Hello!

39 Comments

Trying to find a baby name that’s unique is pretty difficult these days – it seems that every moniker (with every possible spelling!) has been used before.

But if you’re looking for a rare gem of a baby name, this list could be the answer to your prayers.

The name experts at Nameberry have revealed the 10 rarest names that have been used less than 25 times in the US.

Here’s a look at the rarest names in the world right now:

Hester

According to Nameberry’s research, there are fewer than five girls with this name in the US. The name hails from the romance novel The Scarlet Letter, first published in 1850.

Romilly

Again, just five girls have this unique name – which was used by actor Emma Thompson as her daughter Gaia’s middle name in 1999.

Bee

While Beatrice remains popular, there are just eight girls with this shortened version.

Lilac

Botanical baby names continue to rise in popularity, but Lilac is far rarer, with just 25 girls carrying this name.

Ottilie

This name is actually on the rise for boys and girls. It has a French origin, meaning ‘prosperous in battle’.

Zebedee

Nameberry CEO Pamela Redmond told the Daily Mail: ‘Z names are cool for Gen-Z, and this variation of the New Testament Zebediah is zippy.’

Lorcan

Just 13 boys have this rare Irish name, which means little or fierce and was the name of several ancient kings.

Rafferty

Just 18 boys currently have this name, which Jude Law and Sadie Frost gave to their son in 1996.

Grover

Slightly more popular, with 23 boys named Grover, it was the name Lena Dunham’s character used for her baby in Girls.

Ajax

A strong, heroic Greek name, just 23 boys have been given this moniker.

More Rare Baby Names

We asked our Mouths of Mums community to share their own rare baby names, and they came up with a huge list of unique names.

Head to our post below to add your suggestion, and take a look through some of the names our community came up with below.

  1. Alora
  2. Amira
  3. Balin
  4. Blossom
  5. Cordelia
  6. Echo
  7. Emjay
  8. Everleigh
  9. Grae
  10. Halo
  11. Hemi
  12. Kairo
  13. Karinja
  14. Kes
  15. Killian
  16. Kylara
  17. Ledger
  18. Lilith
  19. Madae
  20. Mariska
  21. Matais
  22. Matise
  23. Maude
  24. Posy
  25. Sahara
  26. Sapphire
  27. Shayde
  28. Temily
  29. Tennessee
  30. Tovey
  31. Verite
  32. Zae

Check out the 500 names suggested by our community in the post below.

SHOPPING Page Banners_Email Header_625x130_baby shower gift registries(8)

Baby Name Lists

We’ve put together a whole host of baby name lists to help you discover the perfect moniker for your bub:

We may get commissions for purchases made using links in this post. Learn more.
  • I have a couple of rare names and love them Furia and Matias ????

    Reply

  • Those are all quite unique! I’m a teacher and have never taught a kid with any of these names.

    Reply

  • My childrens names arnt very common
    Kolokesa
    Donna-Marie
    Hopoate

    Reply

  • This is too funny, I actually currently work with a young man named Rafferty!

    Reply

  • Oh no! They are certainly strange names

    Reply

  • My niece wants to name her future sister Lilac which is really cute!!

    Reply

  • Grover! No no no

    Reply

  • No not grover ! We love sesame Street :D

    Reply

  • Some interesting names on the list some ok and some well ?

    Reply

  • Very interesting names and there will probably be more of them used now that this list has been published.

    Reply

  • Some strange names on that list, although I think my son goes knows someone with one of the names!

    Reply

  • Certainly some rare names on that list.

    Reply

  • All names are unique and special to parents.

    Reply

  • Oh gawd, reading through them, I can see why they’re rare. They’re quite unusual.

    Reply

  • Not sure about Zebedee but the others aren’t too bad.

    Reply

Post a comment
Add a photo
Your MoM account


Lost your password?

Enter your email and a password below to post your comment and join MoM:

You May Like

Loading…

Looks like this may be blocked by your browser or content filtering.

↥ Back to top

Thanks For Your Star Rating!

Would you like to add a written rating or just a star rating?

Write A Rating Just A Star Rating
Join