On a recent tour through Nameberry’s mysterious inner vault — think of it as a vast industrial basement jammed with gears and pipes, or maybe the endless stacks of a big city library, except instead of chemicals or books, it’s full of names — I came across a lot of baby names that were attracting some attention, but not enough to make our popularity lists.

　　Names that fit in with Nameberry style, but aren’t getting suggested on the forums or in our own blogs the way that favorites such as Beatrice and Charlotte, Jasper and Finn are.  That are attractive, distinctive, fashionable, unusual, yet are simply a bit quieter than their brothers and sisters who are getting noticed.

　　A lot of these names would make excellent and original substitutes for more obvious choices.  In a new spin on our trademark If you like X, you’ll love Y format, here are some more surprising options to fill in for current favorites:

　　girls

　　If you love Arianna, you might like Aria

　　If you love Aurora or Aurelia, you might like Athena

　　If you love Lila or Bliss, you might like Blythe

　　If  you love Cora, you might like Coralie

　　If you love Ellie or Emmy, you might like Effie

　　If you love Genevieve, you might like Geneva

　　If you love Ada or Ivy, you might like Ida

　　If you love Lucy, you might like Lucille

　　If you love Mila, you might like Milena

　　If you love Elodie, you might like Mireille

　　If you love Nora, you might like Nova

　　If you love Payton, you might like Paige

　　If you love Violet and Pippa, you might like Petal

　　If you love Poppy and Rose, you might like Posey

　　If you love Ruby, you might like Ramona

　　If you love Sasha, you might like Saskia

　　If you love Tessa, you might like Theresa

　　If you like Millie or Matilda, you might love Tillie

　　If you love Willow, you might like Waverly

　　boys

　　If you love Alexander, you might like Alistair

　　If you love August, you might like Ambrose

　　If you love Sebastian, you might like Balthazar

　　If you love Beckett, you might like Bennett

　　If you like Atticus, you might like Cato

　　If you like Silas, you might love Cyrus

　　If you love Dexter or Edmond, you might like Desmond

　　If you love Miles or Milo, you might like Django

　　If you love Ezra, you might like Enzo

　　If you love Isaiah or Zachary, you might like Ezekiel

　　If you love Emmett, you might like Garrett

　　If you love Leo, you might like Leon

　　If you love Jackson, you might like Lincoln

　　If you love Malachy, you might like Malloy

　　If you love Rhys, you might like Rhett

　　If you love Samuel, you might like Solomon

　　Got any other great “If you love X, you might like Y” substitutes to suggest?