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GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List
GIRLS’ NAMES 2011: The Secret Popularity List
May 1, 2026 3:58 AM

  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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