Zero babies were named Rihanna in 2004 the year before her first album. After her third album in 2008, 1,074 babies were named Rihanna.
Over the years, there has been a huge surge in babies named after musical artists at the height of their popularity.
Given the uniqueness of their names, it really makes you remember that the origin of the word “fan” is “fanatic”.
Please visit the 20 Musicians Whose Fame Inspired Baby Names Interactive Graphic by Names.org.
Here are a few examples:
Whitney (Houston)
1977: The year her career began, 693 babies were named Whitney
2008: The year after her first album, 9,533 babies were named Whitney
Mariah (Carey)
1988: The year her career began, 424 babies were named Mariah
1991: Just three years later, after her first album, 5,191 babies were named Mariah
Miley (Cyrus)
2003: The year her career began, 27 babies were named Miley
2008: Her popularity resulted in 2,649 babies being named Miley.
Zayn (Malik) – One Direction
2010: The year his career began, 46 babies were named Zayn
2016: The year of his solo album, 741 babies were named Zayn
Please visit the 20 Musicians Whose Fame Inspired Baby Names Interactive Graphic to see what impact Celine Dion, Ashanti, Adele, Jewel, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears and others had.
