Eco-friendly baby names are popular in 2020 – here's the top 20
The most popular eco-friendly baby names for 2020 have been revealed in a new study — and it seems more people are giving their newborns 'green' names such as Luna, Aurora and Atlas.
Research, which was conducted by the team at Save On Energy, analysed Nameberry's trending baby names of 2020. After looking into the top 500 baby names, they found the eco-friendly monikers are most popular among girls. In fact, there are twice as many 'green' baby names for girls in the top 500, compared to boys.
Some of the top names for girls include Luna, Aurora, Isla and Hazel, while for boys the popular names were Oliver, Jasper, Leo and Kai.
When asked about why they would give their children eco-friendly names, 18% of parents said they would do so because they follow a green lifestyle, while 22% explained they liked the meanings behind the name.
Take a look at the full list below...
Top 20 eco-friendly girl names and their meanings:
1. Luna – Derived from Latin luna (moon)
2. Aurora – Derived from the Roman goddess of dawn
3. Isla – 'Island' in Spanish
4. Hazel – The hazel tree
5. Ivy – The climbing evergreen plant
6. Iris – 'Rainbow' in Greek
7. Rose – The fragrant flower rose
8. Violet – The purple/blue flower
9. Aria – 'Air' in Italian
10. Chloe – 'Blooming' in Greek
11. Willow – The English willow tree
12. Poppy – Latin origin meaning 'red flower'
13. Stella – 'Star' from Latin and Italian origin
14. Lily – The lily flower
15. Jasmine – The jasmine flower
16. Ruby – The gemstone ruby
17. Olive – English origin meaning 'olive tree'
18. Eden – Intimations of paradise from the Bible
19. Daisy – The daisy flower
20. Jade – The ornamental stone jade
Top 20 eco-friendly boy names and their meanings
1. Oliver – English origin meaning 'olive tree'
2. Jasper – The gemstone jasper
3. Leo – 'Lion' in Greek
4. Kai – 'Sea' in Hawaiian
5. Atlas – An ancient God who carried the entire world on his shoulders
6. Rowan – The rowan tree
7. Phoenix – Immortal bird from Greek mythology
8. Brooks – 'Stream' in old English
9. River – A stream of water that flows to the sea
10. Orion – A constellation of stars
11. Ash – The ash tree
12. Aidan – Derived from 'aodáhn' which means 'fiery' in Gaelic
13. Zephyr – 'West wind' in Greek
14. Fox – The fox animal
15. Basil – Derived from the B-S-L root
16. Wolf – From the German name 'adalwolf' meaning 'noble wolf'
17. Forest – From French origin meaning 'woodsman or woods'
18. Wren – Small brown songbird
19. Jett – Black gemstone
20. Pierce – Derived from the Greek word ‘petrós’ meaning ‘rock’
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