350+ Best Unique Baby Names

Attractive Sanskrit boy name given to 22 American baby boys one recent year.

An elegant Persian name with a positive meaning. Ümi̇d, Umit, Umid and Umed are variations of the name.

This Swedish form of Sebastian would work nicely as a nickname.

Primarily used in Latin America, but a small number of American girls have been named Suheily each year since 1999.

A Top 100 name in Israel, where it is overwhelmingly feminine. Zohar is currently used equally between girls and boys in the US but is rising far more quickly for boys.

Keating is familiar as a surname but unexpected as a first. It boasts the always energetic -ing ending.

A common name in Central Asia, linked to Mongol leader Batu Khan.

Mwajuma is the contracted form of Mwanajuma — both of which are traditionally given to girls born on Fridays. Mwajuma first entered the American baby name charts in 2021.

A new crop of gender-neutral English place names have suddenly become trendy — those ending in -ton. Multi-syllabic but not dramatic, these names are rising quickly for girls and boys. Think Charleston, Lexington, and Kensington. Livingston isn't as hot as some of the others, but its time will soon come. For a girl, Livingston boasts the nickname Liv.

Nishika has been used sporadically in the US since 1986. It's related to the Sanskrit name Nisha, which peaked in the US in the 1980s. Both have night-related meanings.

Ridger isn't particularly common as a surname but we expect it to pick up in popularity as a first name, a la rising names Bridger and Ridge.

The Zuni are a Native American tribe with origins in the American southwest, near the Zuni River valley. The tribe has been farming and living in the Zuni River valley for thousands of years, and many still reside in the Pueblo of Zuni — in present-day New Mexico.

Common in the Middle East as a given name, surname, and place name.

In Japanese, Nozomi is typically written with the kanji for "wish" or "hope."

Common Sanskrit name for baby girls.