When the Social Security Administration released the official list of the most popular baby names in the U.S., it also shared broader data on all the names given to five or more newborns last year.
It turns out many parents eschewed top picks like Olivia, Liam and Emma in favor of less conventional options such as Whisper, Dragon, Missouri and Stoic.
We decided to take a look at some of the most interesting choices.
From pop culture figures to dictionary words, here are 50 unusual baby names that parents chose in 2024. The list reflects names given to fewer than 10 babies born in the U.S. last year.
Girls
Whisper
Missouri
Poem
Mylove
Palace
Serenityrose
Mama
Virtue
Banksy
Delight
Edelweiss
Infant
Dairy
Cinderella
Brightly
Fauna
Ethereal
Versailles
Chai
Universe
Hyatt
Canary
Oracle
Elegance
Fairy
Boys
Horizon
Irish
Stoic
Nexus
God
Asherjames
Germany
Darling
Wyman
Portland
Matrix
Grim
Dragon
Lafayette
Jaguar
Ontario
Zero
Crash
Gilead
Cotton
Infinity
Heir
Lancelot
Ruckus
Swift