350+ Best Unique Baby Names

In Japanese, Nozomi is typically written with the kanji for "wish" or "hope."

Arley is a fast-rising surname-name for girls, and Arlington isn't far behind.

See DOLORES.

Beaming, lustrous word name that comes with the nickname Rae.

Common in the Middle East as a given name, surname, and place name.

Gresham is more common as a surname than a first name, where it originally denoted one from the village of Gresham in Norfolk, England. These days, Gresham is also a city in Oregon, neighborhood in Chicago, and country in New South Wales, Australia.

Mwajuma is the contracted form of Mwanajuma — both of which are traditionally given to girls born on Fridays. Mwajuma first entered the American baby name charts in 2021.

Ridger isn't particularly common as a surname but we expect it to pick up in popularity as a first name, a la rising names Bridger and Ridge.

Primarily used in Latin America, but a small number of American girls have been named Suheily each year since 1999.

Common Sanskrit name for baby girls.

A new crop of gender-neutral English place names have suddenly become trendy — those ending in -ton. Multi-syllabic but not dramatic, these names are rising quickly for girls and boys. Think Charleston, Lexington, and Kensington. Livingston isn't as hot as some of the others, but its time will soon come. For a girl, Livingston boasts the nickname Liv.

Nishika has been used sporadically in the US since 1986. It's related to the Sanskrit name Nisha, which peaked in the US in the 1980s. Both have night-related meanings.