50+ Taylor Swift Baby Names From the Showgirl Era

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Looking for Taylor Swift baby names inspired by her music, lyrics, and the showgirl era? This list is full of glamorous, romantic choices that every Swiftie will love.

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Names from Taylor’s Songs

Showgirl Era Names

Vintage Showgirl Names

Glamorous Names Taylor Would Love

Choosing the Perfect Swiftie Name

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl era has inspired a whole new wave of baby name inspiration – think sparkle, drama, and unapologetically feminine glamour. Add in years of storytelling through song lyrics, and Swifties have endless options for meaningful names.

Whether you want a name straight from a Taylor song, a vintage showgirl gem, or something that captures that maximalist, sparkly energy – this list has you covered.

Names from Taylor’s Songs

Names that appear directly in Taylor Swift’s lyrics and album tracks.

Betty

Origin: English (diminutive of Elizabeth)
Pronunciation: BET-ee · ˈbɛti
Meaning: pet form of Elizabeth: ‘God is my oath’
Popularity: #1,008 and rising (#1,184 → #1,008, 2024)

James

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: JAYMZ · ˈdʒeɪmz
Meaning: heel-grabber, traditionally rendered ‘supplanter’ (same root as Jacob)
Popularity: #5 and falling (#4 → #5, 2024)

August

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: AW-gust · ˈɔːɡəst
Meaning: venerable, majestic
Popularity: #88 and rising (#104 → #88, 2024)

Carolina

Origin: Italian/Latin
Pronunciation: kair-oh-LY-nah · ˌkærəˈlaɪnə
Meaning: free man (feminine form of Charles)
Popularity: #428 and falling (#423 → #428, 2024)

Ivy

Origin: English
Pronunciation: EYE-vee · ˈaɪvi
Meaning: the climbing ivy plant, a traditional symbol of fidelity
Popularity: #36 and rising (#38 → #36, 2024)

Dorothea

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: dor-uh-THEE-uh · ˌdɔːrəˈθiːə
Meaning: gift of God
Popularity: #2,066 and rising (#2,759 → #2,066, 2024)

Marjorie

Origin: English (ultimately Greek, via Margaret)
Pronunciation: MAR-jur-ee · ˈmɑːrdʒəri
Meaning: variant of Margery/Margaret: pearl
Popularity: #822 and rising (#1,251 → #822, 2024)

Inez

Origin: English (anglicized form of Spanish Inés / Portuguese Inês)
Pronunciation: EYE-nez · ˈaɪnɛz
Meaning: pure, holy — ultimately from the Greek word for ‘pure,’ via Agnes
Popularity: #1,407 and rising (#1,639 → #1,407, 2024)

Ronan

Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: ROH-nun · ˈroʊnən
Meaning: little seal
Popularity: #257 and rising (#290 → #257, 2024)

Abigail

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: AB-ih-gayl · ˈæbɪɡeɪl
Meaning: my father’s joy
Popularity: #32 and falling (#31 → #32, 2024)

Clara

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: KLAIR-uh · ˈklɛərə
Meaning: bright, clear, famous
Popularity: #78 and rising (#98 → #78, 2024)

Rebecca

Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: ruh-BEK-uh · rəˈbɛkə
Meaning: to bind or tie firmly
Popularity: #342 and falling (#315 → #342, 2024)

Stephen

Origin: Greek (via Latin)
Pronunciation: STEE-vun · ˈstiːvən
Meaning: crown, wreath
Popularity: #377 and falling (#363 → #377, 2024)

Showgirl Era Names

Sparkly, dramatic names that capture the maximalist feminine energy.

Ophelia

Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: oh-FEEL-yuh · oʊˈfiːljə
Meaning: help, benefit
Popularity: #261 and rising (#265 → #261, 2024)

Opalite

Origin: modern coinage (English, from “opal” + mineral suffix “-ite”)
Pronunciation: OH-puhl-ite · ˈoʊpəlaɪt
Meaning: opal-like; resembling the gemstone opal
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Celestine

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: SEL-es-teen · ˈsɛləstiːn
Meaning: heavenly, of the sky
Popularity: #3,968 and rising (#4,896 → #3,968, 2024)

Evangeline

Origin: Greek (literary coinage)
Pronunciation: ee-VAN-jeh-leen · ɪˈvændʒəliːn
Meaning: good news
Popularity: #174 and rising (#212 → #174, 2024)

Seraphina

Origin: Late Latin (name of early Christian martyrs), from biblical Hebrew seraphim
Pronunciation: sair-ah-FEE-nah · ˌsɛrəˈfiːnə
Meaning: of the seraphim, a class of biblical angels
Popularity: #778 and rising (#971 → #778, 2024)

Aurora

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: uh-ROR-uh · əˈrɔːrə
Meaning: dawn (name of the Roman goddess of the dawn)
Popularity: #16 and rising (#22 → #16, 2024)

Arabella

Origin: Latin (disputed, possibly a variant of Annabel)
Pronunciation: air-ah-BEL-ah · ɛrəˈbɛlə
Meaning: yielding to prayer (one of two competing theories)
Popularity: #206 and rising (#227 → #206, 2024)

Valentina

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: val-en-TEE-nah · vælənˈtiːnə
Meaning: strong, healthy
Popularity: #47 and rising (#49 → #47, 2024)

Cordelia

Origin: uncertain (Shakespeare’s spelling of a historical British name, Cordeilla, possibly linked to the obscure saint’s name Cordula)
Pronunciation: kor-DEEL-yah · kɔːrˈdiːljə
Meaning: heart
Popularity: #1,065 and rising (#1,117 → #1,065, 2024)

Cosette

Origin: French (literary coinage, popularized by Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, 1862)
Pronunciation: koh-ZET · koʊˈzɛt
Meaning: little thing
Popularity: #1,909 and falling (#1,890 → #1,909, 2024)

Sterling

Origin: English (surname)
Pronunciation: STUR-ling · ˈstɜːrlɪŋ
Meaning: originally a surname referring to the starling bird, or a variant of the Scottish surname/place name Stirling
Popularity: #372 and rising (#403 → #372, 2024)

Glitter

Origin: English (modern word name)
Pronunciation: GLIT-er · ˈɡlɪtər
Meaning: sparkle, small flashes of light
Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Vintage Showgirl Names

Names from Hollywood’s golden age – the original showgirls and starlets.

Marilyn

Origin: English (20th-century coinage)
Pronunciation: MAIR-uh-lin · ˈmɛrəlɪn
Meaning: 20th-century blend of Mary and Lynn
Popularity: #666 and rising (#742 → #666, 2024)

Ginger

Origin: English
Pronunciation: JIN-jer · ˈdʒɪndʒər
Meaning: pet form of Virginia (‘pure’), or a nickname for ginger-coloured hair
Popularity: #3,589 and falling (#3,290 → #3,589, 2024)

Marlene

Origin: German
Pronunciation: mar-LEEN · mɑrˈliːn
Meaning: blend of Maria and Magdalene
Popularity: #1,551 and falling (#1,351 → #1,551, 2024)

Rita

Origin: Italian/Spanish
Pronunciation: REE-tah · ˈriːtə
Meaning: a short form of Margaret (via Italian Margherita/Spanish Margarita), ultimately meaning ‘pearl’
Popularity: #1,404 and falling (#1,376 → #1,404, 2024)

Ava

Origin: disputed (Hebrew, Irish, or Germanic)
Pronunciation: AY-vah · ˈeɪvə
Meaning: most often treated as a variant of Eva/Hebrew Chava, meaning ‘life’; alternatively explained as an anglicized form of Irish Aoife or from an obscure Germanic root
Popularity: #9 and falling (#8 → #9, 2024)

Audrey

Origin: Old English
Pronunciation: AW-dree · ˈɔːdri
Meaning: combines ‘noble’ and ‘strength’
Popularity: #82 and falling (#74 → #82, 2024)

Lana

Origin: Russian/Gaelic (short form of Svetlana or Alana)
Pronunciation: LAH-nah · ˈlɑːnə
Meaning: light
Popularity: #374 and rising (#416 → #374, 2024)

Bette

Origin: English/French (short form of Elizabeth or Bettina)
Pronunciation: BET · bɛt
Meaning: pet form of Elizabeth or Bettina; carries the meaning ‘God is my oath’
Popularity: #9,009 and falling (#7,302 → #9,009, 2024)

Vivien

Origin: Latin (feminine spelling variant of Vivian)
Pronunciation: VIV-ee-en · ˈvɪviən
Meaning: alive, lively
Popularity: #1,721 and rising (#1,746 → #1,721, 2024)

Farrah

Origin: English (surname, from Middle English)
Pronunciation: FAR-uh · ˈfærə
Meaning: ironworker, smith (variant of the occupational surname Farrar)
Popularity: #1,150 and rising (#1,344 → #1,150, 2024)

Roxie

Origin: English (pet form of Roxanne/Roxana)
Pronunciation: ROK-see · ˈrɒksi
Meaning: pet form of Roxanne/Roxana; by extension ‘bright, radiant’
Popularity: #3,314 and rising (#4,971 → #3,314, 2024)

Velma

Origin: English (coinage, late 19th century)
Pronunciation: VEL-muh · ˈvɛlmə
Meaning: determined protector
Popularity: #8,369 and falling (#5,730 → #8,369, 2024)

Gilda

Origin: Italian/Germanic (uncertain, possibly a short form of Ermenegilda)
Pronunciation: GIL-duh · ˈɡɪldə
Meaning: sacrifice, tribute (short form of Ermenegilda)
Popularity: #9,766 and rising (#10,592 → #9,766, 2024)

Veronica

Origin: Greek (via Latin)
Pronunciation: vur-ON-ik-ah · vəˈrɑːnɪkə
Meaning: bringer of victory (from Berenice/Pherenike)
Popularity: #392 and rising (#411 → #392, 2024)

Glamorous Names Taylor Would Love

Sparkly, romantic names that fit the Swiftie aesthetic.

Juliet

Origin: English (from Italian Giulietta/French Juliette, ultimately Latin Julia)
Pronunciation: JOO-lee-et · ˈdʒuːliɛt
Meaning: youthful
Popularity: #283 and rising (#292 → #283, 2024)

Scarlett

Origin: English (occupational surname for a dyer/seller of ‘scarlet’ cloth)
Pronunciation: SKAR-lit · ˈskɑːrlɪt
Meaning: originally referred to a dyer or trader of ‘scarlet,’ a fine woolen cloth — only later did the word come to mean the color red itself
Popularity: #27 and falling (#17 → #27, 2024)

Violet

Origin: English (19th-century flower name, ultimately from Latin viola via French violette)
Pronunciation: VY-oh-let · ˈvaɪəlɪt
Meaning: the violet flower (purple-blue)
Popularity: #15 and rising (#16 → #15, 2024)

Stella

Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: STEL-ah · ˈstɛlə
Meaning: star
Popularity: #49 and falling (#46 → #49, 2024)

Romeo

Origin: Italian (from Greek Ῥωμαῖος)
Pronunciation: ROH-mee-oh · ˈroʊmioʊ
Meaning: Roman citizen / pilgrim to Rome
Popularity: #283 and rising (#292 → #283, 2024)

Goldie

Origin: English (diminutive of ‘gold’), or English form of Yiddish Golda/Golde
Pronunciation: GOL-dee · ˈɡoʊldi
Meaning: golden, made of gold
Popularity: #645 and rising (#687 → #645, 2024)

Pearl

Origin: English
Pronunciation: PURL · ˈpɜːrl
Meaning: from the gemstone pearl; also an English form of the Yiddish name Perle
Popularity: #802 and falling (#800 → #802, 2024)

Ruby

Origin: Latin (via the gemstone name)
Pronunciation: ROO-bee · ˈruːbi
Meaning: red gemstone
Popularity: #63 and rising (#65 → #63, 2024)

Emerald

Origin: English (modern coinage)
Pronunciation: EM-er-uld · ˈɛmərəld
Meaning: green gemstone
Popularity: #707 and rising (#745 → #707, 2024)

Diamond

Origin: English (from the gemstone, ultimately Greek)
Pronunciation: DY-mund · ˈdaɪmənd
Meaning: named after the diamond gemstone, ultimately from Greek ‘adamas’ meaning unbreakable or invincible
Popularity: #1,612 and falling (#1,605 → #1,612, 2024)

Sapphire

Origin: English (from the gemstone name, ultimately via Latin and Greek from a Semitic root)
Pronunciation: SAF-ire · ˈsæfaɪər
Meaning: a precious blue gemstone
Popularity: #1,037 and falling (#977 → #1,037, 2024)

Opal

Origin: English (19th-century coinage from the gemstone name, ultimately Sanskrit)
Pronunciation: OH-pal · ˈoʊpəl
Meaning: named after the opal gemstone; the gem-word itself traces to a Sanskrit term for ‘jewel’
Popularity: #450 and rising (#486 → #450, 2024)