Unusual Girl Names 2015

Delightfully uncommon names for girls!
  1. Aislynn
    • Indiana
      • Origin:

        American place-name
      • Meaning:

        "land of the Indians"
      • Description:

        Indiana is one of those place-names (think Camden and Trenton) that sounds cooler than the place that inspired it. Its fashionable -ana ending certainly sounds eminently name-like, and Indie/Indy/Indi is one of the hottest nickname names for girls right now.
    • Keara
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Keira or Kiera
      • Description:

        One of many takes on the Keira/Kyra concept, this one was chosen by ice-skating champ Kristi Yamaguchi.
    • Keela
      • Origin:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "slender"
      • Description:

        Is Keela distinct enough from Kayla to sound fresh and new? Maybe, though its similarity to the trendy cluster of names that also includes Kaylie and Kylie and Kelly may be enough to turn you off. Keela, a relative of the less serious Keely and the male Keelan, is used in modern Ireland.
    • Lochlyn
      • Loxley
        • Rainey
          • Origin:

            Word name or diminutive of Regina, Latin
          • Meaning:

            "queen"
          • Description:

            Has an old-time country feeling, perhaps due to Ma Rainey, considered the "Mother of the Blues". This is the most popular spelling of the name, given to about 50 girls last year, with half as many called Rainy and a quarter named Rainie, the spelling used by Andie MacDowell for her now-grown daughter.
        • Ryann
          • Origin:

            Spelling variation of Ryan
          • Description:

            An attempt to make this name swing more to the feminine side, though the original Ryan is becoming perfectly acceptable for girls.
        • Victory
          • Origin:

            English word name
          • Meaning:

            "victory"
          • Description:

            A winning unisex word name, fresher than Victoria or Victor.
          • Brinley
            • Origin:

              English, combination of Brynn + Lee "burnt clearing; hill + meadow"
            • Meaning:

              "burnt clearing; hill + meadow"
            • Description:

              Brinley was a surprise entrant to the US Top 1000 in 2009, however, in 2023, it doesn't feel surprising at all. In fact, alternative spellings Brynleigh and Brynlee also rank in the Top 1000, with Brynley not too far behind.
          • Leighton
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "meadow town"
            • Description:

              One of those names that's suddenly on the map because of a celebrity's influence, Leighton Meester of the TV show Gossip Girl. She pronounces it LAY-ton but some will intuitively say LEE-ton.