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Fastest-Rising Names on Nameberry

The fastest-rising names on our website are ones that have seen a significant rise in views over the last year. They're not necessarily the most-viewed names on the site (although they can be), but they give a glimpse of what's growing on readers' minds. They're also a rich source of inspiration, if you're looking for fresh, underused options. Rapidly-climbing names include rarities from mythology, like Achilles and Nyx; unusual biblical names like Ephraim and Jerusha; and classy vintage names like Maude and Rupert.

Colin

Meaning: people of victory; pup

Origin:English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish
211
Lorcan

Meaning: little, fierce

Origin:Irish
233
River A name as beautiful as River is another grea...
Origin:Nature name
114
Orion

Meaning: boundary, limit

Origin:Greek
119
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Arizona place-name and Greek
123
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Greek
1170
Malcolm

Meaning: devotee of St. Colomba

Origin:Scottish
130
Lennox

Meaning: elm grove

Origin:Scottish
271
Lysander

Meaning: liberator

Origin:Greek
76
Everett

Meaning: brave as a wild boar

Origin:English variation of the German Eberhard
67
Odin

Meaning: god of frenzy; poetic fury

Origin:Variation of Óðinn, Old Norse
229
Draco

Meaning: dragon

Origin:Greek from Latin
350
Wolf

Meaning: traveling wolf

Origin:Animal name or diminutive of Wolfgang, German
382
Aziel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
79
Rhodes

Meaning: where roses grow

Origin:Greek
309
Elias

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Greek variation of Elijah, Hebrew
132
Ozias

Meaning: salvation

Origin:Greek
176
Fergus

Meaning: man of force

Origin:Scottish and Irish
345
Rupert

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:German variation of Robert
131
Lucien

Meaning: light

Origin:French form of Lucian
189