Change It Up! 50 Popular Baby Names With a Spelling Twist

While there are plenty of beautiful, unusual names out there for babies, there are also the more traditional names and, of course, the most popular. If you're looking to name your baby something classic or trendy but don't want them to have the same exact name as every other baby on the block, consider taking one of the most popular names and altering the spelling to jazz it up a bit.

We've taken the 50 most popular boy and girl names of recent years — though, any name could work for any gender — and changed up the spellings to give them unique twists.

Boys

1. Noah, Noaah, Noa
2. Liam, Liahm, Liaam
3. Mason, Maison, Masen, Mayson
4. Jacob, Jakob, Jaycob
5. William, Wiliam, Williem
6. Ethan, Ethen, Ethyn
7. Michael, Mikael, Mychael
8. Alexander, Aleksander, Alixander, Alekzander
9. James, Jaymes, Jaimes
10. Daniel, Danial
11. Elijah, Elija
12. Benjamin, Benjamyn, Benjamen
13. Logan, Logen, Logyn
14. Aiden, Aaden, Aden, Aidan, Aidyn, Ayden
15. Jayden, Jaden, Jaeden, Jaiden, Jaydon
16. Matthew, Mathew, Matthieu
17. Jackson, Jaxon, Jacksyn
18. David, Daved, Dayvid
19. Lucas, Lukas
20. Joseph, Jozeph, Josef
21. Andrew, Andru
22. Samuel, Samule, Samuell
23. Gabriel, Gabrial, Gabryel
24. Joshua, Joshuah
25. John, Johnn, Jon

Girls

1. Emma, Emmah
2. Olivia, Olivea, Oliviah
3. Sophia, Sofia, Sofiya, Sofiah
4. Isabella, Izabella, Isybella
5. Ava, Avah, Ayva
6. Mia, Miya
7. Emily, Emely, Emilee, Emilie, Emmalee
8. Abigail, Abigale, Abagail
9. Madison, Maddison, Madisyn
10. Charlotte, Charlote, Charlette
11. Harper, Harpar
12. Avery, Averi, Averie
13. Elizabeth, Elizibeth, Elizybeth
14. Amelia, Aemilia, Amilea
15. Evelyn, Evelynn, Evilyn
16. Ella, Ellah
17. Chloe, Khloe, Chloey
18. Victoria, Viktoria, Vyctoria
19. Aubrey, Aubree, Aubrie, Aubri
20. Grace, Grayce, Graice
21. Zoey, Zoe, Zoie
22. Natalie, Nathalie, Natalee
23. Addison, Adison, Addyson, Addisyn
24. Lillian, Lilian, Lilliann
25. Brooklyn, Brooklynn