Are you feeling blue?
Well, don’t be!
We’ve got just the thing to brighten up your day – a list of names that mean blue!
From ocean-inspired monikers like Azzura to more unusual picks like Cyan, we searched all over the world to find the best blue-themed names.
But that’s not all – we’ve also included the meanings and origins of each name, as well as some adorable nicknames in brackets to go with them.
We’ve also included a ranking for each name based on the top 1000 baby names on the US SSA website. If a name is unranked, that means it’s truly one-of-a-kind.
These are just as lovely as our green names collection.
So if you’re ready to dive into a sea of stunning names, let’s get started!
Girl Names That Mean Blue
- Aqua
Latin Water, sea blue (Qua)
- Azure
French Sky blue (Azu, Zuzu, Azura)
- Azzura
Italian Sky blue, azure (Azzy, Zuzu, Zura)
- Bluebell
English Bluebell flower (Blu, Bluey, Belle, Bella)
- Bluesette
English The name of the instrumental jazz-blues song (Blue, Bluesy, Blues, Etta)
- Celeste – #322
Latin Heavenly, sky blue (Cece, Cel, Celly, Lettie)
- Fairuza
Arabic Turquoise (Faye, Fairuz, Fai, Ruza)
- Gormlaith
Irish Blue princess, illustrious lady (Laith, Lay)
- Iris – #107
Greek Rainbow, a bluish-purple flower (Irie, Izzy, Rissy)
- Jacinta
Spanish Hyacinth (Jacinth, Jas, Cynthia)
- Jean
French God is gracious (Jeanie)
- Juniper – #138
Latin Young, evergreen (June, Junie, Junebug)
- Kailani – #275
Hawaiian Sea and sky (Kai, Lani)
- Livia – #774
Latin Blue (Livie, Liv)
- Maren – #439
Latin Star of the sea (Mar, Ren, Mare)
- Marina – #718
Latin From the sea (Mar, Mari, Rina)
- Maya – #55
Arabic Water (May, Mai)
- Mora
Irish Star of the sea (More, Moe)
- Navy – #452
English Dark blue, fleet of ships (Nav, Avie)
- Periwinkle
English Bluish purple plant (Peri, Perry, Wink, Winkie)
- Sapphire
Latin Blue (Saph, Saffy, Fire)
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Boy Names That Mean Blue
- Blainn
Old Norse Blue (Blaine, Blay)
- Caelum
Latin Sky, heaven (Cael, Cal)
- Ciel
French Sky (See, El, Cie)
- Cobalt
German Blue, The one who rules the house (Cob, Coba, Balt, Colby)
- Douglas – #739
Scottish Dark stream, blue-black (Doug, Dougie)
- Gorman
Irish Small blue eyed one (Gorm, Gormy, Man)
- Hinto
Native American Blue-haired (Hin, To)
- Livius
Latin Blue, envious (Liv, Livie, Vius)
- Oldrik
German Blue hill, blue peak (Oldie, Rick, Ricky)
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Unisex Names That Mean Blue
- Azul
Spanish Blue (Az, Azu, Zul)
- Bleu
French Blue (Blu)
- Blu
English Blue
- Blue
English Blue (Blu, Bluey)
- Brooke – #259
German Water, small stream (Broo, Brookie)
- Cerulean
Latin Dark blue (Ceru, Cerry, Cy, Ru, Rumi)
- Cyan
English Greenish blue (Cy)
- Denim
French Strong cloth (Den, Denny, Nim)
- Hyacinth
Greek The blue larkspur flower (Cynth, Cynthia, Hya, Cinna)
- Indigo – #906
Greek A deep blue dye (Indie, Indi, Gogo)
- Jay – #377
Latin Blue crested bird (Jayjay)
- Lake
English Body of water (Lakes, Lakey)
- Morgan – #205
Welsh Born from the sea (More, Morgi, Momo)
- Ocean – #711
Greek Sea (Oce, Sean)
- Rio – #672
Spanish River (Riri, Ro)
- River – #110
English A flowing body of water (Riva, Rive, Riv, Ive)
- Robin – #896
German Bright, shining, famous (Rob, Robbie, Robs)
- Royal – #370
English Of the king (Roy, Roya, Raya)
- Sky – #717
Scandinavia Sky
- Teal
English Greenish blue color (Tea)
- Winter – #324
English The season of winter (Win, Winnie, Terri)
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Japanese Names That Mean Blue
