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In recent years nature names have been one of the top categories of trending names. While flower name for girls are the most popular of nature names, there has been increasing interest in more uncommon options for all genders. From the names of plants, animals, and names with nature related meanings there are so many different ways to be inspired by nature! Whether you’re looking for a fun first name, a bold middle name, or even names for a pet or character – below is a list of 50 rare nature names.

What are your favorite nature names?

Rare Nature Names

  1. ACACIA
  2. AMARANTHA
  3. ANTHEA
  4. AVELINE
  5. AZURE
  6. BANYAN
  7. BASIL
  8. BIRCH
  9. BLOSSOM
  10. CANYON
  11. CARDINAL
  12. CLOVE
  13. CLOVER
  14. CORAL
  15. CORVUS
  16. COVE
  17. CYPRESS
  18. CYRA
  19. DAHLIA
  20. EIRA
  21. ELOWEN
  22. FAWN
  23. FERN
  24. FIELD
  25. FLEUR
  26. FLORABEL
  27. FROST
  28. GARDENIA
  29. GARNET
  30. GINGER
  31. GROVE
  32. GWYDION
  33. HART
  34. HAWK
  35. HERON
  36. HYACINTH
  37. INDIGO
  38. LARK
  39. LAVENDER
  40. LILAC
  41. LINDEN
  42. LOTUS
  43. MARIGOLD
  44. MIST
  45. PEREGRINE
  46. PINTO
  47. PRAIRIE
  48. ROSALBA
  49. SAFFRON
  50. SOLEIL
  51. TEMPEST
  52. THALIA
  53. TOPAZ
  54. VAIANA
  55. WISTERIA
  56. WOLF
  57. ZEPHYR
  58. ZINNIA

Want more nature name inspo? See the Full List of Nature Names in the BabyNames.com database.

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Kees Andersen (they/them) is a longtime BabyNames.com member and content creator for the site. They first became interested in names when researching for stories they were writing as a young child and it snowballed into a lifelong passion. Kees attended Western Washington University and majored in history, which helped inspire a love of historical names.

Kees resides in Washington state with husband Peyton and two cats Nimue and Caspian. In their spare time they love to travel, read, fawn over their cats, and take photos.

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Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.

Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.