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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.

Agassi Agassi is a well-known surname among the Ira...
Origin:Iranian-Armenian surname
6470
Carew

Meaning: fort near a slope

Origin:Welsh
3085
Sabo

Meaning: a tailor

Origin:American spelling of Hungarian Szabo
5225
Thurman

Meaning: defended by Thor

Origin:Norse
4549
Mia

Meaning: mine or bitter

Origin:Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of Maria
94
Sebastian

Meaning: person from ancient city of Sebastia

Origin:Latin from Greek
18
Apolo Apolo is commonly a masculine name. This nam...
Origin:Greek
11573