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Unique Place Names

Place names are a hot category for baby names right now, with choices like Savannah, Brooklyn, and Austin all making the Top 100. But if you look a bit further down the map, you’ll find plenty of uncharted baby names.

Certain unique place names — including Chicago, Essex, and Morocco — have been familiarized by their use on celebrity babies but haven’t caught on with the general public. You may be interested in a unique place name that bears resemblance to a currently fashionable name, such as Bolivia, Cyprus, Juneau, and Zennor. Or you could choose a name that is virtually unused, including Amalfi, Genoa, Kauai, and Ravello.

These unique place names were given to 25 or fewer babies last year, meaning your child is practically guaranteed to be the only Quebec or Louisiana in his or her Kindergarten class. Consult our complete collection below.

Unique Place Names

Maine A non-gendered name of French origin, the me...
Origin:American Place-name
10702
Tribeca Tribeca is commonly used for babies of a spe...
Origin:American place-name
10893
Kauai Kauai is the name of a Hawaiian island in th...
Origin:Hawaiian place-name
11226
Senegal The name Senegal is the name of a country, a...
Origin:Country name
11439
Amsterdam The meaning of Amsterdam is 'watery area' wh...
Origin:Place-name
11565
Origin:Indian place-name
11626
Amalfi The name Amalfi is mostly preferred for the ...
Origin:Italian place-name
2980
Baltimore

Meaning: town of the big house

Origin:Place name, English from Irish
7589
Jakarta Jakarta is an Indonesian name that is said t...
Origin:Place name
7760
Andorra The name Andorra is usually a girl’s name. T...
Origin:European place-name
5057
Basel

Meaning: king

Origin:Swiss place name
5146
Prideaux

Meaning: meadow of waters

Origin:Cornish place name
5367
Nashua

Meaning: beautiful stream with a pebbly bottom

Origin:Place name from Penacook
4109
Carlow

Meaning: four-part lake

Origin:Irish place-name
4233
Cuba The meaning of Cuba is ‘from Cuba’. Cuba is ...
Origin:Place-name
9192
Sonoma Sonoma is a name of remarkable depth and bea...
Origin:Place-name
9511
Newport

Meaning: new port

Origin:English place-name
9775
England England is not just the name of a country. I...
Origin:Place-name
8582
Peru The name Peru is a name that is mainly known...
Origin:Place name
12024
Burma Burma is the former name of the Southeast As...
Origin:Place-name
16317