997+ Unique, Rare, and Unusual Girl Names

A romantic way to get to covetable nicknames Gia and Nina.

The last month of the Aztec calendar, with nickname options including Calli and Izzy.

Long forgotten Old Testament name with modern potential.

Dimity is fairly common in Australia, but unheard of outside of it, which is surprising given its similarity to names like Amity, Verity, and Cassidy.

Gwenora teeters on the line between unique gem and modern invention. But it's not a smoosh name fashioned from Gwen and Nora but an old Cornish form of Guinevere, like its much more famous sister Jennifer.

A rare vintage compound name formed from Ida plus Isabel, historically found mostly in Spanish speaking communities.

The attractive actress Vivica A. Fox has done a lot to add this version of the name into the mix.

A rare unisex alternative to Isla.

Psalm became a name by the power of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who chose it for their younger son in 2019. As a spiritual word name however, it is a perfectly gender neutral choice that works just as well for girls. The name is now 7 times more popular than it was before Kim and Kanye put it on the map, and in a recent year, it was given to 40 girls and 120 boys.

An English diminutive of Isabel or Elizabeth that works best with a longer form on the birth certificate.

Chic and lively Afrikaans variant of Elizabeth.

The Cornish version of Emmeline holds many charms.

A celestial name from the extinct Taíno language of the Caribbean.

Made famous by Gossip Girl character Epperly Lawrence, Dan and Blair's boss at W Magazine.

Rare biblical name.

In fashion limbo with Anita and Juanita.

The name of a lake in Israel, known as the Sea of Galilee in English. The lake's name is derived from Hebrew kinnor "harp", due to its shape.

This gender-neutral Arabic name was a fast riser for girls in 2022, possibly in part thanks to a beauty blogger and influencer of the same name. The name can also be spelled Hoda or Houda.

Common Japanese name among Gen X women.

Also spelled Radhiya, this is a strong but--as the definition says--agreeable name.