Alternatives To Luxury

Yet another noble name to join King, Prince, Princess, et al. The name Empress was given to over 100 baby girls in the US last year.

A bold word name choice for the intrepid baby namer who hopes her son will face the world with a sense of discovery.

Beware: extremely high pressure, high-expectation name.

An out-of-this-world choice, literally.

A tad spacy.

Among the children named Heaven are the daughters of TV personality Brooke Burke and rap singer Lil' Mo, who also has a daughter named God'iss Love. Some parents have taken to using Nevaeh instead—Heaven spelled backwards.

A scientific word name that would work wonderfully as a given name, given its similarity to Felix.

As a personal name, it may not have much history, but it certainly suggests the subject.

A name with vision.

Huxley is definitely rising as a surname name, with its X that makes almost any name cooler. It debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2015. The modern nicknames Hux and Huck certainly don't hurt.

Extremely attractive color name chosen by some African-American families for its reference to the West African Ivory Coast; more commonly used for girls.

Cooler than the older month names like April and May, and a highly unusual and eye-catching choice. The most famous real-life January is female – January Jones – but the month is named for the Roman god Janus, who presided over doors and new beginnings.

Just like Flora is for botanicals, Jewel is the generic gemstone name, not used much since the early twentieth century, when it was seen as a symbol of how precious a daughter could be. The French version, Bijou, feels more modern, as do Pearl and Ruby.

Chemistry has never been used as a baby name before — to our knowledge — but Khemistry appeared on the charts in 2021 and 2022. There was a 1980s band by the name.

Both Currency and Kurrency appeared on the charts in 2020, following the bold trend of money-related names for babies.

Laramie is a Western place-name with French origins that is growing in use for both genders-- it's currently two to one in favor of the female side-- the Laramy spelling is rarely used. There were fewer than five babies of either sex named Laramy in 2020. It might also be considered a smoosh name, a blend of Larry and Amy.

One of the boastful, ultra-modern word names soaring in popularity right now. Though it's a bit more popular for girls than boys -- the "cy" ending reads a little feminine -- it's solidly unisex, with over 100 baby boys being named Legacy in 2017. This is one of the many uplifting words that make unique unisex names.