Names That Mean Young

  1. Taya
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "young"
    • Description:

      Taya has recently jumped into the mainstream name pool, perhaps because of kinship with Maya and Kaya. After five years outside the US Top 1000, it reentered in 2015.
  2. Chloé
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "young green shoot"
    • Description:

      French form of Chloé. A popular choice with French-speaking parents, though people elsewhere may associate it most with luxury handbags.
  3. Junior
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "young"
    • Description:

      The line should end with Junior Soprano. While most would expect this to be a nickname rather than an actual given name, Junior has always ranked in the US Top 1000, hitting its peak in 1925 at Number 116.
  4. Kamila
    • Origin:

      Latin, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "young ceremonial attendant; perfect"
    • Description:

      Variant spelling of Camila, common in Eastern Europe. Kamila and Kamilah are also feminine forms of the Arabic name Kamil, meaning "perfect".
  5. Aegis
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "young goat"
    • Description:

      Often found as a brand name in the hi-tech and industrial worlds.
  6. Owen
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "young warrior; well-born"
    • Description:

      Ever since singer Michelle Branch gave it to her daughter in 2005, Owen has started to be used for a small number of girls each year as well. Just 39 baby girls received the name in 2021, compared with over 8700 boys.
  7. Tilen
    • Origin:

      Slovene variation of Giles, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "young goat"
    • Description:

      Tilen is the Slovene form of Giles — one of those names that feel ultra-British but is actually Greek in origin.
  8. Tarun
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "young man"
    • Description:

      Names connected with youth are always so promising for babies, and this lovely Indian name is no exception. Notable bearers include Tarun Nethula, a New Zealand cricket player, Tarun Gogoi, an Assamese politician, and Tarun Tahiliani, a celebrated Indian fashion designer.
  9. Bala
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "young"
    • Description:

      Bala is both a masculine and feminine name in India. Bala is a famous Tamil film director.
  10. Cloe
    • Origin:

      Spanish and Italian variation of Chloe, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "young green shoot"
    • Description:

      Cloe comes in second to the original form, Chloe, in it's native Spain. In the US, this honor goes to the Kardashian-ized Khloe.
  11. Tayanita
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "young beaver"
    • Description:

      A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.
  12. Minx
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "flirtatious young woman"
    • Description:

      While cute in sound, the connotations of the word "minx" make it an inappropriate choice for a baby name.
  13. Eniko
    • Origin:

      Japanese, Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "prosperity, charity; young hind"
    • Description:

      Eniko Hart makes this Japanese name familiar in the US. In Hungary, it's a literary name invented by the poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century. He based it on the name of the legendary mother of the Hungarian people, Enéh.
  14. Kolt
    • Origin:

      Variation of Colt, English
    • Meaning:

      "young horse"
    • Description:

      Depending on how you look at it, a variation of the word name Colt or an abbreviated form of Kolton.
  15. Jiraiya
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "young thunder"
    • Description:

      The name Jiraiya was created in 1806 for yomi-hon — a type of book from the Edo Period — called Jiraiya Monogatari. The character was revived later in the century for a folk tale series Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari, in which Jiraiya, a ninja, shapeshifts into a giant toad.
  16. Jaka
    • Origin:

      Slovene; Indonesian
    • Meaning:

      "supplanter; young man"
    • Description:

      Jack getting too common for you? Here's a distinctive twist. Jaka is one of the most popular boy names in Slovenia, where it's a variant of Jacob or James.
  17. Lionel
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "young lion"
    • Description:

      Lionel is yet another traditional boy's name entering the girls' column--at least once-- via prizewinning novelist Lionel (born Margaret Ann) Shriver.
  18. Neola
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the young one"
    • Description:

      Has an arty, creative image.
  19. Idun
    • Origin:

      Swedish, Norse
    • Meaning:

      "ever young"
    • Description:

      Idun is a modern Swedish transcription of Iðunn, the Norse goddess of apples, fertility, and youth. She was responsible for guarding and keeping the apples from which the gods ate to renew their youth.
  20. Fabron
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "young blacksmith"
    • Description:

      And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.

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