Research has found that many parents have started going against the grain when it comes to choosing baby names.
This means picking something that may not be considered a 'popular' name, such as the likes of Charlotte and Charlie.
Some expecting parents want their child to grow up and stand out as an individual - and perhaps see a unique name choice as a good way of achieving this.
So anyone after inspiration may be interested in looking at the five girls names and five boys names that are not quite dominating the popularity charts in the UK, and are instead doing quite the opposite.
Hopefully it triggers an idea or two.
Five of the rarest girls names in the UK
1. Geneva
2. Israella
3. October
4. Sunday
5. Vayda
Five of the rarest boys names in the UK
1. Hansel
2. Emory
3. Iden
4. Volkan
5. Zayde
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