Welcoming a winter baby? These dark and moody baby names are dreamy and unexpected

One of the most unexpectedly difficult parts of welcoming a new baby is no doubt choosing a baby name that you’ll love and that will hopefully suit their unique personality, all before you’ve even met them.

So if you’re welcoming a winter baby, maybe you want something a little outside the box that skews less cute and conventional and more dark and moody. Whether you’re an emo kid at heart or you simply want to tap into a dark, brooding vibe for your baby name selection, there are plenty of goth-inspired names out there that will fit the bill in spades.

These unexpected picks have origins in literature, mythology, nature, pop culture, and the dark arts, so you’ll find baby names to love to suit any gender. Here, you’ll find that ominous and mysterious are kind of the end goal, especially if you’re a lover of dark academia or romance.

You’re sure to recognize some literary classics (such as Holden and Juliet) as well as mythological favorites like Orpheus and Jocasta that will conjure up images of strong, powerful warriors who also love the coziness that cold weather months inherently bring.

Without further ado, check out this list of dreamy dark baby names for your little one.

Adeline

Agatha

Alaric

Alice

Alma

Amari

Amaris

Arabella

Arden

Ash or Asher

Aslan

Athena

Atlas

Atticus

Auden

Aurora

Austen

Bastian (Sebastian)

Belladonna

Blade

Blair

Blaze

Booker

Bram

Briar

Carbon

Carrigan

Caspar

Cecelia

Cedric

Charlotte

Cleo

Clive

Clyde

Corbin

Cordelia

Cressida

Cruz

Dabria

Damon

Danica

Dante

Darcy

Deianira

Dexter

Dorian

Draven

Drusilla

Drystan

Ebony

Eden

Edgar

Eleanor

Ellis

Elsinore

Elvira

Emerson

Enid

Enola

Evander

Everalda

Ezra

Fallon

Finley

Freya

Grey

Griffin (or Gryphon)

Grover

Hansen

Harriet

Haven

Hawk

Helen

Hendrix

Hilda

Holden

Isadora

Jack

Jett

Jocasta

Juliet

Julius

Killian

Klaus

Knox

Lazarus

Leander

Lennon

Lilith

Luca

Lucasta

Lucien

Lucifer

Lucinda

Ludwig

Luna

Lysander

Malcolm

Mara

Margot

Matilda

Mercy

Midnight

Minerva

Morrigan

Narcissa

Nova

Oberon

Octavia

Odessa

Onyx

Ophelia

Orion

Orpheus

Pandora

Persephone

Phillipa

Poe

Prudence

Quentin

Quinn

Raven

Reed

Reign

Rogue

Roman

Romey

Rook

Rowan

Rue

Sabrina

Salem

Samael

Samara

Scarlet

Scylla

Silas

Sparrow

Starr

Storm

Sylvia

Talon

Tarquin

Theodore

Thora

Thorn

Ursula

Velvet

Watson

Willa

Willow

Winter

Wolf

Wren

Xavier

Zane

Zelda

Zelma

Zora