Welcoming a winter baby? These dark and moody baby names are dreamy and unexpected
One of the most unexpectedly difficult parts of welcoming a new baby is no doubt choosing a baby name that you’ll love and that will hopefully suit their unique personality, all before you’ve even met them.
So if you’re welcoming a winter baby, maybe you want something a little outside the box that skews less cute and conventional and more dark and moody. Whether you’re an emo kid at heart or you simply want to tap into a dark, brooding vibe for your baby name selection, there are plenty of goth-inspired names out there that will fit the bill in spades.
These unexpected picks have origins in literature, mythology, nature, pop culture, and the dark arts, so you’ll find baby names to love to suit any gender. Here, you’ll find that ominous and mysterious are kind of the end goal, especially if you’re a lover of dark academia or romance.
You’re sure to recognize some literary classics (such as Holden and Juliet) as well as mythological favorites like Orpheus and Jocasta that will conjure up images of strong, powerful warriors who also love the coziness that cold weather months inherently bring.
Without further ado, check out this list of dreamy dark baby names for your little one.
Adeline
Agatha
Alaric
Alice
Alma
Amari
Amaris
Arabella
Arden
Ash or Asher
Aslan
Athena
Atlas
Atticus
Auden
Aurora
Austen
Bastian (Sebastian)
Belladonna
Blade
Blair
Blaze
Booker
Bram
Briar
Carbon
Carrigan
Caspar
Cecelia
Cedric
Charlotte
Cleo
Clive
Clyde
Corbin
Cordelia
Cressida
Cruz
Dabria
Damon
Danica
Dante
Darcy
Deianira
Dexter
Dorian
Draven
Drusilla
Drystan
Ebony
Eden
Edgar
Eleanor
Ellis
Elsinore
Elvira
Emerson
Enid
Enola
Evander
Everalda
Ezra
Fallon
Finley
Freya
Grey
Griffin (or Gryphon)
Grover
Hansen
Harriet
Haven
Hawk
Helen
Hendrix
Hilda
Holden
Isadora
Jack
Jett
Jocasta
Juliet
Julius
Killian
Klaus
Knox
Lazarus
Leander
Lennon
Lilith
Luca
Lucasta
Lucien
Lucifer
Lucinda
Ludwig
Luna
Lysander
Malcolm
Mara
Margot
Matilda
Mercy
Midnight
Minerva
Morrigan
Narcissa
Nova
Oberon
Octavia
Odessa
Onyx
Ophelia
Orion
Orpheus
Pandora
Persephone
Phillipa
Poe
Prudence
Quentin
Quinn
Raven
Reed
Reign
Rogue
Roman
Romey
Rook
Rowan
Rue
Sabrina
Salem
Samael
Samara
Scarlet
Scylla
Silas
Sparrow
Starr
Storm
Sylvia
Talon
Tarquin
Theodore
Thora
Thorn
Ursula
Velvet
Watson
Willa
Willow
Winter
Wolf
Wren
Xavier
Zane
Zelda
Zelma
Zora
