Color Names for Babies

A yellowish chemical compound that produces fluorescent dyes ranging from bright yellow to hot pink to flaming red -- but as a name sounds glaringly sci-fi.

Best in the middle.

This name was given to Aisha by Muhammed because of her characteristically rosy cheeks. Humaira is the common Urdu spelling of this name, which can also be written as Humayra. The name ranks in the UK Top 1000 and has done since at least the 90s.

The term "wintergreen" historically referred to plants that remain green through the winter, for which we use the word "evergreen" today. Gaultheria wintergreens, shrubs, contain the oil used to make wintergreen mint flavoring, used in chewing gum, toothpaste, and even root beer.

Neutral color, but as a name, too much of an oddity.

In Maori mythology, Kahukura is a god of the rainbow, who manifests as the upper part of a double rainbow. The name is generally used for girls in New Zealand today.

This unisex name ranks among the most popular girl names in Norway, though it has a number of different roots.

Modern form of the Classical name Xanthippe, name of Socrates' wife, this name is often used as a by-word for a nagging, scolding woman.

Alternative form of Zarin and Zari.

A rising choice in Turkey, Mercan is derived from the Arabic marjān meaning "coral", in turn connecting the name to nature, to the ocean, and to a reddish-pinkish-orangey hue. Appearing in the Turkish Top 100 for the first time in 2024, Mercan is a cognate of the Persian and Kazakh names Marjan, Marzahn, and Marjane.

Better on your living-room walls.

With the popularity of Isabella, you might think of Isabelline as a further elaboration -- though it would be the definition of gilding the lily. But Isabelline is also a color, an amorphous pale yellow-gray-cream most often seen in horses' coats or birds' plumage.

One of the unisex western names that rode in with Dakota and Montana.

Cyan is an attractive color names, but for a girl, better go all the way to Cyane, the name of a Sicilian nymph who lived in a blue pool.

Scarlett with a Spanish twist, based on the Spanish pronunciation of the name. Escarlet and Escarleth are also occasionally used in the US.

Both a first and last name, Zorina has a pretty, ballerina-like quality.

Reddish dye that sounds as if it could be a real name — of the outdated, Old World, Yetta-Hedda variety.

Associated with a vivid red-orange-colored lacquer, would make a more than distinctive color-related choice.

Identified with a region famous for its gold, more commonly spelled Ophira.

A Mongolian word name, Solongo is a rare name with a beautiful and colorful meaning. The pronunciation would likely be unintuitive to English speakers, however, it is is pronounced saw-zhong, said softly.