Dark academia – the aesthetic of classic literature and education is a favorite of many people and well known through media such as Dead Poet Society and The Secret History.
The main visuals of the aesthetic stem from the 19th-century European upper class with lots of mystery, history, and curiosity.
These values also inspire this list of dark academia names that are elegant and classical.
So if you are a fan of self-discovery, humanities (literature, philosophy,…), and arts these romantic names will be perfect for your baby or fictional character.
Dark Academia Names for Girls
- Acacia
- Adeline
- Agnes
- Alexandria
- Alice
- Alisa
- Amarillis
- Amorette
- Anastasia
- Annabelle
- Arabelle
- Aurelia
- Aurora
- Beatrice
- Beatrix
- Blair
- Bridget
- Camilla
- Cecilia
- Celeste
- Charlotte
- Circe
- Claire
- Coletta
- Coraline
- Cypress
- Cyril
- Dahlia
- Diana
- Eleanor
- Eleanora
- Elizabeth
- Estelle
- Evelyn
- Faye
- Fleur
- Florence
- Francesca
- Freya
- Genevieve
- Guinevere
- Helena
- Hermione
- Isadora
- Isolde
- Ivy
- Jaqueline
- Josephine
- Kara
- Lavender
- Lavinia
- Lilia
- Lousia
- Lucille
- Magnolia
- Margaret
- Margot
- Mary
- Matilda
- Maude
- Meredith
- Miranda
- Myrtle
- Nicolette
- Octavia
- Odessa
- Odette
- Odeya
- Ophelia
- Phoebe
- Ravenna
- Rowena
- Sage
- Valeria
- Victoria
- Violeta
- Willow
- Winona
Dark Academia Names for Boys
- Adam
- Alastair
- Alec
- Alexander
- Archibald
- Arden
- Atlas
- Basil
- Benjamin
- Bernard
- Bronwen
- Bryon
- Caleb
- Cameron
- Carmelo
- Carrigan
- Caspian
- Cassius
- Charles
- Chet
- Clive
- Connor
- Dorian
- Edmund
- Edward
- Ellis
- Emerson
- Finley
- Finn
- Frances
- Francis
- Gale
- George
- Griffin
- Henry
- Jacob
- James
- Jasper
- John
- Jonathan
- Jordan
- Julian
- Juno
- Klaus
- Know
- Leander
- Lucien
- Matthew
- Mavis
- Milton
- Nathan
- Neil
- Nolan
- Oliver
- Olwen
- Oscar
- Percy
- Peter
- Raven
- Reed
- Remus
- Richard
- River
- Rowan
- Russell
- Tanis
- Theo
- Thomas
- Tobias
- Todd
- Tyler
- Victor
- Vincent
- Virgil
- Warren
- William
Unisex Dark Academia Names
- Adrian
- Alex
- Amari
- Ambrose
- Aspen
- Auburn
- Avery
- Beau
- Bellamy
- Blair
- Blythe
- Briar
- Brooklyn
- Carmen
- Casey
- Charlie
- Clio
- Dallas
- Darcy
- Eden
- Edison
- Emery
- Ezra
- Fern
- Ferryn
- Gavyn
- Glenn
- Granger
- Haven
- Hayden
- Jesse
- Luca
- Mallory
- Mallow
- Margo
- Noa
- Peyton
- Planchette
- Quinn
- Rory
- Sam
- Skyler
- Valentine
- Wren
What about ezra
Thanks for your suggestion Kai, I have added the name to the list.
It’s a Israeli name for boys
It’s meaning is something like someone who helps
Avery? (unisex)
Thanks for your comment, I’ve added the name!
I think Auburn would be a good unisex name 🙂
Really like the name and added it!
My name is Emerson would that be good?
Love that name and added it!
ivy in girl names
Beautiful name!
what about Mallow i think it would be a good unisex name
Thanks for the suggestion, Jasmine!
Bennett, Watson, Leland, Perceval, Lennon, Abraham, Adam/ Attam, Atticus, Augustus, Jericho, Joseph, Vincent, Montgomery, Venture, Kingston, Kensington, Kingsley, Keefer/ Keypher, Missio, Monte, Avery, Roman, Victoria, Vittorio, Charles, Beckham, Aspen 🙂
A couple that could be good that I didn’t see!
Genevieve, Cyril, Valentine, Ambrose, Planchette, Adeline, Russell, Remus
Ty for the list, it was super helpful! Blessed be 🙂
Those are great suggestions, thank you!
Maybe Raine as a unisex name? It’s more common for girls, but I think it could make the list as a unisex as it could also be used for boys.
Adair in unisex
Emory/Emery, Ivory
You should add Gabriel 🙂
What about Amoris? Latin for love
Naia, Paige/Page unisex
All my friends said my name has a sort of dark academia vibe to it. My first and middle name is “Adallee Michelle”.
Pronounced like “Natalie” but without the “N”.
Ellis would be good for a boy and maybe even unisex idk 🙂
what about davina for girl names ?