New Nameberry Contest! Guess the Matt Damon Baby Name
Nearly two years ago we ran a nameberry contest asking you to guess the name of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner‘s second child; now the challenge is to come up with the name of Affleck pal Matt Damon and wife Luciana‘s fourth daughter, due to be born any minute.
Matt and Luciana have two daughters together, Isabella, age 4, and Gia Zavala, 2, in addition to Luciana‘s daughter from a previous marriage, Alexia. You tell us: What’s the new Matt Damon baby name?
Will the new baby’s name harmonize with her big sisters’ stylish Latinate names, or strike out in a new direction? Will the new baby have a surname as a middle name, as do Gia (Zavala is a common Spanish last name) and Matt himself (his is Paige), or, like Isabella, no middle name at all?
To everyone who guessed early and chose a boy’s name, before I heard the news that the baby is definitely a girl, you get another shot: I can tell who you are.
The person who guesses the new Matt Damon baby name correctly wins a full signed set of our baby name books, including The Baby Name Bible, Cool Names, Beyond Ava & Aiden and Cool Irish Names. If no one guesses the name exactly, we’ll choose the winner by whoever comes closest, in the opinion of the judges aka Pam and Linda.
A bit about the names of the Damons’ children: All three are rising in popularity and have a Latin feel, undoubtedly thanks to mom Luciana‘s Argentinean roots. Gia is a short form of such Italian names as Gianna, Giovanna, and Giada, first known in this country via 60s movie star Gia Scala, born Giovanna. Most recently, it’s gained notoriety as the oldest stage-bound daughter of Real New Jersey Housewife Teresa Giudice.
Isabella, the Spanish and Italian version of Elizabeth, is both classic and mega-trendy – it’s now the most popular name in the U.S. Alexia, a more modern offshoot of Alexandra/Alexandria, has also been steadily rising along with other members of the Alex family.
Those characteristics offer some good clues to what the couple’s fourth baby might be named. Or do they?
Post your entries here; one to a customer. Since everyone started with first names only, let’s keep going that way. Check and make sure someone hasn’t already entered your guess, as the first one to claim a name will win the prize. Different spellings counted separately, so if someone has already guessed Sofia, you can guess Sophia. (But sorry, those two are already taken.)
Adding a middle name does not mean you get to reclaim a name — so if Sophia has already been guessed, you can’t guess Sophia Rose. You also can’t guess two names — i.e. “Sophia or Sofia” — or both guesses will be disqualified, though if you’ve made any of those mistakes before I wrote this — 7:19 a.m. EST on October 12 — you get to choose ONE of your “or” names or reguess if you’ve guessed a double name already guessed by someone else. The computer logs the time you post, so who gets what first is free from human error.
Phew! I better stop now or the rules will be longer than the entries. Everyone clear?
Entries accepted until the minute before the baby’s name is announced.
comments
245 Responses to “New Nameberry Contest! Guess the Matt Damon Baby Name”
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Kayt Says:
pam Says:
While I said the gender would be evident with the name guess, I suppose that’s not true, so if you guess the name will be Alex Cameron, you better specify the gender…
Whit Says:
Sofia, girl.
stephanie_elizabeth Says:
Sophia, girl
lorilu Says:
Eliana, girl
Leo, boy
leah_9 Says:
Camila, girl.
Plato Says:
Gabriella, girl
asophie1 Says:
Lucia, girl
Anne gray Says:
Luna, girl
Devon Says:
It’s already confirmed, or at least by People (who are usually correct), that it’s a girl.
I’m going with Elena.
marissa Says:
i pick paloma! and it does appear to have been announced as a girl.
oldsienna Says:
Gabriel, boy.
oldsienna Says:
Oh! Can I have a guess at a girl’s name, then?
Daniela, girl.
Sarah Says:
Are we just guessing first or first and middle?
hollins2007 Says:
I have absolutely no idea, so I am just going to randomly guess “Susanna”! lol
Layla Says:
I’m going to guess Viviana
Kay Says:
Bianca
Rosamund Says:
Luisa girl
KaTie Says:
Carla or Arianna
Rosamund Says:
Luisa girl
belle Says:
Marina!
CassieCake Says:
It will probably end with an “ah’ sound if it is a girl……
Serena
CassieCake Says:
Serena
kmf Says:
Valentina – girl!
Whitney Says:
Sophia, girl
Kirsten Watson Says:
Mia Paige (girl)
araminta Says:
Eva, girl.
Anna Says:
Lena
Rachel Says:
Lucia- girl
Gracie Says:
Sofia or Olivia
Nicole Says:
Allegra
Kathryn Says:
Lucia
Abby Says:
I’ll guess Valentina.
Lindy Says:
Cosima!
