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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.

Kendall

Meaning: valley of the river Kent

Origin:English
960
Leighton

Meaning: meadow town

Origin:English
966
Elvis The name Elvis is from Scandinavian origin. ...
Origin:Meaning unknown
643
Ashton

Meaning: ash trees place

Origin:English
767
Iker

Meaning: visitation

Origin:Basque
1035
Gable

Meaning: triangular feature in architecture

Origin:French
2567
Jada

Meaning: jade

Origin:Spanish
1613
Lupita The name Lupita is of Spanish origin and the...
Origin:Spanish, “little wolf”
2934
Freida

Meaning: peace

Origin:German
5516
Camila

Meaning: young ceremonial attendant

Origin:Spanish variation of Camilla
517
Scarlett

Meaning: scarlet, red

Origin:English
68
Amelia

Meaning: work

Origin:German
23
Ava

Meaning: life; bird; water, island

Origin:Hebrew, Latin or Germanic
22
Nina The name Nina is of Spanish origin and the m...
Origin:Short form of names that end in -nina
149
Eva

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin form of Eve, Hebrew
97
Emma

Meaning: universal

Origin:German
102
Audrey

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:English
56
Grace A name associated with elegance, poise and b...
Origin:English, virtue name
76
Kate

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
382
George

Meaning: farmer

Origin:Greek
191