Many things go through our mind when we are choosing a name.
Will it really suit that special somebody? Should it be something unique, or should you pick something which is trending at the moment?
Fire is often associated with energy, warmth, passion, vitality and hope. A name meaning fire is a popular pick when it comes to choosing baby names since it has an ancient significance and can be given a modern twist.
We have compiled over 100 baby names that mean fire from different cultures and languages. Every person appreciates the warmth and gift of fire. In many cultures, it is even used for conducting auspicious ceremonies. We have categorized the baby names on the basis of their genders so that you can select the right sounding fire names for boys or girls. Our list also curates unisex names that mean fire for parents who want gender-neutral titles for their kids. It covers a wide variety of names from mythology, global cultures to even comic books.
For more names inspired by the natural world, take a look at these earthy boy names. Or for more unisex names, take a look at our top 60 gender-neutral Japanese names.
Nuri(Arabic origin) meaning ‘light‘ or ‘my fire’.
Ishaan (Indian origin) translates ‘to the sun‘. In the Hindu religion, Ishaan is a guardian of the Northeast.
Adan(Gaelic origin) meaning ‘little fire’.
Mirri (Aboriginal origin) meaning ‘the sun’.
Aiden(Irish origin) meaning ‘little’ and ‘fiery’ stems from an old Celtic god of sun and fire.
Aalish(Persian Origin) meaning ‘flame’.
Cyra(Persian origin) translates to ‘Sun‘, ‘throne’ or ‘lord’.
Ra(Egyptian origin) which refers to the ‘ancient God of the sun in Egypt’.
Solveig(Scandinavian origin) meaning ‘Sun’s daughter’
Akosua(Ghanaian origin) meaning ‘born on a Sunday’.
Ederne, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Basque ~ View Detail
Helia(Greek origin) meaning ‘sun’. It is the feminine version of Helios, the Greek god of the sun.
Agni(Indian origin) and depicts the ‘Hindu God of fire’. It also means fire in Hindi.
Jyotis(Sanskrit origin) meaning ‘flame’ or ’bright’.
Edan (Irish origin) meaning ‘little and fiery' or ‘fire'. This Irish name is a cute alternative to the name, Eden.
Nuria(Portuguese, Hebrew, and Catalan origin) meaning ‘Fire of the Lord’. In Portugal and Spain, Nuria is associated with the Virgin Mary.
Enya(Irish origin) meaning ‘fire’. It is a variant of an Irish name, Eithne.
Oriane(French origin) meaning ‘sunrise’.
Kalinda(Hindi origin) meaning ‘sun’. It refers to the mythical mountains, where sacred rivers flow.
Sunniva(Norwegian origin) meaning the ‘sun gift’
Eilidh (Scottish origin) meaning ‘sun‘ or ‘radiant one‘, Eilidh is often considered to be a variant of Helen.
Finlo(Manx origin) refers to a Pagan Sun God.
Ignacia (Latin origin) meaning ‘firebrand’.
Arpina(Armenian origin) meaning the ‘sun rising’.
Lebone(Lesothan origin) meaning ‘light’.
Atesh(Turkish origin) translates to ‘fire.’
Adar(Hebrew origin) translates to ‘fire’.
Tasanee, Meaning: beautiful view Origin: Thai ~ View Detail
Cyrus(Persian origin) meaning ’sun’. Cyrus was a famous Persian leader who famously conquered Babylon. This name is also mentioned in the Old Testament.
Aarush(Hindi origin) meaning ‘ray of sun’.
Conleth(Irish origin) meaning ‘to chaste fire’. A rare but quite an offbeat fiery Irish name.
Paratyl(Aboriginal origin) meaning ‘one who is lighted like a flame’.
Garnet(Middle English origin) refers to a ‘silicate gemstone’. It is the birthstone of January and means revival and warmth.
Zerline, Meaning: beautiful dawn Origin: French variant of Zerlin and Zerlina
Agnideep(Indian origin) meaning ‘inflamed’.
Sol(Spanish origin) meaning ‘sun’.
Brand(English origin) meaning ‘fiery torch’ or ‘beacon’.
Fiamma(Italian origin) meaning ‘flame’.
Seraphina(Hebrew origin) meaning ‘fiery and ardent’. The name is derived from the six-winged seraphim angels.
Lesedi (South African origin) meaning ‘light’.
