Picking a good name for your daughter is hard – you, and your baby girl, will have to live with it for the rest of your life. Which is why some parents are looking for uncommon girl names.

Many of us are looking to unique names – names that will make our daughters stand out. Also a name that your daughter will thank you for later! You will want a name that is memorable and unique, but not completely unheard of.

Two things to consider as you pick uncommon girl names:

1. opt for names that are easy to spell and pronounce. This is especially important if you are looking for uncommon girl names;
2. If you are choosing a name from a foreign language, do make sure you understand the meaning and connotation of the name in different contexts.

For your convenience, this list of unusual girl names is listed in alphabetical order.

Uncommon Girl Names

Addilyn

Addilyn means “noble, nobility”. Addilyn is a variation of Adeline.

Adira

Adira means “strong”.

Adley

Adley means “heather field”. Adley is a variation of Hadley.

Aileen

Aileen means “bright, shining light” and pronounced as eye-LEEN.

Ainsley

Ainsley means “one’s own meadow”.

Amara

Amara means “grace”.

Ambria

Ambria means “precious jewel”.

Ambrosia

Ambrosia means “food of the gods”. Ambrosia is a Greek and Roman mythology name.

Analia

Analia means “grace, favor”. Analia is a Spanish name created from the combination of Ana and Lucía.

Annabeth

The “Anna” in Annabeth means “He (God) has favored me”.

Annalee

The “Anna” in Annalee means “He (God) has favored me”. Annalee also means “grace; pasture.”

Antonina

Antonina means “priceless one”. 

Apryl

Apryl is a spelling variation of April which means “to open”.

Arabella

Arabella means “yielding to prayer” or “beautiful”.

Aria

Aria means “air”, “song” or “melody”.

Ariane

Ariane is a variation of Ariana which means “most holy”.

Arie

Arie is a variation of Ari which means “lion of God”.

Arla

Arla means “early”.

Armelle

Armelle means “princess”.

Aspen

Aspen is the name of a beautiful tree with heart-shaped leaves.

Astoria

Astoria is drawn from the surname of titan of industry John Jacob Astor, theorized to mean “hawk”.

Astrid

Astrid means “divinely beautiful”.

Aurelia

Aurelia means “the golden one” and pronounced as aw-REEL-ya or a-RAY-lee-a. Aurelia is the name of several early minor saints and Julius Caesar’s mother.

Avalon

Avalon means “an island of apples”.

Aviana

Aviana means “bird”.

Azrael

Azrael means “the help of God”.

Bevelyn

Bevelyn is a combination of Beverly and Evelyn. Beverly means “dweller near the beaver stream” while Evelyn means “beautiful bird”.

Bexley

Bexley is a place-name. Bexley is the name of an affluent suburb of Columbus, Ohio and a section of Greater London.

Birdie

Birdie is the diminutive of “bird”.

Blossom

Blossom means “to bloom”.

Braelynn

Braelynn is a combination of Bray and Lin. Bray means “strength” or “exalted one” while Lay is a variation of Leighton which means “meadow town”.

Brea

Brea means “vigour, liveliness”.

Brinley

Brinley means “burnt meadow”.

Britta

Britta means “strength” or “exalted one”. (Similar to Braelynn.)

Bronwyn

Bronwyn means “white breast”.

Calla

Calla means “beautiful”.

Camari

Camari means “crooked nose”.

Carmelita

Carmelita means “garden”.

Celestia

Celestia means “heavenly”.

Charity

Charity is a virtue name like Faith and Hope.

Cher

Cher means “beloved”.

Cicely

Cicely means “blind”.

Clementine

Clementine means “mild, merciful”.

Cleopatra

Cleopatra means “glory of the father”. Cleopatra is a royal name in Ancient Egypt.

Clio

Clio means “glory” and pronounced as CLEE-o.

Clorinda

Clorinda means  “pale, fresh”.

Cora

Cora means “maiden”.

Corinna

Corinna means “maiden” and pronounced as kah-RIHN-na.

Cornelia

Cornelia means “horn”. In ancient Rome, Cornelia was considered the paragon of womanly virtue.

Delphine

Delphine means “dolphin”.

Diem

Diem means “Day”.

Dinah

Dinah means “God will judge”.

Domino

Domino means “lord, master”. Domino is a gender-neutral name.

Echo

Echo was a nymph in Greek mythology. She loved Narcissus so much that she eventually faded away, leaving just her voice behind. 

Effie

Effie means “pleasant speech”.

Eleonora

There is no specific meaning for Eleonora.

Eliana

Eliana means “my God has answered”.

Elizabella

Elizabella means “beautiful”. Elizabella is a combination of Eliza and Bella.

Elodie

Elodie means “foreign riches” and pronounced as EL-oh-dee.

Elora

Elora is a variation of Eliora which means “the Lord is my light”.

Ember

Ember means “spark, burning low”.

Embry

Embry means “flat-topped hill”.

Emerson

Emerson means “daughter of Emery“. Emerson is a gender-neutral name.

Emilea

Emilea means “rival; laborious; eager”.

Enya

Enya means “fire”.

Esmena

There is no specific meaning for Esmena.

Esther

Esther means “star”. Esther is one of the major female figures in the Old Testament.

Fable

Fable means “story”. Fable is a gender-neutral name.

Faith

Faith is a virtue name. 

Farah

Farah means “happiness”.

Farren

Farren means “the color iron-grey”.

Fenella

Fenella means “white-shouldered one”.

Fleur

Fleur means “flower”.

Franny

Franny means “from France or free man”.

Frieda

Frieda means “peaceful ruler”.

Gelina

There is no specific meaning for Gelina.

Genevieve

Genevieve means “tribe woman” and pronounced as zhahn-vee-EV or GEN-uh-veev. Genevieve is the name of the medieval saint and patroness of Paris who defended the city against Attila the Hun through her rational thinking, courage, and prayer. 

Gianna

Gianna means “the Lord is gracious” and pronounced as JAHN-ah.

Gracen

Gracen is an elaboration of “Grace” which is a virtue name.

Grecia

Grecia means “who has God’s friendship”.

Guinevere

Guinevere means “white shadow, white wave”.

Hadlee

Hadlee is a spelling variation of Hadley which means “heather field”.

Halle

Halle means “army ruler” and pronounced as HALL-ee. Halle is a gender-neutral name.

Harlow

Harlow means “army”. Harlow is a gender-neutral name.

Harlyn

Harlyn means “rocky land”.

Hartley

Hartley means “stag meadow”.

Henrietta

Henrietta means “estate ruler”.

Hensley

Hensley means “one who is ambitious”.

Hope

Hope is a virtue name which means “expectation or belief”.

Imogen

Imogen means “maiden” and pronounced as IHM-eh-jen.

Ina

Ina is a diminutive form of names ending in “ina”.

India

India refers to the name of a country. India was derived from the Indus river.

Isa

Isa means “strong-willed”.

Iva

Iva means “God is gracious”. Iva is a variation of Ivana.

Ivana

Ivana means “God is gracious”. Ivana is a female variation of Ivan.

Jada

Jada comes from the word “jade,” which is a hard, typically green stone that is used for ornaments. Jada is pronounced as JAY-dah.

Jacinda

Jacinda means “hyacinth”.

Jaelyn

Jaelyn means “supplanter” and pronounced as JAIL-in.

January

January is a common English word name which refers to the first month of the year. January is a gender-neutral name.

Jazzlyn

There is no specific meaning for Jazzlyn.

Jezebel

Jezebel means “not exalted”.

Joslyn

Joslyn means “member of the Gauts tribe”. Josyln is a spelling variation of Jocelyn.

Junia

Junia means “born in June“.

Juniper

Juniper is a plant name. Juniper is a gender-neutral name.

Kaia

Kaia means “to rejoice” and pronounced as KY-a.

Katana

Katana means “honorable” or “sword”.

Kenna

Kenna means “born of fire”.

Kindly

“Kindly” is a common English word that may be used as a name.

Lachelle

Lachelle means “who is like God”. Lachelle is a variation of Chelle.

