The Craziest Celeb Baby Names Of All Time

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1. X Æ A-12 Musk

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Elon Musk and Grime’s first child has a very confusing name. In fact, many people initially thought the newborn’s name was a prank! Because of California state laws, his name was eventually changed to “X Æ A-Xii”. The pronunciation is unclear, but supposedly, they call him “X”.

2. Pilot Inspektor Lee

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Music is often inspiration for many things in life, including names! Jason Lee and Beth Riesgraf apparently feel that sentiment deeply. The name “Pilot” comes from a song called “He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s The Pilot” by Grandaddy, an indie rock band.

3. Moon Unit Zappa

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Moon Unit’s first name was almost “Motorhead”, so we think she got pretty lucky with “Moon”! Her middle name, however is quite sentimental. Frank and Gail Zappa felt like their firstborn finally made them a true family unit, which is where her name inspiration was born.

4. Audio Science Clayton

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Shannyn Sossamon and boyfriend Dallas Clayton wanted their son’s name to be a unique word. Originally, they settled on Science. However, they worried it would be shortened to “Sci”, as in “Simon”. After looking through the dictionary a few times, Audio Science was chosen.

5. Sno FilmOn Dot Com Cozart

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Some people aren’t above naming their children to promote their work. Rapper Chief Keef certainly isn’t! His son, Sno FilmOn Dot Com, is named after Chief Keef’s record label. Apparently, Sno was specifically named to promote Chief Keef’s album that was about to come out.

6. Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson

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This might be one of the longest and strangest names on this list! Despite how many names she technically has, Uma Thurmon and then-boyfriend Arpad Busson’s daughter goes by “Luna” around friends and family. Apparently, each name has a special meaning to her parents.

7. Sage Moonblood Stallone

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Sylvester Stallone never provided an explanation for his son’s unique first and middle name. However, Sage played Rocky Balboa’s son in Rocky V, alongside his father, who played Rocky! Sadly, Sage passed away at 36-years-old from coronary artery disease.

8. Diva Muffin Zappa

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Frank and Gail Zappa had a penchant for eccentric names! Gail opened up about the meaning behind Diva’s name, and it’s actually quite comical. According to Zappa’s widow, Diva was a very noisy baby and earned the name “Diva” early on. Now that’s a statement!

9. Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchense Geldof

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Daughter of Michael Hutchence, INXS frontman, and Paula Yates, British TV star, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily has endured a tough life. Despite losing both of her parents by the time she turned four years old, she followed in her father’s footsteps and is pursuing a career in music.

10. Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper

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Eve and Maximillion Cooper’s first child was given a very bold name! Wilde means “hunter”, “wolf” represents loyalty and protection, and “fife” is an instrument that’s used often in military music. When you break it down like that, the meaning is very powerful!

11. Petal Blossom Rainbow

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Jamie Oliver, celebrity chef, and his wife, Juliette Norton, named their third daughter Petal Blossom Rainbow. This is another celebrity couple with a tendency to give their children unusual names. Petal’s siblings are Poppy, Daisy Boo, Buddy, and River.

12. Raddix Chloe Wildflower Madden

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Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden welcomed their first child into the world in 2020. Friends of the couple speculated that the baby’s name came from the couple’s mutual love of the word “rad”. The name also signified a new beginning for the couple after a long and difficult journey to parenthood.

13. Sparrow James Midnight Madden

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Nicole Richie and Joel Madden named their firstborn Harlow Winter Kate, so when Nicole fell pregnant again in 2009, there was a lot of anticipation surrounding the name! The two didn’t disappoint with their selection, either! Their son’s full name is Sparrow James Midnight.

14. Moxie Crimefighter Jillette

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Penn Jillette, an American magician, along with his wife, Emily Zolten, named their daughter Moxie Crimefighter. We’re not sure where “Crimefighter” originates from or what it means. However, Penn commented that “Moxie” means chutzpah, which they really liked.

15. Lyra Antarctica Sheeran

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Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn knocked it out of the park with this beautiful name! In an interview, Ed admitted he wanted to name his daughter something unique. “Antarctica” was specifically inspired by a trip the couple took before Cherry became pregnant.

16. Ode Mountain Cannon

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Jena Malone, Hunger Games star, along with Ethan DeLorenzo, her fiancé, welcomed their son into the world in 2016. Apparently, “Ode” has African origins and means “born along a road”. The couple hasn’t explicitly outlined why they chose that name for their firstborn, though!

