Many celebrity surnames can be adopted as first names. Some, like Winslet and Jolie, inherently linked to the celebrity whose surname it is. Others, such as Conrad, Jordan, and Murray, don’t immediately call a celebrity to mind because of the surname’s commonness as a first name or last name.
 
Along with Jolie and Jordan, other celebrity surnames in the US Top 1000 include Beckham, Cruz, Harlow, Hendrix, Keaton, Monroe, Presley, and Wilder. Current rarities that are rising quickly up the charts include Dempsey, Ellington, Murphy, and Teigen.
 
Because surnames lie outside historical gender identifications, celebrity surnames another fresh source of <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">unisex baby names</a>. Browse our list of the worthiest options below.

Celebrity Last Names as First Names

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Party Velma, part Daisy, part Elsie with a little bit of Wesley thrown in too, Velzy is a surprisingly popular choice among TikTok parents. Possibly inspired by the surfer Dale Velzy and by the Hawaiian beach, known colloquially as Velzyland in his honor, the name might have its origins as a Dutch surname. 
 
Velds is the Dutch word for "fields" which could be one source of the name, however, there is also the surname Van Velsen which might be another. In this case, it would mean "from Velsen", referring to a place in the north of Holland, whose name could derive from an ancient word meaning "swamp or marshland", or from Valens meaning "strong, vigorous, great". Velzy might have then emerged as an English corruption of the surname.
 
Regardless of its actual origins, parents today are probably considering it thanks to its trendy Z sound and very modern feel. Only six Velzys were born in the US in 2023, but that is a surprising number for such an obscure name. 
 
TikTok family The Bangerters used the name for their second daughter in 2023, who joined big sister Tommy.

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Celebrity Surnames as Firsts

Celebrity surnames as first names, including Beckham, Monroe, and Presley (Page 7)

Celebrity Last Names as First Names

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