Uncommon and cute girl names
- Marilyn
- Maura
- Maxine
- Megan
- Melaina
- Melinda
- Melissa
- Michelle
- Miranda
- Nastia
- Paris
Origin:
French place-nameDescription:
The first famous Paris was a mythological prince of incredible beauty. The most recent was media darling Paris Hilton, inspirer of a generation of baby-girl namesakes. But since Pierce Brosnan and other celebs have continued to use it for their sons, the name retains some masculine identity. For girls, it jumped from #464 to #412 in the past year alone.
- Presley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's meadow"Description:
More universal than Elvis...and more conventionally attractive, too. Cindy Crawford used it for her son, though it's on the rise mainly for girls. The last time Presley ranked in the Top 1000 for boys was 1903, 120 years ago. Today, it's used for girls 14 times as often as for boys, mainly because of the -ley ending.
- Pamela
- Paula
- Pheobe
- Priscilla
- Robin
Origin:
Bird name; or English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"Description:
Now that it's no longer fashionable for girls, Robin is rising for boys again. Robin Hood, Robin Williams, Christopher Robin, and Robin the Boy Wonder are all male namesakes, after all. It reentered the US Top 1000 boys names in 2015 for the first time since 1999 and continues to bounce around the lower end of the Top 1000.
- Rachel
- Ramona
- Rebecca