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Badass Baby Names

Badass baby names carry a cool, macho image that works for either gender. These badass names, such as Ace and Axel, suggest the person who rides a motorcycle and sings in a rock band, who can carry a hikers' pack but would never carry a briefcase.

Along with Ace and Axel, other badass baby names in the US Top 1000 include Blaze, Dash, Fox, Harley, Jagger, Justice, Ryker, and Wilder. Many badass names are also impressive occupations, among them Hunter, Pilot, Ranger, and Sargent.

Badass names are cool names with extra attitude, and they kick butt in every sense of the term. The badass baby names for girls and boys below include the Top 50 by our website rank in their extended version, followed by more unusual choices in alphabetical order.

Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
2463
Ace

Meaning: one, unity

Origin:Latin
411
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Lucifer

Meaning: light-bearer

Origin:Latin
55
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97
Viggo

Meaning: war

Origin:Scandinavian
329
Django

Meaning: I awake

Origin:Romani
554
Mingus

Meaning: tenants of a manor

Origin:Scottish, variation of Menzies
1265
Zeno The meaning of Zeno is ‘gift of Zeus’ or ‘gu...
Origin: Anglicized form of Greek Zenon, related to Zeus, king of the gods
493
Origin:Animal name
336
Draco

Meaning: dragon

Origin:Greek from Latin
350
Wolf

Meaning: traveling wolf

Origin:Animal name or diminutive of Wolfgang, German
382
Axel

Meaning: father of peace

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Absalom
391
Orpheus

Meaning: the darkness of the night

Origin:Greek mythology name
402
Thelonious The meaning of Thelonious is 'people' and it...
Origin:Latinized variation of German Tillman, “one who plows the earth”
502
Bandit The meaning of Bandit is 'a burglar' or 'a r...
Origin:Word or occupational name
933
Buster The meaning of Buster is 'an individual who ...
Origin:Modern nickname
1272
Bear

Meaning: bear

Origin:Animal name
1368
Azriel

Meaning: God is my help

Origin:Hebrew
96
Zeus The meaning of Zeus is ‘to shine’. It is a n...
Origin:Greek mythology name
820