Rare Baby Names
543 Rare names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 543 baby names with a rare feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Rare Girl Names
Bitanya#13702 in the U.S.Bitanya is an Ethiopian (Amharic) girls' name, generally understood as a form of Bethany — the Braeley#13706 in the U.S.Braeley is a modern American coinage built from the Brae- element (a Scots word for a hillside,Breily#13715 in the U.S.Breily is a rare modern name with no documented meaning; families say it in more than one way (Breklynn#13716 in the U.S.Breklynn is a modern American coinage pairing a Brek- opening (as in Brecken) with the -lynn enBrexlynn#13720 in the U.S.Brexlynn is a very recent American coinage, pairing a sharp Brex- opening with the -lynn endingIraidet#14103 in the U.S.Iraidet is very rare and poorly documented. The most plausible reading is an elaborated form ofIsheja#14110 in the U.S.Isheja is a Kinyarwanda given name used in Rwanda and the Rwandan diaspora. It sits among the mItani#14116 in the U.S.Itani is hard to place. It exists as a Japanese surname romanised as Itani, roughly 'well valleIvis#14120 in the U.S.Ivis is uncommon and hard to source. It is usually read as an Ivy-adjacent form, or as a cousinIymona#14126 in the U.S.Iymona is a rare modern name with no documented source. It most plausibly draws on the -mona enJadis#14130 in the U.S.Jadis is the French adverb jadis, 'formerly, long ago, of old'. C. S. Lewis gave the name to thJaionni#14137 in the U.S.Jaionni is a recent American coinage joining the Ja- opening to a doubled-N ending that echoes Jalauni#14142 in the U.S.Jalauni is a recent American coinage: the Ja- prefix plus an invented -launi ending near Loni aJoudia#14229 in the U.S.An extended, feminine-feeling form of the Arabic Joud (Jud), 'generosity; bounty; open-handed gKagome#14247 in the U.S.A Japanese word for the woven, hole-and-lattice pattern of a bamboo basket, and the name of a tKanae#14280 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name whose sense depends on the characters chosen — commonly read as 'fulfillKazi#14307 in the U.S.From the Arabic qadi, 'judge' — a title carried into Bengali, Urdu and other languages as Kazi Lamoni#14417 in the U.S.From the Book of Mormon, where Lamoni is a Lamanite king converted by the missionary Ammon. TheLaurelin#14431 in the U.S.In J.R.R. Tolkien's invented Quenya, Laurelin is one of the Two Trees of Valinor — the golden tLemi#14447 in the U.S.A brief name with no settled etymology in U.S. use. Lemi occurs as a given name and surname in Lenash#14449 in the U.S.A rare American name with no documented root. It may be built on the Le- prefix with a -nash enLiha#14462 in the U.S.A very rare name with no documented etymology in U.S. use. It may be a respelling in the Lia/LeIdman#14465 in the U.S.From the Somali Idman, 'grace; good fortune; blessing.' A warm, hopeful name from the Horn of ALovett#14492 in the U.S.From the English surname Lovett, brought over after the Norman conquest from Old French louvet,Mactzil#14516 in the U.S.Mactzil is extremely rare and we can find no reliable etymology for it. The tz cluster is charaMahani#14525 in the U.S.Mahani turns up in more than one tradition — as a Polynesian and Maori-adjacent name, and as a Mahva#14531 in the U.S.Mahva is rare and hard to pin down. It appears in Ethiopian and Habesha naming alongside names Mama#14563 in the U.S.Mama is, plainly, the word for 'mother' — one of the near-universal nursery words, formed from Maman#14564 in the U.S.Maman is the everyday French word for 'mother' — the equivalent of 'mom'. As a given name it isMiriel#14593 in the U.S.A literary invention: Tolkien gave the name Miriel to more than one character, including MirielMelaher#14619 in the U.S.A rare name we cannot trace to a securely documented root. It is sometimes associated with EthiMiura#14661 in the U.S.Miura is a well-known Japanese surname and place name, usually read as 'three bays' (mi, three,Nivisha#14673 in the U.S.A very rare modern name with no firmly documented etymology. It carries an Indic-styled sound (Olana#14781 in the U.S.A rare name with no settled route. It reads as a blend of Olga or Ola with Alana, and it is alsSabbath#14799 in the U.S.From the Hebrew shabbat, 'to rest; cease' — the Sabbath, the holy day of rest observed in JudaiRafif#14830 in the U.S.From the Arabic root r-f-f, giving a sense of 'gleaming, shimmering; delicate, fine' — the softReata#14852 in the U.S.From the Spanish reata, 'rope; lariat' — the word behind English 'lariat' (la reata). It is besRiata#14868 in the U.S.A spelling of the Spanish reata, 'rope; lariat' — the same word that gave English 'lariat' (la Ruhamah#14894 in the U.S.From the Hebrew ruhamah, 'she has obtained mercy; pitied.' In the book of Hosea the prophet namRushda#14895 in the U.S.From the Arabic rushd, 'right guidance; maturity of judgment; good sense' — a word of real moraRutila#14896 in the U.S.From the Latin rutilus, 'reddish, glowing red-gold' — the colour of firelight or red hair. RutiRuwayda#14897 in the U.S.From an Arabic root carrying the sense of moving gently and without haste — 'walking softly; unSlater#14983 in the U.S.Slater is an English occupational surname for a slater - a craftsman who roofed buildings with Suhaylah#15002 in the U.S.Suhaylah (Suhaila) is the feminine of the Arabic name Suhayl, from a root carrying the sense ofTlalli#15007 in the U.S.Tlalli is the Nahuatl word for 'earth, land, soil'. Nahuatl is the language of the Nahua peopleTeuila#15037 in the U.S.Teuila is the Samoan name for the torch ginger, the national flower of Samoa, and it gives its Tiari#15044 in the U.S.Tiari is a rare modern name. It sits very close to Tiare, the Tahitian word for the fragrant whVelia#15079 in the U.S.Velia is an established Italian and Spanish girls' name. It is generally linked to the ancient Vidhatri#15087 in the U.S.Vidhatri is the feminine of Sanskrit Vidhata, 'creator, ordainer, disposer' — an epithet of BraYuzu#15181 in the U.S.Yuzu is the Japanese name for a fragrant, knobbly citrus fruit widely used in Japanese and KoreZafirah#15187 in the U.S.Zafirah is the feminine form of the Arabic Zafir, from the root z-f-r, 'to succeed, to be victoAlhena#15283 in the U.S.The name of a star in the constellation Gemini, from the Arabic al-han'ah, 'the brand; the markAmaani#15308 in the U.S.Amaani is a spelling of Amani. In Arabic, amani means 'wishes, aspirations, hopes' - the pluralAmma#15394 in the U.S.Amma means 'mother' in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and other South Asian languages, and it is usedAnitta#15433 in the U.S.Anitta is a spelling of Anita, the Spanish and Portuguese diminutive of Ana, which descends froAnnetta#15446 in the U.S.Annetta is a Latinate diminutive of Anne/Anna, which descends from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, fAnyx#15458 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Onyx, the banded black gemstone. The word comes from Greek onyx, 'claw' Apple#15461 in the U.S.Apple is the English word for the fruit, used plainly as a word name. It came to wide attentionAsmah#15470 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic Asma, 'lofty; eminent; more exalted'; Asma bint Abi Bakr was a companiArantxa#15471 in the U.S.A Basque name, short for Arantzazu, a famous Marian shrine in the Basque Country; the root aranAnran#15489 in the U.S.Anran is a Chinese given name, romanized in pinyin. Like all Chinese names, its meaning dependsArmella#15496 in the U.S.A Breton name honoring Saint Armelle (the feminine of Armel), from Old Breton arth ('bear') andAseneth#15514 in the U.S.A form of Asenath, the Egyptian wife of Joseph in the Book of Genesis; the Egyptian name is oftAynur#15582 in the U.S.Aynur is a Turkish name compounding ay, 'moon', with nur, 'light' (a word borrowed from Arabic)Damiana#15779 in the U.S.Damiana is the feminine of Damian, from Greek damao, 'to tame, to subdue'. Saints Cosmas and DaDriti#15875 in the U.S.Driti is a spelling of Sanskrit dhriti, 'steadiness, firmness, patience, courage' — a quality hEvans#15989 in the U.S.Evans is a Welsh surname meaning 'son of Evan' — Evan being the Welsh form of John, 'God is graHamna#16102 in the U.S.Hamna is an Arabic name best known from Hamna bint Jahsh, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad aLifsha#16610 in the U.S.A very rare modern name with no documented etymology. It may echo the Yiddish/Hebrew name familAnaahat#16612 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Anahata, the heart chakra, literally 'unstruck; unhurt' — the 'unstruck soundMacrina#16694 in the U.S.Macrina is the feminine of the Roman family name Macrinus, itself from macer, 'lean, thin'. It Mazarine#16766 in the U.S.Mazarine is a French colour word for a deep, rich blue - the 'Mazarine blue,' named for CardinaMlasi#16859 in the U.S.Mlasi is a rare name of likely East African (Swahili) background. A firm single documented meanNilaya#16949 in the U.S.From Sanskrit nilaya, 'dwelling, abode, home; a resting place'. In modern use it may also be reSadiemae#17173 in the U.S.Sadiemae is a modern joined double name: Sadie, a pet form of Sarah (Hebrew, 'princess; noblewoSanam#17181 in the U.S.Sanam is a Persian and Urdu word meaning 'beloved, sweetheart' - literally 'idol', from the AraSalani#17192 in the U.S.Salani is a very rare modern given name in the U.S. It sits near West African name families buiSalimatou#17324 in the U.S.Salimatou is a West African (notably Guinean, Malian, Senegalese and Ivorian) form of Salima/SaSyari#17331 in the U.S.A modern, very rare coinage. It resembles names such as Sarai, Shari and the Indonesian/Malay sTamani#17347 in the U.S.Tamani has no single documented route. It echoes the Arabic tamanni, 'wishing, longing, desire'Tridha#17431 in the U.S.Tridha is a Sanskrit word meaning 'threefold, in three ways, in three parts', built on tri, 'thTuana#17469 in the U.S.Tuana is a popular modern Turkish girls' name. It is commonly glossed in Turkey as 'divine lighXanthe#17473 in the U.S.Xanthe is from Greek xanthos, 'yellow, golden, fair'. It is an ancient Greek name, borne in mytVrindha#17486 in the U.S.Vrindha is a spelling of the Sanskrit name Vrinda, which means 'a multitude, a cluster' and is Worthy#17502 in the U.S.Worthy is the English adjective 'worthy' — deserving, having value or merit — taken up directlyYvaine#17580 in the U.S.Yvaine is best known as the name of the fallen star in Neil Gaiman's novel Stardust and the filZeruiah#17626 in the U.S.Zeruiah (Tseruyah) is a Hebrew biblical name usually glossed 'balm' or 'balsam of the Lord'. InHussainaA feminine form of Husayn (a diminutive of Hasan), 'good; handsome; beautiful.' Husayn, grandsoMifrahFrom an Arabic root carrying the sense of joy and gladness, giving a name read as 'joyful, gladMuwahibFrom Arabic mawahib, the plural of mawhiba — 'gifts, talents, God-given abilities'. The name caMuyaoA Chinese given name (Mandarin Muyao) whose meaning depends on the characters chosen when writtReasynReasyn is a stylized respelling of the English word 'reason' — sense, good judgment — used as aShatakshiFrom the Sanskrit Shatakshi, 'hundred-eyed' (shata, 'hundred,' + akshi, 'eye') — an epithet of SimeahA Hebrew name found in Chronicles (a descendant of Benjamin), linked to shama, 'to hear,' and r
Rare Boy Names
Primo#13702 in the U.S.From Italian primo, 'first,' from Latin primus — traditionally given to a firstborn son. In SpaPurpose#13704 in the U.S.The English word purpose, from Old French porpos, 'aim; intention.' As a given name it is a virQuillen#13711 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Cuilinn (anglicized Quillen, Cullen, Quillan), usually connected with Raafi#13713 in the U.S.From Arabic rafi', 'high; exalted; one who raises.' Ar-Rafi ('the Exalter') is one of the divinRaon#13730 in the U.S.Raon is a modern pure-Korean name (one built from native Korean roots rather than Chinese charaRaseem#13732 in the U.S.Raseem is an Arabic-rooted name usually connected to rasm ('drawing; tracing; mark'), giving a Rawad#13737 in the U.S.Rawad is the Arabic plural of ra'id, 'pioneer; leader; scout' — so 'pioneers; trailblazers'. ItRegion#13748 in the U.S.Region is the ordinary English word for an area or realm, from Latin regio ('direction; districRiquelme#13776 in the U.S.Riquelme is a Spanish surname of Germanic root, generally traced to the same name as Wilhelm/GuRodin#13786 in the U.S.Rodin is a French surname, generally traced to a diminutive of a Germanic name on the element hRomare#13791 in the U.S.Romare is a rare American name whose origin is not securely documented — it is sometimes read aRomeh#13793 in the U.S.Romeh is a rare modern spelling with no documented source. It is read most naturally against thSamanyu#13830 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samanyu, built on manyu ('spirit; passion; ardor'), giving 'full of spirit; passiSohrab#13893 in the U.S.Sohrab is a Persian name borne by the tragic hero of the Shahnameh, Ferdowsi's great epic: SohrSyeir#13922 in the U.S.Syeir is a very rare modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It belongs to a famiTahmaj#13953 in the U.S.Tahmaj is a modern coinage with no documented root. It may be shaped on the Tah- opening commonTathan#13969 in the U.S.Tathan (also Tatheus) is the name of an early Welsh saint honoured in Monmouthshire, where St ATawaf#13972 in the U.S.Tawaf is the Arabic word for the rite of circumambulating the Kaaba in Mecca, performed during Teotl#13981 in the U.S.Teotl is the Nahuatl word for divinity — the sacred force or god-energy at the centre of Aztec Theeran#13987 in the U.S.Theeran is a Tamil name meaning 'brave one, hero,' from a root sense of courage and valour. It Thyri#13995 in the U.S.Thyri is a form of the Old Norse name Thyra or Tyri, built on the name of the god Thor. HistoriZanoah#14070 in the U.S.A biblical place name in the Book of Joshua, a town in the hill country of Judah; the Hebrew isXhozen#14130 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented lineage. Families read it in different ways — some as a styXimen#14131 in the U.S.An older Spanish form (also written Ximeno or Jimeno), the root behind the surname Jimenez and Xol#14133 in the U.S.A very rare short name with no settled first-name history in the U.S.; Xol is also a well-knownXyier#14134 in the U.S.A modern American coinage most often read alongside Zaire and Zyaire; some families also see a Yadon#14138 in the U.S.A form of the Hebrew name Yadon (biblical Jadon), a builder of Jerusalem's wall in the book of Yafet#14139 in the U.S.The Hebrew name Yefet or Yafet, the biblical Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. It is usuaYahri#14140 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented meaning; it is generally heard beside Yahir and the -ari naYanai#14144 in the U.S.A Hebrew name (Yannai) carried by sages of the Talmud and by the Hasmonean ruler Alexander YannZabian#14182 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented meaning; it is generally heard beside Fabian and Damian, wiZaevon#14187 in the U.S.A modern American coinage joining the popular Zae- opening to the -von ending found in Javon, DZahel#14189 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no settled meaning, heard beside the Latino -el names (Yahel, Zahiel, ZaeZailan#14191 in the U.S.A modern coinage in U.S. use, heard beside Kailan, Zaylen and Zayden, with no documented meaninZakyi#14196 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning. It is generally heard beside Zaki (ArabicZamair#14199 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning; it is heard beside Zamir (Hebrew, 'song; Zaydian#14207 in the U.S.A modern American coinage that lengthens Zayden with an -ian ending, in the manner of Julian anZedrick#14214 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on Cedric (invented by Sir Walter Scott for the novel Ivanhoe, probably Zekhi#14216 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning. It is heard beside Zeke (short for EzekieZemaj#14218 in the U.S.A modern American coinage. It is most often explained as Jamez (James) spelled backwards, a plaZenin#14219 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning. It echoes Zen (the Buddhist school, whoseZeril#14220 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no documented meaning or lineage. Its sound sits near Zerin, CyrZylis#14256 in the U.S.Zylis is a very rare modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It sits among contemAshbelA Hebrew biblical name, listed as a son of Benjamin in Genesis; its meaning is debated, variousCamaziCamazi is a very rare modern coinage with no documented etymology. Its shape echoes the Cam- faKaizoKaizo is a Japanese given name, historically used for boys, whose meaning depends on the kanji MayzenMayzen has no documented etymology. It is a fresh coinage in the current wave of boys' names enMyhirMyhir is a rare modern spelling that stands very close to Mihir, a Sanskrit-derived Indian nameZohranZohran is a rare name whose sound sits close to Persian and Arabic-influenced names such as Zoh
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Popular Rare baby names include Bitanya, Primo, Purpose, Braeley, Quillen, Raafi. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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