Interesting rare girls' word names in US data 2023

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Boys: Interest rare word names - Boys part 1 - US 2023

12 babies: Freedom, Jazz, Mazy, Pixie, Worthy

11 babies: Aero, Blessed, Gift, Gorgeous, Happy, Knowledge, Luxe, Majestic, Viridian,

10 babies:
Aqua, Arena, Cannon, Caprice, Celestial, Duchess, Elan, Fancy, Levee, Maize, Merry, Poetry, Pretty, Prosper, Saga, Sativa, Sundae

9 babies:
Agape, Analyse, Bay, Bee, Bishop, Eleven, Fortune, Irish, Kindred, Lore, Man, Maxima, Mystic, North, Olivine, Omega, Sorrel

8 babies: Alpha, Dandelion, Domino, Dreamy, Epic, Gem, Gracious, Jetty, Mare, Oak, Oleander, Pace, Paw, Peony, Price, Reason, Rook, Shy, Stellar, Sunset

7 babies:
Aerial, Affinity, Anthem, Banner, Bell, Cozy, Culture, Flower, Glorious, Greys, Hind, Holy, Imagine, Melanin, Mystery, Poetic, Prosperity, Providence, Pure, Reality, Regal, Success, Sun, Vegas, Wild

6 babies:
Believe, Berry, Brightly, British, Cinder, Citrine, Courage, Feather, Happiness, Kindle, Ledger, Linen, Modesty, Orchid, Quest, Rarity, Reef, Righteous, Rise, Row, Rumor, Sacred, Topaz, Virtue, Wood

5 babies:
Alder, Avian, Beige, Beloved, Bravely, Candela, Channel, Choice, Cloud, Dune, Energy, Evening, Excellence, Exodus, Gazelle, Greatness, Jovial, Major, Minnow, Peaches, Perfect, Peridot, Petunia, Power, Prayer, Rhapsody, Roulette, Sincerity, Sparkle, Starlit, Thistle, Vintage, Viper, Winsome, Woods

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I kind of like:
[name_m]Viridian[/name_m]
[name_f]Merry[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f] :heart:
[name_f]Maxima[/name_f] :heart: (how was this not used more?)
[name_f]Olivine[/name_f]
[name_m]Stellar[/name_m]
[name_f]Sunset[/name_f] (I’ve used this as a middle in combos before)
[name_m]Sun[/name_m]
[name_m]Quest[/name_m]
[name_f]Evening[/name_f]
[name_f]Peridot[/name_f]
[name_f]Winsome[/name_f]

I hope [name_m]Man[/name_m] and [name_f]Hind[/name_f] were all typos and placeholders…

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[name_f]Sunset[/name_f]! Cute!

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Oh my! [name_m]Ledger[/name_m] used to be a favorite of mine, I had forgotten all about it! I’m thrilled to see it used and a little jealous :slight_smile:

some I really like:

[name_m]Aero[/name_m], [name_m]Anthem[/name_m], [name_f]Bay[/name_f], [name_f]Bee[/name_f], [name_m]Bishop[/name_m], [name_f]Merry[/name_f], and [name_m]Sun[/name_m]

the names I like the least are the nouns/adjectives like [name_m]Worthy[/name_m], [name_f]Gorgeous[/name_f], [name_f]Happy[/name_f], [name_m]Knowledge[/name_m] and [name_m]Success[/name_m], I mean come on, these are words, not names, and put really unfair expectations on a child to try and live up to

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It’s the age of word names!

If I had to select a bunch of names from this list to mix and match with my own list, I’d take:

[name_f]Peaches[/name_f]
[name_f]Bravely[/name_f]
[name_f]Fancy[/name_f] (but as a nickname to Francine)
[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_f]Winsome[/name_f]
[name_f]Domino[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunset[/name_f]
[name_m]Banner[/name_m]
[name_f]Evening[/name_f]
[name_f]Peridot[/name_f]

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i like:

jazz - i am surprised this was only used twelve times!
pixie - same as jazz!
aqua - not a fav but i know a girl called this!
merry
sundae - love it spelt sunday
bee
north
sorrel
domino
jetty
ok
sunset
bell
sun
reef - love for a boy
minnow
peridot
winsome

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I love this so much. :sob:

[name_f]Brightly[/name_f] and [name_f]Bravely[/name_f] have been high on my list before, and I still absolutely adore them. [name_f]Brightly[/name_f] is especially speaking to me today. I’ve also always loved [name_f]Gem[/name_f] for a girl!

