Nature Girl Names

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Nature girl names evoke meadows, seasons, rivers and trees. They carry a sense of beauty and calm, and they appeal to parents who want a name that feels fresh, gentle and rooted in the natural world.

Plants and trees inspire many of the names here. Willow is a graceful tree often found near water, Ivy is a climbing vine with an evergreen image, Rowan names the mountain ash, and Sage is both an herb and a word for wisdom. Savannah refers to grassland, and Alondra means lark in Spanish.

Seasons and landscapes add more choices. Autumn and Summer name the seasons, Brooke and River bring to mind flowing water, and Sierra means mountain range in Spanish. Eden recalls the garden of Genesis, and Jordyn is a spelling of a name tied to the river Jordan. Leilani is a Hawaiian name often translated as heavenly flowers, and Brynn comes from a Welsh word for hill. Nature names are often easy to spell and carry a clear, positive meaning. When choosing one, think about places, seasons or landscapes that matter to your family, and consider how the name sounds with your surname. Many nature names also make beautiful middle names.

Most popular right now

Savannah Girl
suh-VAN-uh
“treeless grassland” · English
#135
Autumn Girl
AW-tuhm
“autumn season” · English
#88
Rowan Unisex
ROH-uhn
“little red one; rowan tree” · Irish
#59
Willow Girl
WIH-loh
“willow tree” · English
#44
Ivy Girl
EYE-vee
“ivy plant” · English
#39
River Unisex
RIH-vur
“river” · English
#111
Brooke Girl
BROOK
“small stream” · English
#313
Eden Girl
EE-duhn
“delight” · Hebrew
#70
Leilani Girl
lay-LAH-nee
“heavenly flowers” · Hawaiian
#60
Summer Girl
SUH-mur
“the season of summer” · English
#152

All 140 names

Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.

Name Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Savannah treeless grassland English 135 ↓ -40%
Autumn autumn season English 88 ↓ -11%
Rowan little red one; rowan tree Irish 59 ↑ +60%
Willow willow tree English 44 ↑ +8%
Ivy ivy plant English 39 ↑ +33%
River river English 111 ↑ +12%
Brooke small stream English 313 ↓ -23%
Eden delight Hebrew 70 ↑ +65%
Leilani heavenly flowers Hawaiian 60 ↑ +31%
Summer the season of summer English 152 ↑ +9%
Sage wise; the herb Latin 160 ↑ +40%
Oakley oak clearing English 156 ↑ +71%
Olive olive tree English 197 ↑ +7%
Juniper juniper shrub English 100 ↑ +56%
Brynn hill Welsh 407 ↓ -18%
Haven safe place, harbor English 190 ↑ +59%
Aspen aspen tree English 266 ↓ -10%
Ember glowing coal English 154 ↑ +27%
Sierra mountain range Spanish 616 ↓ -16%
Alondra lark Spanish 680 ↓ -28%
Magnolia the magnolia flower Latin 124 ↑ +38%
Alani orange tree Hawaiian 161 ↑ +40%
Dahlia the dahlia flower Swedish 215 ↑ +63%
Skye from the Isle of Skye Scottish 532 ↓ -14%
Wren wren, a small songbird English 231 ↑ +54%
Holly the holly tree English 416 ↑ +18%
Raven raven, the black bird English 404 → +3%
Savanna grassy plain Spanish 1,090 ↓ -51%
Rosemary dew of the sea; an herb Latin 251 ↑ +75%
Winter winter English 426 ↓ -28%
Briar thorny shrub English 400 ↑ +50%
Meadow grassy field English 286 ↑ +67%
Robin bright fame; also the bird English 704 ↑ +36%
Sky sky English 949 ↓ -19%
Wrenley modern blend of Wren and -ley American (modern coinage) 159 ↑ +526%
Shannon from the River Shannon Irish 2,405 ↓ -24%
Laurel laurel tree English 734 ↓ -10%
Rayne rain English 906 ↓ -17%
Sylvie forest French 282 ↑ +211%
Arden from the Forest of Arden English 975 ↑ +11%
Heather heather plant English 1,264 ↑ +17%
Ocean ocean, the sea English 720 ↑ +28%
Kaya rock (Turkish); several other sources Turkish 1,133 ↓ -13%
Paloma dove Spanish 793 ↑ +25%
Rio river Spanish 532 ↑ +85%
Brisa breeze Spanish 1,633 ↑ +30%
Montana mountain Spanish 1,033 ↑ +109%
Bryn hill Welsh 2,021 ↓ -17%
Everest from the mountain English 796 ↑ +46%
Aspyn form of Aspen; aspen tree American (modern coinage) 869 ↑ +6%
Avani earth Sanskrit 806 ↑ +41%
Rain rain English 1,239 ↑ +7%
Savanah form of Savannah; grassy plain English 5,880 ↓ -68%
Cedar cedar tree English 1,244 → +1%
Coral the coral of the sea English 1,931 ↓ -22%
Storm storm English 1,442 ↑ +20%
Cierra mountain range; variant of Sierra American (modern coinage) 2,727 ↑ +12%
Wrenlee blend of Wren and Lee American (modern coinage) 358 ↑ +825%
Sahara desert Arabic 1,978 ↓ -32%
Linden linden (lime) tree English 1,415 ↑ +21%
Birdie little bird English 670 ↑ +66%
Lakelyn blend of Lake and Lyn American (modern coinage) 673 ↑ +116%
Lakelynn blend of Lake and Lynn American (modern coinage) 498 ↑ +305%
Stormi storm American (modern coinage) 910 ↑ +8%
Stormy stormy English 1,979 ↓ -21%
Lluvia rain Spanish 2,136 ↑ +6%
Alize trade wind French 2,999 → +2%
Lake lake English 2,068 ↓ -9%
Gaia earth Greek 1,392 → +1%
Bryar briar, a thorny shrub English 1,873 ↑ +24%
Zinnia the zinnia flower Latin 1,290 ↑ +32%
Elowen elm tree Cornish 798 ↑ +108%
Brook small stream English 4,373 ↓ -24%
Dawn daybreak English 2,174 → +2%
Savana variant of Savannah; treeless plain American (modern coinage) 5,879 ↓ -53%
Cypress cypress tree English 1,554 ↑ +62%
Afton from the Scottish river Afton Scottish 3,519 ↓ -50%
Sequoia the sequoia tree English 1,987 ↑ +23%
Maple maple tree English 1,092 ↑ +69%
Rivers rivers English 2,828 ↓ -54%
Hollie holly tree English 2,834 ↓ -21%
Denali the high one Native American 2,338 ↑ +10%
Fern fern plant English 1,220 ↑ +38%
Terra earth Latin 2,434 ↓ -9%
Acacia acacia tree Greek 2,485 ↓ -12%
Timber wood, trees English 3,769 ↓ -22%
Cove small sheltered bay English 1,192 ↑ +138%
Stormie stormy English 1,865 ↑ +34%
Ryver variant of River American (modern coinage) 2,053 ↑ +12%
Tierra earth, land Spanish 5,703 → 0%
Wrenleigh wren with the -leigh ending English 685 ↑ +1236%
Rue the herb rue; also regret English 1,324 ↑ +141%
Ravyn variant of Raven American (modern coinage) 2,639 ↑ +12%
Harbor harbor, safe haven English 2,971 ↑ +10%
Rainey variant of Rainy; also English surname English 2,376 → +3%
Sparrow the sparrow bird English 4,157 ↓ -36%
Maile fragrant Hawaiian vine Hawaiian 4,316 ↑ +44%
Emberleigh ember with the -leigh ending English 1,849 ↓ -13%
Wrenly wren with -ly American (modern coinage) 1,205 ↑ +232%
Snow snow English 4,056 ↓ -25%
Lark the songbird lark English 4,416 ↓ -46%
Acadia from the North American region Acadia French 4,987 ↓ -45%
Dove the bird, symbol of peace English 1,487 ↑ +182%
Breeze light wind English 5,264 ↓ -11%
Briza breeze Spanish 9,568 ↓ -52%
Lelani variant of Leilani, heavenly flowers Hawaiian 3,952 ↓ -20%
Cherry the fruit and blossom English 3,588 ↑ +40%
Rainy from the English word rainy English 6,064 ↓ -9%
Spring the season English 6,795 ↓ -26%
Tempest violent storm English 7,103 ↑ +14%
Siera variant of Sierra, 'mountain range' Spanish 12,990 ↑ +17%
Lemon the citrus fruit English 4,616 ↓ -29%
Fawn young deer English 5,983 ↑ +11%
Tenaya from the name of a Yosemite chief Native American — ↓ -100%
Sierrah variant of Sierra American (modern coinage) 16,930 new
Starling the songbird English 11,806 ↓ -38%
Shasta from Mount Shasta Native American 16,904 → 0%
Anise from the herb anise English 10,176 ↓ -31%
Roe roe deer English 8,248 new
Berry from the word berry or an English surname English 12,290 ↓ -54%
Robynn variant of Robin English 11,724 ↓ -47%
Ravin variant of Raven English 14,541 ↓ -50%
Glenna feminine of Glenn, valley Scottish 12,349 ↓ -22%
Thao grass, herb; filial respect Vietnamese — new
Neta Hebrew for plant; also short form Hebrew — new
Nieves snows, from Our Lady of the Snows Spanish — new
Dayle variant of Dale, valley Old English — new
Heide short form of Adelheid; heath German — new
Bee pet form of Beatrice; the insect English 11,095 → 0%
Calandra lark Greek — new
Myrtle the myrtle plant Greek 11,611 new
Cinnamon the spice English — new
Farley fern clearing Old English — ↓ -100%
Robbyn variant of Robin English — new
Misti variant of Misty English — new
Mistie variant of Misty English — new
Ferne fern English — ↓ -100%
Eartha earth English — ↓ -100%
Loma hill Spanish — new
Berdie variant of Birdie English — new