300+ Food Baby Names

  1. Dill
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Dillon, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "loyal"
    • Description:

      Diminutive of Dillon
  2. Jagoda
    • Origin:

      Polish and Croatian
    • Meaning:

      "berry; strawberry"
    • Description:

      Jagoda is a Top 50 choice in Poland and Croatia, where it is also the word for "berry" (in Croatian and other South Slavic languages, "strawberry"). Jagoda is also seen as a surname around the world.
  3. Omer
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "sheaf of corn"
    • Description:

      A symbolic name for boys born during a period between Passover and Shavuot.
  4. Barton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from the barley settlement"
    • Description:

      More user-friendly, though less substantial, than Bartholomew.
  5. Kyo
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "village; capital city; apricot; unite"
    • Description:

      Simple and sweet name for a son that feels on-trend in this era of Kai.
  6. Bean
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped"
    • Description:

      Bean is a unisex word name with a cute and quirky feel. Early reader series Ivy and Bean features a young girl named Bean, short for Bernice Blue. It has appeal as a casual nickname or middle name, but it's harder to imagine as a given name.
  7. Peach
    • Origin:

      Fruit name
    • Description:

      Peach is one of those names that, a generation ago, would have been placed in the wacky celebrity baby name category. But now with the proliferation of word, nature, and yes, food names, Peach sounds adorably baby-ready.
  8. Fabiana
    • Origin:

      Italian and Spanish feminine variation of Fabian
    • Meaning:

      "bean grower"
    • Description:

      The fashion for elaborate girly-girl names, especially those that end with -ella or -ana, has put this distinctive Latin favorite into play.
  9. Chamomile
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Meaning:

      "earth apple"
    • Description:

      A daisy-esque flower, although chamomile is much more commonly associated with the tea that's made from it.
  10. Roe
    • Origin:

      English, Scottish, Irish, Norwegian, or Korean surname
    • Meaning:

      "roe deer; wise protector; son of Ruadh; red; clearing; ability"
    • Description:

      In the US, the multicultural surname Roe is primarily associated with the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade, which granted the federal right to abortion, though elsewhere it might be associated with fish eggs or a small breed of reddish deer.
  11. Tangerine
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      We've had Apples, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, and Berries added to the fruit basket: you could be the first to pick a Tangerine.
  12. Baya
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "berry"
    • Description:

      The Spanish word for "berry" makes a deliciously intriguing word name possibility.
  13. Chadwick
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dairy farm"
    • Description:

      Chadwick Boseman, the late charismatic star of Marvel's blockbuster Black Panther, brought this name to the spotlight for the first time. Though we long considered it an overwrought way to get to the nickname Chad, his celebrity gives it new luster, and we wouldn't be surprised to see it grow in popularity going forward.
  14. Citron
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "lemon"
    • Description:

      A Gallic twist on a word or nature name, which has a nice lemony feel.
  15. Melona
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "sweet like honey"
    • Description:

      Several "Mel" names are shining in the Top 1000, including Melody, Melanie, and Melina, and Melona is a sweet and unique alternative that was given to around 30 baby girls in 2022. Melona is also a brand of Korean frozen fruit bars.
  16. Alani
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "orange tree"
    • Description:

      A name known in several cultures.
  17. Hilla
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "cloudberry"
    • Description:

      Hilla is a rising girl name in Finland, where it is seen as both an independent name and a short form of names beginning with Hil-.
  18. Lilikoi
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "passionfruit"
    • Description:

      The Hawaiian word for passionfruit is a new Lili- name possibility, given to five baby girls one recent year. In Hawaii, the fruit name is often written as liliko'i.
  19. Prune
    • Origin:

      Fruit name
    • Description:

      Prune is a fruit name loved by the French, for whom it's a Plum equivalent. In the U.S., Plum works, but Prune is not a name we'd want to inflict on a child. Prunella is slightly more plausible.
  20. Vilja
    • Origin:

      Finnish, Swedish, Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "grain, will, fairy"
    • Description:

      A name made most famous by the operetta The Merry Widow which features "The Vilja's Song". A vila is a woodland spirit or fairy in Slavic mythology. Vilja also means "grain" in Finnish and "will, intent" in Swedish, and is very popular as a girls' name in Scandinavia, ranking in the Top 100 in both Finland and Norway.