December is the month of rejoice where everyone is the festive mood of Christmas. Everyone will be busy in making plans on how to celebrate and spend the festive day. Amidst this, if you are expecting a child, then it will be much more joy for you. You will be thinking on how to name your December born baby. If you are in the same situation and can’t figure out what you should name your child, then here are 51 December born baby names.
Special qualities of December born babies:
- According to a study conducted in 2011, babies born in December have the best chance of living up to 100 years.
- According to a 2015 study conducted by researchers from Columbia University Department of Medicine found that those born from September through December are protected from cardiovascular diseases.
- A study conducted in 2009 by Italian and Spanish university students found that babies born in December tend to fall asleep earlier.
- When studied 13,000 adults by University of Vienna it was found that 7.5% of women and 8.8% of men were left-handed.
- December born babies can be creative, intelligent and hardworking. Also they are creative, adventurous and strong-willed.
Baby Names: 51 Festive Names for December Borns
Baby Girl Names
| Names | Meaning |
| Angel/Angelina/Angelica | all names for angel |
| Avery | meaning ‘Christmas elf’ |
| Carol or Carolle | from Christmas carol |
| December | the month of Christmas |
| Eira | Welsh meaning ‘snow’ |
| Eve | meaning living |
| Faith | from the word ‘faith’ |
| Grace | meaning effortless beauty |
| Gloria | meaning glory |
| Holly | from holly tree |
| Ivy | named after the climbing plant |
| Joy | meaning joy! |
| Mary | meaning star of the sea |
| Michaela | female version of the Angel Michael, angel of love and families |
| Natasha | meaning ‘Jesus’ birth’ |
| Neva | Latin origin meaning ‘Snow’ |
| Noelle/Noella | meaning ‘Christmas’ |
| Star | representing the star followed to find Jesus |
| Winter | like the season |
| Olympia | The home in the mountains of the Greek Gods is called Olympos |
| Candy | queen mother |
| Barbara | means foreign |
| Emmanuel | God is with us |
| Helen | means the moon or a ray of light |
| Leah | means ruler |
Baby Boy Names
| Names | Meaning |
| Alfredo | Christmas elf |
| Balthazar | one of the three kings |
| Casper | one of the three kings |
| Celyn | meaning ‘holly’ |
| Christian | meaning follower of Christ |
| Claus | meaning victorious people, but of course reminds us of Santa Claus! |
| Eldan/Elden | meaning ‘Christmas elf’ |
| Eull | ‘Yule’ |
| Gabriel | from the Angel Gabriel |
| Jasper | one of the three kings |
| Jesus | meaning God will help |
| Joseph | meaning ‘God shall add another’ |
| Malachi/Malakai | God’s messenger |
| Noel | ‘Christmas time’ it can also mean ‘Angel’ |
| Nicholas | meaning victory of the people |
| Robin | (unisex) meaning bright fame |
| Rudolph | like our favourite reindeer! |
| Tannon | from the Christmas carol, ‘O Tannenbaum’ |
| Frost | means cold weather, a very cool name for this time of the year. |
| Bruce | This name was derived from an old Scottish last name and most probably means the French town of Brix. |
| Clement | means compassionate |
| Dagon | means little fish |
| Ethan | means rock-solid, durable |
| Jack | This name derives from an old name Jankin |
| Kris | meaning of this name is the disciple of Christ |
References:
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jar/2011/104616/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/15/what-your-birth-month-means-for-your-risk-of-disease/?utm_term=.5ced9ff966f0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647797/
