Modern Names
Names that did not exist, or barely existed, before the twentieth century. Many are respellings, surnames or coinages, and their histories are shorter and better documented than anything older.
910 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in the United States
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Riot Riot is a modern unisex name taken from the English word for an uproar.Unisex English, Old French 177 in 2025
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Noam Noam is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness" or "delight."Boy Hebrew 163 in 2025
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