Rock on, parents-to-be! Only the truest fans will appreciate this very specific list of the best baby names inspired by heavy-metal bands, performers, albums and songs. Did your favorite make the cut?
Related story Dolly Parton Turned Heads in This Dazzling & Form-Fitting Dress for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame CeremonyThe late 1960s and early 1970s gave us the first heavy metal bands, including Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin. The headbanger bands — Motörhead and Iron Maiden — arrived in the late ’70s. Over the next decade, it was all about the hair, with glam metalheads like Poison and Twisted Sister. The metal genre boasts a number of sub-genres, including funk metal, groove metal, death metal and grunge, among others. We’ve gathered the best of the best to give you a metal-inspired list of potential baby names for your rocker.
13 Baby names inspired by heavy metal bands
- Alexandria, in honor of Britain’s metalcore band Asking Alexandria
- Alice, not sure who inspired the name of grunge metal’s Alice in Chains
- Angel, a gender-neutral name that pays tribute to death metal’s Morbid Angel
- Anthrax, the thrash metal band… not the vaccine
- Dio, Ronnie James Dio’s follow-up band to Black Sabbath
- Five, the Beckhams have Seven, so you can have a name inspired by Five Finger Death Punch
- Frost, inspired by Celtic Frost (not to be confused with Celtic Fringe)
- Gunnar and Rose, the perfect twinset for Guns N’ Roses fans
- Judas, as in Judas Priest, of course
- Majesty, aka Dream Theater, a progressive metal group from Boston
- Rush, we’re talking progressive metal, not conservative radio guy
- Slayer, the ultimate heavy-metal name for a girl or a boy
13 Baby names inspired by heavy metal musicians
- Angus, brothers Angus and Malcolm Young formed AC/DC in 1973
- Harris, bassist Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden on Christmas Day 1975
- Jon, the first member of Deep Purple was Jon Lord
- Lars, Metallica was formed by Danish drummer Lars Ulrich
- Les, Les Claypool is best known for his work with Primus
- Ozzy, Black Sabbath’s Osbourne went solo (and then went reality TV)
- Page, a baby girl name in honor of Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page
- Randy, guitarist Randall Rhoads played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot
- Rex, Rex Brown is Pantera’s bassist
- Rudolf, Scorpions were launched in 1965 by Rudolf Schenker
- Tommy and Lee, name twin boys after the Mötley Crüe founder
13 Baby names inspired by heavy metal albums
- Abigail: Abigail, King Diamond
- Ace: Ace of Spades, Motörhead
- Blaze: A Blaze in the Northern Sky, Darkthrone
- Dante: Dante XXI, Sepultura
- Grace: Grace Under Pressure, Rush
- Justice: …and Justice for All, Metallica
- Melissa: Melissa, Mercyful Fate
- Peace: Peace Sells… but Who’s Buying? Megadeth
- Reign: Reign in Blood, Slayer
- Rust: Rust in Peace, Megadeth
- Seven: Keeper of the Seven Keys, Helloween
- Violet: Shrinking Violet, L.A. Guns
- Therion: To Mega Therion, Celtic Frost
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