Abbetina

Taken from the first five letters of the alphabet, Abcde is a rare and polarizing invention. It made headlines in 2018, when a Southwest Airlines employee took a photo of five-year-old Abcde Redford's name and posted it on social media, mocking the name.
 
Abcde was first recorded on the charts in 1990, when it was given to five baby girls. It was used consistently from 1997-2021, peaking in 2009 when 32 girls received the name.

Abcde

Adaleigh

As soon as a name becomes mega-popular, parents start to look for spelling variations to set their child apart.  This is one of the less graceful ones.

Adecyn

When British beauty Laura Hollin morphed into supermodel Agyness Deyn, she created a name few others would want to adopt.

Agyness

Alabama is a hot southern place-name, picking up from Georgia and Savannah. This is not a geographical name come lately, though--there have been girls named Alabama dating back well over a century.
 Hip couple Drea de Matteo and Shooter Jennings named their daughter Alabama Gypsy Rose, and rocker Travis Barker has an Alabama Louella.

Alabama

The unique O-ending makes this name memorable, especially for someone with ties to Texas.

Alamo

Alawna

The popularity of legendary names, such as Legend, Legendary, and Legacy, has led to the creation of new names in this genre — meet Alegend (and ALegend and A'Legend). Phrases as names are slowly filtering into the mainstream, with choices like AKing, MyLove, and AMillion garnering more and more use each year.

Alegend

This version of the name changes the nickname from Eli to Ali. 

Alijah

Aliviah

The first letter of the Greek alphabet ande the brightest star in every constellation, this would make an interesting choice for a first daughter, though it does give off some spectral sci-fi reverberations--and references to the term "alpha male.". 

Alpha

A rarely used play on Amber, making it more feminine and both more modern and old-fashioned at the same time.

Amberly

One of the new literalist religious names, like Blessing, Heavenly and Neveah. More male than female, but essentially unisex.

Amen

A meeting of two trends — compound names a la Myking and Alegend and money-related -illion names such as Million and Billion.

Amillion

Amiracle

Angelynn

Annistyn

An implied spiritual meaning makes this a plausible new name. 

Answer

Ed Sheeran put this continental place name on the map when he used it as the middle name for his daughter Lyra, born in 2020.

Antarctica

A musical word name with a lot of strength behind it

Anthem

Armani is catching on along with other brand names, and this one is among the most gender-neutral — sitting in the Top 500 for both boys and girls.

Armani

Whether you consider it a word name or a spelling variation of Armie, this name maintains its meaning. Jill Wagner used it for her daughter in 2020.

Army

When actress Shannyn Sossamon dubbed her newborn Audio Science, it sent out some definite shock waves. We don't recommend Audio or Video for even the most intrepid baby namer. 

Audio

As with many other names, the y seems to make this name more girl-appropriate for some parents. About three-quarters of the babies named Austyn are female.

Austyn

Variations and elaborations of Ace have been popping up all over the place — Ayce recently broke the Top 2000.

Ayce

When actress Rachel Griffiths chose this highly unusual name for her son, many assumed it was a bizarre invention. But a noted Australian poet (Griffiths is an Aussie) is known by this name. 

Banjo

Credit, of course, to the artist for inventing this secretive pseudonym, but we actually have Hilary Duff to thank for Banksy as a baby name. Banksy is Duff's nickname for her daughter Banks, born in 2018. Banksy debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was used for seven baby girls.

Banksy

An undiscovered option among occupational names, Banner has never been used for more than 100 baby boys in a single year. But Banner has undeniable charm, much due to its associations with fêtes and phrases like "a banner year".
 
Actor Jesse Eisenberg has a son named Banner, born in 2017.

Banner

Barklie

Like River and Lake, a cool, refreshing modern water-related choice. 

With the tide coming in on a new wave of word names, this one just might catch on, especially for parents who relish sun, sand, and surf. Forest lovers can spell it Beech, like the tree. 

