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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:

Bode

Meaning: order, command

Origin:German
967
Cosmin

Meaning: order

Origin:Romanian
3634
Seamus

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Irish variation of James
406
Raido

Meaning: ride, journey

Origin:Proto-Germanic
11394
Ngozi

Meaning: blessing

Origin:African, Nigerian-Igbo
4430
Brodie

Meaning: little ridge

Origin:Scottish surname
578
Wolfgang

Meaning: traveling wolf

Origin:German
352
Severin

Meaning: stern, serious

Origin:French variation of Severus; Latin
1086
Usain

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Arabic, possible variation of Hussein
9885
Elia

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Italian variation of Elijah, Hebrew
2882
Ivano Ivano, as a baby name, has its origin in Heb...
Origin:Italian variation of Ivan
11822
Lowell

Meaning: young wolf

Origin:French
1809
Kailani

Meaning: sea and sky

Origin:Hawaiian
1725
Picabo

Meaning: silver creek

Origin:Native American
6732
Kiko Kiko is a short and sweet name with roots in...
Origin:Japanese
4609
Alix

Meaning: noble type

Origin:French
1861
Eilish

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Anglicized variation of Eilis, Irish form of Hebrew Elizabeth
1510
Perrine Perrine is an incredibly delightful name tha...
Origin:Feminine variation of Perry or Peter
3232
Ferdinanda You can come across the name Ferdinanda in c...
Origin:German
11564
Eliska

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Czech from Hebrew, pet form of Elisheva
2062