Unusual Baby Names: 100 Under 100
We’re always looking for baby names that are at once wonderful and unusual, and so today’s list compiles 100 great names given to fewer than 100 babies in the US last year.We included names from a range of styles: classic and under-appreciated as well as modern and under-discovered. Half of the golden 100 are girls’ names and half boys’ names. And the names are ordered from most-to-least used, with the number of children who received the name in 2013 noted after each.Our picks for 100 unusual and wonderful baby names are:
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girls
Millicent, 97
Susannah, 95
Mirabelle, 94
Theodora, 94
Rosalind, 90
Zadie, 87
Aviva, 86
Devon, 83
Indigo, 82
Cleo, 81
Pilar, 81
Pippa, 78
Georgiana, 75
Octavia, 73
Zinnia, 73
Winifred, 71
Marguerite, 68
Henrietta, 64
Greer, 60
Snow, 59
Lulu, 57
Tierney, 56
Verity, 55
Juno, 53
Romy, 51
Dinah, 50
Seren, 50
Cassia, 45
Maple, 44
Polly, 43
Olympia, 38
Augusta, 36
Ilaria, 33
Vesper, 33
Vita, 30
Nico, 28
Saskia, 28
Leonora, 27
Dorothea, 26
Fay, 26
Dorian, 25
Mamie, 24
Eulalia, 22
Marietta, 22
Calypso, 15
Flannery, 15
Indra, 15
Tamsin, 14
Bronwen, 11
Fleur, 9
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boys
Lev 97
Constantine, 95
Rio, 94
Shepherd, 91
Caspian, 83
Ellison, 81
Auden, 80
West, 77
Chester, 75
Aurelio, 74
Baxter, 70
Willis, 69
Baker, 66
Leopold, 64
Teo, 64
Stellan, 63
Roscoe, 59
Bram, 55
Cassidy, 54
Penn, 53
Octavius, 51
Slater, 51
True, 49
Nile, 48
Pax, 47
Everest, 44
Rufus, 44
Orson, 42
Casimir, 37
Laszlo, 36
Hawk, 34
Pascal, 30
Fitzgerald, 29
Shaw, 29
Mercer, 27
Ozias, 27
Bowie, 25
Larson, 22
Cosmo, 20
Ellington, 20
Hart, 20
Laird, 18
Griffith, 15
Whit, 14
Maguire, 12
Rafferty, 12
Sacha, 9
Florian, 8
Peregrine, 6
Poet, 5
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Pamela Redmond
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- Swipe through thousands of names with your partner
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- Get personalized recommendations that learn based on your and your partner's preferences
- Partner with friends and family to find names you all love
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