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The rarest names that Berries love

If you spend any time perusing our list of Popular Names on Nameberry or engaging on our Nameberry forums, you have likely come to this conclusion: Berries love unique names.

In my analysis of the Babyberry birth announcements — names given to the real-life babies of Nameberry users — I crunched some numbers regarding where Berry favorites fall in the national data.

A quick disclaimer: I am comparing the Babyberry data to US data, so popularity may differ elsewhere.

Berry parents still love many of the national favorites, like Charlotte, Alice, Eleanor, and Ivy. However, a large number of the Berry favorites, such as Cordelia and Cosima, Beatrix and Blythe, are quite rare overall.

21.5% of Berries gave their daughters names in the US Top 100, compared to 28.8% in the US overall. 33.6% of Berries gave their daughters names outside of the Top 1000, compared to only 29% in the US overall.

With that being said, let’s take a look at some of the most popular girl’s names amongst Berry parents that rank outside the Top 1000 nationally.

Just Outside The Top 1000:

One of the best predictors of the next popular names is to look just outside of the charts. These names were each given to over 100 baby girls in the US in 2022, but haven’t quite cracked the Top 1000.

Berry parents have already fully embraced these gorgeous girl’s names, meaning they are surely the next generation to watch.

Beatrix

14 Babyberries

Latin, “she who brings happiness”

Cordelia

12 Babyberries

Latin; Celtic, “heart”, “daughter of the sea”

Elowen

12 Babyberries

Cornish, “elm”

Imogen

11 Babyberries

Celtic, “maiden”

Tallulah

10 Babyberries

Choctaw; Irish, “leaping water”, “lady of abundance”

Cecily

9 Babyberries

Latin, “blind”

Ingrid

9 Babyberries

Norse, “fair”

Ramona

9 Babyberries

Spanish, “wise protector”

Other girl’s names just below the Top 1000 that were given to 5 or more Babyberries:

Agatha, Annabel, Arden, Avalon, Fern, Harriet, Isadora, Juno, Lucinda, Nell, Rosalind, Serafina, Tabitha, Tess, Wilhelmina

Less Than 100 births:

Names that fall under this category — popular amongst Berry parents but given to less than 100 baby girls in the US in 2022 — are inarguably stylish (as indicated by the Berry stamp of approval), but are not particularly at risk of becoming overly popular in the next few years.

These names will turn heads, but will also most likely attract an array of compliments. Essentially, they are cool in the coolest way.

Susannah

10 Babyberries

Hebrew, “lily”

Francine

9 Babyberries

French, “from France”, “free man”

Philippa

7 Babyberries

Greek, “lover of horses”

Primrose

7 Babyberries

English, “first rose”

Saskia

7 Babyberries

Dutch, “Saxon”

Marguerite

6 Babyberries

French, “pearl”, “daisy”

Other girl’s names in this popularity range given to 3 or more Babyberries:

Acacia, Amity, Aveline, Blythe, Cassia, Coralie, Cosima, Dorothea, Eliora, Greer, Gwendolen, Iona, Isobel, Jemima, Lark, Leonie, Ondine, Philomena, Poet, Polly, Rosamund, Seraphine, Seren, Vesper, Xanthe

Less Than 5 births:

Now here are the rarest of the bunch. These names were given to less than 5 baby girls in the US last year, but still have managed to capture the hearts of two or even three Berry parents each.

You may notice a trend — many of these are chic French names yet to cross over to the States.

Apolline

French, variation of Apollo

Delphine

French, “dolphin”, “from Delphi”

Eulalie

French, “sweetly speaking”

Kitty

English, “pure”

Miette

French, “crumb”

Morwenna

Welsh, “maiden”

Pomeline

French, “apple”

What are your favorite rare girls’ names? Let us know in the comments!