Baby names inspired by popular songs
Written by Grace Blasco
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Nothing brings back memories like your favorite song. Keep your baby's life in tune with these names taken from popular hits
Baby boy names
| Name | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Al | "You Can Call Me Al" | Paul Simon |
| Angus | "Dream Angus" | Annie Lennox |
| Ben | "Ben" | Michael Jackson |
| Bennie | "Bennie and the Jets" | Elton John |
| Billy | "Billy" | Bad Religion |
| Brian | "Brian's Song" | Johnny Mathis |
| Bobbie | "Me and Bobbie McGee" | Janis Joplin |
| Daniel | "Daniel" | Elton John |
| Davey | "Who Killed Davey Moore" | Bob Dylan |
| Denis | "Denis" | Blondie |
| Earl | "Goodbye Earl" | The Dixie Chicks |
| Eli | "Eli's Coming" | Three Dog Night |
| Fernando | "Fernando" | ABBA |
| Floyd | "Floyd the Barber" | Nirvana |
| Freddie | "Freddie's Dead" | Curtis Mayfield |
| Hiro | "Hiro's Song" | Ben Folds |
| Jack | "Black Jack" | The Hives |
| Jeremy | "Jeremy" | Pearl Jam |
| Jessie | "Dear Jessie" | Madonna |
| Joe | "Hey Joe" | Jimi Hendrix |
| Jude | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles |
| Kevin | "Cousin Kevin" | The Who |
| Lenny | "Lenny" | John Mayer |
| Leroy | "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" | Jim Croce |
| Mark | "Mark on the Bus" | The Beastie Boys |
| Maxwell | "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" | The Beatles |
| Mickey | "Mickey" | Toni Basil |
| Oliver | "Oliver's Army" | Elvis Costello |
| Paul | "Paul Revere" | The Beastie Boys |
| Peter | "In Search of Peter Pan" | Kate Bush |
| Robert | "Doctor Robert" | The Beatles |
| Roland | "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" | Warren Zevon |
| Sebastian | "Sebastian" | Cockney Rebel |
| Stevie | "Stevie Ray Blues" | Stevie Wonder |
| Stuart | "Stuart and the Ave" | Green Day |
| Teddy | "Teddy Boy" | Paul McCartney |
| Tom | "Tom's Diner" | Suzanne Vega |
| Tyrone | "Tyrone" | Erykah Badu |
| Quinn | "Quinn the Eskimo [The Mighty Quinn]" | Bob Dylan |
| Zak | "Zak and Sara" | Ben Folds |
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Baby girl names
| Name | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Alison | "Alison" | Elvis Costello |
| Amanda | "Amanda" | Boston |
| Angeline | "Farewell Angeline" | Bob Dylan |
| Angie | "Angie" | The Rolling Stones |
| Barbara | "Barbara" | The Temptations |
| Barbara Ann | "Barbara Ann" | The Beach Boys |
| Billie Jean | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson |
| Caroline | "Sweet Caroline" | Neil Diamond |
| Cecilia | "Cecilia" | Simon and Garfunkel |
| Clementine | "Clementine" | The Decemberists |
| Corrina | "Corrina, Corrina" | Bob Dylan |
| Delilah | "Hey There Delilah" | Plain White Tee's |
| Donna | "Donna" | Richie Valens |
| Eleanor | "Eleanor Rigby" | The Beatles |
| Emily | "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" | Simon and Garfunkel |
| Georgia | "Georgia Lee" | Tom Waits |
| Iris | "Iris" | The Goo Goo Dolls |
| Isobel | "Isobel" | Bjork |
| Jacqueline | "Jacqueline" | Franz Ferdinand |
| Jane | "Lady Jane" | The Rolling Stones |
| Jenny | "Jenny From the Block" | Jennifer Lopez |
| Joanna | "Visions of Joanna" | Bob Dylan |
| Jolene | "Jolene" | Dolly Parton |
| Judy | "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young |
| Julia | "Julia" | The Beatles |
| Layla | "Layla" | Eric Clapton |
| Lola | "Lola" | The Kinks |
| Lucy | "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" | The Beatles |
| Luka | "Luka" | Suzanne Vega |
| Marie | "Absolutely Sweet Marie" | Bob Dylan |
| Martha | "Martha My Dear" | The Beatles |
| Mary | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
| Michelle | "Michelle" | The Beatles |
| Natalie | "Believe Me, Natalie" | The Killers |
| Natasha | "Natasha" | Rufus Wainwright |
| Peggy Sue | "Peggy Sue" | Buddy Holly |
| Penelope | "Penelope" | Pinback |
| Polly | "Polly" | Nirvana |
| Prudence | "Dear Prudence" | The Beatles |
| Ramona | "To Ramona" | Bob Dylan |
| Rhiannon | "Rhiannon" | Fleetwood Mac |
| Rhonda | "Help Me Rhonda" | The Beach Boys |
| Rita | "Lovely Rita" | The Beatles |
| Rosalie | "Rosalie Come and Go" | Ryan Adams |
| Roxanne | "Roxanne" | The Police |
| Ruby | "Ruby Tuesday" | The Rolling Stones |
| Sally | "Mustang Sally" | Eric Clapton |
| Sarah | "Sarah" | Bob Dylan |
| Sharona | "My Sharona" | The Knack |
| Stella | "Stella Blue" | The Grateful Dead |
| Susie | "Wake Up Little Susie" | The Everly Brothers |
| Suzanne | "Suzanne" | Leonard Cohen |
| Suzie | "Suzie Q" | Creedence Clearwater Revivial |
| Sunny | "Sunny Came Home" | Shawn Colvin |
| Veronica | "Veronica" | Elvis Costello |
| Virginia | "Sweet Virginia" | The Rolling Stones |
| Zoe | "Zoe" | Eminem |
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