, the baby namer in search of a name that will feel as fresh in ten years as it does today should take heed.

　　Our list of secretly popular girls’ names 2011 (look for the boys’ list next week):

　　Agatha

　　Anais

　　Annabelle

　　Arden

　　Aria

　　Astra

　　Aveline

　　Calla

　　Cassia

　　Clemence

　　Clover

　　Cosette

　　Daphne

　　Dorothea

　　Echo

　　Elise

　　Fern

　　Fiona

　　Fleur

　　India

　　Indigo

　　Jade

　　Keturah

　　Lavinia

　　Lorelei

　　Lucille

　　Lucretia

　　Magnolia

　　Maren

　　Margot

　　Marina

　　Milena

　　Miranda

　　Nerissa

　　Niamh

　　Nova

　　Posey

　　Prudence

　　Sabrina

　　Saskia

　　Scout

　　Sylvie

　　Thea

　　Valentina

　　Vera

　　Vivian

　　Winter

　　Photo thanks to Superingerid.

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