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Jazz Baby Names

The list of jazz baby names, a special subset of musician baby names for both girls and boys, is full of old-school cool. Using a jazz-inspired baby name is the perfect way for parents to honor a musical hero, or to pay tribute to a special piece of music.

Jazz names which feature in the US Top 300 include sweet, funky choices like Ella and Nina for girls, and Charlie and Cole for boys. Along with Ella and Charlie, other stylish jazz names which are gaining more attention with new parents include charming vintage picks like Louis, Miles, Etta and Billie.

If rare baby names are more your jam, unique jazz-inspired names outside of the US Top 1000 include cool choices like Django, Calloway, Fitzgerald and Holiday.

Browse our extensive list of jazz baby names below, or check out this blog post on great Black jazz musicians for more information about some of these names.

Jazz Baby Names

Cassandra

Meaning: shining or excelling man

Origin:Greek
215
Origin:English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
127
Simone

Meaning: hearkening

Origin:French, feminine variation of Hebrew Simon
587
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Django

Meaning: I awake

Origin:Romani
554
Mingus

Meaning: tenants of a manor

Origin:Scottish, variation of Menzies
1265
Art

Meaning: noble one; bear man

Origin:Diminutive of Arthur
538
Sonny

Meaning: son

Origin:English
134
Cole

Meaning: swarthy, coal black

Origin:English
148
Origin:English rank of nobility
1327
Ray

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:Diminutive of Raymond
215
Parker

Meaning: park keeper

Origin:English occupational name
887
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Billie

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:English, diminutive of Wilhelmina, Wilma
409
Joplin

Meaning: son of Job

Origin:English surname
4417
Ellington

Meaning: Ellis's town

Origin:English place-name and surname
1619
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Origin:Word name
1940
Dinah

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Hebrew
861
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:French
5534
Quincy

Meaning: estate of the fifth son

Origin:French
467