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Sci-Fi Baby Names

Sci-fi baby names come from the most popular science fiction movies, books and television shows. Science fiction writers love to choose obscure, rare names for their characters, sometimes going so far as to invent names themselves, such as Kylo and Katniss.

Along with Kylo, other sci-fi baby names in the US Top 1000 include Dash, Fox, Holden, Kira, Leia, Max, Serenity, and Trinity. Names that owe their success directly to a science fiction franchise include Ripley, Neo, and Mazikeen, a newly rising name from Neil Gaiman’s comic book Sandman.

If you are searching for a distinctive and cool name for your child, you should consider taking inspiration from sci-fi character names. From Star Wars to Blade Runner, here's a list of unique science fiction baby names.

Ripley

Meaning: strip of clearing in the woods

Origin:English
1537
Buffy Of English origin, the meaning of Buffy is ‘...
Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
1997
Leia

Meaning: the law; lion

Origin:Spelling variation of Leya, Spanish; Hindi
810
Mazikeen

Meaning: harmful spirits

Origin:Invented name
971
Alia

Meaning: supreme, exalted

Origin:Arabic feminine form of Ali
381
Gaius

Meaning: to rejoice

Origin:Latin
635
Talon

Meaning: large claw of a bird of prey

Origin:French word name
583
Flash The name Flash is of American origin and the...
Origin:Word and comic book name
2884
Buck

Meaning: male deer or rabbit

Origin:English
1615
Selim

Meaning: safe

Origin:Turkish variation of Salim, Arabic
9429
Tuck

Meaning: fabric pleater

Origin:Diminutive of Tucker, English
5603
Pallas

Meaning: wisdom

Origin:Greek
1473
Roy

Meaning: king or red-haired

Origin:French or Celtic
720
Elihu

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Hebrew
2931
Rune

Meaning: secret

Origin:German and Swedish
717
Joelle

Meaning: Jehovah is his God

Origin:Feminine variation of Joel, Hebrew
1408
Amidala

Meaning: beautiful flower

Origin:Italian
2467
Katniss The meaning of Katniss is 'a beautiful plant...
Origin:Literary and botanical name
1311
Thane

Meaning: clan chieftain

Origin:Scottish
1701
Jubal

Meaning: ram's horn

Origin:Latin
927