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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.

Arcadian

Meaning: from Arcadia; idyllic

Origin:English
4680
Alamo

Meaning: poplar tree

Origin:Place-name, Spanish
5031
Jair

Meaning: he shines

Origin:Hebrew
2517
Legend

Meaning: hero or fable

Origin:English
556
Kingston

Meaning: king's town

Origin:English
1691
Marcellus

Meaning: young warrior

Origin:Latin
826
Colson

Meaning: son of Nicholas

Origin:English surname
1803
Bowen

Meaning: son of Owen

Origin:Welsh
652
Shepard

Meaning: sheep hearder

Origin:Occupational name
1276
Creed Creed is a masculine name of American origin...
Origin:English word name
979
Origin:Diminutive of Tracy
2226
Dilan

Meaning: love

Origin:Spelling variation of Dylan; Turkish
2114
Sincere According to its American origin, the meanin...
Origin:Word name
6069
Zyaire Zyaire is a gender-neutral name with African...
Origin:Variation of Zaire
3993
Boden

Meaning: hill shaped like a bow or floor

Origin:English or German surname
519
Khari

Meaning: kingly

Origin:West African
2079
Brayson The name Brayson is a beautiful baby boy nam...
Origin:Modern invented name
5499
Braylon The meaning of Braylon is unknown with no hi...
Origin:Modern invented name
5953
Kaci Kaci is a gender-neutral name of Irish origi...
Origin:Irish
9700
Ruffin Ruffin is a name of Latin origin. It is deri...
Origin:Surname name
10808