These are the rarest baby names in the UK right now

Looking for a unique baby name not many other people have?

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Rare baby names: The most unique baby names in the UK
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Looking for a unique baby name not many other people have?

Choosing a baby name is a task and a half. Not only does it have to be something you and your partner like (and will continue to like for the rest of your lives, no pressure), but it also preferably won't be a name that every other child born in the same year has. We all remember having five Jessicas in class during the '90s, right?

Some people like to channel the most popular baby names list for inspiration, but if you're at the other end of the scale and would rather pick something totally unique for your little one, then keep scrolling.

As the Office for National Statistics releases the most up-to-date baby naming data, for children born in 2020 in England and Wales, we've skipped past all the monikers at the top of the list, and instead are focussing our attention on those nearer the bottom. The ONS only records names given to a minimum of three babies each year, and in 2020 there were just over 3,000 baby names this rare.

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Want to find the best of the bunch? We've combed through and picked out 26 rare baby boy names, and 26 unusual baby girl names - one for each letter of the alphabet - to get your creativity flowing. Some are unique due to their spelling, and some you just simply won't have heard of before. But hopefully there'll be something in there to provide inspiration for your future child...

Rarest baby girls names in the UK:

  1. Alaria
  2. Brody
  3. Cyan
  4. Darlia
  5. Ephie
  6. Flossie
  7. Georgette
  8. Hally
  9. Inca
  10. Junie
  11. Keva
  12. Luanna
  13. Morag
  14. Nettie
  15. Oceanna
  16. Pearle
  17. Quratulain
  18. Rosaline
  19. Sicily
  20. Teigen
  21. Umi
  22. Venetia
  23. Wyllow
  24. Xaria
  25. Yohana
  26. Zowie

Rarest baby boys names in the UK:

  1. Alper
  2. Baron
  3. Chandler
  4. Derry
  5. Eliah
  6. Finch
  7. Gulliver
  8. Harlyn
  9. Iskander
  10. Jedd
  11. Kingsleigh
  12. Lion
  13. Mico
  14. Nash
  15. Oxley
  16. Pacey
  17. Quinten
  18. Roddy
  19. Spike
  20. Thibault
  21. Uri
  22. Vitor
  23. Wolfram
  24. Xion
  25. Yassar
  26. Zavi

Would you pick any of these names for your little one?

Catriona Harvey-Jenner
Catriona Harvey-Jenner

Cat is a Senior Editor at Marie Claire, covering news and features across the brand's key purpose pillars, including women's issues, politics, career, mental health, female empowerment and equality, as well as books.