Day Names for Babies

One of the many Indian names now surging in popularity in the U.S..

A short and straightforward name for a springtime child.

Lots of charm.

Related to the better-known Arabic name Noor.

This sweet and straightforward Finnish name could be an ideal choice for a daughter born at night.

A summertime baby name in Japan.

Madhava is given as a name among Hindu baby boys, as Madhava is an epithet for the god Krishna. Madhava of Sangamagrama was a 14th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer whose contributions influenced later discoveries in calculus.

This more elaborate version of the name is heard occasionally, but Samira or the related Samara is simpler and just as rhythmic.

Aroon, also spelled Haroon, is the mythic charioteer of the dawn.

Ameyo is a common name in West Africa, where it is traditional to give a child a name that reflects their time of birth. Ameyo means "born on Saturday" and is derived from the word mene. Kwame is the masculine counterpart.

A pleasant seasonal name.

A name commonly used in India; Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess of learning.

The Luhya people of Kenya have male and female names that denote the season the child was born in — Harvest, Planting, Rain, Weeding, Drought, or Hunger Season. Naliaka is the feminine name for weeding season, the male counterpart is Wanyonyi.

A lovely international version of the dated Karen, also spelled Karoun.

Two very different meanings, depending on the kanji used.

Way before January Jones made this month a fashionable girls' name, there was Princess Januaria of Brazil, daughter of the King of Portugal and the Archduchess of Austria. One of the most pointed yet most original January baby names.

A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.

Junian is an obscure saints' name with potential to work as an alternative to Julian.

A sweet and simple Welsh word name, popular in its native land, especially in the middle spot.

Both graceful and melodious.