Baby Names That Mean Youth
364 baby names meaning youth — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means youth? Here are 364 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of youth. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Hagen#9116 in the U.S.From the Germanic/Norse — variously 'of the enclosed pasture/hedged enclosure' and 'a young hawJara#9121 in the U.S.A short form of Slavic Jaroslava ('spring; fierce, radiant glory'), where jar- means 'spring; yKamylah#9150 in the U.S.A spelling of Camila/Kamila — from the Roman Camillus, 'a young attendant at a religious ceremoNeera#9289 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Neera (Nira), 'water; nectar; liquid.' A gentle nature name used in India; alTsireya#9418 in the U.S.A coined name from the constructed Na'vi language of Avatar: The Way of Water, borne by a youngNetta#9430 in the U.S.From Hebrew neta, 'plant, sapling, young shoot' — a green, hopeful word-name used in Israel. InCamiya#9578 in the U.S.A modern name echoing Camila/Cami ('a young ceremonial attendant', Latin) with a -ya ending; noChloey#9587 in the U.S.A spelling of Chloe — from the Greek chloe, 'a green shoot; a young blooming plant' (an epithetCamella#9648 in the U.S.A form of Camilla — from the Latin, 'a young ceremonial attendant'; also linked to the camelliaJuliani#9753 in the U.S.A form of Juliana, feminine of Julian, from the Latin Julius, 'youthful; downy; devoted to JoveJulieann#9754 in the U.S.A combination name joining Julie (from Julia, 'youthful; downy-bearded') and Ann (from Hannah, Juliah#9839 in the U.S.A spelling of Julia — from the Latin Julius (a Roman clan name), variously 'youthful; downy/sofBaby#10223 in the U.S.From the English word baby, 'an infant; a young child' — most often a placeholder recorded befoJuliann#10475 in the U.S.A compound of Julia ('youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julii', Latin) and Ann ('grace; favour', Julianny#10476 in the U.S.An elaboration of Juliana — from the Latin Julianus, 'youthful; downy-bearded; of the Julii (ofJulienne#10477 in the U.S.A French form of Julia/Juliana — from the Latin Julius, variously 'youthful; downy-bearded' andTalyah#10829 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Talia/Talya — from the Hebrew tal-yah, 'dew from God; gentle dew'; also linkRhian#10882 in the U.S.A Welsh name Rhian, 'maiden; young woman,' also read as a short form of Rhiannon ('great queen;Cam#11127 in the U.S.A short form of Cameron ('crooked nose', Scottish) and Camila ('young ceremonial attendant', LaCamile#11129 in the U.S.A spelling of Camille — from Latin Camilla, 'a young ceremonial attendant (at a temple); a noblChloie#11149 in the U.S.A spelling of Chloe, from the Greek chloe, 'young green shoot; blooming' (an epithet of the godCamyla#11273 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Camila (Camilla), from the Latin camillus/camilla, 'a young attendant at Leenah#11493 in the U.S.A spelling of Lina/Lena — variously from the Arabic lina, 'tender/a young palm tree', and a shoJilliana#11532 in the U.S.An elaboration of Jillian/Gillian, feminine forms of Julian from the Roman Julius, often glosseMahra#11537 in the U.S.From the Arabic muhra, 'a young female horse; a filly' — connoting grace and spiritJulianni#11653 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Juliana or Julianny, feminine forms built on the Roman family name JuliuLinah#11806 in the U.S.An h-final spelling of the Arabic Lina, from a root carrying the sense of softness and tenderneNavina#11877 in the U.S.A modern name whose closest documented neighbour is the Sanskrit navina, 'new, fresh, young.' ICailin#12153 in the U.S.From Irish/Gaelic cailin, 'a girl; a young woman; a lass'; also read as a spelling of Kaylin; rBohen#12343 in the U.S.A modern coinage reading as a spin on Bodhi ('awakening; enlightenment') or the surname Bowen (Kahmari#12509 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing Kamari ('the moon; enemy', with layered roots) and Kumari (SanFaline#12550 in the U.S.A name best known from Faline, the young doe in Disney's Bambi; the word echoes Latin felinus (Khamila#12562 in the U.S.A spelling of Kamila/Camila — variously from Arabic kamil, 'perfect; complete', and Latin CamilKhloie#12568 in the U.S.A spelling of Chloe — from Greek chloe, 'a green shoot; blooming, verdant; young greenery' (an Giuliette#12576 in the U.S.An Italian-French form of Juliet (Giulietta/Juliette), a diminutive of Julia, from the Roman JuGuiliana#12583 in the U.S.A spelling of the Italian Giuliana, feminine of Giuliano/Julian, from the Roman family name JulJaliana#12651 in the U.S.A modern American blend joining the Ja- sound with Liana ('to climb; a vine') or Juliana ('youtLulia#12657 in the U.S.A modern name read as a spin on Lulu with a -lia ending, or a soft twist on Julia ('youthful; dJulina#12703 in the U.S.Julina is an elaborated form of Julia, from the Roman family name Julius, often glossed 'youthfHebe#12723 in the U.S.From the Greek hebe, 'youth; the prime/bloom of life'; the goddess of youth and cupbearer to thKamillah#12726 in the U.S.From the Arabic Kamillah (Kamila), 'perfect; complete; whole' — a virtue name; it also serves aKammy#12728 in the U.S.Kammy is a friendly pet form of Camilla ('young ceremonial attendant') or Cameron ('crooked nosIlaya#12739 in the U.S.Ilaya has no single documented source. It may draw on the Tamil element ilaya ('young; younger'Khamilla#12768 in the U.S.Khamilla is a spelling of Kamila and Camilla, from the Latin camillus/camilla, 'a young ceremonKhloey#12770 in the U.S.Khloey is a respelling of Chloe and Khloe, from the Greek Khloe, 'a young green shoot; bloomingKorinna#12798 in the U.S.Korinna is a K-spelling of Corinna, from the Greek 'kore' ('maiden; young woman'), with the dimNaarah#13018 in the U.S.From the Hebrew na'arah, 'girl; young woman; maiden'. Naarah appears in the Book of Chronicles Page#13116 in the U.S.From the English word and occupational surname page — a young attendant or servant in a noble hRasha#13151 in the U.S.From Arabic rasha, 'young gazelle; fawn' — a classic image of grace and gentleness in Arabic poSanae#13187 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name, most often written with characters read as 'early rice seedling' (sanaeTalah#13285 in the U.S.From the Arabic talah, 'a young palm tree' — a slender, growing sapling. A gentle nature name uAzrah#13453 in the U.S.A spelling of Azra, from the Arabic Azra, 'maiden; a pure young woman' (an epithet also appliedCamillia#13518 in the U.S.A spelling blending Camellia (the flower, named for botanist Georg Kamel) with Camilla, from thCollin#13572 in the U.S.Collin is a variant of Colin, a medieval pet form of Nicholas ('victory of the people'), also lAnnajulia#13579 in the U.S.A modern compound of Anna (Hebrew Hannah, 'grace') and Julia (Latin, from the Julii clan name, Camie#13750 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille or Camilla, from the Latin camillus/camilla — a young attendant at a reliCamily#13751 in the U.S.A modern blend, most naturally read as Camila crossed with Emily — the Latin camilla ('young riCammy#13753 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille, Camilla or Cameron. The Latin camilla names a young attendant at a religCorine#13807 in the U.S.A spelling of Corinne, the French form of the Greek Korinna — from kore, 'maiden; young girl.' Guilianna#14022 in the U.S.A respelling of Giuliana, the Italian form of Juliana, from the Roman family name Julius — tradGuliana#14024 in the U.S.A simplified respelling of Giuliana (Italian) or Juliana (Latin), from the Roman family name JuKamilia#14027 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Camilla/Kamila — variously from the Latin, 'a young attendant at a religiousHagan#14031 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O hAodhagain, a diminutive of