93 Baby Names That Mean Red (Girls And Boys)
Red symbolizes love, passion, life, health, war, courage, and anger. If you’re looking for a baby name inspired by color, there are many names that mean red to consider.
Four fun facts about the color red:
Red is one of the first colors humans perceive after black and white.
Red is one of the first colors babies can recognize.
Red is often one of the first colors seen again after temporary color blindness caused by brain injury.
Throughout history, red has been used to represent power, status, and importance.
Red often triggers strong emotional reactions and can represent opposite feelings like love or anger. There are several idioms that contain the word red.
Here are eight examples:
“Red letter day” is a day that was happy and memorable
“Roll out the red carpet” is a way to welcome an important guest
“Paint the town red” means to go out and have fun
“Lady in red” means a woman who is dressed classy
“Caught red-handed” means you’re guilty
“Red in the face” means you’re embarrassed
“Seeing red” means you’re angry
“Red flag” means warning of danger
In this post, you’ll find over 100 names to choose from. Some names directly mean red, while others are associated with the color.
If you’re looking for other color names, we also have orange names and names that mean green.
(Originally published: Mar 17, 2023 | Updated: Mar 20, 2026)
Red Names For Girls
(Including origins and meanings)
Name meanings and origins come from widely accepted linguistic sources. Because meanings can vary across cultures, interpretations may differ.
A
Akako (Japanese) “red”
Akane (Japanese) “deep red”
Akari (Japanese) “crimson red”
Alhambra (Arabic) “red castle; the red”
Aruna (Sanskrit, Indian) “dawn; reddish brown”
Arusha (Sanskrit) “red”
Auburn (English) “deep reddish-brown”
Ayuna (Japanese) “red”
B
Burgundy (French) “dark red”
C
Cerise (French) “cherry red”
Chibeni (Japanese) “red as blood”
Chizuki (Japanese) “red moon”
Claret (English) “dark red color”
Coral (Latin) “sea growth often deep pink or red.” - Coral is also on our list of names that mean water
Corsen (Welsh) “red”
Crimson (English) “rich deep red”
D
Dandan (Chinese) “red”
E
Ember (English) “spark; burning low” - Ember is also on our list of names that mean fire
F
Flannery (Irish) “descendant of the red warrior”
H
Humayra (Arabic) “red”
K
Kamala (Indian) “lotus or pale red”
Kurenai (Japanese) “crimson”
L
Lali (Sanskrit) “red gemstone”
M
Maple (Old English) “red maple tree; one who lives near maple trees”
Miaka (Japanese) “beautiful red”
O
Omaira (Arabic) “long life; red”
P
Piroska (Hungarian) “red”
Poppy (Latin) “red flower”
R
Reed (British) "red" - Reed is also on our list of one syllable names for girls
Roselle (Old French) “red”
Rossa (Italian) “red”
Rouge (French) “red-colored”
Roux (Latin) “reddish”
Rubena (Italian, Latin) “ruby; red”
Rubina (Italian, Latin) “ruby; red”
Ruby (Latin, French) “deep red precious stone” - Ruby is also on our list of names with 4 letters
S
Scarlett (French) “red”
Sienna (Italian) “orange red”
Sorrel (Old German) “reddish brown”
T
Talutah (Native American) “blood red”
Boy Names Meaning Red
A
Adam (Hebrew) “son of the red earth” - Adam is also on our list of biblical boy names
Admon (Hebrew) “red”
Akashi (Japanese) “cinnabar, vermilion”
Altan (Turkish) “red dawn”
B
Brick (German) “clay red, like the building material”
C
Carmine (Aramaic) “purplish-red”
Clay (English) “clay worker; clay red”
E
Edom (Hebrew) “red”
F
Flanagan (Irish) “red; ruddy”
G
Garnet (Old English) “dark red”
Gilroy (Gaelic) “son of the red-head”
Gough (Welsh) “red”
H
Harkin (Irish, Gaelic) “dark red”
M
Mars (Latin) “god of war; red planet“
P
Phoenix (Greek) “dark red” - Phoenix is also on our list of strong boy names
Pyrrhus (Greek) “flaming red”
R
Radcliff (English) “red cliff”
Radley (English) “red meadow”
Raleigh (English) “from the red field”
Red (English) “red”
Redding (English) “son of the red-haired”
Reid (Old English) “red” - Reid is also on our list of handsome names for a boy
Rohit (Indian) “first red rays of the sun; horse rider”
Rojo (Spanish) “red”
Rory (Irish) “red king” - Rory is a gender-neutral name
Ruadh (Scottish, Irish) “red”
Rudyard (English) “red enclosure”
Rumen (Slavic) “red cheeks”
Rumo (Cornish) “red”
Russell (French) “little red” - Russell is also on our list of vintage boy names
S
Sohrab (Persian) “red water”
T
Tokino (Japanese) “red”
Names For Redheads
These names all mean red-haired or something similar:
Boys
Alroy (Gaelic) “red-haired”
Clancy (Irish) “red-haired warrior”
Flann (Irish) “red-haired”
Flynn (Irish) “son of the red-haired one” - Flynn is also on our list of southern boy names
Leroux (French) “the red-haired one”
Reading (English) “son of the red-haired one”
Redford (Scottish) “red-headed”
Redmond (Irish) “red-haired defender”
Reed (English) “red-haired”
Rogan (Irish) “redhead”
Rohan (Irish, Sanskrit) “red-haired”
Roone (Irish) “red-haired”
Roth (German) “redhead”
Roy (Celtic, French) “red-haired”
Rufus (Latin) “red-haired” - Rufus is also on our list of black boy names
Russo (Italian) “red-haired”
Rusty (English) “red-headed”
Girls
Flanna (Irish) “red-haired”
Kapil (Indian) “red-haired”
Rowan (Scottish, Irish) “little redhead” - Rowan is also on our list of attitude names for girls
Rufina (Latin) “red-haired”
21 Nicknames For Redheads
Here are 21 fun nicknames for gingers:
Annie
Bluey
Carrot top
Cherry
Copper
Ember
Fireball
Fox
Foxy
Freckles
Fuego
Ginger
Gingerbread
Gingy
Poppy
Red
Ruby
Rusty
Scarlett
Spitfire
Strawberry Shortcake
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?
Either way, leave a comment and let us know!
