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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.

Dion

Meaning: child of heaven and earth

Origin:Diminutive of Dionysius, Greek
207
Koa

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Hawaiian
246
Bear

Meaning: bear

Origin:Animal name
1368
Coen

Meaning: bold advisor

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Coenraad
408
Anakin The name Anakin is of American origin and is...
Origin:American invented name
104
Shepherd

Meaning: sheep hearder

Origin:Occupational name
230
Rylan

Meaning: island meadow

Origin:English and Irish
547
Draven Draven is a name of American origin. The mea...
Origin:Modern invented name
789
Jaziel

Meaning: God apportions

Origin:Hebrew
790
Kylo

Meaning: narrow spit of land

Origin:Variation of Kyle, Scottish
914
Cru Cru is a name of English origin, that is typ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Crew or short form of Cruz or Crusoe
1017
Jaden

Meaning: God has heard

Origin:Spelling variation of Jadon
5430
Aryan

Meaning: warrior, honorable

Origin:Indo-Iranian
146
Idris

Meaning: lord; studious

Origin:Welsh; Arabic
710
Jax Jax is a gender-neutral name of American ori...
Origin:Modern invented name
1662
Mckinley

Meaning: son of the fair hero

Origin:Scottish
7237
Osiris

Meaning: with strong eyesight

Origin:Egyptian
407
Jupiter

Meaning: godfather

Origin:Latin
2151
Bowie

Meaning: blond

Origin:Scottish
544
Aries

Meaning: a ram

Origin:Latin
606