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Magical Christmas Baby Names

Christmas baby names can be drawn from many sources, from names that mean Christmas to figures associated with the magical holiday to symbols of Christmas and winter.

The top Christmas baby names are Clara and Ivy for girls and Theodore for boys. Along with Ivy, other Christmas names for girls in the US Top 1000 include Eve, Stella, Natalie, Holly, Josephine, Mary, Lucia, and Angela.

Along with Theodore, Christmas names for boys ranking in the US Top 1000 include Pax, Nicholas, Joseph, Christian, Christopher, and Bennett. Gender neutral Christmas names we're hearing more of include Hollis, Lux, Juniper, and Winter.

Unique Christmas names that strike the perfect style note today include Snow, Drummer, Lumi, Lucian, Kerensa, and Pace.

The Christmas names here represent many origins and styles and include Christmas names for girls and boys as well as gender-neutral names with Christmas meanings. Names that mean blessed or holy, star or light, joy or peace might be considered Christmas names. Nature names related to snow or the trees and flowers of Christmas qualify, along with the names of the Holy Family, the angels and the Wise Men.

If you're expecting a baby born during the end-of-year holidays, or simply want a name that connotes the magical season, consider this collection of Christmas baby names.

Geoffrey

Meaning: pledge of peace

Origin:Anglo-Saxon from French
1456
Rudolph

Meaning: famous wolf

Origin:German
1609
Merrigan The meaning of Merrigan is ‘related to the o...
Origin:Irish surname, related to the sea
5189
Seeley

Meaning: blessed, happy

Origin:English
6802
Angelique

Meaning: angelic

Origin:French diminutive of Angela
2389
Calanthe

Meaning: Christmas orchid

Origin:botanical name
1346
Epiphany

Meaning: manifestation, striking appearance

Origin:Word name, Greek
2714
Shula

Meaning: flame; peace

Origin:Arabic or diminutive of Shulamit, Hebrew
3276
Christa Christa is a name of English origin and it m...
Origin:Short form of Christina
4453
Salvador

Meaning: savior

Origin:Spanish from Latin Salvator
1699
Mira

Meaning: admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean

Origin:Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit
114
Kiran

Meaning: ray of light

Origin:Sanskrit
1383
Azenor

Meaning: light

Origin:Breton form of Elinor or Helen
4230
Yeshua

Meaning: the Lord is my salvation

Origin:Variation of Joshua, Hebrew
4669
Navidad

Meaning: Christmas Eve

Origin:Spanish
15851
Nashira

Meaning: the bearer of good news

Origin:Arabic
3266
Naveed

Meaning: good news

Origin:Persian
3525
Barack

Meaning: thunderbolt, lightning; or blessing

Origin:Hebrew; also Swahili from Arabic
1837
Cariad

Meaning: love

Origin:Welsh
2591
Habib

Meaning: loved one

Origin:Arabic
9658