Picking a name for your baby is a task that takes time and you think of every aspect: to suit his personality, to sound ok matched with the last name and to have some uniqueness to it. Well, sometimes celebs go all out and pick a name that is so rare or unexpected we all go wild. We did some cherry picking and rounded up the following unique celebrity baby names.
Cricket Pearl and Birdie Leigh
Parents: Busy Philipps and Marc Silverstein
Two very fun and interesting enough names for celebrity kids. Defending their names, she said: “It’s weird people think my kids will be in therapy because of their names. Guys, my kids will be in therapy for LOTS of reasons, I’m sure.”
Gravity
Parents: Stormi Bree and Lucky Blue Smith
A couple that has now parted ways, with Lucky Blue Smith naming his other two kids: Slim Easy and Rumble Honey. Lucky, who was raised as a Mormon, has three sisters with names just as unique: Daisy Clementine, Pyper America, and Starlie Cheyenne.
Also don’t forget to check out weirdest last names list! It’s a real doozy!
Lyra Antarctica and Jupiter
Parents: Cherry Seaborn and Ed Sheeran
Ed mentioned they went for Antarctica as she was conceived on the way to the continent. As for Jupiter, this seems to be quite a popular choice lately, with the word meaning “brave and bold”.
X Æ A-12 and Exa Dark Sideræl Musk
Parents: Grimes and Elon Musk
You wouldn’t expect something different from them, right? And if you have no idea how to pronounce X Æ A-12, Google is your friend.
Bear Blu
Parents: Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki
They couldn’t decide between these two names so they decided to keep them both.
Exton
Parents: Susan Downey and Robert Downey, Jr.,
It appears Exton is somewhat of a family heirloom, with Susan’s great-uncle being the last one to have this name. He also has a son, Indio Falconer, from his previous relationship with Deborah Falconer.
Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence
Parents: Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson
And guess what? Uma Thurman’s daughter goes by Luna now.
Poppy Honey Rosie, Petal Blossom Rainbow, Buddy Bear Maurice, Daisy Boo Pamela, River Rocket Blue
Parents: Juliette Norton and Jamie Oliver
Quite a mouthful, but each name has a wonderful story behind it.
Autumn, Sonnet, and True
Parents: Keisha Nash Whitaker and Forest Whitaker
Keeping things simple with just one word.
Kal-El
Parents: Alice Kim and Nicolas Cage
We know Superman fans immediately recognized this, the name Superman got when he was born. Cage wanted a unique name and he really went for it.
Bluebell Madonna
Parents: Geri Halliwell, Sacha Gervasi
Geri said she went with Bluebell because during the last stage of her pregnancy she saw bluebells everywhere.
Pilot Inspektor
Parents: Beth Riesgraf and Jason Lee
A name that is sure to make an impression, you tend to remember if you’ve met someone named Pilot Inspektor.
Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva Thin Muffin
Parents: Adelaide Gail Zappa and Frank Zappa
Ahmet is the odd one out, isn’t it?!
Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rhiannon and Rogue
Parents: Elizabeth Avellán and Robert Rodriguez
Strong and powerful names, each with its own story.
Sylvester Apollo
Parents: Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard
Two names chosen based on their meaning: Sylvester (Latin) translates to “wild” while Apollo was the Greek and Roman god of music, poetry, sunlight.
Apple and Moses
Parents: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
It was in the early time of celebrity, when celebrities didn’t tend to go for truly unique names so these two caused quite the ruckus.
Raddix
Parents: Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden
The root of the anime means just that, “root”, so we’re guessing they wanted to keep her grounded, which is hard to do in Hollyweird.
Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah Belle
Parents: Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
This duo sure knows how to stand out in the crowd, they went for some really memorable names.
Cosmo
Parents: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
Scarlett has Rose Dorothy from her previous relationship with Romain Dauriac and wanted a flower name for her son as well. Yes, cosmo is a type of flower.
Fuchsia
FuchsiaParents: Frances Tomelty and Sting
As simple as it gets, a bright, strong color as a bay name.
Blue Ivy
Parents: Jay Z and Beyoncé
Another name that has the internet people divided.
Apollo Bowie Flynn, Kingston James McGregor, and Zuma Nesta Rock
Parents: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale
You don’t expect other names from this pop rock duo.
Elsie Otter
Parents: Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik
They both loved the name Elsie, they both love otters, kaboom, Elsie Otter.
Destry
Parents: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg
Leave it to Spielberg to go for a name that literally means “war horse”.
Bear Blaze
Parents: Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll
Get this: “Bear’s second name is Blaze because my husband and I met in a house fire basically. The house burned down and we survived. So we wanted something of the fire, and so Blaze was the name that we came up with.” Yep.
Aire Webster
Parents: Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott
Initially they went with Wolf but almost one year after giving birth Kylie announced the final name of her son, Aire.
While some people tend to exaggerate and always play the “they will be mocked for this name”, recent celeb history taught us that most of these kids end up loving having a more unique name. If not, they can always change it. It’s not like celebrities are afraid of changing their name. So, while these might be considered weird or/and unique celebrity names when put next to names like Rose or Albert, the fact of the matter is they’re memorable and that’s what everyone wants to remember their name.
Celebrities sure know how to name them, right? But regular people can also do it. Here are the weirdest last names we’ve heard of. In most cases there’s always a meaning behind a name and if you’re curious to learn what your name could mean, check this out.
FAQ
Who has a kid named Bear?
Liam Payne and Cheryl Tweedy. Their son is Bear Grey Payne.
We also have two Bears in our article so be sure to check those out as well.
Which celeb kids are named River?
Besides River Rocket Blue who is Juliette Norton and Jamie Oliver’s son. And we also have River, Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara’s son. He was named this way in honor of his late brother that died in 1993, age 23.
Which celebrity named their kids all the same?
George Foreman named all his 5 sons George Edward Foreman. He said he did it so they’d have something in common and to be more united.
