Any country’s list :). [name_m]Just[/name_m] looking for some more obscure names to potentially add to my list.
I put a bunch in another thread that was names id never get to use. I’m not possitive that any of these are not top 1000 but i consider them unique.
Cecilee (lots of spelling variations for this one)
Gwynore
Yvalia (pronounced [name_f]Eve[/name_f]-alia)
Rhowyn (i preffer for a boy but can easily go either way. adding an n makes it look more feminine or ne.)
[name_f]Sian[/name_f] (pronounced [name_u]Shan[/name_u])
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
My daughter’s middle name, [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f]. It means flower in an Aztec language. The easy way to say it is [name_m]Zo[/name_m]-chee.
The ones on my list are [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Arianne[/name_f], [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], and [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]. [name_u]Winter[/name_u] used to be on my list, although it now ranks in the 600s in the US. Also, [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], Madelief, [name_f]Mireya[/name_f] (I don’t think it’s ranked here?), [name_f]Odilia[/name_f], [name_f]Odette[/name_f], [name_f]Odile[/name_f], [name_f]Eliora[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], Laerke (Danish word for “lark”, said LAIR-keh), [name_f]Aurore[/name_f] ([name_m]French[/name_m] form of [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]), Aurélie ([name_m]French[/name_m] form of [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]), Hélène ([name_m]French[/name_m] form of [name_f]Helen[/name_f], said ay-[name_m]LEN[/name_m]), [name_f]Helene[/name_f] (Danish pronunciation, heh-[name_m]LAY[/name_m]-neh), [name_f]Ani[/name_f] (Hawaiian/Armenian name, said ah-nee), [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Fleur[/name_f], [name_f]Maddalena[/name_f] (Italian form of [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]/[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]), [name_f]Anwen[/name_f], etc. Those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head, anyway.
Good luck!
These are based on the [name_f]England[/name_f]/[name_m]Wales[/name_m] top 1000:
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Evanthe[/name_f]
Rowenna
[name_f]Morgana[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Mairead[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
Skylark
[name_f]Arietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillith[/name_f]
[name_f]Thaleia[/name_f]/[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eibhlin[/name_f] (Ev-[name_u]Lynn[/name_u])
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
Helaina
Katriel
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Althaia[/name_f]
Elaphia
Merewen
[name_f]Venezia[/name_f]
Illyria
Ilithyia/Ilythia/Ilithya
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
Talaria
[name_f]Tempest[/name_f]
[name_f]Lunette[/name_f]
Caesura
[name_f]Musette[/name_f]
[name_f]Winslet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cypress[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenovia[/name_f]
[name_f]Accalia[/name_f]
Calluna
[name_f]Linnaea[/name_f]/[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
Alafair
Esmerée / Esmeray
[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]
[name_f]Fae[/name_f] (although [name_f]Faye[/name_f]'s in there)
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Zia[/name_u]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Caja[/name_f] ([name_u]KAY[/name_u]-juh)
[name_f]Enna[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
Muna
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippi[/name_f]
[name_f]Adora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
Enfys (En-viss)
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]/Arwenna
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
Meinir
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Trixie[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]/[name_f]Odetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Melora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
Amorette
[name_f]Amethyst[/name_f]
Evameria
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalene[/name_f]
[name_f]Maddalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] (#999)
[name_f]Victoriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Parthenope[/name_f]
[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f]
And that’s all of them (from my list) I think.
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Carmelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u], [name_f]Bunny[/name_f], [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_u]Yuki[/name_u], Momo, [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Malou[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Nanette[/name_f], [name_f]Camellia[/name_f], [name_u]Bertie[/name_u], [name_u]Shalom[/name_u], [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Gardenia[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f].
[name_f]Clover[/name_f], [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_f]Alouette[/name_f], [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
I like my aunts name Atwinda. In cherokee it means “shooting star”. Sometimes we call her Twin, Twinnie, Twinders etc
This is based off the [name_f]England[/name_f] and [name_m]Wales[/name_m] list, as I’m more familiar with it:
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Posie[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Florrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_u]Allie[/name_u]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
Based on US lists…
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Keziah[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
Rosabella
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
I went through the list from 2013 a few months ago, but only up to position #2500 (as there are thousands of names on the US lists), and made a note then of my favorites that were outside the Top 1000.
I’ll have to second [name_u]Haley[/name_u]!
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f] (it’s definitely growing on me. Sybbie is gorgeous! (Not a fan of [name_u]Billie[/name_u] though)
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] (this was kind of shocking)
I’m not sure about rankings, but:
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]ïs
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
There are more, but these are the ones I remember now.
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Sookie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sukey[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Izara[/name_f]
[name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiammetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Shani[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel/name_f
[name_f]Azura[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
I have a whole list (some of the names listed aboveare on it, but it is much longer) of names I love outside the top 1000- Pretty & Unusual Girls Names | Nameberry
[name_m]How[/name_m] do you view past the top 1000? Is it on a site other than the SS site?
US:
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Saoirse[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoife[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
Thanks everyone! So awesome rare gems in here :D.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] love love [name_f]Xochitl[/name_f]… My only hesitation was that I wasn’t sure how to pronounce it! Beautiful, unusual and exotic.
Beyond the Top 1000 from the SSA website.
You’ll see a zip file listed called National Data, and this provides a complete list of every name used at least 5 times, so there are thousands upon thousands of names.
There is a list for every year in that zip file, from 1880 through to 2013.
You’ll need Excel or an equivalent program to open them.
You can say [name_m]Zo[/name_m]-chee. The real pronunciation is hard for English speakers. Its more like Sho-chee-cl. My fiance is Aztec so thats why his family can pronounce it.
[name_f]Jezebel[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibella[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Gypsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Leia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]