Baby names on the verge of the top 1000

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The US top 1000 baby names list for 2014 ends with Kai, given to 262 baby girls last year, and Rylen, used for 205 little boys.

But what about the baby names right below the top 1000, hiding just out of sight but prime for plucking by the clever baby namer?

We chose 25 names for girls and 25 names for boys we found swimming just beneath the surface of the top 1000.

These baby names strike a balance between the unusual and familiar, with each name given to at least 50 babies in the US last year. 

GIRLS

Amaris

Anais

Arden

Brisa

Cecily

Charity

Delia

Ellery

Elodie

Flora

Frankie

India

Larissa

Maren

Noor

Ophelia

Poppy

Ramona

Roxanne

Sally

Shea

Sylvie

Tess

Vienna

Zelda

BOYS

Abner

Alistair

Bishop

Boone

Briar 

Campbell

Cormac

Denver

Edmund

Fox

Garrison

Gus

Harris

Keller

Linus

Mac

McCoy

Octavio

Otis

Robin

Shepherd

Slade

Stone

Tobin

Torin

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