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If you've got a new arrival on the way, you've probably been busy preparing all the practicalities. But, between stockpiling nappies, packing your hospital bag and prepping a birth plan, where do you find the time to choose your newborn's name?

With that being said, we've taken the hard work out of baby naming (you can thank us later). From adorable twin names to unisex names and the most popular baby names, we've curated the best of the best when it comes to baby name inspiration... so you can spend less time searching for your little one's moniker and more time trying to catch all the ZZZs before bub makes their debut.

Speaking of which, if you want to make bub's debut all the more special, you might be searching for a unique name that no one (not even you) has heard of, until now. To find out the rarest names in the UK right now, we've dug deep into research from the Office of National Statistics, using recent data. While there were hundreds and hundreds of unique names to choose from, we've narrowed it down to a selection of baby names that fewer than five (yes, five!) children were given last year.

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Unique names for baby girls

  1. Amorelle
  2. Brinda
  3. Cierra
  4. Darling
  5. Edelyn
  6. Fox
  7. Gwynevere
  8. Harvi
  9. Ismay
  10. Jersie
  11. Koah
  12. Lucina
  13. Mailey
  14. Nisha
  15. Odessa
  16. Petal
  17. Quin
  18. Ryla
  19. Saphire
  20. Tilia
  21. Urielle
  22. Vaeda
  23. Waverly
  24. Xienna
  25. Ysabella
  26. Zoeya

Unique names for baby boys

  1. Adith
  2. Bronx
  3. Cuban
  4. Draven
  5. Enki
  6. Frey
  7. Gold
  8. Huntley
  9. Izzy
  10. Jordie
  11. Koven
  12. Lovell
  13. Monaco
  14. Nikko
  15. October
  16. Precious
  17. Quill
  18. Rexford
  19. Sampson
  20. Tyrus
  21. Uzay
  22. Vinney
  23. Woodie
  24. Xane
  25. Yunes
  26. Zeo

Not ones to stop there, we asked around the Cosmopolitan UK office to also bring you a selection of unique gender-neutral names. These ones aren't backed by statistics, but they are backed by us – what more could you ask for?

Unique names that are gender-neutral

    1. Arden
    2. Blaise
    3. Cove
    4. Dune
    5. Ever
    6. Finch
    7. Greer
    8. Halo
    9. Ira
    10. Joss
    11. Kit
    12. Lux
    13. Mavi
    14. Nova
    15. Onyx
    16. Poet
    17. Quest
    18. Rain
    19. Sol
    20. True
    21. Urban
    22. Vale
    23. Wren
    24. Xari
    25. Yarrow
    26. Zion

    Happy baby naming!

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    Jade Biggs
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    Jade Biggs (she/her) is one of Cosmopolitan UK's freelance writers, working across all sections including entertainment, beauty, body, and sex and relationships. She previously held the position of Features Writer, covering everything from breaking news and the latest royal gossip, to the health and fitness trends taking over your TikTok feed. Jade has a degree in journalism and has been a journalist and content editor for ten years, interviewing leading researchers, high-profile influencers, and industry experts in that time. She is a cat mom to four fur babies and is obsessed with Drag Race, bottomless brunches, and wearing clothes only suitable for Bratz dolls. Follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.