Rare Baby Names

122,347 Rare Baby Names

This list features all Rare Baby Names — Names from the 30th to below the 70th percentile of popularity.

1. Mildred

   RareGirl Name

   Mildred is an Old English name meaning “gentle strength”.

2. Delores

   RareGirl Name

   Delores is a Spanish name meaning “sorrows”.

3. Margie

   RareGirl Name

   Margie is a Greek name meaning “pearl”.

4. Velma

   RareVintageGirl Name

   Velma is an American name meaning “coined name”.

5. Verna

   RareClassicGirl Name

   Verna is a Latin name meaning “spring-like”.

6. Patty

   RareRetroGirl Name

   Patty is a Latin name meaning “noble”.

7. Blanche

   RareTimelessGirl Name

   Blanche is a French name meaning “white”.

8. Beulah

   RareVintageGirl Name

   Beulah is a Hebrew name meaning “married”.

9. Laverne

   RareGirl Name

   Laverne is a Latin name meaning “of the grove”.

10. Earnest

    RareVintageBoy Name

    Earnest is a Germanic name meaning “serious”.

11. Shelia

    RareRetroGirl Name

    Shelia is an Irish name associated with the meaning “blind”.

12. Homer

    RareVintageBoy Name

    Homer is an Ancient Greek name meaning “hostage”.

Rare Names Explained

Rare names fall between the 30th and below the 70th percentile of the popularity distribution. Their observed frequency is lower than names in the higher popularity levels, although they remain represented in the available birth data.

This level is based on normalized regional popularity scores and their percentile positions, rather than raw birth counts. Recent records have greater influence through Namedary's time-decay model, and Mildred, Delores, Margie are examples within this popularity range.

For details on the calculation and percentile thresholds, see our Name Popularity Methodology.