Yin Yang Baby Names

Yin yang baby names are those that have completely opposite meanings. They would be good to pair as a first and middle name combo, or even perhaps as a sibling set -- thus balancing out the power in your household! Read on for ideas and inspirations as you pick the perfect baby name for your baby boy or girl!

The names here feature a wide variety of origins, but we've grouped them together by general meaning. You can choose a name from the light category to pair with a name from the dark category, or perhaps you'd like to pick two light names for one daughter while picking two dark names for your second one? Using nature as a source, we also picked sun and moon names, as well as big and small.

Depending on how you want the balance in your house to work out you may just want to start off the naming trend in your own home with two names that balance each other out -- that way you don't have to depend on future children to level the field, so to speak. Or you can pair two opposite names in a hyphenated first or middle name, or simply use two middle names if you'd like. The possibilites are endless!

We've given you a great start on some yin yang baby names for boys and girls, so check them out and get inspired by our collection.

Names Meaning "Light" or "Bright"

Boys Names:

Akira: Japanese, means "bright, clear"
Alucio: Spanish, means "bright, shining"
Heller: German, means "bright, brilliant"
Javier: Spanish, means "bright"
Kiran: Hindi, means "light"
Lucian: Latin, means "light"
Oron: Hebrew, means "light, joy"
Uri: Hebrew, means "light, flame"

Girls Names:

Alina: Greek, means "light"
Ellen: Greek, means "sun, ray shining light"
Lenore: Greek, means "light"
Leora: Greek, means "compassion, light"
Meira: Hebrew, means "light"
Oralee: Hebrew, means "my light"
Zia: Arabic, means "light, splendor"

Baby Names Meaning "Dark"

Boys Names:

Blake: Old English, means "dark meadow"
Colden: Old Englsh, meams "dark valley"
Darcy: Irish, means "dark"
Dougal: Celtic, means "dark stranger"
Kearn: Irish, means "dark"
Sullivan: Irish, means "dark eyes"
Tynan: Irish, means "dark, dusky"

Girl Names:

Ciara: Irish, means "black"
Devany: Irish, means "dark haired"
Duana: Irish, means "dark, swarthy"
Kerrin: Gaelic, means "dark"
Kiara: Irish, means "dark"
Melanie: Greek, means "black, dark-skinned"
Zelda: Old German, means "dark battle"

Baby Names Meaning "Sun"

Boy Names:

Arun: Hindi, means "sun, dawn"
Ciro: Spanish, means "sun, throne"
Dinesh: Hindi, means "sun"
Ishaan: Hindi, means "sun"
Ravi: Hindi, means "sun"
Samson: Hebrew, means "sun"

Girl Names:

Cyrah: Persian, means "sun, throne"
Elidi: Greek, means "gift of the sun"
Idalia: Greek, means "behold, the sun"
Kalinda: Hindi, means "sun"
Siria: Persian, means "sun bright, glowing"
Soleil: French, means "sun"

Names Meaning "Moon"

Boy Names:

Chand: Hindi, means "moon"
Meztli: Aztec, means "moon"

Girl Names:

Bader: Arabic, means "moon"
Selena: Greek, means "moon"

Names Meaning "Big"

Boy Names:

Grant: English, means "tall, big"
Kentaro: Japanese, means "big boy"
Montaro: Japanese, means "big boy"
Tahoe: Native American, means "big water"

Girl Names:

Linden: English, means "tall"
Maeve: Irish, means "tall, fair"
Temira: Hebrew, means "tall"
Titania: Greek, means "giant"

Names Meaning "Small"

Boy Names:

Beagan: Irish, means "small one"
Dell: Old English, means "small valley"
Girvin: Irish, means "small rough one"
Mellen: Irish, means "small pleasant one"

Girl Names:

Callula: Latin, means "small beauty"
Kataniya: Hebrew, means "small"
Paula: Latin, means "small"
Rilla: German, means "small brook"

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