230+ Baby Names Meaning Night with Celestial, Mysterious and Dreamy Meanings

Night names can be literal, lunar, shadowy or astronomical, and those categories create very different moods. A direct night meaning feels grounded in language, while moon and star names lean more heavily on celestial imagery.

The list keeps those distinctions visible instead of treating every dark or celestial choice as the same meaning. Decide whether you want an actual word for night, a moon reference, a darker color, or a name borrowed from the stars.

Names That Directly Mean Night or Being Born at Night

A small number of established names refer directly to night, being born at night or the end of night. These baby names meaning night form the most literal part of the list and are useful when accuracy is the priority. Night baby names appear across Arabic, African, Sanskrit and other traditions. Their meanings stay short so the cultural origin remains easy to see without extra themed wording.

• Asra — Arabic name meaning “travel at night”.
• Chausiku — Swahili name meaning “born at night”.
• Layla — Arabic name meaning “night”.
• Lilith — Name derived from Akkadian lilitu, “of the night”.
• Miyako — Japanese name that can use kanji for “beautiful”, “night” and “child”.
• Nisha — Sanskrit-derived name meaning “night”.
• Nishant — Sanskrit-derived name meaning “night’s end, dawn”.
• Otieno — Luo name meaning “born at night”.
• Rajani — Sanskrit name meaning “dark, night”.
• Rajnish — Sanskrit-derived name meaning “lord of the night”.

Lunar Names with Direct Moon Meanings

Moon names belong naturally beside night because the moon is one of the clearest images associated with darkness after sunset. These celestial baby names include direct lunar meanings and established moon references from several languages. Baby names meaning night are broader in this part of the list, so the moon connection comes from the heading. Each entry keeps its original lunar definition instead of being renamed as night.

• Luna — Latin word and established name meaning moon. (LOO-nuh).
• Selene — Greek mythological name literally meaning moon. (suh-LEEN).
• Qamar — Arabic and Urdu name meaning moon. (KAH-mar).
• Chandra — Sanskrit name meaning moon and also the personified moon deity. (CHAHN-drah).
• Mahina — Hawaiian and Māori name meaning moon or month. (mah-HEE-nah).
• Marama — Māori name meaning moon or month and also used in Polynesian mythology. (MAH-rah-mah).
• Hilal — Arabic and Turkish name meaning crescent moon. (hee-LAHL).
• Hodesh — biblical Hebrew feminine name meaning new moon or month. (HOH-desh).
• Iah — egyptian mythological name from the ancient Egyptian word for moon. (EE-ah).
• Badr — Arabic name meaning full moon. (bah-dr).
• Aylin — Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kazakh name elaborated from ay, moon. (EYE-leen).
• Aysel — Turkish and Azerbaijani feminine name meaning pure moon. (EYE-sel).
• Gülay — Turkish and Azerbaijani name meaning rose moon. (gew-LYE).
• Günay — Turkish and Azerbaijani name combining sun and moon. (gew-NYE).
• Ayla — Turkish and Azerbaijani feminine name meaning moonlight or halo. (EYE-lah).
• Aynur — Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur name meaning moonlight. (eye-NOOR).
• Hala — Arabic feminine name meaning halo around the moon. (HAH-lah).
• Chantrea — khmer name meaning moonlight. (chan-TREE-ah).
• Jyotsna — hindi and Bengali feminine name from Sanskrit meaning moonlight. (JYOHTS-nah).
• Mahtab — persian feminine name meaning moonlight. (mah-TAHB).
• Sarangerel — mongolian name meaning moonlight. (sah-RAHN-geh-rel).
• Ziri — berber masculine name meaning moonlight. (ZEE-ree).
• Chandni — hindi feminine name meaning moonlight, from the moon root chand. (CHAHND-nee).
• Lunar — modern English adjective used as a bold word-name idea with an unmistakable moon connection. (LOO-ner).
• Diana — roman goddess strongly associated with the moon, though the name itself does not mean moon. (dye-AN-uh).
• Artemis — Greek goddess later strongly associated with the moon. (AR-tuh-mis).
• Cynthia — an epithet and name connected with Artemis through Mount Cynthus. (SIN-thee-uh).
• Hecate — Greek goddess with later lunar and night associations. (HEK-uh-tee).
• Mene — Greek word and mythological form connected with the moon. (MEE-nee).
• Endymion — Greek mythological figure famous for his story with Selene. (en-DIM-ee-un).
• Máni — norse mythological personification of the Moon. (MAH-nee).
• Khonsu — ancient Egyptian moon god. (KON-soo).
• Thoth — egyptian deity with important lunar associations. (thohth).
• Chang’e — chinese moon goddess and central figure in lunar folklore. (chahng-UH).
• Tsukuyomi — Japanese moon deity. (tsoo-koo-YOH-mee).
• Mayari — lunar goddess in Kapampangan mythology. (mah-YAH-ree).
• Metztli — nahua moon deity and lunar name. (METS-tlee).
• Coyolxauhqui — aztec mythological figure strongly associated with the moon. (koh-yohl-SHOW-kee).
• Nanna — sumerian moon god; the same spelling also exists as unrelated personal names in other cultures. (NA-nuh).
• Io — a major moon of Jupiter named for a figure from Greek mythology. (EYE-oh).
• Europa — one of Jupiter’s Galilean moons and a mythological name. (yoo-ROH-puh).
• Callisto — large moon of Jupiter named for a Greek mythological figure. (kuh-LIS-toh).
• Ganymede — the largest moon in the solar system and a mythological name. (GA-nuh-meed).
• Amalthea — inner moon of Jupiter and a name from Greek mythology. (am-uhl-THEE-uh).
• Elara — jovian moon and mythological name. (eh-LAR-uh).
• Himalia — moon of Jupiter named for a Greek mythological figure. (him-uh-LAY-uh).
• Leda — jovian moon and established mythological personal name. (LEE-duh).
• Pasiphae — moon of Jupiter named for the mythological queen. (puh-SIF-ay-ee).
• Sinope — jupiter moon with a Greek mythological namesake. (sih-NOH-pee).

Moonlight and Dreamy Lunar Names

Moonlight creates a gentler nighttime mood than names built around darkness or shadow. These dreamy baby names include lunar forms, moon-related mythology and names connected with phases or moonlight. Night inspired baby names can feel soft, silver and reflective without literally translating as night. This part of the list is useful for parents who want a celestial feeling with less dramatic imagery.

• Rhea — major moon of Saturn and an established mythological feminine name. (REE-uh).
• Dione — saturnian moon and Greek mythological name. (dye-OH-nee).
• Tethys — moon of Saturn named for a Greek Titan. (TEE-this).
• Mimas — saturnian moon named for a figure in Greek mythology. (MY-mus).
• Enceladus — icy Saturn moon and mythological name. (en-SELL-uh-dus).
• Hyperion — irregular Saturn moon and Greek Titan name. (heye-PIH-ree-uhn).
• Iapetus — large Saturn moon and mythological Titan name. (eye-AP-ih-tus).
• Janus — small Saturn moon and Roman god name. (JAY-nuhs).
• Atlas — saturn moon and familiar mythological name. (AT-luhs).
• Pan — small Saturn moon and Greek god name. (PAN).
• Calypso — saturn moon and mythological feminine name. (kuh-LIHP-soh).
• Ariel — moon of Uranus with a literary name used in Shakespeare and Pope. (EH-ree-uhl).
• Miranda — moon of Uranus named for Shakespeare’s character. (mer-AN-duh).
• Oberon — large moon of Uranus and Shakespearean fairy-king name. (OH-ber-ahn).
• Titania — large moon of Uranus named for Shakespeare’s fairy queen. (tuh-TAHN-yuh).
• Umbriel — uranian moon named from Alexander Pope’s literature. (UM-bree-el).
• Cordelia — small Uranian moon and established literary given name. (kawr-DEE-lee-uh).
• Ophelia — uranian moon and Shakespearean feminine name. (uh-FEEL-yuh).
• Bianca — moon of Uranus and established Italian feminine name. (bee-AHNG-kuh).
• Cressida — uranian moon and literary feminine name. (KRESS-ih-duh).
• Desdemona — uranian moon and Shakespearean feminine name. (dez-duh-MOH-nuh).
• Juliet — moon of Uranus and familiar literary name. (JOO-lee-eht).
• Rosalind — moon of Uranus and established Shakespearean name. (RAH-zuh-lihnd).
• Portia — uranian moon and literary feminine name. (PAWR-shuh).
• Triton — largest moon of Neptune and Greek sea-god name. (TRY-tun).
• Nereid — moon of Neptune named for the Nereids of Greek mythology. (NEER-ee-id).
• Larissa — neptune moon and established Greek place/personal name. (lah-REE-suh).
• Crescent — the curved phase shape of the moon and a bold word-name idea. (KREH-suhnt).
• Eclipse — astronomical word for one body obscuring another, strongly linked with lunar events. (ihk-LIHPS).
• Perigee — the point where the Moon is closest to Earth in its orbit. (PAIR-ih-jee).
• Apogee — the point where the Moon is farthest from Earth. (A-puh-jee).
• Crater — lunar-surface word best suited to very adventurous naming. (KRAY-ter).
• Mare — Latin word for sea and the term used for the Moon’s dark basalt plains. (MEHR).
• Orbit — modern astronomy word name with a clear lunar connection. (AWR-buht).
• Phase — bold word name referring to the Moon’s changing visible form. (FAYZ).
• Night — English word name connected with the Moon’s most familiar setting. (NEYET).
• Silver — color word associated poetically with moonlight rather than a literal moon meaning. (SIHL-ver).
• Mab — small moon of Uranus named for Queen Mab from English literature. (MAB).
• Puck — moon of Uranus named for Shakespeare’s mischievous fairy. (PUHK).
• Sycorax — uranian moon named for a character from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (SIK-uh-raks).
• Prospero — moon of Uranus named for the central character of The Tempest. (PROS-puh-roh).
• Stephano — uranian moon named for a Shakespearean character. (STEF-uh-noh).
• Trinculo — uranian moon named for a character from The Tempest. (TRING-kyuh-loh).
• Proteus — moon of Neptune and a Greek sea-god name. (PROH-tee-us).
• Galatea — moon of Neptune and Greek mythological feminine name. (gal-uh-TEE-uh).
• Despina — moon of Neptune and an established Greek feminine name. (des-PEE-nah).
• Thalassa — moon of Neptune named for the Greek personification of the sea. (thuh-LASS-uh).
• Naiad — inner moon of Neptune named for freshwater nymphs. (NY-ad).
• Halimede — moon of Neptune named for a Nereid from Greek mythology. (hal-ih-MEE-dee).

Dark, Shadow and Midnight-Inspired Names

Darkness, shadow and deep color bring a stronger and more mysterious direction to nighttime naming. These baby names meaning night are related through black, dark, dusk or shadow imagery, depending on the original name. Mysterious baby names can sound bold without needing a mythological reference. The source meaning remains intact, keeping a dark association separate from a literal translation of night.

• Leila — night in Arabic. (LAY-lah).
• Laila — night in Arabic; spelling variant. (LYE-lah).
• Kali — black or dark in Sanskrit-derived use. (KAH-lee).
• Melania — black or dark in Greek-derived tradition. (meh-LAH-nee-uh).
• Melantha — dark flower in Greek-derived use. (meh-LAN-thuh).
• Ciaran — little dark one in Irish. (KEER-an).
• Kieran — little dark one in Irish; common spelling. (KEER-an).
• Ciara — dark-haired or black in Irish. (KEER-ah).
• Keira — dark-haired; spelling linked with Irish Ciara. (KEER-ah).
• Dougal — dark stranger in Scottish Gaelic. (DOO-gəl).
• Douglas — dark stream in Scottish Gaelic. (DUG-ləs).
• Adrienne — from Hadria and often placed in dark-sea themed lists through the Adriatic connection. (AY-dree-en).
• Morrigan — great queen in Irish mythology, often linked with battle, crows and dark imagery. (MORE-ih-gən).
• Raven — black bird name. (RAY-vən).
• Sable — black in heraldic use. (SAY-bəl).
• Jet — jet-black stone. (jet).
• Onyx — black gemstone. (AH-niks).
• Ebony — dark black wood. (EB-uh-nee).
• Carbon — black element word associated with charcoal and darkness. (KAR-bən).
• Cole — coal or charcoal in English surname tradition. (kohl).
• Corbin — crow in French-derived tradition. (KOR-bin).
• Crow — black bird from the English word. (kroh).
• Nyx — night in Greek mythology. (niks).
• Nox — night in Latin. (noks).
• Midnight — middle of the night from the English word. (MID-nyt).
• Twila — twilight in American usage. (TWY-lah).
• Twyla — twilight-associated modern form. (TWY-lah).
• Lelia — night-associated form related to Leila traditions. (LEE-lee-ah).
• Orpheus — dark, underworld and night imagery through Greek myth. (OR-fee-us).
• Persephone — underworld queen in Greek mythology. (per-SEF-uh-nee).
• Lunaire — moonlit, modern French-style coinage. (loo-NAIR).
• Umbra — shadow in Latin. (UM-bruh).
• Shadow — shadow from the English word. (SHAD-oh).
• Noir — black in French. (nwar).
• Dusk — the fading light before night. (dusk).
• Tenebris — darkness in Latin. (TEN-eh-bris).
• Muna — wish by origin, but used here for its moonlit, night-soft sound. (MOO-nah).
• Ciar — dark in Irish-derived use. (keer).
• Ai — Japanese feminine name that can be written with the kanji for indigo. (eye).
• Ao — Japanese name that can use characters meaning blue or green. (AH-oh).
• Aoi — Japanese name that can use characters meaning blue or green, though other spellings have different meanings. (AH-oh-ee).
• Aoto — Japanese masculine name that can begin with a blue or green kanji. (AH-oh-toh).
• Qing — chinese name that can use the character meaning blue, green or young. (ching).
• Lam — vietnamese name from a Sino-Vietnamese character meaning blue or indigo. (lahm).
• Thanh — vietnamese name that can be written with a character meaning blue or green, though other characters give different meanings. (tahn).
• Sui — Japanese name that can use a kanji meaning green or blue. (swee).
• Shahla — Arabic and Persian feminine name from an old word probably referring to dark blue eyes. (SHAH-lah).
• Azzurra — Italian feminine name meaning azure or sky blue. (ahd-ZOOR-rah).
• Azure — English rare name from the word for sky blue. (AZH-er).
• Blue — rare English color word name. (BLOO).
• Cyan — rare English color word name meaning greenish blue. (seye-AN).
• Gökçe — Turkish feminine name meaning azure or sky blue. (GURK-cheh).
• Gormlaith — old Irish royal name whose first element can mean blue or illustrious. (GORM-lah).
• Kaltrina — albanian feminine name possibly derived from the word for blue or azure. (kal-TREE-nah).
• Sini — finnish feminine name meaning blue, especially as a poetic color term. (SEE-nee).
• Žydrė — lithuanian feminine name derived from the word for light blue. (ZHEE-dreh).
• Žydrūnas — lithuanian masculine name from the same light-blue root. (zhee-DROO-nahs).
• Mavi — modern Turkish feminine name using the ordinary Turkish word for blue. (MAH-vee).
• Nila — name from Sanskrit nīla meaning dark blue. (NEE-lah).
• Neela — variant form from the same Sanskrit dark-blue root. (NEE-lah).
• Neelam — name from Sanskrit nīla, also associated with sapphire. (NEE-lum).
• Nilam — another given-name form from the dark-blue Sanskrit root. (NEE-lum).
• Nilima — feminine name meaning dark blueness. (nee-LEE-mah).
• Neelima — variant spelling of the same dark-blue name family. (nee-LEE-mah).
• Nilesh — masculine name combining dark blue with lord or ruler. (nee-LESH).
• Shyama — Sanskrit-derived name meaning dark, black or blue. (SHYAH-mah).
• Shyamal — masculine name from the same dark, black or blue root. (SHYAH-mul).
• Shyamala — feminine form from the same Sanskrit color root. (shyah-MAH-lah).
• Sunil — name combining good or very with the Sanskrit dark-blue element. (soo-NIHL).
• Indigo — English color and dye word for a deep blue-purple shade. (IHN-duh-goh).
• Navy — English word for the dark navy-blue color. (NAY-vee).

Star Names for a Bright Night-Sky Style

Stars add points of light to a night-themed list while keeping the overall mood celestial. These star baby names include names that literally mean star along with real astronomical references. Celestial baby names belong here because stars are visible parts of the night sky, not because every star name means night. That distinction keeps the list broad without sacrificing the accuracy of each original meaning.

• Stella — star in Latin. (STEL-uh).
• Estelle — star; from an Old French form related to Latin stella. (eh-STEL).
• Estella — star; a form related to Estelle and Latin stella. (eh-STEL-uh).
• Estrella — star in Spanish. (es-TRAY-yah).
• Seren — star in Welsh. (SEH-ren).
• Steren — star in Cornish. (STEH-ren).
• Astra — star; ultimately from Greek aster. (AS-truh).
• Aster — star in Greek; also the name of a star-shaped flower. (AS-ter).
• Asteria — starry or of the stars in Greek mythological usage. (as-TEER-ee-uh).
• Astraea — starry one; derived from the Greek word for star. (as-TRAY-uh).
• Astghik — star in Armenian. (ahst-GHEEK).
• Akhtar — star in Persian. (AKH-tar).
• Najma — star in Arabic. (NAJ-muh).
• Najm — star in Arabic. (najm).
• Sitara — star in Persian and in South Asian usage. (sit-AH-rah).
• Tara — star in Sanskrit. (TAH-rah).
• Hoshi — star in Japanese. (HOH-shee).
• Hoshiko — star child in Japanese. (HOH-shee-koh).
• Citlali — star in Nahuatl. (seet-LAH-lee).
• Izar — star in Basque. (ee-SAR).
• Danica — morning star in several Slavic traditions. (DAN-ih-kuh).
• Yıldız — star in Turkish. (yuhl-DUHZ).
• Setareh — star in Persian. (seh-tah-REH).
• Zvezdana — starry; derived from the South Slavic word for star. (zvez-DAH-nah).
• Zvezdan — starry; masculine South Slavic form from the word for star. (ZVEZ-dahn).
• Star — star from the English word. (star).

Astronomical Names for a Deeper Celestial Mood

Named stars and constellation-linked choices can make a nighttime list feel more astronomical and distinctive. These night sky baby names draw from individual stars, celestial objects and star-related traditions. Baby names meaning night remain the main focus, while this final celestial group provides an inspired alternative. Choose from here if you prefer a specific astronomy reference over a word for darkness, moon or night itself.

• Starr — a surname-style spelling of the English word star. (star).
• Vega — Vega is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. (VEE-guh).
• Altair — Altair is the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. (al-TAIR).
• Sirius — Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. (SEER-ee-us).
• Rigel — Rigel is a bright blue-white star in Orion. (RYE-jel).
• Bellatrix — Bellatrix is a prominent star in Orion. (BEL-uh-triks).
• Castor — Castor is one of the bright stars associated with Gemini. (KAS-ter).
• Pollux — Pollux is the brighter of the two main Gemini stars. (POL-uks).
• Orion — Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations. (oh-RYE-un).
• Lyra — Lyra is a constellation containing the bright star Vega. (LYE-ruh).
• Andromeda — Andromeda is a constellation and a major nearby galaxy. (an-DROM-ih-duh).
• Cassiopeia — Cassiopeia is a distinctive W-shaped constellation. (kas-ee-oh-PEE-uh).
• Carina — Carina is a southern constellation. (kuh-REE-nuh).
• Vela — Vela is a southern constellation whose name means sails in Latin. (VEE-luh).
• Aquila — Aquila is the Eagle constellation. (AK-wih-luh).
• Draco — Draco is a northern constellation. (DRAY-koh).
• Leo — Leo is a zodiac constellation. (LEE-oh).
• Aries — Aries is a zodiac constellation. (AIR-eez).
• Nova — a nova is a star that suddenly becomes much brighter. (NOH-vuh).
• Celeste — heavenly in Latin-derived usage. (seh-LEST).
• Celestia — heavenly or celestial. (seh-LES-tee-uh).
• Maia — Maia is one of the Pleiades star names in Greek mythology. (MY-uh).
• Electra — Electra is one of the named stars of the Pleiades. (eh-LEK-truh).
• Capella — Capella is a bright star in Auriga. (kuh-PEL-uh).
• Alcyone — Alcyone is the brightest star in the Pleiades. (al-SYE-uh-nee).

A night-themed name can feel calm, mysterious, romantic or strongly astronomical. Keep the exact meaning in mind, then choose the mood that feels most natural for everyday use.