Baby names that mean good luck

124 names with good luck in their meaning: 50 for girls, 66 for boys, 8 used for both. Every one comes with its meaning and the official birth figures for England and Wales and the US. 19 of them are still given to 40 or more babies a year.

Girls' names that mean good luck

Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.

  • Florenceflourishing, in bloom1,924 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Nalasuccessful, graceful66 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Cloverthe clover plant; symbol of luck65 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Shreyaauspicious; excellent; superior136 a year · the US, 2017
  • Nailasuccessful or achiever56 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Zunairablooming flower; blossoming or flourishing64 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Jiaauspicious, beautiful, or praiseworthy18 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Faizavictorious or successful woman37 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Ammarahpopulous; thriving; flourishing; full of life40 a year · England and Wales, 2025
41 rarer names that mean good luck

Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.

  • Shivanifeminine form of shiva; the auspicious one
  • Anvithablessed, auspicious, harmonious
  • Maimounaauspicious; blessed; fortunate
  • Kalyaniauspicious; beautiful
  • Radhasuccess; prosperity; a name of krishna's consort
  • Anabethgrace and favourable; combining Anna and Beth
  • Maimunafortunate, blessed, auspicious
  • Fizasuccessful or prosperous
  • Maymunablessed; fortunate; auspicious
  • Tashigood fortune; auspicious
  • Zafiravictorious; successful
  • Bismasmile or good omen
  • Sadiyafortunate; lucky; blessed
  • Saadiafortunate lucky prosperous
  • Radhikasuccessful, accomplished, dedicated
  • Srihithaadorned with sri; auspicious
  • Floflourishing or blooming; diminutive of florence
  • Iwinosagood fortune; auspicious birth
  • Shivyarelated to shiva; auspicious
  • Mazalluck or fortune
  • Samriddhiprosperity, success, and abundance
  • Srikruthiauspicious creation or arrangement
  • Srinidhiauspicious wealth or treasure
  • Zafirahblooming flower; successful
  • Jiaqiauspicious and outstanding
  • Swastiauspicious; well-being
  • Tishyaauspicious; connected to the star Pushya
  • Bahatiluck, fortune
  • Fawziasuccessful, victorious woman
  • Florence-Roseflourishing, blooming; rose flower; compound name
  • Mymunafortunate, blessed, auspicious
  • Soumyamild; gentle; auspicious
  • Bakhtawarfortunate; lucky; victorious
  • Musfirablooming or flourishing
  • Ammaarahprosperous or flourishing; a form of Ammarah
  • Fauziyahsuccessful victorious one
  • Mmesomamother has brought; good omen from mother
  • Sashtikaauspicious, fortunate, prosperous
  • Shivayarelating to shiva; the auspicious one
  • Shrishalord of prosperity; auspicious ruler
  • Souadluck; good fortune

Boys' names that mean good luck

Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.

  • Chancefortune, luck; occupational name1,359 a year · the US, 2017
  • Boonegood, favorable; from a surname334 a year · the US, 2017
  • Umarlong-lived, flourishing214 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Antonworthy of praise; flourishing203 a year · the US, 2017
  • Virgilflourishing, virile96 a year · the US, 2017
  • Shivauspicious; associated with the Hindu deity Shiva35 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Yashsuccess and glory; fame and prosperity20 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Yamanright hand, blessed, auspicious51 a year · England and Wales, 2025
  • Shreyanauspicious, noble, or superior13 a year · England and Wales, 2025
57 rarer names that mean good luck

Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.

  • Shivamauspicious or peaceful; a form of Shiva
  • Saudfortunate or lucky; from Arabic sa'd
  • Prosperfortunate, successful
  • Yaminright hand; auspicious
  • Yameenblessed; auspicious; right hand side
  • Umerlong-lived; flourishing; a form of Umar
  • Sarthaksuccessful or complete
  • Fawazsuccessful, victorious
  • Shivathe auspicious one; hindu deity of destruction and renewal
  • Shubhauspicious; fortunate; good
  • Ramzysymbolic or harbinger of good omen
  • Virgilioflourishing, green; a form of Virgil
  • Faaizvictorious, successful, winner
  • Samridhprosperous; wealthy; flourishing
  • Shivaangracious, auspicious; a form of Shiva
  • Shreyaanauspicious, blessed, virtuous
  • Sreyanauspicious, benevolent
  • Gaddielgod is my fortune or god is my luck
  • Kridayauspicious day or time
  • Shivanauspicious or gracious; from Shiva
  • Fawzisuccessful or victorious
  • Florencioflourishing or blooming; spanish form of florentius
  • Shivankpart of shiva; auspicious limbed one
  • Srihithprosperity and success; composed with sri
  • Zaahirblooming or flourishing
  • Ziruiwisdom and auspicious
  • Aashirone who brings prosperity or success
  • Fayezvictor, successful one
  • Gadfortune or luck
  • Hapluck, chance, fortune
  • Jiaruiauspicious lucky; from elements jia and rui
  • Kalyanauspicious or prosperous
  • Sreyasprosperous, auspicious
  • Aldahirthe flourishing or blooming one
  • Gadimy fortune; my luck
  • Jiahaoauspicious and excellent
  • Jiamingauspicious and bright
  • Safalsuccessful, accomplished
  • Shubhamauspicious or prosperous
  • Srikrishnablessed krishna; sri meaning blessed or auspicious
  • Srimanblessed or auspicious man; sri with man suffix
  • Tawfiqsuccess or good fortune
  • Thalesblooming or flourishing
  • Triumphvictory; a procession celebrating military success
  • Yashveersuccessful hero; victorious warrior
  • Zahranblooming or flourishing
  • Fawzanwinner, successful one
  • Shubhdeepauspicious light; fortunate radiance
  • Sivaauspicious; benevolent; hindu deity
  • Thinhprosperous; flourishing
  • Zafeervictory or success
  • Sa'Adfortune, luck, or happiness
  • Behrozfortunate, auspicious, happy
  • Ferozevictorious successful; a form of Firuz
  • Guledsuccessful; prosperous
  • Shivangpart of shiva; auspicious limb
  • Shreeyanshpart of prosperity; auspicious portion

Unisex names that mean good luck

Given to at least 40 babies a year in the US or England and Wales.

  • Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 a year · England and Wales, 2025
7 rarer names that mean good luck

Fewer than 40 babies a year in either country, which often means a name in wide use somewhere the records do not reach.

  • Jiayiauspicious righteousness or similar virtue
  • Fortunefate, luck, destiny
  • Najahsuccess, achievement, prosperity
  • Srisacred; auspicious; venerable
  • Venturagood fortune or luck
  • Vergilflourishing or virile; a form of Virgil
  • Naseebluck or fortune

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How this page is made. A name is here because its meaning contains luck, lucky, auspicious or favourable or one of 5 other words close to them. It is a plain word match, not a claim that the names are related: Florence and Chance sit together because their meanings say the same thing, not because they share a history. A name with no meaning we can stand behind is left out rather than given one.

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