Unique Baby Names
Unique and rare names: 5 to 49 U.S. births in 2024, with a documented meaning. 1,466 names.
Names 401–500 of 1,466 (page 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramzi | The man who keeps secrets. | Muslim | Boy | 20 |
| Reyah | Comfort | Muslim | Girl | 20 |
| Shuaib | A Prophet (see surat al-Araaf 7:88). | Muslim | Boy | 20 |
| Suhaib | Of reddish hair or complexion, name of the first Roman to embrace Islam | Muslim | Boy | 20 |
| Wael | Seeking shelter | Muslim | Boy | 20 |
| Zunairah | Flower found in paradise | Muslim | Girl | 20 |
| Ashira | Wealthy | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Bali | Bali is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means made of honey, like honey. It is formed from the Turkish word Bal (honey) and the Persian attribution suffix i. | Turkish | Girl | 19 |
| Ehan | Full moon | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Eshan | In God Grace, Worthy | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Fatema | one sucking her mother's milk | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Iyan | Time, Era, Epoch.It is a Quranic name for boys and girls meaning time, era, epoch. It is another version of the name Ayan, with the exact same meaning. Iyan and Ayan are the same word with the same spelling in Arabic in the Quran, the word can be read as either Iyan or Ayan without changing the meaning. | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Jalilah | Splendid, lofty | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Juda | Generous,Sacrifice,Serious, goodness, excellence, derived from Arabic (jada) "to be excellent". | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Mahia | Life and Alive | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Mir | Prince, governor, leader. | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Mohsin | Benevolent, benefactor, charitable, humanitarian, Helper, attractive | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Najma | Star, a fine species of grass. | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Raihan | Gentle, kind, pleasant, friendly | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Rama | Beautiful women &great dress | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Raneem | To recite in a sing song voice | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Sahira | Moon, a spring which flows constantly. | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Salima | Safe, secure, perfect, sound, complete, fem. of Salim. | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Shakir | Thankful, grateful, contented. | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Soha | Star | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Tahira | Holy, Pure | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Tameem | Perfect, complete | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Zaheer | Bright, Blooming, shining, luminous. | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Zayed | Growth and Progress | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Zeenat | Gorgeous, Pretty,Flower, Adornment, ornament, decoration, elegance, beauty. | Muslim | Girl | 19 |
| Zohaib | Leader, king | Muslim | Boy | 19 |
| Akim | god will establish | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Aladdin | Nobility of faith | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Barak | Meanings "blessing" in Arabic. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Basma | Smile. | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Burak | Horse like animal that carried the Prophet (PBUH) dur | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Daiya | caller for Islam | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Fareed | Singular, rare, unique, precious, a precious pearl, incomparable | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Haadi | A director, a leader, a guide. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Haniyah | Pleasant | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Jalal | Majesty, grandeur, glory. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Kasim | Divided, Lovely | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Kimia | Kimia is a Persian name for girls that means elixir, a mythical material that was believed to turn copper and silver into gold. | Persian | Girl | 18 |
| Maliki | Follower of Imam Malik | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Murtaza | Chosen, approved, agreeable, acceptable, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Nabiha | Noble, famous, eminent, distinguished, brilliant, alert, fem. of Nabih. | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Nabila | Happiness, generosity, Noble, highborn, magnanimous, beautiful, intelligent, honourable, fem. of nabil. | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Nadeem | Intimate friend, boon companion, courtier. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Nisha | night | Sanskrit | Girl | 18 |
| Noreen | Lovable, bright | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Nusaiba | Diminutive of Nasiba, noble. | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Rahmah | Compassion, mercy | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Safiyya | Best friend | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Sahmir | Entertaining companion | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Sharif | Honest, honorable, noble, distinguished, highborn, eminent. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Soham | I am | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Sufian | Ship builder. Abu Sufian: name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Suraiya | Polite | Muslim | Girl | 18 |
| Varun | Varuna | Sanskrit | Boy | 18 |
| Yazdan | Merciful, kind | Muslim | Boy | 18 |
| Akhil | World | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Alishba | Lovely, Innocent, Pretty. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Ansar | Friends, Supporters, Followers, Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who supported him in Madinah at the time of the Migration in 622 AD,The first people who converted to the religion of Islam were the people of Ansar | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Baraka | Blessings, abundance | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Dima | An incessant gentle rain unaccompanied by wind, thunder, or lightning, downpour in Arabic.. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Fariha | Happy, glad, joyful. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Hadiyah | Guide to righteousness, calm | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Irfan | Knowledge, learning, perception, erudition, discernment, science, wisdom,thankfulness, Gratefulness. | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Jabir | Consoler, comforter | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Jena | Paradise | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Kalyani | auspicious, beneficial, prosperous | Sanskrit | Girl | 17 |
| Khair | Good, blessing, boon, wealth, benevolent, fortune. | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Magda | Soft, gentle. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Maimuna | Benefit, Blessings and Profit | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Mehr | Full Moon, Sun, affection. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Mostafa | Chosen one, Variant transcription of MUSTAFA | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Naimah | Comfort, amenity, comfort, tranquility, peace living a soft, enjoyable life | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Pari | Fairy, fairy-like beautiful, Beautiful lady. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Riyad | Gardens | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Roni | joy is mine | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Sameera | Companion (in nightly conversation), entertainer (with stories, music etc.) fem. of Samir. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Sarim | Lion, brave, big hearted, sword. | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Shaira | Poetess, endowed with deep insight or intuition, fem. of Shair. | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Shiva | the auspicious one | Sanskrit | Boy | 17 |
| Sura | to travel by night | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Yusha | Name of a holy man or prophet of Islam (Joshua) | Muslim | Boy | 17 |
| Zuleika | Brilliant and lovely | Muslim | Girl | 17 |
| Akbar | Greater, bigger, greatest, most pious, honourable. | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Almir | Prince | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Asmaa | Excellent, lofty, eminent, precious,Higher, more exalted, more sublime, more eminent,daughter of Abu Bakr. | Muslim | Girl | 16 |
| Ayham | Brave | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Azaad | Free, liberated, unrestrained. | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Baaz | falcon / hawk known as the northern goshawk in English. | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Daris | Scholar, studying, Reader, Student | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Eiliyah | The beautiful one to grow in peace and love with God | Muslim | Girl | 16 |
| Eshal | The name of flower in the heaven | Muslim | Girl | 16 |
| Ghali | Valuable, dear, beloved, expensive | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Ghassan | Ardor, vigor (of youth), The prime of youth | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Hakan | Politics, Leader | Muslim | Boy | 16 |
| Halimah | Gentle, patient, mild-tempered | Muslim | Girl | 16 |
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.