Is there any color more exciting and life-giving than red? Not only does the color inspire us to perform better, it’s also spawned some truly rapturous names. Today we’ve rounded up some of our favorites, complete with any additional meanings and other fun facts you might enjoy.
Rory has long been an American favorite for both boys and girls alike. It first started gaining in popularity around the late 1940s, and still holds a spot in the top 500 most popular baby names today. The name itself is of Celtic origin, meaning ‘red-haired king,’ the regal air of which could owe to its immense popularity here in the U.S.
For baby boys, we especially love Carmine and Garnet. The former refers to anything with a crimson hue, while the latter is inspired by the ruby-red gemstone of the same color. Both are relatively classic choices for boy names, as they were most frequently in use around a hundred years ago.
Stick around for more names that mean red; we’ve got them all on a long list below.
Adam
Meaning: Red
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Adamah
Meaning: Red earth
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Adamson
Meaning: Man of the red earth
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Allred
Meaning: Wise or red haired man
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Allroy
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Arvind
Meaning: Red lotus
Origin: Hindi
Gender: Boy
Cerise
Meaning: Cherry red
Origin: French
Gender: Girl
Conaire
Meaning: Wise or red
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Damek
Meaning: Red earth
Origin: Czech
Gender: Boy
Darry
Meaning: Red-haired, wealthy
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Edom
Meaning: Red, earthy, of blood
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Elroy
Meaning: Red-haired youth
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Erc
Meaning: Red
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Flann
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Flanna
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Irish
Gender: Girl
Flin
Meaning: Son of the red haired one
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Giollaruaidh
Meaning: Serves the red haired one
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Gruffudd
Meaning: Red
Origin: Welsh
Gender: Boy
Hanna
Meaning: Tainted, dyed red
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Girl
Huraira
Meaning: Red start, reddish
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Girl
Idumea
Meaning: Red, earthy, bloody
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Leroux
Meaning: The red-haired one
Origin: French
Gender: Boy
Monroe
Meaning: From the red swamp
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Odanodan
Meaning: Of the red earth
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Pirro
Meaning: Red
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Rad
Meaning: Red
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Radbert
Meaning: Red haired counselor
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Radbourne
Meaning: Lives by the red stream
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Radcliffe
Meaning: From the red cliff
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Radnor
Meaning: From the red shore
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Radolph
Meaning: Red wolf
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Raedanoran
Meaning: From the red shore
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Raff
Meaning: Red wolf
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Ralph
Meaning: Wolf counsel, red wolf
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Read
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Redley
Meaning: From the red meadow
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Redmond
Meaning: Red haired defender
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Ro
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Anglo-Saxon
Gender: Boy
Roane
Meaning: Red-haired, red
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Rogan
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Rolf
Meaning: Red wolf
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Rorry
Meaning: Red
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Rowen
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Royal
Meaning: Red
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Ruadhagan
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Irish
Gender: Boy
Rufa
Meaning: Red haired
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Rufina
Meaning: Red
Origin: Italian
Gender: Girl
Rufus
Meaning: Red, red haired
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Scarlett
Meaning: Red
Origin: English
Gender: Girl
Thurid
Meaning: Wife of Thorstein the Red
Origin: Norse
Gender: Girl
