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Names meaning "pure" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "pure" — key facts

  • 1,467 names contain the meaning "pure"
  • 227 gender-specific names, plus 84 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "pure" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Pure"

1276 girl names with this meaning

#18
England↑ Rising
pure; innocent
#111
Spanish↑ Rising
pure
#186
Greek
Pure
#255
American
Pure or keeper of the keys
#314
France↑ Rising
pure
#370
Arabic↑ Rising
A name meaning 'virgin' or 'pure'.
#392
African↑ Rising
Pure or wise
#430
Spain↑ Rising
A variant of Catalina, which is derived from the Greek 'katharos,' meaning 'pure.'
#502
English
Pure
#502
American
pure
#502
American
Pure or chaste; a variant of the name Kathleen.
#502
American
pure and song
#503
American
Pure
#504
American
Pure.
#506
American
Combination of the name Trea and Anna, meaning 'pure'
#507
American
pure
#509
American
A variant of Kate, meaning 'pure'.
#511
Arabic
Meaning 'pure'.
#512
Greece
One who is from Casterley; could also mean 'pure'
#512
American
Variation of Keshia, possibly meaning 'pure'.
#516
Hungarian
Pure
#521
American
pure
#522
Italian
Pure
#522
United Kingdom↑ Rising
pure
#522
American
Pure and beloved
#526
American
virgin, pure
#527
American
pure, chaste
#533
English
Keeper of the keys; pure
#534
English
pure, beloved
#534
American
a blend of Kay and Linda, often interpreted as pure or beloved
#535
American
A variant of 'Catherine', meaning 'pure' or 'clear'.
#541
Irish
pure
#542
Italy
Pure, holy
#542
English
Pure
#547
Ireland
pure
#552
American
pure
#552
American
pure, innocent, lily flower
#554
France
pure
#554
India
pure, virtuous, or good-natured
#556
American
a derivative of 'Levana,' meaning 'white' or 'pure'.
#557
Latin
the one who is pure or clear
#557
American
Pure
#559
American
pure or happiness
#560
English
pure
#565
India
pure, clean
#567
American
Pure
#569
American
Pure; clear
#573
American
pure and clean
#575
Italian
pure
#576
Greek
pure
#579
Indian
pure
#579
English
pure, clear
#581
English
pure, maiden
#581
English
pure, clear
#586
American
Pure, clarity
#586
American
A modern variation of the name Nikia or Nakia, often interpreted as 'pure' or 'victorious'.
#590
American
Pure, clear
#591
American
A combination of Mary and Kay, often implying 'bitter' and 'pure'
#591
Latin
Maiden; pure; virgin
#593
American
The meaning is often linked to 'pure' or 'holy'.
#594
English
pure
#594
American
the pure one
#596
Slavic
Pure
#599
American
a modern variation of the name Catherine, meaning 'pure'
#599
English
pure
#601
Italian
Pure
#601
India
Meaning 'pure', derived from Kriti or Krita
#603
Germanic
Pure
#605
American
pure
#608
Ireland
pure
#610
American
pure, clear
#615
American
pure
#616
American
A modern variation of the name 'Khalisa', meaning 'pure' or 'noble'.
#616
Spain
virgin, pure
#617
American
A variation of Katherine, meaning 'pure'.
#617
Greek
Pure
#618
American
pure, dear
#621
Greece
pure
#621
Arabic
Pure, clean
#622
English
pure
#624
American
The one who is pure and wise
#624
American
Pure, chaste
#626
English
pure
#627
American
pure, uncontaminated
#627
American
Pure
#629
American
Pure
#630
American
Pure or clear
#637
English
pure
#640
USA
Pure; light
#643
English
Pure
#644
American
pure, holy
#644
Arabic
Pure, innocent
#645
Philippines
the pure one
#646
American
pure
#646
American
A variant of Nakia, meaning 'pure' or 'innocent'
#648
India
pure
#648
American
pure
#649
India
Pure
#652
American
Pure
#654
American
Innocent and pure
#655
American
A blend of the names Kena and Aisha, meaning 'pure' or 'life'
#656
English
Pure and clear
#656
Italy
pure, chaste
#657
American
pure; keeper of the keys
#661
American
Variant of the name Kaylyn, meaning 'pure'
#664
English
Pure, dear
#665
Ireland
pure
#667
American
Pure; a variant of Kerry, meaning 'descendant of Ciardha'.
#669
English
Pure
#670
USA
spirited, pure
#671
France
The pure one; chaste
#676
English
pure; slender
#676
American
pure
#677
Russia
a form of the name 'Ines', meaning 'pure'
#678
Australia
a form of Kaylee, which means 'pure' or 'beloved'
#679
American
Pure
#683
India
Pure
#686
English
pure
#688
American
A modern variation of Caitlin, which means 'pure.'
#691
American
Variant of Caitlin, which means 'pure'

