Anonymous wrote:I know several Milans, Teagans and Hudsons. Honestly, all the "unique" names I know of are either unique because they're foreign and most people don't know them, or they're ~trendy~ unique (Maddox, Ronan, etc.)

The most uncommon (but not unknown) name I've heard in a baby lately is Conrad.

I love the name Conrad. I know 2 under age 4.

In addition to Henry, Sam is now very very popular. Both as a girl for Samantha (Sam, Sammi, Sammy)

And a boy named Samuel, Sampson, or simply Sam - he'll always be called Sam or Sammy.

We have FOUR Sam's (3 boys and 1 girl) between 3 classrooms in our child's school.

Also ditto to Max: either Maxwell, Maximilian or simply Max, they'll all be called Max.

Anonymous wrote:Not too many super unique (in that I haven't heard them before) but overlap isn't as common as people think. Except for Henry. I know 5 little Henrys. Other than that, there's no more than 2 of each name. Honestly a name that's popular isn't that bad. All those Henrys seem just fine to me.

These are kids age 6 and under though.

Trust me, as someone with a popular name, it sucks to be "Popularname Lastinitial" your whole life. Those Henrys are going to be "Henry C." "Henry K." "Henry S." until they die.

Anonymous wrote:The word you're looking for is "rare." Something is unique or it isn't. It's be "super unique" or "less/more unique."

So basically, any name listed here twice is no longer unique.

Stating what you believe to be the correct definition of a word is uniquely unhelpful.

Anonymous wrote:Isis

Now there's a lovely name that's been ruined!

Most of the kids around my neighborhood are South Asian, Iranian, and Arab, so most of their names are new to me.

There is one little girl named Ananya, though, which is Indian, but she's not.

The word you're looking for is "rare." Something is unique or it isn't. It's be "super unique" or "less/more unique."

So basically, any name listed here twice is no longer unique.

I know several Milans, Teagans and Hudsons. Honestly, all the "unique" names I know of are either unique because they're foreign and most people don't know them, or they're ~trendy~ unique (Maddox, Ronan, etc.)

The most uncommon (but not unknown) name I've heard in a baby lately is Conrad.

Waverly
Maura
Gwen
Griffith
Aoife
Carolina

Cassius
Bernadette

Not too many super unique (in that I haven't heard them before) but overlap isn't as common as people think. Except for Henry. I know 5 little Henrys. Other than that, there's no more than 2 of each name. Honestly a name that's popular isn't that bad. All those Henrys seem just fine to me.

These are kids age 6 and under though.

Waverly

Isis
Maverick

Allomi
Anais
Rafael
Milan
Ramona
Magdalena
Rosemary
Kimana
Liberty
Tabitha
Teagan
Chester

Not sure if this is the right thread to ask the question , but as parents, I guess we see all of the other children in school, our friend's kids, etc.

Have you heard any super unique names lately? A few years ago a Hudson or Felix would have been unique to me, but now I've met a few. Likewise, my own child's name was unusual to me when I named her, but running around with children, one realizes quickly there are many duplicates. Just curious about names you've heard lately that have stuck due to being unique or uncommon.