200+ Boho Hippie Girl Names With Free-Spirited Charm

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Boho and hippie baby names draw from more corners than you’d guess — literal nature words, mythological goddess names, and coinages straight out of 1960s counterculture. What ties them together isn’t a single decade or origin; it’s a refusal to sound buttoned-up. This list of 200-plus girl names runs the gamut, from quiet nature words parents have used for generations to names bold enough to turn heads at the family reunion.

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Deeply Rooted: Earth, Water, and Wild Creature Names

Written in Stars: Celestial and Cosmic Names

In Full Bloom: Floral and Botanical Names

Ancient Feminine Power: Goddess and Mythology Names

Free-Spirit Originals: Vintage Boho Names

Earth’s Jewels: Gemstone and Crystal Names

The World-Wanderer: Global Boho Names

Some of the names on this list are ancient goddess names the 1960s counterculture rediscovered and are being rediscovered again. Others are quiet English words — Fern, Rain, Clover — that parents have slipped onto birth certificates for generations without making a grand announcement about it. A handful are genuinely unusual choices that a very specific kind of parent will fall for immediately, and a few are so bold they deserve a warning label and a knowing wink.

The list is organized by theme rather than alphabetically, because the groupings tell you something useful. A celestial name like Luna hits differently than a botanical name like Lavender, even if both feel “boho” in the shorthand sense. Knowing which corner of this world pulls you tends to narrow things down faster than scrolling through an undifferentiated alphabet.

Two hundred names sounds like too many choices, but most parents know within the first scroll which five or ten they’ll actually put on a shortlist. Read through, save what resonates, and trust that initial pull. Your gut usually knows before your spreadsheet does.

Deeply Rooted: Earth, Water, and Wild Creature Names

There’s a category of names that feel like they’ve always existed in the English language — words for trees, birds, weather, and water that parents have reclaimed as names because they want their daughters to feel tethered to something real. These names don’t require explanation or mythology. They just point at the world.

Willow

Origin: English
Pronunciation: WIL-oh · ˈwɪloʊ
Meaning: named for the willow tree
Popularity: #41, holding steady (2024)

The long-hanging branches give this name movement; it practically sways when you say it.

Fern

Origin: English (nature name)
Pronunciation: FURN · ˈfɜːrn
Meaning: the fern plant
Popularity: #1,261 and rising (#1,428 → #1,261, 2024)

Three letters, ancient, and effortlessly cool in a way that takes no effort at all.

River

Origin: English
Pronunciation: RIV-er · ˈrɪvər
Meaning: a naturally flowing body of water
Popularity: #214 and falling (#193 → #214, 2024)

Gender-flexible and perpetually in motion — it names a process, not a fixed thing.

Meadow

Origin: English (vocabulary word)
Pronunciation: MED-oh · ˈmɛdoʊ
Meaning: a field of grass (grassland)
Popularity: #327 and rising (#351 → #327, 2024)

Painterly and wide-open; this name puts a landscape in your head before anything else.

Sage

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)

The double meaning — wisdom and the herb you burn or cook with — is exactly why it works so well.

Briar

Origin: English (Middle English)
Pronunciation: BRY-er · ˈbraɪər
Meaning: thorny shrub or bramble
Popularity: #522 and rising (#549 → #522, 2024)

Has an edge that keeps it from being too sweet, which is part of its appeal.

Wren

Origin: English (Middle English)
Pronunciation: REN · ˈrɛn
Meaning: the small songbird
Popularity: #213 and falling (#195 → #213, 2024)

Small-but-mighty energy; the bird weighs almost nothing and sings like it owns the forest.

Sparrow

Origin: Middle English
Pronunciation: SPAIR-oh · ˈspɛroʊ
Meaning: the sparrow bird
Popularity: #3,554 and falling (#2,840 → #3,554, 2024)

Light, free, and unmistakable even when you’re not looking for it.

Lark

Origin: English
Pronunciation: LARK · ˈlɑːrk
Meaning: the songbird
Popularity: #3,534 and falling (#3,501 → #3,534, 2024)

Musical, dawn-kissed, and one of the loveliest single-syllable names going.

Raven

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)

Mysterious, intellectual, deeply rooted in nature and folklore alike.

Robin

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)

A classic that feels freshly boho again after a generation away.

Clover

Origin: English
Pronunciation: KLOH-ver · ˈkloʊvər
Meaning: the clover plant (Old English clafre), popularly linked to luck
Popularity: #618 and rising (#672 → #618, 2024)

Hazel

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)

One of the coziest names in the English language — warm, familiar, grounded.

Rowan

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: ROH-en · ˈroʊən
Meaning: little red one
Popularity: #266 and falling (#234 → #266, 2024)

Celtic heritage and stunning in autumn; equally beautiful on a redhead or a blonde.

Juniper

Origin: English
Pronunciation: JOO-nih-per · ˈdʒuːnɪpər
Meaning: the juniper tree/shrub; occasionally a folk-etymology variant of Jennifer (from Welsh Guinevere)
Popularity: #111 and rising (#113 → #111, 2024)

Junie as a nickname is completely irresistible.

Cedar

Origin: English
Pronunciation: SEE-dur · ˈsiːdər
Meaning: the cedar tree
Popularity: #2,383 and falling (#2,273 → #2,383, 2024)

Woody, warm, and wonderfully unusual for a girl.

Bay

Origin: English (from a common word)
Pronunciation: BAY · ˈbeɪ
Meaning: from the ordinary English word ‘bay’ — either a coastal inlet or the bay (laurel) tree
Popularity: #6,954 and rising (#10,425 → #6,954, 2024)

Crisp, coastal, clean — the name of a place and a plant at once.

Birch

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

Minimal, like the tree itself — pale and elegant and a little otherworldly.

Ash

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)

Short, strong, silvery — and genuinely works across genders.

Elm

Origin: English (vocabulary/nature name)
Pronunciation: ELM · ɛlm
Meaning: the elm tree (nature name)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Understated and quietly lovely; the name of the street everyone wants to live on.

Rain

Origin: English
Pronunciation: RAYN · ˈreɪn
Meaning: rain, rainfall
Popularity: #1,394 and falling (#1,219 → #1,394, 2024)

Elemental and poetic; two letters away from Raine, four letters of pure nature.

Storm

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)

A bold nature name for an equally bold spirit — not for the faint of heart, but magnificent.

Brook

Origin: English (topographic surname)
Pronunciation: BRUUK · brʊk
Meaning: a small stream
Popularity: #5,634 and falling (#4,205 → #5,634, 2024)

Gentle, moving, serene — the freshwater companion to River.

Prairie

Origin: French (ultimately Latin pratum, “meadow”)
Pronunciation: PRAIR-ee · ˈprɛər.i
Meaning: an open, grassy meadow or grassland
Popularity: #4,434 and rising (#5,688 → #4,434, 2024)

Wide-horizon energy; very American frontier and deeply evocative.

Delta

Origin: Greek (letter name)
Pronunciation: DEL-tuh · ˈdɛltə
Meaning: river mouth where water meets sea; a triangle
Popularity: #2,266 and falling (#1,893 → #2,266, 2024)

Where two things become one — an evocative geographic choice.