CountryLizB Says:
Sophia, girl
Emily Says:
Liliana, girl
mina_gaspar Says:
Francesca Paz nn (chica, cisca) girl
LJandRL Says:
Francesca Paige
LJandRL Says:
Ahh someone else said Francesca right before me! Grrr, ok I’ll go with Natalia Bozan
pam Says:
Only one guess per person, so Gracie, choose! And CountryLizB, Sophia was already taken, so you can try again.
MargueriteJane Says:
Arianna Paige
KaTie already said Arianna, but she said: Carla or Arianna.
Does my suggestion Arianna Paige still count?
madeleine Says:
Valentina, girl.
Elisabeth@YCCII Says:
Chiara, girl.
pam Says:
Katie, please choose between Carla and Arianna. MargueriteJane, if Katie chooses Carla, you get first dibs on Arianna.
pam Says:
Or MargueriteJane, I’ll give you the chance to pick something else if you want right now.
Becca Says:
Savanna
Zarah Says:
Siena, girl
Christina Fonseca Says:
Liliana
Robyn Says:
Estella
Missysue Says:
Fiona
Hoodie Says:
Aria
RocLibrarian Says:
Mila
MargueriteJane Says:
If Katie chooses Carla, I choose Arianna
If she chooses Arianna, I choose Clementina
Is that ok?
pam Says:
Sure, MargueriteJane.
NaviZ Says:
Magdalena
namefan Says:
Veronica
Marie Says:
Anabella
British American Says:
Marianna
Sara Bennett Says:
Evora,girl
Heather Says:
Ava
ricamaca Says:
Carina
septembergrrl Says:
Julietta, girl
m25111 Says:
Cecelia
Villette Says:
Carolina
Names4real.wordpress.com Says:
Anya
Andrea Says:
I’ll go with Ludovica just to be different, though I think it’ll probably be a more mainstream name. Sophia/Sofia is probably a safe bet.
Kimberly Says:
Cosima, girl
Marissa Says:
Emilia
Alyssa Says:
Gloriana
belly Says:
Ludovica
Sheridan Says:
Victoria <3
catet Says:
Guiliana
ycw Says:
How ’bout Maria? Think she’s due for a resurgence?
knp Says:
Claudia
E @ Oh Apostrophe! Says:
Livia, my favorite!
dgh Says:
Tatianna
speakeasy Says:
Luca
speakeasy Says:
Oopsie! Luca, girl.
Casey Says:
Lorenzo, boy
Liz Says:
Nicholas
Veronica Says:
Girl: Isadora
Natalie Says:
Natalia
Kate Says:
Oooh, some good guesses. I’ll go with Laila.
Melanie Says:
Girl: Juliana
alexa400 Says:
Sylvia!
Stella Says:
Emilia
Stella Says:
Bah, that’s what I get when I take so long without refreshing!
Instead of Emilia,
Mariana (not previously mentioned Marianna)
bluepen Says:
Amelia, girl.
Steph Says:
I say another girl: Eva.
Brittany Says:
Adrianna
Alice Says:
Miranda
Katie Says:
Fun game! My guess is:
Marta
Lo Says:
Valeria, girl
Darcy Says:
Josefina
Kait Says:
Penelope
Louise Says:
Bella
HeidiT Says:
Luz, girl
Grace Says:
Francesca
Grace Says:
Marianna
Lainy Says:
Honora
Dzeni Says:
Rosalia
Saranel Says:
Darn. I was going to guess Valentina. I guess Martina.
Joslyn Says:
Milania
Samantha k Says:
Alessandra
Myka Says:
Calista!
Nyx Says:
Evangelina
LyndsayJenness Says:
Perla
danielle8933 Says:
Gabriel
Stephanie Says:
Stella- girl
Francy Says:
Beatriz
Amanda Says:
Paolina
Charlotte Vera Says:
Hmm, most of my choices have already been taken. So. . .Paola.
Charlotte Vera Says:
Hmm, most of my choices have already been taken. So. . .Gloriana.
kyemsma Says:
Esperanza, girl.
Sellons Says:
if it’s a girl: Candace
if it’s a boy: Cash
Karen Says:
Leonor
Elena Says:
I’m going to guess Malia, don’t think it’s already been taken…
Martine Says:
Adela – girl
Sarah Says:
Nicola
molly_locket Says:
Mariana, girl
Valerie Says:
Alina
Alexis Says:
Maya
molly_locket Says:
Okay, that’s taken. Um… Liliana.
molly_locket Says:
Okay, that’s taken, too. So…Claudia.
MissyGilmoreGirl Says:
Clara, girl
molly_locket Says:
Taken, and my last post didn’t show up? Is it too late? My choice is Claudia.
Jaime Says:
Boo – my top two have been mentioned (Francesca and Carina). So, I’ll go with: Mattea
ps* I believe they’ve already confirmed recently that it’s going to be a third girl.
