930+ Invented Baby Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

Made-up name that tried to feminize Terry and copycat Sheryl.

Jaxon with a twist.

Zaylie -- which may also be styled Zaylee or Zayley or Zalie, among other spellings -- is a member of the squad of names that include Bailey, Hayley, and Kaylee and is always welcoming new members.

Name invented for a spirit fox character on the Disney Channel TV show Sofia the First.

Also found as Brason, this is one of an army of Jason sound-alikes, which include Cason, Mason, Kaysen, and so on. Stylish, yes; recommended, no.

Brenley: a compound of trendy syllables or Brinley variation? It's totally up to you.

While Jamar fell out of the Top 1000 back in 2016, this sleek and modern elaboration remains popular. Inspired by Arabic Jamal and rising up the charts alongside Amari and Kamari, Jamari is given to around 500 boys a year.

A creative spelling variation of Drew. Draya Michelle And Orlando Scandrick used it for their son in 2016.

A modern creation — likely a hybrid of James and the on-trend -iah suffix.

While Oakley is remarkable even in terms of girl-boy distribution, the Oaklee spelling variation is used much more often on girls.

Up-and-coming combo of trendy syllables that could work as a modern way to honor a Brenda or Brendan.

The name Kyubey was created for the primary villain of the anime series Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. It was derived from the word "incubator," which relates to the character's lack of a personal soul and desire to gain energy from girls. Kyubey is sonically resonant to kyuubi, mythical nine-tailed Japanese foxes.

A possible, and not too successful, attempt to individualize Jocelyn or formalize Jacey.

A recently-created Slovene name with no etymological roots. Naj debuted in the Slovenian Top 100 in 2019, when it was given to 23 baby boys. However, based on the use of Naja in Slovenia as a diminutive of Anastazija or Natalija as well as a stand alone name, Naj (and similar Nai) might have come about in a similar way, from Nikolaj or Nikolai, for example.

The invented full name of Kida, the princess of Atlantis in the Disney film. Read more about Kidagakash and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.

This smoosh between Samantha and Amanda might be in for some 'salamander' teasing.