Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2022
And that’s a wrap on the celebrity names of 2022. This year saw a number of notable celebrity baby names, including four children of Nick Cannon — daughters Onyx Ice and Beautiful Zeppelin, and sons Legendary Love and Rise Messiah. Cannon is expecting his 12th child in 2023, so more to come!
In addition, many A-list celebrity babies were born in 2022, such as the unnamed babies of Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian, as well as Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's daughter Malti Marie, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin's baby girl Ilaria Catalina Irena, and Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith's son Oscar Bennett, "Ozzie."
As undisputable tastemakers and baby name influencers, the names celebrities choose for their children today often impact what the rest of the country will name their babies tomorrow. We noticed several trends among 2022 celebrity baby names that are likely to catch on among American parents.
Below, the biggest celebrity name trends of 2022.
Adjective Names
Adjective names are the latest word names du jour. Nick Cannon was an early adopter of this trend, but he only accounts for two of the children on this list.
Beautiful Zeppelin — Abby De La Rosa & Nick Cannon
Bluesy Belle — Mia & Darren Criss
Glorious Hart — Jessica Hart & James Kirkham
Legendary Love — Bre Tiesi & Nick Cannon
Lovely Symphani — Diamond & Chris Brown
Slim Easy — Nara Pellman & Lucky Blue Smith
New Boy Names on Girls
Elliot and James are so 2021. Meet the newest masculine names on female birth certificates — August, George, Ira, Royce, and Willie.
August Francesca — Riko Shibata & Nicolas Cage
Emma George — Beth Behrs & Michael Gladis
Ira Dorothy — Molly Yeh & Nick Hagen
Royce Lillian Elizabeth — Rebel Wilson & Ramona Agruma
Willie Jacquet — Michelle Branch & Patrick Carney
Unexplored Place Names
In 2022, many celebs took the road less traveled when it came to choosing place names. They explored rare names on and off the map with picks from Monaco to Ethiopia to out-of-this-world Jupiter.
Grace Ethiopia — Maya Haile & Marcus Samuelsson
Jupiter Seaborn — Cherry Seaborn & Ed Sheeran
Malibu Barbie — Trisha Paytas & Moses Hacmon
Monaco — Jeannie Mai Jenkins & Jeezy
Rome — Shay Mitchell & Matte Babel
Tex Lawrence — Nicole & Luke Combs
Colorful Names
Color names never go out of style. Warm metallics like Bronze and Gold(ie) and cool, bluish hues such as Cyan, Lavender, and Ice were among the most inspirational for celebrity parents this year.
Bronze — Brittany & Patrick Mahomes
Cyan — Adriana Lima & Andre Lemmers
Dorothy Lavender — Kiley Casciano & Matthew Davis
Goldie Brooklyn — Valerie Pitalo & Burt Jenner
Grey Oliver — Morgan Stewart & Jordan McGraw
Onyx Ice — LaNisha Cole & Nick Cannon
Long I Boy Names
The trendiest vowel sound for celebrity baby boys this year was the long I. It particularly showed up in one syllable boy names like Cy, Shai, and Zai, and short two syllable names like Ryden and Zydn.
Cy — Jennifer Lawrence & Cooke Maroney
Cyan — Adriana Lima & Andre Lemmers
Ryden Caspian — Lauren & Aaron Paul
Ryker — Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt
Shai Miller — Paige O'Brien & Josh Peck
Zai — Shanina Shaik & Matthew Adesuyan
Zydn — Lauren Wood & Odell Beckham Jr.
Sweet and Strong Girl Names
At first glance, names like Lady, Pixie, and Sweetie might strike you as dainty or slight, but these girl name combos pack a punch! Blossom Pearl, Dimity Facente, and Lady Francis match the badass princess names aesthetic to a tee.
Blossom Pearl — Scarlett Byrne & Cooper Hefner
Dimity Facente — Lydia Hearst & Chris Hardwick
Lady Francis — Alessandra Torresani & Sturgis Adams
Pixie Rose — Christina Perri & Paul Costabile
Sweetie Mary — Rydel & Capron Funk
Most Common Celebrity Baby Names 2022
We added more than 90 starbabies to our celebrity baby name database in 2022, with few name repeats. Three names were used twice as first names — Arlo, Emma, and Ozzie.
Arlo
Arlo — Allison Williams & Alexander Dreymon
Arlo — Julia Stiles & Preston J. Cook
Emma
Emma George — Beth Behrs & Michael Gladis
Emma — Jenna Ushkowitz & David Stanley
Ozzie
Oscar Bennett "Ozzie" — Mandy Moore & Taylor Goldsmith
Ozzie Alexander — Kara & Luke Cook
Name to Watch: Cy
Pixie made our shortlist of names to watch, but the most influential celebrity baby name of the year is going to be Cy.
After months of waiting, it was finally revealed that Jennifer Lawrence and her gallerist husband Cooke Maroney named their son Cy, after the influential artist Cy Twombly. It's a single syllable with a lot of verve — one that we expect to see on many more birth certificates.
Along with Cy, we expect names that begin with Cy to gain popularity over the next few years. These include the already fashionable Cyrus as well as Cypress, Cyan, Cyra, Cypher, and even Cyril.
