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101 Not-Too-Hot, Not-Too-Cold Baby Names
101 Not-Too-Hot, Not-Too-Cold Baby Names
Dec 23, 2024 10:35 PM

  Many parents are looking for baby names that are not too popular but not too unusual, not too trendy but also not too weird.

  In search of names that strike this golden mean, we looked through the middle of the U.S. popularity lists, from Number 400 through 700 for both girls and boys.

  What we found there was a trove of great names that are neither too hot nor too cold.

  Here, our picks of the best names from the middle of the pack, with their 2012 standing included.

  girls

  [column1]

  Helen — 402

  Rosalie – 406

  Cynthia — 419

  Daphne — 420

  Cassandra – 423

  Holly — 424

  Carolina – 430

  June — 435

  Camilla – 437

  Lana — 442

  Serena – 443

  Sasha — 451

  Bridget – 453

  Rowan — 455

  Celeste – 470

  Sloane — 480

  Francesca – 486

  Ada – 487

  Priscilla — 489

  Vera – 500

  Dylan — 512

  Dahlia – 521

  Gloria — 522

  [/column1]

  [column2]

  Sylvia — 526

  Selah – 534

  Zara – 556

  Eve – 558

  Helena – 560

  Samara – 570

  Virginia – 579

  Claudia – 596

  Rosemary – 603

  Rosa — 614

  Brenna – 623

  Nova — 625

  Raquel — 626

  Dana – 627

  Clarissa – 632

  Greta – 643

  Marina – 644

  Felicity – 653

  Simone – 656

  Matilda – 658

  Colette – 659

  Meredith – 668

  Beatrice – 691

  Cara – 695

  [/column2]

  boys

  [column1]

  Albert – 401

  Darius – 403

  Archer – 404

  Philip – 409

  Walker – 411

  Saul – 414

  Rocco – 415

  Davis – 416

  Enzo – 417

  Russell – 426

  Porter – 430

  Hugo – 436

  Solomon – 441

  Curtis – 442

  Alec – 448

  Lawrence – 443

  Ronan – 456

  Mitchell – 463

  Malcolm – 466

  Cyrus – 471

  Jonas – 474

  Rhys – 476

  Dane — 477

  Pierce – 479

  Rory — 481

  Sullivan – 490

  Rhett – 508

  [/column1]

  [column2]

  Tobias – 516

  Justice – 519

  Nash – 521

  Nico – 525

  Lawson – 531

  Frederick – 536

  Byron – 540

  Moses – 546

  Cullen – 551

  Clark – 554

  Kieran – 556

  Jagger – 557

  Dorian 558

  Asa – 562

  Lucian – 586

  Morgan – 587

  Brett – 598

  Wilson – 599

  Jefferson – 615

  Winston – 616

  Bowen – 619

  Soren – 622

  Raphael – 626

  Rex – 627

  Quincy – 633

  Deacon – 679

  Flynn – 692

  [/column2]

  We’ve made it easier to scroll through the popularity lists yourself.  For the full U.S. Top 1000, go here.

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