By Linda Rosenkrantz

　　A couple of months ago, we blogged about names that were given to only ten babies in all of the US in 2016. Well now, for all you popularity-phobes and unique-freaks, we’re prepared to go even further and edge even closer to the absolutely unique –short of making up a new name or spelling.

　　Here we present a dozen names each that were give to only nine, eight, seven, six or five girls across the country, and they’re all names that have some history, meaning and are totally usable.

　　And so Jennifer and Jessica, Ashley and Amanda, here are some names that we can promise will pretty much insure that your daughter will be the only one in her class. (And don’t worry, Mike and Matt—we’ll be doing the same for the boys.)

　　Given to only 9 girls last year

　　Amabel

　　Anthea

　　Blanche

　　Bronwen

　　Clemence

　　Elsbeth

　　Eudora

　　Pixie

　　Sascha

　　Sonnet

　　Thessaly

　　Vashti

　　Given to only 8 girls last year

　　Avis

　　Carmel

　　Edwina

　　Lucrezia

　　Meridian

　　Oceanna

　　Orchid

　　Rosamund

　　Tulip

　　Velvet

　　Venezia

　　Wallis

　　Given to only 7 girls last year

　　Britt

　　Dulcie

　　Jamaica

　　Kitty

　　Margery

　　Moon

　　Persis

　　Prima

　　Romilly

　　Sinead

　　Sophronia

　　Tansy

　　Given to only 6 girls last year

　　Anwen

　　Bess

　　Bijoux

　　Briony and Bryony

　　Djuna

　　Freddie

　　Hyacinth

　　Oonagh

　　Theodosia

　　Thisbe

　　Topaz

　　Xanthe

　　Given to only 5 girls last year

　　Elleanora

　　Frederica

　　Iseult

　　Lilias

　　Manon

　　Marine

　　Myrtle

　　Paolina

　　Rosamond

　　Sidonie

　　Tiernan

　　Ynez

　　How about picking one from each of these groups that you would consider using?