These Unique Baby Names For Boys & Girls Are On The Rise & There Are So Many Fresh Ideas

There are plenty of tried-and-true baby name options available if you're an expecting parent in 2023, but if you'd rather pick something unique for your boy or girl, new data shows that there are plenty of great ideas on the rise right now.

The U.S. Social Security Administration has released its list of the top 1,000 names for boys and girls from 2022, and there are several entries that are absolutely surging up the charts.

And no, we're not talking about the likes of Liam, James, Olivia or Ava, which continue to dominate the overall top 10 list of baby names in the United States.

Instead, we're looking at the names that have blown up over the last year, with many of them coming out of nowhere to land a spot on the 2022 list.

The two fastest-rising names for a boy right now are Dutton and Kayce, and we can explain that with one word: Yellowstone. The hit TV show is all about a family of ranch-owning cowboys called the Duttons, and one of them is named — you guessed it — Kayce Dutton.

Dutton climbed the list faster than any other boy or girl name, going from 1,821st position in 2021 to No. 835 on the list last year, the SSA data shows.

There were several other unique boy names that climbed the charts, including Chosen, Jrue, Zen and Sevyn — a name that's "got cachet up the yin yang," if you ask George Costanza from Seinfeld.

In terms of girls' names, Wrenlee was the fastest-rising choice. The name is simply a modification to Wren, the name of a songbird, according to The Bump.

Neriah was the second fastest-rising name in 2022, followed by Arlet, Georgina and Amiri. Other unique names on the list included Wrenley (again), Jream, Alora, and Zendaya, in what's clearly a nod to the Euphoria actress.

Here are the top 50 male names to increase in popularity in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022:

1. Dutton
2. Kayce
3. Chosen
4. Khaza
5. Eithan
6. Waylen
7. Asaiah
8. Karim
9. Kaizen
10. Zen
11. Kylian
12. Ezrah
13. Eren
14. Amiri
15. Jrue
16. Kolson
17. Kanan
18. Colter
19. Teo
20. Koa
21. Zamir
22. Abdullah
23. Koen
24. Azriel
25. Ryatt
26. Sevyn
27. Truett
28. Ivaan
29. Madden
30. Dion
31. Camilo
32. Cartier
33. Crue
34. Westyn
35. Leif
36. Yahya
37. Eliseo
38. Murphy
39. Callahan
40. Jairo
41. Stetson
42. Jaziel
43. Brayan
44. Rome
45. Jakai
46. Cal
47. Khai
48. Rhodes
49. Meir
50. Lux

Here are the top 50 female names to increase in popularity in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022:

1. Wrenlee
2. Neriah
3. Arlet
4. Georgina
5. Amiri
6. Arleth
7. Amayah
8. Winona
9. Love
10. Inaya
11. Isabela
12. Jream
13. Cielo
14. Adalee
15. Sol
16. Wrenley
17. Zhuri
18. Scottie
19. Carla
20. Alora
21. Sapphire
22. Arlette
23. Yamileth
24. Zendaya
25. Aadhya
26. Zoya
27. Marigold
28. Taytum
29. Julieta
30. Tru
31. Araya
32. Kenia
33. Vienna
34. Estella
35. Elowyn
36. Samira
37. Violeta
38. Silvie
39. Zaria
40. Aspyn
41. Lottie
42. Meilani
43. Emerald
44. Scout
45. Brynleigh
46. Anahi
47. Lenora
48. Azariah
49. Yasmin
50. Cleo