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Picking a name for a spring baby comes with a built-in shortcut: the season itself is bursting with inspiration, from budding flowers to fresh starts. Whether you’re due in March, April, or May, or you just love everything spring stands for, this list rounds up 100 names that capture that feeling. You’ll find florals, nature-inspired picks, and timeless classics here, each one worth considering for your own little arrival.
If you’re expecting a little one in March, April, or May (or you just love the feeling of spring), these 100 spring baby names offer beautiful options inspired by the season. From classic flower names like Lily and Rose to nature-inspired gems like River and Sage, you’ll find the perfect spring name for your baby.
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Table of Contents
- Flower Names for Girls
- Nature Names for Boys
- Names Meaning New Beginning
- Spring Month Names
- Bird Names
- Rain and Weather Names
- Green and Growth Names
- Easter and Spring Holiday Names
Flower Names for Girls
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: LIL-ee · ˈlɪli
- Meaning: the lily flower
- Popularity: #24 and falling (#20 → #24, 2024)
- Origin: Latin (flower name); also linked to a Germanic name
- Pronunciation: ROHZ · ˈroʊz
- Meaning: the rose flower; Wiktionary also traces the given name specifically to an older Germanic name built from elements meaning roughly ‘fame’ and ‘kind’
- Popularity: #115 and rising (#124 → #115, 2024)
- Origin: English (19th-century flower name, ultimately from Latin viola via French violette)
- Pronunciation: VY-oh-let · ˈvaɪəlɪt
- Meaning: the violet flower (purple-blue)
- Popularity: #15 and rising (#16 → #15, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Pronunciation: EYE-ris · ˈaɪrɪs
- Meaning: rainbow; also the name of the Greek goddess/messenger of the rainbow, and the flower named after her
- Popularity: #71 and rising (#78 → #71, 2024)
- Origin: English (Old English compound)
- Pronunciation: DAY-zee · ˈdeɪzi
- Meaning: flower name meaning “day’s eye”; also historically used as a nickname for Margaret
- Popularity: #76 and rising (#110 → #76, 2024)
- Origin: Persian
- Pronunciation: JAZ-min · ˈdʒæzmɪn
- Meaning: named after the jasmine flower
- Popularity: #199 and falling (#191 → #199, 2024)
- Origin: English (flower name, ultimately from Latin papaver via Old English popig)
- Pronunciation: POP-ee · ˈpɑːpi
- Meaning: named for the poppy flower
- Popularity: #338 and falling (#289 → #338, 2024)
- Origin: Swedish (via surname Dahl)
- Pronunciation: DAHL-yah · ˈdɑːljə
- Meaning: named for botanist Anders Dahl
- Popularity: #240 and rising (#253 → #240, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Pronunciation: uh-ZAIL-yuh · əˈzeɪljə
- Meaning: Dry, azalea flower
- Popularity: #358 and rising (#365 → #358, 2024)
- Origin: English (flower name)
- Pronunciation: mag-NOHL-yah · mæɡˈnoʊljə
- Meaning: name of the magnolia flower, adopted as an English given name in the 19th century
- Popularity: #138 and rising (#144 → #138, 2024)
- Origin: English (Victorian flower name, from Latin prima rosa)
- Pronunciation: PRIM-rohz · ˈprɪmroʊz
- Meaning: named for the primrose flower (‘first rose’)
- Popularity: #2,106 and rising (#2,118 → #2,106, 2024)
- Origin: English/Scottish
- Pronunciation: puh-TOO-nyah · pəˈtuːnjə
- Meaning: named after the petunia flower
- Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings
- Origin: English (flower name)
- Pronunciation: MAIR-ih-gold · ˈmɛrɪɡoʊld
- Meaning: the marigold flower; the flower’s name is traditionally explained as ‘Mary’s gold’ (honoring the Virgin Mary), not literally ‘golden flower’
- Popularity: #693 and rising (#713 → #693, 2024)
- Origin: Old English
- Pronunciation: BLAH-som · ˈblɑːsəm
- Meaning: flower or blossoming — from Old English blōstm (‘flower’), a Victorian-era botanical name
- Popularity: #1,952 and rising (#2,090 → #1,952, 2024)
- Origin: Latin (botanical name)
- Pronunciation: kuh-MEEL-yah · kəˈmiːljə
- Meaning: Camellia flower
- Popularity: #1,539 and rising (#1,726 → #1,539, 2024)
- Origin: English (from the flower name)
- Pronunciation: ZIN-ee-ah · ˈzɪniə
- Meaning: named for the zinnia flower
- Popularity: #1,349 and falling (#1,296 → #1,349, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: FLOR-ah · ˈflɔːrə
- Meaning: Flower; from Latin flos/floris, and the name of the Roman goddess of flowers, blooming, and springtime.
