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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.

Cassius

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Latin
11
Cyrus

Meaning: sun

Origin:Persian
19
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Crew

Meaning: a band or force of armed men

Origin:English word name
239
Cy

Meaning: sun

Origin:Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian
663
Caleb

Meaning: devotion to God

Origin:Hebrew
28
Castiel

Meaning: my cover is God

Origin:Hebrew
98
Caspian

Meaning: white

Origin:Place name
10
Cassian

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Latin, variation of Cassius
27
Cillian

Meaning: war strife or church

Origin:Irish
81
Callum

Meaning: dove

Origin:Scottish form of Columba, Latin
94
Cian

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Irish
187
Cormac

Meaning: charioteer

Origin:Irish
257
Cadmus

Meaning: one who excels

Origin:Greek
968
Conrad

Meaning: brave counsel

Origin:German
197
Casper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
84
Calvin

Meaning: bald, hairless

Origin:Latin
129
Cole

Meaning: swarthy, coal black

Origin:English
148
Coen

Meaning: bold advisor

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Coenraad
408
Clement

Meaning: mild, merciful

Origin:Latin
397