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Subscribe to RSSWhen it comes to baby names, celebrities are actually just like us. They want a name that's special; some go for timeless, others want unique. And when they finally announce the name for their little bundle of joy, they get all sorts of scrutiny -- just like we do from our own circle of friends and family. ("What kind of name is Jayden?" "It's your grandson's name, mom. Get used to it.")
BabyCenter surveyed nearly 3,000 moms to see which celebrity baby names are true stars, and which ones should have maybe been left on the cutting-room floor. They just looked at babies born last year, so little Blue Ivy -- Beyonce and Jay-Z's new daughter -- will have to wait until next year to see where her name ranks. (Maybe in the meantime she can have a playdate with Alicia Silverstone's Bear Blu?)
Funny to note that Willow, Milo and Declan ended up on both the "best" and "worst" lists -- just goes to show with baby names, you can never please everyone!
Top 10 Favorite Celebrity Baby Names
Harper Seven (David & Victoria Beckham)
Aiden (Rod & Penny Lancaster Stewart)
Liam James (Craig & Megan Ferguson)
Willow Sage (Pink & Carey Hart)
Arabella Rose (Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner)
Jack (Maya Rudolph & Paul Thomas Anderson)
Penelope Athena (Tina Fey & Jeffrey Richmond)
Skyler Morrison (Rachel Zoe & Rodger Berman)
Declan George (Danny & Gia McBride)
Milo Thomas (Alyssa Milano & David Bugliari)
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If you had to pick one to name your baby... which one would you choose?
Top 10 Least Favorite Celebrity Baby Names
Bear Blu (Alicia Silverstone & Christopher Jarecki)
Moroccan Scott (Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon)
Agnes Lark (Jennifer Connelly & Paul Bettany)
Spike (Mike Myers & Kelly Tisdale)
Declan George (Danny & Gia McBride)
Mirabella Bunny (Bryan Adams & Alicia Grimaldi)
Arthur Saint (Selma Blair & Jason Bleick)
Milo Thomas (Alyssa Milano & David Bugliari)
Skyler Morrison (Rachel Zoe & Rodger Berman)
Willow Sage (Pink & Carey Hart)
Click here for the full list and more baby names from BabyCenter
What do you think? What are your picks for best and worst celebrity baby names?
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Parents need to think ahead when naming their children. Kids can be cruel with names when they get older. Saddling a child with a name like "Fifi Trixibelle", "Bear Blu", "Kal-El, "Moxie Crimefighter", "Bronx Mowgli" or "Blue Ivy" or any other ridiculous name will cause ridicule from their peers. One of the best ways celebrities prove that they are eccentric, foolish and out of touch with reality is when they name their poor babies.
Yeh, but their peers will be - Fifi Trixibelle, Bear Blu, Kal-El, Moxie Crimefighter, Bronx Mowgli and Blue Ivy. Some kid named Madison will walk in, and they'll all make fun of her.
Well, it doesn't really matter what the kids' names are, does it? All that matters is what the parents' names are, and that the rest of the privileged kiss their asses for the rest of eternity.
Parents should have to take a baby name class before being allowed to name any child. Why do parents insist on naming their children after their pets or after their favorite activity. Do they do if for shock factor. I pray for their children.
Parents should have to take a baby name class before being allowed to name any child. Why do parents insist on naming their children after their pets or after their favorite activity. Do they do if for shock factor. I pray for their children.
Milo Thomas (Alyssa Milano & David Bugliari) is on both lists. Who writes this crap?
Even worst is the fact that the second list says top 5 and there are 10!
What do I think of your lists? That you need a proofreader.
How could "Aiden", "Liam", and "Jack" make a list of the 10 best celebrity names? Don't get me wrong, they are perfectly fine names- just BORING. Any playground these days will have multiple little Aiden's, Liam's, and Jack's running around.
Love, love, love "Arabella", "Penelope", "Declan", and "Milo". Classy and as of yet, not overused. That may change though given their use by celebs.
I can't believe Apple and Blanket are not on the list of worst names. (I left this comment yesterday not sure why msn didn't post it?)
The only unusual yet decent name on that list is Declan.
Actually, Agnes, if pronounced the French way, is beautiful..the Americanized version is what everyone here knows when they see it written and that is unfortunate. The "gn" is supposed to be like the sound in champa"gn"e and the "es" is really "ez". So pronounce it Aunyez is the closest way to write it. (I had a French roommate with this name...I didn't realize how it was spelled when I first heard it)
Sorry, but I thought your French pronunciation of Agnes (a name I've always loathed) was 'anus'.
Celebs' kids have a hard enough time in life as it is without saddling them with super-weird and ugly names.
Not sure how you could get that from what I wrote but to each his own
I named my son Declan. I love that it's uncommon, very old Irish and means "full of goodness". For the most part everyone I've talked to loves the name Declan!
The Today show and all other shows who talk of Beyonce's and Jay-Z's new baby's name are absolute fools... The whole world knows the meaning behind the name: Even Brandy looks stupid repeating it-
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Some of Jay-Z's music is largely behind the message of playing his tunes backwards... Jay-Z wants to on top of the world... untouchable... But continue to look blind, and ga ga stupid.. It will be a shock to those who like to report the news but do not want to do the leg work behind the idol's music history. deny... is better than the truth.
The Today show and all other shows who talk of Beyonce's and Jay-Z's new baby's name are absolute fools... The whole world knows the meaning behind the name: Even Brandy looks stupid repeating it-
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Some of Jay-Z's music is largely behind the message of playing his tunes backwards... Jay-Z wants to be on top of the world... untouchable... But continue to look blind, and ga ga stupid.. It will be a shock to those who like to report the news but do not want to do the leg work behind the idol's music history. deny... is better than the truth.
At least they haven't used the name, Sex, for a child...not yet. Although I did hear of a mother calling her child, Placenta, after she overheard two doctors talking in the elevator about a difficult birthing one of them was involved in. It can always get worse....and it probably will. Sigh!
Regardless of the status of their parents, children just want to fit in and having an unusual, over the top name is not what helps them in their development. Please think of your children and how their peers will treat them when choosing a name that will be with them for the rest of their lives - or until they are old enough to change it themselves! It's amazing and so egotistical what some celebrities will do for attention by choosing these unfortunate names!!
Back in "the olden days" these names would be considered absurd. I'm 65 years old and my parents named me Jamie. (They were expecting a James) I was the only Jamie I knew of (father was in the military and we moved quit a bit) Every time we moved and I enter a new school, I always had to introduce myself, and I dreaded it. Many times I heard "Jamie is the name of my dog" or "isn't Jamie a boys name?"so, I have a pretty good idea of what some of these children are in for. My guess, the ones with the really strange names, will change their names.
I completely agree with one of those that commented on Apple and Blanket being the absolute worst names ever to name a child. Do parents consider what this child will endure during their formative years amongst their peers? And we all know how hard that can be. What are they going to do when they are made fun of by other children who have no filter? Well my Mom is......or my Dad is...... so what? I like original names but some of them are so far out I feel sorry for the child.
Liam James....i was gonna my son that(if i ever have one), but i had a girl!
My favorite still has to be Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen Zappa.
Some of the names on the Top 10 Favorite and Least Favorite are the same. Why? It bothers me.
Anyway, I prefer the more unusual names, considering they are not TOO unusual (such as Apple or Blanket). But in the end it really doesn't matter what others think, it's what you choose and why it is important to you that matters.