- Popularity: #648 and rising (#682 → #648, 2024)
- Origin: French
- Pronunciation: FLUR · ˈflɜːr
- Meaning: The French word for “flower,” used directly as a feminine given name.
- Popularity: #8,592 and rising (#10,581 → #8,592, 2024)
- Origin: English (from Middle English poesy, ‘verse’)
- Pronunciation: POH-zee · ˈpoʊzi
- Meaning: a small bunch of flowers
- Popularity: #14,813 and falling (#7,955 → #14,813, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: KLOH-ver · ˈkloʊvər
- Meaning: the clover plant (Old English clafre), popularly linked to luck
- Popularity: #618 and rising (#672 → #618, 2024)
Nature Names for Boys
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: RIV-er · ˈrɪvər
- Meaning: a naturally flowing body of water
- Popularity: #214 and falling (#193 → #214, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: FOR-ist · ˈfɔːrɪst
- Meaning: Wooded land; from Old French forest, adopted as an English surname and later used as a given name.
- Popularity: #6,221 and falling (#5,445 → #6,221, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: FOR-ist · ˈfɔːrɪst
- Meaning: One who lived or worked near a forest, originally a wooded area reserved for hunting; from the English surname.
- Popularity: #9,757 and falling (#5,810 → #9,757, 2024)
- Origin: English (Old English clǣġ)
- Pronunciation: KLAY · ˈkleɪ
- Meaning: clay, earth; occupational surname for a clay-worker
- Popularity: #15,736 and falling (#15,629 → #15,736, 2024)
- Origin: English (surname)
- Pronunciation: BROOKS · ˈbrʊks
- Meaning: one who lived near a brook
- Popularity: #2,770 and falling (#2,287 → #2,770, 2024)
- Origin: English (surname, multiple disputed origins)
- Pronunciation: REED · ˈriːd
- Meaning: a surname of debated origin: ‘red-haired’ (variant of Reid), a clearer of land, or a place name — not the reed plant
- Popularity: #5,736 and falling (#5,347 → #5,736, 2024)
- Origin: English (from Old English hǣþ)
- Pronunciation: HEETH · ˈhiːθ
- Meaning: heathland; open, shrubby moorland
- Popularity: #848 and rising (#1,053 → #848, 2024)
- Origin: Scottish/Irish Gaelic, via English surname
- Pronunciation: GLEN · ˈglɛn
- Meaning: valley
- Popularity: #2,315 and rising (#2,398 → #2,315, 2024)
- Origin: English (surname)
- Pronunciation: DAYL · ˈdeɪl
- Meaning: topographic surname for someone who lived in a valley (dale)
- Popularity: #1,306 and rising (#1,414 → #1,306, 2024)
- Origin: English (place name/surname)
- Pronunciation: OHK-lee · ˈoʊkli
- Meaning: oak clearing (a clearing or meadow in an oak forest)
- Popularity: #157 and falling (#153 → #157, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: LIN-den · ˈlɪndən
- Meaning: the linden (lime) tree
- Popularity: #2,540, holding steady (2024)
- Origin: English (surname)
- Pronunciation: AWL-der · ˈɔːldər
- Meaning: originally a surname for someone who lived near alder trees
- Popularity: #1,421 and rising (#1,464 → #1,421, 2024)
- Origin: English (nature name/surname)
- Pronunciation: BURCH · ˈbɜːrtʃ
- Meaning: the birch tree
- Popularity: #9,873 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings
- Origin: Old English (word name/surname)
- Pronunciation: ASH · ˈæʃ
- Meaning: ash tree (one who lived near ash trees)
- Popularity: #5,795 and rising (#11,286 → #5,795, 2024)
- Origin: English (surname, from Old English “stan”)
- Pronunciation: STOHN · ˈstoʊn
- Meaning: from the English word for stone/rock; originally a surname for someone who lived near a notable stone or worked with stone
- Popularity: #9,449 and falling (#8,423 → #9,449, 2024)
