Names that carry light

Names whose recorded meanings speak of light, dawn, stars or fire.

36 namesFrom U.S. birth data

Luca
“woman from Lucanus” · “surrounded by light”
90Very commonRising fast
99% boys · 1% girls
Greek · Royal
Eleanor
“shining light”
89Very commonRising
>99% girls
Latin · Literary
Lucy
“light”
86Very commonRising
>99% girls
English · Royal
Nora
“a man from the north” · “shining light”
86Very commonSteady
>99% girls
Modern
Lainey
“the shining light” · “one who takes the narrow path”
85Very commonRising fast
>99% girls
Modern
Aiden
“one who is fiery; little fire” · “a fiery young man”
84CommonEasing
>99% boys
Latin · Nature
Nova
“new; a bright star” · “a butterfly chaser”
83CommonRising
5% boys · 95% girls
Spanish · Royal
Elena
“the shining light”
83CommonRising
>99% girls
English · Nature
Stella
“star of the sea”
82CommonSteady
>99% girls
Germanic · Royal
Robert
“one who is bright with fame”
80CommonEasing
>99% boys
Arabic
Xavier
“owner of a new house” · “one who is bright”
79CommonEasing
>99% boys
Latin · Saints
Lucia
“light”
78CommonRising
>99% girls
Spanish · Nature
Maria
“of the shining sea” · “woman of the sea”
77CommonSteady
>99% girls
Hebrew
Elliot
“the shining light” · “Jehovah is my God”
76CommonSteady
85% boys · 15% girls
Persian · Old-fashioned
Margaret
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
75CommonSteady
>99% girls
Polish
Alina
“illustrious” · “one who is noble”
74CommonRising
>99% girls
Hebrew · Nature
Mary
“star of the sea” · “from the sea of bitterness”
74CommonSteady
>99% girls
Greek · Mythological
Phoebe
“bright”
73CommonRising
>99% girls
English
Ember
“a low-burning fire”
73CommonRising
2% boys · 98% girls
Welsh · Nature
Morgan
“circling the bright sea; a sea dweller”
70CommonEasing
22% boys · 78% girls
Modern
Ayden
“one who is fiery; little fire” · “a fiery young man”
69FamiliarCooling
99% boys · 1% girls
Irish or Scottish Gaelic · Timeless
Kenneth
“born of fire” · “handsome, fair one”
67FamiliarEasing
>99% boys
Luciano
“surrounded by light”
67FamiliarRising
>99% boys
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
Luciana
“the luminous one”
67FamiliarRising
>99% girls
Ancient Greek · Literary
Elaina
“the shining light”
67FamiliarSteady
>99% girls
German · Nature
Lena
“the shining light” · “the favored one”
66FamiliarSteady
>99% girls
Irish · Celtic
Aidan
“one who is fiery; little fire” · “a fiery young man”
66FamiliarEasing
99% boys · 1% girls
English
Maggie
“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”
66FamiliarEasing
>99% girls
American · Nature
Sunny
“of the sun; one who is brilliant and cheerful”
65FamiliarRising fast
21% boys · 79% girls
French · Literary
Elaine
“the shining light” · “resembling a fawn”
65FamiliarRising fast
>99% girls
Elora
“God is my light”
64FamiliarRising fast
>99% girls
Modern
Lucca
“surrounded by light”
63FamiliarRising
93% boys · 7% girls
English · Shared
Robin
“one who is bright with fame”
63FamiliarRising
47% boys · 53% girls
Royal
Hugo
“a great thinker” · “having a bright mind”
63FamiliarSteady
>99% boys
Royal
Helena
“the shining light”
63FamiliarRising
>99% girls
Hebrew · Biblical
Uriel
“the angel of light”
62FamiliarSteady
98% boys · 2% girls

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