Modern girl names, simple and sleek yet rare and distinctive, provide a refreshing counterpoint to the elaborately feminine vintage names so popular for girls in recent years .

　　These lovely modern names for girls are standouts among the kree8tiv spellings and strange inventions that also rank among contemporary names.

　　Some of the girls’ names here do have deep history — Echo, Gaia, and Ione all have mythological roots, for instance —  but others are newly-minted. Think of them as classics of the future.

　　If you’re looking for a name for your baby girl that’s short, sweet, modern, and unique, consider these rare names for girls, all so unusual they’re below the US Top 1000 Baby Names.

　　Aja

　　Ara

　　Aris

　　Asa

　　Bree

　　Bryn

　　Caia

　　Cleo

　　Coco

　　Dara

　　Dixie

　　Drew

　　Echo

　　Gaia

　　Greer

　　Grey

　　Iman

　　Ina

　　Ione

　　Jude

　　Juno

　　Lacy

　　Leni

　　Love

　　Lula

　　Lux

　　Marin

　　Neve

　　Pia

　　Rey

　　Romy

　　Roxy

　　Shay

　　Shea

　　Tia

　　Una

　　Vida

　　Vivi

　　Zen

　　Zia