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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:

Bruno

Meaning: brown

Origin:German
413
Hector

Meaning: holding fast

Origin:Greek
351
Harry

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Diminutive of Henry
294
Jules

Meaning: youthful; soft, downy

Origin:French form of Latin Julius
469
Polly Traditionally a name of English origin, the ...
Origin:English variation of Molly
474
Xenia

Meaning: hospitable, welcoming

Origin:Greek
1122
Bryony

Meaning: to sprout

Origin:Latin flower name
589
Keturah

Meaning: incense

Origin:Hebrew
2055
Vashti

Meaning: lovely

Origin:Persian
2103
Madden

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
1061
Sanne

Meaning: lily

Origin:Dutch, diminutive of Susanne
1403
Lotte

Meaning: free man

Origin:German, Scandinavian diminutive of Charlotte
1431
Rafaella

Meaning: God has healed

Origin:Italian variation of Raphaela, Hebrew
2220
Petra

Meaning: rock, stone

Origin:Greek
371
Coraline The meaning of Coraline is 'heart' or 'a you...
Origin:Diminutive of Coral
949
Rhiannon

Meaning: divine queen

Origin:Welsh
430
Cornelia

Meaning: horn

Origin:Feminine variation of Cornelius, Latin
574
Faustine

Meaning: fortunate one

Origin:Latin, feminine variation of Faust
2695
Origin:Catalan
7288
Nefeli Nefeli is one of the most beautiful and usua...
Origin:Greek
7445