Lake

“Lake” is a common English word that may be used as a name. Lake is a gender-neutral name.

Larkyn

Larkyn means “crowned with laurel”.

Latashia

Latashia means “born on Christmas day”. Latashia is a spelling variation of Latasha.

Layla

Layla means ‘night’. A spelling variation of a more common name, Leila.

Lenore

Lenore means “Light”.

Leonie

Leonie means “Lioness”.

Lexie

Lexie means “defender of the people”.

Liana

Liana means “to climb like a vine”.

Lianne

Lianne means “youthful”. Lianne is a combination of Lee and Anne. (Can also be spelled Lee-Anne)

Librada

Librada means “the chosen one”.

Lilith

Lilith means “ghost, night monster”. Lilith has been demonized since medieval times. In Jewish folklore, Lilith is portrayed as Adam’s rejected first wife, who was turned into a hideous night demon for refusing to obey him.

Lucienne

Lucienne means “light” and pronounced as loo-SYEN.

Lux

Lux means “light”.

Lyric

Lyric means “lyre”. Lyric is a gender-neutral name.

Maeve

Maeve means “she who intoxicates.” It is pronounced as mayv. Maeve appears in Irish mythology in two forms, one as the powerful Queen of Connacht, the other as the queen of the fairies. 

Malena

Malena means “woman of Magdala”.

Malia

Malia means “bitter”.

Marceline

Marceline is a French variation of Marcella which means “war like”. 

Maren

Maren means “pearl”.

Marina

Marina means “from the sea” and pronounced as Ma-REEN-a. Marina was an epithet of Venus in Roman mythology. There is more than one saint of this name.

Marisole

Marisole means “lonely Mary”.

Marivel

Marivel means “Marvelous”.

Marley

Marley means “pleasant seaside meadow”. Marley is a gender-neutral name.

Meda

Meda means “priestess” or “prophetess”.

Melaine

Melaine is a variation of Melanie which means “black, dark”.

Mercedes

Mercedes means “gracious gifts, benefits”.

Merrie

Merrie is a spelling variation of the common English word “merry,” which means to be happy.

Merritt

Merritt means “from the boundary gate”. Merrit is a gender-neutral names.

Mila

Mila means “people’s favor” and pronounced as MEE-la. 

Mireya

Mireya means “admirable”.

Mirielle

Mirielle means “sea bright”.

Monet

Monet is a French name, which means “to be heard”. Monet also refers to the French Impressionist painter, Claude Monet. Pronounced as mo-NAY. 

Nadia

Nadia means “hope”.

Naila

Naila means “attainer”.

Naya

Naya means “renewal, fresh”.

Neveah

Neveah is a spelling variation of Nevaeh which means “heaven”. Neveah is pronounced Neh-VAY-uh.

Nimah

Nimah means “Blessing, Loan”.

Novalie

Novalie can also be spelled Novalee. The name is is a variation of Nova which means “new”. Novalie is also the main character in the pregnancy movie “Where The Heart Is.” 

November

November is a common English word name which refers to the eleventh month of the year. November is a gender-neutral name.

Oda

Oda means “wealth, fortune”.

Odelia

Odelia means “I will praise the Lord“. 

Olympia

Olympia means “from Mount Olympus“. Olympia is related to Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods.

Omega

Omega means “last”.

Ondine

Ondine means “little wave”. Ondine is a mythological spirit of the waters.

Ophelia

Ophelia means “help”.

Oriana

Oriana means “dawn”.

Paisley

Paisley means “church, cemetery”.

Paloma

Paloma means “dove”.

Pandora

Pandora means “all gifted”. Pandora is a mythological figure. She was the first woman on earth whose curiosity caused her to lift a forbidden box, and in doing so she inadvertently unleashed all the evils of the world.

Paz

Paz means “golden; peace”.

Perpetua

Perpetua is a spelling variation of the common English word “perpetual,” which means never-ending, never changing.

Phoenix

Phoenix means ‘dark red’. The name indicates rebirth and immortality. It is the name of a  Greek mythical creature that rises from its own ashes after death.

