What's Your Halloween Name?

Updated Tue Oct 31 2023

Happy Halloween! Let's celebrate the season with spooktacular Halloween names.

Halloween Names for Girls and Boys

Halloween names can be subtle nods to the holiday, like Jack — the Pumpkin King in The Nightmare Before Christmas — and Hazel, a popular material to make wands.

Alternatively, they can be instantly recognizable characters like Samara and Chucky, or full-on gothic, like Raven or Bram.

Read our list of 100+ Halloween baby names that are never out of season.

Halloween Names Quiz

Happy Halloween! Take our quiz to find a suitably spooky Halloween name for communing with spirits, or trick-or-treating round the block.

About the Author

Clare Green

Clare Green has been writing for Nameberry since 2015, covering everything from names peaking right now to feminist baby names, and keeping up-to-date with international baby name rankings. Her work has featured in publications such as The Independent and HuffPost. Clare has a background in linguistics and librarianship, and recently completed an MA dissertation researching names in multilingual families. She lives in England with her husband and son. You can reach her at clare@nameberry.com

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