100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More
Updated Sun Nov 02 2025
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We often cover rare and unique names — from creative modern inventions to unusual place and nature names. The names below are rare too, but with a difference.
You've almost certainly heard of them. (And so have your parents.)
Even if you don't know someone with them in real life, you'll probably recognize them from books or screen, or traditional baby name lists.
In fact, you'll probably be surprised they're so low down on the charts. All the names here were given to under 150 girls or boys in the US in 2024, and many were used fewer than 50 times.
If you're looking for names that are familiar but not overused, rare but not shocking, this may be the most useful list of the year. Welcome to the sweet spot!
Rare, Usable Names Used 100-150 Times
- Adrienne
- Agatha
- Anita
- Beatriz
- Blossom
- Cecily
- Constance
- Coral
- Danica
- Delia
- Dolly
- Edie
- Elinor
- Erica
- Georgiana
- Gwyneth
- Halima
- Hermione
- Irina
- Julianne
- Katrina
- Klara
- Leticia
- Linnea
- Lucinda
- Lula
- Margarita
- Milly
- Nell
- Petra
- Philomena
- Roma
- Rosalind
- Sabine
- Sybil
- Tabitha
- Tess
- Verity
- Wilhelmina
- Zelie
- Anton
- Bernard
- Cecil
- Chester
- Clarence
- Coby
- Constantine
- Eliot
- Finnian
- Gerard
- Gibson
- Gilbert
- Gino
- Glenn
- Guy
- Harris
- Irving
- Jenson
- Kenny
- Kent
- Kiran
- Lenny
- Lester
- Linus
- Lucius
- Luther
- Maxim
- Mickey
- Nate
- Noam
- Norman
- Oren
- Orson
- Rafe
- Ross
- Seamus
Underused Names: 50-99 Births
- Alethea
- Andromeda
- Anisa
- Augusta
- Bea
- Betsy
- Charity
- Clarice
- Connie
- Dominique
- Dorothea
- Effie
- Elin
- Elisheva
- Elvira
- Emme
- Eulalia
- Francine
- Gala
- Geraldine
- Gigi
- Gillian
- Golda
- Henrietta
- Hera
- Hilda
- Honor
- Iona
- Jackie
- Jayne
- Jean
- Katy
- Laurie
- Lavinia
- Leonie
- Leonora
- Lorna
- Lynn
- Manuela
- Marguerite
- Marianne
- Marta
- Mirabel
- Mona
- Nicolette
- Olympia
- Orla
- Ottilie
- Philippa
- Polly
- Primrose
- Rafaela
- Rosanna
- Sabina
- Shira
- Susannah
- Temperance
- Therese
- Una
- Valentine
- Wynn
- Yvonne
- Zarina
- Zofia
- Allister
- Alphonse
- Angus
- Antony
- Auden
- Bennet
- Blair
- Brice
- Cai
- Cassidy
- Clement
- Conan
- Cornelius
- Cortez
- Cosmo
- Earl
- Edmond
- Ellison
- Emile
- Fabio
- Finlay
- Freddie
- Glen
- Henderson
- Herbert
- Hosea
- Irvin
- Josef
- Josh
- Karl
- Kirk
- Lando
- Lars
- Laurence
- Mackenzie
- Marius
- Marty
- Mervin
- Morris
- Nahum
- Neal
- Octavius
- Oswald
- Paolo
- Percival
- Qasim
- Reggie
- Roderick
- Roscoe
- Sirius
- Sylvester
- Tiberius
- Tim
- Viggo
- Vikram
- Zach
Uncommon Traditional Names Used Under 50 Times
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Introducing the Nameberry App
Find your perfect baby name together with our new mobile app.
- Swipe through thousands of names with your partner
- Names you match on are saved to your shared list
- Get personalized recommendations that learn based on your and your partner's preferences
- Partner with friends and family to find names you all love
- Backed by Nameberry's 20 years of data around name preferences.
Sign up to be notified when the app launches and to receive a discount on full access.