Herbs and Spices Are Now Baby Names [List of Unique Names]

Everyone wants to help their children be unique, and a lot of people begin with the name. However, when it comes to giving names to your babies, there are several factors that you should consider. Sometimes, family traditions play a role in naming the babies. Some parents are also considering the meanings of names. 

However, some parents put great emphasis on the uniqueness of their baby's name.

Whatever the reason may be, there is an excellent chance that parents would want to make it right, especially since their kids are going to carry these names forever.

Nowadays, parents are naming their children based on some popular herbs and spices.

According to an article by HuffPost, there are 21 names from herbs and spices that parents use for their newborn babies since 2019. This list was from the data from the Social Security Administration.

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Most chosen herbs and spices baby names

In the list that HuffPost created, some of the names parents extensively used in the United States.

Among the baby girls, one of the most famous names is Jasmine, Angelica, and Rosemary. Also included in the most used baby names is Juniper, which is used for girls and boys. Sage is also a popular choice among parents. 

Here are the number of times parents chose these names in 2019:

• Jasmine - 2092 girls
• Rosemary - 760 girls
• Angelica - 508 girls
• Juniper - 22 boys, 1526 girls
• Sage - 666 boys and 1164 girls

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Other herbs and spices names

If you are thinking of giving your baby a unique name or maybe an unconventional middle name, here are other herbs and spices names that made it to the Social Security Administration list.

Basil was named to 71 boys and 28 girls in the United States. Also, six boys were named Thyme by their parents. Around 26 girls got the name Saffron in 2019.

Aside from these names, there were ten girls born in 2019 who were named Anise.

Some parents also chose names like Ginger and Pepper. There were 57 girls named Ginger and 144 girls who are now named Pepper.

Here are the other unique baby names in the list:

• Mace - 60 boys
• Cayenne - 10 girls
• Curry - 12 boys
• Yarrow - 6 girls
• Clove - 6 girls
• Cassia - 54 girls
• Rue - 41 girls
• Lavender - 114 girls
• Bay - 7 boys, 15 girls

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Unique baby names [from food]

Aside from baby names from herbs and spices, naming babies with edible things was not unusual.

Years ago, there have been baby names inspired by food like Apple, Kale, Peaches, Olive, Honey, Chai, and many more.

These names are either used as middle names or first names by parents.

There are many other baby name ideas that parents may choose from, especially if they want it to be unique. This list only contains some of the unique ones.

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