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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.

Ebba

Meaning: fortress of riches, or strength of a boar

Origin:English or German
1464
Vivica The name Vivica is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Spelling variation of Viveca
3350
Noble

Meaning: aristocratic

Origin:Latin
8944
Isabeau

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Isabel
1257
Gaius

Meaning: to rejoice

Origin:Latin
635
Wally The meaning of Wally is ‘ruler of the army’ ...
Origin:English, diminutive of Walter or Wallace
2477
Guthrie

Meaning: windy place

Origin:Scottish
2492
Ziv

Meaning: brilliance

Origin:Hebrew
2620
Solo

Meaning: unaccompanied

Origin:English word name
2643
Hopper

Meaning: leaper, dancer; hop grower

Origin:English or Dutch
3877
Zeb The meaning of Zeb is ‘a gift of Jehovah’. I...
Origin:Diminutive of Zebediah or Zebulon
1270
Moe

Meaning: delivered

Origin:English, diminutive of Moses
2520
Win Win is a gender-neutral name of Burmese orig...
Origin:Diminutive of Winslow, Winthrop, or Winston
2913
Madigan

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
3954
Finch

Meaning: to swindle

Origin:English word and nature name
1283
Crusoe The meaning of Crusoe is 'literary name'. Th...
Origin:Literary surname
2735
Ngozi

Meaning: blessing

Origin:African, Nigerian-Igbo
4430
Miro

Meaning: peace, world

Origin:Slavic
553
Peregrine

Meaning: traveler, pilgrim

Origin:Latin
572
Ludo

Meaning: famous

Origin:German
738