Unique Baby Names

Why Choose Unique Baby Names

The definition of unique baby names varies from one time in history to another. While there are some names that carry over across the annals of time, many names become less used until they fall by the wayside. If someone picks that name up a century or more later, it's suddenly in the category of unique baby names.

Achilles and Odysseus could have been common names in the days of these heroes' incredible feats. Today, either would qualify as unique baby names.

You'll find a good resource regarding names that were historically popular over the past century but would now make incredibly unique baby names at www.midcoasthealth.com/babyplace/mchn/resource.asp. For example, Rachael was a very popular name in the 1920s, but use of the name dropped off significantly since then. You can simply enter a name to generate a chart showing the popularity of the name. You can also choose to have lists of the most popular names from specific decades over the past century. A similar tool can be found at http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html.

Not all unique baby names are historical. Sometimes, the parents come up with unique baby names that have likely not been used at any time in history.

Rocker Frank Zappa had some incredibly unique baby names for his children, including Moon Unit, Dreezil and Diva. What was really news about the Zappa children was not only that their father was a famous rock star and that all the children got incredibly unique baby names, but that unique baby names were just coming to the attention of people who decided that the name a child was given was going to impact the rest of his or her life.

Searching for unique baby names doesn't at all have to mean that you're looking for weird names, though the children with those unique names may very well be teased because of their names.

If you're not very good at coming up with your own ideas, you'll find a listing of unique baby names at www.unique-baby-name.com. The names are listed alphabetically and there are certainly some unique baby names listed. For boys, the list includes names such as Ajax, Daxton and Vasco. For girls, names such as Cashel, Larkin and Yulia make the list of unique baby names.

So be sure to check out our pages about Popular Baby Names, Baby Boy Names, Baby Girl Names, Baby Name Meanings, and Celebrity Baby Names elsewhere on this site.