17. Beautiful Zeppelin - Nick Cannon

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Nick Cannon’s 11th child arrived in November 2022, and she was given quite a stunning name! According to Cannon, his daughter was simply so beautiful that they had to name her that. Beautiful Zeppelin goes by “Bizzy” at home, though, which is adorable!

18. Buzz Michelangelo Fletcher

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Tom Fletcher, guitarist of English rock band McFly, and wife Giovanna, had a son back in 2014. His name? Buzz Michelangelo. The meaning behind his name hasn’t been revealed, but we’re fairly certain he’ll be the only “Buzz” in the classroom for years to come!

19. Future Zahir Wilburn

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Ciara and Papa Future named their firstborn after his father’s stage name back in 2014. In an emotional interview, Papa Future said he was looking forward to supporting and encouraging his son in all of his future endeavors. He also said he’ll be right behind him, which is so sweet!

20. Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway

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Alanis Morissette and her husband, Mario “Souleye” Treadway, welcomed their second child back in 2016. Since both parents write lyrics and have music careers, it’s no surprise that they gave their daughter such a poetic name! They also have two other children named Winter Mercy and Ever Imre.

21. Jermajesty Jackson

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Michael Jackson’s brother, Jermaine, infamously named his son “Jermajesty”. As in, your majesty. We’re not sure how healthy it is for a person’s ego to be named in such a royal manner, but if he takes up a career in music, it’s a great stage name opportunity.

22. Thunder Bolt

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Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett welcomed twins back in 2021, and they named one “Thunder”. No deep meaning behind this name has been revealed, other than the obvious! Thunder’s twin is Saint Leo, which is arguably very tame compared to “Thunder”!

23. Gravity Blue Smith

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Stormi Bee and Lucky Blue Smith are one of the most gorgeous modeling duos to walk the planet! Born in 2017, Gravity is their first child. Stormi has a meticulously curated Instagram page with over a million followers, and Gravity is often featured there!

24. Bear Blaze Winslet

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There’s a surprising meaning behind the middle name that Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll chose for their son back in 2020. “Blaze” is a reference to the house fire she escaped in 2011 while relaxing in the Caribbean. Coincidentally, that’s the weekend she met her husband!

25. Sir Carter

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Beyoncé and JAY-Z are very private when it comes to their children, but we do know their names! Blue Ivy rocked the world with her unique name back in 2012. Since then, Beyoncé and JAY-Z had twins back in 2017. Their names, Rumi and Sir, are just as uncommon!

26. Cricket Pearl Silverstein

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Busy Phillips and Marc Silverstein had a long list of potential names for their baby back in 2020. However, when their daughter was born, none of those names seemed to fit. Fortunately, since Marc Silverstein came up with Cricket Pearl, and the couple fell in love!

27. Exton Elias Downey

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As naming his first child Indio Falconer, fans weren’t surprised by the interesting name Robert Downey Jr. chose for his second son in 2012! In an interview, the proud father explained that his wife’s eccentric great uncle was the inspiration for the unusual name.

28. Tu Morrow

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At first glance, it might seem that Tu’s name is simply a play on words. However, Row Morrow explained that it’s also a family tradition. His wife’s name is Debbon Ayer…which is another clever full name that forms a word! Tu’s full name is Tu Simone Ayers Morrow.

29. Psalm West

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have four children, and all of them have interesting names. Psalm’s name, in particular, was very important to Kanye and symbolized his spiritual journey. When he presented the idea to Kim, she was on board! Psalm’s siblings are Chicago, North, and Saint.

30. Malibu Barbie Paytas-Hacmon

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Trisha Paytas and her husband, Moses Hacmon, recently named their firstborn Malibu Barbie! The name originates from a Barbie doll that was released back in 1971 and represented the classic California girl style. Many of Trisha’s fans loved the name and felt like it was very on-brand for her.

31. Jupiter

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So Jupiter may not sound too ridiculous, but it's very rare you see a baby named after a planet.. But we guess Jupiter wouldn't be the worst planet to be named after. There's always Uranus, after all. To make it weirder, the father of this baby - Ed Sheeran - recently released a single named Celestial!

32. Blue Ivy

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This is a really beautiful name when it comes down to it, and nobody is going to doubt anything Queen B does. But, when you try to ignore the fact it's Beyoncé, let's think about how random it is - it's a color. Blue. You've named your child Blue. It might seem more odd if you were anybody but Beyoncé.

33. Poet

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Actress Soleil Moon Frye from Punky Brewster fame named her daughter Poet, saying that she wanted to come up with something a little bit different and lyrical. It sounds good in theory, but Poet is a bit of a strange one.. especially if you grow up having a completely different profession..

