Give me some names...

[uniquenamelover]

That you RARELY hear in real life or see on forums like nameberry. I keep seeing Cordelia and Persephone EVERY where, and I really want an extremely uncommon name for my baby....and go!

[grackym]

Not sure where it is, but nameberry has a link to the US social security list for names beyond the top 1000, that's a good place to start.
If you don't find any there, maybe try something ethic, or for example an Ancient Rome name?
I have also read some great uncommon Biblical names, such as Keziah, Jemima, Keturah and others... Good luck

[nono]

Palasha
Thessaly
Jessamy
Vashti
Celestine
Jerusha
Mahala
Basia
Thalassa
Leontine
Delphine
Vesta
Renata
Mariposa
Sidonia
Anahi
Thais
Demelza
Lilias
Evadne
Calypso
Livana
Magali
Tirzah
Penina / Peninah
Nuria
Lucienne
Fairuza
Peridot
Livienne
Isabeau
Leto

[dantea]

Names i've rarely heard in real life and hardly ever see on this forum or any other:

Bellamy
Bellatrix
Celestina
Circe
Cornelia
Hester
Isolde
Tatiana
Astoria
Georgette
Bianca
Jocelyn
Evanthe -- ee-van-thee
Xanthe -- zan-thee
Forsythia
Antoinette
Sora
Lavinia
Valencia
Shae
Kimber
Kiona -- kee-oh-nah
Apollonia
Aquila
Ione -- ee-oh-nee
Samara
Elysia -- eh-lee-shiuh
Cymbeline
Artemisia
Yvaine
Alexane (just met a girl named this)
Constantina
Damiana
Faustina
Gloriana
Ursula
Soteria
Etain
Xiomara
Catori
Megara
Lysandra
Zephyrine

Friends and children of friends whose names I never hear anywhere:

LaRue
Alexakai
Fauna
Demetria
Morna
Vitani -- vih-tah-nee
Gitana
Luminitsa
Mircea
Endellion
Parthenia
Damali
Ashera

There's a bunch there. Do you like any?

[alzora]

Gencina
Winola
Winora
Silvina
Minette
Eppie
Chella
Garlyn
Monema
Curry
Raisa
Brissa
Sosie
Cilla
Milla
Milligan
Abitha
Carmel
Arlyth
Fidellia
Halina
Ilamay
Lemay
Idessa
Idella
Lovina
Lovelia
Nealy
Tressa
Rispa
Permelia
Mystel
Mitta
Lentina

[tintri]

I like pp suggestions of Delphine and Nealy (thinking Valley of the Dolls!) While I feel like I do see Delphine occasionally on Nameberry, I'd never heard of it before I came on here and I've definitely never seen it used IRL.

[thetxbelle]

@alzora RE: Minette, you're never going to see this as a name because it's not used for people unless as a nn (usually between lovers though sometimes family), it is used for cats because it means pussycat but it's also be used to imply cunnilingus (faire minette) which makes it even less usable imo.

Sorry I know I can be critical about names and even say some aren't usuable but this one is my number 1 completely unusable for a real given name.

[thetxbelle]

I throw some of these out a lot but in case you haven't heard them

Isaure
Isoline
Astrée (Astraea)
Ysaline
Evaëlle
Théoxène
Velia
Noëlie
Brisēís
Apolline
Eugénie
Garance
Pélagie
Eglantine
Amédée
Amandine
Josiane
Roxelane
Ludivine
Roseline
Rose-Mai
Esperanza
Octavie
Aldonza
Aubane
Perrine
Marisol

[darci]

Acacia
Andromeda
Blythe
Calliope
Ekaterina
Famke
Liat
Liviana
Noor
Quenby
Starling
Zinnia
Maura
Audra
Zandra
Hollis
Magdalene
Corinne
Coralie
Henrietta
Paloma

[uniquenamelover]

Not sure where it is, but nameberry has a link to the US social security list for names beyond the top 1000, that's a good place to start.
If you don't find any there, maybe try something ethic, or for example an Ancient Rome name?
I have also read some great uncommon Biblical names, such as Keziah, Jemima, Keturah and others... Good luck

I would never use Jemima d/t the terrible connotations it has. But I like Keturah. Keturah is really nice!

I have Augustus and Julius on my list in terms of Roman names.