200+ Unique and Amazing Nature Names

Nature names are a perennial favorite with parents, especially for girls. Flower, tree and gemstone names like Violet, Willow and Ruby rank among the most popular baby names.

More recently, we've seen the rise of more names inspired by geography, the heavens, and fresh birds and animals — such as River, Sky, and Wren. Many of them — including these examples — are unisex names given to both boys and girls.

One great thing about nature names? The possibilities are as endless and varied as the natural world itself. Even if you want a name that hardly anyone is using, it could be something recognizable like Berry or Harvest, or a truly unique choice like Rudbeckia or Sulfur.

Even if this isn't your style for everyday use, many of these would make fantastic middle names. We've seen a lot of parents pick wild options like Fox, Bear, or even something rarer like Wildflower (callback to Cameron Diaz) to lift a more traditional first name.

Here are all the nature names given as first names to under 200 boys or girls in the US in 2023. We've limited it to names that are words in English — though of course there are many more from other languages, not to mention spelling variations like Raine and Tyger!

Rare Flower and Plant Names

Amaryllis — 73 girls

Anemone — 5 girls

Aster — 49 girls

Belladonna — 20 girls

Bloom — 61 girls and 5 boys

Blossom — 92 girls

Briar-Rose — 11 girls

Bryony — under 5 girls

Calla — 129 girls

Campion — 13 boys

Chrysanthemum — 8 girls

Clary — 5 girls

Clover — 10 boys (popular for girls)

Cotton — 12 boys

Dandelion — 8 girls

Dock — 5 boys

Edelweiss — 8 girls

Fern — 156 girls

Flower — 7 girls

Gardenia — 7 girls

Garland — 23 boys and 5 girls

Heather — 170 girls

Honesty — 160 girls

Hyacinth — 17 girls

Iris — 17 boys (popular for girls)

Katniss — 9 girls

Lilac — 25 girls

Linnea — 149 girls

Lotus — 138 girls and 19 boys

Lupin — 7 boys (and alternative spelling Lupine, 5 girls)

Moss — 20 boys

Myrtle — 6 girls

Orchid — 6 girls

Peony — 8 girls

Petunia — 5 girls

Poppy — 5 boys (popular for girls)

Posy — 14 girls

Primrose — 91 girls

Reed — 24 girls (popular for boys)

Rose — 7 boys (popular for girls)

Rue — 183 girls and 12 boys

Rush — 150 boys

Senna — 104 girls and 6 boys

Sunflower — 13 girls

Tansy — 6 girls

Thistle — 5 girls

Thorn — 8 boys

Tigerlily — 12 girls

Tulip — 23 girls

Tulsi — 23 girls

Wisteria — 18 girls

Yarrow — 8 boys

Zinnia — 175 girls

Uncommon Tree Names

Acacia — 59 girls

Acer — 6 boys

Alder — 123 boys and 5 girls

Arbor — 36 girls and 18 boys

Ash — 8 girls (popular for boys)

Banyan — 7 boys

Bay — 9 girls

Birch — 7 boys

Bodhi — 52 girls (popular for boys)

Branch — 46 boys

Cedar — 152 boys and 79 girls

Cypress — 112 boys and 70 girls

Ebony — 19 girls

Elder — 48 boys

Evergreen — 18 girls

Forest — 23 girls (popular for boys)

Hawthorn — 7 boys

Hazel — 24 boys (popular for girls)

Henna — 30 girls

Hickory — 7 boys

Holt — 84 boys

Juniper — 30 boys (popular for girls)

Kauri — 5 boys

Linden — 95 boys and 70 girls

Mahogany — 68 girls

Maple — 184 girls

Oak — 67 boys and 8 girls

Oaks — 29 boys

Oleander — 14 boys and 8 girls

Pine — 5 boys

Sequoia — 80 girls and 18 boys

Taiga — 9 boys

Timber — 58 girls and 36 boys

Wood — 16 boys and 6 girls

Woods — 78 boys and 5 girls

Unique Food and Spice Names

Anise — 8 girls

Apple — 11 girls

Basil — 73 boys and 24 girls

Berry — 8 boys and 6 girls

Cassia — 77 girls

Cherry — 23 girls

Clove — 12 girls

Ginger — 49 girls

Huckleberry — 17 boys

Kale — 12 boys

Lemon — 41 girls

Mace — 50 boys

Maize — 10 girls and 8 boys

Olive — 6 boys (popular for girls)

Peach — 15 girls

Peaches — 5 girls

Pepper — 128 girls and 5 boys

Pippin — 5 girls

Rye — 56 boys and 15 girls

Saffron — 29 girls

Yuzu — 6 girls

Underused Gem, Stone and Metal Names

Amethyst — 6 boys (popular for girls)

Beryl — 9 girls

Bronze — 15 boys

Citrine — 6 girls

Cliff — 39 boys

Copper — 37 boys and 10 girls

Crystal — 199 girls

Diamond — 130 girls and 43 boys

Flint — 68 boys

Garnet — 13 girls and 8 boys

Gem — 8 girls

Geo — 52 boys

Jasper — 70 girls (popular for boys)

Jet — 145 boys and 12 girls

Jewel — 187 girls

Malachite — 25 boys

Obsidian — 19 boys

Onyx — 191 girls (popular for boys)

Peridot — 5 girls

Rock — 11 boys

Rocky — 31 girls (popular for boys)

