A bright, optimistic Indian boy name that is occasionally used in the US.

Kali is a popular girls' name in the US with dark origins: She is the Hindu goddess of death and destruction, though we'd wager many parents see the name as simply a respelling of Callie.

Dougie is one of those names that spotlights the huge gulf that can exist between US and UK naming trends. In England and Wales, Dougie is a trendy nickname-name, ranking all the way up at Number 315. In the US, on the other hand, Dougie was used for a grand total of zero baby boys last year. Same thing for short form Doug. Only the father name Douglas ranks in the US Top 1000.

Lots of charm.

This nouveau spelling of Blakeley was one of the fastest-rising girl names outside of the Top 1000 in 2019, but hasn't grown in popularity since then. It is given to around 110 girls each year in the US.

Sullivan has made itself into a first name and O'Sullivan may well follow suit.

Featured in several anime series, including Black Clover and To Love-Ru.

A more modern form of Argyros.

Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.

This royal Tahitian name was borne by four kings and a queen of Tahiti. It was created after a royal baby died of a night cough, perhaps not the happiest meaning.

Another name for the element Mercury. Quicksilver is also the alter-ego of X-Men and Avengers character Pietro Maximoff.

South America provides a continent of interesting, undiscovered names -- Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, and the tango-rhythmed Argentina.

Nox was the Roman goddess of the night, equivalent to the Greek Nyx, from which her name was derived. Although identical in sound, Nox is unrelated to the Scottish masculine name Knox.

The city name Dublin ultimately derived from Irish elements dubh, meaning "dark," and lind, "pool." The dark pool in question was a tidal pool behind Dublin Castle.

An unusual and appealing Scottish family name that would work as well for a girl as a boy.

An Irish county name almost exclusively used for girls now. Kerrigan would be a more modern and masculine choice.

Most common in Japan in the mid-20th century, but to Western ears it doesn't sound dated.

Atieno is the feminine equivalent of Otieno, which is now more commonly seen as a surname in Eastern Africa.