160+ Bird Names for Babies
Bird names for babies are one of the hottest of the hot nature categories, all the way from Birdie to Wren. Bird names can work as unique first names or meaningful middle names and are often appropriate for both sexes.
While many bird names come straight out and announce themselves, as Robin or Hawk, others are more subtle, carrying bird meanings. Cool bird names for baby girls include Paloma, which means dove, and Vega, which means swooping eagle. Unique bird names for baby boys include Corbin, which means crow, and Lonan, which means blackbird.
Along with Paloma and Wren, other bird baby names among the US Top 1000 Baby Names include Arden, Ava, Callum, Gavin, Jay, Jonas, Mavis, and Robin. Up-and-coming bird names to listen for include Adler, Astor, Dove, and Lark.
If you love nature names and animal names, you may want to search more deeply into the new genre of bird names for babies, with many choices that work for both girls and boys as well as dozens of gender-neutral names.
Here, our entire collection of bird names for babies, ordered according to their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Aart
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"eaglelike"
- Aderyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"bird"
- Adler
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"eagle"
- Aghavni
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"dove"
- Ainara
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"swallow (bird)"
- Ákos
Origin:
Hungarian from TurkishMeaning:
"white eagle"
- Alouette
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"lark"
- Altair
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"falcon"
- Aquila
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"eagle"
- Aquilina
Origin:
Feminine variation of Aquilo, LatinMeaning:
"eagle"
- Arden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"valley of the eagle; high"
- Arden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"valley of the eagle; high"
- Arnelle
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"eagle power"
- Arno
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"eagle"
- Arnold
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"ruler, strong as an eagle"
- Arvid
Origin:
Swedish, Norwegian, DanishMeaning:
"eagle-tree"
- Astor
Origin:
Provencal; IcelandicMeaning:
"hawk; thunder god"
- Ava
Origin:
Hebrew, Latin or GermanicMeaning:
"life; bird; water, island"
- Avelot
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Aviana
Origin:
Variation of Avis, LatinMeaning:
"bird"
- Avis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bird"
- Awilix
Origin:
MayanMeaning:
"swallow"
- Aya
Origin:
Japanese, Hebrew, ArabicMeaning:
"colorful, bird, sign"
- Bartram
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"glorious raven"
- Baz
Origin:
Diminutive of Sebastian or Basil; KurdishMeaning:
"regal; falcon"
- Bertrand
Origin:
French from GermanMeaning:
"magnificent crow"
- Bird
Origin:
Nature name
- Birdie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Birtle
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hill of birds"
- Branson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of the raven"
- Branwen
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"blessed raven"
- Byrd
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"bird"
- Callum
Origin:
Scottish form of Columba, LatinMeaning:
"dove"
- Canary
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small bird"
- Cardinal
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"principal; bird"
- Cardinal
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"principal; bird"
- Cheasequah
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"red bird, cardinal"
- Circe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bird"
- Colibrí
Origin:
French and Spanish word nameMeaning:
"hummingbird"
- Colm
Origin:
Irish variation of Latin ColumbaMeaning:
"dove"
- Columba
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dove"
- Columbus
Origin:
Variation of Columbo or Columbia, LatinMeaning:
"dove"
- Corbett
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"raven"
- Corbin
Origin:
English and French surnameMeaning:
"crow, raven"
- Coronis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"crow"
- Corvina
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"like a raven"
- Crane
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"crane"
- Cranston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the crane town"
- Crawford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ford where crows gather"
- Crow
Origin:
Bird name
- Csongor
Origin:
Hungarian from TurkishMeaning:
"falcon"
- Culver
Origin:
English variation of ColumbaMeaning:
"dove"
- Dasan
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"son of bird clan leader"
- Daya
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"compassionate"
- Deryn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"bird"
- Douwe
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"dove"
- Dove
Origin:
Color and nature nameMeaning:
"dove, a bird"
- Dove
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"dove, a bird"
- Dyveke
Origin:
FrisianMeaning:
"dove"
- Eagle
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"eagle, a bird"
- Eagle
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"eagle, a bird"
- Efron
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bird, lark"
- Elaenia
Origin:
Nature name
- Enda
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"like a bird"
- Ezio
Origin:
Italian from GreekMeaning:
"eagle"
- Faigel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"bird"
- Faigy
Origin:
Feminine variation of Faigel, YiddishMeaning:
"bird"
- Falcon
Origin:
English, from French, nature nameMeaning:
"falcon, a bird"
- Falcon
Origin:
Bird name
- Faulkner
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"falconer"
- Feeny
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little raven"
- Fiachra
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"crow, raven"
- Finch
Origin:
English word and nature nameMeaning:
"to swindle"
- Galvin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a sparrow"
- Gannet
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"goose"
- Gavin
