By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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English diminutive of Clementine, French
"mild, merciful"
Once a cowboyish old man name, Clem is now more commonly heard as a nickname for the fashionable Clementine, meaning "merciful one". Clemency, Clemence and Clementia are other possible long forms.
Cutesy pet form of Clementine.
English word name
"water vapor in the atmosphere"
This kind of plainspoken nature name (think River and Sunshine) may still carry a whiff of the hippie, but this one has a nice, airy feel. It's slight similarity to Claude and Clyde helps to ground…
"cloudy"
Sunny and Stormi are shooting up the charts — why not Cloudy? Cloudy debuted on the charts in 2022.
Word name, English from German
"cobalt, blue color"
Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual.
Variation of Alex
One x makes the point.
English surname
"jackdaw"
In keeping with other short names like Poe and Bo, Coe is a surname that could easily move into first place. It has a sports hero factor as well, in Olympic runner Sebastian Coe — who later became a…
English diminutive of Nicole, French from Greek, or English feminization of Colin, English, Irish, and Scottish
"people of victory; pup"
Wishy-washy, and too similar to Colleen.
English from Latin
"dove"
A beautiful flower name deriving from the Latin word for dove. Sadly, in America this name is now forever linked with a tragic terrorist attack on a Colorado high school.
Word name, English from Latin
"comet"
Soaring astral name has a great gender-free feel. It also has a pleasing christmas connotation, courtesy of the reindeer listed in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
"comfort"
This Puritan virtue name may be unstylish, but it is also sympathetic and appealing in these largely uncomfortable times.
English place name, word name
"harmonious, peaceful coexistence"
Concord, Massachusetts is home to tranquil Walden Pond, and as a word name, concord has a harmonious meaning, making this a modern virtue name. It may also be associated with Concorde, the now…
Diminutive of Constance, English
"steadfastness"
Old-fashioned unisex nickname for Constance.
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".
Place name, English from Irish, “the Conmhaícne of the sea”
Wild, lovely place in western Ireland makes wild, lovely name.
See Alden.
German
"wave"
Aldine and the related Alda are ocean-related names that are highly unusual in the US. No babies were given these names, though hundreds of baby boys were named Aldo or Alden. There were even a few…
Diminutive of Alberta or Bertha, English or German
"noble, bright; bright, glorious"
Previously reserved for Ernie's companion on Sesame Street , Bert may find new life as a girl's name amid the rising trend of boyish nicknames for girls. With its short, spunky style, Bert fits…
Nature name
With the recent arrival of fruit names like Apple and Plum, this more traditional example, symbolic of fertility, might rise in popularity. Photographer Berry Berenson was born Berinthia.…
English diminutive of Cordelia, Latin, Celtic
"heart; daughter of the sea"
A playful yet strong sounding nickname name that could work as an alternative to Katie, Cory, Casey, Cora, or Rory. Deriving from Cordelia or Cordula, which originate from the Latin cor , Cordy could…
