| Naming a baby is generally a landmark ceremony for | | | | Like normal baby names, unusual baby names too |
| the parents and the society. A person under normal | | | | differ from country to country and region to region. A |
| circumstances retains his or her name throughout the | | | | name which is unusual for an American parent may be |
| life time. The name gives an identity to the person. It | | | | quite common in India. Similarly, a name which is |
| distinguishes a person from another. | | | | unusual for the Japanese may be a house hold name |
| Choosing a baby name is influenced by various | | | | in a country like Hungary. For example, Yuri is a |
| factors such as religion, culture, and region etc. It also | | | | common male baby name in the erstwhile Soviet |
| depends on the preference of the parents. Some | | | | Union, but it can be regarded as an unusual name in a |
| parents keep the religious, cultural, or regional flavors | | | | country like India. Parents have the option of choosing |
| intact by choosing the common names unique to their | | | | a name which do not belong to the top 300 or top 500 |
| culture, religion, etc. On other occasions, parents may | | | | common names, or they may prefer a name which is |
| want to give their babies a name which is unique. Of | | | | unique. Hollywood celebrities have popularized the |
| late, this trend has caught up with the parents and they | | | | trend of giving their babies unique names. |
| are using more and more unique and unheard of | | | | The interesting fact about unusual baby names is that |
| names for their babies. Like many other aspects of life, | | | | they do not remain unique or unusual for long. Over a |
| unusual names too have their advantages and | | | | period or time, they too have the danger of becoming |
| disadvantages. Unusual names are sometimes difficult | | | | a common name if more and more parents use them. |
| to remember. But at the same time, they provide a | | | | Some of the parents still stick to the traditional naming |
| unique identity to the individual. Common and popular | | | | methods, whereas, some other parents prefer unique |
| names are easy to remember. But they too have their | | | | names for their babies. The decision is entirely |
| disadvantages. They can sometimes create | | | | dependant on the preference of the parents. |
| confusions. | | | | |