Beautiful and meaningful celestial baby names are perfect for celebrating your heavenly little one.
Picking a name that means star is a popular choice among parents, as it connects to that feeling of a baby being your “little star”.
These names are full of sparkle and character. As some are taken from the names of stars and constellations, many choices are quite unusual and rarely used, which is perfect if you want to find a name from outside the top 100 most popular choices.
You may also like out outer space baby names list and these baby name themes. And these nature baby names are also simply stunning.
Names meaning star
If you want a name that actually means star then this is the list to check out! We’ve got star names from around the world in this list.
Stella. Stella is a Latin name that means “star.” It conveys brightness and radiance, much like a star in the night sky.
Astra. Astra is a name of Greek origin and means “star.” It is similar in meaning to Stella.
Estelle. Estelle is a French name meaning “star.”
Tala. Tala is a name of Tagalog origin, and it means “star” in Filipino. It reflects the same theme of brightness and light in the night sky.
Seren. Seren is a Welsh girl name that means “star.” It is similar to the other names with celestial meanings.
Astrid. A Scandinavian name meaning “divine strength” or “little star”.
Estrellita. A Spanish name meaning “little star”. Simply adorable!
Hoshiko. A popular Japanese name, Hoshiko means “star child.”
Réaltín. A name of Irish origin, Réaltín means “little star”.
Serenella. This Italian name means “little star” and has a melodic and romantic feel to it.
Stellina. An Italian name meaning “little star”.
Steren. This Welsh name means “little star” and has a soft and gentle sound.
Sterling. This name of English origin means “little star”. Bonus? It also means “high quality.”
Aarush. This Indian name means “rising sun”, and can also be interpreted as “rising star”.
Anjali. An Indian name meaning “rising star” or “divine offering”.
Hoshi. Hoshi is a Japanese name that means “star.” It shares the same celestial connotation with the previous names.
Arevik. This Armenian name means “rising sun”.
Danika. This Slavic name means “morning star”.
Eos. This Greek name means “dawn”.
Nasima. This Arabic name means “breeze”, and can also be interpreted as a “rising star” that brings a fresh, new energy.
Vespera. Vespera is a name with Latin roots and is associated with the evening or the western sky. It is related to the Latin word “vesper,” meaning “evening” or “west.”
Astraea. A Greek name meaning “star,” Astraea was the goddess of justice and innocence.
Sidra. This Arabic name means “goddess of the stars.”
Tana. Of Slavic origins, Tana means “star goddess.”
Estel. This Welsh name means “starlight”.
Kira. This Russian name means “sparkle” or “beam of light”.
Serilda. This Germanic name means “bright as a star”, and has a powerful and radiant sound to it.
Sitara. A name of Indian origin, Sitara means “starlight”.
Celestial girl names
These celestial little girl names are from the stars and constellations.
Adrastea. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Aitne. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Amalthea. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Ananke. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Andromeda. This Greek name refers to the constellation named after the mythical princess who was rescued by Perseus. Andromeda is also a name of a galaxy.
Anthe. One of the moons of Saturn.
Antilia. After the constellation.
Aoede. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Ara. The Latin word for “altar” or “protection,” Ara is a constellation in the southern sky.
Ariel. One of the moons of Uranus.
Aster. This sweet name means both “star” and “flower.”
Asteria. Of Greek origin, Asteria also means “star”.
Auriga. The constellation of the charioteer.
Aurora. Meaning dawn.
Bellatrix. Also called the Amazon star, Bellatrix means “female warrior.”
Belinda. One of the moons of Uranus.
Bestla. One of the moons of Saturn.
Bianca. One of the moons of Uranus.
Bituin. This sweet Tagalog name means “the stars.”
Callista. The feminine version of Callisto, one of the moons of Jupiter.
Calypso. One of the moons of Saturn.
Carina. A constellation in the southern sky, Carina refers to the backbone of a ship called a keel.
Carme. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Cassiopeia. This name belongs to Andromeda’s mother. She is now a constellation in the northern sky. We love Cassie as a nickname.
Celeste. A heavenly name, this one means “celestial.”
Celestial. Like its shorter form Celeste, Celestial looks to the heavens for its meaning.
Celia. Meaning heavenly.
Celine. A lovely French name that means moon or heavenly.
Cordelia. One of the moons of Uranus.
Cressida. One of the moons of Uranus.
Csilla. This Hungarian name literally means “star”.
Cyllene. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Cyra. Meaning sun.
Danica. “Morning star”
Dara. With its Thai origins, this gender-neutral name means “star”. As a Punjabi name, it means “leader,” and as an Irish name, “wise.”
Desdemona. One of the moons of Uranus.
Despina. One of the moons of Neptune.
Dia. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Eirene. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Elanna. Getting its inspiration from that famous yellow dwarf star, Elanna means “sun” and “shining light.”
