Some names just feel like sunshine. Whether you want a baby name that literally means “light,” one tied to dawn, moonlight, a bright star, or that classic “radiant” vibe, this list is packed with options you can actually use (for babies, characters, pets, even a group chat that needs a little sparkle).
Girl Names That Mean “Light”
- Aegle: dazzling light
- Alba: dawn
- Aileen: bright, shining one
- Alina: bright, beautiful
- Amaterasu: shining over heaven
- Anwen: very beautiful, blessed (often linked with brightness)
- Aruna: dawn
- Aurora: dawn
- Ayla: halo of light around the moon
- Chiara: bright, clear
- Claire: clear, bright
- Clara: bright, clear
- Clare: bright, clear
- Dawn: daybreak
- Deepa: lamp, light
- Deepika: little light, lamp
- Diya: lamp, light
- Eileen: bright, shining one
- Elaine: shining light (via Helen lineage)
- Eos: dawn
- Elena: shining light (via Helen lineage)
- Ellen: shining light (via Helen lineage)
- Fiona: fair, white (linked with brightness)
- Hikari: light
- Helena: torch, shining light
- Ilona: joy, light
- Inara: shining light
- Iris: rainbow (light spectrum association)
- Jyoti: light
- Keren: ray, beam (often used as “ray of light”)
- Kiran: ray of light
- Liora: my light
- Lucia: light
- Luciana: light
- Lucinda: light
- Lucine: light
- Lucy: light
- Lumina: light
- Lumi: snow (often used for a bright, luminous feel)
- Luz: light
- Meira: giving light
- Noura: light
- Nura: light
- Noor: light
- Orli: my light
- Oriana: dawn
- Phoebe: radiant, shining one
- Prabha: light, glow
- Roxana: dawn, bright
- Sahar: dawn
- Selena: moon (associated with moonlight)
- Seraphina: fiery, burning (light imagery)
- Soleil: sun
- Solana: sunshine
- Stella: star
- Svetlana: light
- Thea: goddess (often linked with divine light in modern usage)
- Usha: dawn
- Zia: light, splendor
- Zora: dawn
- Aurore: dawn
- Eilidh: radiant one
- Lumen: light
- Mina: can mean “love” or “bright” depending on origin
- Ori: my light
- Zohra: shining, radiant (often associated with Venus)
Boy Names That Mean “Light”
- Abner: father of light
- Aidan: little fire (light imagery)
- Amitabh: limitless light, endless radiance
- Anwar: light, radiant
- Apollo: god of light (and the sun)
- Bhaskar: shining, bringer of light
- Bodhi: enlightenment, awakening
- Castor: to shine (often linked with brightness)
- दीपक (Deepak): lamp, light
- Dipesh: lord of light
- Elior: my God is my light
- Elnur: light of my people
- Erlantz: glowing
- Fajr: dawn
- Fynn: fair, bright
- Helios: sun
- Hikaru: light, radiance
- Hiram: exalted (often associated with brightness in tradition)
- Jomei: to spread light
- Kiran: ray of light
- Krešimir: spark of light, peace
- Lucian: light
- Lucius: light
- Maher: skilled (also used as “bright” in some naming traditions)
- Maor: light
- Meir: giving light
- Melchior: king of light
- Mishaal: torch, beacon
- Neriah: light of God
- Nuri: my light
- Orion: light of the heavens (also a constellation name)
- Prakash: light
- Ravi: sun
- Robert: bright fame
- Roshan: bright, shining light
- Shams: sun
- Taner: born at dawn
- Uriel: God is my light
- Uri: my light, my flame
- Ziya: light, splendor
- Zohar: radiance, brilliance
- Albus: bright, white
- Beacon: guiding light
- Fulgencio: shining, bright
- Haruto: sunlight
- Sherwood: bright forest
Gender-Neutral Names That Mean “Light”
- Ailbhe: bright, white
- Blaze: fire (light source)
- Chiaki: light, radiance (varies by kanji)
- Dawn: daybreak
- Elanur: hazel light
- Hikari: light
- Hikaru: light, radiance
- Jyoti: light
- Kiran: ray of light
- Lior: my light
- Lucero: bright star, morning star
- Lux: light
- Noor: light
- Nur: light
- Ori: my light
- Robin: bright fame
- Sol: sun
- Ziya: light, splendor
Girl Names Meaning “Bright” or “Radiant”
- Adelaide: noble, bright
- Alina: bright, beautiful
- Beatrice: bringer of joy (often linked with bright spirit)
- Bertha: bright
- Blythe: cheerful (bright vibe)
- Bonnie: pretty, bright (in modern use)
- Clara: bright, clear
- Eleanor: shining light, light-hearted
- Eira: snow (bright, white imagery)
- Fionnuala: white shoulder (bright, fair imagery)
- Gwen: white, fair, blessed
- Ilka: bright, shining one
- Kenzie: fair, bright
- Niamh: bright
- Rhiannon: great queen (often linked with radiant mythic presence)
- Sabrina: river name (used as “bright” in modern associations)
- Zara: radiance, bloom
- Zariya: beauty and light
Boy Names Meaning “Bright” or “Radiant”
- Albert: noble, bright
- Alaric: ruler of all (often tied to “radiant ruler” in modern vibe)
- Bertrand: bright raven
- Bjarte: bright
- Egbert: bright edge
- Eadbert: bright fortune
- Filibert: much brightness
- Gilbert: bright pledge
- Herbert: bright army
- Hubert: bright heart
- Norbert: bright north
- Quang: bright, clear
- Sherwin: bright friend
- Svarog: bright, shining (sun-associated deity name)
What Greek name means light?
Aegle: dazzling light
Eos: dawn
Phoebe: radiant, shining one
What name means “child of light”?
Hikari: light
Haruto: sunlight
Liora: my light
What name means “bringer of light”?
Meir: giving light
Anwar: light, radiant
Uriel: God is my light
If you want a name with a built-in sense of hope, warmth, and fresh-start energy, “light” names are hard to beat. Try a few out loud, picture them on a birthday cake, a resume, a storybook hero, or a tiny pet collar, and you’ll feel which ones glow for you.