Musical Baby Names

A very distinctive musical choice, but be aware that many people will think you've named your child Oprah.

A very distinctive musical choice, but be aware that many people will think you've named your child Oprah.

It's usually preceded by the letter 'A'--as in 'a capella'--singing without accompaniment, and probably has never been used as a girl's name, but in this anything-goes naming climate, we're putting it out there as a possibility.

We count Techno among the weird celebrity baby names, and yet we have to admit that it's the perfect choice for a child of Grimes and Elon Musk.

Toccata is delicate and musical yes, but still somehow unappealing.

Unusual, rhythmic, castanet-clicking. Alternative: FANDANGO.

Cool word name for boys evocative of rock and roll. Julia Stiles named her son Strummer in 2017.

As more English words get turned into names, parents in search of a really. unusual name may look to words from other languages, in this case French. Musique has an undoubtedly, well, musical sound, and even resembles familiar French names like Monique.

Mandolin may seem like an outlandish choice for a name, but since BANJO has been used as a baby name, all the instruments in the band seem to be auditioning for a place on birth certificates. This one comes with a real name nickname, MANDY.

Can you hear the beat?

Light and delicate musical name would make an unusual choice.

Maraca sounds more like a name than Banjo, so why not? It's rhythmic and, well, musical, so might make an adventurous choice.