Name Guru to the Stars: Baby Names for Chrissy Teigen, Ed Sheeran, and more!
Have you been playing along in our weekly celebrity baby name contest on Instagram? Each week I choose a celebrity couple profiled in my column and explain my predictions, and you get to compete with yours! The first person who guesses the correct name (if it’s not me!) wins the pot of money. For each prediction that no one gets right, $100 is added to the pot. Currently, our pot is valued at $300, since no one guessed the names of Sonequa Martin–Green’s daughter Saraiyah or Lea Michele’s son Ever. See the complete rules and play along on our Instagram.
And if you’re totally new — hi, welcome! — let me tell you about what I do. My name is Sophie Kihm — I am a name expert and editor here at Nameberry, and I’ve been predicting celebrity baby names for the past four years.
But when I’m not thinking about baby names, I’m working as a perinatal therapist. I have an extensive background in psychology and social work that really comes in handy when helping parents — particularly celebrities — name their children. I use my psychology training to analyze each celebrity’s style and personality and suggest ten names that I think would be a perfect fit. Once a month, I share them all here.
We have some major stars to talk about in the coming weeks, including Chrissy Teigen and John Legend (I am so excited for this one!), Ed Sheeran, and Bindi Irwin. Preview all my predictions below:
Chrissy Teigen & John Legend
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Luna Simone, Miles Theodore
Chrissy and John, I correctly predicted Miles’s name two years ago, and I think I can get it right for baby number three. It’s clear your child’s name is going to have a musical connection somewhere in it. In fact, John, you once said, “Every name we give to our kids will have a little bit of musical history to it.” Etta (James) or Billie (Holiday) come to mind for a girl, and Sam (Cooke), Ray (Charles), or Jude (Hey Jude) make sense for a boy. But maybe you want to put the musical connection in the middle and just choose a Cool Name for the first, like you did with Luna. I’d urge you to go with Esme, which would be a stunning sister name for Luna, or Arlo, which would immediately become a Top 100 pick after you chose it.
Girl: Aurora, Athena, Billie, Eloise, Esme, Etta, Evie, Freya, Remi, Sylvie
Boy: Arlo, August, Callum, Charlie, Cyrus, Jasper, Jude, Ray, Roman, Sam
Cherry Seaborn & Ed Sheeran
Gender: unknown
Siblings: none
Ed Sheeran, you may live part-time in Hollywood, but you and your wife Cherry are capital-B British and that’s definitely going to shine through in your child’s name. Your mother has the very fashionable name Imogen — might you consider that for a daughter’s middle name? You and Cherry aren’t splashy people, so I don’t think you’ll choose a splashy baby name. Go with something that has style and feels like a UK baby name — Emmeline or Lara, Freddie or Kit.
Girl: Daisy, Delilah, Eloise, Emmeline, Felicity, Gracie, Iris, Lara, Nora, Piper
Boy: Arthur, Finley, Frankie, Freddie, Jasper, Kit, Louie, Milo, River, Rory
Bindi Irwin & Chandler Powell
Gender: unknown
Siblings: none
I will be shocked if your child does not have a nature name, Bindi. You come from an animal-loving family, and actually have two animal-related names yourself! Bindi means “butterfly” in the Aboriginal Noongar language, and Irwin means “boar friend.” And you just named your puppy Piggy, so animal names are definitely on your mind.
You could go with an obvious animal connection like Wren or Fox, or something subtler like Arden (“valley of the eagle”) or Connor (“lover of hounds”). If you’d rather stay away from the animal kingdom, you could consider a nature name such as Hawthorn or Prairie. Or how about Kirrily? It’s an Aboriginal name like yours and means “leaf.”
Girl: Arden, Clover, Cricket, Dove, Fauna, Kirrily, Prairie, Rain, Sable, Wren
Boy: Bear, Callum, Connor, Darby, Everett, Fox, Hawthorn, Lynx, Oscar, Wolf
Kelis & Mike Mora
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Knight (previous relationship), Shepherd
Kelis, you chose two hip occupational names for your sons, so why not make it a pattern if you have a third? I’m partial to Judge or Baker, which provide a nice balance to the sibset. For girls, it’s harder (although I love Poet for you), but I still think you’ll go with a word name. Knight, Shepherd, and Fable? Straight out of a fairy tale.
