Unusual, Rare, and Unique Baby Names · Popular Names and Name Trends
Invented Baby Names (with Meanings & Popularity)
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Amerie
Modern invented name
Pop princess Amerie is half Korean, half African-American. Her name may relate to Amelia, Emily, Emery, or Amory, though there's no exact equivalent among historical names. But doubtless there will…
Braxon
Modern invented name
Jaxon with a twist.
Astrophel
Literary name
"star lover"
Invented by 16th-century English poet Sir Philip Sidney for the hero of his sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella , this name is derived from the Greek elements aster "star" and philos "lover".…
Braxley
American invented name
"Brock's field"
Braxley is an invented name — a combination of two hot syllables — and therefore has no official meaning. It could, however, be interpreted to mean "Brock's field" from each of its elements.
Braxley
American invented name
Braxley itself may not be all that common — it was only given to 5 girls and 13 boys in 2021 — but as a combination of two on-trend syllables, you may run into a lot of children with similar names.
Amberly
Modern variation of Amber
A rarely used play on Amber, making it more feminine and both more modern and old-fashioned at the same time.
Aibileen
Invented Name
Variation of Abilene.
Braven
English
"invented name"
Take modern virtue Brave, add the trendy -n ending, and voilà! A cool new word-meets-surname name which feels bang on trend right now.
Brason
Modern invented name
Jason with a Br.
Brandall
Modern invented name
Adding that B to Randall transforms a pretty boyish surname choice into a 21st century spin on Brandy.
Braiden
Spelling variant of Brayden
Another of the many -aiden names. Several spellings have charted in the US Top 1000 in recent years, but now most of the -aidens are fading. Braiden is no exception, dropping down the charts each…
Armida
Italian, literary name
Torquano Tasso likely invented this name for the magical enchantress who beguiles the crusaders in his celebrated poem Jerusalem Delivered. Armida is also the eponymous heroines of operas by Handel…
Amarion
Amarion is a modern masculine name with multiple possible origins. It likely developed as a creative variation of names like Amari, Amarion, or Damarian. The prefix 'Amar-' may connect to roots…
Braelyn
Modern invented name
Braelyn just barely qualifies as a unisex name, being used for girls over 89 percent of the time.
Arlowe
Modern invented name
Though trendy Arlo is increasingly unisex -- especially since Leighton Meester and Adam Brody gave it to their daughter -- this is a more explicitly female way to spell it. It was one of the…
Braelyn
Modern invented name
Braden (and Braeden) had his heyday in the early part of the 21st century, giving rise to many offshoots for both boys and girls. But Braelyn and siblings are now on a long downward slide.
Braeden
Spelling variation of Braydon
Braeden was one of the many -aiden names that we heard everywhere just a few years ago. Now it's fading, along with Aiden, Jayden, and company.
Arlenis
Modern invented name
Arlenis Sosa, the hot young supermodel from the Dominican Republic, is popularizing this lovely and unusual choice, related to Arlen or Arlene.
Amantha
English, invented name
Blends Samantha and Amanda, yet feels fresher than either.
Agyness
Invented variation of Agnes, Greek
"pure, virginal"
When British beauty Laura Hollin morphed into supermodel Agyness Deyn, she created a name few others would want to adopt.