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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.

Wilt

Meaning: place by a stream

Origin:Diminutive of Wilton, English
6827
Arjan

Meaning: from Hadria

Origin:Dutch, variation of Hadrian
1869
Frazier

Meaning: strawberry

Origin:Variation of Fraser
4593
Ewing

Meaning: noble, well-born

Origin:English from Greek
4828
Fisk

Meaning: fisherman

Origin:English
3453
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Origin:Word name
8994
Origin:American invented name
19348
Manning

Meaning: monk

Origin:Irish surname
8946
Ming

Meaning: shining bright

Origin:Chinese
12778
Clemens

Meaning: merciful and gentle

Origin:Latin
2430
Von

Meaning: hope

Origin:Norse
1657
Garfield

Meaning: triangular field

Origin:English
3331
Lito

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
1536
Ventura

Meaning: good fortune

Origin:Spanish "good fortune"
8754
Darko

Meaning: gift

Origin:Slavic
3639
Ahman

Meaning: commendable, praiseworthy

Origin:American, possible variant of Arabic Ahmed
4375
Katarina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Slovak variation of Katherine
1316
Ryne

Meaning: little king

Origin:Variation of Ryan, Irish
1643
Adalius

Meaning: noble

Origin:German
4138
Plaxico

Meaning: peaceful

Origin:Latin
5569