baby names meaning life
Discover 15 baby names associated with life. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean life at a glance
- Names
- 15
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 12 · 1 · 2
- Top origin
- Latin
- Most popular (2025)
- Evelyn #8
Our directory has 15 baby names that mean life: 12 girls' names, 1 boys' name and 2 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Evelyn (#8 for girls), followed by Ava (#11 for girls), Zoe (#31 for girls) and Vivian (#72 for girls). 9 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are Latin (4), Hebrew (3) and Greek (2).
Vivienne has climbed fastest, from #261 in 2020 to #172 in 2025; Vivian rose from #101 to #72 over 5 years.
For something less common, Chaitanya, Chun and Enid were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 5 letters, from Ava to Chaitanya, and 47% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Avalife, bird, guaranteeLatin · girl#11
- Avianabird, lifeLatin · girl#887
- Chaitanyaconsciousness, life force, pure awarenessHindi · boy
- Chunspring, vitality, new lifeChinese · unisex
- Enidsoul, life forceWelsh · girl
- Evalife, living oneHebrew · girl#134
- Evelife, living oneHebrew · girl#519
- Evelynwished for child, lifeEnglish · girl#8
- Evianalife, gracious giftHebrew · girl
- Faunaanimal life, goddess of fertilityLatin · girl
- Skylerscholar, eternal life, skyDutch · unisex#671
- Vivianalive, lively, full of lifeLatin · girl#72
- Viviennealive, full of lifeFrench · girl#172
- Zoalife, living beingGreek · girl
- ZoelifeGreek · girl#31
questions about baby names that mean life
Which baby names that mean life are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean life are Evelyn (#8 for girls), Ava (#11 for girls), Zoe (#31 for girls), Vivian (#72 for girls) and Eva (#134 for girls).
Which baby names that mean life are rising in popularity?
Vivienne has climbed from #261 in 2020 to #172 in 2025. Vivian (#101 to #72) is also rising.
What are some unique baby names that mean life?
Chaitanya, Chun, Enid, Eviana and Fauna were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are baby names that mean life more common for girls or boys?
Of 15 baby names that mean life on HushName, 12 are girls' names, 1 are boys' names and 2 are unisex.
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