350+ Best Unique Baby Names

Spirited Italian form of Octavius

Written as Genève, it's the authentic name of Switzerland's capital. The English version, Geneva, is more common as a baby name in the US.

This traditional Cherokee name could easily be borne by a modern baby girl with connections to the tribe.

Gives Corwin a Welsh appearance.

Derived from the Roman family name Naevius, which in turn came from the Latin word naevus, referring to a mole. Like many cognomina, Naevius likely originated as a nickname — in this case, for someone with a conspicuous mole.

This is a solid surname choice for people looking for a change from Cooper, Parker and Carson. Australian parents will probably instantly associate this name with famous rock legend Jimmy Barnes, but this has an even older pedigree as a namesake - Barnes Wallis was a UK aviator and inventor, most remembered for designing the Dambuster bomb (a bomb that bounces across water to reach its target) and working on supersonic flight in the 1940s and 50s.

An international rose name with strength and femininity. Nasreen is slightly more common in the US than the Nasrin variation.

A handful of baby girls were named Poem in the US in the most recent year, along with Poet and Poetry. But of course, these word names can work for boys too.

This name's existence is all about Kiefer Sutherland, who spells his name i before e.

With Arley, Remington, Kensigton, Arlo, and Arla on the rise, Arlington might just be heard a little more often in coming years. The surname style name could make a patriotic choice for those in the US, with its connections to Arlington National Cemetery. Given to 14 girls and 24 boys in 2023, it is making moves up the charts, albeit small ones.

Yardley, a surname redolent of British soaps and perfume, was used for her daughter by Megyn Kelly.

Riviera may work for lovers of River who want something rarer and more elaborate for their little girl. The A ending adds a feminine touch.

A common unisex name in Nigeria. Kerry Washington used it as the middle name for her son Caleb.

This lively, springy, rarely used surname name has an interesting history. For the English, German, Dutch and Ashkenazic Jews it was a nickname for a lively person or traveling entertainer, deriving from the words springen/springhen/shpringen, and in English it's also a topographical name for someone living near the source of a stream. An unusual option if you're seeking an out-of-the-ordinary 'er'-ending name. Though for some it might bring to mind Jerry Springer, or a Spaniel.

This is most familiar here as a musical name, via Indian Parsi conductor Zubin Mehta, but it certainly could be used by others.

Gresham is more common as a surname than a first name, where it originally denoted one from the village of Gresham in Norfolk, England. These days, Gresham is also a city in Oregon, neighborhood in Chicago, and country in New South Wales, Australia.