Do you love being outdoors? Do beautiful mountains and bright blue oceans inspire you? Whether you love hiking or traveling, these baby names help you connect with nature. There are many nature baby names, but we chose 152 of the best nature boy names and nature girl names for you to choose from.
You can easily find what you’re looking for among the categories we broke these names into. Nature names inspired by plants include flowers, shrubs, herbs, and trees. Nature names inspired by land and water include rivers, lakes, oceans, rocks, and precious gemstones. You can’t go wrong with any of these names if you’re an outdoorsy type!
25 Nature Boy Names Inspired by Plants
When we say plants, we don’t mean your typical shrubs. There are nature names for boys here that include trees and flowers. We also have nature names from various flowering plants, like Adonis, ferns, herbs like Bradley, a type of plant, or names from something about a flower or plant, like Bud.
1. Adonis
2. Alder
3. Arbor
4. Ash
5. Bradley
6. Bud
7. Cedar
8. Cosmo
9. Douglas
10. Elm
11. Elwood
12. Florian
13. Forest
14. Grover
15. Hawthorne
16. Heath
17. Herb
18. Jared
19. Keith
20. Oliver
21. Oren
22. Roosevelt
23. Rowan
24. Silas
25. Vernon
23 Nature Boy Names Inspired by Animals
Some of these nature boy names are animals like Fox, or it is in their meaning, like Arthur, which means “brave as a bear,” or Adler, which means eagle in German. There are many ways you can go with an animal-inspired name. In some cases, it may even be a symbol, like a ram for Aries, the Roman god of war. We also love names like Philip, which, while common, comes from the Greek meaning horse-loving.
1. Adler
2. Aries
3. Arthur
4. Brock
5. Buck
6. Callum
7. Colt
8. Corbin
9. Drake
10. Finch
11. Fox
12. Hawk
13. Hershel
14. Jonah
15. Lynx
16. Orson
17. Philip
18. Pike
19. Ralph
20. Robin
21. Ronan
22. Shepherd
23. Wolfgang
26 Nature Boy Names Inspired by Land and Water
These nature names for boys are all about land and water, including mountains and streams. Some unique options that we included are Ajax and Zealand.
1. Aaron
2. Ajax
3. Banks
4. Bay
5. Beck
6. Brandon
7. Cayman
8. Clay
9. Cliff
10. Everest
11. Flint
12. Geo
13. George
14. Harlan
15. Irving
16. Jasper
17. Knox
18. Lance
19. Lochlan
20. Maxwell
21. Montgomery
22. River
23. Rocky
24. Ryland
25. Timber
26. Zealand
27 Nature Girl Names Inspired by Plants
Like the boys’ list, there are nature names for girls inspired not just by shrubs and trees. There are flower names like Dahlia and Poppy. Plus, Ginger and Saffron are herbs.
1. Amaryllis
2. Aspen
3. Ayla
4. Azalea
5. Cicely
6. Dahlia
7. Daisy
8. Elowen
9. Flora
10. Ginger
11. Hazel
12. Holly
13. Hyacinth
14. Ilana
15. Iris
16. Ivy
17. Juniper
18. Lavender
19. Leilani
20. Lilac
21. Lily
22. Magnolia
23. Poppy
24. Rose
25. Saffron
26. Violet
27. Willow
28. Zinnia
23 Nature Girl Names Inspired by Animals
Many of these animal names are obvious, like Birdie. However, there are animal-inspired baby names for girls that you wouldn’t expect, like Tabitha, which means “gazelle.”
1. Ariella
2. Aviana
3. Bambi
4. Bernadette
5. Beverly
6. Birdie
7. Cat
8. Davina
9. Delphine
10. Dove
11. Fawn
12. Lark
13. Leona
14. Merle
15. Pippa
16. Rachel
17. Raven
18. Sable
19. Sparrow
20. Tabitha
21. Una
22. Wren
23. Yara
27 Nature Girl Names Inspired by Land and Water
These earthy nature names for girls include ones inspired by the sea and precious gemstones. Some of the options here that we love are Amber and Gaia.
1. Abilene
2. Adriana
3. Amber
4. Autumn
5. Brooke
6. Chantal
7. Coral
8. Cordelia
9. Darya
10. Gaia
11. Jade
12. Jenna
13. Kaya
14. Lake
15. Lindsey
16. Marina
17. Misty
18. Moana
19. Opal
20. Pearl
21. Ruby
22. Sandy
23. Sapphire
24. Savannah
25. Sierra
26. Talia
27. Terra
All of these names are stunning in their own way. If you are a nature lover and want to find a name that has significant and beautiful meaning, we hope you found the perfect name for your baby on this list. Be sure to check out our other baby name lists if you are still on the baby name hunt. Try rare girl names, rare boy names, badass girl names, and hipster baby names. Good luck picking out the right one for your baby-to-be!
