50 Best Baby Names That Start With H
Which name fits best?
getty Hallelujah! While that could be your choice of the best baby names, there are plenty of great contenders. Just like the letter that came before, we have 50 more unique baby names below to help narrow down your choices, all beginning with the letter "H."
You'll have a heck of a time honing in on the diverse names in this list. From Hero to Henry, and Greek to Teutonic, there are origins far and wide to help you give a meaningful name for your little one.
1. Haaken
Origin: Norse
Meaning: Of the chosen
2. Hadar
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Beautiful, honored
3. Hadley
Origin: English
Meaning: From the heath, or heather-colored meadow
4. Hael
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: Wealthy, well
5. Hafez
Origin: Persian
Meaning: Protector
6. Hagar
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Flight
7. Haines
Origin: English
Meaning: From the vine-covered cottage
8. Hal
Origin: English
Meaning: A familiar form usually of Henry or Halden
9. Hale
Origin: English
Meaning: From the remote valley
10. Haley
Origin: Irish
Meaning: Ingenious
11. Halil
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: Dear friend
12. Hallie
Origin: English
Meaning: Variant of Halley or Hayley
13. Halsey
Origin: English
Meaning: From Hal's islandl; surname
14. Halton
Origin: English
Meaning: From the town, estate on the hill
15. Ham
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Hot; Biblical name of one of Noah's sons
16. Hanna
Origin: Finnish and Hebrew
Meaning: Favor, grace
17. Hamlet
Origin: French
Meaning: Little village
18. Hanon
Origin: Arabic and Hebrew
Meaning: Tenderness, merciful
19. Harb
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: War
20. Hardy
Origin: German and Teutonic
Meaning: Daring, strong, bold
21. Halen
Origin: Swedish
Meaning: Hall, belongs to the hall
22. Halia
Origin: Hawaiian
Meaning: Remberance of a loved one
23. Halifax
Origin: English
Meaning: From the holy or blessed field
24. Halldora
Origin: Norse
Meaning: Spirit of stone
25. Hank
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: Rules his household
26. Hara
Origin: Hindi
Meaning: Another name for the Hindu deity Shiva
27. Harith
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Gardener, grower
28. Harper
Origin: English
Meaning: Minstrel
29. Harriett
Origin: English
Meaning: Rules her household
30. Hartley
Origin: English
Meaning: From the stag's meadow; surname
31. Harvey
Origin: English and French
Meaning: Eager for battle
32. Hasina
Origin: African and Egyptian
Meaning: Good
33. Hatty
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: Ruler of the home
34. Hawk
Origin: English
Meaning: Hunting bird
35. Haya
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: To be, to live
36. Hayden
Origin: English
Meaning: Algerian political leader Ferhat Abbas, Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi, Arabic poet Abbas Ibn Al Ahnaf
37. Hayes
Origin: Irish and English
Meaning: Surname
38. Hazen
Origin: Hindi
Meaning: Laughing, smiling; variant of Hasin
39. Heath
Origin: English
Meaning: An open area of land covered by heather or the heather itself
40. Heaton
Origin: English
Meaning: From the high town or settlement; surname
41. Hector
Origin: Greek and Latin
Meaning: Steadfast; from Greek legend, a hero of Troy in the Trojan war
42. Hedwig
Origin: German
Meaning: Struggle, strife
43. Heidi
Origin: German
Meaning: Sweet, noble
44. Hekuba
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Mother of Paris and Hector in Greek mythology
45. Helen
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Light
46. Helga
Origin: German and Norse
Meaning: Blessed, holy
47. Helmut
Origin: German
Meaning: Brave
48. Hendrik
Origin: Dutch and Swedish
Meaning: Swedish form of Henry; rules the home
49. Herman
Origin: German
Meaning: Warrior
50. Hero
Origin: Greek and Latin
Meaning: Hero
In addition to these great "H" baby name ideas, what if you need a little more inspiration? To help, we've compiled a list of the top girls names, boys names, and the overall top names from 2018 to give you more choices.
Top 5 girls names for 2018
- Olivia
- Amelia
- Isla
- Emily
- Ava
Top 5 boys names for 2018
- Liam
- Noah
- Elijah
- Logan
- Mason
Top 100 names of 2019
1. Emma
2. Liam
3. Noah
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Isabella
7. Sophia
8. Elijah
9. Logan
10. Mia
11. Mason
12. James
13. Aiden
14. Ethan
15. Lucas
16. Jacob
17. Michael
18. Matthew
19. Benjamin
20. Amelia
21. Charolette
22. Alexander
23. William
24. Daniel
25. Jayden
26. Oliver
27. Carter
28. Sebastian
29. Joseph
30. David
31. Abigail
32. Emily
33. Gabriel
34. Julian
35. Jackson
36. Anthony
37. Harper
38. Evelyn
39. Dylan
40. Wyatt
41. Madison
42. Grayson
43. Isaiah
44. Christopher
45. Joshua
46. Victoria
47. Christian
48. Samuel
49. Andrew
50. Mateo
51. Sofia
52. Jaxon
53. Josiah
54. John
55. Scarlett
56. Luke
57. Aria
58. Ryan
59. Elizabeth
60. Camila
61. Nathan
62. Layla
63. Isaac
64. Owen
65. Ella
66. Henry
67. Levi
68. Aaron
69. Caleb
70. Chloe
71. Zoey
72. Jeremiah
73. Lincoln
74. Landon
75. Adrian
76. Hunter
77. Eli
78. Penelope
79. Skylar
80. Jonathan
81. Thomas
82. Jack
83. Jordan
84. Connor
85. Brayden
86. Cameron
87. Grace
88. Bryce
89. Mila
90. Lillian
91. Aaliyah
92. Jose
93. Lily
94. Paisley
95. Xavier
96. Dominic
97. Bella
98. Nicholas
99. Brooklyn
100. Savannah
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