Unique Baby Names
Unique and rare names: 5 to 49 U.S. births in 2024, with a documented meaning. 1,466 names.
Names 1,001–1,100 of 1,466 (page 11 of 15)
How names qualify
A name is listed when the U.S. Social Security Administration’s 2024 national file records it with 5 to 49 births for a sex, it has no sex with 50 or more births, and it has a documented meaning in our data. Unique, rare and unusual are one list here: all three mean few births, which is the only measure this data supports. Rare here means rare in U.S. birth records, not invented or one of a kind.
SSA lists only names with at least 5 births in a year. Names SSA does not list in 2024, and names that never matched an SSA name, are not on this page: this data cannot say how rare they are. 142 more names fit the birth range but have no documented meaning of their own in our data yet. SSA counts spellings, not origins: the meaning shown is the one recorded in our data for the same spelling and sex.
1,423 of the 1,466 names come from the Muslim-names dataset (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Kurdish and related origins). Names from other traditions appear only where their recorded meaning fits the rule.
Ranks and births are SSA national data: see the source note under the table.
Each row shows the meaning recorded for that name in our data. A name can have other meanings and other origins.
Unique Baby Names
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | U.S. births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juma | Friday | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Junah | The sun | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Kazim | Well tempered, cool, patient | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Khadeeja | born prematurely, first wife of the prophet Muhammad (PUBH) | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Khairi | Charitable, Beneficent,Good | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Khaleed | Abiding | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Khaliq | Creator,One of the ninety-nine names of Allah, who creates. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Lamis | Lamis is an Arabic name for boys that means toucher, one who touches something. | Arabic | Girl | 8 |
| Lamya | Dark-lipped (from inside). | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Maan | Maan is an Arabic name for boys that means beneficial, helpful. | Arabic | Boy | 8 |
| Maham | Wife of mughal emperor Zahiruddin Baber, mother of Hamayun. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Mahnaz | Pride of the moon, Humble moon (that would disappear on touch). | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Manaf | Abd Manaaf: an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Miraj | Place of ascent (to heaven) | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Mishal | Torch, light | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Mosa | Taken from the water, prophet name | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Muqadas | Holy | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Naasir | Defender, Helper, One who helps render victorious, Friend, Protector, Granting victory | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Nabeeha | Noble, famous, eminent, distinguished, brilliant, intelligent, fem. of Nabih. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Nadim | Friend, companion, entertaining | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Nadirah | Rare, precious | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Najm | Star, planet, celestial body | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Naveed | Glad tidings, Happy tidings, good news. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Nouf | Highest point on a mountain | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Omair | Intelligent | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Omran | Solid structure | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Pragyan | intelligence, wisdom | Sanskrit | Boy | 8 |
| Rafiq | Associate, intimate friend, companion, soft & kind hearted person. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Riaz | Garden, devotion | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Saahir | Wakeful | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Sabira | Patient, tolerant, fem. of Sabir. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Sahel | One who shows way/path | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Saifullah | Sword of Allah. Title of honour awarded to Khalid Bin Walid by the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Saila | Sunshine | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Samiha | Generous, kind, true, sincere, good-hearted, large-hearted, open-handed, fem. of Samih. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Sarya | Name of a pious woman. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Setayesh | Setayesh is a Persian name for girls that means praise, praising of God. | Persian | Girl | 8 |
| Shadi | Singer, enchanter | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Shadia | Singer. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Shaheed | Present, witness, martyr in the cause of Islam and as such held in very high esteem and honour. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Shahid | Witness, Observer, Deponent. Name Of Prophet PBUH | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Shan | Dignity, Splendour | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Sharifa | Noble, eminent, honourable, highborn, fem. of Sharif. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Sherif | Variant transcription of SHARIF Means "eminent, virtuous" in Arabic. | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Sireen | Wife of Prophets companion Hassan ibn Thabit, She was the daughter of Ibn Abdullah Ibn Masood and a narrator of Hadith from the Prophet (S.A.W), another narrator of Hadith by the same name was the sister of Mariah al-Qabtiyah, al-Maqooqus of Egyp | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Suhaan | Very good | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Taimoor | (Made of) Steel | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Ula | Uppermost, highest, High rank, prestige, glory. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Wania | Gift of Allah (SWT) | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Wissam | Order | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Zakar | Handsome, Kind hearted | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Zarrah | She was a narrator of Hadith who reported from the Prophet PBUH and Sayyidah Ayshah RA. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Zerah | Rising of light | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Zuhaib | Star | Muslim | Boy | 8 |
| Zulaikha | Wife of the king of Egypt (Pharaonic age) who was attracted by the beauty of the Prophet Yusuf/Joseph, So beautiful that people gape in wonderment. | Muslim | Girl | 8 |
| Aagya | order, command | Sanskrit | Girl | 7 |
| Abu-Zar | A great Sahabi of the Prophet (pubh) | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Adeeb | A literary Person, Well-mannered, courteous, polished, man of letters, cultured, civilised. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Adiv | Pleasant, gentle | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Afraz | Move higher, be taller, Standing tall like a mountain,ability to withstand all that is thrushed upon it | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Akia | Sister | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Akili | Wisdom | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Aleem | Learned, expert, scholar, omniscient, one of the names of Allah. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Aleha | A beautiful rose | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Alhan | Eloquence, good voice. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Ambika | mother, good woman | Sanskrit | Girl | 7 |
| Anil | Hindu god of the wind | Sanskrit | Boy | 7 |
| Ardin | Ardin is a Persian name for boys that means pure man, virtuous man. | Persian | Boy | 7 |
| Arfan | Gratitude, Gratefulness | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Arshi | The one living in Allah's place, angel. | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Asadullah | Lion of Allah. Title of Ali (R.A.). | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Ashiya | Life and Alive.. Ashiya is an Urdu name for girls that is made up of the two names Aisha and Asiya. You can use Ashiya as a variant of either of these two names. You can also use it as a variant of both of them. | Urdu | Girl | 7 |
| Ashwaq | Ashwaq is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means longings, yearnings. It is the plural of Shawq (longing). | Quranic | Girl | 7 |
| Atal | Hero, Leader, Guide. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Ayna | One who Has wide Beautiful Eyes,Women with Large Eyes. | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Az-Zahra | Excellent and smart | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Bakr | Camel, first born, the eldest child, Old Arabic name | Arabic | Boy | 7 |
| Baran | Baran is a Persian and Kurdish name for girls that means rain. | Persian | Girl | 7 |
| Bashar | Man, mankind, Herald, bringer of glad tidings.. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Daliya | Dahlia | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Dawid | Prince | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Elika | Elika is a Persian name for girls taken from Sanskrit that means cardamom (a plant with fragrant seeds). | Persian | Girl | 7 |
| Elnaz | Elnaz is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means love of the people, beloved of the people, pride of the people. It is made up of the Turkish word El (people, tribe) and the Persian naz (love, beauty, etc.). | Turkish | Girl | 7 |
| Faiyaz | Artistic, A good Donor | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Faria | Beautiful, kind and loving,Tall, towering, lofty, pretty, slim, slender, fem. of Fari. | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Farwah | Some companions had this name, for instance Ibn-Musayk and Ibn-Nawfal, and ibn-Amr. | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Fatih | One who eases difficulties, Victor, conquerer, the opener (eg: surah al-Fath). | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Gamila | Variant of Arabic Jamila, meaning 'beautiful.' | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Hadya | Gift, present, sing. of Hadaya, Variant of Arabic Hadiyya. | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Hafiz | Guardian, Protector, Name of Allah, Title given to a man who has memorised the entire Quran. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Hanadi | Lovely smell, Beautiful Face. | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Harim | Sanctuary, Sacred Place | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Hedaya | Give | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Hela | Moonlight, | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Hilal | Crescent, new moon. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Hoor | A virgin maiden of Paradise for its dwellers | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Ihsaan | Beneficence, Charity | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Insha | Sentence, Writing, Essay, Famous poet: Ibn-e-Insha | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
| Isam | Protector, safeguard, Self-made. | Muslim | Boy | 7 |
| Jalah | Dew | Muslim | Girl | 7 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.