Celebrity Names
Updated October 2026
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Diminutive of Jean, English and Scottish
"God is gracious"
A nickname-y choice with a touch of vintage charm, Jeannie is ultimately a feminine diminutive form of the classic John, via Johanna and Jean. With sounds reminiscent of magical genies and of genius,…
Place name
"city of the ancient god Shalem"
Transferred from the geographical name, Jerusalem is a sacred city in many religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is given to around a dozen babies of each sex per year…
Greek
"defending men"
Alexandra, Alexa, and Lexi are more commonly used as feminine forms of this classic name, but Alexander has been appearing in the US stats for girls since the early 20th-century. While a some of…
English
"star meadow, star clearing"
A modern creation, blending celestial word name Star with the popular suffix -lie , Starlie may be interpreted as meaning "star meadow, star clearing" or simply as "star". It is notably borne by…
Arabic, Urdu, Kurdish
"love"
Influencer Nabela Noor put Aveena on the map when she chose it for her daughter, sister to Amalia. Aveena and the related name Aveen are primarily used among Muslims with roots in Central or…
Modern invention, English
"firm, determined; steel, gray-blue"
A wordy name with a name-y spelling, Steelie was chosen by influencer Tre Welsh for his daughter in 2025. Reminiscent of the word "steely", it may be associated with the durable metal, the color…
Irish
"little prosperous one"
This name may be interpreted as an offbeat Anglicized form of the Gaelic Rathnait, though it could also be considered a diminutive of Renee, Renata, Lorenza, Lauren, Lorena, and similar. Influencers…
English word name or elaboration of Star
"aspirational actress; little star"
A sound-alike to Scarlett, Starlette might be considered a word name, associated with actresses on the brink of stardom, or it may be an elaborate form of Star, with the diminutive -lette suffix.…
English compound name
"the eastern lake; the pretty east"
Made up of the contemporary and cool East, paired with popular Lyn, this compound name is slightly edgy and slightly trendy, but, is surprisingly literary too thanks to Ellen Wood's 19th-century…
Compound name, a blend of Lou and Ann
"strong in battle and grace"
A vowel heavy compound name with sounds that are familiar but seem unexpected and interesting when placed next to each other. Louann did feature at the latter end of the US Top 1000 between the 30s…
English word name
"romance; love story; a medieval story of chivalry"
Romance may initially strike you as too ardent of a name for a baby, but given that Love has been a fast-rising name in recent years — not to mention soundalikes Roman and Romy — Romance is…
Italian surname
"stallion; horse breeder"
Actor Sylvester Stallone's iconic surname is beginning to catch the attention of parents having sons, likely owing to the rising in last-names-as-first-names, and because of its cool, stately feel…
"number three, third"
While Tripp, Trey, and Tres have been used in the past to celebrate the number three — whether that be for a third generation junior or a third son — more recently, simply using the word Three has…
"low area of land between hills and mountains"
Powerful yet sweet, this evocative word name has been a fast rising choice in the 2020s, for girls, that is. Conjuring up images of mountains, hills, rivers and streams, Valley made its debut as a…
American word or short form of Howard
"friendly, western greeting; high guardian, brave heart"
While many would consider Howdy best left as a greeting with a cowboy-ish air, content creator and Instagrammer Katie Marshall put it on the map as a baby name in 2025 when she chose it for her son.…
Place name, English form of Séliš, Salishan
"Salish people"
The Salishan are ingenious people from the Pacific North West, made up of four major groups who speak one of 23 Salishan languages. The name "Salish" is an anglicization of Séliš, the local name of…
Sabre is a feminine name derived from the word for a type of curved sword, originating from the French "sabre," which came from the Hungarian "szablya." As a name, Sabre projects strength, sharpness,…
Modern invention
"fields; from Velsen"
Party Velma, part Daisy, part Elsie with a little bit of Wesley thrown in too, Velzy is a surprisingly popular choice among TikTok parents. Possibly inspired by the surfer Dale Velzy and by the…
"liquid, molten rock"
Molten rock from volcanos, and now a red-hot baby name possibility.
"whimsical or fanciful"
Whimsy is a new entry to the ever-expanding word name lexicon, sister for Pixie and Bliss. While it has an undeniable offbeat English aristocratic charm (maybe we're thinking of Dorothy Sayers'…