Space Baby Names for Girls

If astronomy and space have always amazed you, why not shoot the stars for baby names? Space baby names for girls are popular and incorporate the names of stars, planets, comets, meteors, and satellites. Many celestial objects are named after Greek or Roman gods and goddesses since Greek and Roman mythology influences many space names. We have compiled a comprehensive list of space-themed baby names for your little girl.
Adhara
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Virgins
After Sirius, Adhara is the second brightest star in the sky.
Alasia
Origin: English
Meaning: Pretty or special
A star in the Serpens constellation.
Alhena
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: A ring
Alhena is a star in the constellation Gemini.
Alpha
Origin: Greek
Meaning: First letter of their alphabet
Alpha is the name used for the most radiant star in every constellation.
Alula
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: The first leap
It’s the palindromic name of a rare binary star system (two stars that appear as one because of their proximity).
Andromeda
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Advising like a man
Andromeda is a galaxy most prominent during autumn evenings in the Northern Hemisphere, along with several other constellations named for characters in the Perseus myth.
Apollonia
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Belonging to Apollo
In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of the sun.
Ara
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Brings rain, altar
Ara is a small constellation located in the southern sky.
Ariel
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Lion of God
Ariel is also one of Uranus’ moons. It’s the fourth-largest to orbit this distant planet.
Aries
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Ram
Alhena is a star in the constellation Gemini.
Aster
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Star
Astra
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Of the stars
Aurora
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Dawn
An aurora, also known as the polar lights or aurora polaris, is a natural light display in Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions.
Belinda
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Beautiful
Belinda is the name of the ninth moon of the planet Uranus.
Bellatrix
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Female warrior
Bellatrix is the name of a star in the Orion constellation.
Bianca
Origin: Italian
Meaning: White
The name was given to one of Uranus moons when it was discovered by Voyager 2.
Calypso
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Conceal
Calypso is the name of a moon, orbiting Saturn.
Carina
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Dear
Carina is the name of the constellation that contains Canopus. Canopus is the second-brightest star in the sky.
Cassiopeia
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Cassia juice
A constellation in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology.
Catalina
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: Pure
Catalina is an Oort cloud comet.
Celeste
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Of the heavens
Ceres
Origin: Roman mythology
Meaning: Goddess of the harvest
Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Chandra
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: Moon
Chara
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Joy
A star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.
Cordelia
Origin: Latin and Celtic
Meaning: Heart or daughter of the sea
A name of the innermost moon of the planet Uranus.
Cressida
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Gold
Located in the outer asteroid belt, Cybele is a very large asteroid that orbits between Mars and Jupiter.
Cybele
Origin: Greek
Meaning: The mother of all gods
The name of one of the smaller moons orbiting Uranus.
Danica
Origin: Slavic
Meaning: Morning star
Dione
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Divine queen
The name was given to a moon near Saturn.
Elara
Origin: Greek mythology name
The name was given to one of Jupiter’s moons.
Electra
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Amber
Astronomers gave the name to a giant star found in the Taurus constellation. In Greek mythology, Electra was one of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Flora
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Flower
Flora is the name of an asteroid orbiting the sun.
Galexia
Origin: Modern variation of the word galaxy
Halley
Origin: English
Meaning: Dweller at the hall meadow
Halley’s comet is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–76 years.
Helene
Origin: French
Meaning: Bright or shining one
Helene is the name of a moon belonging to Saturn.
Hesper
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Evening star
Ida
Origin: German
Meaning: Industrious one
Ida was the name given to an asteroid in the Kronis family.
Irena
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Peace
A star in the Hercules constellation.
Larissa
Origin: Russian
Meaning: Citadel
The fifth moon of Neptune is known as Larissa.
Leda
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Happy
The name of the moon of the planet Jupiter.
Luna
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Moon
Lyra
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Lyre
The harp-looking constellation in the northern hemisphere is known as Lyra.
Maia
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Mother
Mira
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Wonderful
A red star in the Cetus constellation.
Miranda
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Admirable
Miranda refers to the smallest of all the major moons of the planet Uranus.
Moon
Origin: English via Latin
Meaning: Satellite of the earth
Norma
Origin: English
Meaning: Precept
A small constellation of stars in the southern hemisphere.
Nova
Origin: Latin
Meaning: New
A nova is an astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently “new” star that slowly fades over several weeks or many months.
Oberon
Origin: German
Meaning: Noble and bear-like
Oberon is a moon belonging to Uranus.
Ophelia
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Help
Ophelia is one of the small inner moons of Uranus.
Orion
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Hunter
There are many constellations in the solar system, but Orion is one of the most famous. Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. Greek mythology describes Orion as a giant huntsman elevated to the heavens by Zeus.
Pandora
Origin: Greek
Meaning: All gifted
Phoebe
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Bright
Phoebe is an irregular satellite of Saturn. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Phoebe was one of the first generations of Titans.
Phoenix
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Purplish-red bird
Phoenix is a minor constellation in the southern sky.
Portia
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Pig, hog, or doorway
Portia is the second-largest moon of Uranus.
Rhea
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Flowing
Rhea is the second-largest moons of Saturn
Rosalind
Origin: German
Meaning: Lovely rose
Rosalind is an inner satellite of Uranus.
Selene
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Goddess of the moon
Starla
Origin: American
Meaning: Star
Stella
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Star
Urania
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Heavenly
Ursa
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Little she-bear
The name of the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa minor
Vega
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Swooping eagle
A feminine name of Spanish and Arabic origins. Vega, also called Alpha Lyrae, is the brightest star in the northern constellation Lyra and the fifth brightest in the night sky.
Venus
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Roman goddess of love and beauty
Venus is also the second planet from the sun, it’s often called Earth’s twin because it’s similar in size and density.
Zosma
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Girdle
A white subgiant star located in the constellation Leo.