Celebrity Baby Names: 57 Of The Prettiest And Interesting Monikers Of A-List Offspring
From Blake Lively to Elon Musk.
It's a generalisation, yes. But celebrities have managed to garner themselves a reputation for bestowing their children with unusual names.
From the birth of Apple Martin (daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin) in 2004 to Elon Musk and Grime's recent decision to name their offspring X Æ A-Xii, such moves have done little to quell the reputation.
However, some celebrities straight up choose names from the top 100 lists, just like we do, while others name their child after somebody or go for an unknown word with a significant meaning for the couple.
While we understand X Æ A-Xii might not be the ideal name for your child growing up in a standard suburban British town, any parents-to-be still struggling to decide on a name can take inspiration from the list below featuring some recent, and all-time memorable names our favourite celebrities have chosen for their children.
Halsey and Alev Aydin
Child's name: Ender Ridley Aydin
Halsey and partner Alev Aydin welcomed their first child on July 14, 2021, with the couple confirming the name of their baby as Ender Ridley Aydin.
Congratulations to the couple!
Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner
Child's name: Levi Joseph
Six weeks after welcoming their first child together, the model and businessman confirmed the sex and name of their baby on Instagram, Levi Joseph who was born on March 11, 2021. In the adorable photo, Karlie is holding her newborn's hand, while wearing a ring that says 'mama'.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Child's name: August Philip Hawke Brooksbank
The couple welcomed their first child together, a baby boy, in February 2021 and revealed their son's name in an Instagram post where they posed with their cute baby.
The middle name Philip is a tribute to Eugenie's grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik
Child's name: Khai
A few months after confirming the arrival of their daughter, Hadid made public her daughter's name by changing her Instagram bio to 'Khai's mom'.
Middle names and surnames are still unknown. Read everything else we know about the moniker here.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
Children's names:
Silas Randall Timberlake
Phineas Timberlake
The couple welcomed another baby this summer, with Timberlake confirming their second son's name on the Ellen Degeneres Show.
Kelly Rowland and Tim Weatherspoon
Children's names:
Titan Jewell Weatherspoon
Noah Jon Weatherspoon.
The couple welcomed their second son in January 2021 and announced his name in a gorgeous Instagram post with Titan cooing over his baby brother.
Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund
Child's name:
Rhodes Robert Hedlund
Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome
Child's name:
Wednesday Grint
The Harry Potter alum welcomed a daughter with long-term partner Georgia Groome (off Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging fame) in 2020.
Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt
Child's name: Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt
The couple welcomed their baby girl in August 2020. A day after the news was confirmed by Katherine's brother Patrick, Chris shared a photo of the couple holding their daughter's hand on Instagram along with a name announcement.
The couple have chosen to combine their surnames and also give Lyla Katherine's mother, Maria Shriver's name as a middle name. According to nameberry, Lyla is Arabic in origin and means 'light'.
Mindy Kaling
Children's names:
Katherine
Spencer
The Office star confirmed she was now a parent to a son while appearing on Stephen Colbert's late night talk show in October, 2020, confirming his name is Spencer.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Children's names:
Luna Stephens
Miles Stephens
Elon Musk and Grimes
Child's name:
X Æ A-Xii Musk
Initially, the couple called their son X Æ A-12 Musk leaving fans to wonder if it's a code and what do the letters stand for and how do you pronounce it?
Grimes later clarified when announcing the change of the name, explaining 'It's just X, like the letter X. Then A.I. Like how you said the letter A then I,' however Musk's version varied slightly, saying: "It's just the letter X. And then, the Æ is, like, pronounced 'Ash'... and then, A-12, A-12 is my contribution,' per CNN.
Amal and George Clooney
Children's names:
Twins, Alexander and Ella Clooney
Busy Philipps and Marc Silverstein
Children's names:
Birdie Leigh Silverstein
Cricket Pearl Silverstein
Offset and Cardi B
Child's names:
Kulture Kiari Cephus
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian
Child's name:
Olivia Blair is Entertainment Editor (Luxury) at Hearst UK, working across ELLE, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Olivia covers all things entertainment and has interviewed the likes of Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Michaela Coel and Ryan Gosling over the years.
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