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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.

Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:English
293
Rue

Meaning: herb; regret

Origin:Botanical names or word name
373
Rio

Meaning: river

Origin:Spanish
1096
Maverick

Meaning: independent, nonconformist

Origin:American
163
Origin:Surname or word name
217
Cash

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Word name; also diminutive of Cassius
279
Origin:Mineral name
362
Tripp The English name Tripp is an occupational na...
Origin:Word name
366
Hendrix

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Dutch and German, from first name Hendrik
379
Kenji

Meaning: second son

Origin:Japanese
920
Crew

Meaning: a band or force of armed men

Origin:English word name
239
Banks The name Banks is of English origin. The mea...
Origin:English surname, English word name
2756
Knox

Meaning: round hill

Origin:Scottish
77
Kenzo

Meaning: strong and healthy

Origin:Japanese
292
Cillian

Meaning: war strife or church

Origin:Irish
81
Odin

Meaning: god of frenzy; poetic fury

Origin:Variation of Óðinn, Old Norse
229
Sonny

Meaning: son

Origin:English
134
Aziel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
79
Bridger

Meaning: lives near the bridge

Origin:English
1090
Wells

Meaning: spring

Origin:Surname from place name
139