There are HEAPS of lists making the rounds with the most popular names of the year, but what about the LEAST popular?
Why, you may ask, would you want to know the unpopular names? Well, it turns out they’re unique, old-fashioned and some are REALLY CUTE!
Many parents scout the internet and baby name books for a name that’s not going to pop up regularly on the kindergarten register. Check out Baby Centre’s list of ‘endangered’ baby names for 2017 below:
24 of the LEAST popular baby names of 2017
14 of the least popular girl names
1. Anita
Meaning: In Sanskrit, Anita means ‘full of grace, mercy, favor, variety, a leader, without guile’.
2. Bertha
Meaning: A female Germanic name that means ‘bright one’.
3. Bonnie
Meaning: Bonnie comes from the Scottish word meaning ‘pretty, attractive’.
4. Cilla
Meaning: Cilla is a Latina word and it means ‘ancient’ or ‘daughter of Laomedon’.
5. Cindy
Meaning: This name is derived from the names Lucinda and Cinderella. It means ‘light’.
6. Cynthia
Meaning: This Greek name means ‘from Mount Cynthus’.
7. Donna
Meaning: Donna is an Italian word that means ‘woman’.
8. Dorothy
Meaning: Made famous from The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy means ‘Gift of God’.
9. Edna
Meaning: In Hebrew this name means ‘pleasure’.
10. Gail
Meaning: This name is derived from the name Abigail, it means ‘rejoicing’.
11. Janice
Meaning: Janice is the feminine form of John. It means ‘God is gracious’.
12. Karen
Meaning: Karen is a Greek name and it means ‘pure’.
13. Marcia
Meaning: Marcia is a Latin name and it means ‘of Mars’.
14. Mildred
Meaning: Mildred is an old English name that means ‘gentle strength’.
10 of the least popular boys names
1. Bertram
Meaning: Bertram is a German name that means ‘bright raven’.
2. Clarence
Meaning: Clarence means ‘bright and fair’.
3. Clive
Meaning: The English meaning of the name Clive is ‘cliff’ or ‘lives at the cliffs’.
4. Edmund
Meaning: Edmund is a French name and means ‘prosperous protector’.
5. Gus
Meaning: Gus comes from the Latin name Augustus and means ‘majestic’.
6. Frank
Meaning: Frank is a French name that means ‘Frenchman’ or ‘free one’.
7. Ian
Meaning: Ian is a Scottish name and is the Gaelic form of John.
8. Roald
Meaning: Roald is a Scandinavian name and means ‘powerful’.
9. Ricky
Meaning: Ricky has derived from the name Richard and means ‘powerful, strong ruler’.
10. Roger
Meaning: Roger means ‘famed spear’.
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