Elara. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Electra. Meaning shine or radiant.
Elenora. Meaning sun ray.
Erinome. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Ersa. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Estella. From its Latin roots, this pretty French name means “star”.
Esther. This name of Persian origin means “star”.
Estrella. From its Spanish origins, this one is also — you guessed it — “star”.
Euanthe. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Eukelade. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Eupheme. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Euporie. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Europa. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Eurydome. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Galatea. One of the moons of Neptune.
Galaxia. A Spanish and Greek name meaning “galaxy”.
Ganymede. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Gemini. A constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.
Halimede. One of the moons of Neptune.
Harpalyke. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Hati. One of the moons of Saturn.
Hegomone. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Helene. One of the moons of Saturn.
Helike. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Herse. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Hesper. “The evening star”
Hester. From its Greek roots, Hester is a “star” name.
Himalia. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Hōkūlani. This one has Hawaiian roots and means “heavenly star”.
Hoshi. It’s the Japanese word for “star” and for “priest” or “monk.”
Hydra. One of the moons of Pluto.
Iliana. From its Greek roots, Iliana is a “ray of sunlight.” ☀️
Jarnsaxa. One of the moons of Saturn.
Juliet. One of the moons of Uranus.
Kale. One of the moons of Jupiter (pronounced “kah-lee”).
Kari. One of the moons of Saturn.
Lacerta. The lizard constellation.
Lainey. This radiant French name means “bright” or “shining light.”
Laomedeia. One of the moons of Neptune.
Larissa. One of the moons of Neptune.
Leda. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Libra. The balanced sign of the zodiac. Check out more Libra baby names here.
Lyra. A name of Greek origin, this small constellation refers to a little harp.
Lysithea. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Mab. One of the moons of Uranus.
Maia. Meaning “great” or “mother,” this star is in the Taurus constellation.
Maribelle. This name means both “star of the sea” and “beautiful.”
Maristela. A Spanish name, Maristela means “star of the sea.”
Margeret. One of the moons of Uranus.
Miranda. One of the moons of Uranus.
Narvi. One of the moons of Saturn.
Nebula. This Latin name means “cloud” or “mist”. It also refers to star forming clouds of gas and dust.
Neoma. Meaning new moon.
Nereid. One of the moons of Neptune.
Nikini. Full moon in August.
Norma. Meaning “normal” in Latin. Also a constellation.
Nova. A star that releases bursts of bright light. It also means new.
Novalise. “Bright star”
Ophelia. One of the moons of Uranus.
Orthosie. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Pallene. One of the moons of Saturn.
Pandia. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Pandora. One of the moons of Saturn.
Pasiphae. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Pasithee. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Perdita. One of the moons of Uranus.
Phaedra. From its Greek origins, Phaedra means “bright.”
Phoebe. “Shining one”
Portia. One of the moons of Uranus.
Psamathe. One of the moons of Neptune.
Rhea. One of the moons of Saturn.
Rosalind. One of the moons of Uranus.
Roxanne. “Bright star”
Roxana. “Bright star”
Setareh. With its Persian origins, this name means “star” or “fate.”
Sinope. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Sol. With its Spanish origin, Sol means sun.
Star. This one speaks for itself. An alternative spelling is Starr.
Starla. Just “star”.
Sterre. This name has Dutch roots and means “stars.”
Sunna. This pretty name means sun in Icelandic.
Sutara. “Holy star”
Tähti. This Finnish name means “star”.
Tara. A Sanskrit name, Tara means “star.”
Thalassa. One of the moons of Neptune.
Titania. One of the moons of Uranus.
Vanessa. Meaning “star.”
Vega. The brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. Vega also means “dweller in a meadow.”
Vela. The constellation named after the sail of the Argonauts’ ship.
Venus. The Roman goddess of love and beauty, and the second planet from the sun.
Vesper. “Evening star”
Whetū. This Maori name means “star.”
Yildiz. Of Turkish origin, this is another star name.
Yvaine. “Evening star”.
Zora. Meaning dawn.
Zornista. “Morning star”
Zvezda. This name of Slavic origin means “star.”
Celestial boy names
There are dozens of star and celestial boy names in this list that have been plucked from the stars just for you to peruse!
Aegaeon. One of the moons of Saturn.
Aegir. One of the moons of Saturn.
Albiorix. One of the moons of Saturn.
Altair. This star is the brightest in the constellation of Aquila.
Aphelion. This Greek name means furthest from the sun.
Arche. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Aries. After the starry constellation. Check out more Aries names here.
Astrophel. “Star love”.
Aten. Meaning sun disc.
Atlas. One of the moons of Saturn.
Bebhionm. One of the moons of Saturn.
Bergelmir. One of the moons of Saturn.
Caelum. The name of this constellation in the Southern Hemisphere means “chisel.”
