Ember
FireGirl · English word
ember, a glowing piece of coal or wood in a fire Well attested
meaning: ember
US 2025: #154 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #242
Related in meaning in Chinese: 烽 fēng (beacon fire)
Baby names that mean fire: fire, light, sun
Chinese naming often picks characters whose meaning belongs to one of the five elements: a river character for Water, a tree character for Wood. English has no such tradition, so this page is an adaptation, inspired by Chinese naming. Each name here carries Fire in what it really means, as name dictionaries and word-origin sources give it.
Some names reach Fire through red and summer, which Chinese tradition assigns to the same element. Each name says how it is linked.
Check your baby's chartEnter a birth date or a due date to see which element the chart needs.
Fire
Girls
Hestia
FireGirl · Greek
hearth: the Greek word, and the Greek goddess of the hearth Well attested
meaning: hearth
US 2025: #9701 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #4867
Related names: Vesta
Related in meaning in Chinese: 烽 fēng (beacon fire)
Seraphina
FireGirl · Hebrew, via Latin
from the seraphim, angels named with a Hebrew word for 'burning ones' Likely
linked with: seraph
US 2025: #600 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #634
Related names: Serafina
Related in meaning in Chinese: 烽 fēng (beacon fire)
Boys
Either
Phoenix
FireEither · Greek, via Latin
the phoenix, the mythical bird that burns and rises from its ashes Well attested
linked with: phoenix
US 2025: #534 (girls), #329 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #733 (girls), #287 (boys)
Related in meaning in Chinese: 烽 fēng (beacon fire)
Chinese characters linked with fire: 烽 fēng (beacon fire), 焰 yàn (flame), 焱 yàn (blazing flames), 燃 rán (ignite), 炽 chì (blazing), 炎 yán (flame), …
Light
Girls
Lucy
FireGirl · Latin, via French
from Lucia, feminine of the Roman name Lucius, probably from lux 'light' Likely
In this tradition light belongs to Fire
US 2025: #25 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #143
Also spelled: Lucie
Related names: Lucia, Lucille, Lucinda, Luz
Related in meaning in Chinese: 亮 liàng (light)
Boys
Either
Lux
FireEither · Latin
light: the Latin word for light Likely
In this tradition light belongs to Fire
US 2025: #2918 (girls), #1168 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #4201 (girls), #2269 (boys)
Same meaning in Chinese: 亮 liàng (light)
Chinese characters linked with light: 亮 liàng (light), 光 guāng (light), 昀 yún (light of the sun), 晖 huī (radiant), 曦 xī (dawn light), 炜 wěi (glowing), …
Sun
Girls
Boys
Helios
FireBoy · Greek
sun: the Greek word for the sun, and the Greek sun god Well attested
In this tradition sun belongs to Fire
US 2025: #2367 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #2952
Same meaning in Chinese: 日 rì (sun)
Chinese characters linked with sun: 日 rì (sun), 旭 xù (rising sun), 旸 yáng (rising sun), 昀 yún (light of the sun), 晖 huī (sunshine), 曜 yào (sunlight), …
Red
Girls
Pyrrha
FireGirl · Greek
flame-colored, red: from Greek pyrrhos, from pyr 'fire' Well attested
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
Rare
Same meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Scarlett
FireGirl · English surname
from scarlet, a fine cloth often dyed red; a surname for its dyer or seller Likely
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #32 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #93
Related names: Scarlet
Related in meaning in Chinese: 绯 fēi (scarlet)
Boys
Flynn
FireBoy · Irish surname
from Irish Ó Floinn, 'descendant of Flann' (flann, 'red') Well attested
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #828 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #227
Related in meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Reid
FireBoy · Scottish surname
red: a Scottish surname from Old English rēad 'red', for red hair Likely
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #293 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #422
Related names: Roy, Rufus, Russell
Same meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Either
Rory
FireEither · Irish and Scottish Gaelic
'red king': from Irish Ruairí, from ruadh 'red' + rí 'king' Well attested
red is Fire's color in Chinese tradition
US 2025: #230 (girls), #199 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #1271 (girls), #17 (boys)
Also spelled: Ruairí, Ruairidh
Same meaning in Chinese: 彤 tóng (red)
Chinese characters linked with red: 彤 tóng (red), 红 hóng (red), 丹 dān (cinnabar), 绯 fēi (scarlet), 赭 zhě (reddish)
Summer
Popular meanings that don't hold up
Hugh
The claim: Hugh is often listed as meaning 'fire'.
What the sources say: Hugh is Germanic, from a word for 'heart, mind'. In Ireland it stood in for Aodh, which does mean 'fire', but the two names are unrelated.
Sources:
Bridget
The claim: Bridget is often said to mean 'fiery arrow'.
What the sources say: It comes from Irish Brighid, from a Celtic word for 'high, exalted' or 'strength'. The goddess Brigid was linked with fire, but the name does not mean fire.
Sources:
Blaise
The claim: Blaise is often said to mean 'fire' or 'blaze'.
What the sources say: It comes from Blasius, the name of an early saint, and its origin is uncertain. It is not related to the English word blaze.
Sources:
Nina
The claim: Nina is often said to mean 'fire'.
What the sources say: In Quechua, nina means 'fire', but the European name came from short forms of other names, such as Annina from Anna.
Sources:
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.