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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.

Zuma

Meaning: peace

Origin:American place-name and Arabic
9922
Quarry The meaning of Quarry is ‘deep pit’ and it i...
Origin:Nature name
10821
Oaklyn

Meaning: oak lake

Origin:American invented name
6482
Oaklee

Meaning: oak clearing

Origin:Variation of Oakley, English
6982
Scorpio

Meaning: scorpion

Origin:Latin
2064
Flash The name Flash is of American origin and the...
Origin:Word and comic book name
2884
Ford

Meaning: dweller at the ford

Origin:English
386
Zayden Zayden is a gender-neutral name of American ...
Origin:Modern invented name
1921
Chandler

Meaning: candle maker

Origin:English from French occupational name
1401
Zaire

Meaning: the river that swallows all rivers

Origin:Place name
1245
Gatlin

Meaning: wandering man

Origin:English
3870
Keanu

Meaning: the coolness, or the cool breeze

Origin:Hawaiian
354
Reilly

Meaning: courageous

Origin:Irish
4372
Bodie The name Bodie is of German origins and it i...
Origin:Variation of Bodhi
319
Westley The name Westley is a name that is generally...
Origin:Variation of Wesley
1683
Kade Kade is a gender-neutral name of American or...
Origin:Spelling variation of Cade
1794
Kalani

Meaning: the heavens

Origin:Hawaiian
2267
Truett

Meaning: dry wood + river bend

Origin:English surname
637
Jaxson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:Variation of Jackson, English
1319
Origin:Modern invented name
1382