Beach

Up-and-coming actress Beanie Feldstein is attracting attention toward her unusual — but rather cute — nickname. She was born Elizabeth Greer Feldstein but nicknamed "Elizabeanie" by her childhood nanny. It was later simplified to Beanie by her older brothers.

Beanie

This creative spelling of Boden may be influenced by the popularity of Beau or New Zealand rugby player Beauden Barrett. Either way, we predict it's going to rise in popularity for years to come.

Beauden

A playful and whimsical choice for a child that works as a given name or a nickname (perhaps for Beatrix).
 
American model Binx Walton (born Leona) was nicknamed by her brothers after the Star Wars character Jar Jar Binks.

Binx

Reese Witherspoon's Deacon has opened this churchy direction for occupational names. It reentered the US Top 1000 in 2015.

Bishop

Blakeleigh

Blakelyn

Blessed and Blessing are two word and virtue names getting more attention, especially among religious parents.

Blessed

This variation of the English word "blessing" is on the rise, while the original Blessing actually fell in use in 2022. This may soon become a Journee/Journey type of situation, where the misspelled version becomes more popular than the original. The name Blessyn was given to 149 baby girls in 2022, and Blessing to 236.

Blessyn

This soulful musical name was introduced to the lexicon by Glee actor Darren Criss, who named his daughter Bluesy Belle in 2022. It's a saucy choice that owes something to Beyoncé's Blue, and something to the retro nickname Susie. For the daughter of a musician, Bluesy is a rare yet accessible name.

Bluesy

A common name for cats with boot-like markings on their feet. In the same vein: Mittens, Socks.

Boots

Bourbon

Braeden was one of the many -aiden names that we heard everywhere just a few years ago. Now it's fading, along with Aiden, Jayden, and company.

Braeden

One of the most girlish offshoots of Braeden.

Braelyn

Branch is an attractive name with associations both with trees and with branching out into brave new worlds.  Baseball's Branch (born Wesley, with Branch as his middle name) Rickey broke the color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers.
Like Leaf, Branch makes a nice, not-so-obvious, addition to the tree category.

Branch

Take modern virtue Brave, add the trendy -n ending, and voilà! A cool new word-meets-surname name which feels bang on trend right now.

Braven

Combines the prefix of Brayden and the trendy -lee suffix, and has the marks of the popular Bailey.

Braylee

One of the aggressive new boys' names, ala Tracker and Heller, that have become fashionable among parents who are courting trouble.

Breaker

Brexton

Brinlee

Britton, technically a spelling variation of Britain, is much more popular that the original place name for both boys and girls. There are about three baby girls named Britton for every four boys, making it a truly nonbinary choice.

Britton

For the parent who might also have Buck and Ryder on his list. 

Bronco

Rockers Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz put a new baby name on the map when they chose this downscale New York borough name for their son.  The Bronx, the place, was named for early Dutch settler Jonas Bronck.  Might Bronx become the next Brooklyn?  We'd be surprised if it did.

Bronx

This extra-N variation matches up with the current preferred spellings of Oaklynn, Raelynn, and Adalynn, however it has always been outranked by popular Brooklyn. Though both spellings have trended downwards since their peak in 2011, Brooklyn maintains its place in the US Top 100, while Brooklynn lags behind in the #300s.

A cool city name and a favorite of the late 2000s, Brooklyn's popularity is often credited to Victoria and David Beckham who chose it for their first son in 1999. They may well have started the trend, but parents took it in their own direction, and now, Brooklyn (and Brooklynn) are used predominantly on girls, around 98% of the time. 
 
The Brooklynn spelling was given to 821 girls in a recent year, while Brooklyn was used three times as often. When you add all these Brooklyns up, however, sound-wise, the name begins to sound like a Top 60 choice, equivalent to Lillian, Lainey, or Paisley. 
 
In 2020, the Brooklynn spelling was used for Jenna Ortega's character in the Jurassic Park TV spin off series, Camp Crustaceous, which might put it back in parent's minds in the future. .

Brooklynn

Though it's lost ground in recent years, Brylee is the kind of Smoosh Name -- combining Bryan and Lee -- that's gaining more notice.