Willa

Origin: American (19th-century coinage from Will/William, ultimately Germanic)
Pronunciation: WIL-ah · ˈwɪlə
Meaning: carries the ‘will, desire’ sense, from Will/William
Popularity: #423 and rising (#428 → #423, 2024)

Feels like the name an art teacher or a ceramics studio owner would have — strong and creative.

Calla

Origin: Latin (botanical name, root disputed)
Pronunciation: KAL-ah · ˈkælə
Meaning: uncertain (disputed ancient reading, possibly ‘cup’ or ‘husk’)
Popularity: #1,514 and rising (#1,604 → #1,514, 2024)

Elegant, botanical, and cleaner-sounding than most flower names.

Flora

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)

The original nature name — ancient, warm, and still impossibly charming.

Glen

Origin: Scottish/Irish Gaelic, via English surname
Pronunciation: GLEN · ˈglɛn
Meaning: valley
Popularity: #2,315 and rising (#2,398 → #2,315, 2024)

Quietly Celtic and wild; it holds a landscape in four letters.

Heath

Origin: English (from Old English hǣþ)
Pronunciation: HEETH · ˈhiːθ
Meaning: heathland; open, shrubby moorland
Popularity: #848 and rising (#1,053 → #848, 2024)

Hardy, windswept, Brontëan — there’s a whole novel in this name.

Moor

Origin: Old English (mōr, “open uncultivated land”)
Pronunciation: MOR · mɔːr
Meaning: open, uncultivated upland or heath
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Atmospheric and unusual; the name of a landscape that belongs entirely to itself.

Finch

Origin: English (surname)
Pronunciation: FINCH · ˈfɪntʃ
Meaning: named for the finch bird
Popularity: #5,101 and rising (#7,030 → #5,101, 2024)

Light, cheerful, avian without being as expected as Robin or Wren.

Cove

Origin: English
Pronunciation: KOHV · ˈkoʊv
Meaning: small sheltered bay/inlet
Popularity: #2,279 and falling (#2,063 → #2,279, 2024)

Peaceful and protected; it names a place where wild things feel safe.

Moss

Origin: English (nature word)
Pronunciation: MAWSS · ˈmɔːs
Meaning: the moss plant
Popularity: #6,065 and falling (#5,000 → #6,065, 2024)

Minimal, earthy, and a little otherworldly — deeply unusual but genuinely beautiful.

Thorn

Origin: Old English (surname/place name)
Pronunciation: THORN · θɔːrn
Meaning: thorn bush
Popularity: #13,992 and falling (#9,642 → #13,992, 2024)

For the parent who wants their daughter to have an edge; a briar without the extra syllable.

Written in Stars: Celestial and Cosmic Names

The sky has been naming children for as long as people have looked up. This category spans literal star and planet names, goddess names from astronomical mythology, and a few genuinely bold celestial coinages for parents who want their daughter’s name to have a cosmological story.

Luna

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: LOO-na · ˈluːnə
Meaning: moon
Popularity: #13 and falling (#10 → #13, 2024)

The defining boho name of the past fifteen years — yes, it’s popular, and yes, it’s popular for a reason.

Aurora

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: uh-ROR-uh · əˈrɔːrə
Meaning: dawn (name of the Roman goddess of the dawn)
Popularity: #16 and rising (#22 → #16, 2024)

Shimmering and majestic; it names a phenomenon that most people travel thousands of miles to see.

Celeste

Origin: Latin (via French)
Pronunciation: suh-LEST · səˈlɛst
Meaning: heavenly
Popularity: #198 and rising (#275 → #198, 2024)

Refined and dreamlike; it sounds like it’s floating slightly above the ground.

Nova

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: NOH-vah · ˈnoʊvə
Meaning: new
Popularity: #39 and falling (#35 → #39, 2024)

Short, cosmic, and powerful — it names a transformation, not just a star.

Lyra

Origin: Ancient Greek (via Latin)
Pronunciation: LY-rah · ˈlaɪrə
Meaning: a lyre, the stringed musical instrument
Popularity: #482, holding steady (2024)

Musical and starry; the harp of Orpheus hangs in the sky as this constellation.

Vega

Origin: Arabic (via the star name)
Pronunciation: VAY-gah · ˈveɪgə
Meaning: falling eagle (referring to the star Vega’s Arabic name)
Popularity: #3,944 and falling (#3,470 → #3,944, 2024)

Rare, luminous, and specific — astrophysicists have been charmed by this star for centuries.

Stella

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: STEL-ah · ˈstɛlə
Meaning: star
Popularity: #49 and falling (#46 → #49, 2024)

A century-old classic that has never once stopped being beautiful.

Astra

Origin: Latin/Greek
Pronunciation: AS-truh · ˈæstrə
Meaning: star
Popularity: #3,167 and falling (#2,936 → #3,167, 2024)

Breezy and bright with deep cosmic roots.

Selene

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: suh-LEE-nee · səˈliːni
Meaning: moon (as the Greek moon goddess)
Popularity: #675 and rising (#708 → #675, 2024)

The more rarified, mythological cousin of Luna — for parents who want the meaning without the ubiquity.

Phoebe

Origin: Ancient Greek
Pronunciation: FEE-bee · ˈfiːbi
Meaning: bright, shining
Popularity: #183 and rising (#190 → #183, 2024)

Warm and well-loved; it’s been a favorite for centuries and shows no signs of stopping.

Theia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: THEE-uh · ˈθiːə
Meaning: ‘Goddess’ or ‘divine one’ in Greek; the name of the Titan associated with sight and radiant light, mother of the sun, moon, and dawn deities.
Popularity: #1,844 and rising (#2,014 → #1,844, 2024)

The Titan mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos — and the name of the hypothesized planet that collided with early Earth to form the Moon.

Eos

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: EE-os · ˈiːɒs
Meaning: dawn
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Three letters with one of the most luminous meanings in any language.

Iris

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)

Colorful, mythological, and bridging the sky and the earth.

Seren

Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: SEH-ren · ˈsɛrɛn
Meaning: star
Popularity: #4,631 and rising (#4,638 → #4,631, 2024)

Minimal and celestial, as beautiful in Welsh as it sounds in English.

Cassiopeia

Origin: Greek (via Latin)
Pronunciation: kass-ee-oh-PEE-uh · ˌkæsioʊˈpiːə
Meaning: northern constellation of the queen
Popularity: #8,523 and falling (#6,464 → #8,523, 2024)

Grand and dramatic; Cassia makes a lovely nickname for everyday life.

Andromeda

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: an-DROM-uh-duh · ænˈdrɒmɪdə
Meaning: ruler of men (Greek mythological name)
Popularity: #2,300 and rising (#2,397 → #2,300, 2024)

Both a mythological princess and a galaxy — the cosmic scope is part of the appeal.

Electra

Origin: Ancient Greek
Pronunciation: ih-LEK-trah · ɪˈlɛktrə
Meaning: amber, shining
Popularity: #9,068 and falling (#7,748 → #9,068, 2024)

Bold, starlit, and rare in English-speaking countries.

