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Dance Names

Dance-related names for girls and boys might be right for parents in the dance field or who love dancing, or babies you hope will be dancers or who dance before they're born! Many of the dance names here are the names of famous dances or dancers or characters in ballet or other dance pieces, such as Clara and Romeo.

Along with Clara and Romeo, other dance names in the US Top 700 include Anna, Aurora, Boston, Conrad, Graham, Josephine, Juliet, and Lorenzo. Names inspired by particular styles of dance — such as Allemande, Tango, Jive, and Ballerina — are bold and evocative choices for the dance devotee.

There are a handful of baby names related to music and movement might also be considered dance names, such as Arabesque and Minuet, Jazz and Dash. Our dance-inspired names for baby girls and boys include the following.

Dance Names

Tanaquil

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Etruscan
1676
Isadora

Meaning: gift of Isis

Origin:Greek
192
Odette

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:French, from German
160
Sylvie

Meaning: from the forest

Origin:French variation of Latin Sylvia
98
Margot

Meaning: pearl

Origin:French, diminutive of Margaret
46
Juliet

Meaning: youthful or sky father

Origin:English from Latin
100
Madison

Meaning: son of Matthew

Origin:English
245
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
188
Ruth

Meaning: compassionate friend

Origin:Hebrew
255
Tabitha

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Aramaic
401
Carmen

Meaning: garden

Origin:Spanish variation of Carmel
444
Romeo

Meaning: pilgrim to Rome, Roman

Origin:Italian
285
Lorenzo

Meaning: from Laurentium

Origin:Italian variation of Laurence
324
Conrad

Meaning: brave counsel

Origin:German
197
Graham

Meaning: gravelly homestead

Origin:Scottish
44
Origin:Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August
478
Dash The meaning of Dash is 'dashing' or 'handsom...
Origin:Diminutive of Dashiell, meaning unknown
1219
Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Jackson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:English
389
Misty

Meaning: mist

Origin:English
1092