Brylee

Caliber belongs to the class of tough boy names — along with Shooter, Wesson, and Trigger — that are given to a small but notable number of boys each year. We generally discourage parents from using such violence-promoting names — there are better routes to the nickname Cal.

Caliber

Cannon sits amongst other weapon names like Colt, Pistol, Lance, and Remington. Definitely a name that offers bombast.

Cannon

Canyon is a <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/317/unique-baby-names">unique baby name</a> evocative of natural splendor and the old Steve Canyon comic-strip heroism, making it an intriguing new word-name possibility. 
 Similar but less word-like: Kenyon.

Canyon

Color us surprised — Kashton is over three times as common as Cashton.

Cashton

Caylee was the third fastest-rising name in 2009 and peaked then at Number 263, but has since dropped in the charts, perhaps due to the Caylee Anthony association.

Caylee

A less-popular spelling of on-the-rise Cason.

Cayson

Spiritual word names are a hot trend and ever-expanding category of baby names. Chapel was notably used in 2020 by Josh Brolin for his daughter. He said of her name, "Chapel Grace is, to us, a manifestation of that celestial feeling that was always felt as we meandered and knelt."

Self-named singer Chappell Roan pronounces her name just like Chapel.

Chapel

Once strictly a surname--Chasen's was an old Hollywood hangout--it's now catching on as a first name, both as an elaboration of the popular CHASE, and in following the pattern of popular two-syllable boys' names.

Chasen

Chosen is officially a baby name thanks to Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who chose (can't resist) the word as the name of his newborn son.
 
While it may inspire bad puns, Chosen is actually a pretty good word name: It's got the two-syllable, n-ending sound that is so fashionable for boys' names, plus a positive, affirming meaning. And if Saint and Messiah can be baby names, why not Chosen? And there's no reason it can't also work for girls.

Chosen

Christmas is a day name long and quietly used as a <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/412/christmas-baby-names">name for babies born at Christmas</a>. Prettier and more modern than Noel or Noelle.

Christmas

A brisk and beachy word name. For those of us saddened that Cove now has negative connotations, Coast could be an appealing alternative.

Coast

Yes, there are lots of kids out there named Princess, Duke, Earl, and King – but you don't necessarily want yours to be one of them.

Countess

Crew x True = Crue. This on-trend name — short and punchy with popular sounds —is rising for a reason. Crue entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022, following in the footsteps of trendy Crew and Cruz.

Crue

Somehow a "y" got stuck in a glass of apple juice.

Cyder

Variant spelling of the word name Sincere.

Cyncere

The name Dasani was created by the Coca-Cola Company in 1999 for its bottled water product. Like other brands at the time, Coca-Cola tested various invented names and ultimately settled on Dasani because focus group data told them "the name is relaxing and suggests pureness and replenishment."
 
The name debuted on the baby name charts for both girls and boys that year, later peaking in 2001 when over 150 babies were given the name. It's still in use today, albeit, with less frequency.

Dasani

Daxtyn

A big, bold, ultra-rare virtue name. Could it follow in the footsteps of Justice and Liberty?

Democracy

Brings to mind the qualities of the fabric: hardworking, cool and versatile. Singer Toni Braxton chose this name for her son in 2001, and parents have been using it for boys and girls ever since.

Denim

Diesel, which you can think of as a word name for the fuel or as a German surname that derives from a pet form of Matthew or Mathias, is a new entry to the American name lexicon thanks to celebrities Jennie Finch and Casey Daigle, who chose it for their son, baby brother of Ace.  Diesel might also be thought of as one of the neo-macho names, joining such bros as Harley, Ranger, and Breaker.

Diesel

Has joined Chanel and Armani on the fashionista hit parade of names. The meaning of Dior is uncertain but it may be "gold".

Dior

Photographer Diane Arbus named her daughter Doon, inspired by the sand dunes she walked among when pregnant. Used this way, Doon might be considered a nature name, a refashioning of the word dune. 

But Doon might also stem from the familiar Scottish surname Dunn or Dunne, which means brown or dark, originally used for a dark-haired person.