34. Bronx Mowgli

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Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz decided to name their child Bronx Mowgli - not wanting one name obviously, and not thinking a middle name would cut it, they went with a double whammy. Bronx is nothing new being named after a place, but Mowgli just makes you think of the Jungle Book!

35. Kal-El

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Superman fans will know where this comes from, and where Kal would actually be a normal, passable name, the original Kal-El sounds very alien and out of this world - which is no doubt what actor Nic Cage wanted when he named his child this, but still. That kid would get teased if it wasn't a celeb - or maybe it still would!

36. Ever Gabo

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This strange name belongs to the child of actress Milla Jovovich and Paul W. S. Anderson, but there's a story behind why they chose it - Ever is a Scottish name, as a shout out to Paul's heritage. Gabo is a mix of Milla's parents names. But if Twilight taught us anything, it's that parents names stuck together sometimes don't work..

37. True

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Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson decided to name their baby True - and if there's a group of celebs we'd expect this kind of thing from, it's definitely the Kardashians. There's no real explanation for the name, but it's been growing in popularity since Khloe unveiled it.

38. Rocket Zot

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It sounds like a strange piece of candy, doesn't it? But actor Sam Worthington and his model wife Lara Bingle decided to name their child this. The first name is Rocket, and the middle name is Zot. Zot was apparently the nickname of Sam's father, but Rocket? We have no idea.

39. Moroccan

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Moroccan is the name given to one of Mariah Carey's twins - and while you might think it's because she had a particularly good memory in Morocco or something, this one actually comes from how much Mariah liked the decor in her penthouse, which was - you guessed it - Moroccan.

40. Monroe

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Monroe is actually the name of Mariah's other twin! Now compared to some on this list, sure, this isn't too weird. But sometimes it can be strange when a surname is taken as a first name - and especially when it's taken from such a huge Hollywood legend like Marilyn Monroe!

41. Tennessee

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So place names aren't too weird these days for baby names - I mean, they're still weird depending on the location, but we've become so numb to it by now. The one good thing about this one - which Reese Witherspoon named her child - is that there was a poet named Tennessee Williams, after all! It does have a certain ring to it.

42. Kulture Kiari

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Kulture with a K because it's Kool! Cardi B and Offset both decided to name their child Kulture Kiari - which actually now makes more sense when we know it's Cardi B, somehow it works for her. Apparently it was actually Offset that 'officially' chose the name, though.

43. Amazonie

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Everything else is Amazon these days, so why not your baby's name? Is it because she was delivered next day as a baby? Who knows. But Amazonie was the name given by French actor Vincent Cassel and model Tina Kunakey to their child, apparently in homage to Brazil.

44. Bogart Che Peyote

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David 'Puck' Rainey came to fame on reality show The Real World - he's also the father of the child he decided to name Bogart Che Peyote. Why? We have no idea, but it must mean something! There's Humphrey Bogart, the famous actor of course, but for the rest of it, your guess is as good as ours!

45. Bamboo

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Rapper Big Boi decided to name his son Bamboo, and has another son named Cross. Cross doesn't actually sound too bad, and we suppose Bamboo isn't the worst, but it would make it a bit awkward shopping for furniture and trying to find some other materials so you don't have to deal with the questions.

46. Zuma Nesta

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This is the name of the son of famous singer Gwen Stefano, and musician Gavin Rossdale. Zuma isn't actually a half bad name, it sounds quite pretty, but it's definitely an unusual one! How many Zuma's have you known in your life? Zuma is the name of a beach in Malibu - hopefully not where the baby was conceived.

47. Pirate

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Let's be honest - who doesn't want to be called Pirate? And even better if the middle name is Captain. Jack Sparrow would be proud, but in the real world it's still a weird one. This is the name given to the son of band Korn's frontman Jonathan Davis and adult movie star Deven Davis.

48. Denim

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If you don't want to be named after bamboo wood, then how about denim material? This one actually would've gone down so well in the 70s, because why not. This name belongs to the son of singer Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis - and hey, maybe they just really liked denim.

49. North

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Now we all know who this name belongs to! On its own, the name North doesn't sound too bad. But it's made weird by the fact it's paired with the surname - North West. North Kardashian might not have been too bad.. It just sounds too much like a very specific compass direction.

50. Ptolemy

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This name is straight from the Bible, so it's quite a heavy-going one - and a very rare one. Of course, many common names come from the Bible - Matthew, for one - but Ptolemy is practically unheard of. Unless you're the son of Boardwalk Empire actress Gretchen Mol, that is.