For firsts (other than the above), I absolutely adore: [name_m]Worthy[/name_m], [name_f]Poetry[/name_f], [name_m]Prosper[/name_m], [name_f]Feather[/name_f], and [name_f]Kindred[/name_f].

For middles, I’d use so many of these!

[name_m]Freedom[/name_m], [name_m]Blessed[/name_m], [name_m]Gift[/name_m], [name_f]Happy[/name_f], [name_f]Gracious[/name_f], [name_m]Glorious[/name_m], [name_f]Providence[/name_f], [name_f]Believe[/name_f], [name_f]Sacred[/name_f], [name_m]Rise[/name_m], [name_f]Evening[/name_f], [name_m]Jovial[/name_m], [name_f]Prayer[/name_f], [name_f]Starlet[/name_f], [name_f]Winsome[/name_f], and any of the above. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

A lot of these are guilty pleasures, but I still quite like them. Thank you so much for this post, @NoMoreTopTen! This was so great for naming inspiration.

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I think the most unusual word name I’ve had for a student is Praises.

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I hope [name_f]Starlit[/name_f] and [name_f]Thistle[/name_f] are twins! :sparkling_heart: :sparkling_heart:

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[name_f]Beige[/name_f] is the ultimate sad, beige baby name. :joy:

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can i just say that i will be laughing my butt off if i find that all five of the babies named petunia’s are in the same class! that would be hilarious give your kid a unique name for all the kids with it too end up in the same class!

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[name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_f]Bay[/name_f]
[name_m]Reason[/name_m]
[name_f]Minnow[/name_f] :grin:
[name_f]Thistle[/name_f]

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The chance of that is about 1 in 3.36 x 10^29

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Have to be honest I like quite a lot of them :blush:

These are the names I already have on my list either as usable or GP’s :see_no_evil::joy:

[name_f]Pixie[/name_f], [name_m]Aero[/name_m] (for a boy), [name_f]Luxe[/name_f], [name_m]Majestic[/name_m], [name_f]Aqua[/name_f], [name_f]Celestial[/name_f], [name_f]Fancy[/name_f], [name_f]Sativa[/name_f], [name_f]Sundae[/name_f], [name_f]Kindred[/name_f] (for a boy), [name_f]Maxima[/name_f], Mystic, [name_f]Alpha[/name_f] (for a boy), [name_f]Dandelion[/name_f], [name_f]Domino[/name_f] (for a boy), Dreamy, [name_f]Peony[/name_f], [name_m]Shy[/name_m], [name_m]Stellar[/name_m], [name_m]Anthem[/name_m] (for a boy), [name_f]Cozy[/name_f], [name_f]Flower[/name_f], [name_f]Mystery[/name_f], [name_f]Berry[/name_f], [name_f]Cinder[/name_f], [name_f]Feather[/name_f], [name_f]Kindle[/name_f], [name_m]Ledger[/name_m] (for a boy), [name_f]Orchid[/name_f], Rarity, [name_m]Reef[/name_m] (for a boy), [name_f]Topaz[/name_f], [name_f]Evening[/name_f], [name_m]Major[/name_m] (for a boy), [name_f]Peridot[/name_f] (for a boy) & Roulette

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites are [name_f]Brightly[/name_f], [name_f]Bravely[/name_f], [name_f]Peridot[/name_f] & [name_f]Candela[/name_f]. I also love the sound of, and sentiment behind, Melanin. :fist:t6:
I’m finally coming to appreciate [name_f]Minnow[/name_f] after not getting the appeal for years! It’s sounding very sweet today :blue_heart: