A blog all about... names! I've been a "collector" of & obsessed with other people's first names (esp. unique, unusual & uncommon) forever. Read this space for fascinating, fervent, fun (for fellow name nerds): news, facts, commentary & anecdotes on names - the good, bad, ugly & pretty. This is IRN (est. in 2010s via Freewebs) REDUX!
Saturday, May 30, 2026
CELEBRITY BABY NAME PREDICTION: Latto...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Nautas
Benji Madden of the 00s ๐คrock ๐ถband Good Charlotte shared the birth of his third child, a son๐ถ with ๐ฅactress Cameron Diaz — in a ๐cool Instagram ๐ขannouncement with his name as: ๐๐Nautas! ๐
๐๐Nautas is from the Latin root word Nauta and means: "sailor, navigator, voyager, one who embarks on a journey and fears not the unknown."
๐Nameberry๐ further explains ๐Nautas is a "nautical name that blends modern and ancient. Likely derived from the Latin nauta, Nautus may be interpreted as meaning "sailor, seafarer, mariner" — though Benji Madden offered the more figurative interpretation when announcing his son's birth. A one of a kind choice, Nautus might combine the appeal of ancient sounding names — such as Augustus, Titus, and Maximus — with the contemporary love for sea-inspired choices — like Ocean, Cove, and Caspian — with the on-trend sounds of names like Knox, Silas, Nash, and Atlas mixed in too. It may also bring to mind the Nautilus, marine cephalopods, known for their large, spiral shells — also used as the name for Captain Nemo's submarine in Jules Verne's classic novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
๐๐Nautas is such a new name, ๐NB๐ only just added the name onto their website seemingly. ๐คฏ
Initially, I thought ๐๐Nautas was a made up name when I first heard it and therefore didn't like it. ๐ But when I saw Madden's post on it my mind changed ๐ค reading the meaning. It's a pretty nice name after all ๐๐พ and I do love๐sea๐ inspired names. My only gripes: I keep thinking it's spelled how it's pronounced: N-a-u-t-u-s ๐คฆ๐พ♀️ and I somehow see nautical + naughty = ๐๐Nautas. ๐
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐Nautas: ๐ OR ๐๐๐๐๐๐/10
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Icelynn
Scotty of ๐Baddies๐บ and Scotty With The Baby๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ขannounced her newborn๐ daughter's name: ๐๐งIcelynn! ๐
Her full name is ๐๐งIcelynn Blaire. Her middle (meaning: dweller on the plain) the English version of the Scottish: ๐Blair – "Blair with a little something extra," ๐Nameberry๐ says of the 'e' that "feminizes the name."
๐๐งIcelynn is an, "invented English smoosh name, combination of word name ๐งIce and suffix on-trend -lynn" – meaning "beautiful ice; frozen lake; Iceland" – having the wintery feel of Winter and Wynter. ๐งIcelynn first appeared on the US charts in 2006, with 6 births (spelling variant ๐๐งIcelyn debuted the following year with 5 births). In the most recent year, more than 200 baby girls were named ๐งIcelynn in the US, rising it almost into the Top 1000 [#922]," explains ๐NB๐.
I really love ๐ ๐๐งIcelynn as a name. It's very unique๐ฆ, cool ๐ and so pretty.๐ I actually proclaimed it last year as one of the prettiest names I've ever heard. ๐๐พ Last year I saw ๐ it for the very first time as it also made It's ☔Raining ๐Names: ๐The Best & Worst Names of 2025, being in the ๐'Best' category.
As for Scotty naming her daughter ๐๐งIcelynn it couldn't have been a more perfect name. Her real first name is ๐Scotlynd! ๐๐พ
Someone commented on the IG post revealing her daughter's name:
“Icelynn and Scotlynd
are such cute mommy and daughter names”
-@rubyyalexaaa
I ๐ฏ% agree! ๐ฅฐ
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐๐งIcelynn: ๐ OR ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/10
Thursday, March 12, 2026
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Ozzy
Jack Osbourne, son of the late heavy metal legendary ๐คrocker Ozzy Osbourne (born John Michael Osbourne) aka the "Prince of Darkness" — has just had his own "Princess of Darkness" — with the birth of daughter named after her grandfather: ๐Ozzy ๐
Her full name is ๐Ozzy Matilda Osbourne. ๐Nameberry๐ says, "Ozzy is derived from the Old English element os meaning "God" or "divine", or from the Irish oss meaning "deer". This grandpa-esque nickname traditionally short for masculine names like Osmond, Oscar, or Oswald is starting to get traction on its' own, thanks to its cool, zippy sound."
Behind the Name says Ozzy is a variant of ๐Ozzie (which is a diminutive of ๐Osborn). BTN points out, "a famous bearer was the British musician Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025), though in his case it was a nickname based on his surname." Biography.com writes, "he acquired the nickname Ozzy in elementary school, where he struggled with dyslexia."
I'm not an Ozzy Osbourne fan but I am a fan of his granddaughter being named ๐Ozzy after him ๐๐พ๐๐พ — it's a very sweet tribute ๐ฅฐ plus a pretty cool ๐ name to carry as a girl.
Some Ozzy the musician fan comments on ๐Ozzy the ๐ถbaby girl๐:
"The most perfect name she could have ever received!!"
"I love her name I'm sure Ozzy is smiling."
"The sweetest name. Her Papa's gotta be so tickled watching over."
"Yay, we have another Ozzy Osbourne! The world is right again."
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐Ozzy: ๐ OR ๐๐๐๐๐๐/10
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Cardi B's newborn son's name is NOT Liem
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Rocki
Rihanna announced her newborn ๐ first daughter's name as: ๐Rocki! ๐
Her full name is Rocki Irish Mayers and ๐Irish ๐ is the very interesting middle name she was bestowed.
Her first name being Rocki obviously comes from her father's (stage) name A$AP ๐Rocky (means 'rock' in Italian) — in the feminine form. I always love when fathers give their daughters their name ๐๐พ๐๐พ (which is unfortunately rare) — so Rocki is a very cool ๐ name.
The closest I got to guessing Rihanna's daughter's name was my guess of ๐Rakia — A$AP Rocky's real, birth name ๐Rakim — in a female name form. ๐คท๐พ♀️
๐๐๐Lipstick Alley Forum's thread on Rocki Irish's name๐:
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/introducing-rocki-irish-mayers.5989451/
➡This comment: "I wonder if Rocki Irish was supposed to be her second son's name and Riot Rose was supposed to be the baby girl's name." ๐ค
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐Rocki: ๐ OR ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/10
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME PREDICTION: Cardi B...
๐คRapper Cardi B revealed she is expecting her fourth baby with new partner ๐NFL player Stefon Marsean Diggs — although mum's the word on telling the gender. ๐ค
Cardi B is known for giving her children crazy (in a good way ๐๐พ), cute names so I definitely can't wait to see what dramatic name she gives her new baby.
Although, I predict she will give this baby the tamest of all her children's names (๐Kulture, ๐Wave & ๐Blossom) so far. I feel she will go a more traditional route and name her baby after his/her father or after herself — but the baby's middle name instead, will be more free-spirited.
Without further ado, my ๐ถ๐ฝbaby๐Baby Name Predictions ๐ฒ are...
๐ฅ...
๐Stefon
๐*Stefan (as in Steve Urkel's cool alter-ego character's name. Her third child's name: Blossom is a tv show character's name and it would be something if another child's name follows suit)
๐Sean
๐Marsean
๐Stefanie
๐Belle (or ๐Bella) (Cardi's real name is ๐Belcalis. Belle / Bella could be a very sweet play on her own name)
๐*Missy (Cardi's 2026 tour is called 'Little Miss Drama' and it would be adorable if she incorporated part of her baby's name/a nickname into it, if it's a girl)
I will make a follow up post when the name is announced so stay tuned! ๐
๐UPDATE: ๐ขCardi B has given birth to a baby boy ๐ as of November — but no news of her new son's name. [๐@0:17] "I'm not sharing the name yet, but it's cute," she hinted to fans on what to expect.
With that being said, I now don't feel her son's name is traditional and he's named after his father Stefon. I'm excited to ๐๐พ hear what ๐ cool ๐name she has chosen for her newborn! ๐
๐I will make a follow up post when the name is announced so stay tuned! ๐
Thursday, July 24, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Aquaman
Influencer Trisha Paytas named her recently first born son: ๐Aquaman! ๐
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Seriously, as in Aquaman the comic book superhero! ๐ฅ So I like the fact she had the guts to give her baby boy a cool ๐ superhero name but... I have to admit this seems to be a bit too much... ๐ฌ I'm not an Aquaman fan but even if she'd name her son Batman (who I do love) I'd still have a dropped jaw ๐ฎ that there's a baby named after a comic book character! I have to wonder what if she chose a favorite villain (Joker, Magneto etc.) and went with that instead? ๐ค
Paytas on the other hand is a fan of Aquaman clearly. She says on her son's extremely one-of-a-kind name, "I've been wearing Aquaman T-shirts for years, since 2017 when the first Justice League came out. I have gone to so many Comic-Cons for Aquaman. And then I really fell in love when we rewatched Aquaman." Aquaman's name was actually predicted by ๐ถbaby name๐ consultant Morgan Timm! ๐
Aquaman's (that feels so silly to write! ๐) middle name is the Biblical ๐Moses, named after his father Moses Hacmon. Paytas said she considered Moses Jr. as Aquaman's first name. But with her other children, her daughters named ๐Malibu Barbie (adorable!) and ๐Elvis (wow!), Moses as a first name would have probably been too tame. Paytas says she was close to naming her son "Water," since her husband "loves water." "His whole philosophy was, 'We're just water.' I loved it, we should just name the baby Water."
I do like the shortened name or nickname Aquaman's parents could give their son: simply Aqua. One thing for sure, when he starts school, the other children will probably be tickled ๐ to have an ๐Aquaman ๐
in their class!
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐Aquaman: ๐ OR ๐/10
๐ฐ๐Aquaman made it onto the ☔IRN๐ ๐ The Best & Worst ๐๐ ๐Names of 2025 ๐list!:
https://itsrainingnames.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-raining-names-best-worst-names-of.html
Friday, July 18, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME PREDICTION: Rihanna...
Singer Rihanna is expecting her third baby with her partner A$AP Rocky, which may be their first girl ๐ค๐พ — a secret he seemingly spilled in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
Rihanna (๐Robyn is her first name) and her family (๐Rakim is A$AP's Rocky's real name) all neatly have 'R' names and her daughter or newest son will follow that tradition. "It’s always gonna be an R name. That’s the one thing me and Rocky don’t fight over,” Rihanna says certainly.
If Rihanna is really having a daughter, it will be so interesting to see what name she comes with, as her sons have really ๐ฒ jaw dropping, ๐ cool names: ๐RZA & ๐Riot.
Without further ado, my ๐ถ๐ฝ๐Baby Name Predictions ๐ฒ are...
๐ฅ...
๐Robinette / ๐Robina / ๐Robin
๐Rhiannon
๐Rakia
๐Rebel
๐Rain / ๐Rainbow
๐Reign
๐Royal / ๐Royalty
๐Rhapsody
๐Rhythm
๐Razzle
๐Rev
๐Revolve
๐Real
๐Ritz
๐Riviera
๐Richness
๐Renaissance
๐๐VIBE Magazine did a cute piece 10 Unique “R” Names That Would Be Perfect For Rihanna And A$AP Rocky’s Next Baby
We both guess ✔๐Reign, ✔๐Robin (they think with a 'byn') and ✔๐Rebel (spelled uniquely + an apostrophe) ๐๐พ
I will make a follow up post when the name is announced so stay tuned! ๐
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Saga
Actress Megan Fox finally revealed her daughter's name: ๐ Saga! ๐
Mgk the father of Saga, shared the very cool name in full on his IG: ๐Saga Blade Fox-Baker.
Saga is a Scandanvian name meaning 'seeing one.' ๐️ Saga is also a goddess in Norse mythology. Saga could have also been chosen for the Nordic roots as Mgk has Norwegian ancestry.
I really love this name. ๐๐พ I'm partial to 'S' names as is, and it's a pretty name fittingly. Plus the meaning is extra special, to be named after a ๐ goddess.
I'm not the biggest fan of the middle name ๐Blade ๐ก️ (it is usually a boy's name, not unisex. Interestingly, ๐Colson Baker aka Mgk is middle name-less and always wanted Blade to be his middle name)... but it is a fierce name for a little girl to have. ๐Btw, Mgk's oldest daughter ๐Casie, was almost named... ๐Kid ๐คฏ I'm not kidding! ๐
๐Mgk recently explained the meaning of Saga's name @2:00: "Her journey, the five years of her culmination of coming, disappearing, coming back again, disappearing coming back again. She is an epic story and that's what Saga means. I'm also of Norwegian heritage so that's a Nordic goddess of storytelling. So I think she has a storytelling future ahead of her."