Merindah, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Australian Aboriginal
Idris(Welsh origin) meaning ‘fiery’ or ’passionate’. This name can be linked to British actor, Idris Alba.
Solaris(Latin origin) which means ‘of the sun’.
Edana(Gaelic origin) meaning ‘tiny flame’.
Vulcan(Latin origin) translating to ‘flash. In Roman mythology, Vulcan was the God of fire, which is where the word ‘volcano’ comes from.
Calida(Spanish origin) translates to ‘heated’.
Ember(English origin) meaning ‘burning coal’. Ember should not be confused with Amber, which means the color red.
Kalliroi, Meaning: beautiful flow Origin: Greek
Aithne(Irish origin) meaning ‘fire’.
Udia (Hebrew origin) meaning ‘Jehovah's fire’.
Susmita, Meaning: beautiful smile Origin: Hindi
Alinta(aboriginal origin) meaning ‘fire' or ‘flame'.
Eider, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Basque
Pele(Hawaiian origin) meaning the ‘Hawaiian fire goddess’. The name Pele is widely popular because of the legendary football player from Brazil of the same name.
Prometheus(Greek origin) meaning ‘forethought‘. It was also the name of the ancient God of fire.
Aodh(Gaelic origin) meaning ‘fire’.
Joash (Hebrew origin) meaning ‘fire of Yahweh’.
Ardere(Latin origin) equates to ‘burn’, ‘parch’ or ‘scorch’.
Ignatius (Latin origin) meaning ‘fiery’. Ignatius has been the name of several saints, one of whom was the creator of the Catholic Jesuit order.
Brando(Italian origin) meaning ‘firebrand’ or ‘sword’. The name is famous due to the iconic actor, Marlon Brando.
Helios (Greek origin) meaning ’Greek god of the Sun’. Helios is a famous mythological name.
Anwar(Arabic origin) meaning ‘luminous’ or ‘the one who dazzles’.
Azar(Iranian origin) meaning ‘fire’
Adish(Persian origin) meaning ‘fire’
Akiho(Japanese origin) meaning ‘fire and autumn’
Omorose, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Egyptian
Nomalanga(South African origin) meaning ‘Sunny’.
Kiran(Sanskrit origin) meaning ‘ray of light coming from the sun’.
Kalama(Hawaiian origin) meaning ‘flaming torch’
Hagan (Irish origin) meaning ‘little iron’.
Seraphim(Hebrew origin) meaning ‘fiery‘.
Pirro(Italian origin) meaning meaning ‘one with a flamed-colour hair’.
Kazuya(Japanese origin) meaning ‘fire’. It is one of the popular Japanese girl names meaning fire.
Nootau (Native American origin) meaning ‘fire’.
Barbara (English origin) derived from the Catholic customs which mentions St. Barbara was a protector against fire and lightning. One of the very common English names that mean fire with a saintly origin.
Cymbeline(Greek origin) translates to ‘sunlord’. This is not only one of the famous names meaning fire, but also a famous Shakespearean play.
Sulien(Welsh origin) meaning the ‘sun born'.
Ignacio (Spanish origin) meaning ‘fiery’ It’s a name which is quite trendy in Spanish-speaking countries.
Brent(English origin) meaning ‘dweller near the burnt land’.
Agnivo(Indian origin) meaning ‘blaze of fire’
Cinderella(French and English origin) meaning ‘from the Ashes’. Cinderella is known from the famous fairytale.
Amarkeeri(Hindi origin) meaning ‘eternal flame’.
Tanwen(Welsh origin) meaning ‘holy fire’.
Halo(English origin) meaning ‘an aura around the sun’. This name is popular with the Halo franchise game series.
Hotaru(Japanese origin) meaning ‘lightning bug’ or ‘firefly’. One of the unique Japanese names meaning fire.
Adara(Arabic, Greek and Hebrew origin) meaning ‘beauty’ or ‘noble.’ It is also viewed as a substitute for Adar, which means ‘fire’.
Usain, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Arabic, possible variation of Hussein
Caily, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Diminutive of any Greek Cal- name
Idalia(Italian origin) meaning ‘beholding the sun’. Idalia is derived from a Greek place called Idalion.
Yaffa, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Hebrew
Admani(Sanskrit origin) meaning ‘flames’ or ‘burning fire’.
Salana (Latin origin) meaning ‘sun’.
Inaki(Indian origin) meaning a ‘warm feeling’.
