Now, if you want your baby girl’s name to have a strong meaning or history behind it, these aren’t necessarily the picks for you many of them are recently-invented names that are aesthetically beautiful, but not necessarily meaningful. Combing through literally thousands of options to winnow out the rare girl names is time-consuming, but we’ve done the work so you don’t have to! This list is compiled of some of the most beautiful names we found in the most recent batch of SSA records, and the best part? Each was used only five times or less, per national data. While they make their information available to the public via their website, going through the data can admittedly be … a lot. Looking for rare boy names? Find them here!

For over a century, the SSA has not only kept tabs on the most popular baby names every single year, but how often each name was used. Social Security Administration (SSA), and they’ve diligently kept records of all the baby names registered in the United States since the 1880s. But don’t worry: we know the best-kept secret in baby naming, and though it’s right under your nose, it isn’t always the first place people think to look.