These new baby names have only recently been born but are rising through baby names popularity lists and we predict will be used more frequently in the future. 

Where do new baby names come from? Some are invented by parents and catch on, while others, such as Saint and Shiloh are the handiwork of celebrities. Some new names for babies are respellings of established names or new imported names from other cultures.
 
Along with Saint and Shiloh, other new baby names on the rise in the US Top 1000 include Aries, Brisa, Ember, Meilani, Navy, Onyx, Thiago, and Wells. New place names becoming more popular include Harlem, Princeton, Zion, and Zaire.

In recent years, many words have been promoted to become new baby names. And new names are always being created from established surnames or nature names.

There are thousands of new baby names with more being minted every day, but the new baby names gaining in popularity include the following.

New Baby Names on the Rise

Girl names ending in lani are one of the hottest trends of recent years, thanks to the lilting and lyrical Hawaiian name Leilani. Leilani has inspired a number of offshoots, including Kehlani and Meilani.
 
The latter served as a jumping off point for Malani, which takes the sounds of Melanie and puts it to the cadence of Leilani.

Malani

Corbin joined the US Top 1000 during the latter half of the 20th century, first introduced to parents through actor Corbin Bernsen. It reached a peak in 2014 at number 203 and has been making a steady decline ever since.
 
Korbyn, however, with its trendy K and Y, is on the upswing. It broke into the US Top 1000 baby names in 2020, but dropped out again the next year.

Korbyn

Kinzlee

Devony is a highly <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">unusual girls' name</a> that is occasionally found. While there were no baby girls named Devony on record in recent years, the name has been used over time for a handful of females. It may be a variation of the British county name Devon or a made-up name. Pronunciation follows the same rhythm as Stephanie.

Devony

Part Ava, part Lynn, and part cousin of the stylish Evelyn and Adeline, Avalynn is a recent 2014 entrant to the US Top 1000. But sometimes when a name is trying hard to have everything, it doesn't really impress. Avalyn is one spelling variation.

Avalynn

A spelling variation of Kylie, an Aboriginal name first popularized by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It’s now associated with Kylie Jenner, whom parents might be attempting to distance themselves from with this version of the name.
 
Keily could also be pronounced to rhyme with Keeley.

Keily

Soul fans may wish to use this unusual name as a reference to singer Jimmy Ruffin and his younger brother David, one of the lead members of The Temptations.

Ruffin

Strong meaning, sweet but strong sound, fresh and earthy: a winner. 

Quarry

The American appetite for new names ending in the letters "yn" knows no bounds. This one, a close relative of popular Jaxson, was among the fastest-rising boys' names of 2017.

Jaxtyn

Karsyn debuted on the boys’ side of the US Top 1000 in 2018, sneaking in at number 940, but dropped off again in 2019. Karsyn for a girl continues to rise.  

Karsyn

Finding a really distinctive name is a better way to stamp your daughter as a true individual. 

Unique

One of the new literalist religious names, like Blessing, Heavenly and Neveah. More male than female, but essentially unisex.

Amen

This variant of Zaniah debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2007.

Zaniyah

Jacob meets Jakob meets Kobe -- and apparently, parents in 2013 are fans. It rose 153 spots to break into the Top 1000, making it one of the year's fastest-rising names.

Jakobe

Rivers is one of the few indisputably unisex surnames out there with is strong nature connotation and its connotation to the character Diana Rivers from Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre. Rivers is also the first name of one of the girl Sweet Home sextuplets.

Rivers

Arly

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts.
 Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.

Painter

Brixley

Kaci

Alternate spelling of Leilani, popular among Hispanic families.

Leilany

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