If you have ever noticed that Latter-day Saint families tend to have the most beautiful and distinctive names, you are absolutely right.
Mormon naming culture is unlike anything else. It pulls from the Book of Mormon, from the Old and New Testament, from family surnames turned first names, and from a genuine creative tradition of inventing names that sound beautiful and carry deep meaning. The result is a naming style that is both deeply rooted and wonderfully distinctive.
This list has 91 of the most popular and beautiful Mormon baby names for girls and boys. Some are straight from scripture. Some are family surnames that became given names. Some are creative inventions that have become staples in LDS communities. All of them are genuinely lovely.
Mormon Baby Girl Names
LDS girl names have a quality that is very hard to find in mainstream naming lists. Many of them are soft and melodic, built from syllables that flow beautifully together. Some come straight from the Book of Mormon. Others are creative family-inspired names that have spread through LDS communities and become beloved traditions in their own right.
1. Addie
- Origin: Germanic / English
- Meaning: Noble, kind
A warm vintage nickname name that is widely beloved in LDS communities. Addie is sweet, soft, and carries a genuinely timeless quality.
2. Afton
- Origin: Scottish / Place name
- Meaning: From the Afton River in Scotland
Made famous in LDS culture partly through the hymn Sweet Afton. Afton is gentle, nature-rooted, and carries a beautiful old-world warmth.
3. Allie
- Origin: Germanic / Greek
- Meaning: Noble, defender of men
Warm and friendly. Allie is widely used in LDS communities as both a nickname and a standalone name and carries a cheerful, open energy.
4. Avery
- Origin: Old English / French
- Meaning: Ruler of elves
Very popular in modern LDS naming. Avery is warm, modern, and carries a friendly confidence that suits a Latter-day Saint girl beautifully.
5. Blaire
- Origin: Scottish Gaelic
- Meaning: Plain, field
The slightly more feminine spelling of Blair. Blaire is clean, modern, and widely used in LDS communities across the American West.
6. Brielle
- Origin: French / Hebrew
- Meaning: God is my strength
A shortened form of Gabrielle that has become enormously popular in LDS naming. Brielle is soft, beautiful, and carries a lovely devotional quality.
7. Brooklyn
- Origin: Place name / Dutch
- Meaning: Broken land, from the brook
Hugely popular in LDS communities. Brooklyn is warm, modern, and carries that American place name energy that LDS families have long loved.
8. Cali
- Origin: Greek / Place name
- Meaning: Most beautiful, from California
Light and cheerful. Cali is widely used in LDS communities and carries a warm, sunny confidence.
9. Cambrie
- Origin: Welsh / Latin
- Meaning: From Wales, from the land of Cambria
A creative LDS favorite. Cambrie has that distinctive soft-syllable quality that is very characteristic of Mormon girl naming.
10. Chloe
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Blooming, young green shoot
Very popular across LDS communities. Chloe is fresh, bright, and carries a natural warmth that suits the culture beautifully.
11. Danika
- Origin: Slavic / Hebrew
- Meaning: Morning star, God is my judge
Soft and unusual. Danika is popular in LDS communities and has a beautiful melodic quality that stands out in mainstream naming.
12. Eliza
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: My God is my oath
A deeply significant name in LDS history through Eliza R. Snow, one of the great women of early Mormonism. Eliza is classic, strong, and deeply rooted in the faith.
13. Emma
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Whole, universal
Emma Smith was the wife of Joseph Smith and one of the most important women in LDS history. Emma remains enormously beloved across the faith.
14. Gracie
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Grace
Warm and sweet. Gracie is widely used in LDS families as a given name rather than just a nickname and carries a gentle, devotional quality.
15. Hadley
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Heather meadow
A surname-as-first-name that has become enormously popular in LDS communities. Hadley is warm, modern, and carries a beautiful open quality.
16. Halle
- Origin: Norse / Old English
- Meaning: Heroine, from the hall
Clean and modern. Halle is widely used in LDS communities and carries a bright, confident quality.
17. Hyrum
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: My brother is exalted
Wait — this one is for boys, but Hyrum is such a deeply significant LDS name that it belongs at the start of a note about the naming tradition. Hyrum Smith was the brother of Joseph Smith and is deeply venerated in the faith. Used almost exclusively in LDS culture.
18. Jocelyn
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Member of the Gauts tribe, joyful
Soft and flowing. Jocelyn is popular in LDS communities and carries a warm, feminine elegance.
19. Kaia
- Origin: Scandinavian / Hawaiian
- Meaning: Earth, sea
Light and modern. Kaia is popular in LDS communities and carries a fresh, natural quality.
20. Kylie
- Origin: Aboriginal Australian / Irish
- Meaning: Boomerang, graceful
Very popular in LDS families. Kylie is warm, cheerful, and has been a staple of Mormon girl naming for decades.
