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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.

Bayan

Meaning: rich, wealth; morning

Origin:Buryat, Kurdish
3439
Myrtle The meaning of Myrtle ‘of the myrtle plant’ ...
Origin:Greek botanical name
886
Mamie Mamie is a name given primarily to girls. It...
Origin:Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
1595
Sanne

Meaning: lily

Origin:Dutch, diminutive of Susanne
1403
Eulalie

Meaning: sweetly speaking

Origin:French form of Eulalia, Greek
926
Ginevra

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Italian variation of Guinevere
930
Aurelie

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:French variation of Aurelia, Latin
1069
Benedetta

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Italian variation of Benedicta, Latin
6419
Avis

Meaning: bird

Origin:Latin
1395
Keats

Meaning: kite

Origin:English literary name
3748
Dulcie

Meaning: sweet

Origin:Latin, diminutive of Dulcibella
883
Mimi Mimi is traditionally a feminine name and it...
Origin:Diminutive of Mary, Miriam, and others
983
Antigone

Meaning: worthy of one's parents, in place of one's parents

Origin:Greek
1021
Arrietty Arrietty name has Japanese roots, which mean...
Origin:Literary name, variation of Harriet
1251
Bennington

Meaning: town by the Beane river

Origin:English surname
11613
Oceane

Meaning: ocean

Origin:French
1368
Origin:English word name
7918
Dune Dune is a beautiful baby name that is gender...
Origin:Nature name
3565
Ottavia

Meaning: eight

Origin:Italian, variation of Latin Octavia
3269
Ezri

Meaning: help

Origin:Variation of Ezra, Hebrew
5176