Vibrant, sassy, and bubbly, Ruby is a vintage gem that hasn't lost any of its sparkle. Currently popular in a number of English-speaking countries, Ruby is proof of the 100 Year Rule, trending again for the first time since its heyday in the 1910s.

Gemma is a jewel of a name, an Italian classic that was very popular in 1980s England, but has only recently been started to be used here; it entered the list in 2008.

A variant of Gemma/Jemma or possibly James too, Jemsa holds the appeal of Sasha, Misha, Ezra, Rosa, and Anya: international and intriguing.

Though it may not be as sweet and gentle as, say, Violet, the purple-hued Hyacinth still might hold some appeal for the parent seeking a truly unusual flower name.

This name from the Torres Strait region is a gorgeous choice for parents looking for a name that describes just how precious your little one is.

Two z's equal double pizzazz.

An energetic African name with a stylish o ending.

Baojin, sometime hyphenated to Bao-Jin, has a luxurious meaning making it a relatively common choice for Mandarin-speaking parents. Baojin can be used for girls and boys. But this meaning also means that baby Baojin will also share his/her name with a mining company, an expressway and a housing policy.

This name, used in many Eastern European countries including Serbia and Romania, has two possible (and equally lovely) meanings. The feminine version is Dragomira.

You could think of this lovely name as Alma after a month on the beach in Maui.

If Liv can stand on it's own, why not Miv?

Though it may not be as sweet and gentle as, say, Violet, the purple-hued Hyacinth still might hold some appeal for the parent seeking a truly unconventional flower name.

A rare and lovely Nahuatl name, which literally means "quetzal feather" – a quetzal is a beautiful green bird native to Mexico, Guatemala and South America. The word is figuratively used to refer to something precious or beautiful, making this a lovely option for a wished-for baby girl.

A lovely name most commonly used by Judeo-Italian families — also the name of a fictional city in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa", written in the late 1800s.

A striking boy name used in Serbia and Croatian, and with an endearing meaning.

The unisex Arabic name Ain technically means "eye" in Arabic, which symbolizes preciousness. There is a star in the Taurus constellation named Ain.

A Slavic name notably worn by Stefan Dragutin, a Serbian king from the 1200s AD.

This meaningful Slavic name is also the Slovene and Croatian word for the nasturtium flower.

The soft and strong name of a 13th-century Persian poet.