Sparrow

Nature name

"sparrow, a bird"

Sparrow Origin and Meaning

The name Sparrow is a girl's name meaning "sparrow, a bird".

With related choices such as Lark and Phoenix gaining popularity, why not Sparrow? Though it's usually thought of as a female name, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden chose it for their son.

Sparrow Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 776 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sparrow

• 776 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Sparrow

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sparrow.

• Clove
• Dove
• Starling
• Arbor
• November
• Winter
• Poet
• Jupiter
• Story
• Wolf
• Pixie
• Fawn
• Cypress
• Honor
• Bloom
• Sequoia
• Story
• Cedar
• Fable
• Dune

Famous People Named Sparrow

• Charles P. "Sparrow" McCaffrey American baseball player
• Sparrow Jane Lucca (b. 2009) daughter of singer Tony Lucca
• Sparrow Rose Kilcher (b. 2015) daughter of reality TV personalities Eve and Eivin Kilcher, cousin of Jewel
• Sparrow James Midnight Madden (b. 2009) son of TV personality Nicole Richie and musician Joel Madden

The name Sparrow in Pop Culture

• Raffy "Sparrow" Morrison character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Sparrow Hood son of Robin Hood, character on "Ever After High"
• Capt. Jack Sparrow character in "Pirates of the Caribbean"
• Sally Sparrow character in "Doctor Who"
• "Little Sparrow " Dolly Parton song about how men cannot be trusted
• "His Eye is on the Sparrow " church hymn
• Sparrow daughter of Nok and Rolf in "The Cage" series by Megan Shepherd