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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.

Brixton Brixton is a habitual name from a district i...
Origin:British place name
3083
Nixon

Meaning: son of Nicholas

Origin:English
1607
Honesty

Meaning: adherence to the facts

Origin:English word name
4598
Jaylin The name Jaylin is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Spelling variation of Jalen
6343
Amen The meaning of Amen is ‘trusted.’ The name d...
Origin:Word name
9294
Chicago

Meaning: wild garlic

Origin:American place name, Algonquin
4514
Briggs An English origin name, Briggs means 'dwelle...
Origin:English variation of Bridges
697
Origin:English surname
816
Lucca The meaning of Lucca is 'person from Lucania...
Origin:Spelling variation of Luca; Italian place name
2892
Keilani

Meaning: heaven, sky, glorious chief

Origin:Hawaiian
2016
Ailani

Meaning: chief

Origin:Hawaiian
3114
Sariah The name Sariah is of Hebrew origin. The mea...
Origin:Variation of Sarah
3792
Khalani

Meaning: sea and sky

Origin:Variation of Kailani, Hawaiian
3952
Avalynn The name Avalynn is a combination of the nam...
Origin:Combination of Ava and Lynn
9310
Origin:Modern invented name
9406
Origin:Spelling variation of Zaniah
9547
Zaylee The meaning of Zaylee is 'bailiff', 'berry w...
Origin:Modern invented name
6283
Naya The meaning of Naya is 'renewal and fresh'. ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Nia
1796
Raylee Raylee is a beautiful name for a baby with m...
Origin:Modern Invented Name
5829
Marleigh Marleigh is a gender-neutral Old English nam...
Origin:Spelling variation of Marley
6243