baby names meaning light
Discover 66 baby names associated with light. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean light at a glance
- Names
- 66
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 39 · 13 · 14
- Top origin
- Greek
- Most popular (2025)
- Lucas #10
Our directory has 66 baby names that mean light: 39 girls' names, 13 boys' names and 14 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Lucas (#10 for boys), followed by Luca (#14), Nora (#20 for girls) and Hazel (#21 for girls). 29 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are Greek (10), Hebrew (10) and Sanskrit (7).
Solana has climbed fastest, from #934 in 2023 to #495 in 2025; Halo rose from #938 to #613 over 5 years.
For something less common, Amitabh, Deepak and Haru were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 5.1 letters, from Joy to Svetlana, and 56% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Amitabhinfinite splendor, boundless lightHindi · boy
- Anwarluminous, radiant, full of lightArabic · boy
- Apollodestroyer, god of lightGreek · boy#445
- Ashwinlight, horse tamer, possessing horsesHindi · boy
- Aylahalo of light around the moon, oak treeTurkish · girl#77
- Bhanusun, light, splendor, appearanceSanskrit · unisex
- Bodhiawakening, enlightenmentSanskrit · unisex#265
- Buraklightning, bright, the Prophet's steedTurkish · boy
- Dawndaybreak, the first lightEnglish · girl
- Deepalight, lamp, radianceHindi · girl
- Deepaklamp, source of lightSanskrit · boy
- Diyalamp, light, radianceHindi · girl
- Edendelight, paradiseHebrew · unisex#70
- Elenabright, shining lightGreek · girl#42
- Elenitorch, bright light, shining oneGreek · girl
- Eleonorabright, shining lightItalian · girl
- Elinebright, shining lightDutch · girl
- ElioraGod is my lightHebrew · girl#914
- Elliebright, shining lightEnglish · girl#24
- Farahjoy, happiness, delightArabic · girl
- Guanglight, glory, honorChinese · boy
- Halodivine aura, ring of lightGreek · girl#613
- Haruspring; sunlight; clear weatherJapanese · unisex
- Hazelhazel tree, light brownEnglish · girl#21
- Helenbright, shining light; torchGreek · girl#462
- Helenabright, shining light; torchGreek · girl#363
- Hikarulight; radiance; to shineJapanese · unisex
- Ilyanabright, shining; light of the sunSlavic · girl
- Joygreat happiness and delightLatin · girl#419
- Jyotilight, flame, divine radianceSanskrit · girl
- Kerenray of light, horn of strengthHebrew · girl
- Kirabeam of light, dark-hairedEnglish · girl#385
- Kiranray of light; beam of sunlightSanskrit · unisex
- Lenabright, shining lightGreek · girl#279
- Lenorebright, shining lightGreek · girl
- Leonorbright, shining lightPortuguese · girl
- Liormy lightHebrew · unisex
- Lioramy light, I have lightHebrew · girl#900
- Lucabringer of lightItalian · unisex#14
- Lucaslight, illuminationGreek · boy#10
- Lucialight, graceful lightSpanish · girl#83
- Lucíalight, born of lightLatin · girl
- LucianlightLatin · boy#462
- LucianalightLatin · girl#273
- Lucienlight, born of lightFrench · boy#899
- Lucillelight, bright oneFrench · girl#239
- LucylightLatin · girl#25
- Lukelight-giving, luminousGreek · boy#33
- LuxlightLatin · unisex
- Mahinamoon, moonlightHawaiian · girl
- Maisiepearl, child of lightScottish · girl#233
- Nandinidaughter, one who brings joy, delightfulSanskrit · girl
- Naomipleasant, beautiful, my delightHebrew · girl#47
- Noampleasantness, delightHebrew · unisex
- Noorlight, divine lightArabic · unisex#659
- Norahonor, lightIrish · girl#20
- OrianLight, or variant of the hunter OrionHebrew · unisex
- Oritlight, my lightHebrew · girl
- Rashmiray of sunlight, beam of lightHindi · girl
- Selinrushing water, torrent, moonlightTurkish · girl
- Solanasunshine, sunlightSpanish · girl#495
- Suryasun, supreme lightSanskrit · boy
- Svetlanalight, pure, blessedRussian · girl
- Urimy light, my flameHebrew · boy
- Yurilily, farmer, light of GodJapanese · unisex
- Zenmeditation, absorption, enlightenmentJapanese · unisex
questions about baby names that mean light
Which baby names that mean light are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean light are Lucas (#10 for boys), Luca (#14), Nora (#20 for girls), Hazel (#21 for girls) and Ellie (#24 for girls).
Which baby names that mean light are rising in popularity?
Solana has climbed from #934 in 2023 to #495 in 2025. Halo (#938 to #613) and Noor (#887 to #659) are also rising.
What are some unique baby names that mean light?
Amitabh, Deepak, Haru, Leonor and Orit 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 light more common for girls or boys?
Of 66 baby names that mean light on HushName, 39 are girls' names, 13 are boys' names and 14 are unisex.
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