40 Perfect New Year’s-Inspired Baby Names

Babies born during the holiday season may hate the fact that their b-day ends up falling so close to the only other big gifting occasion of the year, but there are definitely perks to being a New Year's kid! For one thing, baby names inspired by the "most wonderful time of year" are often cheerful and hint at the holiday (or first month of the year) itself, happy new beginnings, or all the luck and success that another year can bring. What's not to love about that?

Here, 40 names that are perfect for a New Year's baby …

Girls

1. Asha
2. Aurora
3. Beatrice
4. Dagny
5. Dawn
6. Eve
7. Esperanza
8. Garnet
9. Hope
10. January
11. Makara
12. Nadia
13. Neve
14. Nova
15. Novella
16. Oriana
17. Renee
18. Roxana
19. Zara
20. Zorina

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Boys

1. Abraham
2. Anno
3. Asher
4. Aster
5. Davian
6. Felix
7. Finn
8. Gennaro
9. Navin
10. Neo
11. Newcomb
12. Newell
13. Newlyn
14. Newman
15. Orion
16. Paxton
17. Ridley
18. Thaddeus
19. Walid
20. Whittaker

Which names are your favorite?

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