Unusual Baby Names: 100 Under 100

We’re always looking for baby names that are at once wonderful and unusual, and so today’s list compiles 100 great names given to fewer than 100 babies in the US last year.We included names from a range of styles: classic and under-appreciated as well as modern and under-discovered.  Half of the golden 100 are girls’ names and half boys’ names.  And the names are ordered from most-to-least used, with the number of children who received the name in 2013 noted after each.Our picks for 100 unusual and wonderful baby names are:

[column1]

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

[/column1]

[column2]

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

[/column2]