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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.

Bradman

Meaning: at the wide river

Origin:English
11630
Corbett

Meaning: raven

Origin:English
2967
Durant

Meaning: enduring

Origin:English and French from Latin
4318
Mcenroe

Meaning: hound of the promontory

Origin:Scottish
9755
Gaines

Meaning: trickery

Origin:English
7660
Vijay

Meaning: conquering

Origin:Sanskrit
6087
Asante

Meaning: African ethnic group; warlike

Origin:Ashanti, Akan, Twi
6900
Evert

Meaning: brave boar

Origin:English, variation of Everett, from German Eberhard
5516
Evonne Evonne is of American origin. It is traditio...
Origin:French variation of Yvonne
5076
Faldo

Meaning: lamp lighter

Origin:French, English
9634
Griffey Griffey is an Irish name. The meaning of Gri...
Origin:Irish surname
5818
Gehrig Gehrig has traditionally been given to boys....
Origin:German surname
8218
Laver

Meaning: to wash

Origin:French
10167
Zelmo Zelmo is a name that has a Germanic origin a...
Origin:Athlete name
10926
Coe

Meaning: jackdaw

Origin:English surname
7713
Geraint The name Geraint is of Welsh origin. It is u...
Origin:Celtic, meaning unknown
4959
Origin:Variation of Isaiah
3284
Lleyton

Meaning: meadow settlement

Origin:Variation of Leighton, English
2362
Melky

Meaning: his kingdom, his counselor

Origin:Hebrew
7986
Thorpe

Meaning: farm, village

Origin:English
5910