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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.

Marcia

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin, feminine version of Marcius
1029
Antoinette

Meaning: priceless one

Origin:French feminine diminutive form of Antoine
1265
Nicolette

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:French, diminutive of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek
1332
Roberta

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:English
1370
Claudette

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:French, feminine variation of Claude
1389
Jana Jana is of Slavic origin and the meaning of ...
Origin:International feminine variation of Jan
1451
Zoila Greek in origin, Zoila or Zola is a baby gir...
Origin:Greek, “lively”
3089
Malika

Meaning: master

Origin:Arabic
3101
Domenica

Meaning: belonging to the Lord

Origin:Italian feminine form of Dominic
4460
Alfreda

Meaning: elf power,

Origin:English
4575
Suheyla

Meaning: level, even

Origin:Turkish, feminine variation of Suhail
5124
Horatia The name Horatia is derived from Old Latin. ...
Origin:Latin feminine variation of Horatio
6103
Juana A traditionally feminine name, the meaning o...
Origin:Spanish, feminine variation of Juan
6224
Origin:Hebrew, feminine variation of Jacob
6342
Ulrica

Meaning: rich and noble heritage

Origin:Feminine form of Ulrich, German
7156
Philippine

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:French, feminine variation of Philippe
1802
Origin:French, feminine variation of Michael
12248
Sixtine

Meaning: sixth-born

Origin:French feminine variation of Sixtus
3610
Senta

Meaning: to grow

Origin:German feminine diminutive of Roman name Crescens
4558
Aminah

Meaning: trustworthy, faithful

Origin:Arabic
4783