Best and Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2015
Turns out Chanel isn’t just a coveted fashion brand. It’s also one of the most beloved new celebrity baby names, according to BabyCenter’s Best and Worst Celebrity Baby Names of 2015.
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The first name chosen by Prince William and Kate Middleton for their daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, born May 2, reigns supreme in the survey, released Thursday, which polled more than 1,100 BabyCenter mothers for their most and least favorite names of celebrity children revealed in 2015. But the moniker Chanel Nicole — chosen by reality star Coco Austin and rapper and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Ice-T for their Nov. 28-born daughter (above) — surprisingly takes the silver medal.
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Favorite names
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (born May 2 to Kate Middleton and Prince William)
Chanel Nicole (born Nov. 28 to Coco Austin and Ice-T)
Brooklyn Elisabeth (born April 5 to Vanessa and Nick Lachey)
Isaiah Michael (born Feb. 27 to Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher)
Atticus James (born June 24 to Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brian Hallisay)
Least favorite names
Saint West (born Dec. 5 to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West)
Jagger Snow (born July 30 to Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross)
Sailor Gene (born Feb. 11 to Liv Tyler and David Gardner)
Bowie Ezio (born Nov. 27, 2014, to Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego)
Elsie Otter (born in July to Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik)
Chanel Nicole with mom, Coco. (Photo: Instagram/Coco Austin)
While Chanel, a French girls’ name according to BabyCenter, has always been a favorite for new mother Coco Austin, the website only just saw the moniker jump an impressive 432 spots in their ranking, to No. 371 overall, in 2016. Austin says the choice to use it came about after she resisted her husband’s insistence to name their daughter after her. “I want her to have her own identity,” she said. “I don’t want people to look at her like, ‘Oh, you got to be like your mom!’ … So I went close to that, to Chanel, like Coco Chanel, of course.”
Zoe Saldana holds her twins, Cy Aridio and Bowie Ezio, a least favorite name for BabyCenter moms. (Photo: Instagram/Zoe Saldana)
“There’s no formula for choosing a name people will love,” BabyCenter global editor in chief Linda Murray tells Yahoo Parenting of their survey findings. “The ‘favorites’ list includes names that are classic (Charlotte), hipster (Brooklyn), literary (Atticus), aspirational (Chanel), and religious (Isaiah). To me, the variety of names that appeal to moms was surprising.”
Vanessa and Nick Lachey snuggle with daughter Brooklyn and son Camden. (Photo: Instagram/Vanessa Lachey)
“I was also surprised to see that retro-rockers (Bowie and Jagger) took a beating in the poll,” Murray added. “Would baby Bieber, Swift, or Styles be more appealing to today’s moms? Only time will tell.”
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross dote on daughter Jagger. (Photo: Instagram/Ashlee Simpson Ross)
Ultimately, after all, it only matters what the mother and father like. And at least one of the mothers who chose a name that landed on the “least favorite” list is proud of her choice. Zooey Deschanel explained on Today why she gave her little girl the unique moniker Elsie Otter: “We just really liked the name Elsie and then we both love otters — they’re very sweet, and they’re also smart. They use tools. … They hold hands while they sleep. There’s so many amazing things about otters. They’re wonderful animals.”
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Top photo: Instagram/Babychanelnicole
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