Sci-Fi Baby Names
Sci-fi baby names come from the most popular science fiction movies, books, and television shows. Science fiction writers love to choose obscure, rare names for their characters, sometimes going so far as to invent names themselves, such as Kylo and Katniss.
Along with Kylo, other sci-fi baby names in the US Top 1000 include Dash, Fox, Holden, Kira, Leia, Max, Serenity, and Trinity. Names that owe their success directly to a science fiction franchise include Ripley, Neo, and Mazikeen, a newly rising name from Neil Gaiman’s comic book Sandman.
If you are searching for a distinctive and cool name for your child, you should consider taking inspiration from sci-fi character names. From Star Wars to Blade Runner, here's a list of unique science fiction baby names, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Ada
Origin:
German or TurkishMeaning:
"noble, nobility, or island"
- Aeryn
Origin:
Variation of Erin, IrishMeaning:
"from the island to the west"
- Alia
Origin:
Arabic feminine form of AliMeaning:
"supreme, exalted"
- Amidala
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"beautiful flower"
- Ayala
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"doe, gazelle"
- Bail
- Bishop
Origin:
English occupational name
- Bria
Origin:
From Italian word brio meaning "vigour, liveliness"Meaning:
"vigour, liveliness"
- Buck
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"male deer or rabbit"
- Buffy
Origin:
Diminutive of Elizabeth
- Cade
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"round; or, barrel"
- Clover
Origin:
Flower name, from Old EnglishMeaning:
"key"
- Dash
Origin:
Diminutive of Dashiell, meaning unknown
- Davin
- Deanna
Origin:
English variation of DianaMeaning:
"divine"
- Dejah
- Deliah
- Diva
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"goddess"
- Dutch
- Elihu
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is God"
- Flash
Origin:
Word and comic book name
- Fox
Origin:
Animal name
- Gaius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"to rejoice"
- Galen
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"calm, healer"
- Holden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hollow valley"
- Joelle
Origin:
Feminine variation of Joel, HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is his God"
- Jubal
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"ram's horn"
- Kaidan
- Katniss
Origin:
Literary and botanical name
- Kaylee
Origin:
American variation of KaylaMeaning:
"laurel, crown"
- Kerr
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"someone who lived near wet ground"
- Keyan
- Kira
Origin:
Russian feminine variation of CyrusMeaning:
"throne"
- Korben
- Kylo
Origin:
Variation of Kyle, ScottishMeaning:
"narrow spit of land"
- Lazarus
Origin:
Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew EleazarMeaning:
"God is my helper"
- Leia
Origin:
Spelling variation of Leya, Spanish; HindiMeaning:
"the law; lion"
- Londo
Origin:
Invented name
- Lorelei
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"alluring, temptress"
- Lyta
Origin:
Variation of Lita
- Mal
Origin:
Diminutive of Malcolm, ScottishMeaning:
"devotee of St. Colomba"
- Max
Origin:
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or MaxwellMeaning:
"greatest"
- Mazikeen
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"harmful spirits"
- Motoko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"resourceful child"
- Moya
- Neo
Origin:
Latin or TswanaMeaning:
"new or gift"
- Pallas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Reaver
Origin:
Literary invented name
- Ren
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"water lily, lotus"
- Riddick
Origin:
Variation of Reddick, Scottish
- Ripley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"strip of clearing in the woods"
- River
Origin:
Nature name
- Roy
Origin:
French or CelticMeaning:
"king or red-haired"
- Rune
Origin:
German and SwedishMeaning:
"secret"
- Samara
Origin:
Hebrew, ArabicMeaning:
"under God's rule, companion in night conversation"
- Scorpius
Origin:
Astrological name; LatinMeaning:
"scorpion"
- Sela
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rock"
- Selim
Origin:
Turkish variation of Salim, ArabicMeaning:
"safe"
- Serenity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"peaceful"
- Serra
Origin:
Italian, Portuguese and CatalanMeaning:
"ridge"
- Tali
- Talon
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"large claw of a bird of prey"
- Talyn
- Tasha
Origin:
Diminutive of Natasha
- Tetsuo
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"wise man"
- Thane
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"clan chieftain"
- Trinity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"triad"
- Tuck
Origin:
Diminutive of Tucker, EnglishMeaning:
"fabric pleater"
- Tyrell
Origin:
Spelling variation of Terrell
- Wikus
Origin:
Diminutive of Lodewikus, Afrikaans
- Winter
Origin:
Word name
- Zed
Origin:
Diminutive of Zedekiah
- Zhora
- Zira
Origin:
Berber, TamazightMeaning:
"moonlight"