Aodh ('fire'), often glossed 'little Aodh'Nalin#14048 in the U.S.maiden; young womanJillianna#14205 in the U.S.Jillianna elaborates Jillian, an English form of Gillian — itself from Julian, from the Roman fVesa#14234 in the U.S.Vesa is a Finnish word meaning 'sprout' or 'young shoot,' used there chiefly as a boys' name. IJulan#14235 in the U.S.Most often read as a trimmed, modern member of the Julia/Julian family (from the Roman Julius, Juli#14237 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Julie (and so of Julia), from the Roman family name Julius — whose sense Kamile#14276 in the U.S.The Lithuanian feminine form of Camillus/Camilla, from the Latin camillus — a young attendant aKloee#14378 in the U.S.Kloee is a modern respelling of Chloe, from Greek Chloe, 'young green shoot; blooming' — an epiOwynn#14492 in the U.S.Owynn is a modern respelling of Owen, a Welsh name linked to 'young warrior; well-born; noble.'Myrcella#14682 in the U.S.Myrcella is best known as an invented character name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice aStarlet#14715 in the U.S.An English word name: 'starlet' means 'a little star' and, by extension, a rising young performStarlett#14716 in the U.S.A spelling of Starlet — from the English word starlet, 'a little star; a young rising star/actrRoo#14880 in the U.S.A short, affectionate name used on its own or as a nickname for Ruth, Rue, Rosalind, or Rooney.Yuliani#14887 in the U.S.A modern form of Juliana — from the Latin Julianus, 'youthful; downy' (from the Julian family);Starlette#14994 in the U.S.Starlette is a word-name from starlet — 'a young actress on the way up' — coined in Hollywood fTaylan#15030 in the U.S.A modern name in the Taylor/Teagan mold; separately Taylan is an established Turkish name (ofteYuliet#15175 in the U.S.A Spanish-styled spelling of Juliet, from Julia/Juliana, ultimately the Roman family name JuliuCloey#15428 in the U.S.A spelling of Chloe, from the Greek Khloe, 'young green shoot; blooming; verdant' - an epithet Coryn#15702 in the U.S.A short spelling of Corinne/Corinna, from the Greek kore ('maiden; young woman'). A crisp, vintCorynn#15747 in the U.S.A -ynn spelling of Corinne/Corinna, from the Greek kore ('maiden; young woman'). A crisp, vintaGoretti#15934 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Goretti, carried into given-name use in honor of St Maria Goretti, a yGulianna#16159 in the U.S.A phonetic spelling of the Italian Giuliana, the feminine of Giuliano — from the Roman family nIdun#16229 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Idunn, 'the rejuvenating one; ever-young' (linked to id, 'again', + unna, 'tKamillia#16368 in the U.S.A K-spelling within a family of two related names: Camilla, from the Roman Camillus, a term forJuliane#16673 in the U.S.A form of Juliana, feminine of Julius, 'youthful; downy-bearded; devoted to Jove.' A classic, eUliana#17400 in the U.S.The Russian form of Juliana, from the Roman family name Julius (linked to 'youthful; downy-bearVesna#17474 in the U.S.From the Slavic Vesna, 'spring' (the season); the Slavic goddess of spring, youth, and renewal;Yuvika#17579 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit yuvika, 'young girl; maiden' (related to yuva, 'youthful'). A fresh, youthfulJuliete#18112 in the U.S.A spelling of Juliet, a French diminutive of Julia (from Julius, 'youthful; devoted to Jove'). IdunnThe Old Norse spelling of Idun, 'the rejuvenating one; ever-young'; the goddess who keeps the g
Boy Names
