Unusual baby names of 2019

If you're a baby names pioneer looking for a truly unusual name, you've come to the right place. And if you're just browsing, here's a peek at the world of adventurous baby naming.

This year, unique names were inspired by exotic destinations (Nairobi, Venice, Rome, Berlin, Cyprus, Holland, Lourdes), the French (Anaïs, Emile, Fidel, Claude, Francois, Suzette), and the Greek (Callista, Octavius, Olympia, Philomena, Eugenia). Some paid homage to the natural world (Oceana, Cloud, Lake, Fleur, Snow, Terra, Starla), while others honored animals (Dove, Raven, Wolfe). Parents also named their children after oft-admired qualities (Peace, Zen, Moxie, Brave, Rebel), favorite colors (Lavender, Navy, Indigo, Blue, Azura, Red, Golden), and famous historical figures (Booker, Cornelius, Woodrow, Darwin, Hamilton).

Note: Our data comes from nearly 600,000 parents who shared their baby's name with us in 2019. Each name below was given to at least three children this year.

Unusual baby girl names Abella Anaïs Astoria Azura Berlin Blanca Blue Callista Devina Dove Eugenia Fern Fleur Jessalyn Juna Kani Keva Lake Lavender Lira Lotte Lourdes Mariposa Maude Maven Minerva Moxie Nairobi Nella Nikita Oceana Olympia Peace Philomena Psalm Ravenna Rebel Rome Rosella Sahar Starla Suzette Terra Thora Uma Venice Victory Vita Zen Zoelle Unusual baby boy names Art Booker Brave Buster Camp Chauncey Ciel Claude Clinton Cloud Cornelius Cyprus Darwin Dex Diogo Echo Emile Everson Fidel Francois Golden Hamilton Hansel Hasani Holland Indigo Jovian Judd June Jupiter Keane Leyton Mace Mckinley Navy Niles Octavius Oden Raven Red Rhythm Snow Stellan Sven Tegan Wellington Wendell Wolfe Woodrow Yanis

Unusual baby names of earlier years

If you didn't find the perfect name for your baby on our most recent annual list, you can explore unusual baby names from years past, going back to 2010. You're bound to find something wonderful and out of the ordinary!

Unusual baby names of 2018

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Adler Aquila Arbor Babs Bambina Breeze Cayenne Cookie Cornelia Cosima Cruz Delphine Dottie Dove Duchess Electra Fable Fallon Gem Geraldine Glenda Henrietta Isolde Joplin Keke Lark Margaery Misty Nicolina Omnia Peaches Petunia Queenie Rooney Rosetta Rowena Sable Sequoia Spring Sugar Tamari Toto Trixie Tulsi Ursula Venice Vidalia Zenith Zephyr Zeppelin Unusual baby boy names Ajax Ames Balthazar Bran Copper Cornell Coyote Cub Dresden Drexel Duran Escher Falcon Fender Ferdinand Gaston Griffith Grover Hardy Hawthorne Hershel Hopper Horacio Kahlo Lion Ludwig Lysander Meyer Mick Moss Napoleon Nestor Oak Oberyn Oswald Prescott Quill Red Rhaegar Rocket Rutherford Saiyan Sinclair Sylvester Trigger Whitman Wickley Wilford Woodrow Yanni

Unusual baby names of 2017

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Acelynn Ainslee Amen Andromeda Bellarose Brently Carlyn Celestial Charisma Devani Dynasty Ellyson Eternity Everest Fox Freedom Ginger Greer Heiress Hosanna Huxley Imogene Indira Jemimah Jori Kato Lille Lively Merci Minerva Monet Nicola Oceana Orla Plum Queenie Ravenna Roxy Saffron Sedona Seven Starla Theadora Truth Unity Viva Waverly Xenia Yashi Zaro Unusual baby boy names Adair Adley Albus Ames Baltazar Bexley Bond Braddock Carlisle Cesare Coda Damarco Darby Daxx Echo Emperor Falcon Fortune Gemini Grover Haze Helios Indio Ivar Job Kale Karma Kipling Lake Legion Lux Macky Mavis Miso Nero Nevin Nils Omega Osian Pharoah Prosper Rainier Severus Sherlock Thames Treble Uziah Wisdom Woods Zenith

Unusual baby names of 2016

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Adore Ailey Alaska Allura Amaryllis Bliss Blue Bunny Candy Cici Crimson Doll Dunia Elspeth Fawn Fleur Gigi Gray Gretel Gypsy Honesti Jubilee Jupiter Lady Lilac Lottie Lovelle Lulu Melrose Miami Mildred Misty Moon Nimrat Odelia Paizlee Pandora Patience Pepper Pinky Rooney Starr Storm Strawberry Sunday Valentine Verity Verona Victory Zyra Unusual baby boy names Abner Aero Arkin Arlen Basil Brando Cedar Cosmo Coyote Crispin Daxten Ebenezer Fritz Hansel Harlen Hawk Heston Hogan Hyatt Iggy Igor Ike Indigo Kruze Lion Loyal Lysander Marlo Mars Marvel Nestor Oak Oz Pax Perseus Psalm Raj Ramses Renly Riggins Rocket Roscoe Saint Sparsh Tavish Tiger Tru Zee Ziggy Zyron

