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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.

Lucienne

Meaning: light

Origin:French feminine variation of Lucian
1289
Marielle

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Dutch and French diminutive of Mary
1299
Nicola

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Greek
1591
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Origin:Virtue name
279
Serafina

Meaning: ardent

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Seraphina
771
Felicity

Meaning: good fortune, happy

Origin:Latin
168
Elena

Meaning: bright, shining light

Origin:Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen
59
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Lux

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
522
Eira

Meaning: snow

Origin:Welsh
285
Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334
Salome

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
629
Lucius

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
57
Amadeus

Meaning: lover of God

Origin:Latin
253
Nico

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Italian diminutive of Nicholas, Greek
85
Lucian

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
46
Asher

Meaning: fortunate, blessed, happy one

Origin:Hebrew
53
Jasper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Persian
49
Jonah

Meaning: dove

Origin:Hebrew
169
Balthazar

Meaning: Baal protects the King

Origin:Phoenician
295