Baby names by meaning

A name's meaning is often the heart of the choice — a quality you hope your child carries with them. Whether you are drawn to strength, light, love, peace, wisdom, grace or joy, choose a theme below to explore every name that carries that meaning across all origins and traditions. Each entry shows the meaning, origin and gender at a glance.

Meanings are interpreted generously, so you will discover both obvious matches and delightful surprises from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Japanese and other traditions. Found a theme you love? Open the free baby names generator and type it in the meaning box to refine further by origin, letter and rashi.