If you're a movie-lover and expecting a new addition to your family this year, then you might want to take a cue from your favorite pastime: the stories on your screen. From the buzzy films that nobody could stop talking about at the 2018 Oscars to the massive slate of new films hitting theaters this year, there are so many unique names inspired by the movies you're obsessed with. Check out these 135 movie-inspired name ideas . . . you might find an Oscar-worthy name for your new bundle among them!
Boy Names From New Movies in 2018:
- Simon — Love, Simon
- Martin — Love, Simon
- Erik — Black Panther [1]
- Ross — Black Panther
- T'Challa — Black Panther
- Nolan — Ready Player One
- Kane — Annihilation
- Calvin — A Wrinkle in Time
- Harold — Gringo
- Leonardo — Overboard
- Edison — Crazy Rich Asians
- Grant — I Feel Pretty
- Thor — Avengers: Infinity War
- Bucky — Avengers: Infinity War
- Wade — Deadpool 2
- Nathan — Deadpool 2
- Mitchell — Book Club
- Tobias — Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Han — Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Rogers — Won't You Be My Neighbor?
- Winston — Incredibles 2
- Dashiell — Incredibles 2
- Owen — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Ian — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Jackson — A Star Is Born
- Brock — Venom
- Carlton — Venom
- Hawthorn — The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
- Credence — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Albus — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Adonis — Creed II
- Will — Robin Hood
- Jack — Mary Poppins Returns
Boy Names From 2018 Award Season Nominees
- Ernesto — Coco
- Miguel — Coco
- Héctor — Coco
- Reynolds — Phantom Thread
- Elio — Call Me by Your Name
- Oliver — Call Me by Your Name
- Giles — The Shape of Water
- Ronsel — Mudbound
- Jamie — Mudbound
- Marlon — Mudbound
- Logan — Logan
- Xavier — Logan
- Pierce — Logan
- Morton — Blade Runner 2049
- Thomas — Dunkirk
- Gibson — Dunkirk
- Dawson — Dunkirk
- Washington — Get Out
- Andre — Get Out
- Walter — Get Out
- Dean — Get Out
- Carlyle — The Greatest Showman
- Bradlee — The Post
- Graham — The Post
- Clark — Justice League
Girl Names From New Movies in 2018:
- Nakia — Black Panther
- Okoye — Black Panther
- Shuri — Black Panther
- Leah — Love, Simon
- Dominika — Red Sparrow
- Lara — Tomb Raider
- Lena — Annihilation
- Anya — Annihilation
- Josie — Annihilation
- Meg — A Wrinkle in Time
- Elaine — Gringo
- Bonnie — Gringo
- Amara — Pacific Rim: Uprising
- Jane — I Feel Pretty
- Renee — I Feel Pretty
- Scarlet — Avengers: Infinity War
- Pepper — Avengers: Infinity War
- Natasha — Avengers: Infinity War
- Vivian — Book Club
- Carol — Book Club
- Constance — Ocean's 8
- Rose — Ocean's 8
- Daphne — Ocean's 8
- Amita — Ocean's 8
- Helen — Incredibles 2
- Violet — Incredibles 2
- Claire — Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Hope — Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Araminta — Crazy Rich Asians
- Rachel — Crazy Rich Asians
- Eleanor — Crazy Rich Asians
- Astrid — Crazy Rich Asians
- Ally — A Star Is Born
- Clara — The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
- Leta — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Queenie — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Seraphina — Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
- Bianca — Creed II
- Marian — Robin Hood
- Mera — Aquaman
- Anabel — Mary Poppins Returns
Girl Names From 2018 Award Season Nominees:
- Marzia — Call Me by Your Name
- Moonee — The Florida Project
- Kay — The Post
- Via — Wonder
- Isabel — Wonder
- Clementine — Darkest Hour
- Marion — Lady Bird
- Christine — Lady Bird
- Florence — Mudbound
- Charity — The Greatest Showman
- Jenny — The Greatest Showman
- Diana — Wonder Woman
- Antiope — Wonder Woman
- Georgina — Get Out
- Missy — Get Out
- Debora — Baby Driver
- Marietta — Blade Runner 2049
- Elisa — The Shape of Water
- Zelda — The Shape of Water
- Alma — Phantom Thread
- Imelda — Coco
- Tonya — I, Tonya
Gender-Neutral Names From 2018 Award Season Nominees:
- Cyril — Phantom Thread
- Joi — Blade Runner 2049
- August — Wonder
- Red — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
- Dixon — Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri
Gender-Neutral Names From New Movies in 2018:
- Everett — Black Panther
- Cass — Annihilation
- Sunny / Sonny — Gringo and Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Liwen — Pacific Rim: Uprising
- Avery — I Feel Pretty
- Rio — Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Solo — Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Val — Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Robin — Robin Hood