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    10 Best Weirdly Popular Baby Names

    We asked 1,100 readers to vote for their favorite "only in America" oddities. Here are the top uncommon baby names.

    © Siri Stafford/Photodisc/Thinkstock© Siri Stafford/Photodisc/ThinkstockBest Weirdly Popular Baby Girl Names

    Winner: Sadie

    Second: (tie) Astrid

    Second: (tie) Harper

    Third: Flannery

    Fourth: Ursula

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    Best Weirdly Popular Baby Boy Names
    Winner: Zane

    Second: Quincy

    Third: Silas

    Fourth: Jasper

    Fifth: Calvin

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    114 comments

    • Shelby  •  1 year 10 months ago
      I named my Brennan (after Supreme Court Justice William Brennan) and he is still the only Brennan in his school, although we have come across two others elsewhere in the last few years. If he had been a girl, I wanted to use the Hebrew name Jaden, which is actually a boy's name and very common in Israel. At the time, I thought Jaden name was a bit feminine for a boy in the U.S. I'm SO glad we didn't use Jaden because it has become more common and also because Britney Spears named her son Jayden and unfortunately did not use the traditional Hebrew spelling. What can you expect for someone whose name is spelled BritNEY rather than Brittany....
    • marilyn  •  1 year 10 months ago
      Back in the early 80's I named my first daughter Whitney. Next daughter is Jordan (not popular in 1986 yet), next daughter Taylor in 1990 and my son Connor in 1992. Now all my kids names are real common. So I named my granddaughter Hadlee Rayne because you don't hear it much. I had also considered Finlee, Brynlee, Harper and Avery.
    • Sally  •  1 year 10 months ago
      i dont see what is so weird about the names on this list. you can find alot weirder ones if you just look at celebrities kids names.
    • Cathy  •  1 year 10 months ago
      My nephew's name is Araunah and my niece's name is Symphony. Very unique names. At first wasn't too sure about them but now they fit them perfectly.
    • Cathy  •  1 year 10 months ago
      Thank God I did not give my children names that no one knew how to spell or pronounce, like so many I have read on here. So many parents today throw a bunch of letters together and call it a name. Astrid? never heard of it Sounds like a medicine. Renemsee? I feel so sorry for any child named that. My son is named after a Viking, and my daughter is named after a flower. Parents, think about what you are doing to your children, they are the ones who have to live with the name you give them.
    • Wendy  •  1 year 10 months ago
      We named our daughter Austin Debree . Yes we get ask why But I like the name and no one else has her name in school .
    • DottyB  •  1 year 10 months ago
      And I thought my parents were cruel.
    • chriznon  •  1 year 10 months ago
      i like the name beckett. for a girl
    • Trisha  •  1 year 10 months ago
      my kids r Galaxy & Exodus!!!
    • emma  •  1 year 10 months ago
      my son's name is Casten. i haven't met anyone with that name yet.
    • DanaS  •  2 years 0 months ago
      My neice's name is Mercedes, we call her Sadie for short. Suits her perfectly.
    • Genevia  •  1 year 10 months ago
      well there are a lot of wierd names out there like johnny cash sang "the boy named sue" i mean honestly what were some thinking when they names and my name don't get me started!!!
    • catperson  •  1 year 10 months ago
      What about Delaney. She's my grand daughter. My grandsons name is Stone
    • Tasha  •  1 year 10 months ago
      ok, my kids are freya elizabeth, abcde fayth and kiera ayami...i had an ex who named his kids XTC(yes, all caps)roze mokeek, dancia cross and dianka myles...ive also heard of heaven leighangel, paxton celine, payton ross and mykel wayde for a girl, fancy, finnesse and wacy (for a boy)...other names in contention when i was having my babies were girls: winter mode (this was in 93, but i still think it rocks) fragile athena, savasa (couldnt think of a middle name), ambrosia rose, boys were: hunter thaddeus matthew, samuel barthelemew, odin elijah malichi, izak logen, and yes, anakin vader *i almost nixed that one*....cant we get some REAL wierd names listed..those listed names are TAME....and look at the celebs, rob morrows daughter is Tu, jonathan davis from korn named his son pirate, toni braxton has a deisel *i think shes the mom* as well as the apple, shiloh, maddox..and all of jolies other kids...eh, i say name ur kid what you wanna name em...just make sure that they have a normal "other name" so if they decide to go by something else...they can
    • Jennifer  •  1 year 10 months ago
      I started off normal names then got creative:

      Amber Faith
      McKenna Justyce
      Malachi Jelyn
      Shekinah Glorya
      Cavanaugh Fayeth

      I should have just stuck to the first two and kept it simple.
    • L  •  1 year 10 months ago
      I like Calvin reminds of Calvin Klein, Quincy, think of the music producer Quincy Jones. Zack , Silas , Ursula A. was a famous actress in the 60's before Bo Derek came along, and so forth. Parents can pick a any name , its their child, just like your's or mine.
    • m27Angel  •  1 year 10 months ago
      I love the name Mercedes
    • A Yahoo! User  •  1 year 10 months ago
      I agree the names aren't that "weird" I've heard of all of them.
    • Ashley  •  1 year 10 months ago
      My daughter is named after both of my great grandmothers (Madilyn Rose) & my son is named after my brother & my dad (Christopher Scott) ... & I think those few people who made fun of Renemsee should make sure they know what they're talking about first before they try to hurt someones feelings... that was mean. Anyways i think everyone got it already but. Renemsee-Lady's grand-daughters name Renesme-Bella & Edwards daughter in Breaking Dawn.
    • love  •  1 year 10 months ago
      i like Jomay..and i like Silas for a boy. my girls names are Zahna and Milla

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