Unique Music Names

  1. Alto
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "high"
    • Description:

      With its musical allusions, a harmonious possibility.
  2. Aria
    • Origin:

      Italian and Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "air; song or melody; lion"
    • Description:

      Aria is a multi-cultural name with two extremely popular versions: this more word-like one along with Arya, the spelling used for the feisty young heroine of Game of Thrones. There were about 6400 baby girls named Aria in the US last year alog with 2400 named Arya, which counted together places the name in the Top 10.
  3. Arpeggio
    • Ballade
      • Cadence
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "rhythm, beat"
        • Description:

          The musical word name Cadence, seemed to come out of nowhere to zoom up the charts; it rose over 700 spots between 2002 and 2004, and showed up in the Top 200 in 2007. It's gone down in the popular names list since then, though. Some might see it as a feminine relative of the popular Caden. Kadence and Kaydence are also rising.
      • Capella
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "little she goat"
        • Description:

          Capella, the eleventh brightest star in the sky, carries much mythological and astrological significance. In Roman mythology, Capella represented the goat that suckled Jupiter, whose horn became the Cornucopia or horn of plenty. In Hindu mythology, Capella is called the heart of Brahma, while English legend calls it the shepherd's star.
      • Chanson
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "song"
        • Description:

          This musical name would have to be spoken with a French accent--otherwise it would sound like a trendy boy's name, a la BRANSON.
      • Cesura
        • Dolce
          • Elegy
            • Etude
              • Fantasia
                • Origin:

                  Greek
                • Meaning:

                  "imagination"
                • Description:

                  One of the more prominent by-products of reality TV, via Disney.
              • Fermata
                • Fuoco
                  • Furia
                    • Harmony
                      • Origin:

                        Word name
                      • Meaning:

                        "harmony"
                      • Description:

                        If Melody and Lyric are on your style sheet, the peaceful Harmony, popularized by Buffy the Vampire Slayer, should be too. Girls names starting with the "Har" sound like Harper, Harley, and Harlow have been trending in recent years. This musical choice fits right in, and it is no wonder that Harmony has been in the Top 200 since 2014.
                    • Lute
                      • Lyra
                        • Origin:

                          Greek
                        • Meaning:

                          "lyre"
                        • Description:

                          Lyra is a name with ancient and celestial roots that's finding new popularity thanks to its starring role in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, seen in the movie The Golden Compass. Simple yet unique, Lyra hits the sweet spot between too popular and too unusual.
                      • Lyric
                        • Origin:

                          Greek
                        • Meaning:

                          "of the lyre; songlike; a personal, emotive poem"
                        • Description:

                          Associated with poetry, pop music, and the Greek lyre, Lyric has a light and zippy sound to it and joins the likes of Melody, Harmony, Cadence, and Aria as musical names that have become baby names. A unisex name, it is currently three times more popular for girls in the US where it sits in the Top 600. It has declined in use since its 2014 peak, but was still given to around 560 girls in a recent year.
                      • Melody
                        • Origin:

                          Greek
                        • Meaning:

                          "song"
                        • Description:

                          A melodious choice big in the sixties, Melody is now starting to pick up tempo again. It cracked the Top 150 for the first time ever in 2015. Melody is also the name of Ariel's equally curious and more tom-boyish daughter in The Little Mermaid sequel. Read more about Melody and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.