Dark Academia Baby Names

Boy, Girl

Part gothic, part prep, dark academia is an aesthetic subculture trend that heavily emphasizes literature, education, and mystery. It’s moody, endlessly cool, and has a traditional academic vibe with a gothic edge—picture Gothic architecture, vintage tweed, a leather satchel full of books, and historical libraries. So if you find yourself drawn to the preppy New England look with a touch of goth, dark academia may be a subgenre for you to draw baby name inspiration. Check out our list of dark academia aesthetic names for baby girls and boys to find the perfect name.

Adeline
Girl. French origin, meaning: Noble
Similar names: Adamaris, Auden, Adalinda

 

Adira
Girl. Hebrew origin, meaning: Strong
Similar names: Afric, Amirah, Ariadne

 

Aeneas
Boy. Greek origin, meaning: Praiseworthy
Similar names: Apollo, Atlas, Aurelian

 

Agatha
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Good, honorable
Similar names: Althea, Audrey, Augusta

 

Agnes
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Pure, holy
Similar names: Anais, Arete, Astrid

 

Alastair
Boy. Scottish origin, meaning: Defender of the people
Similar names: Augustine, Atticus, Amadeus

 

Alban
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: White
Similar names: Auburn, Aspen, Alaric

 

Alice
Girl. French and English origin, meaning: Noble
Similar names: Avice, Alisa, Annabeth

 

Alienor
Girl. French origin, meaning: Unknown
Similar names: Andromeda, Aurelia, Apollonia

 

Ambrose
Boy. English origin, meaning: Immortal
Similar names: Alexander, Archibald, Auberon

 

Amorette
Girl. English, literary name
Similar names: Amana, Anemone, Athena

 

Arabelle
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Yielding to prayer
Similar names: Allegra, Alexandria, Annabelle

 

Arcadia
Girl. English from ancient Greek origin, meaning: Place of peace and contentment
Similar names: Antigone, Acacia, Athene

 

Arden
Gender-neutral. English origin, meaning: Eagle valley
Similar names: Adair, Adrian, Anna

 

Astoria
Girl. English origin, meaning: Place name
Similar names: Aurora, Alexandria, Anastasia

 

Azrael
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: Help of God
Similar names: Alastor, Augustus, Achille

 

Bellatrix
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Female warrior
Similar names: Beatrice, Blythe, Beatrix

 

Beowulf
Boy. English origin, meaning: Beewolf
Similar names: Balthazar, Bastian, Benoit

 

Blair
Gender-neutral. Scottish origin, meaning: Plain or field
Similar names: Basil, Bryon, Beau

 

Briar
Gender-neutral. English origin, meaning: Thorn
Similar names: Bellamy, Bram, Bryony

 

Bronte
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Thunder
Similar names: Belen, Bridget, Brielle

 

Bronwyn
Girl. Irish origin, meaning: White breast
Similar names: Belphoebe, Bianca, Baldwin

 

Calanthe
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Christmas orchid, beautiful flower
Similar names: Cypress, Collette, Chantelle

 

Calliope
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Beautiful voice
Similar names: Camille, Cosima, Cassiopeia

 

Callista
Girl. Greek and Latin origin, meaning: Fairest, most beautiful, chalice
Similar names: Claudette, Cassia, Corliss

 

Caspian
Boy. English origin, meaning: Place name
Similar names: Clive, Cyril, Cymbeline

 

Cassander
Boy. Greek origin, meaning: Shining or excelling man
Similar names: Crimson, Corentyn, Charles

 

Cassandra
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Prophetess
Similar names: Camilla, Clemency, Cicely

 

Circe
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Bird
Similar names: Celeste, Celine, Cadence

 

Constantine
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Constant
Similar names: Clementine, Cornelius, Cosmo

 

Coraline
Girl. Literary name, diminutive of Caroline
Similar names: Cleo, Clothilde, Claire

 