Caliban. One of the moons of Uranus.
Callisto. One of the moons of Jupiter. Means most beautiful.
Callirrhoe. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Carpo. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Castor. This is one of the “heavenly twins” from the Gemini constellation.
Chaldene. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Charon. One of the moons of Pluto.
Citlati. From Mexico, means “star.”
Cupid. One of the moons of Saturn.
Daphnis. One of the moons of Saturn. This name means laurel.
Deimos. One of the moons of Mars.
Delphinus. The constellation of the porpoise.
Dione. One of the moons of Saturn.
Dorado. The swordfish constellation.
Draco. This is the name of the dragon constellation.
Elrond. “Star dome”
Enceladus. One of the moons of Saturn.
Epimetheus. One of the moons of Saturn.
Eridanus. The river constellation.
Erriapus. One of the moons of Saturn.
Farbauti. One of the moons of Saturn.
Fenrir. One of the moons of Saturn.
Ferdinand. One of the moons of Uranus.
Fornjot. One of the moons of Saturn.
Francisco. One of the moons of Uranus.
Greip. One of the moons of Saturn.
Haul. This Welsh name means “sun.”
Hercules. This mighty name refers to a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hermippe. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Hyperion. One of the moons of Saturn.
Hyrrokkin. One of the moons of Saturn.
Itri. Meaning star.
Isonoe. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Janus. One of the moons of Saturn.
Jupiter. The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Kalani. A gender neutral name meaning sky or the heavens.
Kallichore. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Kalyke. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Kerberos. One of the moons of Pluto.
Kiviuq. One of the moons of Saturn.
Kore. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Iapetus. One of the moons of Saturn.
Ijiraq. One of the moons of Saturn.
Izar. A name of Basque origin, Izar refers to a star in the northern constellation, Boötes.
Leo. Name of a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere.
Lintang. This Indonesian name means “star.”
Locaste. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Loge. One of the moons of Saturn.
Lucien. “One that gives light”
Lynx. After the constellation.
Mars. A planet in our solar system and the ancient Roman god of war.
Metis. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Mimas. One of the moons of Saturn.
Mundilfar. One of the moons of Saturn.
Naiad. One of the moons of Neptune.
Najm. An Arabic name, Najm means the “morning star.”
Namid. Of Ojibwa origin, Namid means “star dancer.”
Neso. One of the moons of Neptune.
Nix. One of the moons of Pluto.
Oberon. One of the moons of Uranus.
Orion. “Rising in the sky”
Paaliaq. One of the moons of Saturn.
Pan. One of the moons of Saturn.
Pavo. The peacock constellation.
Perseus. The constellation named after the Greek hero.
Philphrosyne. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Phobos. One of the moons of Mars.
Phoenix. A small constellation in the southern sky, this is the name of a mythological bird that rose from the ashes.
Polaris. This gender-neutral name is the name of the north star that guides the way of many travellers.
Praxidike. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Prometheus. One of the moons of Saturn.
Prospero. One of the moons of Uranus.
Proteus. One of the moons of Neptune.
Puck. One of the moons of Uranus.
Ravi. This Hindi name refers to the god of the sun.
Reeva. This gender-neutral name means “star” and “river.”
Rigel. The name of a double star, this name of Arabic origin means “the left leg of the giant.”
Samson. Of Hebrew origin, Samson means “sun.”
Sao. One of the moons of Neptune.
Setebos. One of the moons of Uranus.
Scorpius. After the scorpion constellation.
Shihab. This name of Arabic origin means “star.”
Siarnaq. One of the moons of Saturn.
Sirius. The name for the brightest star in the sky, Sirius means “glowing.”
Skathi. One of the moons of Saturn.
Skoll. One of the moons of Saturn.
Sponde. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Stelo. Star.
Stephano. One of the moons of Saturn.
Styx. One of the moons of Pluto.
Surtur. One of the moons of Saturn.
Suttungr. One of the moons of Saturn.
Sycorax. One of the moons of Uranus.
Tarak. From its Sanskrit roots, Tarak means “star” and “protector.”
Tarqeq. One of the moons of Saturn.
Tarvos. One of the moons of Saturn.
Taurus. After the constellation.
Taygete. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Telesto. One of the moons of Saturn.
Tethys. One of the moons of Saturn.
Thebe. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Thelxinoe. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Themisto. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Thrymr. One of the moons of Saturn.
Thyone. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Titan. One of the moons of Saturn.
Trinculo. One of the moons of Uranus.
Triton. One of the moons of Neptune.
Umbriel. One of the moons of Uranus.
Utu. This ancient Mesopotamian name refers to the god of the sun.
Valetudo. One of the moons of Jupiter.
Ylli. This Albanian name means “star.”
Ymir. One of the moons of Saturn.
Zeke. Of Arabic origin, Zeke means shooting star.
