The Top 100 Unique Girls And Boys Names in the UK

When it comes to difficult decisions, they don’t get tougher or more high stakes than naming your baby. There are plenty of Noahs and Olivias knocking around, but maybe you’d like your baby to stand out in the playground. These are the top 100 unique girl's and boy's names in the UK - for all you mavericks out there. 

Unique UK baby names don’t have to get wild. Not like those American baby names, anyway. You’ll find no Ashleigh’s… Or Lakelynn’s… Or anything you’d find on this (we’re sure very lovely) lady’s chalkboard. 

Keep reading to find a baby name that’s as distinctive and special as your little one!

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The Top Unique Girls Names in the UK

Unique girl names can be hard to get right, but we’ve pulled from plenty of different origins to deliver you a long list of rare baby girl names. 

1. Ada: German origin, meaning "noble."
2. Adelaide: Old German origin, meaning "noble kind."
3. Alessandra: Italian origin, meaning "defender of mankind."
4. Alice: Old French origin, meaning "of noble kind."
5. Althea: Greek origin, meaning "to heal."
6. Amara: Arabic origin, meaning "princess."
7. Anastasia: Greek origin, meaning "resurrection."
8. Annika: Scandinavian origin, meaning "grace."
9. Aoife: Irish origin, meaning "beautiful."
10. Ariadne: Greek origin, meaning "most holy."
11. Athena: Greek origin, meaning "goddess of wisdom."
12. Aurora: Roman origin, meaning "goddess of the dawn."
13. Ayla: Turkish origin, meaning "moonlight."
14. Beatrice: Latin origin, meaning "blessed."
15. Beatrix: Latin origin, meaning "bringer of happiness."
16. Bernadette: French origin, meaning "brave bear."
17. Bianca: Italian origin, meaning "white."
18. Blythe: Old English origin, meaning "joyful."
19. Bridget: Irish origin, meaning "exalted one."
20. Cadence: Latin origin, meaning "rhythm."
21. Calliope: Greek origin, meaning "beautiful voice."
22. Camila: Latin origin, meaning "chamomile."
23. Cassandra: Greek origin, meaning "to shine, to excel."
24. Cassia: Greek origin, meaning "cinnamon."
25. Cecily: Latin origin, meaning "blind."
26. Celeste: Latin origin, meaning "heavenly."
27. Charlotte: French origin, meaning "free man."
28. Chioma: Igbo origin, meaning "good God."
29. Ciara: Irish origin, meaning "dark."
30. Clementine: Latin origin, meaning "mild, gentle."
31. Elara: Greek origin, meaning "shining day" and evoking vibrancy and joy.
32. Juno: Roman origin, meaning "queen of heaven" and associated with strength and leadership.
33. Lilac: Evocative of beauty, charm, and the sweet fragrance of the flower, with French or Persian origins.
34. Lyra: Greek origin, meaning "lyre" and connected to music and harmony.
35. Seraphina: Hebrew origin, meaning "fiery one"
36. Seren: Welsh origin, meaning "star." A shorter, spunky alternative to Serena, radiating celestial brilliance.
37. Silja: Scandinavian origin, meaning "blessed"
38. Skyla: Latin origin, meaning "heaven"
39. Stella: Latin origin, meaning "star"
40. Theodora: Greek origin, meaning "gift of God"
41. Thora: Norse origin, meaning "thunder"
42. Valentina: Latin origin, meaning "brave"
43. Willow: Old English origin, meaning "slender graceful tree"
44. Wren: Old English origin, meaning "small songbird"
45. Xochitl: Aztec origin, meaning "flower"
46. Yareli: Mexican origin, meaning "spring goddess"
47. Yasmin: Persian origin, meaning "jasmine flower"
48. Yolanda: Spanish origin, meaning "violet"
49. Zelda: Hebrew origin, meaning "shadow"
50. Zinnia: German origin, meaning "enduring beauty"

The Top Unique Boys Names in the UK

Unique boy names can be hard to come by, which is why we love this list. These names won’t feel out of place in the UK but aren’t your average Tom, Dick or Harry either. 

1. Alder: Old English origin, meaning "old, wise man"
2. Arlo: Celtic origin, meaning "eagle"
3. Asher: Hebrew origin, meaning "blessed, happy"
4. Atlas: Greek origin, meaning "Titan who held the sky"
5. Atticus: Roman origin, meaning "from Attica" (historical region)
6. Barnaby: Latin origin, meaning "son of Barnabas" (a saint)
7. Cassian: Latin origin, meaning "pure, innocent"
8. Caspar: Persian origin, meaning "treasure bearer"
9. Cillian: Irish origin, meaning "church"
10. Cormac: Irish origin, meaning "charioteer"
11. Darwin: English origin, meaning "from the deer farm"
12. Elias: Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh is my God"
13. Emmett: Germanic origin, meaning "industrious, universal"
14. Enzo: Italian origin, derived from Heinz, meaning "home ruler"
15. Everett: Old English origin, meaning "wild boar stream"
16. Felix: Latin origin, meaning "lucky, happy"
17. Florian: Latin origin, meaning "flowering"
18. Fox: Old English origin, nickname for someone with red hair
19. Gabriel: Hebrew origin, meaning "God is my strength"
20. Heathcliff: Old English origin, meaning "heather covered cliff"
21. Ignatius: Latin origin, meaning "fiery"
22. Jasper: Persian origin, meaning "treasure"
23. Jeevan: Sanskrit origin, meaning "life"
24. Kai: Hawaiian origin, meaning "sea"
25. Kashmir: Sanskrit origin, meaning "from Kashmir" (region)
26. Leland: Old English origin, meaning "meadow land"
27. Lochlan: Gaelic origin, meaning "from Lochlann" (Norse word for Scandinavia)
28. Lucas: Latin origin, meaning "from Lucania" (Italian region)
29. Magnus: Latin origin, meaning "great"
30. Milo: Slavic origin, meaning "merciful, gracious"
31. Oberon: French origin, meaning "fairy king"
32. Orion: Greek origin, meaning "mighty hunter"
33. Oscar: Irish origin, meaning "champion warrior"
34. Otto: Old German origin, meaning "wealthy"
35. Phineas: Hebrew origin, meaning "oracle of the mouth"
36. Quentin: Roman origin, meaning "fifth-born"
37. Raleigh: Old English origin, meaning "meadow of the roe deer"
38. Rowan: Irish origin, meaning "little red-haired one"
39. Silas: Latin origin, meaning "forest"
40. Stellan: Swedish origin, meaning "star"
41. Theo: Greek origin, meaning "gift of God"
42. Tobias: Greek origin, meaning "God is good"
43. Ulysses: Latin origin, meaning "defender of wrath"
44. Valentino: Latin origin, meaning "brave, strong"
45. Wilder: Old English origin, meaning "wild, untamed"
46. Winston: Old English origin, meaning "joyful stone"
47. Wyatt: Old English origin, meaning "brave warrior"
48. Xavier: Basque origin, meaning "new house"
49. Zephyr: Greek origin, meaning "west wind"
50. Zuko: Japanese origin, meaning "light of success"