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New Baby Names on the Rise

These new baby names have only recently been born but are rising through baby names popularity lists and we predict will be used more frequently in the future.

Where do new baby names come from? Some are invented by parents and catch on, while others, such as Saint and Shiloh are the handiwork of celebrities. Some new names for babies are respellings of established names or new imported names from other cultures.

Along with Saint and Shiloh, other new baby names on the rise in the US Top 1000 include Aries, Brisa, Ember, Meilani, Navy, Onyx, Thiago, and Wells. New place names becoming more popular include Harlem, Princeton, Zion, and Zaire.

In recent years, many words have been promoted to become new baby names. And new names are always being created from established surnames or nature names.

There are thousands of new baby names with more being minted every day, but the new baby names gaining in popularity include the following.

Kyson

Meaning: son of Kyle

Origin:English
1551
Daxton Daxton is a name with both English and Frenc...
Origin:Modern invented name
1617
Origin:Modern invented name
1858
Kobe

Meaning: tortoise

Origin:Swahili
2007
Maxton

Meaning: greatest

Origin:English surname
2009
Berkley

Meaning: where birches grow

Origin:English variation of Berkeley
4182
Wynter Wynter is an English name, and has numerous ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Winter
4774
Seven Seven is an English origin name. In American...
Origin:English word and number name
1354
Jakobe Jakobe is traditionally a male name of Hebre...
Origin:Spelling variation of Jacob
9685
Princeton

Meaning: princely town

Origin:English
3305
Ellison

Meaning: son of Ellis

Origin:English
1494
Wesson

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:Variation of Weston, English
2827
Baylor

Meaning: one who delivers goods

Origin:English occupational surname
1190
Riggs

Meaning: one who lives on the ridge

Origin:English surname
1196
Benicio

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Spanish
1247
Legacy

Meaning: the long-lasting impact of particular events that took place in the past

Origin:English word name
4426
Legacy The meaning of Legacy is 'an inheritance', '...
Origin:Word name
3014
Origin:English place name
9729
Rye

Meaning: cavalryman, messenger

Origin:English, diminutive of Ryder,; word name; British surname
1063
Callan

Meaning: descendent of Cathalan

Origin:Gaelic
689