By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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French
"unfortunate"
Though more popular for girls in the US today, Mallory first appeared on the SSA list as a boys' name (in 1914). It was given to roughly equivalent numbers of boys and girls for the next several…
Arabic, Persian, and Urdu
"throne"
Arshia, also spelled Arshiya, is a name used for both boys and girls mainly in Iran and among Indo-Persians. Nine girls and five boys were named Arshia in the US last year, with another seven girls…
Tree name from Latin
"cone-bearing"
Plant name from French
"grown on Mount Dikte"
English
"always green"
Plant name from Algonquian
"hickory"
Plant name from Greek
"dragon herb"
Bird name from German
"night singer"
English from Latin
"sea raven"
Cormorant is definitely one of the most unusual of the newly fashionable animal names, and one of the rare bird names for boys.
Japanese place name
"field of rice"
Also a dog breed
"metal alloy"
Mineral name
"feldspar"
"fine silky thread"
Latin
"paper plant"
"level"
"small stream"
Part River, part Beckett, part Ridge, part Reeves, the unusual Rivulet could have potential.
English place name
"endless glade"
Spanish
"cauldron; volcanic crater"
Rare and fiery Spanish name that can work for girls or boys.
"mist"
Could be the next Nova, now that celestial baby names are in the ascendent.
"light, brightness"
