Playful Baby Names
43 Playful names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 43 baby names with a playful feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Playful Girl Names
Maizey#3152 in the U.S.Pearl; a playful spelling variant of Maisie, the Scottish diminutive of Margaret from Greek marKuromi#8126 in the U.S.Best known as a Sanrio character (a mischievous rabbit-like figure), whose name draws on the JaCricket#8148 in the U.S.The English word cricket: the small chirping insect, and separately the bat-and-ball sport. As Koko#9322 in the U.S.From the Japanese koko, 'here'; it also echoes Coco (Coco Chanel's nickname) and the famous sigClever#9592 in the U.S.A modern word name from clever ('quick-witted; skillful; ingenious'). As a given name it reads Domino#10513 in the U.S.Best known as the word for the tile game, from the Latin dominus, 'lord' (via the phrase 'benedKaylonnie#11596 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, pairing a Kay- opening with a -lonnie ending. No single fixed meaninPippin#11866 in the U.S.Pippin names a type of small apple and reads as a bright, playful pet-name; it also appears in Zazie#12103 in the U.S.A French name best known from Raymond Queneau's 1959 novel Zazie dans le Metro; it also works aJinx#12686 in the U.S.Jinx is a word name, from English jinx, 'a charm or spell said to bring luck' (originally the bJojo#12695 in the U.S.Jojo is a bubbly reduplication of Jo (from Joanna/Josephine, tied to 'God is gracious' / 'God wKionni#12785 in the U.S.Kionni reads as a modern coinage in the Kiana/Kionna family, given a bright -i ending. It carriKloni#12792 in the U.S.Kloni reads as a modern coinage, built for a bright, friendly sound rather than a fixed meaningLexany#12856 in the U.S.Lexany reads as a modern coinage, likely built from Lexi (short for Alexandra, 'defender of theYiyi#13140 in the U.S.A short, affectionate pet name, used across cultures as a diminutive (in Spanish nicknames and Sundae#13267 in the U.S.Sundae is the American word for an ice cream dish with syrup and toppings, coined in the late 1Annisty#13586 in the U.S.A modern American coinage with no settled meaning — read variously as a spin on Anniston, a femBebe#13683 in the U.S.Bebe began as an affectionate word name and pet form — from the French bebe, 'baby' — and as a Buffy#13737 in the U.S.A nursery pet form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath'), born from a small childBunnie#13738 in the U.S.A spelling of the English endearment 'bunny' (a rabbit), long used as a term of affection and aCammy#13753 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille, Camilla or Cameron. The Latin camilla names a young attendant at a religCici#13796 in the U.S.A doubled-syllable pet name, most often for Cecilia (from the Roman Caecilius) or for any name Jazzy#14178 in the U.S.Jazzy began as a nickname for Jasmine, Jazlyn and Jasmin, and doubles as the English adjective Jossy#14228 in the U.S.Jossy is an affectionate pet form of Jocelyn (from the Germanic Gautzelin, via Norman French) aKandy#14282 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Candy, long used as a pet form of Candace and Candice, and also read straight aLilu#14469 in the U.S.In modern U.S. use, most plausibly a playful short name in the Lily/Lulu family, or borrowed frLolah#14485 in the U.S.An -ah respelling of Lola, the Spanish nickname for Dolores. Dolores comes from the Marian titlCaycee#15385 in the U.S.Caycee is a modern respelling of Casey or Kacie, from the Irish surname O Cathasaigh, tied to aKanary#16372 in the U.S.A K-spelling of the word Canary. The bird is named for the Canary Islands, and the islands takeKawaii#17140 in the U.S.From the Japanese kawaii, 'cute; adorable; lovable' — the everyday word behind Japan's culture Zeldy#17563 in the U.S.A pet form that echoes Zelda, itself a short form of Griselda ('grey fighting maid') and used i
Playful Boy Names
Ozzi#8072 in the U.S.A friendly short form of Oswald, Oscar, or Osborn — all carrying the Os- ('god') element, so 'gMozzi#10534 in the U.S.A modern coinage or pet-name, possibly short for Mozart, an Italian-style diminutive, or a playBandit#11067 in the U.S.The English word 'bandit' ('an outlaw; a roguish rascal'), used as a playful, spirited word namBocephus#11090 in the U.S.A playful American name, made famous as the nickname of country musician Hank Williams Jr. (froGrizz#11363 in the U.S.Grizz is a nickname short for 'grizzly' (bear), carried into first-name use for its rugged, plaJinx#11540 in the U.S.Jinx is an English word meaning 'a charm or spell said to bring luck' (often bad luck), possiblBucky#12584 in the U.S.Bucky is an English nickname, from 'buck' (a young man or a deer) or as a short form of surnameCinco#12643 in the U.S.From the Spanish word 'cinco' ('five'), used as a given name, often for a fifth child or a fiftGator#12655 in the U.S.Gator is a nickname/word name short for 'alligator' — a spirited, outdoorsy modern pick, also aJayjay#13077 in the U.S.A nickname made into a given name: the spoken form of the initials J.J., long used as an affectRuckus#13804 in the U.S.Ruckus is an American English word for a noisy disturbance or uproar, probably a blend of 'ructTrebor#14016 in the U.S.Trebor is Robert written backwards — a reversal name, a playful modern habit. Robert itself is
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Popular Playful baby names include Maizey, Ozzi, Kuromi, Cricket, Koko, Clever. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 43 Playful baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.