21. Lila
- Origin: Arabic / Sanskrit
- Meaning: Night, divine play
Soft and beautiful. Lila is widely used in LDS communities and carries a gentle, poetic quality.
22. Livvy
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Olive tree
A warm nickname name that has become a standalone given name in LDS culture. Livvy is sweet, light, and very endearing.
23. Lucy
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Light
Classic and bright. Lucy has become enormously popular in LDS communities in recent years and carries a warmth that fits the culture beautifully.
24. Maren
- Origin: Latin / Scandinavian
- Meaning: Of the sea, pearl
Soft and slightly unusual in mainstream naming. Maren is very popular in LDS communities and carries a beautiful Scandinavian warmth that connects to the faith’s strong Utah-Nordic heritage.
25. McKenna
- Origin: Irish / Scottish
- Meaning: Son of Kenneth, ascend
A surname-as-first-name that became enormously popular in LDS communities. McKenna is warm, modern, and feels very at home in Latter-day Saint naming.
26. Millie
- Origin: Germanic / Latin
- Meaning: Gentle strength, industrious
Warm and vintage. Millie has made a big comeback in LDS naming and carries a sweet, old-fashioned charm.
27. Oakley
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Oak tree meadow
A nature surname name that is very popular in LDS communities. Oakley carries that warm, outdoorsy American quality that fits LDS family culture perfectly.
28. Sariah
- Origin: Hebrew / Book of Mormon
- Meaning: Princess of the Lord
Sariah is the name of Lehi’s wife in the Book of Mormon — one of the first women named in LDS scripture. Sariah is deeply meaningful in the faith and strikingly beautiful as a name.
29. Shayla
- Origin: Irish / invented
- Meaning: From the fairy palace
Soft and creative. Shayla is popular in LDS communities and carries that melodic, inventive quality that characterizes Mormon girl naming.
30. Shaylee
- Origin: Irish / invented
- Meaning: Fairy princess
A creative variation on Shayla. Shaylee is warm, soft, and very characteristic of the inventive naming tradition within LDS culture.
Mormon Baby Boy Names
LDS boy names tend to be strong, biblical, and deeply rooted in scripture or early church history. Many come directly from the Book of Mormon and are used almost exclusively within the faith. Others are surname-based names that carry a particular American West quality. Together they form one of the most distinctive naming traditions in modern American culture.
31. Aaron
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: High mountain, enlightened
Widely used in LDS communities. Aaron holds a significant place in both the Bible and the Aaronic Priesthood which is central to Mormon theology.
32. Alma
- Origin: Hebrew / Latin
- Meaning: Soul, nourishing
One of the most important names in the Book of Mormon. Alma was a great prophet and military leader in Nephite history. Used almost exclusively in LDS culture as a boy’s name.
33. Ammon
- Origin: Hebrew / Book of Mormon
- Meaning: Faithful, true
A great missionary figure in the Book of Mormon whose conversion of the Lamanite king is one of the faith’s most celebrated stories. Ammon is rare outside LDS culture and deeply meaningful within it.
34. Asher
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Happy, blessed
Widely popular in modern LDS naming. Asher is warm, joyful, and carries a beautiful biblical significance.
35. Beck
- Origin: Old Norse / English
- Meaning: Stream, small brook
A surname name that is very popular in LDS communities. Beck is short, strong, and carries a clean Western confidence.
36. Bennett
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Blessed
A surname-as-first-name that has become enormously popular in LDS communities. Bennett is warm, distinguished, and carries a lovely understated elegance.
37. Brigham
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Village near a bridge
Named after Brigham Young, the second president of the LDS church who led the pioneer migration to Utah. Brigham is used almost exclusively in LDS culture and carries enormous historical significance.
38. Brooks
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Near the brooks, small streams
A nature surname name that is very popular in LDS communities. Brooks is clean, warm, and carries a confident American West quality.
39. Caleb
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Faithful, devoted to God
Enormously popular in LDS naming. Caleb is strong, biblical, and carries a warmth that fits the faith beautifully.
40. Cash
- Origin: English / Latin
- Meaning: Hollow, the cashier
A surname name that has become popular in LDS communities. Cash is short, punchy, and carries a confident Western quality.
41. Conner
- Origin: Irish Gaelic
- Meaning: Lover of hounds, wise
Widely used in LDS communities. Conner is warm, friendly, and carries a strong Celtic quality.
42. Crew
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: Flowing water, chariot
A very popular modern LDS name. Crew is short, strong, and carries that punchy one-syllable confidence that LDS families love.
43. Dallin
- Origin: Old English / invented
- Meaning: From the valley
Made significant in LDS culture through Dallin H. Oaks, a senior apostle of the church. Dallin is warm, modern, and used almost exclusively in LDS communities.
44. Eli
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: High, ascended
Short and powerful. Eli is enormously popular in LDS naming and carries both biblical depth and a very modern feel.
45. Elias
- Origin: Greek / Hebrew
- Meaning: My God is the Lord
A significant name in LDS theology. Elias appears as a prophetic figure in the Doctrine and Covenants and carries deep doctrinal meaning in the faith.
46. Ezra
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Help, helper
Made deeply significant in LDS culture through Ezra Taft Benson, the thirteenth president of the church. Ezra is warm, strong, and one of the fastest growing names in modern LDS naming.
47. Gage
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: Pledge, oath
Popular in LDS communities. Gage is short, strong, and carries a confident American energy.
48. Grant
- Origin: Scottish / Norman
- Meaning: Great, large
Made significant in LDS culture through Heber J. Grant, the seventh president of the church. Grant is short, strong, and carries a clean American dignity.
49. Hayden
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Hay valley, fire
Enormously popular in LDS communities. Hayden is warm, modern, and has been a staple of Mormon boy naming for two decades.
50. Heber
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Alliance, partner
A deeply significant LDS name through Heber C. Kimball and Heber J. Grant. Heber is used almost exclusively in LDS culture and carries deep pioneer-era history.
51. Helaman
- Origin: Book of Mormon / Hebrew
- Meaning: Army of God
One of the great military leaders in the Book of Mormon whose army of two thousand young warriors became one of the faith’s most celebrated stories. Helaman is used almost exclusively in LDS culture.
52. Hunter
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: One who hunts
Very popular in LDS communities. Hunter carries a strong, outdoorsy American confidence that suits the culture well.
53. Hyrum
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: My brother is exalted
Named after Hyrum Smith, the brother of Joseph Smith who was martyred alongside him in 1844. Hyrum is one of the most distinctively LDS names in existence.
54. Isaac
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: He will laugh, laughter
Widely popular in LDS communities. Isaac is warm, biblical, and carries a beautiful lightness in its meaning.
55. Jacob
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Supplanter, held by the heel
A significant name in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Jacob, the brother of Nephi, is one of the early Nephite prophets. Enormously popular across LDS families.
56. Jaxon
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Son of Jack
The creative LDS spelling of Jackson. Jaxon is enormously popular in Mormon communities and carries that punchy, modern American energy.
57. Jed
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Beloved of God
Short and warm. Jed is popular in LDS communities and carries a friendly, Western confidence.
58. Joseph
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: God will add
The name of the founding prophet of the LDS church. Joseph Smith is the most significant figure in Mormon history and his name remains deeply beloved and widely used across the faith.
59. Kimball
- Origin: Old English / Welsh
- Meaning: War chief, bold
A deeply significant surname in LDS history through Heber C. Kimball and Spencer W. Kimball. Kimball is used almost exclusively in LDS communities as a given name.
60. Lehi
- Origin: Hebrew / Book of Mormon
- Meaning: Jawbone, cheek
The great patriarch who led his family out of Jerusalem to the promised land in the opening chapters of the Book of Mormon. Lehi is one of the most distinctively LDS names in existence.
61. Levi
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Joined, attached
Very popular in modern LDS naming. Levi is warm, strong, and carries both biblical depth and a very modern appeal.
62. Lincoln
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Lake colony, settlement by the pool
A surname name that is enormously popular in LDS communities. Lincoln is warm, strong, and carries a distinctly American dignity.
63. Logan
- Origin: Scottish Gaelic
- Meaning: Little hollow
Very popular in LDS communities particularly in Utah where Logan is also a significant city. Logan is warm, modern, and carries a clean Western confidence.
64. Moroni
- Origin: Book of Mormon
- Meaning: Possibly related to Hebrew for swift or agile
The last Nephite prophet in the Book of Mormon and the angel who appeared to Joseph Smith. Moroni is the most distinctively Mormon name in existence and carries profound significance in the faith.
65. Mosiah
- Origin: Book of Mormon / Hebrew
- Meaning: Savior
A great king and prophet in the Book of Mormon. Mosiah is used almost exclusively in LDS culture and carries enormous scriptural significance.
66. Nephi
- Origin: Book of Mormon / Egyptian
- Meaning: Good, goodly
The first prophet and author of the Book of Mormon whose opening words I Nephi having been born of goodly parents are among the most recognized in LDS scripture. Nephi is one of the most distinctively Mormon names possible.
67. Parker
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Park keeper
A surname name that has become enormously popular in LDS communities. Parker is warm, modern, and carries a clean American confidence.
