Read our article about baby names inspired by TV shows characters and find out why it’s a useful category from which to choose from. Also, check our list for some great name suggestions.
Parents from around the world spend a lot of hours every weekend watching their favorite series.
So, it doesn’t come as a surprise that nearly 20 percent of moms found inspiration for naming their baby from TV show characters.
Another 16 percent of moms looked to actors and actresses for great baby names ideas.
When you are struggling to come up with a nice name for your baby and you don’t want any family names, TV shows can be a very interesting and endless source for baby names.
You must take into consideration that scriptwriters have done most of the work for you. That means they have made their research and they have come up with many pretty awesome names. They can be traditional names, ethnic names or more modern and trendy names.
It’s not sure that your baby will be enthusiastic about your choice coming from a TV show, so there is no need to share this information with him.
If one day he finds out that he shares the same name with a famous TV series character, you can tell him that the TV series character was named after your baby and not the other way around.
TV character names for boys
Bertram – Mad Men
Cameron – Modern Family
Crosby – Parenthood
Derek – Grey’s Anatomy
Emil – Hill Street Blues
Gregory – House
Harvey – Suits
Joey – Friends
Logan – Gilmore Girls
Luka – ER
Nolan – Revenge
Ricardo – Miami Vice
Sawyer – Lost
Stanford – Sex and the City
Victor – L.A. Law
TV character names for girls
Arya – Game of Thrones
Bree – Desperate Housewives
Bridget – Medium
Carmela – The Sopranos
Janette – Treme
Kima – The Wire
Lilly – Cold Case
Nadia – 24
Nora – Brothers and Sisters
Olivia – Law and Order SVU
Phoebe – Friends
Rayna – Nashville
Remy – House
Sophia – Sophia the First
Stella – How I Met Your Mother