Names Meaning New Beginning
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: uh-ROR-uh · əˈrɔːrə
- Meaning: dawn (name of the Roman goddess of the dawn)
- Popularity: #16 and rising (#22 → #16, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: NOH-vah · ˈnoʊvə
- Meaning: new
- Popularity: #39 and falling (#35 → #39, 2024)
- Origin: English/Hebrew (variant of Sarah) or Arabic
- Pronunciation: ZAR-ah · ˈzɑːrə
- Meaning: uncertain — either from Sarah (‘princess’) or Arabic zahra (‘flower’)
- Popularity: #234 and rising (#236 → #234, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: reh-NAH-tah · rɛˈnɑːtə
- Meaning: reborn
- Popularity: #517 and falling (#472 → #517, 2024)
- Origin: Slavic/Arabic
- Pronunciation: NAH-dee-ah · ˈnɑːdiə
- Meaning: hope (Slavic, from Nadezhda); also ‘tender’ in Arabic usage
- Popularity: #513 and falling (#489 → #513, 2024)
- Origin: Greek (modern coinage)
- Pronunciation: NEE-oh · ˈniːoʊ
- Meaning: new
- Popularity: #969 and rising (#974 → #969, 2024)
- Origin: Old Norse
- Pronunciation: DAHG-nee · ˈdɑːɡni
- Meaning: new day
- Popularity: #6,426 and falling (#4,291 → #6,426, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Pronunciation: KLOH-ee · ˈkloʊi
- Meaning: green/young plant shoot, an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter
- Popularity: #20 and rising (#26 → #20, 2024)
- Origin: Russian/Slavic
- Pronunciation: VEER-ah · ˈvɪrə
- Meaning: faith
- Popularity: #226 and falling (#223 → #226, 2024)
- Origin: Latin (via Old French, variant of Vivian)
- Pronunciation: VIV-ee-en · ˈvɪviɛn
- Meaning: living, full of life
- Popularity: #184 and rising (#235 → #184, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Pronunciation: FEE-niks · ˈfiːnɪks
- Meaning: the mythical firebird symbolizing rebirth and renewal
- Popularity: #421 and falling (#349 → #421, 2024)
- Origin: Hebrew
- Pronunciation: ASH-er · ˈæʃər
- Meaning: happy, blessed
- Popularity: #2,501 and falling (#2,270 → #2,501, 2024)
- Origin: Hebrew
- Pronunciation: EE-thun · ˈiːθən
- Meaning: strong, firm, enduring
- Popularity: #10,498 and rising (#12,537 → #10,498, 2024)
- Origin: Basque
- Pronunciation: ZAY-vee-er · ˈzeɪviər
- Meaning: new house (Basque place name)
- Popularity: #15,110 and falling (#10,257 → #15,110, 2024)
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Pronunciation: nah-VEEN · nɑːˈviːn
- Meaning: new
- Popularity: #14,721 and falling (#13,107 → #14,721, 2024)
- Origin: Hebrew
- Pronunciation: AY-suh · ˈeɪsə
- Meaning: healer
- Popularity: #2,402 and falling (#2,156 → #2,402, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Pronunciation: ih-VAN-der · ɪˈvændər
- Meaning: good man
- Popularity: #771 and rising (#779 → #771, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: FEE-liks · ˈfiːlɪks
- Meaning: happy, fortunate, lucky
- Popularity: #9,752 and rising (#12,556 → #9,752, 2024)
Spring Month Names
- Origin: Latin (via Old French/Middle English)
- Pronunciation: AY-prul · ˈeɪprəl
- Meaning: possibly ‘of Venus’ (via an Etruscan link to Greek Aphrodite) rather than literally ‘opening’
- Popularity: #502 and rising (#516 → #502, 2024)
- Origin: French
- Pronunciation: AV-ril · ˈævrɪl
- Meaning: April
- Popularity: #1,847 and falling (#1,814 → #1,847, 2024)
- Origin: English (pet name, reinforced by the month name)
- Pronunciation: MAY · ˈmeɪ
- Meaning: traditionally a pet form of Mary or Margaret, reinforced by the spring month (named for the Roman goddess Maia)
- Popularity: #1,357 and rising (#1,433 → #1,357, 2024)
