106 Tropical Island Baby Names (with Meanings)

Soft, white sand. Warm, crystal blue clear waters. Upbeat reggae with inviting aromas of coconut and sunscreen. The tropics invoke a sense of warmth, relaxation, and beach vibes. From Florida to the Caribbean, the Atlantic to the Pacific, beach adventures takes on a whole new meaning with kids.

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Honor your coveted tropical nostalgia of a favorite trip, or inspire an easygoing outlook in your little one by giving your little beach baby an exotic island baby name that bring to mind palm trees, tropical storms, sandy beaches, and sunshine.

Tropical Island Baby Girl Names Starting with A to K

Whether you want a name inspired by water, music, or characters, we have gathered plenty of fun female names inspired by the tropics.

1. Ariel - Hebrew name meaning “lion of God,” inspired by The Little Mermaid.
2. Alani - Hawaiian meaning “orange tree.”
3. Ayanna – Barbados/African for “beautiful flower.”
4. Bimini – The name of a Bahamian island.
5. Calypso - Greek name meaning "hidden” and a style of Caribbean rhythmic music.
6. Coraline (or Coral)– Latin derivative for “semi-precious sea growth often deep pink or red.”
7. Cordelia - Irish meaning “daughter of the sea.”
8. Derya - Turkish name meaning “sea.”
9. Dominica – Italian/Dominican Republic for ‘belonging to the Lord;” a Caribbean island.
10. Galia - Hebrew meaning “Wave.”
11. Guava - After the tropical fruit native to South America, Central America, and Mexico.
12. Ginger – English for ‘reddish-orange’ or ‘liveliness’; popular from the ’70s TV show Gilligan’s Island.
13. Haiti - Indigenous Taíno name meaning “land of high mountains.”
14. Isla – Spanish for “island.”
15. Kaia - Greek meaning “earth.”
16. Kailani - Hawaiian meaning “sea and sky.”
17. Kalama – Polynesian for “torch.”
18. Kalena - Hawaiian meaning “chaste.”
19. Katrina - Scottish meaning “pure.”

Tropical Island Baby Girl Names Starting with L to Z

20. Lana - Polynesian meaning “to float.”
21. Lei – Hawaiian for “wreath of flowers.”
22. Leila - Arabic name meaning “night beauty.”
23. Leilani - Hawaiian name meaning “heavenly garland of flowers.”
24. Lili - Hebrew meaning “oath of God.”
25. Lilo - Hawaiian meaning “generous one.”
26. Lucia - Italian meaning “light.” After the Caribbean Island Saint Lucia.
27. Maia - Greek meaning “mother,” “nurse,” or “sea.”
28. Marina – Spanish/Roman for “of the sea.”
29. Marisol - Spanish meaning “I am the sun.”
30. Maurea - Latin after the sea snail genus.
31. Mazu - Chinese goddess of the sea.
32. Meilani – Tahitian/Hawaiian for “dark skin beauty.”
33. Moana (or Moa) – Tahitian for “ocean.”
34. Nani – Hawaiian for ”beautiful.”
35. Nerina - Greek meaning “sea nymph.”
36. Nori - Japanese meaning “seaweed.”
37. Oceana – Greek form of Oceanus, the Titan father of water nymphs.
38. Oliana – Polynesian for “oleander.”
39. Oriana (or Oria) – Dominican for “golden-haired.”
40. Palila – Tahitian for “with a spirit as free as a bird.”
41. Pearl – Latin for ‘pearl’ or “innocence, modesty.”
42. Raeni – Caribbean for “queen.”
43. Sedna - Inuit meaning “goddess of the sea.”
44. Shelly – Anglo-Saxon for “the ledge meadow.”
45. Soleil - French name meaning “sun.”
46. Teuila – Samoan for “flower of the Samoan ginger plant.”
47. Ula - Irish for “sea jewel.”

Tropical Island Baby Boy Names Starting with A to H

Check out these cool tropical names for your little beachy boy.

