Parents who have a love of the great outdoors may gravitate toward nature baby names for their son or daughter.
Baby names inspired by nature are popular among parents with Olivers and Olivias — both Latin odes to the olive tree — making the Social Security Administration's top names list year after year.
Themes can be as obviously inspired by nature, with names such as River or Bear, or have more understated symbolism, like Dylan, meaning "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean."
Celebrity parents have also helped bolster the popularity of nature baby names.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin named their first child, a daughter, Apple Blythe, in 2004.
Pink welcomed daughter Willow Sage with husband Carey Hart in 2011, and NFL star Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany Matthews named their daughter Sterling Skye in 2021.
Other celebrity babies with nature names include: Summer Rain (Christina Aguilera), River Rose (Kelly Clarkson), Journey River (Megan Fox), Forrest Bradley (Jessie James Decker), Birdie Mae (Jessica Simpson), Bear Blaze (Kate Winslet) and Blue Ivy (Beyoncé).
100 Nature Baby Names
Whether you are inspired by the outdoors or hoping your son or daughter will grow up loving nature, here are 100 nature baby names to consider for your new arrival:
- River
- Lily
- Wren
- Sunny
- Reed
- Ridge
- Sky
- Phoenix
- Rosa
- Ocean
- Laurel
- Clay
- Autumn
- Everest
- Pearl
- Rain
- Wolf
- Cedar
- Stone
- Cypress
- Sterling
- Lake
- Brook
- Rose
- Nova
- Eden
- Ivy
- Jade
- Jasmine
- Cole
- Skylar
- Rain
- Blaze
- Delta
- Fern
- Glen
- Varsha
- Iris
- Meadow
- North
- Opal
- Willow
- Storm
- Olivia
- Poppy
- Daisy
- Huck
- Leo
- Orion
- Cliff
- Arbor
- Kai
- Asher
- Cane
- Clementine
- Bear
- Lark
- Fawn
- Dawn
- Briar
- Daphne
- Estelle
- Adair
- Jasper
- Oliver
- Rowan
- Yael
- Celeste
- June
- Neva
- Raine
- Savannah
- Sierra
- Olivia
- Susan
- Violet
- Moss
- Apple
- Oleander
- Antonio
- Dylan
- Atlas
- Sage
- Maisie
- Aspen
- Callan
- Indigo
- Ruby
- Sol
- Acacia
- Juniper
- Raven
- Dakota
- Landon
- Oliver
- Zion
- Flint
- Alder
- Dove
- Ginger
