Beach Baby Names

Kairi is the name of the main female character in the popular role-playing video game series, <em>Kingdom Hearts</em>. Voiced by Hayden Panettiere in the main series, Kairi is one of the seven Princesses of the Heart. Kairi entered the US Top 1000 in 2010 and was given to over 400 baby girls in one recent year.

Kairi

Laguna Beach is a famous California spot -- though there's "goonie" teasing potential.

Laguna

Lir is the Irish god of the sea, the equivalent of the Welsh Llyr which some equate with Shakespeare's King Lear. This is one of those rare names that is simple and has a deep history with an appealing meeting and yet is completely unused in the modern world -- no baby boys were recorded as receiving the name Lir in the US last year. Maybe because it sounds like the unappealing leer?

Beach baby names call on the sand, the sea, and the sun for inspiration. Figures from mythology along with 

, such as Piper and Fisher, might also be considered beachy baby names.

 include Ariel, Dylan, Finn, Madison, Maren, Marina, Summer, and Wade.

, such as Reef, Dune, Cove, and Ocean, are among the coolest 

, the child of a sailor or a surfer, or a family that lives near the water.

Beach baby names to consider for your list include the following.

Baby names related to the beach, ocean, water, and summer, for girls and boys with origins and popularity, including Cove, Wade, and Maren (Page 6)