100+ Names That Mean Bird (Set Them Free!)

Choosing a bird name without ruffling any feathers

Natalie Grant (with child sleeping)
Written by Natalie Grant Updated on August 9th, 2023

Bird names are the perfect moniker for broad-minded parents who think out of the cage!

They also happen to be adaptable for all genders, so naming your soon-to-arrive baby after a favorite feathered friend can set them on a journey that’s free, colorful, melodic, and peaceful – all bird-like traits they’ll grow to love for the rest of their lives.

We hope you enjoy browsing through our list of chirpy names that mean bird, compiled from various countries and cultures across the world to help your little nestling soar free.

Female baby names

  1. Ayla — [Turkish] “moonlight and a little bird”
  2. Berit — [Scandinavian] “little bird”
  3. Birdie — [English] “bird-like”
  4. Caladrius — [Latin] “white bird”
  5. Chirpy — [English] “lively bird”
  6. Chiriko — [Japanese] “twittering bird”
  7. Colombe — [French] “dove”
  8. Cora — [Greek] “raven”
  9. Cygnette — [French] “swan”
  10. Ealhswith — [Anglo-Saxon] “swan”
  11. Estrilda — [Old English] “starling”
  12. Flamingo — [Spanish] “flaming bird”
  13. Fleda — [English] “swallow”
  14. Gaenor — [Welsh] “white swan”
  15. Linnet — [English] “small bird”
  16. Mele — [Hawaiian] “songbird”
  17. Mews — [English] “seagull”
  18. Oriana — [Latin] “golden bird”
  19. Paloma — [Spanish] “dove”
  20. Polina — [Greek] “dove”
  21. Quetzal — [Aztec] “resplendent bird”
  22. Remora — [Latin] “seabird”
  23. Rhea — [Greek] “dove-like bird”
  24. Rhianna — [Welsh] “maiden of the birds”
  25. Rochelle — [French] “little rock dove”
  26. Roux — [French] “red-breasted bird”
  27. Rue — [French] “little bird”
  28. Ruth — [Hebrew] “robin”
  29. Starling — [English] “bright bird”
  30. Stell — [Greek] “little star”
  31. Swallow — [English] “swift bird”
  32. Talia — [Hebrew] “little bird”
  33. Tawny — [English] “brown bird”
  34. Thalassa — [Greek] “sea bird”
  35. Thrush — [English] “small singing bird”
  36. Tia — [Spanish] “little bird”
  37. Tracy — [Irish] “warbler”
  38. Vireo — [Latin] “green bird”
  39. Zipporah — [Hebrew] “sparrow”

Male baby names

  1. Aarav — [Indian] “bird”
  2. Anser — [Latin] “goose”
  3. Avian — [Latin] “bird-like”
  4. Aven — [Latin] “bird-like”
  5. Avis — [Latin] “bird”
  6. Bevin — [Irish] “little bird”
  7. Cai — [Chinese] “rooster”
  8. Corbin — [Latin] “raven”
  9. Cygnet — [French] “swan”
  10. Dodo — [African] “bird of peace”
  11. Eagen — [Irish] “bird-like”
  12. Eagil — [Old English] “hawk”
  13. Fionn — [Irish] “fair-haired bird”
  14. Fledge — [English] “to leave the nest”
  15. Freckel — [German] “small bird”
  16. Garuda — [Indian] “king of birds”
  17. Havilah — [Hebrew] “bird of paradise”
  18. Horace — [Latin] “hawk”
  19. Hummingbird — [Native American] “bird of joy”
  20. Ibis — [Egyptian] “sacred bird”
  21. Icarus — [Greek] “bird of legend”
  22. Ira — [Hebrew] “watchful bird”
  23. Kai — [Hawaiian] “bird of the sea”
  24. Kip — [English] “young bird”
  25. Lark — [English] “songbird”
  26. Lir — [Irish] “king of birds”
  27. Oriole — [Latin] “golden bird”
  28. Osprey — [Latin] “sea eagle”
  29. Peregrine — [Latin] “wanderer”
  30. Phoenix — [Greek] “resurrection bird”
  31. Pihe — [Maori] “fantail bird”
  32. Quail — [Latin] “ground-nesting bird”
  33. Rai — [Japanese] “thunderbird”
  34. Rook — [English] “raven-like”
  35. Skye — [English] “bird of the sky”
  36. Sparrow — [English] “little bird”
  37. Strix — [Latin] “owl”
  38. Tucker — [English] “plumage of a bird”
  39. Wren — [English] “small bird”

Unisex baby names

  1. Aves — [Latin] “bird”
  2. Avia — [Latin] “bird”
  3. Avi — [Hebrew] “my father is a bird”
  4. Bird — [English] “bird”
  5. Chulani — [Native American] “bird”
  6. Cuauhtli — [Aztec] “eagle”
  7. Cygnus — [Latin] “swan”
  8. Daedalus — [Greek] “little bird”
  9. Eider — [Scandinavian] “eagle”
  10. Esau — [Hebrew] “hawk”
  11. Falcon — [Latin] “falcon”
  12. Heron — [Germanic] “heron”
  13. Jay — [English] “jay”
  14. Kestrel — [English] “bird of prey”
  15. Mavis — [English] “song thrush”
  16. Merula — [Latin] “blackbird”
  17. Orith — [Hebrew] “fledgling”
  18. Pluma — [Latin] “feather”
  19. Raven — [English] “bird”
  20. Roc — [Arabic] “mythical bird”
  21. Zefir — [Hebrew] “west wind”
Natalie Grant (with child sleeping)
Written by Natalie Grant Updated on August 9th, 2023