Year after year, certain baby names stand out as the top choices for American parents. The most recent Social Security Administration data shows that the most popular picks for 2025 were Olivia (for girls) for the seventh year in a row and Liam (for boys) for the ninth straight year.
Although many parents clearly like to go with trendy choices for their babies’ names, others prefer something a little less conventional. The SSA tracks all the names given to five or more infants born in a given year, so we decided to take a look at some of the least-popular ones.
From city names to dictionary words, here are 50 unusual baby names that parents chose in 2025. The list reflects names given to 10 or fewer babies born in the U.S. last year.
Girls
Tsunami
Maybelline
Eureka
Infantgirl
Beretta
Poem
Portland
Aloe
Canary
Epiphany
Linen
Jinx
Mattel
Willowdean
Zowie
Starlight
Irish
Luxury
Earth
Manhattan
Edelweiss
Atone
Elysium
Rumor
Ethereal
Boys
Howdy
Papa
Rooster
Johnkerry
Three
Matrix
Decree
Gator
Hollywood
Chaos
Tudor
Demon
Utah
Rookie
Billion
Oxford
Clutch
Ferrari
Corduroy
Anchor
Tarzan
Relic
Trigger
Maestro
Rayon