It’s a New Year and that means there will be a whole new batch of celebrity babies born and for us name nerds, that means new names to ooh and ahh at! Let’s take a look back and recap some of the more colorful and inspiring names from last year.
Most Anticipated Twin Names of 2017:
Rumi & Sir
Born to Jay-Z & Beyonce
Rumi is a Japanese name meaning beauty or lapis.
Sir is a word name and a title.
Alexander & Ella
Born to George & Amal Clooney
Alexander is a Greek name meaning defending men.
Ella is a name with multiple origins and depending on origin it can mean she, all, or maiden.
Interesting & Usable Celeb Boys Names of 2017:
Phoenix Wolf
Bam & Nicole Margera
Phoenix is a Greek name and a place name meaning dark red.
Gunner Stone
Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt
Gunner is a variant of a Scandinavian name meaning bold warrior.
Jones McCoy
Tony & Candice Crawford Romo
Jones is an English surname meaning God is gracious.
Watson Cole
Chelsea Houska & Cole DeBoer
Watson is an English and Scottish surname meaning son of Wat.
Ryder Falcon
Rodney & Rose Atkins
Ryder is an English surname meaning cavalryman.
Robinson True
Samantha Ponder & Christian Ponder
Robinson is an English name meaning son of Robin.
Braver Celeb Baby Boys Names of 2017:
Strummer Newcomb
Julia Stiles & Preston J. Cook
Strummer is a word name possibly referring to a musical man who strums instruments.
Revel James Makai
Matthew & Renee Morrison
Revel is a word name meaning noisy and lively enjoyment.
My Favorite Celeb Boy Baby Names 2017:
#3 Arlo Benjamin
Theo & Meghan Rossi
Arlo is a place and literary name.
#2 Flynn Maxwell
Patrick & Jasmin Renna
Flynn is an Irish name meaning son of the red-haired one.
#1 Jude Malcolm
Steven Yeun & Joana Pak
Jude comes from a Latin name meaning praised.
Almost made My Fav Celeb Boys List:
Beckett Scott
Blair & Dylan Scott Robinson
Beckett is an Irish and English name meaning bee cottage.
Forrest Henry
John & Candice Cody
Forrest is an English name meaning dweller near the woods.
Ford Douglas Armand
Armie Hammer & Elizabeth Chambers
Ford is an English name meaning dweller at the ford.
Interesting & Usable Celeb Girls Names of 2017:
Odette Elliott
Jared Padalecki & Genevieve Cortese
Odette is a French name meaning wealthy.
Mabel Jane
Topher & Ashley Hinshaw Grace
Mabel is a diminutive of Amabel meaning grace.
Kaia Joann
Earl Cole & Shelley Lee
Kaia may be Hawaiian meaning sea or derive from a Greek name.
Birdie Joe
Brie Bella & Daniel Bryan
Birdie is an English word name meaning bird.
Teddy Marilyn
James & Nicky Hilton Rothschild
Teddy is a diminutive of Theodora meaning gift of God.
Domenica Celine
Daphne Oz & John Jovanovic
Domencia is a Spanish name meaning born on Sunday.
Braver Celeb Baby Girls Names of 2017:
Gravity Blue
Lucky Blue Smith & Stormi Bree
Gravity is a word name for the force that attracts a body to the earth.
Rome Coco
Jason Thompson & Paloma Jonas
Rome is a place name and the Capital city of Italy.
Zeppelin Adele
Kiele Sanchez & Zach Gilford
Zeppelin is a word name for a German airship.
My Favorite Celeb Girl Baby Names 2017:
#3 Rosie Carolyn
Nathan & London Kress
Rosie is a diminutive of the flower name Rose.
#2 Rowan Louise
Mikey Way & Kristin Colby
Rowan is a tree name as well as an Irish and Scottish name meaning little redhead.
#1 Calliope Maeve
Felicia Day
Calliope is a Greek mythological name meaning beautiful voice.
Almost made My Fav Celeb Girls List:
Lyla Isabela
April Hernandez-Castillo & Jose Castillo
Lyla is an Arabic name meaning night.
Hear my thoughts on these names here: