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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Zakariya Zakariya is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has remembered."Boy Hebrew 189 in 2025
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Giulia Giulia is a girl's name, the Italian form of Julia, from the Roman family name Julius.Girl Italian 203 in 2025
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Lux Lux is a unisex name meaning "light," taken directly from the Latin word lux.Unisex Latin 235 in 2025
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