- Origin: Multiple unrelated origins (Sanskrit, also Hebrew/Latin via Maria, or Greek Maia)
- Pronunciation: MY-ah · ˈmaɪə
- Meaning: illusion (in the Sanskrit-origin usage); in Western usage often a variant of Maria
- Popularity: #51 and falling (#50 → #51, 2024)
- Origin: English (variant of May)
- Pronunciation: MAY · ˈmeɪ
- Meaning: a vintage spelling of May, linked to the Roman goddess Maia (spring/growth); also used as a pet form of Mary, Margaret, or Mabel
- Popularity: #530 and falling (#506 → #530, 2024)
- Origin: English (blend of May + Belle)
- Pronunciation: MAY-bel · ˈmeɪbɛl
- Meaning: beautiful May (May + French belle, ‘beautiful’)
- Popularity: #4,423 and falling (#3,208 → #4,423, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: MAR-shee-us · ˈmɑːrʃiəs
- Meaning: adjectival derivative of Marcus; ‘of Mars’
- Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: MAR-sha · ˈmɑːrʃə
- Meaning: feminine of Marcius/Marcus; ‘dedicated to Mars’
- Popularity: #4,246, holding steady (2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: MARZ · ˈmɑːrz
- Meaning: Roman god of war
- Popularity: #4,966 and falling (#4,095 → #4,966, 2024)
Bird Names
- Origin: Old French (diminutive of Robert)
- Pronunciation: RAH-bin · ˈrɑːbɪn
- Meaning: pet form of Robert, whose Germanic roots mean roughly ‘bright fame’; the female/modern use is also commonly linked directly to the robin bird
- Popularity: #799 and falling (#787 → #799, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: LARK · ˈlɑːrk
- Meaning: the songbird
- Popularity: #3,534 and falling (#3,501 → #3,534, 2024)
- Origin: English (Middle English)
- Pronunciation: REN · ˈrɛn
- Meaning: the small songbird
- Popularity: #213 and falling (#195 → #213, 2024)
- Origin: English (surname)
- Pronunciation: FINCH · ˈfɪntʃ
- Meaning: named for the finch bird
- Popularity: #5,101 and rising (#7,030 → #5,101, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: DUV · ˈdʌv
- Meaning: dove (the bird), a symbol of peace
- Popularity: #1,625 and rising (#2,143 → #1,625, 2024)
- Origin: English (word name, masculine use parallels Old Norse Hrafn)
- Pronunciation: RAY-vuhn · ˈreɪvən
- Meaning: the black-feathered bird
- Popularity: #388 and falling (#361 → #388, 2024)
- Origin: English (nickname from Old French “jai, ” the jay bird); also a South Asian variant of Sanskrit Jai/Jaya
- Meaning: Jay bird
- Popularity: #7,043 and rising (#9,262 → #7,043, 2024)
- Origin: Middle English
- Pronunciation: SPAIR-oh · ˈspɛroʊ
- Meaning: the sparrow bird
- Popularity: #3,554 and falling (#2,840 → #3,554, 2024)
- Origin: English (surname from the bird name)
- Pronunciation: KRAYN · ˈkreɪn
- Meaning: crane (the bird)
- Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings
- Origin: Spanish (from Latin)
- Pronunciation: puh-LOH-mah · pəˈloʊmə
- Meaning: dove
- Popularity: #971 and rising (#974 → #971, 2024)
Rain and Weather Names
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: RAYN · ˈreɪn
- Meaning: rain, rainfall
- Popularity: #1,394 and falling (#1,219 → #1,394, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: STORM · ˈstɔːrm
- Meaning: taken directly from the English word ‘storm’ (tempest, violent weather)
- Popularity: #1,621 and falling (#1,508 → #1,621, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: SKY · ˈskaɪ
- Meaning: sky, the heavens
- Popularity: #828 and falling (#785 → #828, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: MIS-tee · ˈmɪsti
- Meaning: misty, clouded with fog; sometimes a nickname for Melissa
