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Classic Celebrity Baby Names

We love to make lists of outlandish celebrity baby names, from Apple to X Æ A-12. But how about the countless celebrities who stick to the classic baby names? We're not just talking about Will and Kate, either. Stars including Katy Perry, Andy Cohen, and Keira Knightley have chosen names such as Daisy, Benjamin, and Delilah for their children.

Along with Benjamin and Delilah, other classic celebrity baby names in the US Top 100 include Amelia, Elijah, Henry, Jack, Leo, Olivia, Sadie, and Violet. Old-fashioned classic names chosen by celebrities that are currently rare include Betty, Frida, Hal, and Minnie.

These classic baby names have appeared in first place on high profile birth announcements in the last few years, surprising and delighting us with their traditional take on naming a 21st century celebrity kid.

Classic Celebrity Baby Names

Alma

Meaning: nurturing, soul

Origin:Latin
475
June

Meaning: young

Origin:Latin
186
Maya

Meaning: water

Origin:Greek; Central American Indian empire name; Latinate variation of May; Spanish, diminutive of Amalia; variation of Maia; Hebrew
82
Tabitha

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Aramaic
401
Greta

Meaning: pearl

Origin:German, diminutive of Margarethe
288
Lena The Hebrew name Lena is a shorter version of...
Origin:English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, diminutive of various names ending in lena
162
Gabriella

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Italian feminine variation of Gabriel
458
Colette

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:French, short form of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, Greek
210
Augustus

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:Latin
216
Levi

Meaning: joined, attached

Origin:Hebrew
71
Otis

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:Variation of Otto, German
26
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Beau

Meaning: handsome

Origin:French
69
Leo

Meaning: lion

Origin:Latin
48
Mateo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Spanish
102
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Owen

Meaning: young warrior; well-born

Origin:Welsh
74
Emmett

Meaning: universal

Origin:English masculine variation of Emma, German
78
Rhys

Meaning: ardor

Origin:Welsh
80
Zachary

Meaning: the Lord has remembered

Origin:Hebrew
30