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Baby Girl Names with Unique Spellings

Written by Elizabeth Weiss McGolerick

When your top baby girl name ends up on all the popular baby name lists… when your cousin, sister or best friend names her baby with the same name you had intended for your child… when you just can’t give up the name you’ve loved since you were old enough to even consider names for a baby… well, it’s time to make some drastic decisions. You can go with your initial choice of name or you can get a little clever. Check out these clever baby girl names with unique spellings.

cute baby girl in pink These days, rather than give their child a name that’s at the top of the charts, many parents are opting for creative spelling options to make their selected name stand out from other versions of the same name. They want their baby to be unique. Girl names are especially friendly to spelling changes – the i and e and k alterations that are popular switcheroo letters are inherently a little more feminine and provide more avenues for spelling exploration.

How to find a unique spelling

If this is the route you decide to go, the first fact to accept is that while choosing Khloe instead of Chloe might not have your little girl’s name showing up on the top 10 list (different spellings of names are counted separately) the name will still sound the same. If you can live with a pronunciation that doesn’t change, if the look of a name matters more to you than how it sounds, then making a switch from a traditional or expected spelling to a unique spelling may be the best solution for you.

Alternative spellings to a range of baby names can happen by simply altering one letter, or a multitude of letters. Some trendy rules of thumb when changing the spelling of a baby girl’s name are as follows:

• Substitute the letter “y” for other vowels, particularly “i” or “e.”
• Substitute the letter “k” for “c,” or vice versa.
• Change the letter “s” to “z,” or vice versa.
• Spell anything with the long e sound using “eigh” instead of just “e.”

Unique spellings for popular girl names

The below list of popular names for girls includes a wide variety of alternate spellings.

Adriane – Adrienne, Adrianne, Adrien, Aidrian, Aydrian, Aydrean
Ashley – Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ashly, Ashlei, Asheley
Briana – Breeana, Breanna, Breana, Breeanna, Brianna, Briahna, Bryanna
Britney – Brittany, Britnee, Britneigh, Britnei, Britny
Caitlin – Kaitlin, Katelynn, Katelyn, Kaitlyn, Kaitlynn, Kaetlyn, Caitlyn, Caitlynn,
Desiree – Deziree, Dezirae, Desiray, Deseree
Destiny – Destinee, Destini, Destanie, Destanee, Destyni
Emily – Emilee, Emmaleigh, Emmilee, Amelie, Amily, Emmalee
Haley – Hayley, Hayleigh, Hailee, Haylee, Haylie
Isabel – Isabelle, Isabell, Izabel, Isobel, Izobel, Izabelle
Jasmine – Jazmine, Jasmyn, Jazzmin, Jazmyn, Jazmin, Jazzmyn, Jazzmine
Jordan – Jordin, Jordyn, Jordynn, Jordynne, Jordon, Jordanne, Geordin
Kaylee – Kaylie, Caylie, Kayleigh, Cayleigh, Kaelee, Caelee, Kayley, Cayley
Lauren – Lauryn, Laurenne, Loren, Louren, Loryn
Mackenzie – McKenzie, McKenzi, Mackenzee, Mykenzie, Mackensie, McKensie
Micaela – Mikaela, Mikayla, Mikaylah, Michaela, Mikalah, Mykayla, Mihkeyla, Makayla
Peyton – Paighton, Peyten, Payten, Payton, Paden
Riley – Reilly, Rylee, Rylea, Ryleigh, Rilie, Rylie, Reilley
Stephanie – Stefanie, Steffany, Stefani, Stefannie, Stefanny, Stefanee
Sydney – Cydnee, Cidnee, Cydney, Cydni, Sidney, Sydni, Sydnee, Sidni, Sidnee
Zoe – Zoey, Zoie, Zooey, Zoee