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Athletic Baby Names

If you're a sports fan, you may find baby name inspiration while watching a football game or a tennis match. While the legendary stars of sports history usually had regular guy names like Joe and Jimmy and Michael and Mickey (not to mention Billie Jean), some of the newer luminaries, as well as the surnames of classic athletes, offer options for baby names that go beyond the perimeters of that limited playing field. Names such as Beckham and Iker in particular have really taken off.

Along with Beckham and Iker, other athletic baby names in the US Top 500 include Brady, Colt, Gabriella, Jesse, Kyrie, Mia, Palmer, and Serena. Rare names with strong ties to illustrious athletes include Gehrig, Magic, Usain, and Wilt.

An athletic baby name may not imbue your child with sports skills, but it can give him or her a hero to look up to. If you love sports, consider using an athletic baby name as a first or middle name for your child. Browse our favorite options below.

Kobe

Meaning: tortoise

Origin:Swahili
2007
Ali

Meaning: supreme, exalted

Origin:Arabic
1280
Cal The English origin name Cal is a nickname fo...
Origin:Diminutive of Calvin
743
Tyson

Meaning: firebrand

Origin:English
2108
Luther

Meaning: army people

Origin:German
604
Armstrong

Meaning: strong arms

Origin:English and Scottish surname
4378
Kenyon

Meaning: white haired or blond

Origin:English
2812
Floyd

Meaning: gray-haired

Origin:Welsh
1708
Early The meaning of Early is 'before a given time...
Origin:Word name
9081
Hogan

Meaning: youth

Origin:Irish
6350
Origin:Occupational name
5882
Curry The meaning of Curry is 'belonging to the ma...
Origin:Word name; surname from Ó Comhraidhe
9590
Tai

Meaning: great extreme

Origin:Chinese
6046
Brady

Meaning: broad meadow or large-chested

Origin:Irish
952
Dublin A unisex name of Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Irish place-name
8468
Picabo

Meaning: silver creek

Origin:Native American
6732
Maris

Meaning: of the sea

Origin:Latin
1053
Palmer

Meaning: one who holds a palm

Origin:English
2344
Origin:English, diminutive of Jocelyn
6344
Deltha Deltha is a gender-neutral name, meaning peo...
Origin:American, modern invention
23195