With spring on the horizon, if you’re set to welcome your bundle of joy in the new season, here are the top spring baby names for inspiration.
Spring is the season often associated with new life; as flowers bloom, huddles of lambs line the fields and we come together to celebrate Easter, many parents are set to welcome new additions to their families.
Research by baby and nursery retailer Kiddies Kingdom has revealed the top ten spring-inspired names for baby girls and boys in the UK.
Analysing over 200 spring-themed names against the latest UK data from the Office of National Statistics, they found the number of children born with those names in 2020, ranking them by order of popularity.
Top Spring-Inspired Baby Names
Choosing a name for your newborn can feel daunting, as it is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make as a parent. Get inspired with these 62 baby name ideas.
Top 10 Spring Baby Girl Names
Springtime is all about newness and nature, so for babies born during the spring months, there are plenty of names to choose from which are inspired by the season, whether it’s flowers, animals, or simply the world around you.
1. Ava
Meaning: Originating from the Latin word ‘avis,’ meaning ‘bird,’ which has strong connections to springtime nature
2. Ivy
Meaning: A botanical name relating to the climbing vine plant
3. Lily
Meaning: The lily flower
4. Rosie
Meaning: The rose flower
5. Willow
Meaning: Willow tree
6. Florence
Meaning: Flourishing, which radiates a floral feeling of the blooming flowers of spring
7. Poppy
Meaning: Red flower
8. Daisy
Meaning: ‘Day’s eye’ which reflects the way the flower opens in the day and closes at night
9. Chloe
Meaning: ‘Young green shoot.’ Also appeared in Greek mythology as an alternative name for the goddess of agriculture and fertility
10. Violet
Meaning: Purple, the colour of a flower’s petals
Top 10 Spring Baby Boy Names
Spring-inspired names are less popular for boys, but there are still lots of names that relate to the season, again with strong ties to nature.
1. Adam
Meaning: ‘Son of the red earth’, which comes from the word ‘adamah’, meaning ‘earth’
2. Riley
Meaning: Wood clearing/meadow
3. Stanley
Meaning: Stony clearing/meadow
4. Sonny
Meaning: Young boy/son
5. Oakley
Meaning: Oak wood or clearing
6. Harley
Meaning: Hare clearing/meadow
7. Maxwell
Meaning: Great stream
8. River
Meaning: A body of flowing water
9. Sidney
Meaning: Riverside meadow
10. Xavier
Meaning: New house
More Spring Baby Name Ideas
Spring Baby Names for Girls
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- Anastasia
Meaning: Resurrection - Claire
Meaning: Clear and bright
- Iris
Meaning: Rainbow
- May
Meaning: A springtime month - Aurora
Meaning: Goddess of Light
- April
Meaning: A springtime month
- Jade
Meaning: A gemstone
- Laurel
Meaning: Spring-like
- Maia
Meaning: Mother (Mother Nature)
- Fleur
Meaning: Flower
- Avril
Meaning: April – a springtime month
- Hyacinth
Meaning: A flower
- Primrose
Meaning: A flower
- Emerald
Meaning: A gemstone
- Freya
Meaning: Goddess of spring
- Gaia
Meaning: Earth mother/goddess
- Blossom
Meaning: To bloom
- Olwen
Meaning: Goddess of spring
- Laverna
Meaning: Born in spring
- Esmerelda
Meaning: Emerald
- Maple
Meaning: A tree
- Meadow
Meaning: Field of grass - Dawn
Meaning: New beginning - Skye
Meaning: sky, taken from the old Norse sky, meaning “cloud”
- Anastasia
Spring Baby Names for Boys
- Javier
Meaning: Bright and shining - Pascal
Meaning: Easter - Owen
Meaning: Youthful, ‘oen’ lamb - Neo
Meaning: New - Neville
Meaning: New town - Asher
Meaning: New beginning - Denver
Meaning: Green valley - Storm
Meaning: Energy and strength
Gender Neutral Baby Names for Spring
- Robin
Meaning: A type of bird - Sunny
Meaning: Sunshine - Olive
Meaning: A type of tree - Eden
Meaning: Delight - Leif
Meaning: Heir/beloved - Brooke
Meaning: River or stream - Hunter
Meaning: Life and/or huntsman - Rain or Raine
Meaning: Shower of water - River
Meaning: River, flowing water - Oakley
Meaning: Nature
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- The Most Popular Unisex Baby Names
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