Girl: Aura, Dancer, Fable, Phoenix, Poet, River, Saffron, Twila, Vale, Vesper
Boy: Archer, Baker, Bishop, Duke, Gardner, Fisher, Judge, Noble, Pilot, Sergeant
Coco Rocha & James Conran
Gender: girl
Coco Rocha, I have been having a lot of fun coming up with names for your daughter. You recently said you were only considering four-letter names beginning with I — and they had to be both unique and traditional (i.e. Iris and Isla aren’t going to cut it). A challenge for sure, but if anyone is up for the task, it’s me. I actually made you this list of 45 possible choices! Don’t worry — I’ve narrowed it down to my top ten here. Inez would be the safest, most predictable choice, but I’d love to see you go with Iara, an alternate spelling of the stylish name Yara. Ilsa is a romantic and familiar choice that would work nicely, but you would have to be prepared for some Isla confusion.
Girl: Iara, Ilsa, Imri, Indi, Inez, Iria, Isha, Isme, Issa, Ivey
Katie Lowes & Adam Shapiro
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Albee
Katie and Adam, your almost-three-year-old son is named Albee, which is an adorable Nice Jewish Boy name that I am very much a fan of. Your second child is coming in November, and can we please choose a name in a similar vein? I have so many great ideas for you. Firstly, for a boy, Lowen, which is a play on your last name, Katie, as well as a name I’ve had my eye on for a while (it’s super rare now, but just wait). Or what about Ira? It would be absolutely darling with Albee. If you have a girl, an old-fashioned nickname name is the way to go. Albee and Marnie are lovely together, and I’d love for you to look at the name Bess, which is ready to be dusted off and could be perfect as a sister to Albee.
Girl: Alma, Bess, Dorie, Edie, Faye, Francie, Goldie, Ida, Marnie, Ruthie
Boy: Ezra, Gene, Harvey, Ira, Jonah, Lenny, Lowen, Rudy, Sonny, Teddy
Candice & Joe King
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Ava, Elise (previous relationship), Florence May
All of your daughters have sweet vintage names, Joe, but your and Candice’s daughter Florence has a name that’s a little more extravagant than Ava and Elise’s. There are so many girl names that would be ideal for a sister name — Louisa, Beatrice, Matilda. Honestly, I sort of hope you have a girl for this reason. But if it’s a boy, you still have excellent options. Use a name with a slight quirky-vintage vibe — Walter or Edmund, maybe. And I like the idea of Moses, which feels a little more out-there but still in line with your style.
Girl: Beatrice, Cecilia, Cordelia, Georgia, Harriet, Josephine, Juniper, Louisa, Matilda, Ophelia
Boy: Arthur, Benedict, Dexter, Edmund, George, Lucian, Moses, Theodore, Walter, Watson
Kendra & Joseph Duggar
Gender: unknown
Siblings: Garrett David, Addison Renee
The hardest part is predicting Duggar baby names is avoiding accidentally selecting those that have already been used in this family. But Kendra and Joe, I think I managed to do it! Your kids are Garrett and Addison, which both have a surname-y vibe. If it’s a girl, I think I’ve got your style down. Go with another name that’s technically unisex but used much more often for girls — I like Aubrey or Harper with this sibset. Garrett is an honor name so you may choose a boy name that’s slightly different in style — although I think it will still be coordinated — perhaps Cooper or Hunter. But I’m actually really feeling Ethan for you — that’s my top recommendation for a boy.
Girl: Aubrey, Avery, Everly, Hailey, Harper, Paisley, Peyton, Piper, Reagan, Riley
Boy: Christopher, Cooper, Ethan, Gabriel, Hudson, Hunter, Joshua, Lucas, Noah, Paul
What are your top choices? Enter our contest on Instagram!