997+ Unique, Rare, and Unusual Girl Names

A fragrant, feminine, floral elaboration of Flora.

If Cameron's first name could start a girl's name craze, why not her second.

A stylish and resonant Swahili name with great potential.

Keshvi is an epithet of the goddess Radha, who rules over love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion.

Countless variations of Elizabeth have been used around the world for centuries, from Elspeth to Isabella to Betty. Elsabet is a version that is popular in Ethiopia, often with the sweet and stylish nicknames Elsa or Elsi.

A lovely Hawaiian name meaning "you are beautiful" that feels on trend with Leilani, Ailani, and related names.

Keira Knightley made her first name famous, single-handedly changing the most popular spelling from Kiera to Keira. Now we're moving on to use her last name as baby name inspiration. Knightley is a last name used as a first that we predict will be used more for girls, with its trendy -ley ending, in the future.

This short and strong Swahili name shares lots of sounds with trending Ezra and Enzo, and has a great meaning too. This name is considered unisex in East Africa.

This Celtic saint's name is the most offbeat Jen name of all.

A rare Finnish name for Christmas babies.

Cool Finnish diminutive of Hannah or Johanna

Hunter is gaining favor among girls—for those in search of something less common, we recommend Hutton.

Al-Falaq or The Daybreak is the 113th chapter of the Qur'an in Islam. Falaq is slowly increasing in use as a girl name in the US, but still remains very rare. Falaq Naaz is an Indian actress with this name.

Lyric is a name given to over 1000 boys and girls each year in the US. Could the more feminine Lyrical (given to only 20 girls each year) become more popular as parents look to find less common alternatives to this musical name?

An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel keeper".

An intriguing medieval name found in various forms across Europe. Variants include Elisende, Elisenda, Elysant, Elysande, Elissent and Helisent. It likely derives from a Visigothic name meaning "temple path".

Penzance is a port town at the very tip of Cornwall. With its associations with operetta and pirates, Penzance packs quite a bit of zip for a name.

Unisex Hawaiian choice that's ranked in Hawaii (for boys) since the 1970s.

Fresh, evocative choice.

One of the most appealing Muslim names, both in sound and meaning.