- Airu
(Unisex) Blue lapis lazuli (Ai, Ru)
- Akuru
(Unisex) Blue light (Aku, Ru)
- Amisa
(Female) Blue ocean (Ami, Am, Misa)
- Ao
(Unisex) Blue
- Aoba
(Unisex) Blue wave (Ao, Oba)
- Aohei
(Male) Blue warrior (Ao, Hei, Ohei)
- Aohime
(Female) Blue princess (Ao, Hime)
- Aohito
(Male) Blue person (Ao, Hito)
- Aoi
(Unisex) Blue, green (Ao, Oi)
- Aoichi
(Male) Blue one (Ao, Ichi, Aoi, Chi)
- Aoku
(Male) Blue sky (Ao, Oku, Ku)
- Aori
(Female) Blue pear (Ao, Ori, Riri)
- Aoyo
(Female) Blue world (Ao, Yo, Oyo)
- Aozora
(Unisex) Blue sky (Ao, Zora)
- Asora
(Female) Blue sky (Sora, Ora)
- Haruma
(Male) Blue day (Haru, Uma, Ruma)
- Heren
(Female) Blue love (Her, He, Ren)
- Jou
(Male) Blue (Jojo)
- Maharu
(Female) Blue jasmine (Maha, Haru)
- Miao
(Female) Beautiful blue (Mia, Mimi)
- Mihiro
(Unisex) Blue sea (Mimi, Hiro, Mihi)
- Ruka
(Male) Bright blue flower (Ru, Ruru)
- Rumi
(Unisex) Lapis lazuli (Ru, Mimi)
- Samidori
(Female) Little blue (Sami, Dori, Mido, Midori)
- Seiran
(Female) Blue orchid (Sei, Ran)
- Seirou
(Male) Bright blue (Sei, Rou, Ru)
- Seisaku
(Male) Blue blossom (Sei, Saku, Aku)
- Souko
(Female) Blue child (Sou, Ko)
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Exotic Names That Mean Blue
- Aciano
Spanish (Male) The blue bottle flower (Ace, Aci, Ciano)
- Afina
Romanian (Female) Blueberry (Afi, Fifi, Fina)
- Asena
Turkish (Female) Blue (Ace, Sena, Nana)
- Atasi
Sanskrit (Female) Blue flower (Tasi, Ata)
- Azraq
Arabic (Male) Blue (Az, Raq)
- Azul
Spanish (Male) Blue (Azzy, Zul)
- Bijuan
Chinese (Female) Blue brook (Bi, Juan)
- Butsakon
Thai (Female) Blue lotus (But, Akon)
- Diindiisi
Ojibwe (Unisex) Blue jay (Deedee)
- Doli
Navajo (Female) Bluebird (Doll, Dolly)
- Indivar
Sanskrit (Male) Blue lotus (Indi, Divar)
- Kahurangi
Maori (Unisex) Sky blue (Kahu, Rangi)
- Kaltrina
Albanian (Female) Blueish (Kal, Kat, Rina)
- Koko
Mongolian (Male) Blue
- Lam
Vietnamese (Unisex) Blue, indigo
- Marlais
Welsh (Male) Blue (Mar, Marley)
- Mavi
Turkish (Female) Blue (Mav, Mai)
- Nila
Sanskrit (Female) Dark blue (Nil, La, Nee)
- Okko
Finnish (Male) Blue (Ok)
- Qing
Chinese (Unisex) Blue, green
- Sama
Arabic (Female) Sky (Sam)
- Shyama
Sanskrit (Unisex) Dark blue (Shy, Yama, Shay)
- Sini
Finnish (Female) Blue (Seen, Nini)
- Sunil
Sanskrit (Male) Very dark blue (Suni, Sun, Nil)
- Sunila
Sanskrit (Female) Very dark blue (Suni, Sun, Nila, Sue)
- Zaraq
Urdu (Male) Dark blue (Zar, Zara, Raq)
- Zeru
Basque (Unisex) Blue (Zeze, Zer)
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Names That Mean Blue Fire
- Azula
Spanish (Female) Blue (Azu, Zula, Azul)
Names That Mean Blue Gem
- Azurite
English (Unisex) Blue gemstone (Azur, Zurite, Zur)
- Beryl
Greek (Female) Light green semi precious gemstone (Berry, Bear, Bery)
- Lapis
Persian (Female) Azure blue stone (Lap)
- Larimar
Latin (Unisex) Sea (Lari, Mari, Rima)
- Lazuli
Persian (Unisex) Sky blue (Laz, Zul, Zuli)
- Opal – #547
Sanskrit (Female) Precious stone (Ope, Opey, Pal, Al)
- Slate
English (Male) Gray-blue rock (Slay, Slat)
- Turquoise
French (Unisex) Light blue-green color (Turk, Turkey)
Wrapping Up Names That Mean Blue
We hope these blue-themed names sparked some inspiration for your future little ones.
We’ve had a blast discovering all the different meanings behind each name.
As you consider these names for your little ones, remember that blue is not just a color, but a symbol of calmness, wisdom, and peace.
May your little ones shine as bright as the blue sky on a clear summer day!
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