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Written by Michelle Bruns   

Naming a little person you have yet to meet face-to-face is no small feat. But, that doesn’t mean you haven’t dreamed of what your little guy or gal’s personality just might be like.  Check out our list of cool baby boy names and cool baby girl names.

Perhaps she will have your sense of style, or maybe he will have your team captain quality. But, no matter what his or her interests may be, tagging your tot with a cool name is something you don’t have to guess about.

The range of names that exude the cool factor have luckily expanded from names like Elvis and The Fonz to Gwen and Gavin. If you’re looking for a label that literally translates into cool qualities, you may want to try a title that shows strength, like Aaron, Ethan, Guillermo or Liam for a boy, or Bryna , Gertrude, Mina, or Velma for a girl. Or, try the name Mu on for size for either gender, a Chinese name meaning admired. Perhaps the Japanese name Reizo, meaning “cool” is the surname for your baby-boy-to-be. 

If you’re looking for more names that shout cool kid (or even cool parents), from sports-centric monikers to names that stand the test of time, you’re sure to find the perfect cool crowd identity for your kiddie.

Sporty Names

Hoping your Mini Me will always be picked first on the team? Dream of a name that will speed your little guy to the big leagues? Take one of these sporty names for a spin. From names that ooze testosterone to names that scream “winner,” you may just give a gold medal to one of these names here:

Sporty Boy Names
Archer
Blade
Brick
Bridger
Bronson
Bond
Beckham
Cruz
Catcher
Diesel
Evander
Fisher
Jordan
Laker
Lance
Muhammad
Shaquille
Tiger
Tyson

Sporty Girl Names
Annika
Billie Jean
Danika
Gabrielle
Oakley
Olympia
Picabo
Quynlyn
Sasha
Serena
Snow
Venus

Want more sporty names? Check out 55 Sporty Baby Names.


Hip Hop names

Big names in the hip hop scene are always making their way to the front page, so what better way to mold your little one for VIP status by naming him or her after a hip-hop legend? Try one of these hip-hop-inspired monikers that may just send your little star soaring to the top of the charts:

Boys Hip Hop names
Apollo
Dre
Dupre
Moby
Nas
Prince
Romeo
Sisco
Tyreese
Usher

Girls Hip Hop names
Aaliyah
Avril
Aretha
Ashanti
Blessing
Brandyce
Ciara
Caprice
Fantasia
Fergie
Lyric
Mariah
Melody
Shakira

Is country music more your style? Check out Country Music baby names here.

Modern Names

Now days, just about everything is up for grabs when choosing a cool name for your baby. Celebrity parents are leading the trend with the most modern, trendy, and down-right unique names for their offspring. If you are not as daring as Hollywood’s elites, but are looking for a name that is on the leading edge of cool, one of these modern names may quench your thirst for the perfect chic identity. From new spellings on old classics to people, places, and things, some of these trendy names are sure to make your list:

Modern Boys Names
Ashton
Hendrix
Jagger
Jet
Kingston
Maddox
Magnum
Mace
Rebel
Rocket
Stone
Zen

Modern Girls Names
Apple
Asia/Aja
Averi
Azure
Clarity
Echo
Luna
Lyric
Ireland
October
Paris
Poem
Reese
Rynn
Senna
Story
Silver
Tria
Tuesday

Old-fashioned names

Names that tip their hat to the old school classics will never go out of style. When tossing around names that donned the likes of your ancestors, think preppy, think class president, think too cool for school. Some of these baby forenames have never left the trendy trail, but a few blasts from the past just might surprise you:

Old Fashioned Boys Names
Alexander
Blake
Caleb
Carter
Chase
Cole
Finn
Gunner
Harrison
Landon
Logan
Nash
Parker
Paxton
Taggart
Tristan
Thatcher
Trezdon
Tucker
Zephyr

Old Fashioned Girls Names
Ashley
Aurora
Ava
Briar
Hadley
Haven
Isis
Isla / Ilsa
Jennason
Lauren
Madison
Sophia
Skyden
Victoria
Winter
Willow
Whitlyn
Zen
Zia

Do you want more old fashioned baby name ideas? Check out: What's Old is New: 150 Old Fashioned but Trendy Baby Names.

Regardless of what you decide to name your little one, encouraging children to thrive in everything they do is more important than the name they carry. But, if dubbing your child with a name that is cool makes you feel like you’re part of the “in crowd” again, there’s no harm in indulging in one of the names you’ve seen here!

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more cool names
written by nyree kittinger, September 28, 2010
and i forgot about:

Polina
Krytie
Anvi
Valery

oops :)
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written by becca ann, September 30, 2010
i would love some help thinking of baby names for the little bundle of joy we will be expecting in the next 5 months. we are not sure if its a boy or girl yet but already have a little girl (my partner's) called Skyla and would love a name for either boy or girl that works well with that. we also have the middle names picked out already, for a girl it will be ann and if its a boy it will be shane, two quite common names, so i would like the first name to be very unique.
to Becca Ann
written by Benti, October 16, 2010
Here's some names I like w/ those middle names....Karis Ann, Desiree Ann, Celeste (comes from celestial..starry sky) or even Starla. I believe Estelle means star. Shane is a great name but a difficult middle name. How about Barkley, Zepher, Dakota. Good Luck.
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written by sarah talbot, October 18, 2010
for boys names i like travis its not over the top and not popular
STOP naming babies "Melina"
written by Amanda, October 19, 2010
I just have to say, please stop naming your kids Melina! I hear it so often and it just makes me cringe. I am a nurse and the word melena (pronounced the same and Melina) by definition means: "The passage of black, tarry stools composed largely of blood" and it is the worst thing that you have ever smelled in your life. Don't let your kid have a name like that!
to Becca Ann
written by Benti, October 22, 2010
Some names that I think go well w/ Skyla would be
Celeste
Starla
Sorry?
written by Charlyparly, October 27, 2010
"Awwww... he's gorgeous! What's his name?"



"BRICK"

"Sorry?"



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written by Destini, November 29, 2010
using shane is not that hard. my brother-in-law has shane as a middle name... Steven Shane and his twin brother is James Shawn but they are known by their middle names
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written by Jessi Dar, December 03, 2010
If your looking for names for a boy that go with Shane as a middle name a few ideas are Maddox Rostin Ryder Dawson Corbin Collin Paxton.... If you want girl names that goo with Ann a few suggestions are Bailee Sarah Katelynn bethany crista and dorothy
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written by christine angel, January 05, 2011
im 6mos pregnant and i want a unique baby boy names w/japanese origin,mixed my name and my partner name...im christine angel and my partner name is akiyoshi...ppplllssss i need help...i cant decide whats my baby boy names...
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written by CoreeSilvera, January 26, 2011
Love seeing the names that other kids in school would pick. Great ones and then you know the other kids at school would automatically have something they like about your child when the time comes.
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written by CoreeSilvera, January 26, 2011
For a Japanese boy name how about Akira? In Japanese The meaning of the name Akira is: Variant of Akihiko: Bright boy.
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written by Nikayla, February 02, 2011
@christine angelLast Year I went to Japan, as well as had some stay here as part of an exchange. Here is a list of first names of the males in the group from JP: Hiroaki, Hayato, Tomoya, Fumihito, and Kaoru. I'm quite fond of the name Hayato, but maybe that was just because the boy with that name had a wonderful personality. Good luck. (:
More weird names!
written by reine, March 05, 2011
I am twelve, and along with my name I know some weird names

L-A
How would you say it? I would say L A. But it is actually pronounced Lad-dash-ah
Morienke
Huh? She goes by Reni, but how in the world did she et that name?
Marley- someone had a little too much puppy love
Troi- my friend, I like her name, but it is weird for a girl
Reagan
Abereese- girl
Moi
Michael 3rd we call him eddy
Meera
Rian
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written by Isabel, March 07, 2011
I would say the name La-dash-uh from personal experience.
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written by Katheryn, April 04, 2011
One I made up myself is Aeiliya-Jaeyne (AJ)
Treighton
Another name...
written by Katheryn, April 04, 2011
LynZ-Ann (LA)...I love using simple names and spelling them uniquely...It's always nice to throw people off and know that not everyone has the same spelling it sets you apart...
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written by Kelsey, July 14, 2011
I like unique names, but not too over the top. My 5 month old is named Carson and if I ever have a girl, I would either name her Aria, Brylee or Faelin.

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