Doon

One of the oft-mocked Zappa kid names; it supposedly was a nickname his father had for his wife's pinkie toe. 

Dweezil

Easter has been used as a name for several hundred years, as part of the day-naming tradition; now, this rarely heard holiday celebration name would make a novel choice for a springtime baby. 
Background:The early Anglo-Saxon monk and scholar Bede took the name of a goddess--Eostre-- whose feast was celebrated at the vernal equinox and gave it to the Christian festival of the resurrection of Christ.
 Easter appeared on the Top 1000 list during the first few decades of the twentieth century. It was heard for the character played by Jasmine Guy in the TV miniseries Queen.
 International versions include Pascal, Pasqua and Pascua.

Easter

Though most parents would shy away from Ebenezer, short form Eben is affable and creative and perfectly able to stand alone; nothing Scroogish about it. This also makes a fresh new spin on the very popular Ethan or Evan.
 Eben Oleson is the name of the character played by Josh Hartnett in the movie "30 Days of Night."

Eben

Eliut

Emberleigh made its all-time debut on the charts in 2009, rising steadily each year. It could be a future member of the Top 1000.

Emberleigh

Emmaleigh

Epik is a new word name used by Princess Love and Ray J for their baby boy. Fifteen baby boys were named Epic, the usual spelling of the word, last year, so maybe Epik is to Epic as Erik is to Eric. While Epic in the classic sense refers to a long narrative poem, today it's more likely a slang word used in place of grand or amazing.

Epik

Epiphany is based on the ancient Greek word for a feeling or realization that comes upon you suddenly. It often relates to the divine, as in the realization that Christ is the son of God. The Feast of the Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus, takes place on January 6, ranking Epiphany among the unique <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/629/71-wonderful-names-for-january-babies">January baby names</a>. 

As word names and <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/254/spiritual-baby-names">spiritual names</a> become more popular, the attractive Epiphany becomes a more viable choice.

Epiphany

Fenix

Even if you're hoping for a fiery child, this seems like playing with fire. One celebrity--Steve Vai--was bold enough to use it for his son.

Fire

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names. 

Florida

Like Justice and Peace, this word name makes a very strong statement. Ving Rhames chose it for his boy. 

Freedom

Gidget was the surfer girl who started it all. She was the subject of six novels by Frederick Kohner, and the 1959 film in which she made her theatrical debut, starring Sandra Dee, helped make surfing a popular sport. Today, her name feels fun, sunny and retro. Or rather, her nickname: the character's given name was Franzie, Gidget was her nom de surf, formed by combining "girl" and "midget."

Gidget

Glail

Model Jessica Hart brought this word name into the spotlight in 2022, when she chose it for her newborn son — brother to Baby-Rae. Glorious has historically only been used as a girl name, but it works equally well on boys.

Glorious

Glory sounds fresh and uplifting and a lot more modern than Gloria (which is definitely feeling the stirrings of a revival, though some might still view it as a terminal Old Lady name).  Glory, as in "Glory Be" and "Old Glory," has both a religious and a patriotic flavor.

Glory

God'iss Love is the full name of the daughter of R & B singer Lil' Mo, who decided to move beyond Trinity and Genesis and turn her child's name into a statement. Her sister is called Heaven. 

God'iss

Gracyn

Makeup artist to the stars Gucci Westman has made this Italian fashion name a first. 

Gucci

Combine two parts Paisley with one part Hazel and one part Harley, add a dash of Hayes, and voila: Haisley.

Haisley

Haizley

This bold musical word name is given to just a handful of baby girls per year in the US, but it has a very contemporary sound. Hallie and Lou/Lulu would make for more mainstream nicknames. Lovers of the music and lyrics of Leonard Cohen might also appreciate the link to one of his most successful hits.

Hallelujah

theosnames's list "r slash tragedeigh " of 275 great name ideas: Abbetina - Zyler!

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Collecting tragedeighs. Please do not name your kids these names unless you want them to get teased. Y is not a vowel and adding -leigh or -lynn does not make it cute.