Aadhya
Hindi
first power
A LITTLE LESS EXPECTED
From Belle and Birdie to Lottie and Marigold. Explore less common girl names with stories to tell, and find a favorite that feels right for your family.
127 names · US outside top 500 · 2025
Less common, by the numbers. These names have a recorded US rank outside the top 500 in 2025. Each card shows the year and whether its rank is for boys or girls. “Unique” doesn’t mean no one else has it.
How this list worksUS ranks are recorded separately for boys and girls. Each card shows the higher ranking available.
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Hindi
first power
English
noble + meadow
French · Germanic
noble, nobility
Germanic
noble
Hebrew
slender, delicate
Latin
from Adria
Greek
pure, virginal
Greek · Irish
bright, shining light
Sanskrit
dwelling, abode
Arabic
high, exalted
Greek · Spanish
defending men
English · Greek
defending men
Greek
defending men
Arabic
supreme, exalted
Arabic
heavens, highborn, exalted
Arabic
hope, inspiration
German
work
Hebrew
said of God
French · German
work
Arabic
trustworthy, faithful
Catalan · Hebrew · Provençal
grace
English · Hebrew
grace
English · Hebrew
grace; pasture
Dutch · German
grace + oath
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DIFFERENT FEELS DIFFERENT TO EVERYONE
A little context to help you find your kind of uncommon.
There is no single definition of a unique name. This page uses a practical starting point: published names with a recorded US rank outside the top 500 in our latest imported year. A rank of 501 qualifies; a rank of 500 does not. That makes this a collection of less common choices, rather than a promise that a name is one of a kind.
No. Missing data can mean we do not yet have a matching record. Names without a rank, year, or ranking category are excluded from this collection. You can still discover them in the full name finder.
US rankings are recorded separately for boys and girls. When we have both, the card shows the higher ranking available, so a smaller number means more popular. A name may be more common in another country or community. This page uses the latest year in our imported name rankings and recalculates when names or ranks change. A new calendar year alone does not create new data.
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