Unusual baby names of 2015

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Alabama Arantxa Atlas Bentlee Chichi Diem Drishti Esma Fenella Frooti Greenlee Harmonee Heavenly Hephzibah Honey Huxley Idalia Indigo Jazz Kansas Katana Kizzy Larkyn Lyrik Madonna Mafalda Messiah Monet Moxie Neveah Novalie Nyx Perpetua Primrose Psalm Rogue Sailor September Storm Story Sunshine Swayze Tate Trixie Tulip Twinkle Valkyrie Zane Zi Zowie Unusual baby boy names Abbott Apollo Armani Aristotle Arrow Blade Bobo Braxten Brix Cater Cedar Chap Chet D'Artagnan Dex Eustace Everest Ferris Fischer Fraser Fulton Gryffin Hannes Heston Inigo Jansen Janus Jaeger Jedi Kael Kirk Krithik Miggy Mir Oden Orson Paxon Pi Quest Remi Rockwell Rusty Scout Sylar Tergel Wael Werner West Xzander Zyan

Unusual baby names of 2014

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Agape Aggie Amore Audi Cheska Chia Cyan Elowen Esty Gitty Harbor Harpa Heavenleigh Hennessy Holiday Hyacinth Juju Kapri Kutty Lark Lynix Mahogany Melrose Merci Monet Moon Neo Nisan Nivea Nixon Pixie Portia Posey Quorra Rhythm Royce Saffron Salima Sea Seneca Sephora Sparrow Stormie Tempest Tymber Violina Yolo Zani Zeek Zuly Unusual baby boy names Albin Anthem Basil Bender Berk Blayde Braven Castle Charleston Dagon Darko Denim Dior Dodge Elvin Ember Eron Falcon Finnick Guru Hershey Hilton Indy Jhase Judge Keats Koy Lorde Matix Mclean Moody Nashton Onix Patch Piers Ranger Rexx Rocko Roper Senne Simba Tallon Taro Tiger Viggo Vino Walden Wolf Zealand Zeppelin

Unusual baby names of 2013

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Amorette Archita Azza Blip Blue Chevy Creedence Delara Duda Elektra Eternity Ezgi Fairy Feline Flower Galya Green Harlowe Huxley Jurie Justus Kalliope Kelby Kinzly Kiwi Kuhu Lovelle Low Manda Nyx Oceana Pippin Silver Trixie Tulip Viggo Wrigley Xaviera Zabrina Zelia Zona Unusual baby boy names Ab Ajax Anibal Apollo Baobao Braulio Bright Cadence Caige Cheese Chow Cub Daxx Danish Dragos Egypt Enno Finch Holmes Hurley Ivo Jago Kashmere Kazz Kodiak Lalo Legend Leviathan Lorcan Miggy Osbaldo Panda Ripley Rocket Stetson Thiago Thirdy Tintin Trace Yash Zion

Unusual baby names of 2012

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Ace Admire Americus California Couture Deva Excel Fedora Gilmore Hailo Inny Jadore Jagger Jazzy Jeevika Joshitha Juju Jury Kaixin Kirshelle Leeloo Mclean Monalisa Oasis Orchid Queenie Rilo Rogue Samanda Sanity Sesame Shoog Starlit Tigerlily Twisha Ummi Vanille Vinique Yoga Zealand Unusual baby boy names Aero Alpha Ball Bond Burger Cajun Casanova Cello Cobain Crusoe Devid Donathan Drifter Elite Espn Exodus Four Goodluck Google Hippo Hurricane Jedi Kix Legacy Mango Mowgli Navaryous Neon Pate Pawk Popeye Rogue Rysk Savior Shimon Thunder Tron Turbo Vice Villiam Xenon Zaniel

Unusual baby names of 2011

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.

Unusual baby girl names Air Amanlia Bellanie Brunella Brystle Chrishelle Couture Davincia Daytona Dove Easter Eliz Emiree Favor Gagana Hannabelle Hendrix Irelynne Jalesica Jeliana Jency Judah Kapriella Kyndle Laloni Luxe Marisssa Melis Moussia Noorah Nyx Ocean Oaklyn Palin Pinku Roo Rush Shiny Soso Tangy Tooni Tywon Webby Wiktoria Xoie Yamiley Yocelin Yue Zerenity Unusual baby boy names Agil Arrow Banjo Battle Braun Chancellor Draco Drewry Elnathan Flash Froilan Gaspar Goose Gweth Havoc Irie Jager Jakori Jom Kailand Kalo Latryell Lion Loyal Mallen Marichael Matthan Navid Nestor Octavius Pacey Pharoah Radly Rei Rizky Ruffin Scooby Shaker Summit Tesla Texas Triumph Truxton Urban Valiant Wiktor Wolfram Yonah Zace Zealous Zech

Unusual baby names of 2010

Here are some of the most surprising, creative, and uncommon names given to babies in this year.