Origin: Ancient Greek (mythological name, deeper root uncertain)
Pronunciation: EYE-oh · ˈaɪoʊ
Meaning: priestess of Hera; the most volcanically active moon in our solar system
Popularity: #9,867 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Ultra-minimal and mythologically loaded.

Calypso

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: kuh-LIP-soh · kəˈlɪpsoʊ
Meaning: she who conceals
Popularity: #3,966 and rising (#4,063 → #3,966, 2024)

Also the style of Caribbean music — it multitasks beautifully as a name.

Soleil

Origin: French
Pronunciation: soh-LAY · soʊˈleɪ
Meaning: sun
Popularity: #824 and rising (#975 → #824, 2024)

Radiant and nearly unused in English-speaking countries, which is baffling because it’s extraordinary.

Hesper

Origin: Greek (from Hesperus, the evening star)
Pronunciation: HESS-per · ˈhɛspər
Meaning: evening star
Popularity: #16,133 and falling (#6,524 → #16,133, 2024)

Poetic and genuinely rare — a name for parents with a literary streak.

Skye

Origin: Scottish (from the Isle of Skye, a place name of disputed/unresolved origin) or English (playful respelling of ‘sky’)
Pronunciation: SKY · ˈskaɪ
Meaning: the sky; also the Isle of Skye in Scotland
Popularity: #480 and falling (#447 → #480, 2024)

Open, free, panoramic — and it names both a feeling and a place.

Zephyr

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ZEF-er · ˈzɛfər
Meaning: the west wind
Popularity: #4,454 and falling (#3,703 → #4,454, 2024)

Breezy and unusual across genders; the name of the gentlest of the four winds.

Solange

Origin: French (from Latin sollemnis, ‘solemn’); name of a 9th-century French saint
Pronunciation: soh-LAHNZH · soʊˈlɑːnʒ
Meaning: solemn
Popularity: #7,192 and falling (#5,926 → #7,192, 2024)

A 9th-century French saint’s name made iconic by Beyoncé’s sister.

Astrid

Origin: Old Norse / Scandinavian
Pronunciation: AS-trid · ˈæstrɪd
Meaning: divinely beautiful (popularly also glossed ‘divine strength’)
Popularity: #383 and rising (#399 → #383, 2024)

Scandinavian and celestially rooted; an astronaut name for a down-to-earth girl.

Ceres

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: SEER-eez · ˈsɪəriːz
Meaning: Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest; the name’s root sense is “to grow, to nourish,” not literally “grain”
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Where mythology and astronomy overlap elegantly.

Vesper

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: VES-per · ˈvɛspər
Meaning: evening; the evening star (the planet Venus at dusk)
Popularity: #2,789 and falling (#2,265 → #2,789, 2024)

Quiet, luminous, and full of the feeling of dusk.

Nebula

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: NEB-yuh-luh · ˈnɛbjʊlə
Meaning: mist, cloud, or vapor (also: an interstellar cloud of gas and dust)
Popularity: #6,308 and rising (#7,158 → #6,308, 2024)

Extremely unusual as a name — but it is used, and it is beautiful.

Solstice

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: SOL-stiss · ˈsɒlstɪs
Meaning: the sun standing still (astronomical solstice)
Popularity: #6,870 and rising (#7,199 → #6,870, 2024)

For the most adventurous parents on this list — it names a moment rather than a thing.

Comet

Origin: Greek (via Latin cometa)
Pronunciation: KOM-it · ˈkɒmɪt
Meaning: ‘long-haired star’ — a celestial body with a glowing tail
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Genuinely bold; names like Nova have opened the door for this kind of choice.

In Full Bloom: Floral and Botanical Names

Flower names have been in and out of fashion for two hundred years, but this current wave feels different — less Victorian parlor and more wildflower meadow. The names in this section range from the timeless (Rose, Lily) to the genuinely unusual (Calendula, Fuchsia) and everything in between.

Rose

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)

The original, the standard, the one that all other flower names are measured against.

Violet

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)

Victorian and wild at once; the color and the plant and the name are equally lovely.

Daisy

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)

Cheerful without being saccharine; eternally, reliably lovely.

Lily

Origin: English
Pronunciation: LIL-ee · ˈlɪli
Meaning: the lily flower
Popularity: #24 and falling (#20 → #24, 2024)

Soft, enduring, and versatile in combinations — Lily Rose, Lily Rain, Lily Fern.

Jasmine

Origin: Persian
Pronunciation: JAZ-min · ˈdʒæzmɪn
Meaning: named after the jasmine flower
Popularity: #199 and falling (#191 → #199, 2024)

Exotic, fragrant, and beautiful across dozens of languages and cultures.

Poppy

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)

Vivid and sweet in equal measure; slightly edgy for a flower name.

Zinnia

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)

Botanical nerd credibility plus a name that sounds gorgeous out loud.

Camellia

Origin: Latin (botanical name)
Pronunciation: kuh-MEEL-yah · kəˈmiːljə
Meaning: the camellia flower, named for the Jesuit botanist Georg Joseph Kamel
Popularity: #1,539 and rising (#1,726 → #1,539, 2024)

Coco Chanel’s favorite flower — it has impeccable taste.

Magnolia

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)

Southern Gothic meets boho; there’s a whole landscape in this name.

Clementine

Origin: French (from Latin Clemens)
Pronunciation: KLEM-en-teen · ˈklɛmənˌtiːn
Meaning: merciful, mild
Popularity: #477 and rising (#542 → #477, 2024)

Round, golden, full of warmth — the nickname Clemmie doesn’t hurt.

Plum

Origin: English (word/nature name)
Pronunciation: PLUM · plʌm
Meaning: the plum fruit
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Unexpected and oddly delicious as a name; bold without being strident.

Sorrel

Origin: Old French (via the plant name)
Pronunciation: SOR-uhl · ˈsɔːrəl
Meaning: the sorrel plant (a tart, sour-leaved herb); also a reddish-brown color
Popularity: #14,992 and falling (#11,050 → #14,992, 2024)

A foraging name — for parents who know their way around a wild meadow.

Marigold

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)

Cheerful, vibrant, and recently revived by stylish parents on both sides of the Atlantic.

Saffron

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)

Rosemary

Origin: English (blend of Rose and Mary)
Pronunciation: ROHZ-mair-ee · ˈroʊzˌmɛri
Meaning: a blend of the names Rose and Mary; later also linked to the herb rosemary (from Latin ‘dew of the sea’)
Popularity: #301 and rising (#310 → #301, 2024)

Rosie as a nickname, herbal credentials, and a lifetime of good-smelling metaphors.

Lavender

Origin: Old French / Latin
Pronunciation: LAV-en-der · ˈlævəndər
Meaning: the lavender plant
Popularity: #998 and rising (#1,179 → #998, 2024)

Color, scent, and calm in one name; the olfactory memory of it is part of its power.

Fleur

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)

Ultra-chic, minimal, and completely beautiful; it travels well across languages.

