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Updated August 14, 2022

Searching for an uncommon name can sometimes feel a little counterintuitive; gathering popular search results doesn’t exactly feel like you’re stumbling upon something unique, does it? But don’t worry, we’ve done the hard part for you and pulled together a list of uncommon names that will be the perfect fit for you and baby….

There’s a fine line between uncommon girl names and uncommon boy names, and if you’re already searching for something to be truly unique for baby, why not swap some of those names around and look at this whole list as gender neutral? Harlyn, Hartley, and Ellington are more known for being names for boys, but why not shake things up? Getting creative with interpretations and picking an uncommon name for baby are two things we think readily go hand in hand.

That said, uncommon names are special even when they adhere to more gender normative ideas. Think about the uncommon girl names like Cordelia, Guinevere, and Jazzlyn or uncommon names for boys like Everest, Auden, or Ulysses. These baby names are just begging to become famous writers, artists, scientists, or anything they dream to be.

We all know baby is unique because they’re yours, so pick a favorite or two from our Uncommon Baby Names list and get those creative juices flowing.

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  • Uncommon Baby Boy Names

    Want to give your son a quirky name that is outside of the box? This cohesive list of uncommon baby boy names is sure to spark your imagination. Uncommon baby boy names are an ideal way of showcasing your son’s true personality. There are many unusual options to choose from, including names with classic charm such as Bradford or Reggie.There are also several unique baby boy names that evoke poetic elegance like Keanu and Wren.Whatever you are looking for, this A — Z list of original baby boy names will put you on the right track.

  • Uncommon Baby Girl Names

    There are many uncommon baby girl names out there that will captivate your imagination. A creative way of making a baby girl name more unique is through the adaptation of its spelling. Swapping or replacing letters in a name makes it more one-of-a-kind and special. For instance, Elisha can be spelled as Elisya. Interesting unusual baby girl names from around the world include names such as Aerolynn, Cassiopeia, and Elodie.

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The most unique baby names in the UK right now

For lots of parents-to-be, the most important brief on the ‘what to call my baby’ agenda is that the name has to be rare. Particularly for people who grew up in the 80s and 90s, who found themselves one of the numerous Emmas/Jessicas/Sophies in their class, there may be a subconscious (or very conscious) desire to pick an unusual name for their child that no-one else is likely to have.

But tracking down rare baby names is a tricky business. We’re flooded with information about the most popular names (avoid Oliver and Olivia if uncommon names is your thing) but it’s harder to work out the monikers hardly anybody is giving to their child.

To help you out, we have dug into the depths of the ONS’ (Office for National Statistics) most recent data, for babies born in 2020, to find out what was on the lower end of the popularity scale. These aren’t names that have dropped in popularity so to speak, but are names that are simply more unusual by definition, or have a unique spelling of a familiar-sounding name.

In 2020 there were hundreds (and we mean hundreds) of names that were so rare, they were only given to three babies in England and Wales that year. Given the sheer volume of unusual baby names on the list, we’ve picked one from each letter for the alphabet for boys and for girls to save you ploughing through the list, but more importantly, to get your creative baby-naming juices flowing.

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Here goes:

The rarest girls baby names in 2020:

  1. Aerith
  2. Bloom
  3. Cyan
  4. Delphina
  5. Evita
  6. Fox
  7. Gray
  8. Hetvi
  9. Ixia
  10. Junie
  11. Kyomi
  12. Loveday
  13. Malibu
  14. Nyala
  15. Otillie
  16. Pebbles
  17. Quratulain
  18. Rune
  19. Stevie-Lou
  20. Tessie
  21. Umi
  22. Vinisha
  23. Wyllow
  24. Xaria
  25. Yuki
  26. Zylah

