160+ Bird Names for Babies

  1. Birtle
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "hill of birds"
    • Description:

      Brittle.
  2. Cranston
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "the crane town"
    • Description:

      A surname associated these days with Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston.
  3. Gannet
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "goose"
    • Description:

      The meaning is kind of silly, but the name might make a distinctive update of Janet.
  4. Falcon
    • Origin:

      English, from French, nature name
    • Meaning:

      "falcon, a bird"
    • Description:

      One of the bird names that's more appropriate for a boy, though it works for a girl too.
  5. Kanagagota
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "standing turkey"
    • Description:

      The given name of Conocotocko II, or Standing Turkey, a Cherokee chief in the 18th century. He advised the tribe to go to war against the then-colonies of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
  6. Haukur
    • Origin:

      Icelandic
    • Meaning:

      "hawk"
    • Description:

      The Icelandic word for "hawk" and recent addition to the Icelandic name pool. It was derived from the Old Norse word haukr, also meaning "hawk."
  7. Jarita
    • Origin:

      Hindi-Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "mother or legendary bird"
    • Description:

      Delicate and lacy, with less emphasis on the jar syllable.
  8. Hansika
    • Origin:

      Sinhalese, Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "swan"
    • Description:

      Swans are beautiful creatures, with rather unusable English names. To evoke the grace and serenity of the swan, we recommend you take a look at this Sri Lankan name.
  9. Csongor
    • Origin:

      Hungarian from Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "falcon"
  10. Eagle
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Meaning:

      "eagle, a bird"
    • Description:

      For the boyds. Er, boys, if only judging my the statistics, which have this rare bird name given to a handful of baby boys in the US but no recent baby girls. But it certainly would make a majestic choice for a child of either gender.