Unique Name Sightings (over the years)

  1. Ana
    • Origin:

      Variation of Hannah
    • Meaning:

      "grace"
    • Description:

      Confident and compact, Ana is a widely used variation of the Biblical Hannah. Favored in Spain, Slovenia, Bosnia, Portugal, and Croatia, this shorter spelling has the same substance and versatility of its longer counterparts.
  2. Antaya
    • Cassius
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "hollow"
      • Description:

        Cassius, a Shakespearean name rooted in antiquity, is trending in a major way. It's one of a raft of Cas-starting names for both boys and girls, including Caspian, Cassian, and Cassia, that are enjoying a new moiment in the sun.
    • Cleo
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "glory"
      • Description:

        Cleo, one of the few girls' names to boast the cool-yet-lively o ending, is of course short for Cleopatra, the name of one of the most powerful women in history.
    • Cedar 'Cece'
      • Donnelly
        • Origin:

          Irish
        • Meaning:

          "dark brave one"
        • Description:

          Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.
      • Dagen
        • Deeker
          • Ensiana
            • Fabiana
              • Origin:

                Italian and Spanish feminine variation of Fabian
              • Meaning:

                "bean grower"
              • Description:

                The fashion for elaborate girly-girl names, especially those that end with -ella or -ana, has put this distinctive Latin favorite into play.
            • Grayden
              • Gunner
                • Origin:

                  Scandinavian variation of Gunther
                • Meaning:

                  "bold warrior"
                • Description:

                  The kind of nouveau macho name favored by NRA-leaning parents. Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers gave it to his son in 2009. Gunnar is another spelling that makes the name a bit less militaristic.
              • Hanisa
                • Justice
                  • Origin:

                    English word name
                  • Meaning:

                    "the quality of being just, impartial, or fair"
                  • Description:

                    Justice is a fashionable word name, used for both girls and boys. Justice has the distinction of being a virtue name without the religious implications of Faith or Grace. It still feels more male than female, perhaps partly due to the classic Roman name Justus, but Justice has become a more common pick for girls in recent years.
                • Kojo
                  • Origin:

                    Ghanaian, Akan
                  • Meaning:

                    "born on Monday"
                  • Description:

                    The Ashantis of Ghana traditionally use this animated name for boys born on Monday. The girls' equivalent is Adwoa, pronounced ahj-wa.
                • Kailem
                  • Lanaya
                    • Lane
                      • Origin:

                        English
                      • Meaning:

                        "a small roadway or path"
                      • Description:

                        Lane is a recent hit name, that could be used for either gender, but is much more popular for boys. It's a surname that projects the pleasant picture of narrow, tree-lined country roads.
                    • Luca
                      • Origin:

                        Italian variation of Luke and Lucas
                      • Meaning:

                        "man from Lucania"
                      • Description:

                        The related Lucas and Luke are both hugely popular boy names in the US and internationally, and now Luca has joined them on boys' popularity lists around the world.
                    • Matisse
                      • Origin:

                        Art name
                      • Description:

                        The surname of the great artist is pronounced the same way as Mathis, the German and French form of Matthew, so it's not a stretch for use as a first name.