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Coolest Baby Names That Aren't Really Names

The coolest baby names sometimes aren't names at all, as the mostly unisex baby names on this list attest. Words as baby names are relatively recent yet very hot trend — Navy, Seven, and Legacy are among the fastest-rising baby names of the moment.

Along with Navy and Seven, other baby names that aren’t really names in the US Top 1000 include Blessing, Creed, Crew, Dash, Forest, Halo, Journey, and Winter. The Kardashians are especially talented at turning words into hit baby names — Dream, Reign, Saint, and True made incredibly leaps in popularity after being endorsed by the famous family.

There are an uncountable number of words turned cool baby names, beyond the scope of any one source. The only limits are your reference books, your imagination, and your taste. Here are some of the coolest and most evocative of the group.

Caden

Meaning: battle

Origin:English, Celtic
548
Colby

Meaning: coal town

Origin:English
839
Cliff The name used to refer to people residing ne...
Origin:Topographical name or short form of Clifford or Clifton
1360
Clovis A name of French origin, the meaning of Clov...
Origin:Teutonic, French, early form of Ludwig or Louis
2798
Calixte

Meaning: most beautiful

Origin:French
3008
Caruso Caruso is one of the traditionally used Ital...
Origin:Italian surname
3172
Clint Clint is related to the old English name Cli...
Origin:English, diminutive of Clinton
1964
Chuck The name Chuck is of American origin, and th...
Origin:Diminutive of Charles
3277
Citron

Meaning: lemon

Origin:French
3356
Cielo

Meaning: sky

Origin:Spanish word name
4026
Cielo

Meaning: sky

Origin:Italian
1342
Chicago

Meaning: wild garlic

Origin:American place name, Algonquin
4514
Craig

Meaning: from the rocks

Origin:Scottish
959
Calloway

Meaning: pebbly place

Origin:English from Latin
4986
Conlan

Meaning: hero

Origin:Irish
2535
Carver

Meaning: wood carver

Origin:English
2209
Coast

Meaning: land near the sea

Origin:English word name
2310
Coast

Meaning: land near the sea

Origin:English word name
9621
Chamomile

Meaning: earth apple

Origin:Nature name
4987
Columbus

Meaning: dove

Origin:Variation of Columbo or Columbia, Latin
6136