My friend Lauren used to say she wanted to name her son Hetfield, as in James Hetfield from Metallica. That would be quite the hardcore name, adored by some and naturally hated by others (Dave Mustaine of course). But why not name your little one after one of your favorite musicians? Forget their troubles with the law or their lewd stage behavior and focus on their music. Okay, just focus on their awesome names. It's not just heavy metal rockers who have great names either — it's soft rock, any musician who essentially rocks.
Rock stars have some of the best monikers around. Get ready to get inspired when looking at this list of 100 rock star baby names for both boys and girls.
Boys
- Ace
- Ozzy
- Harrison
- Lennon
- Elton
- Hendrix
- Elvis
- Bonham
- Jett
- Nikki
- Darrell
- Buddy
- Cooper
- Roy
- Orbison
- Bowie
- Mick
- Jagger
- Axl
- Ringo
- Bruce
- Dylan
- Lars
- Hetfield
- Waylon
- Jennings
- Angus
- Chester
- Cash
- Freddie
- Otis
- Milo
- Sebastian
- Syd
- Cedric
- Julian
- Jarvis
- Wayne
- Cliff
- Burton
- Rivers
- Miles
- Thurston
- Maynard
- Lemmy
- Lanegan
- Simon
- Geddy
- Iggy
- Zander
Girls
- Janis
- Stevie
- Lita
- Lucinda
- Patti
- Siousxie
- Hope
- Grace
- Carole
- Karen
- Etta
- Joni
- Corin
- Ani
- Emmylou
- Adele
- Gwen
- Florence
- Meg
- Tori
- Gladys
- Bette
- Billie
- Olivia
- Johnette
- Exene
- Edie
- Juice
- Neko
- Nikka
- Cher
- Fiona
- Bjork
- Belinda
- Sinead
- Yoko
- Dolly
- Carly
- Nina
- PJ
- Liz
- Jett
- Debbie
- Alanis
- Dusty
- Kat
- Regina
- Cherie
- Sheena
- Marianne
And of course, many (or all if you are daring) could be gender neutral.
Which of these rock star names are your favorite?
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