Blossom

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)

Wholesome and blooming — it names a process, not just a thing.

Wisteria

Origin: New Latin
Pronunciation: wis-TEER-ee-ah · wɪˈstɪriə
Meaning: name of the flowering vine, itself coined to honor 19th-century American anatomist Caspar Wistar
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Romantic, cascading, and just barely crossing the line from plant to name.

Amaranth

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: AM-uh-ranth · ˈæmərænθ
Meaning: unfading (an everlasting, never-wilting flower)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Deep meaning — the plant that doesn’t wilt — plus a name that sounds as lush as it looks.

Tansy

Origin: English (flower name, ultimately Greek)
Pronunciation: TAN-zee · ˈtænzi
Meaning: the tansy flower; the plant name traces to Greek ‘athanasia,’ meaning immortality
Popularity: #12,007 and rising (#14,984 → #12,007, 2024)

Herbal, ancient, and underused by several centuries.

Verbena

Origin: Latin (plant name)
Pronunciation: ver-BEE-nah · vərˈbiːnə
Meaning: sacred plant (vervain)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Sacred, aromatic, and evocative of altar tables and garden borders equally.

Peony

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: PEE-uh-nee · ˈpiːəni
Meaning: Named after Paeon, the physician-god of Greek mythology who reputedly used the plant medicinally; the flower’s name became a given name.
Popularity: #17,033 and falling (#11,931 → #17,033, 2024)

Lush, full, celebratory — a name with deep mythological roots hiding behind its garden-party exterior.

Dahlia

Origin: Swedish (via surname Dahl)
Pronunciation: DAHL-yah · ˈdɑːljə
Meaning: named for botanist Anders Dahl
Popularity: #240 and rising (#253 → #240, 2024)

That meaning belongs to the distinct Hebrew name Dalia, not Dahlia. Dahlia is named after the flower, which honors botanist Anders Dahl, whose surname means someone who lived in a valley.

Erica

Origin: Old Norse (feminine form of Eric)
Pronunciation: ERR-ih-kuh · ˈɛrɪkə
Meaning: feminine form of the name Eric, from Old Norse; only secondarily associated with the heather/heath plant genus Erica
Popularity: #1,487 and falling (#1,229 → #1,487, 2024)

That’s the botanical genus name Erica (Latin/Greek for heather). As a given name, Erica is actually the feminine form of Eric, from Old Norse, with the heather link only a secondary association.

Elowen

Origin: Cornish
Pronunciation: EL-oh-wen · ˈɛloʊwɛn
Meaning: elm tree
Popularity: #898 and rising (#1,060 → #898, 2024)

A rare Cornish botanical gem — ancient, quiet, and profoundly beautiful.

Acacia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: uh-KAY-shuh · əˈkeɪʃə
Meaning: a thorny flowering tree
Popularity: #2,711 and rising (#2,850 → #2,711, 2024)

Sturdy and fragrant; it carries the heat of open savannah.

Bryony

Origin: English (from the plant name, ultimately Greek via Latin)
Pronunciation: BRY-uh-nee · ˈbraɪəni
Meaning: named after the bryony plant, a flowering climbing vine
Popularity: #9,816 as of 2022 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

For parents who know their hedgerow plants; deeply English and beautifully unusual.

Petal

Origin: English (nature name)
Pronunciation: PET-uhl · ˈpɛtəl
Meaning: flower petal
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Used in British English as a term of endearment for generations and occasionally as a name; delicate and sweet.

Fuchsia

Origin: Modern English (from the flower, named after botanist Leonhart Fuchs)
Meaning: vivid pink-red (named after the fuchsia flower, itself named for botanist Leonhart Fuchs)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Pronounced FEW-sha; dramatic and colorful and completely committed to its own personality.

Azalea

Origin: Greek, from azaleos, dry
Pronunciation: uh-ZAIL-yuh · əˈzeɪljə
Meaning: the spectacular spring-flowering shrub
Popularity: #358 and rising (#365 → #358, 2024)

Vivid, slightly Southern Gothic, and more distinctive than most flower names.

Calendula

Origin: New Latin (diminutive of Latin calendae, “the calends/first of the month”)
Pronunciation: kuh-LEN-juh-luh · kəˈlɛndʒʊlə
Meaning: ‘little calendar’ — the marigold, named for its long, near-monthly blooming season
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Medical-botanical with a beautiful sound and a depth that most herb names don’t have.

Ancient Feminine Power: Goddess and Mythology Names

The hippie movement of the 1960s and 70s rediscovered goddess names for exactly the same reason parents are coming back to them now: they hold genuine power. These names come from Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, Yoruba, and Slavic traditions — a reminder that every culture has always had names for the divine feminine.

Artemis

Origin: Ancient Greek (deeper root uncertain)
Pronunciation: AR-tuh-miss · ˈɑːrtəmɪs
Meaning: goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and moon
Popularity: #1,022 and falling (#853 → #1,022, 2024)

The original wild woman; she answers to no one.

Athena

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: uh-THEE-nah · əˈθiːnə
Meaning: name of the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare
Popularity: #90 and falling (#76 → #90, 2024)

Cerebral and powerful — a name for a girl who will always be the smartest person in the room.

Calliope

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: kuh-LY-uh-pee · kəˈlaɪəpi
Meaning: beautiful voice
Popularity: #499 and falling (#491 → #499, 2024)

Musical and magnificent; the muse who inspired Homer.

Clio

Origin: Ancient Greek
Pronunciation: KLEE-oh · ˈkliːoʊ
Meaning: glory, fame
Popularity: #5,973 and falling (#5,025 → #5,973, 2024)

Short, strong, scholarly — and mercifully easy to spell.

Freya

Origin: Old Norse
Pronunciation: FRAY-ah · ˈfreɪə
Meaning: noble lady, mistress
Popularity: #159 and falling (#136 → #159, 2024)

The boho Viking queen; she rides into battle with cats pulling her chariot.

Gaia

Origin: Ancient Greek
Pronunciation: GAY-ah · ˈɡeɪə
Meaning: earth
Popularity: #1,147 and falling (#1,122 → #1,147, 2024)

The ultimate nature-meets-mythology name — she is the earth itself.

Hecate

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: HEK-uh-tee · ˈhɛkəti
Meaning: possibly ‘one who works/strikes from afar’ or ‘the far-reaching one’ (an epithet related to Apollo); origin genuinely disputed
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Witchy, wise, and wonderful; she stands at every threshold.

Hera

Origin: Ancient Greek (deeper root uncertain/debated)
Pronunciation: HEER-uh · ˈhɪərə
Meaning: queen of Olympus; goddess of marriage and sky
Popularity: #2,776 and rising (#2,948 → #2,776, 2024)

Regal and rare as a given name, despite being the most powerful goddess in the Greek pantheon.

Ione

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: eye-OH-nee · aɪˈoʊni
Meaning: violet
Popularity: #8,114 and falling (#7,789 → #8,114, 2024)

Soft, oceanic, and nearly unknown outside classical circles — which makes it all the more distinctive.

