Celestial Baby Names
Choosing your baby’s name is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a parent and is intended to last their lifetime. Celestial names are a beautiful and meaningful tribute to your new baby that you love to the moon and back!
Look to the Sky for Inspiration
When I was choosing names for my babies, it was a struggle made out of love. I wanted to name them mindfully and not assume who they might be while still putting my energy into what they’d be called their whole lives.
It’s a major decision! I didn’t know if they’d be artists, mathematicians, wanderers, or scientists. I knew their hearts, but not yet their personalities.
Names chosen from your own heart, love, and wisdom are the best way to go. Celestial names for your baby are timeless while evoking a similar whimsy of ethereal names.
I love that celestial names are science and mythology at once, an equal balance of facts and mystery. I also love astrology names, and a few are sprinkled throughout this list. But if you want a unique and mystical name but astrology is not your thing, these celestial names will give you some great options.
“Celestial” Meaning for Baby Names
Celestial means positioned in or relating to the sky and outer space, as observed in astronomy. This list of celestial baby names includes names that mean star, names of planets, moons, and collections of stars. They all have science, mythology, and magic to them!
Instead of separating these names by gender, they are all in one list. Many of them are totally gender neutral, but the feeling of feminine or masculine as it relates to gender is entirely up to you. Of most importance is that your baby knows their name was chosen with love and meaning.
Celestial Baby Names
With astronomy, outer space, sky, and timeless energy, here are the best celestial names and meanings for your baby!
Names That Mean “Star”
These names are all variations with the same simple and bright meaning. Star: This name stands on its own! Latin and Greek origin. Here are the best 10 names that mean star.
| Name | Origin | Variations |
|---|---|---|
| Astra | Greek | Astrid or Astar |
| Danica | Slavic | |
| Esther | Hebrew | Aster |
| Estelle | Latin | Estella, Essie, Stella |
| Izar | Basque | |
| Kestra | Latin | |
| Nova | Latin | |
| Starla | British | |
| Seren | Welsh | |
| Tara | Sanskrit |
Celestial Names and Meanings
- Adhara: Brightest star in the sky.
- Andromeda: A constellation and galaxy, named after a mythological Greek princess.
- Apollo: The Greek-Roman god of sunlight.
- Aries: An astrological constellation in the sky shaped like a ram and named after the Latin word for ram. Find Aries-themed names here!
- Astrid: Greek, star-like radiance.
- Atlas: A mythical figure who holds the heavens up.
- Aurora: The Roman goddess of announcing the dawn.
- Bellatrix: The name of the third brightest star in the Orion constellation.
- Callisto: A Greek mythological nymph transformed into a bear and then the constellation Ursa Major.
- Cassiopeia: A constellation named after a mythological Greek queen.
- Celeste: A Latin name meaning heavenly or celestial.
- Celia: Latin, meaning heavenly.
- Comet: A large cluster of dust and ice orbiting the sun, creating an appearance of a long tail.
- Cordelia: The name of a Uranian moon.
- Dawn: The beginning of the day when the first light before sunrise appears and a short and sweet four-letter baby name.
- Elara: A Greek name meaning fallen star.
- Eris: A dwarf planet that orbits Neptune.
- Eros: An astroid named after the Greek god of love.
- Juliet: A Uranian satellite.
- Jupiter: One of the largest planets in our solar system.
- Kalani: A Hawaiian name that means heavens or sky.
- Kamaria: Moon or moonlight.
- Leo: Meaning lion, Leo is a lion shaped constellation of stars.
- Luna: Latin origin meaning moon.
- Lyra: A small constellation, the name means harp.
- Mira: A star in the tail of the whale of the Cetus constellation. One of the first “variable stars” ever identified, the Mira-type variable, is now an entire class of stars.
- Moon: A name of Korean and Old English origin.
- Norma: The name of a small constellation in the southern hemisphere.
- Nova: Exploding stars.
- Orion: A large and bright constellation of stars most prominent in the winter sky. I love this name for a winter baby!
- Perseus: A constellation named after a Greek mythological hero that slayed Medusa.
- Pollux: A giant orange star in the Gemini constellation, so naturally, this is an excellent name for a Gemini baby.
- Rhea: The second largest moon of Saturn.
- Roxana: Little star.
- Selena: The moon. This would be a great name for a Cancerian baby.
- Serafina: Fiery, burning angel.
- Sirius: Greek word meaning “glowing” and is the brightest star in the night sky.
- Sky: There is the literal meaning of sky, as well as the Scottish origin of meaning being island of clouds or winged. Variation: Skye
- Star: Simple and intentional, this is a beautiful name!
- Ursa: The name means bear, and there are two constellations that use the name. Ursa Major means big bear and Ursa Minor means little bear.
- Venus: The second planet from the sun and a strong and unique name for a baby. I love it for a second child.
- West: Besides the direction, this name has historical meaning of evening, sunset, or dusk.
- Wolf: There is a constellation of a wolf called Lupus which is the Latin word for wolf.
- Zaniah: A three star system in the Virgo constellation, making it a great Virgo baby name.
- Zora: A Slavic name that means dawn.