Musician Baby Names
Updated Mon Sep 25 2023
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Since musicians invented the concept of cool, where better to look for baby name inspiration than to their own names?
Musician baby names are a subset of celebrity-inspired baby names — the baby names here are drawn from both the first names and last names of well-known rockstars, crooners, and pop queens. Rockstar surnames are trending right now, with choices like Lennon and Lennox popular for both girls and boys.
Along with Lennon and Lennox, other musician baby names in the US Top 500 include Arlo, Cash, Everly, Hendrix, Marley, Presley, Rhett, and Sullivan. Baby names inspired by band names include Duran, Journey, Queen, and Zeppelin. Browse our collection of musician baby names here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Aaliyah
Origin:
Variation of Aliya, ArabicMeaning:
"heavens, highborn, exalted"
- Abba
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"father"
- Adele
Origin:
French diminutive of AdelaideMeaning:
"noble, nobility"
- Adema
- Aja
Origin:
Spelling variation of Aya or HindiMeaning:
"goat"
- Alanis
Origin:
Female variation of AlanMeaning:
"handsome, cheerful"
- Alannah
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"child"
- Alessia
Origin:
Italian variation of AlexisMeaning:
"defending warrior"
- Amadeus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lover of God"
- Aretha
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"virtuous"
- Ariana
Origin:
Italian variation of Ariadne, GreekMeaning:
"most holy"
- Arlo
Origin:
Irish or EnglishMeaning:
"between two hills"
- Armstrong
Origin:
English and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"strong arms"
- Ashanti
Origin:
Place-name, former kingdom of western Africa
- Audra
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble strength"
- Autry
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"noble strength"
- Avril
Origin:
French variation of April
- Axl
Origin:
Variation of Axel, Scandinavian version of AbsalomMeaning:
"father of peace"
- Baez
Origin:
Spanish surname
- Basie
Origin:
Scottish surname, meaning unknown
- Bechet
Origin:
French surname
- Beck
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small stream"
- Berry
Origin:
Nature name
- Bessie
Origin:
Diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Beyoncé
Origin:
Modern invented name
- Billie
Origin:
English, diminutive of Wilhelmina, WilmaMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Bing
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"kettle-shaped hollow"
- Bix
Origin:
Modern nickname
- Björk
Origin:
IcelandicMeaning:
"birch tree"
- Bono
Origin:
Italian surname
- Bowie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"blond"
- Brahms
Origin:
German surname
- Bruno
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"brown"
- Buddy
Origin:
English, nickname name
- Byrd
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"bird"
- Cab
Origin:
English diminutive of Cabell
- Cale
Origin:
Diminutive of Caleb or surname
- Callas
- Calloway
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"pebbly place"
- Camila
Origin:
Spanish variation of CamillaMeaning:
"young ceremonial attendant"
- Cardi
Origin:
Nickname name
- Caruso
Origin:
Italian surname
- Cash
Origin:
Word name; also diminutive of CassiusMeaning:
"hollow"
- Chaka
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Chance
Origin:
French variation of Chauncey
- Cher
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"beloved"
- Chesney
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"oak grove"
- Ciara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Cobain
Origin:
Scottish from Norse
- Cole
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"swarthy, coal black"
- Coltrane
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"descendant of Coltarán"
- Coolio
- Crosby
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"village with crosses"
- Cyrus
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"sun"
- Dean
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"church official"
- Denver
Origin:
English or French place-name and surnameMeaning:
"from Anvers"
- Devo
- Dexter
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dyer, right-handed"
- Diana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"divine"
- Dinah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God will judge"
- Dion
Origin:
Diminutive of Dionysius, GreekMeaning:
"child of heaven and earth"
- Dixie
Origin:
Latin, FrenchMeaning:
"I have spoken; tenth"
- Django
Origin:
RomaniMeaning:
"I awake"
- Domino
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lord, master"
- Donovan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark"
- Drake
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"dragon; or, male duck"
- Dre
Origin:
Variation of AndreMeaning:
"man"
- Duff
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"swarthy"
- Duran
Origin:
Music name
- Dylan
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of the sea"
- Eagle
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"eagle, a bird"
- Eartha
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"earth"
- Edith
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"prosperous in war"
- Ellington
Origin:
English place-name and surnameMeaning:
"Ellis's town"
- Elton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the old town"
- Elvis
Origin:
Meaning unknown
- Eno
- Enrique
Origin:
Spanish variation of Henry
- Enya
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fire"
- Etta
Origin:
English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
- Everly
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wild boar in woodland clearing"
- Fabian
Origin:
Latin clan nameMeaning:
"bean grower"
- Fabrizio
Origin:
Italian form of the Latin family name FabriciusMeaning:
"craftsman"
- Fergie
Origin:
Diminutive of Fergus
- Floyd
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"gray-haired"
- Foster
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"forester"
- Franklin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"free landholder"
- French
Origin:
Surname, place name, word name
- Garcia
Origin:
Spanish and PortugueseMeaning:
"bear"
- Garth
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"groundskeeper, enclosure"
- Genesis
Origin:
Word name
- Gershwin
Origin:
Musical name
- Gillespie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"bishop's servant"
- Guthrie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"windy place"
- Hall
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"worker at the hall"
- Halsey
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hallowed island"
- Hank
Origin:
Diminutive of Henry, GermanMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Harmony
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"harmony"
- Harrison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Harry"
- Harry
Origin:
Diminutive of HenryMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Hendrix
Origin:
Dutch and German, from first name HendrikMeaning:
"estate ruler"
- Iggy
Origin:
Latin, diminutive of IgnatiusMeaning:
"fiery"
- Jackson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Jack"
- Jagger
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"carter"
- Jaheim
Origin:
musical name
- Jay
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"jaybird"
- Jewel
Origin:
Word name
- Joel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is his God"
- Joni
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Joplin
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"son of Job"
- Joss
Origin:
English, diminutive of Jocelyn
- Journey
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"passage from one place to another"
- Kai
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"sea"
- Kanye
Origin:
African place-name, NigeriaMeaning:
"honor, tribute"
- Kelis
Origin:
, modern invented name
- Kendrick
Origin:
English and ScottishMeaning:
"royal ruler, champion"
- Kitt
Origin:
Variation of Kit, diminutive of Christopher and Katherine
- Latifah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"kind and gentle"
- Lennon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"lover"
- Lennox
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"elm grove"
- Lenny
Origin:
Diminutive of LeonardMeaning:
"brave lion"
- Lionel
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"young lion"
- Loudon
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"from the low valley"
- Louis
Origin:
German and FrenchMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Luciano
Origin:
Italian variation of LucianMeaning:
"light"
- Mac
Origin:
Scottish or IrishMeaning:
"son of"
- Macy
Origin:
English surname, variation of MasseyMeaning:
"hill"
- Madonna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"my lady"
- Mahalia
Origin:
Hebrew, variation of MahalaMeaning:
"tenderness, affection"
- Malone
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"a devotee of Saint John"
- Mariah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Marley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pleasant seaside meadow"
- Mercury
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Roman messenger god"
- Miles
Origin:
English form of MiloMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Mingus
Origin:
Scottish, variation of MenziesMeaning:
"tenants of a manor"
- Misty
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"mist"
- Morrison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Morris"
- Morrissey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Muiris"
- Mozart
Origin:
German musical name
- Mulligan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendent of the bald-headed"
- Mya
Origin:
Variation of Maya, Greek mythology and Central American Indian name
- Nash
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"by the ash tree"
- Nat
Origin:
English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
- Nelly
Origin:
Variation of Nellie and NellMeaning:
"light"
- Niall
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"cloud"
- Nica
Origin:
Short form of Veronica, LatinMeaning:
"true image"
- Nirvana
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"place of great bliss"
- Odetta
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Otis
Origin:
Variation of Otto, GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Ozzy
Origin:
Pet form of Oswald, Osborn and Osmond.
- Pearl
Origin:
Latin gem nameMeaning:
"pearl"
- Piaf
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"sparrow"
- Pilot
Origin:
Occupational name
- Pink
Origin:
Color name
- Placido
Origin:
Italian and SpanishMeaning:
"serene"
- Presley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's meadow"
- Prince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"chief, prince"
- Queen
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"queen"
- Quincy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Ramone
Origin:
Musical name
- Ravi
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"conferring"
- Ray
Origin:
Diminutive of RaymondMeaning:
"wise protector"
- Redding
- Remy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"oarsman"
- Rhett
Origin:
English from DutchMeaning:
"advice"
- Rihanna
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"sweet basil"
- Rufus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"red-head"
- Sabbath
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"a day of religious observance and abstinence from work"
- Sade
Origin:
Finnish, Nigerian and Yoruba, diminutive of FolashadeMeaning:
"rain; honor bestows a crown"
- Santana
Origin:
Spanish, condensed form of Santa Ana
- Selena
Origin:
Latinized variation of Greek SeleneMeaning:
"moon goddess"
- Shakira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"thankful, woman of grace"
- Shania
Origin:
OjibwayMeaning:
"I'm on my way"
- Sia
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"Victory"
- Sid
Origin:
Short form of Sidney, FrenchMeaning:
"Saint-Denis"
- Simon
Origin:
Hebrew, GreekMeaning:
"he has heard; flat-nosed"
- Sinéad
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"god is gracious"
- Smokey
Origin:
Word name
- Stevie
- Stone
Origin:
Word name
- Sullivan
Origin:
Irish surnameMeaning:
"black-eyed one"
- Swift
Origin:
English, IrishMeaning:
"quick, windblown"
- Talib
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"seeker of knowledge"
- Thelonious
Origin:
Latinized variation of German Tillman, “one who plows the earth”
- Turner
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"works with a lathe"
- Usher
Origin:
Yiddish variation of Asher or English surname from FrenchMeaning:
"blessed; doorkeeper"
- Van
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"of"
- Vega
Origin:
Arabic, SpanishMeaning:
"swooping eagle; meadow"
- Velvet
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"a fabric characterized by a short soft dense warp pile"
- Verdi
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"green"
- Wayne
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"maker of wagons"
- Whitney
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"white island"
- Willie
Origin:
Diminutive of William
- Wolfgang
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"traveling wolf"
- Wyclef
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the white cliff"
- Wynton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"friend's farm"
- Zayn
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"beauty, grace"
- Zeppelin
Origin:
German word name from SlavicMeaning:
"zeppelin; flail"
- Zevon
Origin:
Musician name
- Zubin
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"short spear"