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"white hawk"
- Gawain
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"May hawk"
- Gull
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"long-winged swimming birds"
- Gull
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"long-winged swimming birds"
- Halcyon
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"kingfisher bird"
- Hansika
Origin:
Sinhalese, HindiMeaning:
"swan"
- Haukur
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"hawk"
- Hawk
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"hawk, a bird"
- Hen
- Heron
Origin:
Nature name or GreekMeaning:
"hero"
- Ingram
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"angel-raven"
- Iolana
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"soaring like a hawk"
- Iolani
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"hawk of royalty"
- Jabiru
Origin:
Brazilian, type of bird
- Jarita
Origin:
Hindi-SanskritMeaning:
"mother or legendary bird"
- Jay
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"jaybird"
- Jedda
Origin:
Australian AboriginalMeaning:
"wren"
- Jemima
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dove"
- Jonah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dove"
- Jonas
Origin:
Greek variation of JonahMeaning:
"dove"
- Kanagagota
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"standing turkey"
- Kestrel
Origin:
Bird name
- Kew
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"chick"
- Kihêw
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"eagle"
- Koko
Origin:
Japanese, Native AmericanMeaning:
"stork; night"
- Kuwiskuwi
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"large white water bird; egret"
- Lalage
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"to chatter"
- Lark
Origin:
English bird name
- Lautaro
Origin:
MapucheMeaning:
"swift hawk"
- Lihini
Origin:
SinhaleseMeaning:
"bird"
- Lonan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"blackbird"
- Lowan
Origin:
Indigenous AustralianMeaning:
"malleefowl"
- Manu
Origin:
Finnish, Maori, Hawaiian, SanskritMeaning:
"greatest; bird; wise"
- Maroochy
Origin:
Aboriginal AustralianMeaning:
"black swan"
- Mavis
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"songbird"
- Mayuri
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"peahen"
- Meadowlark
Origin:
Bird name
- Meena
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"blue semiprecious stone, bird"
- Merel
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"blackbird"
- Merle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"blackbird"
- Merle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"blackbird"
- Merope
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bee-eater bird"
- Nascha
Origin:
NavajoMeaning:
"owl"
- Orel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"light of God"
- Orev
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"raven"
- Oriole
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"golden"
- Ortega
Origin:
Spanish nameMeaning:
"dweller at the sign of the grouse"
- Owl
Origin:
Bird name
- Ozuru
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"big stork"
- Paco
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of Francisco; Native AmericanMeaning:
"eagle"
- Palila
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"a bird"
- Paloma
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dove"
- Parastoo
Origin:
Iranian, PersianMeaning:
"swallow bird"
- Patzi
Origin:
Native American, OmahaMeaning:
"yellow bird"
- Peregrine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"traveler, pilgrim"
- Phoenix
Origin:
Arizona place name and GreekMeaning:
"dark red"
- Piaf
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"sparrow"
- Ptarmigan
Origin:
Scots GaelicMeaning:
"name of a bird species"
- Quetzal
Origin:
Bird name, NahuatlMeaning:
"large beautiful tail feather"
- Raicho
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"Thunderbird"
- Raven
Origin:
Word and animal name
- Revna
Origin:
Old Danish, FaroeseMeaning:
"raven"
- Robin
Origin:
Bird name; or English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Robin
Origin:
Bird name, or English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Sacagawea
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"bird woman"
- Sasa
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"goose"
- Sephora
Origin:
French variation of Tziporah, HebrewMeaning:
"bird"
- Sequoia
Origin:
Native American, CherokeeMeaning:
"sparrow"
- Sequoyah
Origin:
Native American, CherokeeMeaning:
"sparrow"
- Sparrow
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"sparrow, a bird"
- Starling
Origin:
animal name
- Svala
Origin:
NordicMeaning:
"swallow (bird)"
- Svale
Origin:
NorwayMeaning:
"swallow (bird) or cool/fresh"
- Swan
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"swan"
- Swanhild
Origin:
SaxonMeaning:
"battle swan"
- Swift
Origin:
English, IrishMeaning:
"quick, windblown"
- Talon
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"large claw of a bird of prey"
- Tazu
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"rice-field stork"
- Teal
Origin:
Bird and color name
- Teal
Origin:
Bird and color name
- Tor
Origin:
Variation of Thor, also Hebrew for "Turtledove"Meaning:
"Turtledove"
- Tsiskwa
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"bird"
- Tzipora
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bird"
- Uguku
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"hooting owl"
- Vega
Origin:
Arabic, SpanishMeaning:
"swooping eagle; meadow"
- Walela
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"hummingbird"
- Wohali
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"eagle"
- Wolfram
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wolf raven"
- Woya
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"dove"
- Wren
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small bird"
- Wren
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small bird"
- Yona
Origin:
Cherokee or variation of Jonah, HebrewMeaning:
"bear; dove"
- Zamir
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"nightingale"
- Zipporah
Origin:
Variation of Tziporah, HebrewMeaning:
"bird"
- Zymir
Origin:
Spelling variation of Zamir, HebrewMeaning:
"song, bird"