      27. The rarest boys baby names in 2020:

      1. Arlyn
      2. Bronte
      3. Cyprian
      4. Drake
      5. Elya
      6. Finch
      7. Gruff
      8. Huxon
      9. Izac
      10. Joules
      11. Kielan
      12. Lowe
      13. Muse
      14. Newton
      15. Othello
      16. Phaedon
      17. Quinten
      18. Rozario
      19. Spike
      20. Tyde
      21. Uri
      22. Vitaly
      23. Wynter
      24. Xion
      25. Yuvi
      26. Zyeon

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          And just in case you were interested in the rarest names from the years before, for some more inspiration — we’ve left those ones right here:

          The rarest girls baby names in 2018:

          1. Aubriella
          2. Brienna
          3. Cadie
          4. Demetria
          5. Edwina
          6. Forest
          7. Gessica
          8. Hendrix
          9. Indra
          10. Juna
          11. Kensa
          12. Lissy
          13. Maura
          14. Nessa
          15. Orchid
          16. Petal
          17. Quynn
          18. Rosabel
          19. Sawyer
          20. Tansy
          21. Uzma
          22. Verona
          23. Waverly
          24. Xiomara
          25. Yanna
          26. Zyla

              27. The rarest boys baby names in 2018:

              1. Arco
              2. Bane
              3. Carey
              4. Dougal
              5. Elwyn
              6. Falcon
              7. Godfrey
              8. Hart
              9. Inder
              10. Jade
              11. Kass
              12. Lancelot
              13. Morley
              14. Nero
              15. Otter
              16. Psalm
              17. Raff
              18. Stanton
              19. Tidus
              20. Vir
              21. Walt
              22. Yonathan
              23. Zante

                  24. The rarest girls baby names in 2019:

                  1. Aphia
                  2. Blanche
                  3. Celestia
                  4. Dominique
                  5. Edeline
                  6. Floella
                  7. Genie
                  8. Harloe
                  9. Ismay
                  10. Jessa
                  11. Kirsten
                  12. Lela
                  13. Mildred
                  14. Nicolette
                  15. Odessa
                  16. Piya
                  17. Quin
                  18. Romana
                  19. Soliana
                  20. Teal
                  21. Umi
                  22. Vala
                  23. Winnie-Rose
                  24. Xara
                  25. Yohana
                  26. Zeeva

                      27. The rarest boys baby names in 2019:

                      1. Alexi
                      2. Bart
                      3. Cheston
                      4. Dermot
                      5. Eliah
                      6. Finian
                      7. Griffith
                      8. Hadrian
                      9. Itan
                      10. Jones
                      11. Kiefer
                      12. Lorenz
                      13. Mortimer
                      14. Nash
                      15. Orien
                      16. Pete
                      17. Quaid
                      18. Raiff
                      19. Scout
                      20. Tobiah
                      21. Usher
                      22. Vance
                      23. Wilbert
                      24. Xavion
                      25. Yotam
                      26. Zhi

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                          Unusual male names — List of the most original names for boys and their meanings

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                          We bring to your attention a list of the most unusual male names in Russia and the world with the meanings:

                          Albert — noble brilliance
                          Alpin — white
                          Anatoly — rising, oriental
                          Anisim — benefit
                          Arkady — land of happiness
                          Arseniy — courageous, strong
                          Arthur — big bear
                          Archimedes — sage
                          Arkhip — senior rider

                          Benjamin — the son of people from the south
                          Boris — wrestler
                          Bulat — strong, steel

                          Vadim — invited
                          Valery — strongman
                          Vasily — royal
                          Benjamin — beloved son
                          Vincent — the conqueror
                          Wistan — leading the fight against the stone

                          Garry — housekeeper
                          Gennady — noble
                          Georgy — farmer
                          Herman — army man, native
                          Gleb — favorite of the gods
                          Gregory — cheerful

                          David — favorite
                          Daniel — God is my judge
                          Darwin — best friend
                          Darius — owner of good or God’s gift
                          Demid — advice of Zeus
                          Denis — dedicated to Dionysus
                          Jim — invader
                          John — good god
                          Dob — famous
                          Dorotheus — divine gift