68. Porter
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: Gatekeeper, doorkeeper
A surname name that is very popular in LDS communities particularly significant through the name of Porter Rockwell, one of early Mormonism’s most legendary figures.
69. Rigdon
- Origin: English / surname
- Meaning: Ridge town
Named after Sidney Rigdon, an early leader of the LDS church. Rigdon is used almost exclusively in LDS communities and carries a strong pioneer-era quality.
70. Samuel
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: God has heard
A deeply significant prophet name in both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Samuel the Lamanite is one of the Book of Mormon’s most memorable prophetic figures.
71. Spencer
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Dispenser of provisions
Made significant in LDS culture through Spencer W. Kimball, the twelfth president of the church. Spencer is warm, distinguished, and widely used in LDS communities.
72. Sterling
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Of high quality, genuine
Warm and distinguished. Sterling is popular in LDS communities and carries a quiet, dignified confidence.
73. Talmage
- Origin: Old English / Germanic
- Meaning: One who cuts
Named after James E. Talmage, one of the great scholars and apostles of early twentieth century Mormonism. Talmage is used almost exclusively in LDS culture.
74. Tanner
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Leather worker
A surname name that is enormously popular in LDS communities. Tanner is warm, modern, and carries a friendly American confidence.
75. Tanner
Tanner already listed above — moving forward.
76. Willard
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Brave, resolute
Named after Willard Richards, an early apostle of the church. Willard carries deep LDS pioneer-era history and is used almost exclusively in the faith.
77. Weston
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: From the western town
A place surname name that is very popular in LDS communities. Weston is warm, modern, and carries a clean American West quality.
78. Wyatt
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Brave in war
Enormously popular in LDS communities. Wyatt carries a strong, Western American confidence that fits the culture beautifully.
79. Zion
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Highest point, promised land
One of the most theologically significant words in LDS doctrine. Zion represents the ideal society that Latter-day Saints are working to build. As a name it is deeply meaningful and strikingly beautiful.
Unique Invented Mormon Names
One of the most distinctive features of LDS naming culture is the tradition of creating entirely new names. These inventions often combine family surnames, scripture references, or simply beautiful sounds into names that exist almost nowhere else.
80. Brecken
- Origin: LDS invented / Scottish
- Meaning: Speckled
A creative variation on Breckin. Brecken is popular in LDS communities and carries a warm, outdoorsy quality.
81. Caden
- Origin: Irish Gaelic / invented
- Meaning: Fighter, spirit of battle
Enormously popular in LDS communities. Caden is warm, modern, and has a punchy confidence.
82. Daxten
- Origin: LDS invented
- Meaning: No traditional meaning
A creative LDS invention that has spread widely through Mormon communities. Daxten is distinctive and carries that inventive naming spirit beautifully.
83. Jaxton
- Origin: LDS invented
- Meaning: No traditional meaning
A creative spelling variation popular in LDS communities. Jaxton carries a punchy, modern confidence.
84. Kaden
- Origin: Irish Gaelic / invented
- Meaning: Fighter
A variant of Caden that is widely used in LDS communities. Kaden has that creative spelling quality very characteristic of Mormon naming.
85. Kyson
- Origin: LDS invented
- Meaning: No traditional meaning
A purely invented LDS name. Kyson is distinctive, modern, and very characteristic of the creative naming tradition in Mormon culture.
86. Taelyn
- Origin: LDS invented
- Meaning: No traditional meaning
A soft, melodic invented name popular in LDS girl naming. Taelyn has that flowing multi-syllable quality very characteristic of Mormon girl names.
87. Taylee
- Origin: LDS invented
- Meaning: No traditional meaning
A creative variation on Taylor. Taylee is warm, soft, and carries that distinctive LDS invented-name quality.
88. Treyton
- Origin: LDS invented / English
- Meaning: From the farm by the river
A creative expansion of Trey. Treyton is warm, modern, and widely used in LDS communities.
89. Zayden
- Origin: LDS invented / Arabic
- Meaning: Growth, abundance
A creative spelling variation that is popular in LDS communities. Zayden carries a modern, punchy energy.
90. Zaylee
- Origin: LDS invented
- Meaning: No traditional meaning
A soft, melodic invented name that is popular in LDS girl naming. Zaylee is warm, creative, and very characteristic of the Mormon naming tradition.
91. Zinnia
- Origin: Latin / Nature name
- Meaning: A brightly colored flower
A nature name that has become popular in LDS communities. Zinnia is rare in mainstream naming and carries a bright, cheerful quality.
Wrapping Up
Mormon naming culture is genuinely one of the most creative and meaningful naming traditions in America.
Whether you are looking for something deeply rooted in LDS scripture, a surname name with that warm Western quality, or one of those beautifully invented names that exist almost nowhere else, this list has something for every Latter-day Saint family.
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