81 Baby Names That Mean Freedom
Baby names that mean freedom often come from words that translate to free, liberated, or independent. These names carry a strong sense of possibility and reflect values like personal liberty, American pride, or the hope that your child will grow into a life they choose for themselves. They’re meaningful without feeling over the top, and they offer a way to honor what freedom represents to you.
If you’re looking for baby names with clear ties to freedom, this list highlights the strongest and most meaningful options.
Girl Names That Mean Freedom
(Including origins and meanings)
The names on this list were researched using websites like BabyCenter to find their origins and meanings, but remember that some names have different meanings in other languages.
Anaya
Origin: Indian
Meaning: “completely free”
Azadi
Origin: Persian, Kurdish
Meaning: “freedom”
Carla
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Carla is also on our list of 5 letter girl names
Carlotta
Origin: Italian
Meaning: “free man”
Carly
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Carol
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Carolina
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free man”
Caroline
Origin: French
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Caroline is also on our list of vintage girl names
Carolyn
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Carrie
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Charlee
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Charlene
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Charlize
Origin: Afrikaans
Meaning: “free man”
Charlotte
Origin: French
Meaning: “petite; free man”
Recommended: Charlotte is also on our lists of strong girl names and city names for girls
Eleftheria
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “free”
Fanchon
Origin: French
Meaning: “from France; free man”
Fancy
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Fanny
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Fanya
Origin: Russian
Meaning: “free man”
Fran
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free one”
Franca
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free”
Francesca
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free one”
Recommended: Francesca is also on our list of elegant girl names
Francine
Origin: French
Meaning: “free man”
Francis
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free one”
Recommended: Francis is also on our list of southern girl names
Frankie
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Frankie is also on our list of attitude names
Franny
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Karla
Origin: German
Meaning: “free man”
Karlee
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Libera
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free”
Libertie
Origin: English
Meaning: “freedom”
Liberty
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free”
Liridona
Origin: Albanian
Meaning: “desire for freedom”
Lirija
Origin: Albanian
Meaning: “freedom”
Lolo
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Lottie
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Lysandra
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “liberator”
Merdeka
Origin: Malay, Indonesian
Meaning: “freedom, independence”
Moksha
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: “liberation”
Mukta
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: “free, liberated”
Saoirse
Origin: Irish
Meaning: “liberty”
Willow
Origin: English
Meaning: “freedom”
Boy Names That Mean Freedom
Amadi
Origin: African
Meaning: “free man”
Azad
Origin: Persian
Meaning: “free, noble”
Carl
Origin: German
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Carl is also on our list of short boy names
Carleton
Origin: English
Meaning: “settlement of free men”
Carlo
Origin: Italian
Meaning: “free man”
Carlos
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: “free man”
Chang
Origin: Chinese
Meaning: “free, unhindered”
Charles
Origin: French, German
Meaning: “free man”
Charley
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Charlie
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Charlie is also on our list of southern boy names
Chas
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Chas is also on our list of 4 letter boy names
Chaz
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Recommended: Chaz is on our list of nicknames for boy names as a nickname for Charles
Chip
Origin: English nickname for Charles
Meaning: “free man”
Cisco
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: “Frenchman or free man”
Deror
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: “freedom”
Diarmaid
Origin: Irish
Meaning: “free man”
Erkin
Origin: Turkish, Uzbek
Meaning: “free, independent”
Ferenc
Origin: Hungarian
Meaning: “free man”
Francis
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free man”
Francisco
Origin: Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning: “free man”
Franco
Origin: Italian
Meaning: “free man”
Frank
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Frankito
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: “free man”
Franklin
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man, free landowner”
Recommended: Franklin is also on our lists of strong boy names and vintage boy names
Free
Origin: English
Meaning: “free”
Freeman
Origin: English
Meaning: “free man”
Frisco
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: “free man”
Isandro
Origin: Spanish, Greek
Meaning: “liberator”
Karl
Origin: German, Scandinavian
Meaning: “free man”
Lefteris
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “free”
Liber
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “free”
Liberato
Origin: Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning: “free; liberated”
Liridon
Origin: Albanian
Meaning: “desire for freedom”
Lisandre
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “liberator”
Lysander
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “liberator”
Ozgur
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “free, independent”
Quispe
Origin: Quechua
Meaning: “free”
Slobodan
Origin: Serbo-Croatian
Meaning: “freedom”
We’d love to hear if you have any favorite baby names from our list. Or maybe you’ve got a name suggestion that you’d like added?
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