Baby Names Inspired by Musicians

When you dream of what your baby will grow up to be, do you envision him or her rocking out in front of a screaming crowd? Singing in the most angelic voice? Rapping at the speed of light? If so, how about looking to the names of these great musicians for inspiration when naming your baby? Who knows…maybe you've got a little Mozart on the way!

Girl Baby Names

Musician

Genre

Instrument or Band

Aimee	Aimee Mann	Pop	Bassist / vocalist - 'Til Tuesday
Alanis	Alanis Morissette	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Anita	Anita Baker	R&B	Vocalist
Aretha	Aretha Franklin	R&B	Vocalist
Astrid	Astrid Williamson	Pop	Guitarist - Goya Dress
Beyoncé	Beyoncé Knowles	R&B	Vocalist - Destiny's Child
Carrie	Carrie Underwood	Country	Vocalist
Cass	Cass Elliot	Pop	Vocalist - The Mammas & the Papas
Charlotte	Charlotte Sometimes	Pop	Vocalist
Ciara	Ciara	R&B	Vocalist
Dolly	Dolly Parton	Country	Singer / songwriter
Dusty	Dusty Springfield	Pop	Vocalist - The Springfields
Edith	Edith Piaf	Vocal	Vocalist
Ella	Ella Jenkins	Children's	Singer / songwriter
Emmylou	Emmylou Harris	Country	Vocalist
Etta	Etta James	Blues	Vocalist
Fiona	Fiona Apple	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Gabriella	Gabriella Cilmi	Pop	Vocalist
Geri	Geri Halliwell	Pop	Vocalist - The Spice Girls
Gillian	Gillian Welch	Folk	Singer / songwriter
Gwen	Gwen Stefani	Rock	Vocalist - No Doubt
Janet	Janet Jackson	R&B	Vocalist
Janis	Janis Joplin	Rock	Vocalist
Joan	Joan Jett	Rock	Guitarist / vocalist - The Runaways
Joni	Joni Mitchell	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Joss	Joss Stone	Pop	Vocalist
Judee	Judee Sill	Rock	Singer / songwriter
Kimya	Kimya Dawson	Pop	Singer / songwriter - The Moldy Peaches
Lauryn	Lauryn Hill	Rap	Vocalist - The Fugees
LaVern	Lavern Baker	R&B	Vocalist
Lenka	Lenka	Pop	Vocalist - Decoder Ring
Loretta	Loretta Lynn	Country	Vocalist
Lucinda	Lucinda Williams	Folk	Singer / songwriter
Macy	Macy Gray	R&B	Vocalist
Madonna	Madonna	Pop	Vocalist
Mariah	Mariah Carey	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Marva	Marva Whitney	R&B	Vocalist
Maybelle	Maybelle Carter	Country	Vocalist
Miley	Miley Cyrus	Pop	Vocalist
Nina	Nina Simone	Vocal	Vocalist
Norah	Norah Jones	Pop	Vocalist
Patsy	Patsy Cline	Country	Vocalist
Reba	Reba McEntire	Country	Vocalist
Rihanna	Rihanna	R&B	Vocalist
Ruth	Ruth Brown	R&B	Vocalist
Sheryl	Sheryl Crow	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Tara	Tara MacLean	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Tori	Tori Amos	Rock	Vocalist
Vashti	Vashti Bunyan	Folk	Singer / songwriter
Yoko	Yoko Ono	Rock	Vocalist

Boy Baby Names

Musician

Genre

Instrument or Band

Art	Art Garfunkel	Rock	Vocalist - Simon & Garfunkel
Asher	Asher Roth	Rap	Vocalist
Barry	Barry Manilow	Pop	Vocalist / pianist
Bo	Bo Diddley	Rock	Vocalist / guitarist
Booker	Booker T. Jones	R&B	Organist - Booker T. and the MG's
Bret	Bret Michaels	Rock	Vocalist - Poison
Burt	Burt Bacharach	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Conor	Conor Oberst	Rock	Vocalist - Bright Eyes
Cyrus	Cyrus Bolooki	Rock	Drummer - New Found Glory
Deacon	John Deacon	Rock	Bassist - Queen
Delaney	Delaney Bramlett	Pop	Singer / songwriter - Delaney & Bonnie
Dizzy	Dizzy Gillespie	Jazz	Trumpeter
Django	Django Reinhardt	Jazz	Guitarist - Hot Club of France Quintet
Donovan	Donovan Leitch	Rock	Vocalist
Duke	Duke Ellington	Jazz	Pianist
Edwin	Edwin McCain	Rock	Singer / songwriter - Frogwings
Elton	Elton John	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Elvis	Elvis Presley	Rock	Singer / songwriter
Felix	Felix Mendelssohn	Classical	Composer
Garth	Garth Brooks	Country	Singer / songwriter
Graham	Graham Nash	Rock	Guitarist / vocalist / keyboardist - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Jimi	Jimi Hendrix	Rock	Guitarist / songwriter
Jorma	Jorma Kaukonen	Rock	Vocalist - Jefferson Airplane
Kanye	Kanye West	Rap	Vocalist
Kurt	Kurt Cobain	Rock	Lead singer / guitarist - Nirvana
Lars	Lars Ulrich	Rock	Drummer - Metallica
Leroi	Leroi Moore	Rock	Saxophone player - Dave Matthews Band
Levon	Levon Helm	Rock	Drummer - The Band
Louis	Louis Armstrong	Jazz	Trumpeter
Ludwig	Ludwig van Beethoven	Classical	Composer
Marshall	Marshall Mathers (Eminem)	Rap	Vocalist
Mick	Mick Jagger	Rock	Lead singer - The Rolling Stones
Mickey	Mickey Hart	Rock	Percussionist - Grateful Dead
Neil	Neil Diamond	Pop	Singer / songwriter
Ozzy	Ozzy Osbourne	Rock	Vocalist - Black Sabbath
Perry	Perry Como	Vocals	Vocalist
Phil	Phil Collins	Rock	Drummer / vocalist - Genesis
Ravi	Ravi Shankar	World	Sitarist
Ringo	Ringo Starr	Rock	Drummer - The Beatles
Sebastian	Johann Sebastian Bach	Classical	Composer
Stanton	Stanton Moore	Rock	Drummer - Galactic
Syd	Syd Barrett	Rock	Vocalist / guitarist - Pink Floyd
Tito	Tito Puente	Latin	Percussionist
Townes	Townes Van Zandt	Folk	Singer / songwriter
Travis	Travis Barker	Rock	Drummer - Blink 182
Tré	Tré Cool	Rock	Drummer - Green Day
Utah	Utah Phillips	Folk	Singer / songwriter
Vince	Vince Melouney	Pop	Guitarist - Bee Gees
Waylon	Waylon Jennings	Country	Vocalist / guitarist - The Highwaymen
Xan	Xan McCurdy	Rock	Guitarist - CAKE