100 nature names for your baby
Parents who have a love of the great outdoors may gravitate toward nature baby names for their son or daughter.
Baby names inspired by nature are popular among parents with Olivers and Olivias — both Latin odes to the olive tree — making the Social Security Administration's top names list year after year.
Themes can be as obviously inspired by nature, with names such as River or Bear, or have more understated symbolism, like Dylan, meaning "son of the sea" or "born from the ocean."
Celebrity parents have also helped bolster the popularity of nature baby names.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin named their first child, a daughter, Apple Blythe, in 2004.
Pink welcomed daughter Willow Sage with husband Carey Hart in 2011, and NFL star Patrick Mahomes and wife Brittany Matthews named their daughter Sterling Skye in 2021.
Other celebrity babies with nature names include: Summer Rain (Christina Aguilera), River Rose (Kelly Clarkson), Journey River (Megan Fox), Forrest Bradley (Jessie James Decker), Birdie Mae (Jessica Simpson), Bear Blaze (Kate Winslet) and Blue Ivy (Beyoncé).
100 Nature Baby Names
Whether you are inspired by the outdoors or hoping your son or daughter will grow up loving nature, here are 100 nature baby names to consider for your new arrival:
River
Lily
Wren
Sunny
Reed
Ridge
Sky
Phoenix
Rosa
Ocean
Laurel
Clay
Autumn
Everest
Pearl
Rain
Wolf
Cedar
Stone
Cypress
Sterling
Lake
Brook
Rose
Nova
Eden
Ivy
Jade
Jasmine
Cole
Skylar
Rain
Blaze
Delta
Fern
Glen
Varsha
Iris
Meadow
North
Opal
Willow
Storm
Olivia
Poppy
Daisy
Huck
Leo
Orion
Cliff
Arbor
Kai
Asher
Cane
Clementine
Bear
Lark
Fawn
Dawn
Briar
Daphne
Estelle
Adair
Jasper
Oliver
Rowan
Yael
Celeste
June
Neva
Raine
Savannah
Sierra
Olivia
Susan
Violet
Moss
Apple
Oleander
Antonio
Dylan
Atlas
Sage
Maisie
Aspen
Callan
Indigo
Ruby
Sol
Acacia
Juniper
Raven
Dakota
Landon
Oliver
Zion
Flint
Alder
Dove
Ginger
This article was originally published on TODAY.com