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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.

Audrina

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:Variation of Audrey
2115
Bristol Bristol is the name of a a city in England. ...
Origin:Place-name
3804
Solange

Meaning: solemn

Origin:French
869
Rooney

Meaning: descendent of the champion

Origin:English or Gaelic surname
1806
Keaton

Meaning: shed town

Origin:English
1203
Joaquin

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Spanish variation of Joachim
401
Heath

Meaning: the heathland dweller

Origin:English
368
Benedict

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Latin
410
Anderson

Meaning: son of Anders

Origin:English from Scandinavian
1340
Penn

Meaning: enclosure

Origin:English
878
Kellan

Meaning: swamp; slender

Origin:Spelling variation of Kellen
696
Forest

Meaning: woodsman or woods

Origin:French occupational name
617
Niall

Meaning: cloud

Origin:Irish
881
America America is a habitual name, named after the ...
Origin:Place-name
3206
Uma

Meaning: light, peace, nation

Origin:Sanskrit, Hebrew
753
Giada

Meaning: jade

Origin:Italian
1189
Kimora Kimora is a feminine name of American origin...
Origin:Modern name, meaning unknown
4533
Rihanna

Meaning: sweet basil

Origin:Arabic
1313
Khloe

Meaning: young green shoot

Origin:Variation of Chloe
3515
Kylie

Meaning: boomerang; narrow channel

Origin:Noongar, Scottish
1016