Choosing a name for your March-born baby is like picking out a unique story that fits this lively month. Imagine your baby’s name capturing the fun of St. Patrick’s Day or feeling as cool as Aquamarine, March’s special birthstone, and as bright as the daffodil, its birth flower.
For baby girls, think about names like the classic Flora, the friendly Chloe, the strong Matilda, and the cool Saoirse. Boys can rock names like the energetic Aidan, the reliable Connor, the steady David, and the chill Theodore.
Since March is the third month, you can go for names like Trey, Tressa, or Manzo, adding a touch of magic associated with the number three.
As March brings in Spring, check out names inspired by flowers and the season’s vibes. And because March is known to start strong, think about names that show bravery and courage.
In this list, we’ve picked out names by how popular they are right now, giving you an easy way to explore options for your March baby. Let these names be more than just labels – they’re like the beginning of cool stories with your little one!
Theodore
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: “gift of God”
- Description: As unlikely as it may seem, Theodore is a hot new hit name, vaulting into the Top 10 in 2021 for the first time ever. Friendly nickname Theo may be responsible for some of that, though there are plenty of baby boys given Theo as their full name too. Add their numbers together, and the two names jump to Number 6.
Violet
- Origin: English from Latin
- Meaning: “purple”
- Description: Violet is soft and sweet but far from shrinking. Today, Violet is near the top of the charts, joining other such popular flower names as Lily, Daisy, and Rose.
Josephine
- Origin: French feminine variation of Joseph
- Meaning: “Jehovah increases”
- Description: Josephine, with its large measure of class and character and a gently offbeat quality, has been on a gentle uphill climb in the US for over 30 years, now ranking in the Top 100. With an intriguing number of vivacious nicknames, from Jo to Josie to Fifi to Posy, Josephine is a Nameberry favorite.
Seraphina
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: “ardent; fiery”
- Description: Seraphina is one of the most-searched name on Nameberry, destined for even greater popularity. The highest-ranking angels, the six-winged seraphim, inspired the lovely name Seraphina, which was brought into the contemporary spotlight when chosen by high-profile parents Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck for their second daughter, following the influential choice of Violet for their first.
Matilda
- Origin: German
- Meaning: “battle-mighty”
- Description: Matilda is a sweet vintage name that has been gently climbing the popularity list for the past 15 years, after a half-century slumber. The spunky children’s book heroine Matilda is one factor in its rise, along with others of its class like Eloise and Caspian.
Elowen
- Origin: Cornish
- Meaning: “elm”
- Description: A beautiful modern Cornish nature name that is rapidly picking up steam in the States: even spawning variant spellings like Elowyn and Elowynn. In its native region, it wasn’t widely used as a name before the twentieth century, when the Cornish language was revived. A (currently) unique member of the fashionble El- family of names, it has a pleasant, evocative sound.
Ada
- Origin: German or Turkish
- Meaning: “noble, nobility, or island”
- Description: Ada is one of the classic baby names for girls that is suddenly super stylish again. A favorite at the end of the nineteenth century, Ada is an alternative to the over-popular Ava. Ada is also part of the trend toward simple, old-fashioned names beginning with a vowel, like Ivy and Ella.
Jane
- Origin: English
- Meaning: “God is gracious”
- Description: No, we don’t consider Jane too plain. In fact, for a venerable and short one-syllable name, we think it packs a surprising amount of punch, as compared to the related Jean and Joan.
Flora
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: “flower”
- Description: Flora, the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, who enjoyed eternal youth, is one of the gently old-fashioned girls’ flower names we think is due for a comeback— alongside cousins Cora and Dora. Florence, Fiorella, Fleur, and Flower are translations, but we like Flora best of all.
Finn
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: “fair or white”
- Description: Finn is a name with enormous energy and charm, that of the greatest hero of Irish mythology, Finn MacCool (aka Fionn mac Cuumhaill), an intrepid warrior with mystical supernatural powers, noted as well for his wisdom and generosity.
Chloe
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: “young green shoot”
- Description: Chloe is a pretty springtime name symbolizing new growth. Though slightly off its peak in the Top 10 in 2010, Chloe still ranks in the Top 20 and is solidly a modern classic.
Emmeline
- Origin: Old French form of archaic German Amal
- Meaning: “work”
- Description: Emmeline is an Emma relative and Emily cousin that is destined for greater use in the wake of the megapopularity of those two names. A recommended Nameberry fave, Emmeline hopped onto the US Top 1000 in 2014 for the first time ever. While it is genuinely an old name, it was rarely used a century ago; only 17 baby girls were named Emmeline in 1915, the same number as were named Ernie!
Eva
- Origin: Latin form of Eve, Hebrew
- Meaning: “life”
- Description: Eva is a simple, classic Hebrew name for girls that recently slipped out of the US Top 100 for the first time in more than a decade. Pronounced either like her more popular sister Ava or less popular sister Eve, Eva is one of the elite group of girl names that mean life.
Ruby
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: “deep red precious stone”
- Description: Ruby, vibrant red, sassy and sultry, outshines other revived vintage gem names, with its sparkling resume of cultural references. Ruby is proof of the 100 Year Rule, trending again for the first time since its last heyday in the 1920s.
Saoirse
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: “liberty”
- Description: Before the young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan made her mark in the films Ladybird and The Lovely Bones, few of us had heard this name, let alone known how to pronounce it. But now it is slowly way edging its way into the mainstream, particularly, of course, with parents who have Irish roots. It made its first appearance in the US Top 1000 in 2016, when it was the third-fastest-rising girls’ name.
Lila
- Origin: Arabic, Sanskrit
- Meaning: “night; play”
- Description: Lila is one of the girl names with a double l sound — Lila, Lola, Layla, Leila, Lily et al — that have caught on in a major way., Delicate yet dynamic, Lila has a slightly international flair.
Leo
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: “lion”
- Description: Leo was derived from the Latin leo, meaning “lion.” Thirteen popes have carried the name, including St. Leo the Great. In Germanic languages, Leo has historically been used as a nickname for names including Leon and Leopold. In Latinate languages, Leonardo is considered a full form for Leo.
Bonnie
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: “beautiful, cheerful”
- Description: Bonnie is an adorable nickname name, heading back up the popularity list after a 50-year nap. A Top 100 girls’ name throughout the rest of the English-speaking world, Americans are later to jump on the Bonnie bandwagon but now it’s trending here too.
Graham
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: “gravelly homestead”
- Description: Well used in England and Scotland since the fifties, the smooth and sophisticated Graham is catching on here.
Abigail
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: “my father is joyful”
- Description: Abigail comes from the Hebrew name Avigail and is derived from the Hebrew elements ab, meaning “father,” and g-y-l, meaning “to rejoice.” In the Old Testament, Abigail was the wife of David, said to be beautiful, wise, and prophetic. In the early nineteenth century, Abigail became a term for a maid.
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