Color Names for Babies
Updated Fri Feb 02 2024
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Color names for babies have been around for a while, with Amber, Violet, and Rose the longest-standing members of the genre. Today, though, there are a rainbow of color names for both girls and boys, many of them gender-neutral names.
Color names for babies range from the obvious -- Blue and Scarlett -- to the most exotic, from Azure to Zinc. The top color names for babies are mostly for girls, with Ruby, Scarlett, Hazel, and Violet all popular in the US.
Unique color names for babies that strike the right tone include Amethyst, Blue, Clover, Gray, Indigo, Lavender, Lilac and Steel. Color names, especially relating to something meaningful to you such as red (hair) or a favorite hue, also work great in the middle.
The full spectrum of color names for babies starts here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Amber
Origin:
Word name, English
- Amethyst
Origin:
Gem and Color name
- Aqua
Origin:
Color name
- Ash
Origin:
Diminutive of Asher, EnglishMeaning:
"ash tree"
- Auburn
Origin:
Color nameMeaning:
"deep reddish-brown"
- Azure
Origin:
English color nameMeaning:
"sky blue"
- Beige
Origin:
Color name
- Bíborka
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"purple"
- Blue
Origin:
Color name
- Brick
Origin:
Word name, various origins
- Brindle
Origin:
English word name, color name
- Brown
Origin:
Color and surname
- Bruna
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"brown"
- Bruno
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"brown"
- Buff
Origin:
Modern nickname, also color name
- Burgundy
Origin:
French place-name; also color name
- Cerise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"cherry"
- Cerulean
Origin:
Color name
- Chamois
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"soft leather, yellowish-brown"
- Chartreuse
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"charterhouse"
- Cherry
Origin:
Fruit name
- Citron
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"lemon"
- Claret
Origin:
Color name, also Bordeaux wine
- Clover
Origin:
Flower name, from Old EnglishMeaning:
"key"
- Cobalt
Origin:
Color and nature name
- Cocoa
Origin:
Color and food name
- Copper
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a reddish brown mineral"
- Coral
Origin:
Nature name
- Cordovan
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"native of Cordova"
- Crimson
Origin:
Color nameMeaning:
"rich deep red"
- Cyan
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"greenish blue color"
- Dove
Origin:
Color and nature nameMeaning:
"dove, a bird"
- Ebony
Origin:
English
- Ecru
Origin:
Color name
- Emerald
Origin:
Gem name; PersianMeaning:
"green"
- Fuchsia
Origin:
Plant and color name
- Ginger
Origin:
English diminutive
- Gökçe
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"blue"
- Granite
Origin:
Nature name
- Gray
Origin:
Color name, also diminutive of Grayson
- Green
Origin:
Color name
- Greige
Origin:
Color name
- Grey
Origin:
Color name
- Hazel
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the hazelnut tree"
- Henna
Origin:
Color name, Finnish feminization of Henry, English from GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Hyacinth
Origin:
Flower name, from GreekMeaning:
"blue larkspur; precious stone"
- Indigo
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"Indian dye"
- Iolanthe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"violet flower"
- Ivory
Origin:
Word name
- Jade
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"stone of the side"
- Jet
Origin:
Mineral and word name
- Kurenai
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"crimson"
- Lavender
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"purple flower"
- Lilac
Origin:
English, from PersianMeaning:
"bluish or lilac"
- Magenta
Origin:
Color name
- Mahogany
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"rich, strong"
- Maize
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"corn"
- Marigold
Origin:
Flower name, from EnglishMeaning:
"golden flower"
- Mauve
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"violet-colored"
- Mazarine
Origin:
French color name
- Moss
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"descendant of Moses"
- Nile
Origin:
River name and color nameMeaning:
"dark blue, indigo"
- Nile
Origin:
River name, color name, or variation of Niall, IrishMeaning:
"champion"
- Olive
Origin:
English, from Latin, nature nameMeaning:
"olive tree"
- Pink
Origin:
Color name
- Plum
Origin:
Fruit name
- Poppy
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"red flower"
- Raven
Origin:
Word name
- Red
Origin:
Color name
- Roan
Origin:
Spelling variation of RowanMeaning:
"little redhead"
- Rory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red king"
- Rose
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"rose, a flower"
- Roux
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"russet"
- Ruby
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"deep red precious stone"
- Russet
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"reddish"
- Sapphire
Origin:
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin jewel nameMeaning:
"blue"
- Scarlet
Origin:
Color name
- Seablue
Origin:
English color name
- Seagreen
Origin:
English color name
- Sienna
Origin:
Italian color nameMeaning:
"orange red"
- Silver
Origin:
English word name
- Slate
Origin:
Word name
- Steel
Origin:
Word name
- Sterling
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the highest quality"
- Tawny
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"golden brown"
- Teal
Origin:
Bird and color name
- Titian
Origin:
Italian artist name, also color
- Topaz
Origin:
Greek gem name
- Turquoise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"Turkish stone"
- Umber
Origin:
Color name
- Verde
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"green"
- Vermilion
Origin:
Color name
- Violet
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"purple"
- Viridian
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"blue green color"
- Viridienne
Origin:
Latin via FrenchMeaning:
"green"
- Viridis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"
- Xanthe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"golden, yellow"
- Zinc
Origin:
Color or mineral name