Suzannevk Says:
I was gonna say Sophia or Gabriella or Ava but all have been taken :’(
I say Ada
Jamie D Says:
Esmeralda
Jennifer Says:
Penelope
Jennifer Says:
Penelope – girl
Tirzah Says:
Evelina
julieh851 Says:
Matilda
Rachel Says:
Violetta
ilsa Says:
Rafaela – girl
iheartnames Says:
Mattea, after HER dad.
spotlightstarlit Says:
Arabella
I was going to say Lucius if it was a boy, but it seems they are having another girl!
Tabatha Says:
Olivia
Kathleen Says:
Sabina
pam Says:
iheartnames — Mattea would have been my guess, if I were inclined to enter my own contest!
Jen Says:
Katerina or Katrina. (I also vote for Sophia and Eva as my first choices, but those were already taken!)
katybug Says:
Maybe they’ll be inspired by Ben and Jen and have their own Seraphina!
Wildsyringa Says:
Ariella – girl
leffie Says:
Malena
pam Says:
OK, I hadn’t seen the news before that the baby is definitely a girl: http://celebritypregnancy.sheknows.com/2010/10/13/matt-damon-expecting-daughter-no-4/
All of you who guessed a boy’s name get another shot!
Liz Says:
Scratch Nicolas then. I’ll go with … Luisa
Liz Says:
Whoops Luisa already taken … Margot
pam Says:
Sorry for the confusion, Liz. I thought Nicolas was a good guess!
Matalina Says:
Dana Pearson
3605 N. Marleon Dr.
Apt. 114
Muncie, IN 47304
Dana Says:
Matalina
IrisRose Says:
Cara, I don’t think it’s been taken yet. If it is, I guess Nina.
Mnemosyne Says:
Hmm, most of my guesses are up already…Antonia?
Taylor Says:
Marina
pam Says:
IrisRose, Cara has NOT been taken yet. So you get Cara….and Nina is still free!
Helen Says:
pilar
Dearest Says:
Flora ^^
Although I doubt my suggestion is the winning one, all my intial thoughs were already mentioned…
spinfairy Says:
Octavia
Sara Says:
Sara! At this point why not guess my own name?!
CountryLizB Says:
Ellia
Ellice Says:
Galina
bounceparty Says:
Alejandra, girl
starophie Says:
Daniella
Amos Says:
Felicia
hbyounk Says:
Rosetta is my guess… So many good names have already been picked! This child is sure to get a beautiful name no matter what her parents pick, though.
Halli Says:
Julia
olivegreen Says:
Simona
pam Says:
True, a lot of great names have been picked, but a lot more great ones haven’t!!
Mischa Says:
Eliza Damon
Sophia Says:
Rosa!
Michelle Says:
Claudia Paige
kaybee3 Says:
Fernanda
Kathy Says:
Kalinda
Blaire Says:
Aurora.
lilli23 Says:
I don’t think anyone’s mentioned Lina…so Lina it is!
hteniso Says:
Catalina
Allisonjd Says:
my guess is Ana
Lisa Says:
Sophiana
Kara Says:
Natalia. I would have guessed Sophia first – it seems like the perfect fit, but maybe something less popular?
Eliza9 Says:
Celia
Brynn Says:
How about Bryn? Doubt it’s going to happen but every name I think of is on here already. Haha.
Nicole Says:
Elisa
Kayt Says:
Wow, most of my choices are already taken…. Briana?
plum Says:
Carmela
Layla Says:
I already voted, I just wanted to comment on what a great vote MATTEA is!! Ill bet that is it, it fits so perfectly in style, meaning, and Latin vibe … plus the Matt- connection. Good call iheartnames!
melly Says:
Verona
Janda2024 Says:
Neva
corsue Says:
Camilla
peach Says:
Estella
Lesley Says:
I’m going to guess Lilia
OliviaG Says:
Sofie
Carrie Says:
Seraphina
Beverley Says:
Angelina
annabelle Says:
I submit Feliz, just to break away from all the names ending in -a that have been suggested so far, but I think Lucia is a more likely choice. I also think Luz would make a pretty combination, but somebody’s already suggested that.
Taye Says:
Anastasia
Simona Says:
She will be named SIMONA
Elisa Says:
Madeleine
Rainbow Says:
Arianna or Marisa
ChristyHeather Says:
Elsa…. my fav name AND my spanish friend called her daughter Lucia Elsa…
nyota Says:
I’m late to the party, but…
Aurelia!