                          Egor — plowman
                          Elisha — saved by God
                          Erofey — sacred
                          Yeseny — clear sky
                          Efim — good-natured

                          Zakhar — God remembers

                          Ivan — born or connected with other worlds
                          Ignat — fiery
                          Igor — defender
                          Ilya — my god Yahweh

                          Quentin — fifth
                          Clement — merciful, gentle
                          Calder — strong water
                          Constantine — constant
                          Roots — horn or dogwood fruit
                          Christopher — follower of Christ

                          Leonid — like a lion
                          Louis — famous warrior
                          Luke — bright
                          Louis — famous warrior

                          Makar — blessed, happy
                          Marat — desired
                          Mark — hammer or dedicated to the god Mars
                          Matvey — given by God
                          Milan — dear
                          Myron — fragrant
                          Michael — like God
                          Moses — saved from water

                          Nikita — winner

                          Odysseus — angry
                          Oliver — warrior
                          Oscar — deer lover
                          Ostap — steady

                          Patrick — nobleman
                          Peter — stone
                          Plato — broad-shouldered
                          Preston — priest’s village

                          Ratibor — a chosen warrior
                          Richard — a rich-hearted or brave ruler
                          Rob — famous
                          Robert — brilliant
                          Ruslan — lion

                          Solomon — peaceful
                          Spartacus — living in Sparta or trampling
                          Stephen — crowned

                          Timothy — venerating
                          Thomas — twin

                          Ustin — fair

                          Fedor — God’s gift
                          Felix — lucky
                          Felix — lucky
                          Philip — horse lover
                          Franklin — honorary citizen

                          Cheslav — honor and glory

                          Elvis — wise
                          Anthony — invaluable
                          Eric — ruler

                          Yuri — farmer

                          Yarilo — the sun

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                          Cleopatra, Theodore, Athena, Tikhon: what unusual names are given to newborns in Moscow

                          N newborns in 2022 are more likely to be called rare names. The popularity of the names Miroslava, Adam, Yesenia and Miya has increased by more than 15% compared to last year, TASS was told in the press service of the Moscow Civil Registry Office.

                          “The most popular baby names in 2022 remain Alexander, with 1,565 boys named, and Sofia (Sofya) with 1,790 girls named. The popularity of rare female names Miroslava, Yesenia and Miya and male names Sergey and Adam have increased by more than 15% since the beginning of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. The name Leo is also gaining popularity, back in 2019it was in ninth position in 2022, and in 2022 it ranks fourth in popularity,” said Svetlana Ukhaneva, Acting Head of the Moscow Civil Registry Office.

                          She added that the name Vasilisa only this year entered the top 10 popular names and took ninth place. The top three popular names also remain unchanged among male names — Mikhail and Maxim take second and third place, among female names since 2020, the names Maria and Anna are popular. Also, steady growth in the top 10 takes on the name Matvey, since 2019every year it moves up one position.

                          In 2022, some names become popular again. For example, the name Sergey used to be in the top ten popular, now it ranks 27th, but compared to the same period in 2021, children began to be called this name by 15% more often. Also, the popularity of the name Adam increased by 15%. Names such as Nikolai, Grigory, Vladislav, Nikita, Yegor and Stepan, on the contrary, are losing popularity compared to last year.

                          “Among the unusual names are foreign names Robert (161), Daniel (109), Marseille (69), Theodore (27), Leo (17). Among the male names, there are also ancient Slavic or Hebrew names — Tikhon (76), Seraphim (47), Nikon (10), Prokhor (10), even six boys were named after Nestor.

                          Nine boys were named Mars, one was named Mauritius, as an island nation in South Africa, nine boys were named Milan.

                          Since the beginning of 2022, 174 girls have been named Olivia, the name is as popular as, for example, Olga, 186 girls have been named this way in 2022.

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