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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

Sahar

Meaning: dawn, morning, awakening

Origin:Arabic, Persian
2006
Toivo

Meaning: hope

Origin:Finnish
2583
Newton

Meaning: new town

Origin:English
2496
Arman

Meaning: soldier or wish, hope

Origin:Form of Herman or Armen
7339
Neville

Meaning: new town

Origin:French
1372
Benvolio

Meaning: good wisher

Origin:Italian
2208
Nasim

Meaning: breeze, fresh air

Origin:Arabic
6982
Fresco

Meaning: fresh; decorative mural

Origin:Italian
9254
Taraji

Meaning: hope

Origin:Swahili
3613
Zhavia

Meaning: new house; bright

Origin:Variation of Xavier, Arabic, Basque
4570
Nasima

Meaning: breeze, fresh air

Origin:Arabic
4547
Nahia

Meaning: wish

Origin:Basque
6247
Karou

Meaning: hope

Origin:Literary name
6345
Tahani

Meaning: best wishes

Origin:Arabic
2023
Newcomb

Meaning: newly come

Origin:English Surname
10733
Newport

Meaning: new port

Origin:English place-name
9775
Aurian

Meaning: gold, dawn or breeze

Origin:Literary name inspired by Latin
7696
Amil

Meaning: one who hopes or unattainable

Origin:Arabic or Sanskrit
1736
Aroon

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Hindi
3623
Raanana

Meaning: beautiful, fresh

Origin:Hebrew
12326