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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.

Bianca

Meaning: white

Origin:Italian
252
Hollis

Meaning: near the holly bushes

Origin:English
955
Lucero

Meaning: light

Origin:Spanish
13651
Angelica

Meaning: angel or angelic

Origin:Italian, Polish, Russian diminutive of Angela
564
Aimee The name Aimee is of French origins and it i...
Origin:Variation of Amy
2778
Origin:Nature name
2548
Kerensa

Meaning: love

Origin:Cornish
1793
Plum Plum is the English name. It is said that th...
Origin:Fruit name
1913
Kirsten The meaning of Kirsten is 'Christian' or 'an...
Origin:Scandinavian variation of Christine
1719
Allegra

Meaning: joyous

Origin:Italian
641
Seren

Meaning: star or sail mast

Origin:Welsh, Turkish
649
Seraphine

Meaning: burning ones

Origin:French from Hebrew
724
Carys

Meaning: love

Origin:Welsh
772
Pax

Meaning: peaceful

Origin:Latin
1467
Crosby

Meaning: village with crosses

Origin:Irish
1200
Maria

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew or Egyptian
1003
Lucinda

Meaning: light

Origin:Variation of Lucia
1055
Letitia

Meaning: joy, gladness

Origin:Latin
1373
Nevada

Meaning: covered in snow

Origin:Spanish place-name
8428
Marley

Meaning: pleasant seaside meadow

Origin:English
1242