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Lavender - I'm surprised this one never made it to the top 1000. It rolls off the tongue nicely & fits with other popular nature names such as Heather, Amber, Violet, etc.

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Magdalena, Magdalene etc. - It's classic, has a lot of possible nicknames, yet it is not and never was very common in the US.

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Vitus - a Saint name that has many forms in various European languages that are popular, but in English, it's almost unused.

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Then, there are names that *are* quite popular with parents, but don't get much appreciation from other BtN members, IMO:
Atlas, Brooks, Brooklyn, West, Harper, Paisley, Journey, Legend (this one is a GP).

If underrated just means "deserves more love or usage", I can easily name some that I would like to see more often:
Lance
Maxine
Cait
Caitlin
Leopold
Archibald
Theobald
Desmond
Dove
Sapphire (its recently gotten more love in the charts after years of rarity, and I think this trend should continue)
Topaz
Garnet
Gem
Rain
Alistair
Reginald
Cyrus
Nigel
Osmond
Oswald
Alexandrine
Alxandrina
Rosabelle
Rosabella
Aster
Astor
Aston
Crispin
Crispia
Moon
Lotus
Blue
Gail
Dale

Zara
Jasmine
Greta
Larissa
Dylan
Kieran
Julian

I think Amethyst, Valerian, and Ginger are pretty underrated.

Sapphira. I’m surprised it never has been in the top 1000. It’s from the Bible so it has a history to it.

Yes, tons of them. I have two definitions of underrated:

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Names that have never been in the US top 1000: Ajax, Andromeda, Annabeth, Bellatrix, Emeric, Estera, Lunaria, Phaedra, Saskia, Sephora, Xanthe, Xerxes, Zenaida

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Names that are no longer in the US top 1000: Calista, Carissa, Casimir, Casper, Charlene, Clarence, Isadore, Jada, Jillian, Jodi, Felicia, Francine, Linnea, Marissa, Rhianna/Rianna, Roxy/Roxana, Sophronia, Twila/Twyla, Zada, Zenobia

Katrina. I’ve loved this name since I was a kid. I hate how it became associated with the hurricane.

Monika, despite having a high rating. Lower rated ones include Jaxxon.