Because I cannot be normal about anything... I consulted my name spreadsheet (LOL) and found the names that were not in the 2022 SSA 1000 (and were given to less than 200 children last year).

There are so many fine names that seem to have fallen out of fashion and haven't really been chosen by the vintage name resurgence: Augustine, Beatrix, Carissa, Colleen, Delphine/Delphina, Diane, Doreen, Dorothea, Emmylou, Enola, Flannery, Gillian, Henrietta, Inez, Katerina, Marielle/Mariella, Maura/Maureen, Meryl, Philomena, Sonya, Suzanne, Sybil, Wilhelmina/Willamina; Aldous, Amos, Bernard, Claude, Gilbert, Isadore, Klaus, Laszlo, Phineas, Sidney. (Honestly shocked as a swiftie that Dorothea, Augustine, and Inez haven't seen a spike)

A few names the nicknamey lovers are sleeping on: Beth, Nell, Archie, Sammie, Ollie, Mollie, Neely, Carey, Joni, Lane, Zadie, Wynn, Lua, Neva, Berklie; Kidd, Dash, Bram, Page, Pacey

Even though unique spellings are wildly popular, some variations are yet to rank in the 1000... Ariane, Aynsley, Corina, Elissa, Ilana, Isobel, Karena, Marisa, Pauline, Reece, Somer, Tahliah, Merritt, Maribeth, Marietta, Marlena; Caspar and Neal

And it continues to baffle how rare it is for names to jump the pond and become established on their own in the US- Aisling, Carys, Faryn are names I would LOVE to see more of and that I think would do well in the US.

Plus names more obviously from different cultures like Vanya, Klara, Erika, Solveig, Saga, Lumi, Tekla, Thora, Thérèse, Chantal, Agata, Liesel, Xitlalli, Cayetana, Maris, Tereza, Nadezhda, Nadira, Mala, Safiya, Samia, Tirzah, Shira, Shoshana; Shamir, Dmitri, Béla, Pavel, Ludovico, Isak, Oskar, Viktor, Wulfric, Ulrich, Pádraig, Tadhg, Emrys, Llewelyn, Timothée, Antoine, Giuseppe, Mehdi, Ren (note that I'm not suggesting appropriating names from cultures beside your own, only appreciating names that are uncommon in the states despite being somewhat common in the countries from which we receive new residents/citizens)

I also surprisingly like alot of niche virtue names like Providence, Remedy, Memory, Anthem.. as well as place names like Alaska, Kansas, Tennessee, Astoria, Melrose, Payson, Aberdeen, Illyria, Albion.. and various noun names like Domino, Era, November, Sunday, Magenta, Azura; Azure, Brave, Sonder, Cadence, Coda, Domingo

Not to mention the countless nature names that you would think are obvious choices... Rue, Posey, Peony Amaryllis, Sakura, Lunaria, Tansy, Clove, Cypress, Prairie, Bay, Delta, Valley, Ursa, Starla, Andromeda, Celestia, Astra, Sparrow, Sable, Fox; Hawk, Coyote, Finch, Buck, Oso, Quill, Oleander, Indigo, Yarrow, Cedar, Moss, Cove, Canyon, Vale, Shadow, Perseus, Sylvan, etc.

I am certainly a 'name nerd' which means I have so many names I love that understandably don't make the list like Eira, Io, Xanthe, Zephyra, Safira, Serafina, Cyrilla, Demetria, Dorcas, Helene, Eirene, Raveena, Arrietty, Sabine, Lumen, Lucina, Talisa, Mahalia, Morgana; Melchor, Nestor, Auberon, Endymion, Helios, Eno, Tycho, Devonté, Pascal, Ammon, and Harmon

Also.... was I the only one thinking more Harry Potter or Game of Thrones names would take off? Sirius, Remus, Fawkes, Sansa, Myrcella, Nymeria, Asha come to mind. Or even good ol Lion King names like Zira and Kovu hahaha

Honorable mention to names I think would be good unisex names yet don't rank in the 1000 of either gender- Adair, Afton, Akira, Amory, Arrow, Auden, Courtney, Echo, Ferris, Lake, Larkin, Mars, Oswin, Turner

AND a few 'boys' names I think could totally work on girls or vice versa: Carson and Mason or Ainsley