100 Beautiful Baby Names Inspired by Jewels and Gemstones

These gemstone names for girls and boys are as beautiful as the jewels and stones they come from. Find your gem baby name!

By Elisa Cinelli

Updated July 22, 2022

Your new baby is far more valuable than any precious stone, and you want to choose a name that signifies just how rare and perfect your little one is to you. Consider a gemstone baby name for your brand new bundle of joy.

You could name a blue-eyed little girl Sapphire or you could take your name inspiration from your little one’s birthstone, naming them Pearl or Ruby. There are popular baby name choices, like Crystal or Amber, or maybe you will choose a more unique name, like Citrine.

Many gem names fit best as baby girl names, but there are also baby boy names, such as Beryl or Jasper, or gender-neutral options such as Jade to choose from.

Choose your perfect name from our list of 75 gemstone baby names and their name meanings.

Gemstone Girl Names and Meanings

Amber - Tree sap that forms into solid rock
Amethyst - Violet-colored quartz
Ametrine - A quartz made from a combination of amethyst and citrine
Celestine - French, heavenly; fibrous crystals often used in prayer or meditation
Carnelian - A red-orange semi-precious stone
Citrine - A yellow quartz
Coral - Marine invertebrates whose skeletons are made into jewelry
Crystal - A solid material with a geometrically formed surface
Diamond - The hardest mineral on Earth, a precious gemstone used traditionally for engagement rings.
Ebony - English, black; a dense, black hard wood
Emerald - A green gemstone, May’s birthstone
Esme - French, beloved
Esmeralda - Spanish, emerald
Garnet - A group of precious stones that symbolize love and friendship
Gemma - Italian, precious stone
Giada - Italian, jade
Goldie - Yiddish, gold
Helmi - Finnish, pearl
Ivory - Hard, white material made from animal tusks popular in the Victorian era
Jacinda - Spanish, hyacinth
Lapis - Lapis lazuli is a deep blue metamorphic rock
Lazuli - Lapis lazuli is a deep blue metamorphic rock
Larimar - A light blue precious gem found only in Barahona City in the Dominican Republic.
Mae - English, pearl
Maisie - Scottish, pearl
Margot - French, pearl
Maria - Latin, pearl
Megan - Welsh, pearl
Mica - Hebrew, who is like God; a shiny stone with distinct layers
Onyx - A variant of chalcedony, which can be a red or black gemstone
Opal - Sanskrit, gem
Pearl - Crystallized calcium carbonate formed in the soft tissue of a mollusk. An iridescent, white sphere.
Quartz - Silicon dioxide formed into hard crystal
Rosegold - A blend of gold, copper, and silver, with a distinctive pink hue
Ruby - A deep red gemstone
Rumi - Japanese, lapis lazuli
Rupa - Sanskirt, shape, form
Sapphire - A blue gemstone, September’s birthstone. The Ancient Greeks believed that wearing sapphire protected one from harm and from envy.
Serpentine - English, winding, curving; a green and grey gemstone with a mottled appearance that resembles a reptiles’ coloring
Silvia - Italian, forest
Topaz - A yellow precious stone, November’s birthstone
Tourmaline - A multi-colored mineral formed from many compounds
Turquoise - French, Turkish stone; an opaque blue-green gemstone
Umina - Japanese, sea

Gemstone Boy Names and Meanings

Beryl - Blue, yellow, pink, or green gemstones that form naturally into hexagonal shapes
Flint - A form of quartz
Heliodor - Gold-colored beryl
Jasper - Persian, bringer of treasure
Jade - A pale green gemstone is usually worn for good luck
Jett - A gemstone made from coal
Kyanite - A light blue gemstone that forms in elongated blades
Malachite - A silky green mineral, often patterned
Malachy - Irish, second
Neel - Greek origin, Nile River; blue sapphire
Neelam - Sanskrit, blue sapphire
Obsidian - A rock formed from volcanic gas
Pyrite - A gold-colored mineral known as “fool’s gold”
Silver - A precious metal, from which the color got its name
Shale - Yiddish, prayed for; fine sedimentary rock with bits of quartz in it
Slate - A fine-grain metamorphic rock that forms and splits into thin, flat, strong pieces
Soraya - Japanese, sky
Zircon - A natural stone that comes in many colors

Gender-Neutral Gemstone Baby Names and Meanings

Agate - A multi-colored volcanic rock formation
Alexandrite - A gemstone that changes color from purple to green
Almas - Arabic, diamond
Amazonite - Pale green gemstones
Bich - Vietnamese, jade
Bijou - French, kiss
Gem - A precious stone
Hira - Sanskrit, diamond
Hyacinth - A precious stone that was previously thought to be sapphire. Also the name of a flower
Kin - Japanese, gold
Peridot - An olive-green gemstone
Stone - English, stone
Yari - Spanish, small gold jewelry

Birth Stone Name Inspiration

Beyond the popular gem and jewel names, there are many unique gem names that will make a beautiful choice for your family’s crowning jewel. Many parents may want to choose a baby name inspired by their child’s birth month and their matching birthstone.

January - Garnet
February - Amethyst
March -Bloodstone
April - Diamond
May - Emerald
June - Pearl
July - Ruby
August - Peridot
September - Sapphire
October - Opal
November - Topaz
December - Turquoise

Names That Mean Pearl

Mary, along with its many variations and diminutives, means “pearl”. Mary has been one of the most popular names through time and across cultures.

Here are a few names that mean pearl:

Dara - Hebrew
Farita - Arabic
Greta - Greek
Gretchen - German
Mairead -Irish
Margot - French
Maria - Spanish
Mary - English
May - English
Peggy - Greek
Rita - Spanish

Modern Alternatives to Crystal

The name Crystal was a popular name in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, but it has declined in popularity since then. Crystal is poised to fall off the charts soon.

The name Crystal may be going out of style, but some modern alternatives include types of crystal, such as: