Sometimes picking baby names from a song can be tough. You want the name to feel unique, modern, classic plus the babies name has to be something you won’t mind saying a million more times. If you choose baby names from songs you also have a built-in lullaby! When I was pregnant, I had a whole list of beautiful names and had a hard time choosing. Some of these are amazing names that my husband vetoed, which can be frustrating. So I guess this one time I can share my list and maybe let you borrow them. We’re not in the same holiday circle so it won’t get weird. ;) Check out my list of my absolute favorite baby names from songs, and I’ll even let you borrow them AND take all the credit.
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7 Of My Favorite Baby Names From Songs You Can Borrow
Lucy
Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds- The Beatles
Those lyrics! I would sing Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds over and over to a little girl. My little girl totally has both kaleidoscope eyes and sun in her eyes. This is a beautiful song, plus you sound cool in a good way when you name your kid after a Beatle’s song.
Jessie
Dear Jessie- Madonna
Jessie could easily be a name for a boy or a girl Madonna’s song was written for the producers daughter. The song sings like a lullaby from Alice In Wonderland. Super cool!
Iris
Iris– Goo Goo Dolls
This song was originally written for the movie City of Angels, where the main character is an angel helping humans transition after death, but falls in love with a human. It’s a beautiful movie, and a song I have sung loudly in the car more than a billion times. It would make a beautiful name for a child.
Henry
Oh Henry- The Civil Wars
Are you the cool parent? Of course you are! You totally need to name your kid Henry. Not only is this name becoming more and more popular lately, but there is an awesome song to go with your choice with a sound that is truly timeless. This indie duo produced music for only a few years between 2008 to 2014, but what they did produce was purely magical. They came to fame when their song was included on Grey’s Anatomy. The Civil Wars were then publicly endorsed by Taylor Swift before hitting the top if iTunes and hitting several hits on the Billboard albums lists. Indie usic meets fame meets and amazing name for your kid!
Susie
Wake Up Little Susie- The Everly Brothers
This song is only one of the most cheerful rock and roll songs ever! Seriously, I think I could sing “Wake Up Little Susie” every morning for eighteen years and not blink an eye. This is an adorable song to name a child after and a cheerful way to wake up in the morning.
Rigby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujsah_EgupM
Eleanor Rigby– Paul McCartney
So technically Eleanor Rigby is a girl in the song. Of course, you could go with the name Eleanor for a girl, but how cool is Rigby as a name for a boy? As a little boy this name feels both modern and a bit “rough and tumble.” For an adult man, Rigby could be sleek and sophisticated. This one is going on my list if I ever have a boy!
Delilah
Hey There Delilah– Plain White T’s
I simply love this song. It is a song about hopes and dreams, about living life to its fullest and about love. Yeah, it’s a pop song, but it’s an acoustic pop song that you can totally crone too loudly. I can totally see singing this sung quietly to a newborn, beautiful!
So funny story, my oldest’s name is Dominic. When he was about 2 someone said, “oh there is a song with his name in it. It’s a Christmas song! Dominic the Christmas Donkey.” I cried right there — I named my kid after an Ass.
that’s a great list. i love all songs like hey there delilia
How fun! I never thought of getting baby names from songs!
all cute names. I am partial to susie as that is my daughters nick-name
This was such a fun list. Now I’m thinking of what songs I know that have names in them.
How cool – and songs that I actually recognize from my years of growing up – i love it!
Believe it or not I haven’t heard of most of these songs!! I am going to look some of them up.