2005 Cool Baby Names

Are you having troubles finding that just-perfect name for your new baby? Can't decide between Larissa or Lillian, Jacque or Jefferson? The BabyZone naming experts have put together a list of names just for you. Read on for the top interesting and original 2005 names for both boys and girls.

Here at BabyZone, we're experts on the subject of naming babies! We know it's not always easy to choose just the right moniker for your little one and are pleased to offer you our annual list of cool baby names for the year—names which aren't overly popular but sound interesting, unique, important, classy, or just plain, well, cool!

Girl Names

Addison: English: Of Adam; This surname was traditionally a male name but is growing in popularity for girls.

Cerelia: Latin, English: Of the spring, fertile; possible variant of Cyril, which means lady

Aislinn: Irish: Vision; may also be a variant of Ashlyn

Ellery: English: Joyful, happy; surname

Laila: Arabic, Finnish, Persian: Born at night, nightfall; Qays, a seventh-century Arab poet, named the central character in his poems Laila.

Gemma: Latin: Gem, a jewel

Violet: English: Lovely purple flower

Kalinda: Hindi: The sun; a Hindu mythological reference to the mountains of Kalinda

Lily: English: The lily is a flower symbolic of innocence, purity, and beauty.

Scarlett: English: Red; recognizable for Scarlett O'Hara, the strong-minded heroine of Margaret Mitchell's epic Gone With the Wind

Boy Names

Dominic: Latin: Of the Lord; a name traditionally given to a child born on Sunday

Gannon: Irish, Gaelic: Fair-skinned

Jace: American: Familiar form of Jason, Jacy, and similar names

Kendi: African: Loved one

Colin: Gaelic: A child or cub; variant of Coilean. In some languages, Colin is a nickname for Nicholas.

Maddox: English, Welsh: Son of Maddock; (Celtic) beneficent

Carson: English, Scottish: Son of Carr

Savion: Contemporary: Possibly derived from Xavier

Wyatt: English: Guide

Ty: French: Hot tempered, firebrand; nickname for Tyson

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