If You're Looking for a Unique/Unusual Name ...

[manicinsomniac]

These names were only used 3 times in 2016. Annoyingly, you can't see the names used once or twice for privacy reasons. Most of the names that low down are from a particular culture/country so not necessarily unusual worldwide but there's still quite a selection. Examples:

Standard but underused at present
August, Berenice, Bettina, Beverley, Belinda, Claudette, Devora, Geraldine, Guinevere, Isis, Lavender, Lesley, Lindsey, Marguerite, Mildred, Phyllis

Out There
Archer, Bee, Biba, Birdie, Clove, Diva, Flossy, Frenchie, Gifty, Gypsie, Hendrix, Huxley, Jewell, Joules, Journey, Katinka, Kerenza, Majesty, Onyx, Oracle, Palmer, Peach, Rosabel, Royal, Starlett, Tate, Tatum, Tiger, Twinkle

Double Barrelled
Amelia-Faith, Angel-Hope, Bonnie-Blu, Dolcie-Rae, Enya-Rose, Harper-Lea, Heavenly-Joy, Lily-Joy, Nancy-Lou, Piper-Marie, Rebecca-Rose, River-Leigh, Tallulah-Belle

Unusually Spelled
Abbygail, Addisyn, Christelle, Daizie, Gemima, Jessyca, Kalliopi, Rhylee, Scarlotte

'scarlotte' makes me shudder!
Surprised only 3 Lesleys as I know several adult women with this name. Unless ppl are using 'Leslie' more for a girl even though that's traditionally the male spelling - more common in the US though.

This made me smile as I know one third of 2016s Guinevere children!

I'm surprised Lindsey isn't used more though as I remember it being quite popular.

Also surprised about Archer and Huxley given I know one of each.

I don't know a Lavender but do know of a Lilac and an Indigo.

Not surprised about Isis

I’m shocked at Hendrix. I know two babies born this year/last year called that so I suspect it’s lept back up the charts

Im supriced about archer, also dont think its a particlly "out there" name

I think we can all take a guess at why Isis is under used at the moment.

To all those saying they know children with names like Huxley, Archer and Hendrix — this must be girl names only?

Archer was used nearly 200 times for boys in 2016, but is still very rare for girls.

Love Guinevere Duggee!

Oh yes, that's a good point @Maireadd

Maireadd I'm afraid I can't take credit for that one, but it belongs to the DD of acquaintances whose other children have similarly fantasy-princess names. They actually work really well

There are probably more Lindseys out there - spelled Lindsay, Linzi, Linzay, Linsay, Linzay, Lyndsay, Lyndzay....

Agree that "standard but underused" is definitely the way to go.

Love the Standard But Underused list!

Is this in England OP? In the Scottish stats you can see where a name has been used only once that year (my DC was one of them! Hopefully in the 'real name but underused category...)

My eldest ended up with a name that was not in the statistics - for obvious reasons I won’t tell what but he was named after a deceased relative. Second son’s name was in the top 30 most popular names.

Yes, I'm so sorry, I meant to say this list was only the girls. I couldn't sleep so I was messing around and was going to do the boys then got a sudden wave of sleepiness and took advantage. I'll look at the boys later on. Sure there will be many more Archers etc on there.

HouseofSix - yes, England and Wales. That's cool that Scotland lists them all - I really can't see how it breaches privacy for it to be known that an individual was born! And congrats on getting a once used only name!

Tbh I'm surprised Isis has been used at all!!!

Thanks manic we were oddly proud. DC2 was born this year so we await next year's publication with bated breath. There are usually 2-3 per year with her name.

Btw the Scottish stats site has a web based app you can use which shows an info graphic type thing of each name. It's fascinating!

scotland.shinyapps.io/babynames/

I was just about to say this list can't be exhaustive as my ds's name would be in it! He is one of only 3 of his name in 2016 😳 we hadn't realised it was so unusual!

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Oh no, it wasn't exhaustive at all, even for the girls. Only a small selection.

Some of the boys:

Standard but underused at present
Alf, Algernon, Cecil, Chandler, Clive, Dwight, Earl, Keston, Pete, Sandy, Willie, Zebediah

Out there
Acey, Baker, Bane, Baron, Bramwell, Cuban, Diamond, Gryffin, Hannibal, Jagger, Lazarus, Linkin, Major, Matey, Oak, Raleigh, Rock, Rocket, Stewie, Tallon, Thorn, Ulysses, Wolfie, Wraith

Double Barrelled
Albie-Jay, Bailey-Rae, David-Junior, Freddie-George, Hunter-Lee, Jayden-Jay, John-Boy, Mohammad-Ibrahim, Tristan-James

Unusually spelled
Antonie, Burt, Fredi, Jaykub, Levy, Martyn, Patric, Rhyan, Zachariyah

I’m not surprised about Lesley at all, I know several but all are 50+

It’s not old enough to be granny chic yet. Same with Geraldine.

I really like Sheridan, for a girl, à la Sheridan Smith. That doesn't show up in the 2016 name statistics, so it was either used less than 3 times or not at all.

I’m surprised at Mildred, only because I would have thought more people would want a Millie / Milly. But maybe they’re all going for Camilla.

I actually know a boy with one of the ‘double barrel list names’ it made me but each to their own and all that!

Three children were called Twinkle or Hannibal??