Flint(English origin) meaning ‘born near an outcrop of flint’ Flint is a kind of stone used to kindle fire.
Elili, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Tamil
Candace (Greek origin) meaning ‘white fire‘. This is the name of the sister of Phineas and Ferb, in the show, Phineas and Ferb.
Kazumi, Meaning: beautiful peace Origin: Japanese
Fintan (Irish origin) translates to ‘White fire’. The name is derived from Irish mythology, where Fintan was an Irish saint.
Bodaway(Native American origin) meaning ‘the fire maker’.
Soleil(French origin) meaning 'sun'.
Maccoy(Irish origin) meaning ‘fire'.
Hakan (American origin) meaning ‘fiery’.
Phoenix(Greek origin) relates to a ‘mythical bird associated with the sun’, which gets new life by rising from the ashes of its former self.
Keahi(Hawaiian origin) meaning ‘flames’.
Hestia(Greek origin) meaning ‘fireside’.
Jaffa, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Hebrew place-name
Branton(Gaelic origin) meaning ‘sword or ‘fire town’.
Keegan (Irish origin) meaning ‘little fire'.
Mabs, Meaning: beautiful lover Origin: Diminutive of Mabel
Mogotsi(Sesotho origin) meaning ‘builder of fire’.
Sampson(English origin) meaning ‘the sun’. It is derived from the Hebrew name, Shimshon.
Savita(Hindi origin) meaning ‘sun’.
Hermosa, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Spanish
Surya(Hindi origin) meaning ‘Sun god‘.
Kjellfrid, Meaning: beautiful kettle Origin: Norwegian
Inigo(Spanish and Basque origin) meaning ‘fiery‘.
Solana(Spanish origin) meaning ‘sunshine’.
Elio(Spanish and Italian origin) is an abbreviation of ‘Helios’, the ancient Greek god of the sun.
Ayu, Meaning: very feminine, beautiful Origin: Indonesian
Ena(Celtic origin) meaning ‘passionate’ or ‘fiery’. This is one of the very commonly used Celtic girl names.
Abellonna (Danish origin) female version of ‘Apollo, the Greek Sun god’.
Rhys(Welsh origin) meaning ‘enthusiastic’. Rhys is the name of a light healing priest in the popular game ‘Fire Emblem’.
Baskara(Indonesian origin) meaning ‘sun’.
Haco(Celtic origin) meaning ‘flame’ and ‘fire.’ This is one of the few uncommon Celtic fire-related names.
Vesta(Latin and Roman origin) representing the ‘Roman god of hearth, chastity, and home’.
Ashbel(Hebrew origin) meaning ‘an old fire’.
Aed(Irish origin) meaning ‘fire’, ‘flame’ or ‘burning fire’. This is one of the commonly used Irish names related to fire.
Eliane(Greek, Hebrew and Latin roots) and means ‘the sun’.
Uri(Israeli origin) meaning ‘my flame‘ or ‘my light’. It is mentioned in the Old Testament. Uri was the father of Bezalel, the person in charge of building the Ark of the Covenant.
Anala(Hindu origin) meaning ‘goddess of fire'.
Elidi(Greek origin) meaning ‘gift of the sun’.
Blaze (Latin origin) means ‘to burn with a bright flame’. It is popular among comic book fans because of Marvel's superhero, Ghost Rider’s real name, Johnny Blaze.
Kenneth(Scottish Irish origin) meaning ‘born of fire'.
Kenna(English origin) meaning ‘born of fire’ or ‘the handsome one’.
Egan(Irish origin) meaning ‘little fire’.
Barak(Hebrew origin) meaning ‘lightning’. The name is linked to the former American President, Barack Obama.
Zoyna, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Arabic via Urdu
Electra (Greek origin) meaning ‘shining’ and ‘light’. This name is also associated with the famous Marvel superhero.
Afi(Polynesian origin) meaning ‘fire’
Souzan(Persian origin) meaning ‘on fire’.
Shula(Arabic origin) meaning ‘flame’.
Fiammetta (Italian origin) meaning 'little fiery one’. It is derived from the word, Fiamma, meaning flame.
Tana (Greek origin) meaning ‘fire’ or ‘star goddess’.
Ramana, Meaning: beautiful Origin: Sanskrit
Tyson(English origin) meaning ‘firebrand‘. It is one of the well known surnames that mean fire due to its association with the famous boxer Mike Tyson.
