997+ Unique, Rare, and Unusual Girl Names

  1. Fiza
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "breeze or open"
    • Description:

      Fiza is an Arabic and Muslim name with a variety of reported meanings. A handful of baby girls received this rare name in the US last year.
  2. Ishani
    • Kittery
      • Origin:

        English place name
      • Description:

        The name of a port town in Maine, named after the birthplace of one of its founders Alexander Shapleigh, of Kittery Court, Devon, England.
    • Dhriti
      • Origin:

        Hindi
      • Meaning:

        "courage"
      • Description:

        Dhriti is a Hindi name used especially in Nepal for both girls and boys. English speakers have trouble with three consonants (or three vowels, for that matter) in a row, so this may prove challenging.
    • Soliha
      • Origin:

        Uzbek
      • Meaning:

        "virtuous"
      • Description:

        A relative of the Arabic Salih or Saleh, meaning "virtuous".
    • Ebrilla
      • Origin:

        Welsh, from Ebrill
      • Meaning:

        "April"
      • Description:

        A rare name derived from the month of April.
    • Jatziri
      • Origin:

        Aztec
      • Meaning:

        "dewdrop"
      • Description:

        This name of Aztec origin has the lovely possible meaning of "dewdrop". Both the Jatziri and Jatziry spellings were given to a few dozen baby girls in 2022.
    • Gaenna
      • Johari
        • Origin:

          Arabic and Swahili from Persian
        • Meaning:

          "jewel"
        • Description:

          An attractive and traditional unisex name perfect for a cross-cultural child. Despite the current popularity of names ending in -ari, Johari is surprisingly rare in the US. It's currently used about twice as often for girls as it is for boys.
      • Enani
        • Origin:

          Amharic, Ethiopian
        • Meaning:

          "nickname, term of affection"
        • Description:

          Enani is used as a cutesy nickname in Ethiopia, but is also used as a given name for girls. This sweet name would translate perfectly into English speaking areas, especially with the recent love for "-ani" ending names like Leilani and Kehlani. Pronounced "eh-NAH-nee", this name can also be spelled Enany, Ennani, Enaney, and more.
      • Kapua
        • Origin:

          Hawaiian
        • Meaning:

          "the flower or child"
        • Description:

          A unisex Hawaiian name with a fitting meaning. It also happens to mean "cloud" in Maori.
      • Djuni
        • Duha
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "morning, before noon"
          • Description:

            Short, sweet Arabic name with a time-of-day meaning. In Islam, the Duha prayer is a voluntary morning prayer.