Very sweet and meaningful meaning. ๐
I was wayyy off on ๐ฎmy name predictions for Fox's daughter. ๐คฆ๐พ♀️ I still think ๐Fire ๐ฅ would have been hot. ๐คท๐พ♀️
๐ABCs ON THE NAME ๐Saga:
https://www.ancestry.com/first-name-meaning/saga
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐Saga: ๐ OR ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/10
๐ฐ๐Saga made it onto the ☔IRN๐ ๐ The Best & Worst ๐๐ ๐Names of 2025 ๐list!:
https://itsrainingnames.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-raining-names-best-worst-names-of.html
Friday, May 30, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME REVEAL: Blossom
Rapper Cardi B ๐ข unofficially announced (๐๐พ@7:04) her youngest daughter born last year (internet sleuths guessed the ๐name in 2024 ๐ง due to the baby name bracelet on her daughter's arm), name as: ๐Blossom! ๐ It means "to bloom."
Very feminine and pretty! I like it! ๐๐พ I think of cherry blossoms ๐ธ or Blossom the ๐บ tv show. I am a bit surprised the name wasn't more of a 'statement' as her oldest daughter's name is the cool name: Kulture ๐ while her son has the very whimsical name: Wave. ๐๐ผ
Unfortunately she hasn't given the reason behind the cute name Blossom yet. I wonder if it was intentional for her to choose a 'B' name when naming Blossom, as Cardi's real name is a 'B' name (๐Belcalis). I do love a good name story. I'm sure in due time. ⏲
๐ABCs ON THE NAME ๐Blossom:
https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLOSSOM/index.html
☔๐IRN RATING OF ๐Blossom: ๐ OR ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/10
Thursday, May 15, 2025
CELEBRITY BABY NAME PREDICTION: Megan Fox...
Actress Megan Fox welcomed a daughter this March with musician mgk and the name of their baby has yet to be revealed to the public.
Mgk made the birth announcement on Instagram in which he called his youngest daughter, "Celestial Seed" but he didn't mean that was her real name! He later clarified the name would be revealed by Megan Fox in due time.
I for one love weird, wacky, one-of-a-kind names so if they really had named their daughter Celestial Seed I wouldn't have batted an eye (okay, maybe at the Seed part). I actually really like Celestial as a first name. It's like the edgier version of Celeste.
I'm impatiently waiting to know what Megan Fox named her daughter. One of her sons has an unusual name (๐ Journey) and another a really rebellious middle name (๐Ransom) — so perhaps she followed suit and named her girl a really unique name. But maybe she went the complete opposite route and named her baby girl something "normal" or common (another son of hers is named ๐Noah, the #2 name for baby boys to be named in 2024). However, I highly doubt that.
Without further ado, my ๐ถ๐ป๐Baby Name Prediction ๐ฒ is...
๐ฅ...
๐ฅFire (as in Fire Fox. ๐ฆ)
Would that not be perfect?!? ๐๐พ And yes I'm being serious! ๐คท๐พ♀️๐ I haven't found anyone named Fire, just fire inspired baby names, so that would be an incredibly rare name to have.
My 1st runner up ๐ถ๐ป๐Baby Name Prediction ๐ฒ is...
๐ฅ...
๐Phoenix
It's still very uncommon but Phoenix has been recognized as a first name. It's a really cool name (& fits nicely with Fox's last name specifically) to have due to the mythology behind the name. ๐๐พ๐๐พ
My 2nd runner up ๐ถ๐ป๐Baby Name Prediction ๐ฒ is...
๐ฅ...
๐Marilyn
No, Marilyn is not a rare name in any sense. In past interviews it is said Fox has admired Marilyn Monroe. What better name for one of the most popular actresses of the 2000s to name her daughter, but the name of the most famous actress of all time? Marilyn is a charming, old-fashioned name that is forever linked to Monroe. But if Fox named her girl Marilyn (they would both have 'M' names which would be cute), the name would be linked to her for this generation. And I think that would be a pretty cool way to pay homage to such an icon. ๐
I will make a follow up post when the name is announced so stay tuned! ๐
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