what are rare names that you ever heard? please write them down here…i’d like to have it fr my baby…
some that I heard recently
Girls:
[name]Alidee[/name]
Chilaili (prn. shuh-lay-lee) Native American I believe
Endine & Iseo (twins)
[name]Feodora[/name]
[name]Gentry[/name]
Boys:
Atley
[name]Digby[/name]
[name]Fitzhugh[/name]
[name]Fielding[/name]
[name]Parrish[/name]
[name]Worden[/name]
My sister’s name is [name]Sidonie[/name].
It’s not really a “rare” name, since it’s quite popular in [name]France[/name], and not too difficult to find in the US, but it is far from common. We pronounce it like “[name]Si[/name]-[name]DOE[/name]-nee” but we’ve heard some frenchies place the accent on the “si”. It’s a family name of ours.
Some nicknames that have evolved from it are:
[name]Sid[/name]
Ni Ni
Bologna 
(As well as Macaroni)
I think it’s more refreshing than [name]Sydney[/name].
I checked these out on ssa.gov so I will include the highest ranking (out of 1000) since 2000.
I have never met an [name]Aiyana[/name] but I love the name (peaked at #607 in 2009)
I have met…
[name]Coralie[/name] (never made it to top 1000)
[name]Adria[/name] (never made it to top 1000)
[name]Agetha[/name] (never made it to top 1000)
[name]Annalise[/name] (never made it to top 1000)
[name]Calista[/name] (peaked at #626 in 2000)
[name]Selina[/name] (peaked at #812 in 2000)
[name]Marcella[/name] (only ranked in 2002 at #966)
[name]Rosalie[/name] (#840 in 2009), although [name]Rosalind[/name], [name]Rosalia[/name] and [name]Rosalyn[/name] aren’t on the list
Wihlelmina (not on the list) I do prefer [name]Willamina[/name] though!
[name]Zenya[/name] (not on the list)
BOYS…
[name]Ewan[/name] pn U-an (not on the list)
[name]Nixon[/name] (not on the list)
[name]Oren[/name] (not on the list) Could also be spelled [name]Orin[/name] (also not on the list)
[name]Perry[/name] (#684 in 2000)
[name]Sheldon[/name] (#600 in 2001)
[name]Hope[/name] that helps! Let us know what you decide!
Some unusual and unused names that I like at the moment:
Kalyca (kuh-[name]LEE[/name]-kuh, I believe. It’s Greek for Rosebud).
[name]Vasilia[/name]
[name]Remember[/name]
[name]Fiorenza[/name]/[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Anita[/name], [name]Perdita[/name]
[name]Cerelia[/name]
[name]Liesl[/name] (or [name]Liesel[/name])
[name]Hester[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] “[name]Minnie[/name]”
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Mitzi[/name]
[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Raoul[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Otis[/name], [name]Otto[/name]
[name]Rochester[/name]
[name]Beacan[/name]
[name]Gavril[/name]
Stanhope
[name]Wilfred[/name]
[name]Leandro[/name]
[name]Demetri[/name]
I’m not sure if any of these are your style, but hopefully they’ll give you something to muse over! Best of luck!
NameGoddess
My son’s name is [name]Nixon[/name], and my neighbor’s son is [name]Gannon[/name]. I hadn’t heard either of these names before we used them. Now, I know of three other Nixons…
I’m interested in the names everyone is posting - we’re trying to name our second son due in [name]August[/name] and are having a really hard time since [name]Nixon[/name] is so unique…
The rarest name i have heard is Orry. Although i do not like the name at all u may like it. The Orry i know is very mean, gets in trouble alot, and has been held back 3 times! [name]Don[/name]'t know if this will ruin it for you but good luck!
[name]Xanthe[/name] prn [name]Zan[/name] thee
I know a girl my age (19) named [name]Bliss[/name]. It’s very unusual and I’ve never heard it on anyone else. It’s never been in the top 1000 and according to the Beyond the top 1000 list only 33 were born last year. Pretty rare!
Girls:
Niibin or Neben Pronounced nee-bin, means summer in Ojibwa
Trivena
Boys:
Danier dan-ear
If you check out the “What names have we missed?” topic, you will see requests for Nameberry to add names they don’t already have.
I have also found a variety of names I’ve never heard before doing genealogy.
