Names that Mean Red or Redhead

The Spanish form of popular Ruby is another addition to the list of attractive gem names for girls.

A handsome and rare Hebrew name related to Adam — it was given to fewer than five American babies in the United States in 2021.

St Quiteria was a 5th century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry. Her name may derive from Kythere ("the red one"), a title of the Phonecian mother-goddess Astarte, perhaps via Greek Kythereia, an epithet of Aphrodite. The French version is Quitterie.

Flanagan is an elabortion of Flann, and cousin of Flynn and Finn: a member of the family of colorful Irish red-headed names. This one is lively and undiscovered.

This surname-name originated as a nickname for redheads.

Russell has gone away, but the more feminine Russet may move in to take his place.

An emerging unisex surname name. Radley is more common for boys — it could be seen as an updated version of Bradley — but for girls, it's a rare alternative to Hadley and Adley.

Sleek, unisex surname rarely heard for girls -- which could be seen as an asset.

Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.

An Italian surname — a variant of Rossi — meaning "red", hence a red-headed person. Russo is punchy and full of gusto, and very rare as a first name. It debuted on the US charts for boys in 2019.

Both warmer and cooler than Russell.

Anglicized form of Ruadh

A rare alternative to Roman or Ruben, with a sweet meaning for a rosy-cheeked baby boy.

Corky was a sitcom moniker of the fifties, Corcoran a better fit for these times.

In Maori mythology, Kahukura is a god of the rainbow, who manifests as the upper part of a double rainbow. The name is generally used for girls in New Zealand today.

Harvard's sibling.

Haumea is the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth, said to have created a potion to allow humans to be able to give birth naturally. The meaning of the name is likely related to the blood shed in childbirth. A dwarf planet beyond Neptune's orbit is named in Haumea's honor.

Philosophical surname that could make an unusual first for a red-headed girl.

One of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, St. Ruadan was a follower of St. Finian and founded an abbey in Tipperary. Other versions include Ruadhain or Ruadhan.