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Names meaning "sun" 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 "sun" — key facts

  • 428 names contain the meaning "sun"
  • 240 gender-specific names, plus 64 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "sun" 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 "Sun"

217 girl names with this meaning

#495
Spanish↑ Rising
Sunshine, sunshine place
#504
American
Sunflower
#521
Nigeria
Born on Sunday
#521
Dominican Republic
Day of the sun
#562
English
graced with the light of the sun
#667
Spain↑ Rising
sea and sun
#703
American
bright, cheerful, sunny
#736
English
of the sun
#758
French↑ Rising
sun
#771
Latin
combination of 'sol', meaning 'sun', and 'mari', a variant of 'Maria', implying 'of the sun'.
#786
Hispanoamerica
Sun's light
#801
American
Nest; child of the sun.
#804
Spanish
a variant of Idalia, meaning about the sun
#813
American
Sunshine
#828
Japan
bright, glimmering, and sunrise
#840
Korea
Refers to 'the sun'
#841
American
Rising sun
#878
Spanish
sunlight, brilliance
#891
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sunbeam
#909
American
Derived from the combination of 'Latasha' and 'Tasha', meaning the one who is 'born on the day of the sun' or associated
#914
Armenia
a name derived from the word 'arp' meaning 'sun'
#914
Chinese
Little dawn or sunrise (小曦)
#915
American
sunrise
#947
American↑ Rising
Derived from the name of the day, meaning 'day of the sun'
#950
American
The rays of the sun
#963
Norway
sunny
#972
France
Diameter of the sun
#974
Venezuela
The sun
#1000
Modern coinage
moon and sun
#1023
Greece
Sunday
#1027
Mali
The one who is born on a Sunday
#1049
Slavic countries
sunny
#1062
Iran
Dawn, sunrise
#1069
France
Derived from 'Eliane', which is a French feminine name meaning 'sun'.
#1070
American
Sunshine
#1075
India
Meaning 'the east' or 'the direction of the rising sun'
#1094
American↑ Rising
sunny, cheerful
#1103
Greece
the land where the sun rises
#1104
American
A modern variant of 'Kia', often interpreted as 'the return of the sun'
#1112
American
the time of day just after sunset or before sunrise
#1131
American
The sunrise.
#1157
Mexico
Sunshine
#1164
English
ray of sunlight
#1165
American
Doraelia is often interpreted as a combination of 'Dora,' meaning 'gift,' and 'Aelia,' a variation implying 'the sun' or
#1192
American
morning, sunrise
#1221
American
A modern variation of the name Synnove, meaning 'Sun gift'
#1229
India
Poorvi means 'the east', associated with the direction of sunrise.
#1257
France↑ Rising
Sunshine, glowing
#1261
Spanish
dawn, sunrise
#1280
Russia
Sunshine or light
#1281
American
Of the sunrise
#1285
American
The one who is born on a Sunday
#1289
Spanish
of the sea and sun
#1290
American
sun
#1292
American
born on a Sunday
#1294
Japan
Morning and sun
#1297
American
Sundra is a modern variation of the name 'Sandra', often understood to mean 'defender of mankind'.
#1307
American
a variation of Kalinda, often linked with 'the sun'
#1307
American
sunshine and light
#1334
New Zealand
a name associated with the rising sun or dawn
#1335
Spain
The one who is in the sun
#1345
USA
Possibly a variant of 'Kyra' or 'Kira', sometimes interpreted as 'light' or 'the sun.'
#1347
Australia
to be born with the sun
#1363
American
Variations of 'Shay' or 'Shady', often implying 'protected from the sun' or 'shadow'.
#1396
France
sundry; various
#1406
American
a variant of the name Solaris, which may be derived from 'sol', meaning 'sun'.
#1415
American
A derivative of the name 'Shams', meaning 'sun'.
#1432
India
The light of the sun
#1434
Albania
Son of the sun
#1434
American
the light of the sun
#1438
Nigeria
the land of the rising sun
#1450
American
Derived from 'Kalinda', potentially meaning 'the sun' or 'deity of the sun'
#1468
Armenia
Soleil, the sun
#1471
Spain
Relating to the Lord; feminine form of Domingo, meaning 'Sunday'
#1515
Korea
sunlight
#1542
Japan
Child of the sun (日子)
#1586
American
daughter of the sun
#1586
American
Of the sun.
#1589
American
derived from Sunday
#1615
Mexico
Dawn or sunrise
#1621
English
Sunshine; shining light
#1637
American
Path of the sun
#1660
Inuit regions
of the sun
#1662
Greek
of the sun
#1663
Indonesia
from the Sunda islands
#1667
American
Derived from 'La' and 'Sunda'
#1675
Kazakhstan
ray of sunshine
#1683
France
sunshine
#1691
Spanish↑ Rising
little sun
#1711
American
A modern name that likely derives from 'Cyrus' meaning 'sun' or 'throne', but with a feminine twist
#1744
English
from the place of the sunset
#1774
Mexico
Sun
#1780
American
born on a Sunday
#1787
English
belonging to the sun
#1788
American
variant of Dawn, relating to the sunrise or daybreak
#1796
Poland
Ewe, female sheep; born of the sun
#1800
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Noble woman; sun's warmth
#1803
Basque
sunny or related to the sun
#1811
Welsh
sunshine
#1837
French
Little sunrise
#1853
American
Combination of the elements 'La' and 'Tanisha', often interpreted as 'the one who is born on a Sunday'.
#1856
Sanskrit
beloved of the sun
#1871
French↑ Rising
Sun
#1872
Greek
gift of the sun
#1884
Japan
child of the sun
#1896
Native American (Hopi)
Sunrise
#1900
India
Daughter of the Sun
#1903
Italian
assumed, taken for granted — from Assunta
#1908
American
Sun or Daylight
#1936
Spanish
ascension — from Asunción
#1940
American
Possibly derived from Asia, meaning 'the east' or 'sunrise'
#1954
American
people of the sun
#1960
English
Derived from 'sun', meaning radiant or joyful
#1966
Slavic countries
Dawn, sunrise.
#1975
Indian
sunny, bright
#1976
USA
the place where the sun sets
#1978
English
Suelynn - 'sunshine'
#1988
India↑ Rising
eminent, distinguished, or first ray of the sun
#1989
Japanese
spring, clear, or sunny
#2153
Hindi-speaking regions
First rays of the sun

