930+ Invented Baby Names (with Meanings & Popularity)
- Kallen
- Arissa
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Modern invented nameDescription:
If you're torn between Marissa and Alyssa.
- Kyron
- Westlyn
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American invented nameDescription:
Westlyn is a hot new girls' names, rising 350 percent in 2017 over the year before in official US statistics. It was given to just over 100 baby girls in 2017. Actor Josh Brolin named his daughter Westlyn Reign. Near-identical twin Westlynn is also growing in popularity, given to about half as many baby girls. Westlyn is a combination of word name West, also becoming more popular in various forms including Weston and Wesley for boys, and the long-used suffix lyn. West is a stylist and attractive unisex short form.
- Jenessa
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Modern invented nameDescription:
This newer sounding coalition of Jennifer and Vanessa is gaining in popularity.
- Starlynn
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Modern invented nameDescription:
As modern "smoosh" names go, Starlynn is not bad. Over the past two years nearly 40 American girls have been given this name. There may be some confusion with the name Starling (a type of bird), but that shouldn't be too difficult to overcome. Beware, however, its similarity in sound to Russian dictator, Stalin.
- Kaisley
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American invented nameDescription:
A nouveau creation inspired by Paisley.
- Rayleigh
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Variation of Raleigh or RayleeMeaning:
"meadow of roe deer; beam of light + meadow"Description:
Inspired by either Raleigh -- a North Carolina place-name and the surname of the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh - or by Raylee, a modern creation, blending Ray and Lee, Rayleigh has been steadily used since the beginning of the 2010s. Never as popular as Braylee, Kayleigh, Hailey, Jaylee, or Bailey, Rayleigh was given to around 160 girls - and 13 boys - in 2023.
- Kasyn
- Dasani
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American invented nameDescription:
The name Dasani was created by the Coca-Cola Company in 1999 for its bottled water product. Like other brands at the time, Coca-Cola tested various invented names and ultimately settled on Dasani because focus group data told them "the name is relaxing and suggests pureness and replenishment."
- Daxter
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Modern invented nameDescription:
Daxter feels like a blend between Dexter and Baxter. If you like it better than either of those, then go for it.
- Lakelyn
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American invented name or variation of LachlanDescription:
Lakelyn is a fast-rising girl name of the last decade, combining a nature word with the ever-fashionable -lyn suffix. It is occasionally given to baby boys too (eight of them in 2020), no doubt helped by the similarity to Lachlan.
- Taylen
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Modern invented nameDescription:
For girls, Taylin reads like a mashup of Taylor and Kaitlin.
- Ehlani
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Invented nameDescription:
Girl names ending in -lani are invented every year — Ehlani is among the latest pseudo-Hawaiian inventions.
- Emmalynn
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Combination of Emma and LynnMeaning:
"universal lake"Description:
An updated form of Emmeline or Emmaline or a compound name that makes your chosen pronunciation more obvious. Spelling variation Emmalyn reached the US Top 500 in2017, but has since fallen out of Top 1000. However, if you put the two spellings together, this smoosh name is given to nearly 400 girls, placing it above Emmeline or Emmaline. Influence Emmalynn Minassian and Canadian singer, Emmalyn Estrada are notable bearers.
- Ermac
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Invented nameDescription:
Character from the Mortal Kombat video games. Could be an interesting way to get to the nickname Mac.
- Cerie
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Invented nameDescription:
Cerie -- which may be thought of as a variation of Siri or Cherie or Ceri but in fact is related to none of them -- is the name of Liz Lemon's assistant Cerie Xerox on 30 Rock. The gorgeous Cerie's name is pronounced seh-REE. As baby names go, you could do worse. But you could also do a lot better.
- Jaheim
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musical nameDescription:
Single-named R&B singer Jaheim could inspire others to pick up on this unusual name.
- Zamora
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Spanish place- and surnameDescription:
Heard in Spain more as a last name, but would work here as an alluring first.
- Jadore
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FrenchMeaning:
"I love"Description:
A modern invented name, taken directly from the French phrase "J'adore", meaning "I love".