150+ Weird Celebrity Baby Names

  1. Winner
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "one who wins"
    • Description:

      Winner is an uplifting word name that can work for girls or boys. It was recently chosen by rapper Nya Lee for her daughter.
  2. Legendary
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "of legend"
    • Description:

      Although still small in numbers, children named Legendary have increased dramatically over the years. It's one of the ultimate aspirational word names. Nick Cannon and Bre Tiesi used it for their son in 2022.
  3. Thirteen
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "thirteen"
    • Description:

      Unlucky number thirteen is now an edgy baby name option thanks to Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, who named their son Rocky Thirteen. They chose his one-of-a-kind middle name because "13 is just the greatest number of all time," according to Barker. Rocky is also the 13th Kardashian grandchild.
  4. Kal-el
    • Origin:

      Invented name
    • Description:

      Kal-El is Superman's Kryptonian name, invented by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 as the birth name of the superhero. Some theorize that it relates to Hebrew characters with the meaning "voice of God", while others give the meaning as "son" or "Earth one".
  5. Fire
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Even if you're hoping for a fiery child, this seems like playing with fire. One celebrity--Steve Vai--was bold enough to use it for his son.
  6. Beautiful
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically"
    • Description:

      Adjectives names are the latest class of word names to gain popularity in the US, a trend spurred by celebrities. Beautiful is one of the more established adjective names — first used in 1997 — yet has never been given to more than 70 baby girls in a single year.
  7. Slash
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "slash"
    • Description:

      Slash is here because model Amber Rose and Def Jam Records exec Alexander AE Edwards named their baby boy Slash Electric Alexander. Is it cool? Or is it violent and terrifying? Or is it both? We're going to go with Door Number 2 and place it in the same category as names like Dagger and Pistol, but we are not models or record execs.
  8. Sundance
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "sun dance"
    • Description:

      Long synonymous with the American outlaw Harry Longabaugh, aka The Sundance Kid, who got his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming, where he was incarcerated as a teenager. The place name Sundance was taken from the sun dance ceremony practiced by local Native American tribes.
  9. Heir
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "one who inherits"
    • Description:

      Heiress has been recorded as a baby name since 2004, but the male version, Heir, took longer to catch up. It debuted in 2019 with just five uses but appears to be rising quickly. One factor that will likely help its case: star power. Nick Cannon named one of his twin sons, born in 2021, Zillion Heir (that's right, Zillionaire), drawing attention to this new addition to the class of money-related names. In 2022, it was chosen by parents for 13 baby boys.
  10. Champie
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Champion, English word name
    • Meaning:

      "fighter"
    • Description:

      The unusual name chosen by influencer Ty Haney and musician Mark Wystrach for their son, brother to Sundance.
  11. Jru
    • Origin:

      Invented Name, Variation of Drew
    • Description:

      A creative spelling variation of Drew. Draya Michelle And Orlando Scandrick used it for their son in 2016.
  12. Eureka
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "I have found [it]"
    • Description:

      For most, Eureka will be tied up with the bathtub myth of Archimedes' discovery of volumetric displacement, making it linked to the idea of invention, discovery and innovation. Some Australians might more closely link it to the Eureka stockade, a 19th Century rebellion of miners and workers against the colonial British government. Amanda Knox named her baby girl Eureka in 2021.
  13. Zillion
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "indeterminately large number"
    • Description:

      Nick Cannon put this baby name on the map in 2021 when he welcomed a son by the name Zillion Heir (Zillionaire, get it?) — twin to Zion Mixolydian. Zillion is a new addition to the growing trend of numerical -illion names — Million, Billion, Trillion, and even Amillion currently chart for boys.
  14. Aalam
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "world"
    • Description:

      Aalam is surely the first name in many books, introduced to the US by DJ Khaled, who chose it for his son in 2020.
  15. Pilot
    • Origin:

      Occupational name
    • Description:

      One celebrity baby Pilot put this occupational choice into the pool -- together with the middle name Inspektor, something we wouldn't advise following.
  16. Invicta
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "invincible"
    • Description:

      Elizabeth Holmes named the baby daughter she had during her trial for the Theranos fraud Invicta, perhaps symbolizing that her conviction does not mean defeat. Invicta has been used in mottoes since ancient Roman times, including Roma Invicta, which means Rome Undefeated, and the motto of contemporary Kent, in England. Invicta combines two trends, for word names and Ancient Roman names, in one original name.
  17. Bluesy
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "related to blues music"
    • Description:

      This soulful musical name was introduced to the lexicon by Glee actor Darren Criss, who named his daughter Bluesy Belle in 2022. It's a saucy choice that owes something to Beyoncé's Blue, and something to the retro nickname Susie. For the daughter of a musician, Bluesy is a rare yet accessible name.
  18. Epik
    • Origin:

      Variation of Epic; English word name
    • Meaning:

      "heroic tale or event"
    • Description:

      Epik is a new word name used by Princess Love and Ray J for their baby boy. Fifteen baby boys were named Epic, the usual spelling of the word, last year, so maybe Epik is to Epic as Erik is to Eric. While Epic in the classic sense refers to a long narrative poem, today it's more likely a slang word used in place of grand or amazing.
  19. Bridgemont
    • Origin:

      Invented name
    • Description:

      Grace and Adam Rodriguez created the faux-place name Bridgemont for their son in 2020. According to Adam, they loved the symbolism of a bridge as a connecting element and added -mont for familial significance. Adam's father's middle name is Montalvo, his own father's surname prior to his adoption.
  20. Slim
    • Origin:

      English word name or diminutive of Slimane, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "man of peace"
    • Description:

      Slim may be too on-the-nose for the child of two beautiful models, but it's the name Nara Pellman and Lucky Blue Smith chose for their son, Slim Easy. Smith, who has daughters named Gravity Blue and Rumble Honey, is known for choosing outrageous word names. But Slim — when pronounced as "SLEEM" — can also be a short form of the Arabic name Slimane. This origin is shared with Pellman's middle name, Aziza.