2011 At A Glance: Hollywood's Best & Worst Baby Names

Dec 14, 2011 by JENNY SCHAFER
Alicia Silverstone named her first child Bear Blu. Cruel or cool?
Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban named their second daughter Faith Margaret. One of the best baby names of 2011?
Selma Blair's firstborn child is named Arthur Saint. Thoughts?
Jessica Alba named her second daughter Haven Garner. Hit or miss?
Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon named their twins Moroccan and Monroe. Unique or tacky?
Aly Larter named her son Theodore "Teddy" Hayes. Do you like it?
Alanis Morissette's son was named Ever Imre. Yay or nay?
Christina Applegate's "miracle baby" was named Sadie Grace. Love it or leave it?
David & Victoria Beckham named their only daughter Harper Seven. Were you hoping for something different?
Single mom January Jones named her son Xander Dane. Do you love it?
Jennifer Connelly & Paul Bettany named their daughter Agnes Lark. Too old fashioned or too cool?
Kate Hudson & Matt Bellamy named their son Bingham "Bing" Hawn. Worst name ever?
Denise Richards named her third daughter Eloise Joni. Fab or frab?
Sir Elton John named his son Zachary Jackson Levon. Were you hoping for more from the eccentric singer?
Kevin Federline named his fifth child Jordan Kay. Boring or beautiful?
Jewel named her baby boy Kase Townes. Not so much?
Mariska Hargitay named her daughter Amaya Josephine. One of your favs?
Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom named their son Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland. Does it suit him?
Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem named their son Leo. Too simple or too cute?
Pink & Carey Hart named their firstborn child Willow Sage. Is this what you were expecting?
Rachel Zoe & Rodger Berman named their son Skyler Morrison. Terrific or trendy?
Natalie Portman named her firstborn child Aleph. Not sure?

It's been another year of interesting baby names out of Hollywood!

From new names like Amaya, Arabella and Xander, to some tried-and-true favorites like Harper, Delilah and Bennett, to some questionable monikers such as Bingham, Press and Bear, Hollywood parents did not disappoint.

Look through our slideshow and read below. What are the best and worst Hollywood baby names of 2011?

  • Eloise Joni Richards
  • Rex Harrison Lamar
  • Amaya Josephine Hermann
  • Hattie Margaret McDermott
  • Xander Dane Jones
  • Delilah Genoveva Stewart Del Toro
  • Haven Garner Warren
  • Indiana Hawke
  • Press Dahl Lamas-Richie
  • Kez Sunday Udoka
  • Arabella Rose Kushner
  • Harper Seven Beckham
  • Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom
  • Willow Sage Hart
  • Bennett Godley
  • Skyler Morrison Berman
  • Faith Margaret Kidman Urban
  • Hudson Stone
  • Arlo Knoxville
  • Jordan Kay Federline
  • Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John
  • Weston Lee
  • Ava Grace Strickland
  • Declan George McBride
  • Madison Belafonte
  • Milo Thomas Bugliari
  • Kennedy Faye Moore
  • Sydney Conway
  • Sadie Grace LeNoble
  • Leo Bardem
  • Spike Myers
  • Arthur Saint Bleick
  • Eloise Joni Richards
  • Kahekili Kali
  • Kase Townes Murray
  • Bingham Hawn Bellamy
  • Diesel Dean Daigle
  • Aleph Portman-Millepied
  • Agnes Lark Bettany
  • Bear Blu Jarecki
  • Mirabella Bunny Adams
  • Moroccan and Monroe Cannon
  • Hero Harper Quinn
  • Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway
  • Yardley Evans Brunt
  • Theodore Hayes MacArthur
  • Cree Taylor Hardrict
  • Clover Elizabeth McDonough
  • Boone McCoy Church
  • Meredith Daniel Mohr
  • Locklyn Kyla Vaughn

Be sure to vote in Celebrity Baby Scoop's 4th Annual Readers' Choice Awards for the best and worst baby names of 2011.

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 23 Comments

Anonymous said:

I think Kevin Federline's daughters name Jordan is too muck like his son's name Jayden.

Lisa said:

bear blu definately the worst..omg what was she thinking???

ChiTownEggHead said:

Totally agree. I love Alicia but not her choice in name.

Honestly all I can think of when I hear this name is the t.v. show "Bear in the Big Blue House"

mia said:

Natalie Portman's sons name, "Aleph" is the worst. Is that a Jewish name? I know she was born in Israel.

And I was surprised that Pink named her daughter such a feminine girls name...."Willow". I expected something more gender neutral.

Anonymous said:

"Aleph" is "A" in hebrew. I think it's one of the cutest of 2011. Much better than Bear.

Anonymous said:

Best girl names: locklyn, Eloise, Delilah, Amaya and Faith
Best boy names: Hudson, Arthur, Leo and Declan
Worst names: Bear, Bingham, Boone, and Press

Anonymous said:

Locklyn? Really? Everyone has their own opinion but Locklyn is what you call the Loch Ness Monster.

Rebecca said:

Not to mention, it's a misspelled boy's name. TACKY.

julieR said:

I love the name Amaya after I heard it the first time. It is so cute..

diesel?? hero?? come on...