- Popularity: #4,084 and rising (#5,212 → #4,084, 2024)
- Origin: English (modern vocabulary/nature name); as a surname, several distinct origins
- Pronunciation: KLOWD · ˈklaʊd
- Meaning: cloud (sky formation), as used in modern nature-name naming
- Popularity: #15,737 and falling (#15,690 → #15,737, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: SUN-ee · ˈsʌni
- Meaning: cheerful, full of sunshine
- Popularity: #372 and rising (#406 → #372, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: TEM-pest · ˈtɛmpɪst
- Meaning: storm; historically a nickname for someone with a stormy or blustery temperament
- Popularity: #8,876 and falling (#6,895 → #8,876, 2024)
- Origin: English (word-name, documented only as a surname)
- Pronunciation: BREEZ · ˈbriːz
- Meaning: a light, gentle wind, used directly as a nature word-name
- Popularity: #4,897 and rising (#6,200 → #4,897, 2024)
- Origin: English (word for a strong windstorm)
- Pronunciation: GAYL · ˈgeɪl
- Meaning: a strong windstorm
- Popularity: #6,562 and falling (#6,026 → #6,562, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: RAYN-boh · ˈreɪnboʊ
- Meaning: rainbow
- Popularity: #9,392 and falling (#6,105 → #9,392, 2024)
Green and Growth Names
- Origin: English (from Old French/Latin)
- Pronunciation: SAYJ · ˈseɪdʒ
- Meaning: a wise person; also linked to the sage herb plant
- Popularity: #146 and falling (#143 → #146, 2024)
- Origin: English
- Pronunciation: EYE-vee · ˈaɪvi
- Meaning: the climbing ivy plant, a traditional symbol of fidelity
- Popularity: #36 and rising (#38 → #36, 2024)
- Origin: English (medieval saint’s name Oliva, from Latin oliva)
- Pronunciation: AH-liv · ˈɑːlɪv
- Meaning: olive tree; popularly linked to peace via the olive-branch symbol
- Popularity: #171 and rising (#180 → #171, 2024)
- Origin: English (nature name)
- Pronunciation: FURN · ˈfɜːrn
- Meaning: the fern plant
- Popularity: #1,261 and rising (#1,428 → #1,261, 2024)
- Origin: Greek (via Latin Basilius)
- Pronunciation: BAY-zul · ˈbeɪzəl
- Meaning: royal, kingly
- Popularity: #6,183 and falling (#5,271 → #6,183, 2024)
- Origin: English (nature word)
- Pronunciation: MAWSS · ˈmɔːs
- Meaning: the moss plant
- Popularity: #6,065 and falling (#5,000 → #6,065, 2024)
- Origin: Old English
- Pronunciation: HAY-zel · ˈheɪzəl
- Meaning: the hazel tree, and by extension its light-brown color
- Popularity: #19 and falling (#18 → #19, 2024)
- Origin: English (from Spanish)
- Pronunciation: JAYD · ˈdʒeɪd
- Meaning: the gemstone jade, from Spanish for ‘stone of the flank,’ after a folk belief the stone cured colic when held to the side
- Popularity: #84 and falling (#80 → #84, 2024)
- Origin: English (occupational surname)
- Pronunciation: HUN-ter · ˈhʌntər
- Meaning: one who hunts
- Popularity: #881 and falling (#806 → #881, 2024)
Easter and Spring Holiday Names
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: pass-KAL · pæˈskæl
- Meaning: Relating to Easter, from Late Latin paschalis
- Popularity: #2,773 and rising (#2,879 → #2,773, 2024)
- Origin: French
- Pronunciation: pah-SKAHL · pɑːˈskɑːl
- Meaning: Feminine form of Pascal: relating to Easter
- Popularity: #13,082 and rising (#14,682 → #13,082, 2024)
- Origin: English (from Old English ēastre, ultimately a Germanic dawn/spring root)
- Pronunciation: EE-ster · ˈiːstər
- Meaning: named for the holiday; ultimately from a Germanic dawn/spring root
- Popularity: #16,536 as of 2017 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings
- Origin: English (from the word ‘bunny, ‘ a pet name for a rabbit)
