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Place names for babies is an ever-expanding category, as some place names — Savannah, Dakota, London — become popular and parents look to adopt undiscovered locales as names for their babies.

Here are some of the more unusual new choices of place names. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Benton

Meaning: bent grass enclosure

Origin:English surname and place name
2029
Arverne There is no exact meaning of Arverne, which ...
Origin:Place name
13044
Origin:Place name
19606
Keverne Keverne is traditionally a boy's name and th...
Origin:Cornish saint and place name
6563
Zerynthia Zerynthia is traditionally a girl's name, on...
Origin:Greek, place name
5849
Dacian The name Dacian is of Latin origin and is a ...
Origin:Ancient place name
2968
Everton

Meaning: wild boar settlement

Origin:English place name
4245
Origin:Place Name
16089
Alessandria Alessandria is a widespread and old name and...
Origin:Italian place name
5858
Origin:Welsh or place name
2512
Gamora

Meaning: sheaf

Origin:Fictional name, probably from Biblical place name Gomorrah
4995
Lawton Lawton is a strong name that is generally us...
Origin:American place name
7964
Louisianna Louisianna is the French variant of the Amer...
Origin:Spelling variation of Louisiana, French place name
21402
Avoyelles This beautiful-sounding name Avoyelles is a ...
Origin:Place name
20377
Brixten The name Brixten, closely akin to Brixton, e...
Origin:Spelling variation of Brixton, British place name
12380
Abalina Abalina is a rare yet fascinating alternativ...
Origin:Variation of Abilene, place name
8075