48. Aalto - Scandinavian name meaning “wave.”
49. Aegir - Old Norse sea god.
50. Aenon - Hebrew name meaning “water spring.”
51. Agwe – Caribbean/Haitian for “spirit of the sea.”
52. Alon – Filipino for “wave.”
53. Aruba – Carib Indian for “shell island," a Caribbean island.
54. Azul – Spanish for “blue.”
55. Bardo - German/Tibetan meaning “water.”
56. Bellus - English variant of “bellows.”
57. Boreal - English meaning “northern.”
58. Cayman – British English for “tropical American crocodile,” also a Caribbean island.
59. Cove – English for a “small bay” or “place of rest.”
60. Cruise – Dutch for “a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure.”
61. Danton - Latin meaning “enduring one.”
62. Davy - Hebrew meaning “beloved.”
63. Deniz - Turkish meaning “waves, sea.”
64. Dominic – Italian/ Dominican Republic for “belonging to the Lord.”
65. Earwyn - English meaning “friend of the sea.”
66. Elio - Italian meaning “the sun.”
67. Fraser – Scottish for “strawberry" but is also the world’s largest sand island located in Australia
68. Hanalei – Hawaiian for “lei making” or “crescent bay.”
69. Hani - Hawaiian meaning “To move lightly” or Arabic meaning “carefree.”
70. Harvey - Old German meaning “battle.”
71. Hawea – Tahitian/Maori for “peacemaker.”
72. Holokai – Hawaiian for “a seafaring person.”
73. Hurley - Irish meaning “sea tide.”

Tropical Island Baby Boy Names Starting with K to Z

74. Kai – Hawaiian for “from the sea.”
75. Kauai – Hawaiian for “garden island.”
76. Keanu - Hawaiian meaning “mountain breeze.”
77. Kyle - Scottish meaning “channel or strait.”
78. Malik – Caribbean/Arabic for “king” or “chief.”
79. Manu – Polynesian for “bird of the night.”
80. Maui – Polynesian for “legendary hero.”
81. Maury - Latin meaning “dark-skinned” or “like a moor.”
82. Murdoch - Scottish meaning “victorious at sea.”
83. Nikolai - Greek meaning “victorious people.”
84. Samoa – Polynesian name for “people of the sea.”
85. Storm - English meaning “stormy weather.”
86. Thomas - Greek meaning “twin” after the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas.

Gender-Neutral Island Baby Names

If you don’t have a National Hurricane Center-style forecast of your baby’s gender, or simply want to choose a unisex baby name, there are plenty of gender-neutral tropical names to choose from.

87. Adrian - Latin name meaning “sea” or “water.”
88. Aloha – Hawaiian for “loving person.”
89. Bali – Indian for “powerful and brave; and the Indonesian island
90. Bay – English for a large inlet of the sea curving the land inwards
91. Cerulean – Latin for a deep sky-blue and cyan color
92. Corentin - French meaning “tempest, hurricane.”
93. Hehu – Maori/Cook Islander for ‘rescued by God’
94. Kaiko - Hawaiian meaning “current of the ocean.”
95. Kailani – Hawaiian for “sea and sky.”
96. Kiawah – Native American tribe. After the Charleston, SC island.
97. Kona - Hawaiian name meaning “lady” or “popularity.”
98. Mahana – Samoan boy’s name meaning “warm,” Tahitian for girls meaning “sun.”
99. Maris - Latin meaning “of the sea.”
100. Oshun - Nigerian name meaning “water” or “the river orisha.”
101. Reef - German meaning “seller of rope.”
102. Sandy – Greek for “defender of mankind.”
103. Skipper - Captain of a ship or boat.
104. Sunny - English meaning “bright disposition.”
105. Sydney - French meaning “from Sidon” after the Australian waterfront city.
106. Zephyr – Greek/Latin for “soft, gentle breeze” or “westerly wind.”

For more baby name inspiration check out these popular baby name lists:

• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Girl Names in the U.S.
• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the U.S.
• The 100 Coolest Baby Names in the World

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