999+ Nature Names for Babies

Sweet and feminine Eastern flower name.

The pronunciation may not be intuitive to English speakers, but this Finnish nature name is a top choice in its country of origin. Pihla derives from pihlaja, the Finnish word for the rowan tree.

Simple and down-to-earth, but would probably work best as a middle name.

A secret nature name for boys.

A tough and rugged nature name.

Usain Bolt chose Lightning as the middle name for his daughter — Olympia Lightning Bolt. Mainstream parents have taken a liking to Lightning as a boy name — it debuted on the charts in 2021, and was given to five baby boys in 2022.

A pretty, prickly nature name from the Basque Country, also spelled Eloria.

Moana may be the best-known South Sea Islander name thanks to Disney. This puts a male spin on the appealing nature name.

While nature names, even those of fierce animals and mountain peaks, are used for children these days, architectural features like this somehow seem a bit cold.

In the Basque lands of Spain, this name is reserved for boys. But given it's similarity to the name Lisa, we think that this might be ripe for claiming by girls.

This Hopi boys' name refers to the bark of the cedar tree.

An international twist on the popular nature name Ivy. Heura derives from hedera, the Latin name for the plant.

A Welsh word name with a pretty nature meaning.

A genus of tropical shrubs that bear white and pink flowers.

Fresh, evocative choice.

A quirky Finnish nature name – sister to the Swedish Linnea – which could make for a cute and creative choice to honor family heritage or for a twin baby girl.

Briar is a rising nature name for both girls and boys and Bryars is a spin introduced as the middle name of one of the Waldrop sextuplets, Layke Bryars, who happens to be a boy. But the name works just as well for girls.

Faroese nature name.

Many traditional Russian names have ancient Greek origins, such as Kivela, which derives from Cybele. In Greek mythology, Cybele was the goddess of fertility, nature, and health.

A beautiful rare Lu- name that also boasts a gorgeous nature-related meaning.