baby names meaning sun
Discover 20 baby names associated with sun. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean sun at a glance
- Names
- 20
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 6 · 9 · 5
- Top origin
- Hindi
- Most popular (2025)
- Cyrus #268
Our directory has 20 baby names that mean sun: 6 girls' names, 9 boys' names and 5 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Cyrus (#268 for boys), followed by Elio (#388 for boys), Solana (#495 for girls) and Marisol (#667 for girls). 8 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are Hindi (6), Sanskrit (3) and Spanish (3).
Elio has climbed fastest, from #832 in 2021 to #388 in 2025; Solana rose from #934 to #495 over 2 years.
For something less common, Aditya, Haru and Hinata were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 5.4 letters, from Sol to Marisol, and 55% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Adityasun, son of AditiHindi · boy
- Bhanusun, light, splendor, appearanceSanskrit · unisex
- Cyrussun, throne, far-sightedPersian · boy#268
- EliosunItalian · boy#388
- Haruspring; sunlight; clear weatherJapanese · unisex
- Heliossun; the sun godGreek · boy
- Hinatasunny place, facing the sunJapanese · unisex
- Ilyanabright, shining; light of the sunSlavic · girl
- Ishaansun, lord of wealth, direction northeastHindi · boy#895
- Kiranray of light; beam of sunlightSanskrit · unisex
- Kwesiborn on SundayAfrican · boy
- Marisolsea and sunSpanish · girl#667
- Rashmiray of sunlight, beam of lightHindi · girl
- Rohitred, the first rays of sunHindi · boy
- Savitasun, solar deity, radiantHindi · girl
- SolsunSpanish · unisex#722
- Solanasunshine, sunlightSpanish · girl#495
- SoleilsunFrench · girl#758
- Suryasun, supreme lightSanskrit · boy
- Vihaandawn, morning, first ray of sunHindi · boy#910
questions about baby names that mean sun
Which baby names that mean sun are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean sun are Cyrus (#268 for boys), Elio (#388 for boys), Solana (#495 for girls), Marisol (#667 for girls) and Sol (#722).
Which baby names that mean sun are rising in popularity?
Elio has climbed from #832 in 2021 to #388 in 2025. Solana (#934 to #495) and Marisol (#978 to #667) are also rising.
What are some unique baby names that mean sun?
Aditya, Haru, Hinata, Kwesi and Rohit 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 sun more common for girls or boys?
Of 20 baby names that mean sun on HushName, 6 are girls' names, 9 are boys' names and 5 are unisex.
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