2018's Pop Culture Moments Are 2019's Baby Name Inspirations — See Our Favorite Picks

There's no denying it — 2018 was a tough one (a raging dumpster fire, if you will) not unlike the two years that came before it. With so many sad and terrifying headlines populating our news feeds, it's no shocker that most of us turned to entertainment (and our couches) as a refuge. From movies like Black Panther and shows like Queer Eye, to the wonder of a man that is Noah Centineo (aka Peter Kavinsky) and American athletes like Adam Rippon who made the Olympics (yes, that was THIS year) hilarious, there have been so many notable moments in pop culture in 2018.

If you're expecting a baby in 2019, why not give your sweet little babe the name of a celebrity or character who kept you sane? We've compiled our absolute favorite names inspired by 2018's biggest movies, TV shows, stars, and moments — and they're all so damn good (I for one, will probably name my first kid Chadwick).

Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Movies — Boys
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Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Movies — Boys

  • Beau (A Quiet Place)
  • Beckett (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
  • Charlie (Crazy Rich Asians)
  • Dash (The Incredibles 2)
  • Erik (Black Panther)
  • Georgie (Mary Poppins Returns)
  • Han (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
  • Jackson (A Star Is Born)
  • Jonas (The Meg)
  • Owen (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
  • Peter (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
  • Simon (Love, Simon)
  • Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War)
  • Wade (Ready Player One)
Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Movies — Girls
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Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Movies — Girls

  • Ally (A Star Is Born)
  • Amita (Ocean's 8)
  • Anabel (Mary Poppins Returns)
  • Araminta (Crazy Rich Asians)
  • Audrey (The Spy Who Dumped Me)
  • Claire (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
  • Daphne (Ocean's 8)
  • Edna (The Incredibles 2)
  • Genevieve (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
  • Jaxx (The Meg)
  • Lara Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
  • Leta (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald)
  • Margot (To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
  • Mera (Aquaman)
  • Morgan (The Spy Who Dumped Me)
  • Nakia (Black Panther)
  • Okoye (Black Panther)
  • Qi'ra (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
  • Rachel (Crazy Rich Asians)
  • Regan (A Quiet Place)
  • Ruby (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again)
  • Shuri (Black Panther)
  • Val (Solo: A Star Wars Story)
  • Violet (The Incredibles 2)
Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest TV Shows — Boys
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Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest TV Shows — Boys

  • Antoni (Queer Eye)
  • Archie (Riverdale)
  • Billy (Stranger Things)
  • Bobby (Queer Eye)
  • Chidi (The Good Place)
  • Harvey (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
  • Hugh (The Haunting of Hill House)
  • Jack (This Is Us)
  • Jonathan (Queer Eye)
  • Kai (American Horror Story: Cult)
  • Karamo (Queer Eye)
  • Luke (The Haunting of Hill House)
  • Nathan (Insecure)
  • Nicky (This Is Us)
  • Randall (This Is Us)
  • Tan (Queer Eye)
  • Toby (This Is Us)
  • Troy (Dear White People)
Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest TV Shows — Girls
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Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest TV Shows — Girls

  • Adora (Sharp Objects)
  • Amma (Sharp Objects)
  • Annie (Maniac)
  • Beth (This Is Us)
  • Camille (Sharp Objects)
  • Carmen (GLOW)
  • Charlotte (Westworld)
  • Cheryl (Riverdale)
  • Coco (Dear White People)
  • Dolores (Westworld)
  • Eleanor (The Good Place)
  • Eve (Killing Eve)
  • Frieda (Insecure)
  • Issa (Insecure)
  • Janet (The Good Place)
  • Josie (Riverdale)
  • June (The Handmaid's Tale)
  • Kelli (Insecure)
  • Madison (Orange Is the New Black)
  • Maeve (Westworld)
  • Max (Stranger Things)
  • Michonne (The Walking Dead)
  • Moira (The Handmaid's Tale)
  • Molly (Insecure)
  • Nell (The Haunting of Hill House)
  • Olivia (The Haunting of Hill House)
  • Rosalind (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
  • Ruth (GLOW)
  • Sabrina (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
  • Serena (The Handmaid's Tale)
  • Sheila (GLOW)
  • Shirley (The Haunting of Hill House)
  • Tahani (The Good Place)
  • Theodora (The Haunting of Hill House)
  • Veronica (Riverdale)
  • Villanelle (Killing Eve)
Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Stars
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Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Stars

Boys

  • Chadwick (Boseman)
  • Colin (Jost)
  • Harry (Shum Jr.)
  • Jacob (Elordi)
  • Noah (Centineo)
  • Rami (Malek)

Girls

  • Ariana (Grande)
  • Claire (Foy)
  • Constance (Wu)
  • Joey (King)
  • Lana (Condor)
  • Letitia (Wright)
  • Millie (Bobby Brown)
  • Nora (Lum, known as Awkwafina)
  • Sadie (Sink)
  • Saoirse (Ronan)
  • Tiffany (Haddish)
Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Moments
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Names Inspired by 2018’s Biggest Moments

Boys

  • Adam (Rippon, American figure skater)
  • Fred (Rogers)
  • Harry (Duke of Sussex)
  • Louis (Prince of Cambridge)
  • Mason (Ramsey, the Walmart singer)

Girls

  • Chloe (Kim, American snowboarder)
  • Eugenie (Princess of York)
  • Meghan (Markle, the Duchess of Sussex)