Though there are also colors that leave you wondering, which family that they fit into. For example, is Apple a red name or a green name? Or perhaps you have a color that is such a mixture of colors you can't really determine which color family it really belongs to for all practical purposes.
Either way, baby names that have color origins are gaining in popularity, or have they ever really be unpopular?
As you look through these baby names, realize that they may or may not be unisex names.
Blue
- Azure
- Sky(e)
- Bluebell
- Bleu / Blu / Blue
- Indigo
- Nila / Nilah (Indian - Blue)
- Livia (Latin "lividus" meaning "blue")
- Wisteria (blue flower)
- Linnea (small blue flower)
- Iris (purple blue flower)
Red
- Crimson
- Adam (man or to be red or red earth)
- Clancy (red warrior)
- Flann (red) or variations Flannigan or Flannery
- Flynn
- Ormond
- Phoenix (dark red)
- Radcliff (red cliff)
- Raleigh (red clearing)
- Reed
- Roy (red king)
- Ruaidhri (Rory - red king)
- Rudyard (red yard)
- Rufus (red hair)
- Russell (little red one)
- Red / Redd
- Admon (red peony)
- Alroy (red haired)
- Earc (red)
- Harkin (dark red)
- Rowan
- Garnet
- Ruby
- Shani (red)
- Sienna (orange red)
- Poppy (red flower)
- Scarlett / Scarlet
- Robin (red breasted bird)
- Amber (reddish yellow)
- Arvinda (red lotus)
- Carnelian (a reddish gem)
- Dimon (where it is red)
- Roux (red)
- Rowanne
- Rose
- Coral
- Auburn (reddish brown)
- Carmine (red - unisex)
- Cerise (cherry)
- Ginger
- Pinky
- Sienna
- Mauve
- Cherry
- Sherry
- Rusty
- Cinnamon
Yellow
- Sunny
- Sunshine
- Blaine (yellow)
- Boyd (yellow)
- Bowie (yellow)
- Xanthe (yellow or fair hair)
- Topaz
- Amber (yellowish orange)
- Saffron (Orangish yellow)
- Xantha (yellow)
- Alani (Hawaiian orange)
- Maize
- Marigold
Green
- Chloe (green shoot)
- Cyan (greenish blue)
- Chloris (green - Greek Goddess of Vegetation)
- Irving (green water)
- Midori (green)
- Beryl (green)
- Teal (greenish blue)
- Giada (precious green stone)
- Orin (little green one)
- Olive
- Ivy
- Verne
- Emerald
- Hunter
- Jade
- Kelly
- Fern
- Forrest
- Apple
- Sage
- Willow
Purple
- Lavender
- Violet
- Heather
- Lilac
- Sigal (Hebrew - purple)
- Burgundy
- Amethyst
- Iris (purple blue flower)
Gray
- Slate (gray)
- Dove
- Steel
- Sterling (silver)
White
- Adwin (white)
- Bianca
- Bronwyn
- Candice (white fire)
- Crystal
- Fiona
- Gannon
- Gavin (white hawk)
- Gwen
- Gwendolyn
- Jennifer
- Nola
- Vienna
- Ivory
- Pearl
Brown
- Bruno (brown)
- Hazel (brown)
- Coco / Cocoa
- Mahogany
- Cinnamon
- Fawn
- Ginger
- Khaki
- Tawny
Orange
- Sunny
- Jacinthe (orange stone)
Pink
- Coral (pinkish)
- Rose
- Pinky
Black
- Ebony (black)
- Onyx
- Ash
- Raven
- Jet