Isis

Origin: Ancient Egyptian (via Greek Isis, from Egyptian Aset)
Pronunciation: EYE-sis · ˈaɪsɪs
Meaning: traditionally glossed as ‘throne’ (from the throne symbol in her name), though the exact root is debated among Egyptologists
Popularity: #1,082 and rising (#1,464 → #1,082, 2024)

Powerful and ancient; one of the most important deities ever worshipped.

Juno

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: JOO-noh · ˈdʒuːnoʊ
Meaning: queen of the Roman gods (the name’s own root is linguistically uncertain)
Popularity: #1,382 and falling (#1,333 → #1,382, 2024)

Roman, regal, and perfect for a June baby.

Kali

Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: KAH-lee · ˈkɑːli
Meaning: the black one / of time — the Hindu goddess Kali, from Sanskrit kāla
Popularity: #294 and falling (#290 → #294, 2024)

Bold and transformative — a name that doesn’t apologize for anything.

Morrigan

Origin: Irish (mythological)
Pronunciation: MOR-ih-gun · ˈmɒrɪɡən
Meaning: great queen
Popularity: #3,788 and falling (#2,573 → #3,788, 2024)

Dark, powerful, and magnificent — she appears as a raven before decisive moments.

Niamh

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: NEEV · ˈniːv
Meaning: bright, radiant
Popularity: #3,148 and rising (#4,339 → #3,148, 2024)

Pronounced NEEV or NEE-av — the princess of Tír na nÓg, the Land of Eternal Youth.

Persephone

Origin: Ancient Greek
Pronunciation: per-SEF-uh-nee · pərˈsɛfəni
Meaning: she who destroys and shines; queen of the underworld
Popularity: #737 and rising (#749 → #737, 2024)

Complex, cyclical, and deeply poetic — she is both the dead of winter and the first crocus.

Rhiannon

Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: ree-AN-un · riˈænən
Meaning: traditionally reconstructed as ‘great queen’ or ‘divine queen’, name of a major figure in Welsh mythology
Popularity: #1,310 and falling (#1,157 → #1,310, 2024)

Made immortal by Fleetwood Mac; it belongs to the wind and the stars.

Titania

Origin: Latin (feminine coinage from Greek ‘Titan’)
Pronunciation: ty-TAY-nee-uh · taɪˈteɪniə
Meaning: feminine form of ‘Titan’ (literally ‘Titaness’); an epithet Ovid used for the goddess Diana, later Shakespeare’s fairy queen
Popularity: #8,361 as of 2020 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Literary, magical, and more distinctive than its fairy-tale reputation suggests.

Vesna

Origin: Slavic
Pronunciation: VES-nuh · ˈvɛsnə
Meaning: ‘Spring’ in several Slavic languages; also the name of an ancient Slavic goddess of spring.
Popularity: #17,474 and falling (#17,425 → #17,474, 2024)

Rare, seasonal, and beautiful — the Slavic embodiment of everything that blooms.

Brigid

Origin: Irish (Gaelic, from Proto-Celtic)
Pronunciation: BRIJ-id · ˈbrɪdʒɪd
Meaning: high, exalted one
Popularity: #2,662 and falling (#2,620 → #2,662, 2024)

The Celtic fire goddess whose festival is Imbolc, the first breath of spring.

Danu

Origin: Old Irish (mythological name, reconstructed, root scholarly disputed)
Pronunciation: DAH-noo · ˈdɑːnuː
Meaning: the mother goddess of the divine Tuatha Dé Danann
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Ancient and elemental; she is the origin itself.

Nyx

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: NIKS · nɪks
Meaning: night (personified as the primordial goddess of night)
Popularity: #2,704 and falling (#2,693 → #2,704, 2024)

Two letters, enormous mythology — she was there before the gods.

Tara

Origin: Irish (place name); also Sanskrit (‘star’)
Pronunciation: TAIR-ah · ˈtɛrə
Meaning: named after the Hill of Tara, ancient seat of Irish kings (the place name’s own root meaning is disputed); a separate Sanskrit-origin sense means ‘star’
Popularity: #1,021 and rising (#1,163 → #1,021, 2024)

The cross-cultural reach of this name is part of its quiet power.

Branwen

Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: BRAN-wen · ˈbrænwɛn
Meaning: blessed or white raven
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Morgan

Origin: Welsh (Old Welsh)
Pronunciation: MOR-gan · ˈmɔːrɡən
Meaning: chief (a compound of uncertain ‘sea’ or ‘great’ plus a root meaning ‘circle, ‘ together read as ‘chief’)
Popularity: #276 and falling (#247 → #276, 2024)

Eriu

Origin: Old Irish
Pronunciation: AY-ryoo · ˈeɪrjuː
Meaning: the goddess for whom Ireland is named (source of Éire/Ireland); the deeper root is debated but often linked to a word for ‘fertile/abundant land’
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Circe

Origin: Ancient Greek (mythological name)
Pronunciation: SUR-see · sɜːʳsi
Meaning: hawk; the enchantress of Aeaea
Popularity: #4,785 and rising (#6,469 → #4,785, 2024)

The mythological witch who transforms and enchants — Madeline Miller returned her to the center of her own story.

Ariadne

Origin: Greek (Cretan Greek)
Pronunciation: air-ee-AD-nee · ˌæriˈædni
Meaning: most holy
Popularity: #1,258 and falling (#1,136 → #1,258, 2024)

She gave him the thread through the labyrinth and was rewarded with a constellation.

Maia

Origin: Greek/Roman (mythological); also Māori
Pronunciation: MY-ah · ˈmaɪə
Meaning: refers to the mythological Maia — mother of Hermes in Greek myth, and a Roman goddess of springtime growth (source of the month name ‘May’); also used independently as a Māori name meaning ‘brave, confident’
Popularity: #459, holding steady (2024)

The name of the month of May and the star cluster you can see with the naked eye.

Oya

Origin: Yoruba
Pronunciation: aw-YAH · ɔːˈjɑː
Meaning: Literally ‘she tore’ in Yoruba; the name of the orisha associated with storms, wind, and transformative change — ‘storm goddess’ describes her role, not a literal translation.
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

For a girl who will be a force of nature in the most literal sense.

Yemaya

Origin: Yoruba
Pronunciation: yeh-mah-YAH · jɛmaˈʝa
Meaning: From a Yoruba phrase meaning roughly ‘mother whose children are as numerous as fish’; the orisha of the sea and motherhood.
Popularity: #3,684 and falling (#2,974 → #3,684, 2024)

Beautiful and powerful; revered across Yoruba, Candomblé, and Santería traditions.

Free-Spirit Originals: Vintage Boho Names

Some names in this section go back to the 1960s and 70s counterculture. Others are word names that feel philosophical before they feel historic. A few are genuinely vintage that a new generation is rediscovering. What they share is a willingness to name something that matters — peace, freedom, light, the beginning of a new day — rather than something that merely sounds nice.

Harmony

Origin: Greek (via Latin harmonia)
Pronunciation: HAR-muh-nee · ˈhɑːrməni
Meaning: harmony, concord, agreement
Popularity: #264 and falling (#231 → #264, 2024)

A values name with 1970s roots and timeless staying power.

