Christmas baby names can be drawn from many sources, from names that mean Christmas to figures associated with the magical holiday to symbols of Christmas and winter. 

The top Christmas baby names are Clara and Ivy for girls and Theodore for boys. Along with Ivy, other Christmas names for girls in the US Top 1000 include Eve, Stella, Natalie, Holly, Josephine, Mary, Lucia, and Angela. 

Along with Theodore, Christmas names for boys ranking in the US Top 1000 include Pax, Nicholas, Joseph, Christian, Christopher, and Bennett. Gender neutral Christmas names we're hearing more of include Hollis, Lux, Juniper, and Winter.

Unique Christmas names that strike the perfect style note today include Snow, Drummer, Lumi, Lucian, Kerensa, and Pace.

The Christmas names here represent many origins and styles and include Christmas names for girls and boys as well as gender-neutral names with Christmas meanings. Names that mean blessed or holy, star or light, joy or peace might be considered Christmas names. Nature names related to snow or the trees and flowers of Christmas qualify, along with the names of the Holy Family, the angels and the Wise Men. 

If you're expecting a baby born during the end-of-year holidays, or simply want a name that connotes the magical season, consider this collection of Christmas baby names.

Christmas Names

A fun and confident choice, Holiday is a celebratory name, particularly associated with Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannukah, and New Year, and with rest, leisure, and vacations more generally. Fitting for a winter baby, but totally sunny too, it comes from the Old English hāligdæg meaning "holy day" as it was originally used to mark religious festivals and celebrations.
 
A quietly used option since the 50s, jazz singer Billie Holiday lends the name an element of glamor too, while familiar nickname Holly keeps it grounded. In a recent count, just 21 girls were called Holiday in the US, making this a rare choice that doesn't sound too out there.

Holiday

Chiara is a lovely and romantic Italian name that's familiar but not widely used here: a real winner. You might consider Chiara instead of Claire, Clara, Cara, or even Keira.
 Santa Chiara, Aglicized as St. Clare, was a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi.
 Two members of European cinema royalty, Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni, named their now grown daughter Chiara.
 Chiara currently ranks in the Top 100 in Switzerland, Germany and Italy.

Chiara

Cedar is, like Ash, Oak, Pine and Ebony, one of the new tree/wood names that parents are starting to consider; this one is particularly aromatic with a similar feel to more classic options like Cedric, Edgar, Reed, and Sawyer. 
 In the Bible the cedar is mentioned in Psalm 92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon." The Lebanon  Cedar was used to build King Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, and there are now several hospitals called Cedars of Lebanon, plus a U2 song by that name.
 A contemporary bearer of the name is the jazz pianist Cedar Walton, while Cyrus and Cypress are similar options. 
 
The name was chosen by 170 boys and 76 girls in a recent year.

Cedar

Short and catchy form of traditional Asian name. 

Hoshi

Hilary may feel too connected to a single personality, but this version offers a fresh and interesting alternative.
 
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin (born Hillary Lynn Hayward-Thomas) chose this variation of Hilaria's adopted name for their third daughter, Ilaria Catalina Irena.

Ilaria

Ilario's merry, jovial sound reflects a shared root with the word hilarious. 

Ilario

This name of the archangel who protects those born under the sign of Capricorn is one of the most attractive and distinctive <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/577/names-for-december-babies">December baby names</a> or <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/629/71-wonderful-names-for-january-babies">January baby names</a>. Cassiel is a little-known member of the increasingly popular Cass family, which includes Cassius, Cassian, and Cassia.

Cassiel

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Christmas names for baby girls and baby boys, including popular Christmas names and unique names celebrating the Christmas holiday, such as Noelle, Winter, Ivy, and Nicholas,  (Page 14)