- Pronunciation: BUN-ee · ˈbʌni
- Meaning: rabbit, used as a term of endearment
- Popularity: #15,680 as of 2021 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings
- Origin: Hebrew (French feminine form)
- Pronunciation: ih-man-yoo-EL · ɪmænjuˈɛl
- Meaning: God is with us
- Popularity: #4,212 and rising (#4,676 → #4,212, 2024)
More Names We Love
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: LIL-ee-uhn · ˈlɪliən
- Meaning: lily flower
- Popularity: #54 and rising (#55 → #54, 2024)
- Origin: Latin (via French)
- Pronunciation: ROH-zuh-lee · ˈroʊzəli
- Meaning: connected to the rose flower, via the Latin saint’s name Rosalia
- Popularity: #177 and rising (#182 → #177, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: FLOR-ens · ˈflɔːrəns
- Meaning: flourishing, blooming (from florens, related to flos ‘flower’)
- Popularity: #435 and rising (#522 → #435, 2024)
- Origin: Persian (via Jasmine)
- Pronunciation: JAZ-min · ˈdʒæzmɪn
- Meaning: jasmine flower
- Popularity: #653 and falling (#646 → #653, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Pronunciation: THAY-lee-ah · ˈθeɪliə
- Meaning: to bloom, flourish
- Popularity: #658 and falling (#573 → #658, 2024)
- Origin: Various (Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, Hawaiian, Māori, Albanian)
- Pronunciation: HAH-nuh · ˈhɑːnə
- Meaning: varies by origin: ‘flower’ (Japanese), ‘grace/favor’ (Hebrew, via Hannah), ‘bliss’ (Arabic), ‘hope’ (Kurdish), among others
- Popularity: #708 and rising (#727 → #708, 2024)
- Origin: Arabic (ultimately Persian)
- Pronunciation: YAZ-min · ˈjæzmɪn
- Meaning: jasmine flower
- Popularity: #917 and falling (#859 → #917, 2024)
- Origin: French
- Pronunciation: vee-oh-LET · viːoʊˈlɛt
- Meaning: violet (the flower)
- Popularity: #964 and rising (#983 → #964, 2024)
- Origin: Nahuatl, via Spanish
- Pronunciation: SO-cheel · ˈsoʊtʃiːl
- Meaning: flower
- Popularity: #1,105 and rising (#1,135 → #1,105, 2024)
- Origin: Hebrew (ultimately from Egyptian)
- Meaning: lily flower, via a Hebrew name traced back to an Egyptian word for lotus
- Popularity: #1,136 and falling (#1,104 → #1,136, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: vy-OH-lah · vaɪˈoʊlə
- Meaning: violet (the flower)
- Popularity: #1,190 and falling (#1,072 → #1,190, 2024)
- Origin: Arabic
- Pronunciation: zah-HAR-ah · zəˈhɑːrə
- Meaning: one who blooms or shines (from a root meaning ‘to blossom’)
- Popularity: #1,208 and rising (#1,276 → #1,208, 2024)
- Origin: English (botanical name, from Greek lōtos)
- Meaning: the lotus flower
- Popularity: #1,663 and falling (#1,528 → #1,663, 2024)
- Origin: Hebrew
- Pronunciation: ah-VEE-vah · ɑːˈviːvə
- Meaning: spring, springtime
- Popularity: #1,800 and rising (#1,922 → #1,800, 2024)
- Origin: French
- Pronunciation: mar-guh-REET · mɑːrɡəˈriːt
- Meaning: pearl (Greek margarites); also French for the daisy flower
- Popularity: #2,415 and falling (#2,302 → #2,415, 2024)
- Origin: Italian
- Meaning: little flower
- Popularity: #2,695 and rising (#3,051 → #2,695, 2024)
- Origin: Spanish/Portuguese (from Greek)
- Meaning: the hyacinth flower; also a youth loved by Apollo in Greek myth
- Popularity: #2,839 and rising (#2,911 → #2,839, 2024)
- Origin: Japanese
- Pronunciation: sah-KUR-ah · sɑːˈkʊrə
- Meaning: cherry blossom
- Popularity: #3,001 and rising (#3,418 → #3,001, 2024)
- Origin: Latin
- Pronunciation: FLOR-ee-an · ˈflɔːriən
- Meaning: Blooming or flourishing; from the Latin name Florianus, related to florere “to bloom.”