Serenity

Origin: English (modern coinage from the vocabulary word ‘serenity’)
Pronunciation: suh-REN-ih-tee · səˈrɛnɪti
Meaning: peacefulness, calm
Popularity: #117 and falling (#103 → #117, 2024)

Earnest and beautiful — it names the feeling you’re hoping the birth will have.

Journey

Origin: English
Pronunciation: JER-nee · ˈdʒɜːrni
Meaning: a trip or passage from one place to another
Popularity: #322 and rising (#333 → #322, 2024)

It names not a place but a process, which is exactly right.

Summer

Origin: English (modern given name, from Old English ‘sumor’, the season)
Pronunciation: SUM-er · ˈsʌmər
Meaning: the summer season
Popularity: #142 and falling (#141 → #142, 2024)

Soft, golden, and reliably lovely in a way that resists trends.

Dawn

Origin: English
Pronunciation: DAWN · ˈdɔːn
Meaning: first light of day, from the common noun “dawn”
Popularity: #1,850 and rising (#2,338 → #1,850, 2024)

Simple and luminous; the name of every new beginning.

Crystal

Origin: English (ultimately Greek krystallos, “ice”)
Pronunciation: KRIS-tul · ˈkrɪstəl
Meaning: clear as ice; a clear, transparent mineral
Popularity: #1,176 and rising (#1,196 → #1,176, 2024)

A classic spiritual name from the 1970s and 80s — currently in the charming-comeback phase.

Star

Origin: English
Pronunciation: STAR · ˈstɑːr
Meaning: star (celestial body)
Popularity: #1,904 and rising (#2,074 → #1,904, 2024)

Direct, simple, pure — and more daring than it first appears.

India

Origin: English (place name, ultimately Sanskrit)
Pronunciation: IN-dee-uh · ˈɪndiə
Meaning: place name for the country, ultimately ‘river’ (via the Indus)
Popularity: #1,354 and falling (#1,271 → #1,354, 2024)

Carries the weight and mystique of an entire civilization; always felt sophisticated and worldly.

Destiny

Origin: English (vocabulary word, ultimately Latin destinare)
Pronunciation: DES-tin-ee · ˈdɛstɪni
Meaning: fate, destiny
Popularity: #481 and falling (#439 → #481, 2024)

Zoe

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ZOH-ee · ˈzoʊi
Meaning: life
Popularity: #29 and rising (#36 → #29, 2024)

Ancient meaning, eternally modern feeling — one of those names that works in every era.

Bliss

Origin: Old English (bliss/blīþs, ‘joy’)
Pronunciation: BLIS · ˈblɪs
Meaning: perfect joy or happiness
Popularity: #2,192 and falling (#2,061 → #2,192, 2024)

Light as air and completely sincere.

True

Origin: Old English
Pronunciation: TROO · ˈtruː
Meaning: faithful, genuine, and loyal
Popularity: #1,167 and rising (#1,175 → #1,167, 2024)

A values name that works because it’s also a real English word that means exactly what it says.

Love

Origin: English (from the word ‘love’); unrelated Swedish name ‘Love’ is a form of Louis/Lovisa
Pronunciation: LUV · ˈlʌv
Meaning: the emotion of love/affection
Popularity: #846 and falling (#732 → #846, 2024)

The simplest name in the world; also one of the most courageous choices on this list.

Ever

Origin: English
Pronunciation: EV-er · ˈɛvər
Meaning: always, at all times
Popularity: #1,764 and falling (#1,649 → #1,764, 2024)

For a girl who will always, always be; the adverb as a name is oddly moving.

Ember

Origin: English (modern vocabulary-word name)
Pronunciation: EM-bur · ˈɛmbər
Meaning: a glowing coal or fragment from a dying fire
Popularity: #137 and rising (#169 → #137, 2024)

Warm, glowing, and quietly wild — Emmi as a nickname if you want something softer.

Solara

Origin: modern coinage (from Latin sol/solaris, ‘sun’)
Pronunciation: soh-LAR-ah · soʊˈlɑːrə
Meaning: of the sun
Popularity: #3,738 and falling (#3,699 → #3,738, 2024)

A modern solar-derived name that feels warm and rare.

Sunshine

Origin: English (word name, ‘sun’ + ‘shine’)
Pronunciation: SUN-shyn · ˈsʌnʃaɪn
Meaning: sunlight; warmth and happiness
Popularity: #2,682 and falling (#2,392 → #2,682, 2024)

Eternally warm and hippie-iconic; only the most committed parents will use it, which is exactly the right filter.

Peace

Origin: English (virtue name)
Pronunciation: PEES · piːs
Meaning: Tranquility/absence of conflict, from the English word ‘peace’
Popularity: #4,529 and falling (#2,965 → #4,529, 2024)

The simplest values name; the most aspirational.

Freedom

Origin: Old English
Pronunciation: FREE-dəm · ˈfriːdəm
Meaning: liberty; the state of being free
Popularity: #9,758 and falling (#8,628 → #9,758, 2024)

Bold and declarative — for a daughter you intend to raise with full knowledge of her own autonomy.

Spirit

Origin: Latin (via Old French)
Pronunciation: SPEER-it · ˈspɪrɪt
Meaning: breath, soul, the animating life-force
Popularity: #4,637 and falling (#3,753 → #4,637, 2024)

Intangible and beautiful; it names what can’t be named.

Rainbow

Origin: English
Pronunciation: RAYN-boh · ˈreɪnboʊ
Meaning: rainbow
Popularity: #9,392 and falling (#6,105 → #9,392, 2024)

Fully free-spirited; this name is only for the completely committed.

Starla

Origin: Modern American English coinage
Pronunciation: STAR-luh · ˈstɑːrlə
Meaning: little star (elaboration of ‘star’)
Popularity: #3,801 and falling (#3,319 → #3,801, 2024)

A feminized vintage hippie invention that has its own retro charm now.

Grace

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: GRAYS · ˈgreɪs
Meaning: virtue name from Latin ‘grace/favor’, evoking both divine favor and physical elegance
Popularity: #40 and falling (#39 → #40, 2024)

A little retro in the best way — it belongs to a long line of women who made something out of nothing.

Eden

Origin: Hebrew (boys’ use sometimes from an unrelated English surname)
Pronunciation: EE-den · ˈiːdən
Meaning: traditionally glossed ‘delight,’ referencing the biblical Garden of Eden; some scholars trace the underlying word to a Sumerian term for ‘steppe/plain’ instead
Popularity: #72 and rising (#77 → #72, 2024)

The garden before everything became complicated; a name full of hope.

Hope

Origin: English (Middle English hope, from Old English hopian)
Pronunciation: HOHP · ˈhoʊp
Meaning: positive expectation, trust in a desired outcome (a Puritan virtue name)
Popularity: #317 and falling (#303 → #317, 2024)

A classic values name that has never once been out of style.