Cordelia
Girl. Latin and Celtic origin, meaning: Heart, Jewel of the sea
Similar names: Cecilia, Catriona, Constance

 

Corisande
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Chorus-singer
Similar names: Clio, Clarimond, Calluna

 

Cressida
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Golden
Similar names: Charlotte, Coletta, Claudia

 

Damiana
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Tamed, domesticated
Similar names: Drusilla, Delphine, Dahlia

 

Demeter
Boy. Greek origin, meaning: Earth mother
Similar names: Damien, Draco, Desmond

 

Dorian
Gender-neutral. Greek origin, meaning: Tribe
Similar names: Darius, Darcy, Dove

 

Dorothea
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Gift of God
Similar names: Diantha, Druella, Dulcinea

 

Edward
Boy. English origin, meaning: Wealthy guardian
Similar names: Edison, Edwin, Edmund



Elwin
Boy. English origin, meaning: Elf
Similar names: Evgeny, Emery, Eugene

 

Emilian
Boy. Slavic, Romanian origin, meaning: Rival
Similar names: Ellis, Emrys, Emerson

 

Eponine
Girl. French literary name
Similar names: Endellion, Enola, Eleanor

 

Esme
Girl. French and Persian origin, meaning: Esteemed, beloved; emerald
Similar names: Elodie, Evanthe, Eden

 

Evander
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Good man
Similar names: Endymion, Ezra, Ernest

 

Evangeline
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Gospel
Similar names: Eleanora, Eliza, Esmeralda

 

Fabian
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Bean grower
Similar names: Frederick, Ferris, Fern

 

Faustine
Girl. French origin, meaning: Fortunate one
Similar names: Francesca, Freya, Florence

 

Florian
Boy. German origin, meaning: Flowery
Similar names: Faramond, Ferdinand, Foster

 

Gabriel
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: Strength from God
Similar names: Gaius, Gale, Graham

 

Gideon
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: Hewer
Similar names: George, Gustaf, Goldie

 

Griffin
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Strong lord
Similar names: Gavyn, Galen, Gadriel

 

Guinevere
Girl. Welsh origin, meaning: White fairy; fair one
Similar names: Grace, Greer, Gwen

 

Hawthorne
Boy. English origin, meaning: Lives near the hedge
Similar names: Henry, Haven, Hades

 

Hermione
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Messanger of God
Similar names: Hestia, Hecate, Hester

 

Honora
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Honor
Similar names: Helena, Heloise, Hera

 

Hugo
Boy. German origin, meaning: Bright in mind
Similar names: Hadrian, Horus, Huxley

 

Immanuel
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: God is with us
Similar names: Ignatius, Imber, Ivan

 

Isadora
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Gift of Isis
Similar names: Imogen, Ingrid, Ivy

 

Isidore
Boy. English origin, meaning: Gift of Isis
Similar names: Inder, Ignis, Inigo

 

Julian
Boy. English, Latin origin, meaning: Youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father
Similar names: Jasper, Jack, James

 

Keats
Boy. English origin, meaning: Kite
Similar names: Kastiel, Klaus, Kenneth

 

Killian
Boy. Gaelic origin, meaning: Little church
Similar names: Kasper, Kingsley, Kaplen

 

Lavinia
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: From Lavinium
Similar names: Livia, Lavender, Lousia

 

Leander
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Lion man
Similar names: Lazarus, Lysander, Laertes

 

Leontine
Girl. French origin, meaning: Lion
Similar names: Leonora, Leocadia, Lenore

 

Lilith
Girl. Hebrew origin, meaning: Of the night, demon in Hebrew mythology
Similar names: Lilia, Lani, Lillibeth

 

Lucian
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Light
Similar names: Lorcan, Lux, Lucretius

 

Lysandra
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Liberator
Similar names: Luna, Lucretia, Lucasta

 

Malachi
Boy. Hebrew origin, meaning: My messenger
Similar names: Mercury, Maximilian, Marius

 