Boy Names Meaning "Pure"

107 boy names with this meaning

#562
India
a pure and radiant one
#574
Turkey
The one who is pure and noble.
#590
Arabic
Clean, pure
#684
India
pure, clean, untainted
#726
Middle East
Pure, clear
#748
Hebrew
Pure, innocent
#841
Vietnam
The name combines 'Thanh' meaning 'pure' or 'clear' and 'Phong' which means 'wind' or 'breeze'.
#892
Ireland
Derived from 'Catherine', meaning 'pure'.
#1000
Arabic
pure, virtuous
#1019
American
A combination of 'Ja' (as in Jah or God) and 'Kaylon' (a variant of Kayla, meaning pure)
#1083
American
A variant of 'Sterling', which means 'of high quality' or 'pure'.
#1114
India
Pure; the one who is pure
#1120
English
A fair one or a pure one
#1133
India
pure
#1174
Greece
pure
#1192
Latin
Meaning 'virginal' or 'pure'.
#1211
Turkey
pure, clean
#1251
American
Pure
#1274
Germanic
pure
#1274
India
Pure
#1307
USA
pure
#1319
English
pure
#1320
American
A variant of Cartes, often associated with the meaning of 'pure' or 'chaste'.
#1320
India
pure, virtuous
#1382
USA
Derived from 'Clenn', meaning 'clean' or 'pure'.
#1474
Irish
The one who is pure
#1484
Spain
pure
#1492
Irish
Pure
#1598
Arabic↑ Rising
pure
#1599
Arabic
pure, chaste
#1601
Portuguese
pure, holy
#1685
Spanish
pure, innocent
#1739
Hebrew
pure, innocent
#1802
India
One who is pure.
#1814
Arabic
One who is pure
#1857
American
pure, clear
#1896
Italian
innocent, pure
#1953
Israel
to be pure, to be clean
#1954
Egypt
pure, chaste, or selected
#1967
American
A variant of 'Kastin', often interpreted as 'of pure spirit'
#1970
India
the one who is made of the sacred fire, pure like fire
#1988
Japan
the one who is pure or clean
#2075
Arabic↑ Rising
pure, clear, and wise
#2412
India↑ Rising
Holy, pure, blessed
#2535
Arabic
pure, spotless
#4048
Hebrew↑ Rising
pure; innocent
#4321
American
Pure
#5068
American↑ Rising
pure
#5126
English↑ Rising
Pure, chief
#5164
India↑ Rising
pure, virtuous, good, and calm
#5244
American
pure
#5388
Hebrew↑ Rising
pure or innocent
#5552
India
Pure; one who is uniquely distinguished.
#5718
American
Pure
#5801
India↑ Rising
pure, truth
#6516
Portugal↑ Rising
of Caieta, meaning 'pure' or 'clean'
#6995
USA↑ Rising
Rejoice; pure
#8005
Israel↑ Rising
white, pure
#8131
India
one who is righteous, pure, or virtuous.
#8206
India
Pure, virtuous or truth-seeker
#8343
Indian↑ Rising
one who is pure
#8618
Japan↑ Rising
清, meaning 'pure' or 'clear'
#8633
Japan↑ Rising
pure
#9122
Irish↑ Rising
Derived from 'Caodhán', meaning 'slender' or 'pure'
#9255
Ireland
White, clear, or pure
#9488
India
Pure
#9581
Arabic
pure, clean
English
pure
English↑ Rising
Pure, clear
Japan
the pure one
Arabic↑ Rising
Pure, virtuous
Arabic
pure, chaste, virtuous
Greece
upper air, pure, fresh air
India
Without sin, pure
American
pure
English↑ Rising
pure
Slavic countries
pure
India
one who is pure
American
Of the highest quality; pure.
Arabic
pure
Turkey↑ Rising
A variant of Osman, meaning 'pure, innocent'.
Sanskrit
Pure, Spotless
Arabic
Pure
Middle East
pure, innocent
Spanish
pure
Arabic
pure
American
A modern spelling variant of the name Kasten, meaning 'pure'.
Welsh
a form of 'Deilwen', meaning 'beautiful or fair', derived from 'del' (fair) and 'wyn' (blessed or pure)
Spain
variation of Catalina, meaning pure
Turkey
A form of the name 'Inez', meaning 'pure' or 'holy'
India
One who is pure like a flower
American
Pure
Arthurian legend
pure, noble — from Galahad
Denmark
pure
Armenia
pure
Japan
Peaceful, harmony, or a reference to a person with a pure heart
Japanese
Pure, healthy
American
pure
American
pure
American
a modern name possibly derived from 'Kisha,' often associated with the meaning 'pure' or 'sacred'
India
pure, clean, or sacred
Arabic
good, wholesome, pure
Arabic
Pure, intelligent, or bright.
Arabic
Pure servant of Allah
Arabic
pure, intelligent, sharp
Arabic
Pure; pious; righteous
African
The name Zoumana can be connected to the Mandinka culture, meaning 'one who is clean' or 'pure'.