Earth’s Jewels: Gemstone and Crystal Names

Gemstone names have existed for centuries — Ruby and Pearl were common Victorian choices — but the current wave of crystal-naming comes from a slightly different place: the intersection of geology, spirituality, and color theory that defines a lot of boho aesthetics. These names range from the extremely accessible to the deeply unusual.

Opal

Origin: English (19th-century coinage from the gemstone name, ultimately Sanskrit)
Pronunciation: OH-pal · ˈoʊpəl
Meaning: named after the opal gemstone; the gem-word itself traces to a Sanskrit term for ‘jewel’
Popularity: #450 and rising (#486 → #450, 2024)

Magical and Australian; it changes color with every movement.

Amber

Origin: English
Pronunciation: AM-bur · ˈæmbər
Meaning: from the gemstone amber (fossilized tree resin)
Popularity: #541 and rising (#574 → #541, 2024)

Honey-toned, grounded, and one of the most intuitive gemstone names.

Ruby

Origin: Latin (via the gemstone name)
Pronunciation: ROO-bee · ˈruːbi
Meaning: red gemstone
Popularity: #63 and rising (#65 → #63, 2024)

Passionate and deep-colored — a name with genuine presence.

Pearl

Origin: English
Pronunciation: PURL · ˈpɜːrl
Meaning: from the gemstone pearl; also an English form of the Yiddish name Perle
Popularity: #802 and falling (#800 → #802, 2024)

Vintage and oceanic; it’s been beautiful for a hundred years and will be beautiful for a hundred more.

Jade

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)

Strong, earthy, and cross-cultural; used across Asian, Latin American, and Western naming traditions.

Coral

Origin: English (word name, ult. Greek/Latin)
Pronunciation: KOR-ul · ˈkɔːrəl
Meaning: named for the marine coral
Popularity: #1,893 and falling (#1,889 → #1,893, 2024)

Oceanic, colorful, and currently having a moment.

Garnet

Origin: French
Pronunciation: GAR-nit · ˈɡɑːrnɪt
Meaning: the garnet gemstone (a deep red precious stone)
Popularity: #16,044 and falling (#8,197 → #16,044, 2024)

Earthy, rich, and deeply underused.

Topaz

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: TOH-paz · ˈtoʊpæz
Meaning: A yellow-toned gemstone; ancient sources link the name to an island where it was mined, though a popular connection to Sanskrit ‘tapas’ (heat) is unproven.
Popularity: #13,331 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Luminous and unusual; the November birthstone that doesn’t get nearly enough credit.

Onyx

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ON-iks · ˈɑːnɪks
Meaning: banded gemstone; from Greek for ‘claw, fingernail’
Popularity: #1,248 and falling (#1,228 → #1,248, 2024)

Dark, sleek, striking — for a daughter who will never blend in.

Beryl

Origin: English (gemstone name); also a surname/Yiddish-name variant
Pronunciation: BAIR-ul · ˈbɛrəl
Meaning: the beryl gemstone
Popularity: #11,234 and falling (#10,433 → #11,234, 2024)

Muted and subtle; it’s the parent mineral to emerald and aquamarine.

Gemma

Origin: Italian
Pronunciation: JEM-ah · ˈdʒɛmə
Meaning: a gem/jewel (the Latin root literally meant ‘bud’)
Popularity: #203 and falling (#177 → #203, 2024)

An Italian favorite that travels beautifully; warm and elegant without trying.

Agate

Origin: Latvian (from Agatha, ultimately Greek agathos)
Pronunciation: ah-GAH-teh · ˈa.ɡa.te
Meaning: good
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

The most grounded crystal name — earthy, steady, unpretentious.

Lapis

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: LAP-is · ˈlæpɪs
Meaning: short for “lapis lazuli,” the deep-blue stone; Latin lapis means simply “stone”
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Citrine

Origin: French (from Latin)
Pronunciation: sih-TREEN · sɪˈtriːn
Meaning: A pale yellow quartz gemstone, named for its lemon-like color, from French ‘citrin’/’citron’ (lemon).
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Sunny, warm, and specific — the name as golden as the stone.

Larimar

Origin: modern coinage (Spanish, 1974)
Pronunciation: lah-ree-MAR
Meaning: coined in 1974 by blending “Larissa” (the discoverer’s daughter’s name) with Spanish “mar” (sea); denotes the rare blue Dominican gemstone
Popularity: #7,081 and falling (#6,072 → #7,081, 2024)

Incredibly rare both as a stone and as a name.

Malachite

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: MAL-uh-kyte · ˈmæləˌkaɪt
Meaning: the green banded copper mineral, named for its resemblance to mallow-plant leaves (Greek malache, “mallow”)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Lush, deep green, deeply beautiful — and it sounds as rich as it looks.

Selenite

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: SEL-uh-nyte · ˈsɛlənaɪt
Meaning: a crystalline form of gypsum, from Greek selēnitēs (“moonstone”), built on selēnē (“moon”)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Moon-rooted and spiritual; one of the most beautiful stones in any crystal collection.

Azurite

Origin: Persian, via Arabic and Old French
Pronunciation: AZH-er-yte · ˈæʒəraɪt
Meaning: the deep-blue copper mineral, ultimately from a Persian word for blue/lapis, passed through Arabic lazaward and Old French azur
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Ultra-specific and unusual — a name only a true crystal person would choose, which is recommendation enough.

Tourmaline

Origin: Sinhalese
Pronunciation: TOOR-muh-leen · ˈtʊərməliːn
Meaning: the multicolored boron-silicate mineral, from a Sinhalese word (toramalli/turmali) meaning roughly “mixed gems”
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Long and unusual; Tori makes a perfect everyday nickname.

Chalcedony

Origin: Greek (deeper root uncertain)
Pronunciation: kal-SED-uh-nee · kælˈsɛdəni
Meaning: a translucent silica mineral; the exact root of the word is disputed
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

For the parent who wants a name that will require explaining — and enjoys that.

Sapphire

Origin: English (from the gemstone name, ultimately via Latin and Greek from a Semitic root)
Pronunciation: SAF-ire · ˈsæfaɪər
Meaning: a precious blue gemstone
Popularity: #1,037 and falling (#977 → #1,037, 2024)

Classic, brilliant, and somehow underused as a name given how beautiful it is.

Obsidian

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: ob-SID-ee-ən · əbˈsɪdiən
Meaning: black volcanic glass
Popularity: #5,176 and falling (#5,005 → #5,176, 2024)

Dark, grounding, and protective — for a child born of fire.

Turquoise

Origin: French (via Turkish trade route)
Pronunciation: TUR-kwoyz · ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz
Meaning: The blue-green gemstone; from French for ‘Turkish (stone),’ reflecting the trade route through Turkey by which it reached Europe.
Popularity: #19,394 as of 2011 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

A name and a color and a landscape — the American Southwest in a single word.

The World-Wanderer: Global Boho Names

These names come from every continent, carried by parents who value cultural richness and the stories that travel with a name. They feel bohemian not because of their aesthetics but because of their spirit — these are names for daughters who will go places, literal and otherwise.

Zara

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)

Cross-cultural and chic; equally at home in Rabat, Paris, or Buenos Aires.

