Top 50 uncommon + unique baby girl names and their meanings
Looking for the perfect name for your baby girl?
Here are 50 beautiful, rare girl names that are NOT on the top 50 most popular list according to the US social security administration.
All of these are bit unique but still pretty enough to be worthy of your baby!
Name meanings
I decided to go ahead and include baby girl names and meanings on this list. Beware though, learning the meaning of a name can totally kill an otherwise cute name!
I used at least 3 sites to check the meanings for each name and often they disagreed or couldn't list an origin and meaning!
Meanings can change over time and also vary by the culture so I personally wouldn't put much stock in them, but they're here if that's important to you.
A few examples, Cecilia, an otherwise beautiful name, means blind. Not sure I'd want to give that name knowing the meaning.
There are names like Juliana which are a feminized version of a name so the meaning is downy bearded or youthful.
More modern names like Presley have an unknown origin and meaning other than being associated with a celebrity.
Just keep these things in mind when deciding on a name. Without further ado here are the unique girl names in alphabetical order!
55+ Unique girl names and their meanings
Adeline
- French and English origins meaning “noble”
- Nicknames: A, Addie
Alexandra
- Greek origins meaning “helper and defender of mankind”
- Nicknames: A, Al, Alex, Ann
Anastasia
- Greek origins meaning “resurrection”
- Nicknames: A, Ana, Stasia
Annabelle
- French and English origins meaning “beautiful ‘Anna'”
- Nicknames: A, Anna, Belle, Belly, Bells
Arabella
- English and Scottish origins meaning “obliging, invokable, yielding to prayer”
- Nicknames: A, Ara, Bella, Bell, Belly, Bells
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Ariana
- Greek origins meaning “very holy one”
- Nicknames: A, Ari, Ana
Brielle
- French and Hebrew origins meaning “heroine of God, God is my strength”
- Nicknames: Bri, Elle
Callie
- Greek and English origins meaning “most beautiful or a form of Caroline”
- Variations: Cal, Cali, Kallie
Camille
- Latin origins meaning “virginal”
- Nicknames: Cam, Cami
Catalina
- Spanish origins meaning “pure”
- Nicknames: Cat, Lina, Catty
Cecilia
- Latin origins meaning “blind”
- Nicknames: Cici
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Charlie
- English origins meaning “free”
- Nicknames: Char, Lee
Daniela
- Hebrew origins meaning “judged by God”
- Nicknames: Dani, Ela
Destiny
- Latin and English origins meaning “fate”
- Nicknames: Des, Tiny
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Elliana
- French and Latin origins meaning “sun, light, moon”
- Nicknames: Eli, Ana
Finley
- French and Latin origins meaning “fair-haired warrior”
- Nicknames: Fin, Finny, Lee
Gemma
- Latin origins meaning “jewel”
- Nicknames: Gem, Emma
Genevieve
- Unknown origins and meaning
- Nicknames: Gen
Hadley
- English origins meaning “heather field”
- Nicknames: Addy, Lee, Haddy
Henrietta
- German origins meaning “home ruler”
- Nicknames: Henry, Etta
Imogene
- Irish origins meaning “maiden”
- Nicknames: Gene
Irma
- German origins meaning “universal; complete”
Isla
- Scottish origins meaning “island”
Joanna
- Hebrew origins meaning “God is gracious”
- Nicknames: Jo, Anna
Josephine
- Hebrew and English origins meaning “God will increase”
- Nicknames: Jo, Josie, Joey
Juliana
- Latin origins meaning “downy-bearded, youthful”
- Nicknames: Juli, Juls, Anna
Kayla
- Irish and Greek origins meaning “slender; crown; wise child”
- Nicknames: Kay, La
Kaylee
- British origins meaning “laurel; crown”
- Variations: Kayleigh, Kay, Lee
Kennedy
- Kennedy origins meaning “helmeted chief”
- Nicknames: Kenny
Kinsley
- English origins meaning “king's meadow; royal; victory”
- Nicknames: Kins, Lee
Kylie
- Scottish and Australian origins meaning “boomerang, narrow channel; feminine form of Kyle meaning handsome”
- Nicknames: Ky
Lupine
- English origins meaning “wolf-like”
- Nicknames: Lu
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Madeline
- Hebrew origins meaning “woman from Magdala” which is the birthplace of Saint Mary Magdala near the Sea of Galilee
- Nicknames: Maddy
Marcia
- Latin origins meaning “of Mars”
Mariah
- Latin and Hebrew origins meaning “beloved; Lord is my teacher; teacher”
- Nicknames: A, Addie
Marigold
- English origins meaning “golden flower”
- Nicknames: Mari, Goldie
Marnie
- Latin origins meaning “from the sea; shining; sparkling”
Maya
- Sanskrit origins meaning “illusion; magic; mother”
- Also the name of a goddess in Greek mythology
Melody
- Greek origins meaning “songlike; to sing”
- Nicknames: Mel
Morgan
- Welsh origins meaning “seaborn”
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Noelle
- French origins meaning “Christmas”
- Nicknames: Elle
Odessa
- Greek origins meaning “angry man”
- Nicknames: O, Ess
Olivet
- Hebrew origin meaning “olive tree” where Jesus ascended to heaven
- Nicknames: Olive, Ollie
Paige
- French origins meaning “assistant; attendant”
Pamela
- Greek origins meaning “sweetness; honey”
- Nicknames: Pam, Ela
Piper
- English origins meaning “a pipe player”
- Nicknames: Pipe, Pipes
Presley
- English origins meaning “someone who lives near the Priest's dwelling, priests meadow”
- Nicknames: Pres, Lee
Quinn
- Celtic origins meaning “wise”
Raelynn
- American origins meaning “beam of light; soft or pretty ewe; ewe by the lake”
- Nicknames: Rae, Lynn
Rebecca
- Hebrew origins meaning “bonded; tied
- Nicknames: Bec, Reba, Bex, Becca, Becky
Sadie
- English and Hebrew origins meaning “princess”
- Variation of Sarah
Sienna
- English and Latin origins meaning “reddish brown”
- Nicknames: See, Enna
Sophie
- Greek origins meaning “wisdom”
- Variations: Sophia, Soph
Sydney
- English and French origins meaning “wide meadow”
- Also one of the most populated cities in Australia
Tanya
- Russian origins meaning “fairy queen”
Teagan
- Welsh origins meaning “beautiful, creative; little poet; fair”
- Nicknames: Tea
Tessa
- Greek origins meaning “to gather; harvester”
- Variations: Tess, Theresa
Valentina
- Latin origins meaning “strong”
- Nicknames: Val, Tina
Vera
- Slavic origins meaning “truth; faith”
Vivienne
- Latin origins meaning “alive”
- Nicknames: Viv
Willow
- English origins meaning “tree”
- Nicknames: Will, Willy, O
I hope you love these cute & unique names that are different without being crazy. Any one is a beautiful choice for your baby that five other kids in their kindergarten class won't have!
Enjoy finding the perfect name for your bundle of joy.
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