Mallory
Gender-neutral. English via French origin, meaning: Unfortunate
Similar names: Margaux, Morgana, Magnus

 

Maude
Girl. German origin, meaning: Battle mighty
Similar names: Mavis, Mathilde, Marceline

 

Melusine
Girl. French origin, folkloric name meaning: Strong in work, the female spirit of fresh water
Similar names: Matilda, Margot, Myrtle

 

Mordecai
Boy. Persian origin, meaning: Servant of Marduk
Similar names: Maxence, Montague, Mallow

 

Morwenna
Girl. Cornish and Welsh origin, meaning: Maiden
Similar names: Minerva, Millicent, Melisande

 

Nigel
Boy. Irish origin, meaning: Champion, dark, black-haired
Similar names: Neo, Nathanial, Nori

 

Octavia
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Eighth
Similar names: Ottoline, Odeya, Orla

 

Octavian
Boy. English via Latin origin, meaning: Eighth
Similar names: Orest, Ossian, Ottavio

 

Oliver
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Olve tree
Similar names: Olwen, Ollivander, Oberon

 

Onyx
Gender-neutral. Greek origin, meaning: Gemstone, claw, fingernail
Similar names: Oscar, Orion, Ostara

 

Ophelia
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Help
Similar names: Odessa, Odette, Olympia

 

Othello
Boy. The name of a Shakespearian tragedy. Italian diminutive of OTHO.
Similar names: Osiris, Onegin, Odin

 

Penrose
Boy. Welsh and Cornish origin, meaning: Top of the heath
Similar names: Percy, Peregrine, Prospero

 

Persephone
Girl. Greek mythology origin, meaning: Bringer of destruction
Similar names: Phoebe, Penelope, Priscilla

 

Phaedra
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Bright
Similar names: Pilar, Philippa, Pandora

 

Poe
Gender neutral. English origin, meaning: Peacock
Similar names: Pallas, Petra, Percival

 

Prudence
Girl. English origin, meaning: Provident
Similar names: Proserpine, Pomona, Palma

 

Quenby
Gender neutral. English origin, meaning: Queen’s settlement
Similar names: Quinn, Quentin, Quintessa

 

Raphael
Boy. Hebrew name, meaning: God has healed
Similar names: Romeo, Rhodes, Rhett

 

Rosenwyn
Girl. Cornish origin, a combination of Rosen and wyn meaning: White rose
Similar names: Roma, Rowena, Ravenna

 

Stellan
Boy. Swedish origin, meaning: Calm, or peaceful one
Similar names: Sebastian, Stefan, Severin

 

Sylvester
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Woodland
Similar names: Sylvain, Siro, Salvador

 

Theodoric
Boy. Germanic origin, meaning: People’s ruler
Similar names: Thaddeus, Theodore, Tallis

 

Theodosia
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: God’s gift
Similar names: Thisbe, Thomasin, Theodora

 

Thoreau
Gender neutral. French origin, meaning: Strength of a bull
Similar names: Taliesin, Trevelyan, Torquil

 

Thorin
Boy. Norse origin, meaning: Brave, daring one
Similar names: Tobias, Tolliver, Tarquin

 

Valentine
Boy. English origin, meaning: Healthy, strong
Similar names: Vander, Veryan, Vidar

 

Valeria
Girl. Latin origin, meaning: Strength, valor
Similar names: Violeta, Véronique, Vianne

 

Venetia
Girl. Italian place name
Similar names: Valentina, Violet, Victoria

 

Vesper
Gender-neutral. Latin origin, meaning: Evening star
Similar names: Vespertine, Vesta, Viggo

 

Victor
Boy. Latin origin, meaning: Conquer
Similar names: Vincent, Virgil, Viridius

 

Xavier
Boy. Baque origin, meaning: New house
Similar names: Xerxes, Xanthos, Xoan

 

Zenobia
Girl. Greek origin, meaning: Life of Zeus
Similar names: Zephyrine, Zelda, Zosime

 

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