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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.

Kellan

Meaning: swamp; slender

Origin:Spelling variation of Kellen
696
Genesis The meaning of Genesis ‘birth, origin, creat...
Origin:Word name
4169
Genesis The meaning of Genesis ‘birth, origin, creat...
Origin:Word name
1511
Sequoia

Meaning: sparrow

Origin:Native American, Cherokee
2188
Miller

Meaning: grinder of grain

Origin:English occupational name
539
Lyric

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
2273
Origin:Word name
1524
Bryleigh Bryleigh is a beautiful name with many diffe...
Origin:Modern invented name
5775
November

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
2460
Nirvana

Meaning: place of great bliss

Origin:Sanskrit
1695
Zoya The meaning of Zoya is 'life' and the name i...
Origin:Russian and Greek variation of Zoe
1714
Ainsley

Meaning: one's own meadow

Origin:Scottish
743
Mackenna

Meaning: son of the handsome one

Origin:Irish
3906
Blakeley

Meaning: dark wood or clearing

Origin:English surname
6309
Vesper

Meaning: evening star

Origin:Latin
703
Meilani Meilani is a name given primarily to girls a...
Origin:Modern invented name
2768
Palmer

Meaning: he who holds the palm

Origin:English surname and occupational
733
Tinsley

Meaning: Tynni's meadow

Origin:English surname
1627
Cali The meaning of Cali is 'beautiful' and it is...
Origin:Diminutive of any Cal- name
2712
Ainhoa Ainhoa is a feminine name for the Basque cou...
Origin:Basque place name
2709