100 celebrity baby names that are worth stealing

What are the celebrities naming their babies these days? Well, let’s just say many celeb parents are choosing to think outside the baby name box and go with wacky, wild and wonderfully unique. Some you probably know all too well (hello Blue Ivy and North West) but others may surprise you (Auden… how cute is that?) If you’re looking for some name-spiration, then check out our 100 celebrity baby names that are definitely worth adding to the list.

Baby girl names used by celebrities

Sweet baby girl names

These baby names will leave you thinking ‘aaww’. They are so pretty and just so adorable!

• Alena Rose (Kevin and Danielle Jonas)
• Alijah Mary (Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett)
• Blue Ivy (Beyonce and Jay-Z)
• Emery Hope (Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn)
• Esmerelda Amada (Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes)
• Etta Jones (Carson Daly and Sire Pinter)
• Everly (Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan)
• Myla Rose (Roger and Mirka Vavrinec Federer)
• Nahla Ariela (Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry)
• Odette (Mark Ruffalo and Sunrise Coigney)
• Vida (Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves)

Trend-setting baby girl names

Watch out world, these names are sure to be picked up by celebrities and regular folk. We’re predicting classrooms full of Olives, Emersons and Willows soon.

• Adalaide Hope (Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley)
• Emerson (Nick Swisher and Joanna Garcia Swisher, Teri Hatcher and John Tenney)
• Marlowe (Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge)
• Olive (Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman, Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen)
• Shiloh (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt)
• Harlow (Nicole Richie and Joel Madden)
• Willow (Pink and Carey Hart)
• Sunday (Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban)

Baby girl names inspired by nature

These natural names are inspired by plants, animals, food and even compass directions.

• Autumn James (Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay)
• Birdie Leigh (Busy Phillips and Marc Silverstein)
• Luna (Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem)
• Maple Sylvie (Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka)
• Meadow Rain (Paul Walker)
• Apple (Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin)
• Petal Blossom Rainbow (Jamie Oliver and Juliette Norton)
• Rainbow Aurora (Holly Madison and Pasquale Rotella)
• Summer Rain (Christina Aguilera and Matt Rutler)
• North West (Kim Kardashian & Kanye West)

Tribute baby girl names 

Some celebrities choose to name their bub after a famous song, person or character. And yes, there are some celebrities that have chosen names like Daenerys and Khaleesi for their children, but we chose to ignore them.

• Bardot Vita (David Boreanaz and Jaime Bergman)
• Delta (Dax Shepard and Kristin Bell)
• Monroe (Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon)
• Bowie Lou (Rebecca Minkoff and Gavin Bellour)
• Briar Rose (Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen)
• Jagger (Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg)
• Joni Mason (Zac and Shelly Brown)
• Jude (Alexis Stewart)

Tom boy names for baby girls

Unisex names are so hot right now and these celebrities hit the mark with these gender-bending names.

• Frankie (Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman)
• Lincoln Rose (Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard)
• Locklyn Kyla (Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber)
• Maxwell Drew (Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson)
• River Rose (Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock)
• Sawyer Lucia (Diane Farr and Seung Chungf)
• Wyatt Isabel (Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher)

Unique names for baby girls

originality awards for these parents who dug deep to come up with adorable and unique monikers for their new additions.

• Auden (Noah and Tracey Wyle)
• Avri Roel (Susan and Robert Downey Jr.)
• Java (Josh Holloway and Yessica Kumala)
• Kaia Rose (Kim Zolciak and Kroy Kiermann)
• Keeva Jane (Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof)
• Kinzee Cruz (Heidi and James Durbin)

Baby boy names used by celebrities

Trend-setting baby boy names

These are the boy names that continue to pop up in Hollywood … and most likely in your playgroup as well.

• Ace Knute (Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson)
• Axl (Fergie and Josh Duhamel)
• Beckett (Stella McCartney and Alasdhair Willis)
• Bodhi (Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green)
• Camden (Vanessa and Nick Lachey, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler)
• Cruz (Victoria and David Beckham)
• Diezel Ky ( Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis)
• Finn (Owen Wilson and Caroline Lindgvist, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott)
• Knox (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt)
• Milo (Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon, Alyssa Milano and David Bugliari)
• Magnus (Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman)
• Sonny (Jason and Ceren Lee)
• Roman (Debra Messing and Daniel Zelman, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton)
• Atticus (KaDee Strickland and Jason Behr)
• Otis (Tobey Macguire and Jen Meyer, Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis)

Unique baby boy names

I love a good unique baby name and some of these are just so cute! Would you go there?

• Abel James (Amy Poehler and Will Arnett)
• Aleph (Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied)
• Bingham (Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy)
• Dezi James (Jaime Pressly and Eric Calvo)
• Livingston (Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves)
• Easton Quinn Monroe (Jenna and Bodhi Elfman)
• Ignatius Martin (Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton)
• Story Elias (Jenna and Bodhi Elfman)
• Reign Aston (Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick)
• Tennyson (Russell Crowe and Danielle Spencer)
• Tristan (Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky)
• Quinlin Dempsey (Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor)
• Rebel Antonio (Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan)
• Banjo (Rachel Griffiths and Andrew Taylor)

Nature-loving baby boy names

Baby boys also get the natural treatment with names inspired by months, animals and food.

• August Oliver (Dave and Ashley Matthews)
• Bear Blu (Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki)
• Huckleberry (“Bear” Grylls and Shara)
• Sparrow James Midnight (Nicole Richie and Joel Madden)

Geographical baby boy names

Naming baby after a location? We think so.

• Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz)
• Brooklyn (Victoria and David Beckham)
• Bowen (Drew and Brittany Brees)
• Cyrus Michael Christopher (Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy)
• Egypt Daoud (Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz)
• Tennessee James (Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth)
• Memphis (Jemima Kirke and Michael Mosberg)
• Milan (Shakira and Gerard Piqué)
• Zuma Nesta Rock (Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale)

Completely out there baby boy names

Finally, these baby names take the cake in the WTF category. Celestial-themed names can be pretty cute but some just cross the line.

• Apollo Bowie Flynn (Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale)
• Rocket (Pharrell Williams and Helen Lasichanh)
• Orion Christopher (Chris Noth and Tara Wilson)
• Zephyr Emerson ( Sean and Alexandra Parker)
• Xander Dane (January Jones)
• Audio Science (Shannyn Sossaman & Dallas Clayton)
• Pilot Inspektor (Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf)
• Ptolemy John (Gretchen Mol and Tod Williams)

Of course, many celebrities choose to go with the more ‘normal’ names such as Jack, John, William and Henry. But we think these ones are a little more fun! So what do you think? Are these celebrity baby names a little too out there for you? Would you consider any of them for your baby (or maybe your cat)?

Be sure to check out our other baby name posts for inspiration on what to name (and what not to name) your bub.