When naming a baby, there’s no better place to look than up to the sun. What better way to make your baby shine brightly than with a baby name that means sun? If your child is born in the summer months, or you want a name that denotes power, sustainability, and life, these sun names for babies can be a good choice. So here’s our list of sun-based baby names that are good enough for your dazzling little star. Every language and culture has words for light and the sun, so there is a wide variety of baby girl names, baby boy names, and gender-neutral names with this meaning to choose from. Just like that beautiful sun, they carry the joy and happiness you’ll experience when you meet your little ray of sunshine and hopefully every morning after that.
Aarush
Boy. Hindi origin, meaning: First ray of the sun
Similar names: Aiden, Anwar, Aditya
Aelia
Girl. Roman origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Áine, Aeliana, Austra
Aelius
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Agim, Areg, Auster
Alba
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: White
Similar names: Apolline, Anamitra, Alectrona
Anatoly
Boy. Russian name, meaning: Sunrise
Similar names: Altan, Antú, Amun
Apollo
Boy. Greek mythology name, meaning: Greek sun god
Similar names: Albert, Arki, Anatole
Aurora
Girl. Latin name, meaning: Dawn, Roman goddess of sunrise
Similar names: Austera, Akosua, Apollonia
Beltane
Boy Celtic origin, meaning: Bright fire
Similar names: Bobbie, Baer, Bert
Castor
Boy. Greek origin, meaning: He who shines
Similar names: Cosmo, Chand, Callahan
Cyra
Girl. Persian or Greek origin, meaning: Sun, throne or lord
Similar names: Chiara, Ciana, Chandler
Cyrus
Boy. Persian origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Ciro, Cyro, Cuthbert
Dawn
Girl. English origin, meaning: Dawn, sunrise
Similar names: Daisy, Dior, Faina
Dayton
Gender-neutral. English origin, meaning: Sunny town, place with a dike
Similar names: Diell, Dimas, Dai
Domingo
Boy. Spanish origin, meaning: Born on a Sunday
Similar names: Dominic, Dismas, Dritan
Elanor
Girl. Fictional name, meaning: Star sun
Similar names: Éadaoin, Ēostre, Eilidh
Eleodoro
Boy. Spanish origin, meaning: Gift of the sun
Similar names: Ergün, Erlantz, Epifanio
Elia
Gender-neutral. Italian origin, meaning: Jehovah is God
Similar names: Ellen, Eliane, Elidi
Elio
Boy. Italian, Spanish origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Elian, Enver, Egbert
Finlo
Boy. Manx origin, meaning: Fair lugh, Lugh is one of the most important Celtic gods, particularly in Ireland, and he represented the sun and light Lugh was the God of the sun
Similar names: Finlay, Finley, Faro
Freyr
Boy. Old Norse origin, meaning: Lord, God of peace, fertility, and sunlight
Similar names: Felix, Fotis, Fynn
Grian
Boy. Irish origin, meaning: The sun
Similar names: Günay, Gisli, Golden
Helia
Girl. Greek name, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Helie, Helen, Hemera
Hinata
Girl. Japanese origin, meaning: Sunny place
Similar names: Halo, Hathor, Hesperia
Horus
Boy. Egyptian origin, meaning: Sun god
Similar names: Haru, Haul, Helios
Idalia
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Behold the sun
Similar names: Ilona, Iliana, Ilka
Kalinda
Girl. Hindi origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Kyra, Kyrie, Kalindi
Malina
Girl. Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian origin, meaning: Raspberry
Is the Goddess of the sun and is considered the solar deity of Inuit Mythology.
Similar names: Misae, Marisol, Mehri
Marici
Boy. Sanskrit origin, meaning: One who is a beam of light
Similar names: Mithran, Mihir, Mirri
Oriana
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Dawn
Similar names: Olwen, Ôstara, Nada
Ravi
Boy. Hindi origin, meaning: Conferring
Similar names: Ramsis, Ra, Ravindra
Roxana
Girl. Persian origin, meaning: Dawn, or little star
Similar names: Robin, Roxy, Phoebe
Samson
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Syrus, Sampson, Sansone
Solana
Girl. Spanish origin, meaning: Sunshine
Similar names: Saulė, Sienna, Sonika
Soleil
Girl. French origin, meaning: Sun
Similar names: Sóley, Solvita, Suravi
Sonny / Sunny
Gender-neutral. English origin, meaning: Son, word name
Similar names: Sol, Shams, Solaris
Sunniva
Girl. Scandinavian origin, meaning: Sun gift
Similar names: Salana, Savita, Siria
Surya
Boy. Hindi origin, meaning: Sun god
Similar names: Solstice, Sulien, Shemesh
Taner
Boy. Turkish name, meaning: Born at dawn
Similar names: Tyr, Uri, Raiden
Tesni
Girl. Welsh origin, meaning: Warmth from the sun
Similar names: Tanya, Seraphina, Tapti
Yumana
Girl. Sanskrit name, meaning: Holy river, one of the holy rivers of India
In Hinduism, Yumana is the daughter of the Hindu god of the Sun, Surya.
Similar names: Yoko, Venus, Zia
Zia
Girl. Latin, Italian, and Arabic name, meaning: Light; splendor
Similar names: Zonnestra, Zora, Zyra
