Summer Baby Names
“Sunshine, warmth & the open sea”
These names glow with summer — sunlight, warmth, and the open sea. Whether they mean "sun," like Sol, Soleil, and Helios, or evoke the ocean and long golden days, like Marina, Kai, and Coral, they carry the brightest season's energy.
Leo
Lion
Aurora
Dawn
Kai
Sea, ocean, shell, or restoration
Eliana
My God has answered
Summer
The season of summer
Isla
Island
August
Great, magnificent, or venerable
Leon
Lion
Phoebe
Bright, radiant, or pure
Juliet
Youthful or downy-bearded
Did you know two summer months are named for ancient Rome? July honours Julius Caesar and August the emperor Augustus. The summer solstice, around June 21, is the longest day of the year — the sun at its highest and the light at its fullest.
Marisa
Of the sea
Marina
Of the sea
Marisol
Sea and sun; Mary of Solitude
Cyrus
Sun or lord
Augustus
Great, magnificent, or venerable
Sunny
Sunshine, bright, or cheerful
Samson
Sun or child of the sun
Pearl
A precious gemstone formed within a mollusk
Aurelia
The golden one
Sandy
Defender of men
Noor
Light
Apollo
To destroy or sun god
Koa
Warrior, brave one, or koa tree
Augustine
Great, magnificent, or venerable
Ocean
Large body of water
Dawn
Daybreak or the first appearance of light
Coral
Sea growth or pinkish-orange color
Marin
Of the sea
Sol
Sun
Cordelia
Heart; daughter of the sea
Names meaning "sun" appear all over the world: Ravi and Surya in Sanskrit, Cyrus in Persian, Helios in Greek, and Sol in Latin — proof that the summer sun has been celebrated in every language.
Aditya
The sun; belonging to Aditi
Soleil
Sun
Kiran
Beam of light or ray of sun
Shelly
Clearing on a bank or meadow near a ledge
Aurelio
Golden
Doris
Gift of the ocean
Elio
Sun or gift of the sun
Aditi
Boundless, entire, or freedom
Zia
Light or splendor
Oriana
Dawn or gold
Solana
Sunshine or eastern wind
Lux
Light
Sunshine
The light of the sun
Ravi
Sun
Ziya
Light, splendor, or glow
Sunday
Day of the sun
Maris
Of the sea
Augusta
Great, magnificent, or venerable
Anwar
Luminous, bright, or more radiant
Roshan
Light, bright, or shining
Surya
Sun
Sampson
Sun
Oceana
Of the ocean
Muriel
Bright sea
Delmar
Of the sea
Moana
Ocean, wide expanse of water, or deep sea
Nura
Light
Roshni
Light, brightness, or brilliance
Nerissa
Sea nymph or daughter of Nereus
Bay
A berry, a body of water, or reddish-brown
Solveig
Daughter of the sun or sun-path
Apollonia
Belonging to Apollo
Helios
Sun
Sunniva
Sun gift
Aelia
Sun or sunshine
Helia
Sun
Dinesh
Lord of the day; the sun