Unique Baby Names: The Best of the Best 🏆

Not all rare names are created equal

I hope everyone is breathing a sigh of relief after frantically checking the new rankings of their favorite names!

But if your top name has suddenly become too trendy (sorry to all those Elodie, Elowyn, and Elio lovers out there!) you might want to look further afield for baby name inspiration.

This week, we updated our collection of the 100+ Best Girl Names Below the Top 1000. Instead of Elodie or Elowyn, try Eliora or Ellery, Noelia or Delphine!

The boys’ version will be live on Monday, but (spoiler alert!) the best Elio alternative is Ezio, of course.

For something truly unusual, or even one-of-a-kind, our roster of the Best Unique Baby Names — each given to 25 or fewer babies — is now updated with 2024 data. It’s filled with hidden gems: Darby, Poe, Nixie, York, and more!

The Top Baby Names in Each State 🇺🇸

If popular names are more your thing — or you’re just a curious namenerd — we published our annual analysis (and maps!) of the top girl and boy names in every US state. Can you believe that names like Kaia, Maverick, and Brooks are Top 5 choices?

The Newest Names on Nameberry — Data Drop Edition!

• The highest new debuts for girls and boys 📈

• My newest name crush: this Tongan name 🇹🇴

• I’m surprised we didn’t already have this name in the database 💵

• Look out for this fast-rising boy name 🌧

• A variation of the name that everyone’s wondering about 🌛

More fun things

• The shocking baby name trend that we predicted 🤯

• Trending in the forums this week: What Would You Name Four Girls? 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️

• Expecting a baby in the next few weeks? Check out our guide to Gemini Names ♊️

• Vintage-Modern fusion names are the best of both worlds 🧪