Cool Girl Names on the Rise

If you are looking for a cool and unique baby girl name, you will love our list of girl names on the rise! We have compiled a list of the top searched baby girl names on BabyHold to come up with a unique list of girl names that are unique and way ahead of their time.

We have searched the BabyHold database to compile this list of truly unique and utterly cool girl names that are not topping the popular name charts yet - but they may be in a couple of years. These are the names that are creating major buzz. Check them out and let us know what you think!

1. Alina
2. Maliyah
3. Amelia
4. Zoe
5. Kayla
6. Alyssa
7. Samantha
8. Charlotte
9. Alexis
10. Trinity
11. Isla
12. Riley
13. Rose
14. Penelope
15. Bentley
16. Mabel
17. Aliyah
18. Bella
19. Vera
20. Layla
21. Tara
22. Grace
23. Addison
24. Sophie
25. Rama
26. Maya
27. Jade
28. Adriana
29. Annie
30. Mia
31. Arianna
32. Nevaeh
33. Harlow
34. Rylan
35. Keira
36. Presley
37. Ella
38. Raine
39. Adalyn
40. Lillian

Baby Girl Name Trends

Retro girl names, such as Mabel, Lillian, Rose and Penelope, are making a comeback as parents are looking to reconnect with their traditional roots. Virtue names, such as Grace, Trinity and Nevaeh (heaven spelled backwards) are all  present in this list of buzzworthy baby names.  The name Maliyah (possibly inspired by President Obama's daughter, Malia) also made the list, as did Charlotte and Samantha, possibly inspired by Sex and the City.

It is also interesting to note the dominance of names ending in -a or -ya, such as Kayla, Layla, Bella, Vera, Ella and Mia.
Biggest name change in popularity

The Social Security Administration puts out their list of top baby names each year and ranks names that have changed popularity.  Maliyah was the name climbing the charts the fastest (as well as the alternate spelling Malia) followed by the name Isla. The names and Presley were also top climbers on the chart.

As far as girl names decreasing in popularity, The SSA reports that Marely, Mylee, Miley (influenced by Miley Cyrus?) and Lindsay (influenced by Lindsay Lohan?) made the largest drop in popularity.

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