Juventino#9287 in the U.S.From the Latin/Spanish Juventino, 'youthful; of youth' (from juventus, 'youth'); a traditional Jewelz#9360 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Jewels/Jules — variously 'precious gems' (from jewel) and 'youthful; dowMarzell#9440 in the U.S.A respelling of Marcel, from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus ('warlike; of Mars'), Leonello#9485 in the U.S.An Italian diminutive of Leone — from the Latin leo, 'lion', hence 'a little lion; young lion'Yuva#9685 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit yuva/yuvan, 'youth; young; the vigour of youth'Zoen#9856 in the U.S.A modern name, variously an echo of Zoe ('life', Greek) and Owen ('a young warrior/noble', WelsChloe#9910 in the U.S.From the Greek Chloe, 'green shoot; young verdure; blooming' — an epithet of the goddess DemeteBakr#9994 in the U.S.From the Arabic bakr, 'a young camel; the first-born; the early one'; borne (in Abu Bakr, 'fathJulion#10167 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Julian, from the Latin Julianus, 'belonging to Julius; youthful' (linked to Jiles#10288 in the U.S.An English surname and spelling variant of Giles, which comes through Old French Gilles from LaJule#10329 in the U.S.A short form of Julius/Jules, from the Latin Julius, 'youthful; downy-bearded' (linked to the gMeshach#10331 in the U.S.From the Bible — the Babylonian name given to one of the three young men saved from the fiery fAengus#10722 in the U.S.A spelling of Angus/Aonghus — from the Gaelic, 'one choice; unique strength/vigor'; the Irish gAboubakar#10825 in the U.S.A West African form of Abu Bakr, an Arabic name traditionally read as 'father of the young cameAbednego#10910 in the U.S.The Babylonian name given to Azariah in the Book of Daniel, borne by one of the three young menGiulian#11130 in the U.S.An Italian-style form of Julian — from the Roman Julius, variously 'youthful; downy-bearded' anEivan#11207 in the U.S.A modern spelling echoing Ivan (Slavic form of John, 'God is gracious') and Evan (Welsh form ofJulen#11305 in the U.S.Basque form of Julian — from Latin Julianus, 'of the Julii family; youthful, downy-bearded'Lucerys#11476 in the U.S.Lucerys reads as a pop-culture coinage from House of the Dragon, where Lucerys Velaryon is a yoJiraya#11542 in the U.S.A spelling of Jiraiya, the shapeshifting toad-sage hero of Japanese folklore and a beloved charJoban#11546 in the U.S.From the Punjabi joban, 'youth; the bloom or vigor of youth,' used in Sikh and Punjabi familiesLaddie#11725 in the U.S.Laddie comes from the English (and Scottish) word 'laddie,' an affectionate term for a young boTarun#11836 in the U.S.Tarun comes from the Sanskrit taruna, meaning 'young' or 'youthful.' A well-established given nAbubacar#12024 in the U.S.A West African and Portuguese-influenced spelling of Abu Bakr, an Arabic name traditionally gloAddonis#12034 in the U.S.A spelling of Adonis — from the Phoenician/Hebrew adon, 'a lord'; the beautiful youth loved by Aner#12152 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, variously 'a sprout; a young plant' and 'a waterfall' (a biblical place/personBabacar#12263 in the U.S.A Senegalese (Wolof) form of Abu Bakr — from Arabic, 'father of the young camel', an honored coCaruso#12363 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Caruso, often explained as 'close-cropped hair' or, in Sicilian usage,Bearon#12371 in the U.S.A modern spelling echoing Baron, a title/surname meaning 'nobleman; young warrior' (Old French/Atrayus#12479 in the U.S.Atrayus reads as a respelling of Atreyu, the young warrior hero of Michael Ende's The NeverEndiDonis#12530 in the U.S.A short form/spelling of Adonis — from the Phoenician/Greek adon, 'a lord', hence 'a lord; a haEdonis#12551 in the U.S.A modern name, variously an Albanian form/echo of Adonis ('lord', a beautiful youth of Greek myBucky#12584 in the U.S.Bucky is an English nickname, from 'buck' (a young man or a deer) or as a short form of surnameCamil#12597 in the U.S.Camil is a form of Camillo/Kamil, from Latin Camillus, a word for a young attendant at religiouCamille#12598 in the U.S.Camille is a French name from Latin Camillus/Camilla, a word for a young attendant at religiousEyas#12607 in the U.S.From the Arabic iyas, variously 'a young hawk/falcon' and 'consolation; compensation' (borne byEwens#12836 in the U.S.Ewens reads as a form of