Anon said:

worst:Cree Taylor Hardrict
Clover Elizabeth McDonough
Boone McCoy Church...Moroccan and Monroe Cannon
Hero Harper Quinn
Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway
Yardley Evans Brunt
Press Dahl Lamas-Richie
Kez Sunday Udoka
Bingham Hawn Bellamy
Hattie Margaret McDermott
Xander Dane Jones
BEST/?????
Amaya Josephine Hermann
Diesel Dean Daigle
Aleph Portman-Millepied
Agnes Lark Bettany
Bear Blu Jarecki
Press Dahl Lamas-Richie
Kez Sunday Udoka

Sophia said:

My favourites of 2011 are:

Eloise Joni Richards
Hattie Margaret McDermott
Arabella Rose Kushner
Willow Sage Hart
Bennett Godley
Milo Thomas Bugliari
Sadie Grace LeNoble
Aleph Portman-Millepied
Hero Harper Quinn
Clover Elizabeth

My absolutely favourites for boy and girl are:

Arthur Saint Bleick
Agnes Lark Bettany

My least favourites of 2011 are:

Jordan Kay Federline
Kennedy Faye Moore
Kase Townes Murray
Bingham Hawn Bellamy
Diesel Dean Daigle
Boone McCoy Church
Locklyn Kyla Vaughn

My absolute least favourites for boy and girl are:

Cree Taylor Hardrict
Press Dahl Lamas-Richie

Sorry to be picky, but Arlo's last name is Clapp, Weston Lee's last name is Kirk, Leo Bardem is actually Leonardo Encinas Cruz, and you wrote Eloise Joni Richards twice ;)
Also, I really like Bear but with Blu it's a little too much.

Jennifer Redgrave said:

My favorites are:
- Amaya Josephine Hargitay Hermann
- Bennett Robert Godley
- Jordan Kay Federline
- Ava Grace Strickland
- Aleph Portman-Millepied
- Agnes Lark Bettany
- Theodore Hayes MacArthur
- Locklyn Kyla Vaughn

The worst are:
- Rex Harrison Lamar
- Xander Dane Jones
- Press Dahl Lamas-Richie
- Kez Sunday Udoka
- Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John
- Kahekili Kali
- Kase Townes Murray
- Bingham Hawn Bellamy
- Diesel Dean Daigle
- Bear Blu Jarecki
- Ever Imre Morissette-Treaway
- Cree Taylor Hardrict

P.S. Bennett's middle name is Robert.

Anonymous said:

My faves are:
-Haven
-Arabella
-Harper
-Monroe

Dislike:
-Hattie

The rest!!...

Stacey said:

Aleph is the worst, hands down. Bear Blu is bad too, but Aleph? That poor kid will be called Alf all the time. And the last name is bad too, sounds like millipede, after the insect. Alf Millipede, oh man.

For the girls, I like Agnes Lark, Willow Sage, Sadie Grace....boys I like Arthur Saint, Theodore Hayes, Flynn Christopher. Also Mirabella and Eloise are cute for girls, just not into the middle names.

Sophia said:

Just a heads up, Millepied is actually pronounced Mill-pee-ay (French pronunciation) so doesn't really sound anything like millipede. Also, I wonder if you and most other people are pronouncing Aleph wrong? Maybe no-one other than me likes it, but it's AY-leff not AL-eff. I dunno, I just think it's a gorgeous name and I am puzzled by every other poster saying what a horrible name it is. To each their own though! :)

May said:

Nope. It is AL-eff. It's the hebrew word for "A". It's not English, so it isn't "AY". I love the name too, though.

Sophia said:

Hmmm. I know a boy with this name but he pronounces it AY-leff. But then I just listened to an online audio pronunciation and it was AH-leff, which is maybe what you meant by AL-eff, but I said the AL like pal and it didn't sound so great. AH-leff is really nice I think, it reminds me of Arlo which is another fantastic name.

May said:

Indeed. It is AH-leff.

Anonymous said:

Henry Hornsby is cute, sounds like a lord's name.

Shirelle said:

Flynn, Skyler, Arabella, and Harper are the best. Hattie and bear are the worst Hattie sounds old and bear is just not good

May said:

Worst:
Bear Blu Jarecki
Press Dahl Lamas-Richie
Bingham Hawn Bellamy
Rex Harrison Lamar
Kez Sunday Udoka
Diesel Dean Daigle
Boone McCoy Church
Kase Townes Murray

Best:
Arabella Rose Kushner
Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John
Harper Seven Beckham
Willow Sage Hart
Bennett Godley
Aleph Portman-Millepied
Theodore Hayes MacArthur
Xander Dane Jones

Weird-But-Cool
Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom
Kahekili Kali
Cree Taylor Hardrict
Mirabella Bunny Adams
Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway
Weston Lee

Sisi said:

Press ??? No one should be named this. I think Mirabella Bunny and Kez Sunday are very unique

Amber said:

Love the name Amaya. I'm definitely going to name my daughter that name when i have one i'm only 19 now. That's the only name i love. I also love Amaya's mom Mariska Hargitay!!!

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