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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.

Jones

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English surname derived from John
674
Zion

Meaning: highest point

Origin:Hebrew
488
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Hebrew
650
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Biblical place-name, Hebrew
402
Galilea

Meaning: Galilee

Origin:Feminine variation of Galileo, after "Galilee"
1008
Jericho The meaning of Jericho is 'fragrant' or 'cit...
Origin:Biblical place-name
1068
Origin:Biblical place name
1191
Origin:Gem name
707
Koda

Meaning: friend

Origin:Japanese, Sioux
328
Drew

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Diminutive of Andrew
1296
Ocean

Meaning: ocean

Origin:English, nature name
598
Tempest

Meaning: turbulent, stormy

Origin:English word name
2035
Bard

Meaning: minstrel, poet

Origin:Irish variation of Baird, Scottish
2835
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
562
Dream Dream is a name with Latin origins and the m...
Origin:Word name
1211
Jagger

Meaning: carter

Origin:English occupational name
10708
Milan

Meaning: gracious, dear; union

Origin:Italian place name, Slavic, Sanskrit "gracious, dear; union"
1185
Santana The origin of Santana is Spanish and the mea...
Origin:Spanish, condensed form of Santa Ana
3203
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
6538
Aspen The name Aspen is of American origin. The me...
Origin:Nature and place-name
598