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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

Chet

Meaning: fortress, walled town

Origin:Diminutive of Chester
1150
Stan

Meaning: near the stony meadow

Origin:Short form of Stanley
2014
Calloway

Meaning: pebbly place

Origin:English from Latin
998
Fitzgerald

Meaning: son of Gerald

Origin:Irish and Scottish
1300
Lester The meaning of Lester is from the English ci...
Origin:English place-name; phonetic form of Leicester
1730
Elvin

Meaning: noble friend

Origin:English
2117
Kenton

Meaning: the royal settlement

Origin:English
3022
Vaughan

Meaning: small

Origin:Welsh
3429
Origin:English
2739
Wynton

Meaning: friend's farm

Origin:English
6092
Gillespie

Meaning: bishop's servant

Origin:Scottish
6916
Brubeck

Meaning: dweller beside a brook

Origin:German surname
11018
Bechet The name Bechet is also of French descent fo...
Origin:French surname
14200
Blakey

Meaning: white or dark

Origin:English surname and place name
10453
Marylou

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + famous battle

Origin:English, combination of Mary and Lou
4148
Charlie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charles
179
Max

Meaning: greatest

Origin:English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
105
Nina The name Nina is of Spanish origin and the m...
Origin:Short form of names that end in -nina
149
Ella

Meaning: all, completely; fairy maiden

Origin:German; English
85
Louis

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:German and French
39