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Unique Word Names for Babies

Our favorite unique word names for babies include those that are used in very small numbers, like Samurai and Solstice, as well as those that have never appeared on the US baby names list at all, like Epoch and Everglade. None of the 200 original word names in this list has ever been given to more than 15 babies in any given year.

Along with Solstice and Everglade, other unique nature names for babies that make this list include Acre and Apricity, Fennel and Freesia, Pinto and Pipistrelle. Unique geographical names we think have great baby name potential include Bayou, Islet and Caldera. And rare modern virtue names like Kindred, Parity and Zeal set the right tone for the 2020s and beyond.

If you love word baby names but want to look beyond the obvious Rowan, Ruby and Rose, this list of uncommon and unconventional word name ideas compiled by our wonderful Berry community is for you!

Luxury

Meaning: extravagance, opulence

Origin:English
369
Serendipity

Meaning: unexpected good fortune

Origin:English
2080
Special

Meaning: unusually better

Origin:English word name
280
Sonder

Meaning: the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own

Origin:Invented name
1566
Madrigal

Meaning: song for unaccompanied voices

Origin:Latin
1693
Selkie

Meaning: seal folk

Origin:Scottish
1743
Acre

Meaning: a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards

Origin:English word name
1903
Tempest

Meaning: turbulent, stormy

Origin:English word name
2035
Elysian

Meaning: of Elysium; blissful

Origin:Latin from Greek
2150
Solstice

Meaning: when the sun stands still

Origin:English from Latin
2354
Apricity

Meaning: the warmth of the sun in winter

Origin:Latin
2441
Freesia

Meaning: Freese's flower

Origin:Flower name, from German surname
2450
Quartz The word Quartz is one of the rarest and mos...
Origin:Mineral name
2470
Bard

Meaning: minstrel, poet

Origin:Irish variation of Baird, Scottish
2835
Sonata Sonata is a beautiful baby name derived from...
Origin:Music name
2973
Whimsy

Meaning: whimsical or fanciful

Origin:English word name
3000
Nightingale

Meaning: night singer

Origin:Bird name from German
3046
Spark

Meaning: glowing particle

Origin:English word name
3115
Zircon

Meaning: gold-hued

Origin:Gem name from Greek
3209
Comet Comet is a name of English origin. The meani...
Origin:Nature name
3244