997+ Unique, Rare, and Unusual Girl Names

With Katya catching on, this sound-related name could too, though there is the Batgirl association. Basha, Basya, Batyah, Bitya, Peshe, Pessel (Yiddish).

Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.

A small number of girls are given this Irish surname as a first name each year.

A pan-European variant of Bertha and nickname for -berta ending names, such as Alberta and Roberta. It's certainly much more appealing than its predecessor, but unlikely to become a hit in the US anytime soon.

Found as both a girls' first name and a surname in the African nation of Uganda, Kisakye has a lovely meaning but a non-intuitive pronunciation for English speakers. As with difficult-but-beautiful names such as Saoirse and Xiomara, you may decide Kisakye is worth the effort.

A Turkish compound of Esma — the Turkish form of Asma — and Nur, an Arabic name meaning "light."

Momoko is a Japanese name meaning "peach child." It's also the name of a character in the popular Sailor Moon manga series.

This rare vintage name can be an alternative spelling of Abilene, a Biblical place name. It is also a Spanish and German feminine form of Abel.

This Thai name can get shortened to Niki or Nika.

One of the many gorgeous names originally used for children born on a specific day of the week, popular in West African culture. Effia is Akan in origin — the Akan people originate in southern Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

A lovely option to get to cool nickname Kit, Kitara is a Japanese girl name and also the name of an ancient East African empire.

This botanical name, referring to the vivid deep red color and to the madder plant from which it derives, is almost unknown to English speakers. But it's been trending in France recently, reaching the Top 100.

A lovely soft-yet-strong unisex Swahili name, with a great meaning to boot.

Beyzs is both a girls' name, most popular around the turn of this century, and a place name of a city and county in Iran.

Cordis is an unusual and substantial unisex choice.

Ethel is one of.those vintage names that will always will be out...or will it? A generation ago we might have said the same for now-fashionable names like Florence and Ida. Even if Ethel rises, Etheline might sound too much like a chemical compound.

A Turkish compound of the Arabic names Hira and Nur, more common than either of the names individually.

In Greek mythology, Eulabeia is a deity associated with caution, discretion, and avoidance. Eulabeia is used as a word some translations of the Bible meaning "reverence toward God."

A pretty possibility for a Gemini girl.