Exotic & Unique Names

  1. Kacia
    • Origin:

      Greek, diminutive of Acacia
    • Description:

      Intriguing and unusual.
  2. Kaela
    • Origin:

      Variant of Kayla or diminutive of Mikaela
    • Description:

      The letters "ae" are always a little tricky, and the more familiar Kayla has started to fall out of fashion, but there's nothing glaringly wrong with this version.
  3. Kaelyn
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Kaylin
  4. Kaija
    • Kailani
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "sea and sky"
      • Description:

        This name's similarity to Kalani and pretty Hawaiian origin helped catapult it into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013.
    • Kaius
      • Origin:

        Variation of Caius, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "rejoice"
      • Description:

        Kaius is a K-ization of the Latin Caius, the name of an ancient poet, introduced by style maven Rachel Zoe. More recently, it was used by Derek Jeter for his son.
    • Kalani
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "the heavens"
      • Description:

        Kalani is a rhythmic name that can be used for either gender though it is predominantly used on girls in the US. With its celestial meaning, and cool K beginning, it only entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2015. Now in the Top 400, it joins Kai and Leilani as popular choices with Hawaiian origins.
    • Kaleigh
      • Description:

        Variation of Kaylee and Kali with the popular "-leigh" suffix.
    • Kaliyah
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        This name's trendy trademarks - the "K" start and the "-yah" suffix - explain how it made its way up the Top 1000. Just beware the similarities between this name and creamy liqueur "Kahlua".
    • Kamden
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Camden
      • Meaning:

        "winding valley"
      • Description:

        Spelling Camden with a K makes it less of a place name—Camden is a downmarket city in New Jersey and an upmarket area of London—and more of a Kardashian-era confection, or maybe konfection. Both Kamden and Camden are in the Top 500 boys’ names.
    • Kamryn
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Cameron, Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "crooked nose"
      • Description:

        As a Top 600 name for girls for more than 20 years, Kamryn has become a widely-accepted version of the original Cameron. It also ranks just below the Top 1000 for boys too, though it is used three times more often on girls.
    • Karis
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Carys
      • Description:

        This much less popular variation draws more from Karin.
    • Karsen
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Carson
      • Meaning:

        "son of the marsh-dwellers"
      • Description:

        Carson is finally beginning to fall slightly after a nearly 2-decade reign of popularity, and we suspect its many spelling variations will follow suit.
    • Karsyn
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Carson
      • Description:

        Y is often used to feminize a variant spelling of a name, though of course there's nothing intrinsically gendered about it. The Karsyn spelling is slightly off its peak for girls, but rising for boys.
    • Kasia
      • Origin:

        Polish, diminutive of Katarzyna, form of Katherine
      • Meaning:

        "pure"
      • Description:

        Attractive and equally intriguing alternative to Katya.
    • Kassia
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Cassia, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "cinnamon"
      • Description:

        Kassia is the k-styled spelling variation of rising star name Cassia, an obscure but attractive botanical choice drawn from the cassia tree, which produces a cinnamon-like spice. The biblical Keziah is related.
    • Keara
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Keira or Kiera
      • Description:

        One of many takes on the Keira/Kyra concept, this one was chosen by ice-skating champ Kristi Yamaguchi.
    • Kendyl
      • Kensington
        • Origin:

          Place name
        • Description:

          Kensington is a place name with a number of referents; there are cities by the name in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the UK, and the US. As a girls' name, it entered the US Top 1000 in 2015, likely as a fresher way to get to nickname Kensie/Kenzie than Mackenzie, Mckenzie, or Makenzie.
      • Kensington
        • Origin:

          Place name
        • Description:

          A posh area of London, as well as being a section of Brooklyn, Kensington would make an overly formal, butlerish boy's name. There are several preferable paths to the nickname Ken, including KENYON, KENDALL and KENNEDY.