Navy

Navy pulls on the deep blue of dusk over water, a word-name borrowed from the color and the sea service both. It began appearing on American birth certificates in the mid-2010s as part of the color-name wave that also lifted Indigo, Scarlet, and Cerulean, and it has climbed steadily since, helped along by its cool, clipped sound. Two syllables, NAY-vee, with a faintly nautical snap. The name carries just enough edge to feel modern and just enough softness to sit on a nursery door. It suggests a girl with strong opinions and salt air in her hair. Navy reads confident, contemporary, unafraid.