Boy Names Meaning "Sun"

147 boy names with this meaning

#445
Greece
of Apollo, god of the sun, music, and prophecy
#585
Ghana
Born on Sunday
#680
Greece
the sun
#681
India
Light of the Sun
#725
Hebrew
The 'bright' or 'light', sometimes used poetically to refer to 'Sun'
#745
Italy
Sun
#785
South Africa
sun
#796
Spanish
of the sun
#834
India
Light; the sun
#859
Cambodia
The light of the sun.
#892
China
朝阳 (zhāoyáng) - rising sun
#895
India↑ Rising
ईशान: 'the sun, or the lord'
#904
Egypt
One who is of the sort or nature; 'son of the sun'
#913
American
Possibly an elaboration of the name 'Elanor,' meaning 'sun star'.
#932
English
sun
#980
India
the sun
#1019
Nigeria
The sun rises
#1020
Ghana
Born on a Sunday
#1025
Greece
belonging to the sun
#1051
India
Light of the sun
#1106
India
Sun, Sky
#1146
Albania
sun
#1148
India
sun
#1149
Persian
Gift of the Sun or Sun's Gift
#1178
Italy
from Cirene, meaning sun
#1208
Ghana
born on a Sunday
#1247
American
Derived from 'Ed' meaning wealth and 'sol' meaning sun; essentially 'wealthy sun'.
#1249
Sanskrit
Sun
#1255
American↑ Rising
Direction of the setting sun; means 'west' in Old English.
#1275
India
The one who is light; Sun
#1291
Greece
Sun
#1292
Israel
dawn, sunrise
#1319
Japanese
Sunlight or shining light (日光)
#1337
India
Lord of the Sun / Ruler of the Sun.
#1360
Mexico
Descending Sun
#1372
India
of the sun; a person who is courageous
#1398
Turkey
sunrise
#1448
India
ray of light, or the first ray of the sun
#1460
Mexico
Descending Sun or Sunsetter
#1463
Italy
From the sun
#1485
Persian
The sun, the leader, the king.
#1509
Sanskrit
sun — from Aditi
#1532
Persian
sun or light
#1550
Syria
of the sun
#1644
Sanskrit
sun, light — from Aruna
#1646
Sanskrit
light, sun — from Arun
#1657
Tamil
sun
#1663
Greek
sun — from Helios
#1727
Sanskrit
light of the sun
#1728
Mexico
Descending Sun
#1734
Sanskrit
radiant, brilliant, sun-like
#1739
Sanskrit
sun
#1769
Lithuanian
day of the sun
#1783
India
lord of the sun
#1797
Japan
spring, sun, help
#1802
Sanskrit
sun or solar
#1810
Greece
A derivative form of the name 'Hulios', which may refer to the Sun.
#1820
Persia
Sun, throne, or lord
#1859
Ghana
born on a Sunday
#1865
Sanskrit
king of the sun
#1870
Hebrew
sung by the one who rejoices
#1886
Sanskrit↑ Rising
Sun, Sun God
#1893
Arabic
Sun of the Faith
#1918
Persia/Iran
Sun, throne.
#1921
India
One who is born of the Sun; a Sun God
#1945
American
Gift of the Sun
#1992
Ghana
The one who is born on Sunday
#1996
Lithuania
sun
#2416
Romanian↑ Rising
Sunshine, light
#2894
Italy
Sun
#3293
American
A blend of Ra (sun) and Shawn (God is gracious).
#3435
Hebrew↑ Rising
of the Sun
#3736
India
The sun or the divine light.
#4145
Spanish↑ Rising
God of the sun and music
#4249
India↑ Rising
One who is radiant like the sun.
#4584
Greek↑ Rising
sun
#5362
Persian↑ Rising
Sun
#5956
Japan↑ Rising
sunlight, clear, person
#6099
Japan↑ Rising
sun
#6142
USA↑ Rising
A variant of Cyrus, meaning 'sun' or 'throne'
#6213
English↑ Rising
the direction of sunrise
#6358
Egypt↑ Rising
sun
#6396
Israel
sun
#6478
Japan↑ Rising
morning sun, rising sun
#6747
India↑ Rising
one who enlightens; the sun
#6755
India↑ Rising
Sun
#6803
India
Sun
#6816
Italy↑ Rising
sun
#6887
Nahuatl
Descending Sun
#7554
India↑ Rising
a glowing sun
#7605
Ireland↑ Rising
little sun
#7817
American
Referring to the time of day when the sun rises; a new beginning.
#7827
Latin↑ Rising
the sun
#8108
Sanskrit↑ Rising
sun
#8244
India
Sun
#8732
India
Sun
#8908
American
rising sun
#8960
Russia↑ Rising
Sunrise
#9008
American↑ Rising
He who is like the sunrise
#9087
American↑ Rising
Modern invention, potentially linked to the name 'Cyrus', which means 'sun' in Persian.
#9308
Indian↑ Rising
the sun
#9690
India
Red; Sun; One who is the first to rise
#9742
India↑ Rising
आदित्य - 'Sun' or 'Belonging to Aditi'
#9758
Sanskrit
Lord Vishnu; the one who is bright like the sun
India↑ Rising
Lord Shiva; Sun
Ghana
Born on a Sunday
Nahuatl-speaking regions
the sun
India↑ Rising
brighter than the sun
Ghana↑ Rising
Born on a Sunday
India
Radiant; first ray of the sun
Israel↑ Rising
My brother is a rising sun
India
Lion of the sun
Armenia
follower of the god of the Sun
Ghana
Born on a Sunday
India
brilliant, radiant, sunlight
Japan
a blessing from the sun
India
Sun
Sanskrit↑ Rising
sun god — from Aditya
Modern coinage
Amon-Ra, the sun god
Spain↑ Rising
sun

Unisex Names Meaning "Sun"

64 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#613
American
A circle of light surrounding the sun or moon, associated with divinity
#722
Spain↑ Rising
sun
#777
American
The time of day when the sun sets
#1051
France
Sun
#1275
French
derived from Asia, meaning 'the east' or 'sunrise'.
#1370
Egypt
Shaded, protected from the sun.
#1419
French
the sun
#1508
Sanskrit
sun
#1508
Basque
the one born on a Sunday
#1514
Sanskrit
sun, light — from Aditi
#1515
Sanskrit
related to the sun
#1521
Persian
sunshine, light
#1525
Egyptian
the sun disc
#1537
Romanian
light, sun — from Ilie
#1542
Sanskrit
light of the sun
#1560
Hebrew
my brother is a rising sun
#1594
Latin
of the sun
#1595
Indian
a name of the sun
#1619
Greek
gift of the sun
#1622
Modern coinage
light of the sun
#1639
Tamil
sun god — from Aruna
#1640
Punjabi
light of the sun
#1645
Sanskrit
light of the sun
#1647
Sanskrit
light, sun — from Arun
#1652
Armenian
little sun
#1660
Turkish
light of the sun
#1683
Japanese
the field of the sun
#1689
Akan
he who is born on a Sunday
#1701
Japanese
sunshine or sunlight
#1714
Sanskrit
lord of the sun
#1719
Akan
a name of a child born on a Sunday
#1725
Armenian
of the sun
#1740
Vietnamese
the sun — from Hiu
#1764
American
A blend of Rae and Mel, often associated with rays of sunshine.
#1782
Italian
sun — from Phoebus
#1785
Spanish
sun
#1794
Haitian Creole
God is the sun
#1812
Welsh
sunny or bright
#1816
Turkish
sun
#1851
Turkish
daylight, sun
#1853
Japanese
sunshine or light
#1854
Sanskrit
lord of the sun — from Dileesh
#1855
Sanskrit
light, sun, or radiant
#1870
Greek
little sun
#1874
Turkish
sun
#1875
Turkish
sun
#1904
Italian
assumed, taken — from Assunta
#1906
Portuguese
assumption — from Assunção
#1913
Sanskrit
light of the sun
#1928
Ethiopian
he who is born on a Sunday
#1928
African
born on a Sunday
#1946
Incan
the son of the sun
#1974
Punjabi
light of the sun
#3635
Arabic↑ Rising
شمس - 'Sun'
#5538
Latin
of the sun
#7363
Peru
sun; sun god in Inca mythology
#8976
India
अर्क, meaning 'ray of light' or 'sun'
India↑ Rising
ray of light; sunbeam
American
sun
French
sun
India
sun
Ghana
the one who is born on Sunday
Spain↑ Rising
sun
China
阳光, 日光 (yáng guāng, rì guāng) - sunlight

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