Janine Says:
Mariana
alison Says:
Lyla
Filipa Says:
My vote goes to Leticia
Casey Says:
Noemi
Emily Says:
Graciela
Katharine Says:
My guess is Rosa
johnsonkm20 Says:
Helena
Lucy Says:
Alessia
Kristina Says:
Lola
Lorilu Says:
I made the mistake of choosing a name for either gender before, so I’m retracting my boy guess, but stand by my girl one of Eliana.
KaTie Says:
I will go with Carla and the other use can use Arianna!
delovely Says:
Aurelia!
Elisabeth@YCCII Says:
Beatrix is guessing “Lila”
Jessie Reedman Says:
Liliana
Jennifer Says:
Anya
iheartnames Says:
Looks like Jaime beat me to “Mattea.” So, I’ll go with Siena.
Meryl Says:
Alba
SAshley Says:
Maddalena
rkarczynski Says:
I was going to go with Lila, but that’s already taken.
Is Amalia taken yet?
rkarczynski Says:
Hmmm… I already submitted my name, but it isn’t showing now.
Amalia.
Laura Says:
Marisol
Kara Says:
Okay I am rethinking this- several other idea I had are taken, but what about Paloma Paige?
etb888 Says:
My guess is Tatiana, someone said Tatianna but this is a different spelling is that okay or do I need to pick another name?
etb888 Says:
Sorry just went through and read a little more carefully, Tatiana it is for me!
Kittyn Says:
Maia
Janel Says:
Katarina. I’m pretty sure no one has picked it.
Kristin Says:
Layla
JackieBlue Says:
Lucinda
Freya Says:
Has Sabrina been said? That’s my guess.
Monica Says:
Angelica
Ami Says:
Graziella
Monica Says:
Iliana
Loren Says:
Jazmin
Kate Says:
Flora
jenna Says:
teresa
lemon Says:
Goodness, so many great names have been taken already, so I hope I don’t choose one that has been taken! Let me scroll up again really quick and see…
Okay, I think Matt and Luciana should pick something shorter, considering Luciana, Alexia, and Isabella have very long, four-syllable names while Matt (Matthew) and Gia are on the shorter end with two syllables – they need another two-syllable name to balance it out! I’m guessing they will stick with a feminine name of Greek, Italian, Latin, or Spanish descent with an -a ending, like their other girls. While Matt and Luciana don’t seem to be driven to choose names for meaning alone, all of their names thus far have fairly positive meanings – wouldn’t want this one to be an odd sister out.
With all of that being said, the name I will vote for is CAIA!
PS Sorry for making this long, but I want to be able to spot it easily.
kaybee Says:
Mirabella, girl
kat Says:
Eleanora
Jelbedour Says:
Neva – great name.
KatieElle Says:
Brisa
lemon Says:
Well, it looks like baby Damon has been born and named Stella Zavala, right? I’m not surprised by the name, because after I posted my guess (Caia), I realized they had two daughters with names ending in -ia (Alexia, Gia), and perhaps they’d go for a -la name to match Isabella’s. My vote was going to be on Calla, perhaps Calla Beatriz or Calla Bozan, since they seem to like Z’s in those middle names, but alas, it is Stella! Isabella and Stella? Hm. And Gia Zavala and Stella Zavala? Again, hm. But, it is a pretty name!
Congrats to the contest winner, whoever it is! (Maybe Stephanie?)
Lemon
pam Says:
Yes, Stephanie is the winner with the exact guess of Stella. Congratulations, Stephanie, and thanks everyone else for entering! Stephanie, please email me at pam@nameberry.com with your address so we can send you your books!
Bella Says:
Congrats Stephanie! Not only the first, but the only one to guess Stella! Hooray!
rbyndlrsn Says:
Wow, I am surprised that I was so close with the guess of “Estella”. My original choices would have been Natalia or Liliana, but they were already taken. Congrats!
Stephanie Says:
Yay! I can’t believe I won something. Now off to buy a lottery ticket….
Gabby Says:
Olivia girl
or Milo boy
leave a reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Search The Blog
Categories...
All posts from the Nameberry blog sorted by category
- Baby Name News
- Baby Names
- Baby Names Popularity
- Boy Baby Names
- Celebrity Names
- Classic Baby Names
- Cool Baby Names
- Family Names
- feature_on_home
- Gallery
- Girl Baby Names
- Guest Blog Posts
- Guest Bloggers
- Historic Names
- International Baby Names
- Meanings of Baby Names
- Middle, Last and Nicknames
- Name Image
- Names from the Arts & Pop Culture
- Nature, Place and Word Names
- Pregnancy & Baby
- Questions of the Week
- Sibling and Multiple Names
- Spellings, Sounds and Initials
- Trends and Predictions
- Unisex Baby Names
- Unusual Baby Names
Archives
All posts from the Nameberry blog sorted by date
Popular Posts
Some of our most popular blog posts
Recent Posts
Some of our most recent blog posts


Milo, boy!