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New Baby Names on the Rise

These new baby names have only recently been born but are rising through baby names popularity lists and we predict will be used more frequently in the future.

Where do new baby names come from? Some are invented by parents and catch on, while others, such as Saint and Shiloh are the handiwork of celebrities. Some new names for babies are respellings of established names or new imported names from other cultures.

Along with Saint and Shiloh, other new baby names on the rise in the US Top 1000 include Aries, Brisa, Ember, Meilani, Navy, Onyx, Thiago, and Wells. New place names becoming more popular include Harlem, Princeton, Zion, and Zaire.

In recent years, many words have been promoted to become new baby names. And new names are always being created from established surnames or nature names.

There are thousands of new baby names with more being minted every day, but the new baby names gaining in popularity include the following.

Valentina

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
203
Cassia

Meaning: cinnamon

Origin: Feminine form of Cassius or Greek
206
Junia

Meaning: born in June

Origin:Latin, Feminine variation of Junius
1109
Kira

Meaning: throne

Origin:Russian feminine variation of Cyrus
521
Origin:English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
127
Siobhan

Meaning: god is gracious

Origin:Irish Gaelic
317
Alana

Meaning: handsome, rock; oak tree; child; awakening

Origin:Feminization of Alan, Irish; variation of Ilana, Hebrew; Gaelic; Hawaiian
256
Cosima

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Italian feminine variation of Cosmo, Greek
282
Lucia

Meaning: light

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin
104
Origin:Greek, Feminine variation of Apollo, Greek sun god.
847
Jacqueline

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:French, feminine diminutive of Jacques
234
Stephanie

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:Greek, feminine variation of Stephen
330
Louise

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:French and English, feminine variation of Louis
377
Georgina

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
833
Simone

Meaning: hearkening

Origin:French, feminine variation of Hebrew Simon
587
Gabrielle

Meaning: God is my Strength

Origin:French, feminine variation of Gabriel
774
Justine

Meaning: fair, righteous

Origin:French feminine variation of Justin
1213
Lucienne

Meaning: light

Origin:French feminine variation of Lucian
1289
Nicola

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Greek
1591
Georgiana

Meaning: farmer

Origin:English, feminine variation of George
832