Portia

Portia means “pig”, hog” or “doorway”.

Prairie

Prairie means “flatland”.

Primrose

Primrose means “first rose”.

Priya

Priya means “beloved”.

Rayna

Rayna means “song of the Lord“.

Rayne

Rayne means “counsel; song”. Rayne is a gender-neutral name. 

Reeve

Reeve means “bailiff”.

Remi

Remi means “oarsman”. Remi is a gender-neutral name.

Reynalda

Reynalda means “well-advised ruler”.

Rhea

Rhea means “a flowing stream”.

Rowen

Rowen means “little redhead”.

Royce

Royce means “son of the king”. Royce has become a gender-neutral name.

Rutha

Rutha means “friend, companion, neighbor”.

Sabra

Sabra means “prickly pear”.

Saffron

Saffron means “yellow flower”. Saffron is also a spice name.

Sahara

Sahara means ‘dawn’.

Sena

Sena means  “this world’s beauty or grace”, “army”, “to praise”, or “bringing heaven to earth”.

September

September is a common English word name which refers to the ninth month of the year.

Seraphina

Seraphina means “ardent; fiery”.

Shea

Shea means “the stately, dauntless one” and pronounced as shay. 

Sheba

Sheba means “daughter of an oath”. 

Sia

Sia means “victory”.

Sidra

Sidra means “like a star”.

Sloan

Sloan means “expedition” or “invasion”.

Snow

“Snow” is a common English word that some use as a name.

Sonnet

Sonnet is a comment English word which means “little song”.

Spring

Spring means “traveling entertainer” or the season Spring.

Stacia

Stacia means “resurrection”.

Sunshine

“Sunshine” is a common English word that some use as a name.

Suri

Suri means “princess”.

Syden

There is no specific meaning for Syden.

Tally

Tally means “gentle dew from heaven”.

Tana

Tana means “fire or star goddess”.

Tanaquil

Tanaquil means “gift of God” and pronounced as tan-a-KEEL.

Tasia

Tasia means “resurrection”.

Tatum

Tatum means “Tate’s homestead” or “happy”

Taylee

Taylee means ‘blooming’ and ‘plentiful’.

Teegan

Teegan means “little poet” or “fair”. Teegan is a gender-neutral name.

Temperance

Temperance is a virtue name.

Tempest

Tempest means “turbulent, stormy”.

Tinley

Tinley means “Tyne’s meadow”.

Toril

Toril means “thunder”. Toril, a strong Scandinavian name related to Tor/Thor, the Norse god of thunder.

Trinity

Trinity means “triad”.

Trudy

Trudy means “spear of strength”.

Tulip

Tulip  is a flower name.

Ulani

Ulani means “cheerful”.

Uma

Uma means “nation”. Uma is a name of a Hindu goddess.

Uri

Uri means “My flame” or “My light”.

Valenia

There is no specific meaning for Valenia.

Valentina

Valentina means “strength, health”.

Valentine

Valentine means “strength, health”. Valentine is a French variation of Valentina. Valentine is a gender-neutral name.

Valkyrie

Valkyrie means “chooser of the slain” and pronounced as VAL-kih-ree.

Vera

Vera means “faith”.

Verena

Verena means “integrity”.

Veronique

Veronique means “true image”.

Waverly

Waverly means “meadow of quivering aspens”. Waverly is a gender-neutral name.

Weylyn

Weylyn means “the child of the wolf”.

Willa

Willa means “resolute protection”.

Winnie

Winnie means “holy peacemaking, gentle friend”.

Xael

Xael means “pleasant stone” or “town of victory”.

Yanet

Yanet means “merciful, gracious”.

Yani

Yani means “gift of God”.

Yvette

Yvette means “yew tree”.

Zandra

Zandra means “defending men”.

Zaylee

Zaylee means “berry wood” or “hay clearing”.

Zia

Zia means “grain; light, splendor; aunt”.

Zinnia

Zinnia is a name of German and Latin origins and is derived from a flower. 

Zuri

Zuri means “good, beautiful”. Zuri is a gender-neutral name.