Rare baby names, given every year since 2016
Uncommon, but not invented: each of these names was given every year for ten years.
Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026
In short
A rare name here is a name given to at most 30 babies a year, but every year since 2016, so it is real and still in use. 3,582 girl names and 2,873 boy names meet that rule in Social Security data; below are the most steady ones, with the 2025 count.
Rule: given every year from 2016 to 2025, to 5 to 30 babies of the same sex each year (the SSA publishes no name given fewer than 5 times). The small number is the count for 2025.
Girls
Uriah 30Raisa 30Emina 27Jumana 28Debbie 24Codie 19Hajar 26Irlanda 22Skarlet 25Zeinab 26Jorie 27Basil 23Kaleyah 18Amauri 19Trudy 25Annalea 21Ely 16Tylah 28Alliana 15Ameria 20Tymber 17Zanaya 26Saffron 17Kaleesi 27Ray 19Svetlana 18Vy 22Ilyanna 21Jae 18Armonie 21Noriah 21Yeimi 24Antonina 25Lilyth 18Oliver 24Genisis 14Saleen 28Kash 23Vella 27Alisia 26Mathilde 21Zaleah 22Zehra 24Audie 22Cecile 22Naidelyn 18Zuleyma 22Anilah 21Annarose 12Carlin 17Domenica 20Ellenor 29Orli 22Reighlynn 20Tyleigh 22Tzivia 24Camry 16Isidora 24Jackson 15Lakshmi 18Macklyn 15Raneem 30Sansa 21Saraiyah 25Duaa 30Lynnix 20Candelaria 28Arcadia 20Saanvika 29Declyn 17Elenna 25Keiko 17Loralie 24Nisa 17Deliah 18Aissata 24Asiah 20Krislynn 6Reena 20Roselie 29Yeva 26Asmaa 15Ciel 28Maely 30Aurea 23Elleana 22Kayzlee 20Larkyn 18Rea 24Remmy 18Yaslin 15Maryellen 22Parnika 20Zenia 17Corie 22Dalyla 19Karmella 14Kelley 15Mamie 19Oliva 16Rainy 20Afia 25Aishwarya 24Copeland 19Dianne 21Heavyn 22Loralai 27Millee 24Sammy 25Daizy 23Doreen 25Krislyn 15Luanna 16Pranavi 28Zyrah 19Adair 23Adama 22Amreen 18Apollonia 28Connor 14
Boys
Johnmichael 26Enrico 24Emmerson 23Arshan 20Vian 28Han 18An 25Kaylon 23Russel 27Grover 24Saxton 19Chapman 29Deckard 17Keshaun 19Phenix 29Antonino 26Henson 25Zebulon 20Greer 29Dionte 20Idan 30Jeanluc 19Mynor 20Brodi 17Demoni 17Joachim 25Olan 14Robby 22Kaicen 23Sajid 26Elroy 22Miron 16Mousa 30Rupert 29Jessy 18Jihad 22Rocket 23Romell 23Griffyn 18Homero 16Rigby 29Uzziel 30Zakir 27Danthony 14Torsten 14Ehan 18Izekiel 29Jotham 16Leonid 16Bassam 17Haroun 21Judas 20Karver 19Rolland 16Hartley 26Mads 28Rahman 24Boubacar 21Keontae 28Manasseh 22Parsa 21Tyran 10Amador 24Kalil 18Kenner 15Micha 23Naod 22Shloma 20Adian 10Izzy 25Keiden 23Kenson 19Wylee 28Artur 25Jian 22Mica 23Jamarius 13Shloime 29Tito 25Gurfateh 20Kc 16Trinidad 8Zaydon 15Jebediah 23Vincente 27Wright 24Ilijah 17Jens 18Kei 14Oswin 14Yohannes 21Kaston 21Paden 17Tylon 18Carlyle 20Gaetano 27Haru 29Jakaiden 17Damonte 16Delmar 15Webb 16Bright 20Haidyn 23Henrick 15Jamey 24Tayton 12Zaven 29Can 11Griffey 19Sahas 18Suleyman 18Tycho 21Zaydyn 13Alegend 30Avram 22Elya 24Kobie 16Kyrian 22Lavell 11Layken 20
About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.