Faye

Origin: Middle English (variant of Fay)
Pronunciation: FAY · ˈfeɪ
Meaning: fairy (variant of Fay, possibly also linked to an Old French word for loyalty/faith)
Popularity: #538 and falling (#500 → #538, 2024)

Wispy and magical; short enough to feel strong.

Saoirse

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: SEER-shah · ˈsɪərʃə
Meaning: freedom
Popularity: #1,036 and falling (#959 → #1,036, 2024)

Pronounced SEER-sha or SAIR-sha — worth every letter, the name of liberty itself.

Amara

Origin: Igbo / African
Pronunciation: ah-MAR-ah · əˈmɑːrə
Meaning: grace; eternal; everlasting
Popularity: #121 and rising (#123 → #121, 2024)

Pan-African and beautiful; a name that works across the Atlantic.

Zola

Origin: African (Zulu/Xhosa); unrelated Italian surname also exists
Pronunciation: ZOH-lah · ˈzoʊlə
Meaning: calm, tranquil
Popularity: #1,106 and rising (#1,120 → #1,106, 2024)

Grounded and peaceful; a name carried by one of literature’s great realists.

Cleo

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: KLEE-oh · ˈkliːoʊ
Meaning: glory, fame
Popularity: #603 and rising (#610 → #603, 2024)

Short and ancient-adjacent; carries the whole weight of Egypt in four letters.

Leila

Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: LAY-lah · ˈleɪlə
Meaning: night
Popularity: #268 and falling (#240 → #268, 2024)

Timeless across the Middle East and beyond for a thousand years.

Paloma

Origin: Spanish (from Latin)
Pronunciation: puh-LOH-mah · pəˈloʊmə
Meaning: dove
Popularity: #971 and rising (#974 → #971, 2024)

Graceful and pacific; Pablo Picasso named his daughter Paloma.

Indira

Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: in-DEER-ah · ɪnˈdɪərə
Meaning: an epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, associated with beauty and splendor
Popularity: #3,055 and rising (#4,224 → #3,055, 2024)

The name carries an entire subcontinent’s spiritual tradition and one of history’s great leaders.

Amaya

Origin: Spanish/Basque (place name)
Pronunciation: uh-MY-uh · əˈmaɪə
Meaning: night rain; the end
Popularity: #169 and falling (#162 → #169, 2024)

A rain name that crosses two entirely unrelated cultures; poetic in both.

Zuri

Origin: Swahili
Pronunciation: ZUR-ee · ˈzʊri
Meaning: from the Swahili word ‘zuri’ (good), commonly rendered ‘beautiful’ in English
Popularity: #277 and falling (#203 → #277, 2024)

Short, bright, and full of joy — the simplest possible expression of the most important thing.

Anaya

Origin: uncertain (claimed as Sanskrit or Zuni, though disputed)
Pronunciation: ah-NAH-yah · əˈnɑːjə
Meaning: God answered; completely free
Popularity: #405 and falling (#388 → #405, 2024)

Multiple cultural origins with meanings that span theology and philosophy.

Kaia

Origin: Finnish/Estonian (variant of Katariina/Catherine)
Pronunciation: KY-ah · ˈkaɪə
Meaning: variant of Catherine (via Finnish/Estonian Katariina), traditionally glossed ‘pure’
Popularity: #180 and rising (#186 → #180, 2024)

Works across three languages and names something elemental in each.

Siena

Origin: Italian (place name)
Pronunciation: see-EN-ah · siˈɛnə
Meaning: from the Italian city of Siena
Popularity: #631 and rising (#666 → #631, 2024)

A place name and an earth tone — warm and sophisticated.

Soraya

Origin: Persian (from Arabic)
Pronunciation: soh-RY-ah · soʊˈraɪə
Meaning: the Pleiades star cluster; also glossed as ‘brilliant gem’
Popularity: #913 and rising (#1,150 → #913, 2024)

Veda

Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: VAY-dah · ˈveɪdə
Meaning: knowledge, wisdom
Popularity: #692 and rising (#815 → #692, 2024)

The deepest possible knowledge in name form.

Anya

Origin: Russian/Ukrainian
Pronunciation: AHN-yuh · ˈɑːnjə
Meaning: grace (pet form of Anna/Hannah)
Popularity: #394 and rising (#443 → #394, 2024)

Soft, international, and immediately recognizable across cultures.

Mira

Origin: Multi-origin: Slavic / Latin / Sanskrit / Hindi
Pronunciation: MEER-ah · ˈmɪrə
Meaning: peace (Slavic); wonderful/admired (Latin); sea or boundary (Sanskrit); or from Meera/Mirabai, a 16th-century Hindi poet-saint
Popularity: #380 and rising (#412 → #380, 2024)

One of the rare names that works beautifully across three languages with three compatible meanings.

Talitha

Origin: Aramaic (biblical)
Pronunciation: TAL-ih-thuh · ˈtælɪθə
Meaning: young girl, little girl
Popularity: #3,257 and falling (#2,843 → #3,257, 2024)

Zephyrine

Origin: Greek (via Latin/French)
Pronunciation: ZEF-uh-reen · ˈzɛfəriːn
Meaning: west wind (French-style feminine elaboration of Zephyrus)
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

The elaborate French form of Zephyr — more Gallic, more formal, completely beautiful.

Marisol

Origin: Spanish
Pronunciation: mah-ree-SOL · mɑːriˈsoʊl
Meaning: popularly ‘sea and sun’; possibly from Maria de la Soledad
Popularity: #739 and rising (#784 → #739, 2024)

Saba

Origin: Semitic (linked to Sheba, via Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek/Latin)
Pronunciation: SAH-bah · ˈsɑːbə
Meaning: refers to Sheba, the ancient South Arabian / Horn-of-Africa kingdom of the biblical Queen of Sheba
Popularity: #4,741 and rising (#5,519 → #4,741, 2024)

A dawn name that crosses cultures and carries the mystique of ancient trade routes.

Soledad

Origin: Spanish
Pronunciation: soh-leh-DAHD · soʊləˈdɑːd
Meaning: solitude
Popularity: #4,356 and rising (#5,106 → #4,356, 2024)

A Spanish spiritual name with genuine depth — it names the holy quiet that comes before renewal.

Nadia

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)

Warm, international, and carrying the most important thing in its meaning.

Liora

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: lee-OR-ah · liˈɔːrə
Meaning: my light
Popularity: #1,638 and rising (#1,829 → #1,638, 2024)

Leilani

Origin: Hawaiian
Pronunciation: lay-LAH-nee · leɪˈlɑːni
Meaning: heavenly garland of flowers, with a royal connotation
Popularity: #66 and falling (#61 → #66, 2024)

The most beloved Hawaiian name; it names what every parent is thinking when they meet their daughter.

Zaina

Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: ZAY-nah · ˈzeɪnə
Meaning: beautiful, graceful; feminine form of Zain
Popularity: #1,477 and rising (#1,568 → #1,477, 2024)

Cora

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: KOR-ah · ˈkɔːrə
Meaning: maiden
Popularity: #102 and falling (#93 → #102, 2024)