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New Year's Baby Names

The start of a new year brings with it a sense of fresh beginnings, a new dawn dawning, and hopes for the future. These sentiments are embodied in the meanings of many names, including current favorites Aurora and Nova, and undiscovered gems Dagny and Von.

Along with Aurora and Nova, other New Year’s baby names in the US Top 1000 include Esperanza, Eve, Hope, Joy, Nadia, Xavier, Zara, and Zora. Names related to the month of January are also fit for a New Year’s baby, such as Gennaro, Januária, Janvière, and of course, January itself.

A New Year’s baby is a harbinger of hope for the year to come. Here are some baby names from various cultures whose meanings reflect the feelings of a new year, especially appropriate for a baby born in early January.

New Year's Baby Names

Una

Meaning: one; lamb; happy

Origin:Latin, Irish, or Old Norse
493
Ulla

Meaning: will, determination

Origin:Scandinavian
2102
Undine

Meaning: little wave

Origin:Latin
2637
Ursula

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Latin
656
Urban

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin
8752
Uma

Meaning: light, peace, nation

Origin:Sanskrit, Hebrew
753
Umay

Meaning: mother, placenta

Origin:Turkish
5742
Ula

Meaning: gem of the sea

Origin:Celtic
1651
Ursa

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Short form of Ursula, Latin
1866
Uta

Meaning: prosperity, riches

Origin:German
3168
Umi

Meaning: sea

Origin:Japanese
7486
Umina

Meaning: sea or emerald

Origin:Japanese or Quechua
5131
Origin:Japanese
9263