Naming a little person you have yet to meet face-to-face is no small feat. But, that doesn’t mean you haven’t dreamed of what your little guy or gal’s personality just might be like.  Check out our list of cool baby boy names and cool baby girl names.

Perhaps she will have your sense of style, or maybe he will have your team captain quality. But, no matter what his or her interests may be, tagging your tot with a cool name is something you don’t have to guess about.

The range of names that exude the cool factor have luckily expanded from names like Elvis and The Fonz to Gwen and Gavin. If you’re looking for a label that literally translates into cool qualities, you may want to try a title that shows strength, like Aaron, Ethan, Guillermo or Liam for a boy, or Bryna , Gertrude, Mina, or Velma for a girl. Or, try the name Mu on for size for either gender, a Chinese name meaning admired. Perhaps the Japanese name Reizo, meaning “cool” is the surname for your baby-boy-to-be. 

If you’re looking for more names that shout cool kid (or even cool parents), from sports-centric monikers to names that stand the test of time, you’re sure to find the perfect cool crowd identity for your kiddie.

Sporty Names

Hoping your Mini Me will always be picked first on the team? Dream of a name that will speed your little guy to the big leagues? Take one of these sporty names for a spin. From names that ooze testosterone to names that scream “winner,” you may just give a gold medal to one of these names here:

Sporty Boy Names
Archer
Blade
Brick
Bridger
Bronson
Bond
Beckham
Cruz
Catcher
Diesel
Evander
Fisher
Jordan
Laker
Lance
Muhammad
Shaquille
Tiger
Tyson

Sporty Girl Names
Annika
Billie Jean
Danika
Gabrielle
Oakley
Olympia
Picabo
Quynlyn
Sasha
Serena
Snow
Venus

Want more sporty names? Check out 55 Sporty Baby Names.

Hip Hop names

Big names in the hip hop scene are always making their way to the front page, so what better way to mold your little one for VIP status by naming him or her after a hip-hop legend? Try one of these hip-hop-inspired monikers that may just send your little star soaring to the top of the charts:

Boys Hip Hop names
Apollo
Dre
Dupre
Moby
Nas
Prince
Romeo
Sisco
Tyreese
Usher

Girls Hip Hop names
Aaliyah
Avril
Aretha
Ashanti
Blessing
Brandyce
Ciara
Caprice
Fantasia
Fergie
Lyric
Mariah
Melody
Shakira

Is country music more your style? Check out Country Music baby names here.

Modern Names

Now days, just about everything is up for grabs when choosing a cool name for your baby. Celebrity parents are leading the trend with the most modern, trendy, and down-right unique names for their offspring. If you are not as daring as Hollywood’s elites, but are looking for a name that is on the leading edge of cool, one of these modern names may quench your thirst for the perfect chic identity. From new spellings on old classics to people, places, and things, some of these trendy names are sure to make your list:

Modern Boys Names
Ashton
Hendrix
Jagger
Jet
Kingston
Maddox
Magnum
Mace
Rebel
Rocket
Stone
Zen

Modern Girls Names
Apple
Asia/Aja
Averi
Azure
Clarity
Echo
Luna
Lyric
Ireland
October
Paris
Poem
Reese
Rynn
Senna
Story
Silver
Tria
Tuesday

Old-fashioned names

Names that tip their hat to the old school classics will never go out of style. When tossing around names that donned the likes of your ancestors, think preppy, think class president, think too cool for school. Some of these baby forenames have never left the trendy trail, but a few blasts from the past just might surprise you:

Old Fashioned Boys Names
Alexander
Blake
Caleb
Carter
Chase
Cole
Finn
Gunner
Harrison
Landon
Logan
Nash
Parker
Paxton
Taggart
Tristan
Thatcher
Trezdon
Tucker
Zephyr

Old Fashioned Girls Names
Ashley
Aurora
Ava
Briar
Hadley
Haven
Isis
Isla / Ilsa
Jennason
Lauren
Madison
Sophia
Skyden
Victoria
Winter
Willow
Whitlyn
Zen
Zia

Do you want more old fashioned baby name ideas? Check out: What's Old is New: 150 Old Fashioned but Trendy Baby Names.

Regardless of what you decide to name your little one, encouraging children to thrive in everything they do is more important than the name they carry. But, if dubbing your child with a name that is cool makes you feel like you’re part of the “in crowd” again, there’s no harm in indulging in one of the names you’ve seen here!

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