Newest Names on Nameberry

The Welsh form of the German Baldwin avoids that unappealing first syllable.

A sweet Chinese name combining the elements Mei (beautiful) and Hua (flower).

Supposedly the earliest known recorded name of a person in writing — found on several Uruk period (3400-3000 BC) clay tablets used to record transactions of barley.

Considered the most powerful dictator of fate and circumstance in Ancient Greece, both mortals and gods alike respected Ananke and paid her homage.

Representing early morning sunshine, Arushi is an evocative Hindi choice for a daughter. Indian actress Arushi Sharma is a notable bearer.

National Book Award-winning novelist Jesmyn Ward brought this uncommon spelling of a lovely name into the public eye. Jasmine is the flower-y version, and Jessamine the genteel British version. Jessamyn West was an American writer in the 20th century.

Khorshid, also found as Khurshid, is the Persian word for sun and is also the name of a place in Iran. The name is found mostly in Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan and can be used for both boys and girls. Khorshid, anglicized as Sun Children, was the title of an Iranian film about street children. Khorshid Khanom, or Sun Lady, was an ancient fertility and water goddess.

Derived from the Albanian word dritë, meaning "light" is also seen in the spelling Dritan.

The French version of an ancient, little-used name, which is an unexpected way to get to Theo.

In Greek mythology, Telamon was son of King Aecus and Endeis, a mountain nymph, and was one of Jason's argonauts.

This mostly male choice technically achieves unisex status in the US, where it was used for girls in about 18% of cases last year. Hart technically refers to a male deer, but modern parents are using it as an, ahem, heartfelt first and middle name for their children.

The goddess of safety, salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm in Greek mythology.

In Hinduism, white symbolizes purity, adding an extra layer of meaning to Shweta, which comes from the Sanskrit word for the color. Shweta is a common name among Hindu women and is connected to the goddess Saraswati, who also goes by the epithet Shwetambara.

The Icelandic variation of Paul is also used in its feminine form, Pála.

Cézembre is a tiny island off the coast of northern France, and is occasionally used as a baby name.

A sky god in Greek mythology, as well a poetic name for the planet Saturn.

In Greek mythology Danaus was the king of Libya, who was the father of the Danaïdes — his 50 daughters.

Zelos or Zelus was the god of rivalry and competition, one of the four winged Daemones who were gods for Zeus. This rare name is one mythological choice that may not come back in the modern world.

The original form of Saskia was the real name of Rembrandt's wife, Saakje fan Uylenburgh.

The minor Greek goddess of dangerously swift currents.