Unisex Names Meaning "Pure"

84 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#585
American
Pure and Clear
#637
American
pure
#838
English
pure, chastity
#850
American
pure, clear
#1105
American
Derived from the name 'Coty', which is a diminutive of the name 'Catherine', meaning 'pure'
#1127
American↑ Rising
pure; keeper of the keys; light
#1215
Slavic
pure
#1328
Spain
pure
#1358
Wales
pure, clear
#1394
American
Pure, beloved
#1410
Ireland
pure
#1517
Sanskrit
pure, fire — from Agni
#1531
China
white; pure; innocent
#1532
Modern coinage
pure, beloved — from Callie
#1540
Persian
pure, clean, chaste
#1543
Chinese
pure sky
#1552
Greek
clean, pure
#1558
Modern coinage
pure, innocent — from Connie
#1559
Modern American
pure — from Constance
#1561
Modern American
pure, brave — from Constance
#1614
Turkish
pure, innocent
#1685
Korean
white; pure
#1686
Italian
pure, chaste
#1688
Italian
pure — from Caterina
#1694
Latin
pure, unsullied — from Catherine
#1719
Turkic
pure, clean
#1730
Scottish
pure, chaste — from Cato
#1743
Modern coinage
life — from Ava, pure — from Catherine
#1748
Old English
one who is pure
#1792
Japanese
pure, clean, fresh
#1795
Persian
pure, clean
#1825
Arabic
the one who is pure
#1826
Modern coinage
pure, clear — from Cady
#1874
Chinese
clear, pure, or bright
#1879
Arabic
pure, sincere
#1885
Turkic
pure, clean
#1890
Italian
innocent, pure
#1905
English
A form of Karen, which means 'pure'.
#1908
Kazakh
pure, clear
#1914
Italian
pure, chaste
#1928
Latvian
pure, innocent
#1934
American
Pure
#2343
American
pure, keeper of the keys
#2820
USA
pure
#4473
American↑ Rising
Pure; keeper of the keys.
#4796
American
Pure; beloved
#4821
American↑ Rising
Kitt is often considered a diminutive of Katherine or similar names, which means 'pure' or 'clear'.
#5369
English↑ Rising
pure, serene
#5496
American
pure, chaste
#5588
Turkish↑ Rising
pure
#6189
American↑ Rising
Pure
#6274
Slavic countries↑ Rising
pure, slender
#6507
Swahili-speaking countries↑ Rising
pure, clean
#6609
USA↑ Rising
Pure, Clear
#7005
India
Pure cell
#7006
American↑ Rising
Pure
#7043
American↑ Rising
The name does not have a universally agreed-upon meaning; it is often associated with 'pure' or 'star'.
#7835
Turkey↑ Rising
pure, innocent
#8590
American↑ Rising
pure
#8751
Dutch
Pure
#9313
American↑ Rising
Pure
Arabic
pure, chaste, wise
American↑ Rising
Derived from 'Kaitlyn' meaning 'pure'
Japan↑ Rising
清, kiyō, meaning pure or clear; オル, oru meaning to soar or fly
American↑ Rising
pure
Wales
blessed, fair, or pure
Myanmar
Pure
Hungary
a variant of the name Agnes, meaning 'pure'
USA↑ Rising
Cool, pure
USA
Pure; chaste
American
pure or innocent
Swahili
Pure
Arabic
Pure, sincere, and faithful
American
Variant of Kaylee, meaning 'pure' or 'beloved'
Chinese
white, pure, or brilliant
French
From the word 'chaste', meaning pure or virtuous.
Estonia
Pure
American
pure
Hebrew
a variation of 'Karelle' or 'Karina', meaning 'pure' or 'beloved'
American
Pure, chaste
Arabic
pure, untainted
American
pure
English
Pure
Japan
fresh, pure

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