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Not too-popular Baby girl names

athenadesign
By athenadesign
Updated Sun Mar 26 2023
Names that are not in the top 200..
  1. Baila

    • Origin:

      Yiddish

    • Meaning:

      "white; bashful"

    • Description:

      Also written as Bayla, Baila is reminiscent of the Spanish word for "dance". Its meaning is debated: it may come from the Slavic root word for "white", or it may be a form of Bilhah, one of the four women who gave birth to the tribes of Israel. An offbeat approach to Bella.
  2. Briar

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "a thorny patch"

    • Description:

      Fairy-tale memories of Sleeping Beauty inspire some parents—such as Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen—to call their daughters Briar Rose. But Briar plus a different middle name might work even better. It's one of the newly popular nature-word names, charting in the US for the first time in 2015 for both genders.
  3. Brinleigh

    • Description:

      Brinleigh is a modern masculine name that blends elements of traditional Celtic surnames with contemporary naming trends. It appears to be a masculine adaptation combining the Welsh surname Bryn (meaning "hill") with the popular suffix "-leigh," which has become trendy in recent years. While "leigh" endings are more commonly associated with feminine names, Brinleigh represents the evolving nature of gendered naming conventions. The name has a strong, earthy quality while maintaining a sophisticated sound. As a relatively new creation, Brinleigh doesn't have extensive historical usage, but it fits within the current trend of surname-inspired given names. Parents might choose Brinleigh for its distinctive sound and the blend of traditional roots with modern styling.

  4. Carina

    • Origin:

      Italian

    • Meaning:

      "dear little one"

    • Description:

      Carina is a pretty delicately feminine name whose fall from popularity is not helped by its similarity to hurricane name Katrina or slang victim Karen.
  5. Sienna

    • Origin:

      Italian color name

    • Meaning:

      "orange red"

    • Description:

      Sienna has been a Top 100 choice in England & Wales since 2005, the year after Sienna Miller's acting breakthrough in the hit movies Alfie and Layer Cake. In the US, it also got a big boost in the early noughties, before dropping slightly then rebounding to reach an all-time high in 2022.