Blue
Blue is a girl name of English origin, meaning The colour of the sky and sea.
What Blue means
The colour of the sky and sea.
Blue is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Blue comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Blue is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Blue?
In the girl name rankings we track, Blue falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Blue
Blue spans Celebrity, Color and Sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Blue
These share Blue's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- North — The northern direction; a guiding point.
- Sapphire — The blue gemstone.
- Indigo — Deep blue-violet.
- Onyx — The deep-black gemstone.
- Birdie — Little bird.
- Bluebell — The woodland bell flower.
- Apple — The sweet apple fruit.
- Chicago — From the windy city; place of wild onion.
- Dawn — First light of day.
- Dream — A cherished hope or vision.
- Ginger — Reddish; the lively spice.
- Ivory — Pure, creamy white.