If you spent your high school days (or hey, even these days, no judgment) wearing black lipstick and fishnets, and now you’re about to become a parent, well, a sweet, adorable baby name just might not be the way you want to go. There are plenty goth-inspired baby name options for all genders. While these dark, moody baby names are totally appropriate for the schoolyard, they have just the right amount of spook factor to let your kid stand out.
If you’ve read our baby name coverage before, you know we have nothing against baby names that are all sugar and sunshine. But also, let us be the first to say: There is no rule that says your baby’s name has to be cute, per se, and it certainly doesn’t have to be conventional. So if you’re looking on the darker side of the name spectrum, check out our list of goth baby names that roots in hard rock, the spooky side of nature, or even witchy films and fiction.
Goth baby names for girls
There are several famous goth girls to get baby name inspiration from. Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family is one of our favourite goth girls. Wednesday is obviously a great goth name; however, if you feel like that has already been done, then the other days of the week make equally cool names. Saturday may seem a little too frisky for a girl name. However, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday are all great choices.
Wednesday’s mom, Morticia, has an equally cool name that has just the right amount of edgy weirdness to it. The name is Latin in origin and means “funeral director.” You can’t get much more goth than that.
We also loved the gothic coolness of Lydia from the movie Beetlejuice, played by actress Winona Ryder. This name is both Swedish and Greek. Another favorite is Raven, who’s a popular goth girl on the cartoon Teen Titans.
Here are more of the goth girl names we love:
- Aurora
- Blair
- Elvira
- Jezebel
- Lennon
- Luna
- Nova
- Rainn
- Starr
- Velvet
- Willow
- Winter
- Zelda
Goth baby names for boys
Robert Smith, the lead singer of The Cure, is one of the coolest goth guys out there. Even though the name Robert doesn’t really have a goth sound to it, his last name, Smith, would make a great first name. Smith is a name of English origin that means “tradesman.”
The 2001 movie Gypsy 83 features two goths with great names: Clive and Gypsy. Clive is a name of English origin that means “cliff,” while Gypsy is also English and means “wanderer.”
Christian Death founder Rozz Williams was called the “Goth Pioneer” by Rolling Stone magazine. Rozz, his first name, is unique and edgy. It would make a great name for any gender.
Here are more of our favorite goth baby boy names:
- Alaric
- Blaze
- Brom
- Burton
- Damien
- Dexter
- Draven
- Edgar
- Grey
- Hawk
- Reign
- Reznor
- Thorn
Androgynous goth baby names
These androgynous or unisex names are perfect for any gender of goth. Since black is the go-to color for all goths, we’re especially digging the names inspired by different shades of black.
- Ash or Asher
- Carbon
- Ebony
- Eerie
- Graphite
- Jet or Jett
- Midnight
- Onyx
- Salem
- Sparrow
- Storm or Stormy
A version of this story was originally published in October 2015.
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