Many occupation names — not necessarily ones that are still in use today — are fairly common as last names (think Baker or Parker). However, we think that most of them are strong enough to slip into first-name territory. Read through for 60 baby names inspired by occupations — from the truly unique to the more common.
Archer, Abbott, Ayers
Bailey, Baker, Baxter, Bekker, Bishop, Booker
Carey, Carter, Chandler, Colby, Coleman, Cooper
Day, Deacon, Deanna, Dexter, Duke
Fallon, Ferris, Fisher, Foster
Gage
Harper, Hunter
Knight
Lander
Marshall, Mason, Mercer
Paige, Palmer, Parker, Piper, Poet, Porter
Ryder
Sailor, Sawyer, Scout, Shepherd, Skylar, Slater, Smith, Spencer, Sumner
Tabor, Taylor, Tanner, Thatcher, Travis, Tucker, Turner
Walker, Ward, Webster, Wilder, Wright