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Best Unique Baby Names

It may feel impossible to find a baby name that is stylish, practical, and no one is using, but trust us, these names do exist. Historical archives, international popularity charts, and even the dictionary offer hidden gems of baby names.

Some of the top names internationally, such as Ebba and Florian, would make stylish and practically one-of-a-kind choices for American-born children. Word names including Isle and Poem and Prairie, Finch and Fielder may be ideal for parents searching for a modern moniker for their little one.

These are 100 of our favorite highly unique baby names, each given to 25 or fewer babies in 2021.

Basel

Meaning: king

Origin:Swiss place name
5146
Poetry The name 'Poetry' is a derivative of the Gre...
Origin:Word name
5452
Tove

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Scandinavian
789
Hiraya

Meaning: imagination

Origin:Tagalog
3855
Akiko

Meaning: bright child

Origin:Japanese
3881
Girasol

Meaning: sunflower

Origin:Spanish
6099
Jasiri

Meaning: brave

Origin:Swahili
7677
Juhi

Meaning: jasmine

Origin:Sanskrit
12683
Ruslan

Meaning: lion

Origin:Slavic from Turkic
1916
Origin:Sanskrit
13088
Addai

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Variation of Thaddeus, Aramaic
9927
Geneve

Meaning: juniper tree; river bend

Origin:French variation of Geneva
8599
Mireille

Meaning: to admire

Origin:French
766
Nicandro

Meaning: man of victory

Origin:Spanish variation from Greek
6772
Rowley

Meaning: rough clearing

Origin:English
4767
Cosmos

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, English
9190
Hallelujah

Meaning: God be praised

Origin:Hebrew
8855
Poem

Meaning: a composition in verse

Origin:Literary name, English word name
6365
Oswin

Meaning: God's friend

Origin:Old English
1140
Origin:English
12297