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Creative Baby Names

Creative baby names can be drawn from the worlds of art, music, design, fashion, or literature. They are the first names and surnames of famous figures in creative fields, such as Bob Dylan and Anais Nin.

Along with Anais and Dylan, other creative baby names in the US Top 1000 include Eliel, Georgia, Langston, Orion, Paisley, Prince, Sullivan, and Valentino. Distinctive names with strong ties to their creative legacies include Holiday, Matisse, Rem, and Tennyson.

If you seek to imbue an imaginative or innovative spirit within your child, a name connected to a notable creator may serve to inspire. Also be sure to check out our extended list of artist baby names . Below, our picks for the best creative baby names.

Paisley

Meaning: church, cemetery

Origin:Scottish
826
Isadora

Meaning: gift of Isis

Origin:Greek
192
Calliope

Meaning: beautiful voice

Origin:Greek mythology name
87
Florence

Meaning: flourishing, prosperous

Origin: Latin
74
Thea

Meaning: goddess, godly

Origin:Greek
37
Ianthe

Meaning: purple flower

Origin:Greek
461
Bronte

Meaning: thunder

Origin:Greek
480
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Gaia

Meaning: earth mother; rejoicing

Origin:Greek and Latin
269
Anais

Meaning: grace

Origin:Catalan and Provencal pet form of Hebrew Anna
408
Madeline

Meaning: high tower or woman from Magdala

Origin:English variation of Magdalen
103
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
188
Aaliyah

Meaning: heavens, highborn, exalted

Origin:Variation of Aliya, Arabic
260
Maverick

Meaning: independent, nonconformist

Origin:American
163
Darius

Meaning: possessing goodness

Origin:Latin, Greek, Persian
194
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Kenzo

Meaning: strong and healthy

Origin:Japanese
292
Jasper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Persian
49
Orion

Meaning: boundary, limit

Origin:Greek
119
Mingus

Meaning: tenants of a manor

Origin:Scottish, variation of Menzies
1265