- Popularity: #3,230 and rising (#3,240 → #3,230, 2024)
- Origin: Spanish (from Arabic)
- Meaning: white lily flower
- Popularity: #3,447 and rising (#3,772 → #3,447, 2024)
- Origin: Persian (root of the Turkish word)
- Pronunciation: bah-HAHR · bɑːˈhɑːr
- Meaning: spring, springtime
- Popularity: #4,118 and rising (#5,778 → #4,118, 2024)
- Origin: Polish/Czech (short form of Jarosław/Jaromír)
- Meaning: spring (short form built on the Slavic ‘jaro’ element)
- Popularity: #4,614 and rising (#6,051 → #4,614, 2024)
- Origin: Greek (via a saint’s name, from the mythological figure Hyacinthus)
- Pronunciation: HY-uh-sinth · ˈhaɪəsɪnθ
- Meaning: the hyacinth flower (also linked to the color purple)
- Popularity: #4,801 and rising (#6,761 → #4,801, 2024)
- Origin: English (flower/spice name)
- Pronunciation: SAF-run · ˈsæfrən
- Meaning: named for the saffron crocus flower and its golden spice
- Popularity: #5,564 and falling (#4,718 → #5,564, 2024)
- Origin: English (variant of Jasmine, ultimately Persian via Arabic/Old French)
- Pronunciation: JESS-ah-min · ˈdʒɛsəmɪn
- Meaning: jasmine flower
- Popularity: #7,369 and rising (#9,269 → #7,369, 2024)
- Origin: Japanese
- Pronunciation: ah-YAH-may · ɑːˈjɑːmeɪ
- Meaning: iris (the flower)
- Popularity: #7,999 and rising (#10,410 → #7,999, 2024)
- Origin: Polish (form of Susanna)
- Pronunciation: zoo-ZAH-nah · zuːˈzɑːnə
- Meaning: Polish form of Susanna, ultimately from Hebrew ‘Shoshannah’, referring to a lily (or lotus) flower
- Popularity: #8,919 and rising (#10,292 → #8,919, 2024)
- Origin: New Latin (botanical name)
- Meaning: the gardenia flower
- Popularity: #9,104 and rising (#12,571 → #9,104, 2024)
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: named for the orchid flower; the flower’s own name ultimately comes from a Greek word for a testicle-shaped tuber
- Popularity: #9,374 and rising (#14,717 → #9,374, 2024)
- Origin: Ancient Greek
- Meaning: blossom, flower
- Popularity: #9,592 and falling (#6,953 → #9,592, 2024)
- Origin: Japanese
- Pronunciation: soo-MEE-ray · suːˈmiːreɪ
- Meaning: violet (the flower)
- Popularity: #11,992 and rising (#17,455 → #11,992, 2024)
- Origin: Tahitian
- Pronunciation: tee-AH-ray · tiˈɑːreɪ
- Meaning: flower (the tiare gardenia, Tahiti’s national flower)
- Popularity: #12,019 and falling (#11,079 → #12,019, 2024)
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: purple aster flower (if written with the kanji 紫苑, meaning is kanji-dependent)
- Popularity: #12,094 and falling (#9,601 → #12,094, 2024)
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: a variety of jasmine flower (Jasminum auriculatum)
- Popularity: #14,234 and falling (#12,796 → #14,234, 2024)
How These Names Are Trending
64 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 58 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.
How These Names Are Trending
64 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 58 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.
How These Names Are Trending
42 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 46 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.
How These Names Are Trending
42 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 46 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.
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Wrapping Up
Spring babies are blessed with names inspired by the most beautiful season of the year. Whether you choose a classic flower name like Lily or a nature-inspired name like River, your little one will carry the spirit of new beginnings with them always.
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