By meaning
Names by meaning
Each theme holds names whose meaning is backed by a source linked from the name page.
- Themes
- 29
- Names with a theme
- 3,378
- Largest theme
- Faith · 683
- More girls than boys
- 9 / 29
Meaning themes
- Faith 683 names ♂ 569 · ♀ 92
- Light 573 names ♂ 127 · ♀ 417
- Kindness 243 names ♂ 146 · ♀ 88
- Nature 216 names ♂ 84 · ♀ 122
- Beauty 202 names ♂ 74 · ♀ 116
- Strength 194 names ♂ 162 · ♀ 25
- Wisdom 188 names ♂ 135 · ♀ 44
- Knowledge 186 names ♂ 124 · ♀ 53
- Leadership 176 names ♂ 153 · ♀ 21
- Blessing 170 names ♂ 108 · ♀ 55
- Royalty 148 names ♂ 101 · ♀ 45
- Happiness 141 names ♂ 65 · ♀ 66
- Protection 135 names ♂ 100 · ♀ 32
- Prosperity 132 names ♂ 67 · ♀ 59
- Purity 125 names ♂ 53 · ♀ 68
- Life 115 names ♂ 64 · ♀ 48
- Victory 108 names ♂ 75 · ♀ 28
- Flowers 105 names ♂ 32 · ♀ 72
- Love 101 names ♂ 52 · ♀ 45
- Honesty 96 names ♂ 65 · ♀ 26
- Peace 73 names ♂ 40 · ♀ 26
- The moon 72 names ♂ 46 · ♀ 24
- Water 69 names ♂ 30 · ♀ 35
- Courage 54 names ♂ 51 · ♀ 3
- Hope 53 names ♂ 19 · ♀ 34
- Stars 52 names ♂ 15 · ♀ 35
- Patience 45 names ♂ 33 · ♀ 10
- The sun 41 names ♂ 30 · ♀ 9
- Gratitude 37 names ♂ 28 · ♀ 9
Girls and boys
Girl Boy
- Girl: 92 Faith Boy: 569
- Girl: 417 Light Boy: 127
- Girl: 88 Kindness Boy: 146
- Girl: 122 Nature Boy: 84
- Girl: 116 Beauty Boy: 74
- Girl: 25 Strength Boy: 162
- Girl: 44 Wisdom Boy: 135
- Girl: 53 Knowledge Boy: 124
- Girl: 21 Leadership Boy: 153
- Girl: 55 Blessing Boy: 108
- Girl: 45 Royalty Boy: 101
- Girl: 66 Happiness Boy: 65
- Girl: 32 Protection Boy: 100
- Girl: 59 Prosperity Boy: 67
- Girl: 68 Purity Boy: 53
- Girl: 48 Life Boy: 64
- Girl: 28 Victory Boy: 75
- Girl: 72 Flowers Boy: 32
- Girl: 45 Love Boy: 52
- Girl: 26 Honesty Boy: 65
- Girl: 26 Peace Boy: 40
- Girl: 24 The moon Boy: 46
- Girl: 35 Water Boy: 30
- Girl: 3 Courage Boy: 51
- Girl: 34 Hope Boy: 19
- Girl: 35 Stars Boy: 15
- Girl: 10 Patience Boy: 33
- Girl: 9 The sun Boy: 30
- Girl: 9 Gratitude Boy: 28
Baby names by meaning and gender
Girl Names
- Light417
- Beauty116
- Faith92
- Knowledge53
- Wisdom44
- Love45
- Happiness66
- Hope34
- Purity68
- Life48
- Prosperity59
- Blessing55
- Nature122
- Flowers72
- Stars35
- Water35
- Kindness88
- Protection32
- Royalty45
Boy Names
By meaning and category
Malay Names
- Light481
- Beauty119
- Faith582
- Knowledge130
- Wisdom134
- Strength116
- Courage33
- Victory66
- Peace54
- Love61
- Happiness79
- Hope32
- Purity94
- Life69
- Prosperity68
- Blessing124
- Nature87
- Flowers45
- The moon33
- Stars31
- Water32
- Leadership98
- Kindness201
- Patience39
- Honesty71
- Protection94
- Royalty102
Indian Names
Same meaning, different traditions
One meaning, several naming traditions: light is Nur (Malay Names), Prakash (Indian Names), 光 (Chinese character) in our data.
Frequently asked questions
Where do these meaning themes come from?
Each name is placed in a theme from the sourced meaning shown on its page. 3,378 names have at least one theme; a name can sit in several.
Why are there no Chinese names in these themes?
A Chinese name’s meaning depends on the characters the family chose, so Chinese names are not given a single theme. The “across traditions” pages show the characters whose dictionary gloss matches the theme.
Does the “faith” theme show the bearer’s religion?
No. A theme describes the meaning of the word behind a name, here a word relating to faith or the divine, not the religion of anyone who bears it.