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Celebrity-Inspired Baby Names

Many of the hottest baby names today are inspired by celebrities. These are not celebrity baby names but the names of celebrities that have been widely adopted as names for babies. Names like Mila, Audrina, and Khloe all owe their success to their famous bearers.

Along with Mila and Khloe, other celebrity-inspired baby names in the US Top 1000 include Bristol, Dax, Elle, Forest, Isla, Kylie, Leighton, and Octavia. Unique names with strong ties to celebrities include America, Orlando, Rhianna, and Rooney.

Names inspired by celebrities can be taken from stars past or present. Here are the star-inspired names that are rising through the ranks.

Jenson

Meaning: son of Jens

Origin:Scandinavian
1014
Ariel

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Hebrew
841
Drake

Meaning: dragon; or, male duck

Origin:English word name
625
Parker

Meaning: park keeper

Origin:English occupational name
887
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
597
Winona

Meaning: firstborn daughter

Origin:Sioux Indian
894
Presley

Meaning: priest's meadow

Origin:English
1119
Miley A name of American origins, Miley is traditi...
Origin:Modern invented name
1385
Angelina

Meaning: angel

Origin:Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of Angela
531
Betty

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
505
Adele

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:French diminutive of Adelaide
496
Ariana

Meaning: most holy

Origin:Italian variation of Ariadne, Greek
626
Cameron

Meaning: crooked nose

Origin:Scottish
1406
Winslet

Meaning: Wynn's channel or stream

Origin:English surname and place-name
1915
Portia

Meaning: pig

Origin:Latin
648
Origin:Word name
1670
Tatum

Meaning: Tate's homestead

Origin:English
597
Elle

Meaning: she

Origin:French
379
Charlize

Meaning: free man

Origin:Feminization of Charles
1782
Anniston

Meaning: Anis' town

Origin:English surname and American place name
2178