930+ Invented Baby Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

Sha name, by way of Janice.

See TADEN.

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

The word "bricks," name-ified. Rapper Pusha T used this as the middle name for his son, Nigel.

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

Dynamo is a newly-invented word name that's on trend in several different ways. It's got an o ending, an uplifting meaning, and it's gender-neutral. And what kid wouldn't want Dynamo as a middle name?

Spelling variation of Ryland

Draymond Green, the defensive superstar for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, introduced his name to the lexicon. This of it as Raymond plus. Twelve baby boys were given this name in one recent year.

Metaria was created for Queen Metaria of the Sailor Moon franchise. Her name is derived from the word "metal" — all Sailor Moon villains have metal or mineral names.

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

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

Parents seem to have decided that this spelling of popular boys' name Mason belongs to the girls -- perhaps because of its proximity to fashionable Maisie. It grew significantly in popularity throughout the 2010s.

Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman invented this name for their son Jonathan's middle. It's a combination of Anne's paternal grandfather's name, Roseline, and Adam's mother's maiden name Banks.

@jhayco is the social media handle of rapper Jhay Cortez, which itself was given to 17 baby boys in 2022.

Variation of Kathryn.

One of a handful of invented names inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with Kovid and Krown.