Ruby — 13 boys (popular for girls)

Rusty — 38 boys

Sandy — 68 girls and 13 boys

Silver — 55 girls and 20 boys

Slate — 48 boys

Steel — 32 boys

Stone — 13 girls (popular for boys)

Stoney — 30 boys and 18 girls

Topaz — 6 girls

Rare Animal and Bird Names

Bee — 9 girls

Birdy — 10 girls

Bruin — 44 boys

Buck — 66 boys

Coyote — 19 boys

Cricket — 13 girls

Cub — 11 boys

Dove — 89 girls and 5 boys

Eider — 153 boys

Falcon — 18 boys

Fawn — 22 girls

Feather — 6 girls

Fennec — 18 boys

Fin — 18 boys

Finch — 12 boys

Fox — 186 boys and 9 girls

Gazelle — 5 girls

Hart — 34 boys and 8 girls

Hawk — 39 boys

Heron — 16 boys

Howl — 10 boys

Kestrel — 15 girls and 6 boys

Kit — 181 boys and 134 girls

Koi — 71 girls and 55 boys

Lark — 45 girls and 7 boys

Lion — 41 boys

Lynx — 55 boys and 16 girls

Mare — 8 girls

Marlin — 82 boys and 18 girls

Merlin — 61 boys and 13 girls

Minnow — 5 girls

Newt — 12 boys

Paw — 8 girls

Peregrine — 28 boys and 15 girls

Pike — 11 boys

Quetzal — 8 boys

Quill — 33 boys and 5 boys

Ram — 43 boys

Raven — 42 boys (popular for girls)

Roan — 116 boys and 9 girls

Roe — 18 girls and 14 boys

Rook — 8 girls

Rooster — 5 boys

Sable — 25 girls

Sora — 107 girls and 56 boys

Sparrow — 60 girls and 16 boys

Starling — 17 girls and 13 boys

Tawny — 6 girls

Teal — 19 girls and 10 boys

Tiger — 34 boys

Wolf — 88 boys

Unusual Landscape Names

Acre — 28 boys

Canyon — 130 boys and 15 girls

Cape — 9 boys

Dale — 129 boys and 5 girls

Dune — 22 boys and 5 girls

Fields — 21 boys

Glen — 56 boys

Meadow — 6 boys (popular for girls)

Park — 5 boys

Parks — 63 boys

Prairie — 22 girls

Slade — 184 boys

Summit — 82 boys

Tor — 7 boys

Vale — 12 girls and 9 girls

Valley — 69 girls

Unique Water Names

Aqua — 10 girls

Beck — 28 girls (popular for boys)

Brook — 33 girls and 17 boys

Channel — 5 girls

Coast — 109 boys and 11 girls

Coastal — 5 boys

Coral — 103 girls

Cove — 144 boys and 93 girls

Creek — 54 boys

Fen — 8 boys

Harbor — 67 girls and 24 boys

Ice — 13 boys

Island — 62 girls and 19 boys

Lake — 88 boys and 49 girls

Oasis — 14 girls and 13 boys

Reef — 67 boys and 6 girls

Rip — 76 boys

Rivers — 49 boys

Wave — 25 boys

Uncommon Weather Names

Breeze — 26 boys and 19 girls

Breezy — 16 girls

Cloud — 48 boys and 5 girls

Dawn — 77 girls

Gale — 15 boys and 5 girls

Haze — 135 boys

Misty — 25 girls

Rain — 194 girls and 65 boys

Rainbow — 19 girls

Rainy — 23 girls

Snow — 42 girls

Storm — 140 girls and 101 boys

Stormy — 103 girls and 10 boys

Sun — 14 boys and 7 girls

Sunny — 189 girls

Sunset — 8 girls

Sunshine — 76 girls and 8 boys

Tempest — 15 girls

Thunder — 17 boys

Zephyr — 188 boys

Rare Celestial Names

Aries — 107 girls (popular for boys)

Eclipse — 10 girls

Galaxy — 26 girls

Gemini — 14 girls

Io — 10 girls

Jupiter — 120 girls and 78 boys

Kuiper — 11 boys

Leonid — 25 boys

Lunar — 10 girls

Mars — 154 boys and 36 girls

Mercury — 16 girls and 16 boys

Moon — 52 girls and 27 boys

Nebula — 16 girls

Orion — 23 girls (popular for boys)

Polaris — 7 girls

Saturn — 13 girls and 8 boys

Sirius — 53 boys

Sky — 105 boys (popular for girls)

Solar — 18 boys and 16 girls

Solstice — 16 girls

Star — 94 girls and 5 boys

Starlit — 5 girls

Stellar — 8 girls

Vega — 45 girls

Venus — 150 girls

Other Unique Nature Names

Atom — 34 boys

Blaze — 22 girls (popular for boys)

Cinder — 6 girls

Dusty — 33 boys and 14 girls

Harvest — 30 girls and 12 boys

Horizon — 16 girls

Light — 14 girls and 13 boys

Meridian — 14 girls

Nature — 54 girls

Shade — 18 boys

Shadow — 12 boys and 8 girls

Shine — 46 boys

Spring — 19 girls

Wild — 8 boys and 7 girls

Winter — 56 boys (popular for girls)

For more inspiration, read our lists of nature names for girls and nature names for boys.