With more and more celebrities naming their children unusual names like Apple, North, and Indigo, there has been a rise in unusual baby names. There is no denying that some of the names are actually wonderful.
Ever wondered what unusual names have become popular with parent? You can stop wondering now as Nameberry has published a recent survey and came up with America’s most 100 great names given to fewer than 100 babies last year.
Half of the names are female, the other half are male. The names are presented below in descending order starting from the most used names.
It would be nice to see how many parents would use this list to get a name for their babies.
Girls
Millicent, 97
Susannah, 95
Mirabelle, 94
Theodora, 94
Rosalind, 90
Zadie, 87
Aviva, 86
Devon, 83
Indigo, 82
Cleo, 81
Pilar, 81
Pippa, 78
Georgiana, 75
Octavia, 73
Zinnia, 73
Winifred, 71
Marguerite, 68
Henrietta, 64
Greer, 60
Snow, 59
Lulu, 57
Tierney, 56
Verity, 55
Juno, 53
Romy, 51
Dinah, 50
Seren, 50
Cassia, 45
Maple, 44
Polly, 43
Olympia, 38
Augusta, 36
Ilaria, 33
Vesper, 33
Vita, 30
Nico, 28
Saskia, 28
Leonora, 27
Dorothea, 26
Fay, 26
Dorian, 25
Mamie, 24
Eulalia, 22
Marietta, 22
Calypso, 15
Flannery, 15
Indra, 15
Tamsin, 14
Bronwen, 11
Fleur, 9
Boys
Lev 97
Constantine, 95
Rio, 94
Shepherd, 91
Caspian, 83
Ellison, 81
Auden, 80
West, 77
Chester, 75
Aurelio, 74
Baxter, 70
Willis, 69
Baker, 66
Leopold, 64
Teo, 64
Stellan, 63
Roscoe, 59
Bram, 55
Cassidy, 54
Penn, 53
Octavius, 51
Slater, 51
True, 49
Nile, 48
Pax, 47
Everest, 44
Rufus, 44
Orson, 42
Casimir, 37
Laszlo, 36
Hawk, 34
Pascal, 30
Fitzgerald, 29
Shaw, 29
Mercer, 27
Ozias, 27
Bowie, 25
Larson, 22
Cosmo, 20
Ellington, 20
Hart, 20
Laird, 18
Griffith, 15
Whit, 14
Maguire, 12
Rafferty, 12
Sacha, 9
Florian, 8
Peregrine, 6
Poet, 5
