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Olympic Baby Names

Take a peek at these Olympic baby names dating from the 1896 games until now. The Olympics spotlights global choices that might not otherwise attract our attention. Olympians are to thank for introducing names such as Bode, Usain, and Picabo into public consciousness.

Along with Bode, other Olympic baby names in the US Top 1000 include Anais, Bruno, Duke, Florence, Harry, Jules, Madden, and Thiago. Among the most distinctive Olympic names with strong ties to Olympians are Babe, Commodore, English, and Knute.

Names of Olympians range from trendy and well-used to never-before-seen picks, but we’ve chosen to feature some of more unique Olympian names here. These gold medal baby names show real promise:

Sabina

Meaning: Sabine

Origin:Latin
645
Florence

Meaning: flourishing, prosperous

Origin: Latin
74
Clover

Meaning: key

Origin:Flower name, from Old English
93
Delphine

Meaning: of Delphi; womb

Origin:French from Greek
119
Saskia

Meaning: Saxon

Origin:Dutch
167
Fleur

Meaning: flower

Origin:French
332
Ida

Meaning: industrious one

Origin:German
166
Asha

Meaning: hope; life

Origin:Sanskrit; Swahili
343
Anais

Meaning: grace

Origin:Catalan and Provencal pet form of Hebrew Anna
408
Sanna

Meaning: lily

Origin:Swedish, Finnish, Inuktitut
1393
Ulla

Meaning: will, determination

Origin:Scandinavian
2102
Ekaterina

Meaning: pure

Origin:Slavic variation of Catherine
2413
Corinne

Meaning: maiden

Origin:French variation of Greek Korinna
509
Simone

Meaning: hearkening

Origin:French, feminine variation of Hebrew Simon
587
Bernadette

Meaning: brave as a bear

Origin:German
548
Linus

Meaning: flax

Origin:Greek
162
Thiago

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Spelling variation of Tiago, diminutive of Santiago
256
Eero

Meaning: eternal ruler

Origin:Finnish variation of Eric
477
Leif

Meaning: heir, descendant

Origin:Scandinavian
201
Origin:English rank of nobility
1327