In one genealogy book I’ve been searching through these last few days, I found a plethora of interesting names; some useable and others just plain odd. Here are just of few that I can list:
Adoniram
Aluilda
Archelaus
Asenath
[name]Bayard[/name]
Cavendish
[name]Card[/name]
Chillingsworth
Courtense
[name]Cuthbert[/name]
Deliverance
Delacy
Ellakim
[name]Elbridge[/name]
[name]Eliphalet[/name]
Everissa
[name]Experience[/name]
Fear
Finnett
[name]Flavel[/name]
Fordyce
[name]Freeland[/name]
Francella
[name]Gershom[/name]
[name]Granville[/name]
Hatherly/Hetherly
Hallot
Hamlia
Hachaliah
Habijah
Hilty
Hipsey
Hopestill (and 5 or more generations of it, too; all high ranking military men)
Hopkins
[name]Hyman[/name]
Ildagerte (I’m guessing a varient of [name]Hildegarde[/name])
[name]Increase[/name]
Isaccher
[name]Jeptha[/name]
[name]Jerusha[/name]
[name]Josephus[/name]
[name]Keturah[/name]
Lauranda
[name]Larkin[/name]
Lanesford
Leonadas
[name]Lettice[/name]
Loammie
Loreny
Luard
Luzela
Luney
Maltie/Maltby
Maveretta
Mariline
[name]Marquis[/name]
[name]Marsden[/name]
Maryotte
Mandania
[name]Meribah[/name]
Mehitable/[name]Mehitabel[/name]
These names are from ONE English/American family. I only got to writing down unusual names up to the letter M. And these were only SOME of the interesting ones. So if you want rare names that aren’t just made up and have some history to them, get into genealogy.
Here are the rest of the Unusual names from the genealogy book:
Metaliah
[name]Melicent[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Micajah[/name]
Mindwell
Middleton
Millite
[name]Minetta[/name]
[name]Mort[/name]
Monissa
[name]Moody[/name]
[name]Nahum[/name]
[name]Narcissa[/name]
Nabby, Nabba
Nervie
[name]Ola[/name]
[name]Omer[/name]
Odber
[name]Orphia[/name]
Orison
Orica
[name]Orilla[/name]
[name]Oretta[/name]
[name]Orinda[/name], [name]Orrin[/name]
[name]Orestes[/name]
Orrira
[name]Osgood[/name]
Othniel
[name]Ozias[/name]
[name]Parley[/name]
Pathenia
[name]Parnell[/name]
Parmelia, Pormelia
[name]Patience[/name]
Poloi
Paulinus
[name]Peregrine[/name]
Pethuel
[name]Percival[/name]
Porkina
Peletiah
[name]Perley[/name], [name]Perlina[/name]
[name]Poll[/name]
Percella
Peleg
[name]Phinehas[/name]
[name]Phila[/name],Philena,[name]Philemon[/name],[name]Philo[/name],Philoh
[name]Philander[/name]
Pierepont
Pliney
[name]Prescott[/name]
Publeus (haha)
Ramsom
[name]Reginald[/name], Reginaldus
Rememberance
Relief
Reata
Ritie
[name]Rhoda[/name]
Rosmond, [name]Roswell[/name]
Rosian
[name]Royal[/name]
Rushton
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Ruel[/name]
Salathiel
[name]Savilla[/name]
[name]Seldon[/name]
[name]Seward[/name], Sewell
[name]Seraph[/name]
[name]Seneca[/name]
Serviah
Shila
Shephel
[name]Sherlock[/name]
Shadrach
[name]Sheffield[/name]
Shubael
Sibler, [name]Sibel[/name], [name]Sibley[/name], [name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Silence[/name]
Skelton
[name]Sophronia[/name]
[name]Solon[/name]
Standfast
Standish
[name]Stetson[/name]
Sykes
[name]Sylvester[/name]
Tamison, [name]Tamer[/name]
Tarzy
[name]Temple[/name]
[name]Temperance[/name]
[name]Theodosia[/name]
[name]Theophilus[/name]
[name]Thatcher[/name]
Thala
Thankful
Threza, [name]Thresa[/name]
[name]Tirza[/name]
[name]Tilly[/name], Tilley (boys names)
Tryphena
Traffton
[name]Ula[/name]
Upshur
[name]Urania[/name]
[name]Van[/name] Wyck
[name]Vashti[/name]
[name]Vere[/name]
Villetta, Vilona
[name]Virtue[/name]
[name]Volney[/name]
Walcott
Wainewright
Watie
Wealthy
[name]Winthrop[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name]
Wickham
[name]Winfield[/name]
Wooster
Wooden
Zabud, Zebud
[name]Zadock[/name]
Zebard
Zerviah
Zelisco
[name]Zebulon[/name]
[name]Zelda[/name]
[name]Zephaniah[/name]
[name]Zilpah[/name], Zilphia
[name]Zipporah[/name]
Zibiah
[name]Zoa[/name]
Again, some are usable; some are not.
[name]Yeardley[/name] (unisex) is a family name. I really like it!
D’Artagnan - has the most amazing sound!!!