140 Rainbow Baby Names That Capture Love, Faith, and Strength

Losing a baby can be devastating. It doesn't matter if you lost the heartbeat at 10 weeks or had a stillbirth at 20 weeks. Once is enough for a woman or couple to break down, what more for women who have had to endure more than one pregnancy loss. No matter the circumstance, losing a baby can cause feelings of doubt, guilt, and immeasurable grief. There is also guilt that make moms-to-be wonder if they did anything wrong. No one knows what causes a miscarriage.

To be expecting again after a pregnancy loss brings a mix of emotions, and perhaps that is why the child is called a “rainbow baby.” Bringing a child into this world after losing one doesn’t erase the grief entirely or allow you to forget the baby you lost. But a rainbow baby's name carries all the positive energy, gratitude, and unconditional love parents have for their child and the baby they lost.

140 rainbow baby names you may want to consider 

Parents put a lot of thought into their child’s name. They can choose to name their baby after a grandparent, a significant person in their life or inspired by honeymoons or couple travels to Japan, Korea, and more. But when it’s a rainbow baby, his or her name will have ties to the past, present and future. 

Parents often use the name of their baby to reflect or represent their whole journey to parenthood, including all the struggles and challenges they had to endure and overcome to ensure their child is safe and healthy after experiencing a previous miscarriage. Prayer and faith are another two things that are constant in their daily decision-making.

And so, expecting parents of rainbow babies gravitate towards names that mean hope or light, happiness, blessed, a gift, and miracle. Some opt for names that capture their hopes for their rainbow baby or the values they want to instill and pray their child will live by them when he becomes a grown-up.

Aaron

Meaning: mountain of strength; exalted; enlightened

Abigail

Meaning: Father’s joy

Adom

Meaning: God’s blessing; help of God

Aiko

Meaning: beloved child

Aisling

Meaning: dream, vision

Aksha

Meaning: God’s blessing

Alisa

Meaning: noble one

Allegra

Meaning: happy, lively

Amari

Meaning: strength

Amal

Meaning: hope, aspiration

Amy/Aimee

Meaning: beloved or dearly loved

Anastasia

Meaning: resurrection or rebirth

Anisa

Meaning: grace, favor

Angela

Meaning: angel; messenger of God

Anouk

Meaning: grace

Anthony

Meaning: priceless; of inestimable worth

Anwil

Meaning Beloved

Arnan

Meaning: joyful

Arman

Meaning: wish, desire, longing; God’s man

Asha

Meaning: wish, desire, hope; life

Asher

Meaning: happy; fortunate

Astrid

Meaning: godly strength; divine strength and beauty

Atlas

Meaning: to carry; enduring

Aurora

Meaning: light/dawn

Avita

Meaning: life

Aveline

Meaning: wished for; longed for child

Ayah

Meaning: miracle; a sign from God

Barack

Meaning: blessed

Beatrice

Meaning: she who brings joy and happiness

Bennett/Benedict

Meaning: Blessed

Bertram

Meaning: bright raven

Bliss

Meaning: extreme joy and happiness

Briana/Bree

Meaning: power, strength, vigor and virtue

Blythe

Meaning: happy, carefree

Caryl/Carys

Meaning: love

Celia

Meaning: heavenly

Cher

Meaning: beloved

Claire

Meaning: bright or clear

Cleo

Meaning: glory

Danica

Meaning: morning star

Darrell

Meaning: dear one, beloved

Davinia

Meaning: beloved; friend

Dillon

Meaning: ray of hope

Deene

Meaning: true faith

Dominic

Meaning: of the Lord

Dorothea

Meaning: gift from God

Elaine

Meaning: sun ray, shining light

Enfys

Meaning: rainbow

Esme

Meaning: beloved, esteemed

Esperanza

Meaning: hope

Ethan

Meaning: gift; enduring and strong

Evangeline

Meaning: Bringer of good news

Evanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Evie

Meaning: Life

Faith

Meaning: faith

Farrah

Meaning: happiness

Felicity

Meaning: happiness, contentment

Felix

Meaning:lucky, success, happy, excellent and fortunate

Gabriel

Meaning: God is my strength; devoted to God; to live or to breathe

Genevieve

Meaning: God’s Blessing

Gerard

Meaning: brave; gift from God, of incredible beauty; blessing; miraculous

Gia

Meaning: gift from God; blessing; hope of the Lord

Gianna

Meaning: thankful; God is gracious

Gwyneth

Meaning: happiness

Harika

Meaning: beautiful

Helena

Meaning: bright light

Hope

Meaning: Hope

Imani

Meaning: faith; strong and elegant

Imena

Meaning: dream

Iridiana

Meaning: rainbow

Iris

Meaning: rainbow

Isaac

Meaning: Cheerful; laughter

Iva

Meaning: gift from God

Jalus

Meaning: rainbow baby

Jasper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Jesse

Meaning: gift

Kaemon

Meaning: joyful

Kai

Meaning: triumph; happy

Karishma

Meaning: miracle

Keisha

Meaning: great joy; favorite

Kershet

Meaning: rainbow

Kibou

Meaning: filled with hope

Kit

Meaning: hope and carrier of Christ

Kiran

Meaning: beam of light

Latisha/Letitia

Meaning: joy, happiness; gladness

Leda

Meaning: happy

Luana

Meaning: graceful warrior

Lucy/Lucia/Luke/Lucas

Meaning: light

Maeve

Meaning: great joy; she who intoxicates

Maite

Meaning: love

Matthew

Meaning: gift from God

Meyer

Meaning: bright one, shining

Mehr

Meaning: a blessing from God

Mia/Mila

Meaning: wished-for child

Micaela/Micah

Meaning: gift from God

Mira/Mireya/Milagros

Meaning: miracle

Mirielle

Meaning: wonderful; peace; prosperous; miraculous; to admire

Nadia/Nadine

Meaning: hopeful or hope

Nathaniel

Meaning: gift from God

Navashen

Meaning: one who brings hope

Nina

Meaning: priceless

Nessa

Meaning: miracle; pure, holy

Noelani

Meaning: heavenly mist

Nyassa

Meaning: new beginning; goal

Oscar

Meaning: divine strength

Phoebe

Meaning: bright or shining one

Phoenix

Meaning: bright red; the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes

Priya

Meaning: beloved, loveable

Rainbow

Meaning: rainbow

Raine

Meaning: strength; queen

Raphael

Meaning: God has healed

Ravi

Meaning: sunlight

Reva

Meaning: star

Reve

Meaning: dream

Sachi

Meaning: child of bliss

Saul

Meaning: longed for

Suki/Saki

Meaning: blossom, hope

Shauna

Meaning: God is gracious

Shay

Meaning: gift

Sheber

Meaning: hope

Sinead

Meaning: gift from God

Talia

Meaning: dew from heaven

Thaddeus

Meaning: heart; gift of God; thanks

Thalia

Meaning: to flourish or bloom

Theo/Thea

Meaning: God’s gift

Taraji

Meaning: Hopeful

Tristan

Meaning: Beloved

Valarie/Valerie

Meaning: Strong

Vera

Meaning: faith

Vida

Meaning: Life

Violet

Meaning: faith

Von

Meaning: hope

Walken

Meaning: Rainbow

Wilona

Meaning: hoped for

Winston

Meaning: joyful

Whelon

Meaning: joyful

Zane

Meaning: God is gracious

Zeke

Meaning: may God strengthen

Zia

Meaning: light; splendor

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