725+ Nature Names for Babies

A popular flower, but as a name we don't expect it to reach the heights of Lily or Violet. Its origins are not entirely clear: it may come directly from the French word carnation "complexion" (because of the flower's pale pink color), or it may be a corruption of English "coronation".

Sounds incomplete, like a pet form of Miranda.

An old-man name that sounds cute when used for a little girl, and is starting to seem cool again for boys too.

Model Trish Goff's Nima is a boy, but the a ending gives this name a feminine feel.

A hardwood tree native to Africa, India and other tropical regions, which bears sweet pod-shaped fruits which are used as a flavoring in many world cuisines, including Indian and Filipino. A rare and intriguing nature name which could honor an ancestral Tammy or Tamar.

Oakley is one of the truest unisex names for babies, achieving a 56-44 gender distribution, favoring girls. Oaklee is 80% female and may serve as a clearer identification of sex, if that’s what you’re interested in.

This tree, famous for the honey produced from its flowers, can be used as a masculine or feminine name.

Leaf is a hippieish choice that, for girls, still retains an evergreen quality.

Mawar is another of the "rose" variants that is almost unheard of outside its home country (in this case, Indonesia), but which deserves consideration given its lilting sound.

A handsome nature name – and an intriguing alternative to Willow – that is also found as a rare English surname.

Alternative for the ultrapopular Jamal.

Fruit associated with prosperity, fertility, and marriage in many cultures.

Pomme or Pomeline are more name-worthy.

nature namesare in, and even fish names like Pike and Salmon are open for consideration.

Flower name that sounds a bit too much like a disease.

Unless it was your grandmother's maiden name, and you're using it in the middle place, we don't think so. Could be confused with Hazelden, a leading rehab facility.

Solemn but soaring name with patriotic symbolism.

This name has a nicely fragrant woodsy feel, bringing it into the nature-tree name category. Its only well known bearer, folk singer and Oscar-winning actor Burl Ives, had the full birth certificate name of Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives--nothing compared to his two siblings named Argola and Lillburn.

Distinctive and charming nature name that blends elements of Jacqueline and Amanda.

Grrrr.

Bamboo is a plant name that you might want to save for the zoo's name-the-panda contest. It was used for a starbaby in 2000, though, the rapper Big Boi.