Girl Names Lists · Unusual, Rare, and Unique Baby Names
Invented Girl Names
Across 30 pages
of 30
Kaavia
Modern invented name
Actress Gabrielle Union and basketball great Dwyane Wade brought this one into the lexicon when they chose in for their daughter, Kaavia James.
Daenerys
Literary name
Daenerys is yet another girls' name invented by "Game of Thrones" author George R. R. Martin that is beginning to gain some traction in real life. Daenerys was used for 67 baby girls in 2013 while…
Cyder
Invented name
Somehow a "y" got stuck in a glass of apple juice.
Kaidyn
Spelling variation of Kayden, modern invented name
"round or barrel"
The popular Aiden has spawned a legion of offshoots used mostly for boys but sometimes for girls too: Brayden, Caden, Kayden, Zaiden and so on. While it is now predominantly used on boys, back in the…
Cosette
French literary nickname
"little thing"
Cosette is best known as the heroine of Les Miserables . In the Victor Hugo novel, Cosette was the nickname given to the girl named Euphrasie by her mother. Although Hugo invented the name, some…
Coppelia
Literary name
Coppélia is the name of the life-sized doll created by Doctor Coppélius in the eponymous 1870 ballet, based on short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Coppélius' name may be derived from the Yiddish…
Copelyn
English invented name
A feminine spin on the surname name Copeland.
Abbeline
Variation of Apollonia or Abilene, or invented name
For those who are trying to nudge Abeleen, the Texas place-name, toward Adeline, the stylish girls' name. Unfortunately, you arrive somewhere short of a happy medium.
Condoleezza
Invented name, English from Italian
Made famous by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose parents fashioned her name from a musical term meaning "with sweetness".
Clorinda
Latin literary name
Clorinda is a romantic name invented by a sixteenth-century poet, but has a synthetic sound today.
Kalayah
Variation of Kalea or Alayah, Hawaiian, English
"joy, happiness; sublime"
The -ayah suffix is ultra hot at the moment, with names like Alayah and Avayah attracting hundreds of parents each year. Kalayah may be building off of those, but it could also be used as a variation…
Clor
American invented name
Cloris is bad enough without shortening. Consider FLOR instead, a beautiful Spanish name.
Clia
Invented literary name
Clia could be seen as a variation of Clea (probably another invented literary name), or the creation of L. Frank Baum for a mermaid Princess character in one of his Oz books. Offers a similar choice…
Clea
Latinate variation of Cleo, Greek
"glory"
An attractive and unusual name that may be a variation of Cleo, Clea was possibly invented by Lawrence Durrell for a character in his Alexandria Quartet . Actress Clea DuVall is one noted bearer of…
Kamiya
Kamiya is a feminine name with Japanese origins, though it's used cross-culturally. In Japanese, its meaning varies depending on the kanji characters used to write it, but it commonly translates to…
Cienna
Spelling variation of Sienna, Italian color name
"orange red"
Cienna is Sienna's much rare sister, though it's popular enough to have been given to over 100 baby girls in the US last year. Since Princess Beatrice's use of Sienna, this name and variations are…
Christia
Short form of Christiana
"Christ's follower"
Christia is a rare Chris name that doesn't add much to the mix. We'd prefer lengthening Christia to Christiana or shortening it to Christa.
Chibiusa
Japanese
"little rabbit"
Chibiusa was created as a name for the Sailor Moon franchise. It's the nickname of Purinsesu Usagi Sumōru Redi Sereniti (Princess Usagi Small Lady Serenity). Usagi, which is also her mother's name,…
Kaydel
Modern invented name
Kaydel is the name of the character played by Billie Lourd, the daughter of Carrie Fisher, in the 2017 Star Wars movie. There were no baby girls named Kaydel in 2016, but after the movie's release,…
Chevelle
Chevelle is a feminine name with French influences, deriving popularity primarily from the iconic American muscle car produced by Chevrolet in the 1960s and 70s. The name carries connotations of…