Summer Baby Names

This very unusual botanical name refers to flowers that have a second color around the edges, commonly found in tulips and carnations. Thomas Hardy named a character Picotee in his novel The Hand of Ethelberta.

Kauai is known as the Garden Isle of Hawaii. Ironically, it qualifies as a baby name based on spelling variation and homonym Kawhi, as in basketball star Kawhi Leonard.

Lumen is a Latin word meaning "light", and the term used for the measurement of light output (making it an attractive choice for science-buffs).

Sunny, sophisticated, and bright, Sumarlina is a rare Icelandic name with several possible meanings. On one hand, it could be a feminine form of Sumarliði (anglicized as Somerled), an Old Norse name meaning "summer traveller".

Oasis is an ultra-rare word name that has only ever been used for a handful of babies born in the US. Its appeal is undeniable, though. An oasis can be a place of refuge, or a place of beauty, in an otherwise harsh environment. It also shares sounds with other popular and trendy names—think Owen, combined with Silas, with a touch of Ocean.

A summertime baby name in Japan.

A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.

Flowing, melodic boy name with a sun-drenched meaning.

Beachy name perfect for a summer baby.

The Spanish word for "shell" is a new addition to the quickly growing list of ocean-inspired nature names.

A variant of Romer or Rohmer, or simply derived from the English word "roam", meaning to travel freely, spontaneously, wherever your feet may take you.

Is there anything more Australian than the beach and surfing? Tarni is the Kaurna word for wave/surf, and is sometimes used as a girls name in Australia. Other spellings that are sometimes seen include Tahnee and Tarney, but we prefer the more usual spelling.

This Scottish surname and Scottish and Australian place name has a pleasant airy and breezy sound to it. Camden mayor Lara Symkowiak chose the name for her daughter born in 2016.

Sommers is a surname-y spin on the word name Summer, made all the more fashionable by the final S. If Hayes, Rivers, and Brooks can be trendy gender-neutral names, why not Sommers?

This bright, spirited, and summery name derives from the Serbian and Croatian word sunce meaning "sun".