Names That Mean Light
Every name here traces to a recorded root meaning light, brightness or shining — Lucy to Latin lūx, Clara to clārus. The literal gloss is shown for each name, so you can see exactly what the etymology says.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” | 3,772#92 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
adam — “earth, man, soil, light brown” | 3,501#101 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
aþalaz + berhtaz — “noble + bright, famous” | 461#614 | Down 91 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 195#1,097 | Down 247 rank positions in five years | 1937 | ||
clārus — “bright, shining, clear” | 3,601#63 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 400#704 | Up 197 rank positions in five years | 1961 | ||
lux — “light” | 6,176#25 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Berhte — “bright one” | 30#4,568 | Up 91 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
adam — “earth, man, soil, light brown” via Adam | 2,971#84 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
gīslaz + berhtaz — “pledge + bright, famous” | 145#1,330 | Down 155 rank positions in five years | 1930 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 7#9,841 | Down 3,164 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 91#2,067 | Up 1,487 rank positions in five years | 1934 | ||
lux — “light” via Lucy | 8,759#14 | Up 53 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
aþalaz + berhtaz — “noble + bright, famous” via Albert | 379#731 | Down 222 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
lux — “light” via Lucy | 3,012#83 | Up 77 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
hugiz + berhtaz — “mind + bright, famous” | 34#3,399 | Down 453 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Phoîbos — “bright” | 1,885#157 | Up 97 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
aþalaz + berhtaz — “noble + bright, famous” via Albert | 6#10,862 | Down 2,704 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 520#568 | Up 292 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
taitaz — “radiant, glad, cheerful, tender” | 1,862#194 | Up 159 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Uru-anna — “heaven's light” | 1,012#334 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 51#3,159 | Up 569 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
אוּרִיאֵל — “God is my light” | 708#446 | Up 21 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
nord + beraht — “north + bright” | —Unranked | — | 1924 | ||
aþalaz + berhtaz — “noble + bright, famous” via Albert | 21#5,723 | Down 3,382 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
lūx — “light” | 670#462 | Up 174 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
'ūriyyā — “God is my light” | 427#650 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 22#4,674 | Down 432 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
lux — “light” | 189#1,129 | Up 95 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
sélas — “light” | 469#623 | Up 182 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Abner — “father of light” | 274#874 | Up 102 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | 7#10,453 | Up 3,191 rank positions in five years | 1963 | ||
Hrōþiberhtaz — “shining glory” via Robert | —Unranked | — | 1959 | ||
nūr — “light” | 435#659 | Up 228 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
berhtaz + hrabnaz — “bright + raven” | 9#8,349 | Down 190 rank positions in five years | 1923 | ||
سنيّة — “radiant” | 175#1,284 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
yāʾîr — “he will light up” | 170#1,193 | Down 290 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
aydın — “light; clarity; shining; bright; enlightened, educated, intelligent” | 147#1,315 | Down 446 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
gīslaz + berhtaz — “pledge + bright, famous” via Gilbert | 20#4,916 | Down 602 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
sélas — “light” via Selene | 37#3,917 | Up 368 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
lux — “light” via Lucy | 7#12,648 | Up 284 rank positions in five years | 1954 | ||
מלך + אור — “king + light” via Melchior | 11#7,504 | Up 2,721 rank positions in five years | 1958 | ||
candidus — “shining white” | —Unranked | — | 1971 | ||
land + berht — “land + bright” | 12#7,029 | Up 1,422 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
ḍiyāʔ — “light” | 146#1,477 | Down 117 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
kiraṇa — “ray of light” | 155#1,272 | Up 344 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
clārus — “bright, shining, clear” via Clara | 8#11,150 | Down 6,107 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
lux — “light” via Lucy | 59#2,877 | Down 666 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
hild + beorht — “battle + bright” | —Unranked | — | 1922 | ||
سنيّة — “radiant” | 18#6,511 | Up 366 rank positions in five years | 2007 |
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Every name here has a documented root whose literal meaning matches this theme. Each name’s subtitle gives its documented root and meaning. Where it says "via", the name is a recorded form of another name (Maggie of Margaret) and the meaning is the base name's. Roots are extracted from etymologies on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ranks come from official birth card-application data; "—" means fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, a genuinely rare pick rather than an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.