Evan or Owen, Welsh names generally linked to 'young warrior' or 'wellJoven#12907 in the U.S.From the Spanish joven, 'young; a young man; youth' (from Latin juvenis, 'young'); a word-nameHaithem#12910 in the U.S.A variant spelling of the Arabic Haytham, meaning 'young eagle' or 'young hawk.' Borne by the mJacek#13004 in the U.S.Jacek is the Polish form of Hyacinth (Latin Hyacinthus, Greek Hyakinthos) — the flower of GreekJahvani#13020 in the U.S.Jahvani is a modern American coinage on the Jah- prefix. Some families hear echoes of Sanskrit Jariyah#13050 in the U.S.Usually traced to Arabic jariyah, from the root j-r-y, 'to flow, to run' — a word used of runniKidd#13061 in the U.S.From the English word and surname Kidd, tied to 'kid' (a young goat) or a nickname. As a given Julyan#13157 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Julian, from Latin Julianus, 'belonging to the Julius family'; the Julius Juvens#13162 in the U.S.A Haitian given name built on French and Latin models, most plausibly on the Latin juvenis, 'yoLyonel#13175 in the U.S.Lyonel is a French spelling of Lionel, a diminutive of Leon ('lion'), meaning 'young lion' or 'Narciso#13311 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Narcissus, from the Greek Narkissos — a flower (the daffodil) aKnightly#13319 in the U.S.Knightly is the English adjective meaning 'like a knight; chivalrous, gallant'. As a name it alKoba#13323 in the U.S.Koba is a Georgian pet form of Iakob (Jacob), from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally read as 'supplOdonis#13367 in the U.S.A modern name, a spelling echoing Adonis ('lord', a beautiful youth of Greek myth); no single fLeonnel#13388 in the U.S.Leonnel is a spelling of Lionel — an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'lion'. TheLionell#13401 in the U.S.Lionell is a double-l spelling of Lionel, an Old French diminutive of Leon, from Latin leo, 'liLoris#13410 in the U.S.Loris is used in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. It is most often explained as a short form of LorQuillan#13419 in the U.S.An anglicized Irish surname (Ó Cuilinn / Mac Cuilinn), variously read as 'cub; young hound' or Owain#13536 in the U.S.A classic Welsh name, linked to the sense 'well-born; young warrior' (often connected to the LaNofal#13620 in the U.S.From Arabic Nawfal/Nofal, traditionally glossed 'generous man; open-handed giver' and, by extenNovel#13625 in the U.S.The English word novel, from Latin novellus ('new, young, fresh'). It carries both senses: the Ozman#13677 in the U.S.Ozman reads as a spelling of Osman, the Turkish form of Arabic Uthman — the name of the third cPage#13680 in the U.S.From the English occupational surname Page, 'a page; a young attendant in a noble household' (ORoo#13797 in the U.S.Roo is a one-syllable pet name rather than a name with an ancient meaning. Most families know iTimmothy#14000 in the U.S.Timmothy is a variant spelling of Timothy, from Greek Timotheos — time, 'to honour,' and theos,Tyro#14051 in the U.S.An English word name. A tyro is a beginner or novice, from Latin tiro, 'young soldier; new recrYosias#14163 in the U.S.A Spanish-influenced form of Josiah (Latin Josias), from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, the young reforming Yuvaansh#14177 in the U.S.A modern Indian name built from Sanskrit yuva, 'young; youth', and ansh, 'a part; a portion', gYuven#14178 in the U.S.From Sanskrit yuvan, 'young; a youth' — the same ancient root that gives Latin iuvenis and EnglGanymedeFrom the Greek Ganymedes, variously 'glad to be a prince; gladdening; rejoicing in manhood' (gaHeithanA modern coinage echoing Ethan ('firm; enduring,' Hebrew) and the Arabic Haithem/Haitham ('younKamyloA modern respelling that echoes Spanish Camilo, itself from Latin Camillus, a term for a young Nitushiyoung bearPallasFrom the Greek Pallas, variously 'a spear-brandisher; a youth'; a Titan of warcraft (and, as a Waynayoung man, youthful