Top 50 Unique Girl Names With Meanings [Beautiful RARE Girl Names NOT In The Top 50] (2024)

Top 50 uncommon + unique baby girl names and their meanings

Looking for the perfect name for your baby girl?

Here are 50 beautiful, rare girl names that are NOT on the top 50 most popular list according to the US social security administration.

All of these are bit unique but still pretty enough to be worthy of your baby!

Name meanings

I decided to go ahead and include baby girl names and meanings on this list. Beware though, learning the meaning of a name can totally kill an otherwise cute name!

I used at least 3 sites to check the meanings for each name and often they disagreed or couldn't list an origin and meaning!

Meanings can change over time and also vary by the culture so I personally wouldn't put much stock in them, but they're here if that's important to you.

A few examples, Cecilia, an otherwise beautiful name, means blind. Not sure I'd want to give that name knowing the meaning.

There are names like Juliana which are a feminized version of a name so the meaning is downy bearded or youthful.

More modern names like Presley have an unknown origin and meaning other than being associated with a celebrity.

Just keep these things in mind when deciding on a name. Without further ado here are the unique girl names in alphabetical order!

55+ Unique girl names and their meanings

Adeline

• French and English origins meaning “noble”
• Nicknames: A, Addie

Alexandra

• Greek origins meaning “helper and defender of mankind”
• Nicknames: A, Al, Alex, Ann

Anastasia

• Greek origins meaning “resurrection”
• Nicknames: A, Ana, Stasia

Annabelle

• French and English origins meaning “beautiful ‘Anna'”
• Nicknames: A, Anna, Belle, Belly, Bells

Arabella

• English and Scottish origins meaning “obliging, invokable, yielding to prayer”
• Nicknames: A, Ara, Bella, Bell, Belly, Bells

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Ariana

• Greek origins meaning “very holy one”
• Nicknames: A, Ari, Ana

Brielle

• French and Hebrew origins meaning “heroine of God, God is my strength”
• Nicknames: Bri, Elle

Callie

• Greek and English origins meaning “most beautiful or a form of Caroline”
• Variations: Cal, Cali, Kallie

Camille

• Latin origins meaning “virginal”
• Nicknames: Cam, Cami

Catalina

• Spanish origins meaning “pure”
• Nicknames: Cat, Lina, Catty

Cecilia

• Latin origins meaning “blind”
• Nicknames: Cici

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Charlie

• English origins meaning “free”
• Nicknames: Char, Lee

Daniela

• Hebrew origins meaning “judged by God”
• Nicknames: Dani, Ela

Destiny

• Latin and English origins meaning “fate”
• Nicknames: Des, Tiny

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Elliana

• French and Latin origins meaning “sun, light, moon”
• Nicknames: Eli, Ana

Finley

• French and Latin origins meaning “fair-haired warrior”
• Nicknames: Fin, Finny, Lee

Gemma

• Latin origins meaning “jewel”
• Nicknames: Gem, Emma

Genevieve

• Unknown origins and meaning
• Nicknames: Gen

Hadley

• English origins meaning “heather field”
• Nicknames: Addy, Lee, Haddy

Henrietta

• German origins meaning “home ruler”
• Nicknames: Henry, Etta

Imogene

• Irish origins meaning “maiden”
• Nicknames: Gene

Irma

• German origins meaning “universal; complete”

Isla

• Scottish origins meaning “island”

Joanna

• Hebrew origins meaning “God is gracious”
• Nicknames: Jo, Anna

Josephine

• Hebrew and English origins meaning “God will increase”
• Nicknames: Jo, Josie, Joey

Juliana

• Latin origins meaning “downy-bearded, youthful”
• Nicknames: Juli, Juls, Anna

Kayla

• Irish and Greek origins meaning “slender; crown; wise child”
• Nicknames: Kay, La

Kaylee

• British origins meaning “laurel; crown”
• Variations: Kayleigh, Kay, Lee

Kennedy

• Kennedy origins meaning “helmeted chief”
• Nicknames: Kenny

Kinsley

• English origins meaning “king's meadow; royal; victory”
• Nicknames: Kins, Lee

Kylie

• Scottish and Australian origins meaning “boomerang, narrow channel; feminine form of Kyle meaning handsome”
• Nicknames: Ky

Lupine

• English origins meaning “wolf-like”
• Nicknames: Lu

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Madeline

• Hebrew origins meaning “woman from Magdala” which is the birthplace of Saint Mary Magdala near the Sea of Galilee
• Nicknames: Maddy

Marcia

• Latin origins meaning “of Mars”

Mariah

• Latin and Hebrew origins meaning “beloved; Lord is my teacher; teacher”
• Nicknames: A, Addie

Marigold

• English origins meaning “golden flower”

• Nicknames: Mari, Goldie

Marnie

• Latin origins meaning “from the sea; shining; sparkling”

Maya

• Sanskrit origins meaning “illusion; magic; mother”
• Also the name of a goddess in Greek mythology

Melody

• Greek origins meaning “songlike; to sing”
• Nicknames: Mel

Morgan

• Welsh origins meaning “seaborn”

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Noelle

• French origins meaning “Christmas”
• Nicknames: Elle

Odessa

• Greek origins meaning “angry man”
• Nicknames: O, Ess

Olivet

• Hebrew origin meaning “olive tree” where Jesus ascended to heaven
• Nicknames: Olive, Ollie

Paige

• French origins meaning “assistant; attendant”

Pamela

• Greek origins meaning “sweetness; honey”
• Nicknames: Pam, Ela

Piper

• English origins meaning “a pipe player”
• Nicknames: Pipe, Pipes

Presley

• English origins meaning “someone who lives near the Priest's dwelling, priests meadow”

• Nicknames: Pres, Lee

Quinn

• Celtic origins meaning “wise”

Raelynn

• American origins meaning “beam of light; soft or pretty ewe; ewe by the lake”

• Nicknames: Rae, Lynn

Rebecca

• Hebrew origins meaning “bonded; tied

• Nicknames: Bec, Reba, Bex, Becca, Becky

Sadie

• English and Hebrew origins meaning “princess”

• Variation of Sarah

Sienna

• English and Latin origins meaning “reddish brown”

• Nicknames: See, Enna

Sophie

• Greek origins meaning “wisdom”

• Variations: Sophia, Soph

Sydney

• English and French origins meaning “wide meadow”

• Also one of the most populated cities in Australia

Tanya

• Russian origins meaning “fairy queen”

Teagan

• Welsh origins meaning “beautiful, creative; little poet; fair”

• Nicknames: Tea

Tessa

• Greek origins meaning “to gather; harvester”

• Variations: Tess, Theresa

Valentina

• Latin origins meaning “strong”

• Nicknames: Val, Tina

Vera

• Slavic origins meaning “truth; faith”

Vivienne

• Latin origins meaning “alive”

• Nicknames: Viv

Willow

• English origins meaning “tree”

• Nicknames: Will, Willy, O

I hope you love these cute & unique names that are different without being crazy. Any one is a beautiful choice for your baby that five other kids in their kindergarten class won't have!

Enjoy finding the perfect name for your bundle of joy.

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