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

Boy

Aurora

Dawn

Girl

Kai

Sea, ocean, shell, or restoration

Boy

Eliana

My God has answered

Girl

Summer

The season of summer

Girl

Isla

Island

Girl

August

Great, magnificent, or venerable

Boy

Leon

Lion

Boy

Phoebe

Bright, radiant, or pure

Girl

Juliet

Youthful or downy-bearded

Girl

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

Girl

Marina

Of the sea

Girl

Marisol

Sea and sun; Mary of Solitude

Girl

Cyrus

Sun or lord

Boy

Augustus

Great, magnificent, or venerable

Boy

Sunny

Sunshine, bright, or cheerful

Unisex

Samson

Sun or child of the sun

Boy

Pearl

A precious gemstone formed within a mollusk

Girl

Aurelia

The golden one

Girl

Sandy

Defender of men

Girl

Noor

Light

Girl

Apollo

To destroy or sun god

Boy

Koa

Warrior, brave one, or koa tree

Boy

Augustine

Great, magnificent, or venerable

Boy

Ocean

Large body of water

Unisex

Dawn

Daybreak or the first appearance of light

Girl

Coral

Sea growth or pinkish-orange color

Girl

Marin

Of the sea

Girl

Sol

Sun

Unisex

Cordelia

Heart; daughter of the sea

Girl

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

Boy

Soleil

Sun

Girl

Kiran

Beam of light or ray of sun

Unisex

Shelly

Clearing on a bank or meadow near a ledge

Girl

Aurelio

Golden

Boy

Doris

Gift of the ocean

Girl

Elio

Sun or gift of the sun

Boy

Aditi

Boundless, entire, or freedom

Girl

Zia

Light or splendor

Girl

Oriana

Dawn or gold

Girl

Solana

Sunshine or eastern wind

Girl

Lux

Light

Unisex

Sunshine

The light of the sun

Girl

Ravi

Sun

Boy

Ziya

Light, splendor, or glow

Girl

Sunday

Day of the sun

Girl

Maris

Of the sea

Girl

Augusta

Great, magnificent, or venerable

Girl

Anwar

Luminous, bright, or more radiant

Boy

Roshan

Light, bright, or shining

Boy

Surya

Sun

Unisex

Sampson

Sun

Boy

Oceana

Of the ocean

Girl

Muriel

Bright sea

Girl

Delmar

Of the sea

Boy

Moana

Ocean, wide expanse of water, or deep sea

Girl

Nura

Light

Girl

Roshni

Light, brightness, or brilliance

Girl

Nerissa

Sea nymph or daughter of Nereus

Girl

Bay

A berry, a body of water, or reddish-brown

Unisex

Solveig

Daughter of the sun or sun-path

Girl

Apollonia

Belonging to Apollo

Girl

Helios

Sun

Boy

Sunniva

Sun gift

Girl

Aelia

Sun or sunshine

Girl

Helia

Sun

Girl

Dinesh

Lord of the day; the sun

Boy