Trending Rare Names for 2025

Naming your baby a name that one day will work for an adult.

You've got a baby coming. Now you want a name that works not only for an infant but will do that child well as he or she goes into adulthood. There are so many choices and many ways of considering the choices. Some parents want to honor a particular heritage or person. Others want to consider the spelling or meaning of the name as their guiding force. True to our previous years, we have done some research and have found rare names that are coming back to life and now trending in 2025. Here is our list.

				30 Rare Girl Names With Their Meanings		50 Rare Boy Names With Their Meanings
NAME	MEANING	ORIGIN		NAME	MEANING	Ori\gin
Sylvie	From the forest	French		Anouk	Grace	French
Lisette	God is my oath	French		Ambrose	Immortal	Greek
Viola	Violet	Latin		Aaron	Exalted	Hebrew
Maya	Illusion	Sanskrit		Aidan	Fire	Irish
Leticia	Joy	Latin		Abner	Father is light	Hebrew
Sienna	Earthy, Vibrant	Italian		Aquilla	Eagle	Ancient Roman
Iris	Rainbow	Greek		Anwyll	Loved by all; Darling	Welsh
Seraphina	Fiery; Burning One	Hebrew		Arlen	Pledge	English
Aurora	Dawn	Latin		Armand	Soldier; Army Man	French
Vivienne	Alive	Latin		Aziel	God comforts	Hebrew
Belle	Beautiful	French		Bowie	Fair-haired; Yellow	English; Dutch
Faye	Fairy; Elf	Old English		Brennon	Rain	Irish Gaelic
Ivy	Fidelity; Eternity	Old English		Benedict	Blessing	Latin
Arabella	Yielding to prayer	Latin		Braylon	Thankful	English
Lacey	Grace; Gentle	Normandy		Casper	Treasurer	Dutch; Swedish; Norwegian
Felicity	Great Happiness; Fortune	English		Cree	Highly-spirited	English
Dahlia	Grace; Elegance	Swedish		Dario	Possessor of good	Italian; Croatian
Elowen	Elm Tree; Earthy	Cornish		Dewei	Noble; Of great Principle	Chinese
Estelle	Star	French		Earl	Warrior	English
Evie	Life	Hebrew		Ezekiel	God strengthens	Hebrew
Anastasia	Resurrect	Greek		Felix	Happy	German; Roman
Eloise	Healthy; Wide	Old French		Finlay	Fair-haired hero	Scottish
Hazel		Old English		Hernan	Army man	German; English
Fiona	Fair	Gaelic		Hutton	Settlement; Ridge	English; Scottish
Ava	Bird	Latin		Jasper	God is gracious	Hebrew
Amara	Grace; Bitterness	Nigeria		Jett	A unique precious stone	French
Sicily	Beauty	Italian		Josiah	God supports all	Hebrew
Celeste	Heavenly	Latin		Kalen	Slender
Azalea	Dry	English		Keanu	Cool breeze	Hawaiian
Clarabelle	Clear; Beautiful	Latin		Kapono	Righteous	Hawaiian
				Kenji	Strong	Japanese
				Lazarus	God is my helper	Hebrew
				Lyle	An island	Norman French
				Marcellus	Young Warrior	Ancient Roman
				Maynard	Brave and strong	English; Old German
				Maverick	Independent & Creative	English
				Micah	One who resembles God	Hebrew
				Octavius	Eighth	Ancient Roman
				Osvaldo	God's rule	Spanish; Italian
				Orson	Bear cub	Norman French
				Otis	Fortune	English
				Reggie	Counsel power	English
				Rehan	Favored by God	Arabic
				Sasha	Defender of men	Russian
				Sergei	Shepherd	Russian
				Terence	Tender	English
				Treyton	Tree	English
				Zane	Gift of God	English
				Zyair	River	African American