Celebrity Baby Names of 2015: Winter Season

Included are the baby's birthday, parents' names and the baby's first and middle name (if available). For the winter season I'm including babies born at the end of December 2014 as well. Announcements are still trickling in, and as they do I will update this post. A few words of commentary—in the form of celebrity name awards—are below the list!

Baby Girls

January, Kevin James and Steffiana de la Cruz: Sistine Sabella

January 5, Nick and Vanessa Lachey: Brooklyn Elisabeth

January 13, Vanessa Carlton and John McCauley: Sidney Aoibheann

January 15, Ali Larter and Hayes MacArthur: Vivienne Margaret

January 29, Eli and Abby Manning: Caroline Olivia

February, Elizabeth Smart and Matthew Gilmour: Chloe

February 4, Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk: Quinn Lily

February 17, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Catriona McGinn: Lachlyn Hope

February 25, Leonor Varela and Lucas Akoskin: Luna Mae

February 26, Robyn Lawley and Everest Schmidt: Ripley Dorothy

March, Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton: Edith Vivian Patricia

March 1,  Sarah Shahi and Steve Howey: TWINS Violet Moon (girl) and Knox Blue (boy)

March 13, Marla Sokoloff and Alec Puro: Olive Mae

March 16, Vin Diesel and Paloma Jiménez: Pauline

Baby Boys

December 27, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys: Genesis Ali

December 28, Rider Strong and Alexandra Baretto: Indigo “Indy”

January 10, Sonequa Martin-Green and Kenric Green: Kenric Justin II

January 15, Jennifer Hoffman Fowler and Ryan Fowler: Logan Ryan

January 15, Renee Oteri Maynard and Bracy Maynard: Jax Bracy

January 19, Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson: Tatum

January 25, Chris O’Dowd and Dawn O’Porter: Art

January 25, Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt: Matteo Oliver

January 28, Beverley Mitchell and Michael Cameron: Hutton Michael

January 29, Shakira and Gerard Piqué: Sasha

February 11, Liv Tyler and David Gardner: Sailor Gene

February 15, Eric and Katherine Church: Tennessee Hawkins "Hawk"

February 27, Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher: Isaiah Michael

February 28, Sara Gilbert and Linda Perry: Rhodes Emilio

March 1,  Sarah Shahi and Steve Howey: TWINS Violet Moon (girl) and Knox Blue (boy)

March 19, Jessica Paré and John Kastner: Blues Anthony

March 17, Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher: Montgomery Moses Brian

March 20, Noureen DeWulf and Ryan Miller: Bodhi Ryan






Winter 2015
It would be cheating to include the birth of daughter Poppy to the Brent-Berkus family, but that name definitely grabbed my attention! I recently included Poppy in a list of unusual floral names for girls written for Baby Name Wizard. I'll have more on Poppy for my Spring 2015 post.

I was also a little too late to mention Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's daughter Delta, though you can read the funny story of their name choice here. (Or was I?) Now, on to the awards!

Top Stereotypical Celebrity Name
Names that give celebs a reputation for using wild or odd names. 
It's a very musical name that's sure to raise a few eyebrows. Canadian couple Jessica Paré and John Kastner are in acting and music, respectively, though Kastner performs punk, not blues.
WINNER: Blues Anthony

Top Trendy Names 
Names that are becoming a hit with celebs and not-so-famous parents alike.  
WINNERS: Luna, Jax

Most Classic Name
Classic names that no one pays attention to because they aren't wild enough.
WINNER: Caroline Olivia

Best Intriguing Name
A name that is a little surprising, in a nice way. 
I adore the reference to the Sistine Chapel, residence of the Pope bearing Michelangelo's handiwork and most famous fresco, The Creation of Adam. Her middle name, Sabella, is pure gold, a variation of Isabella that has echoes of Steffiana's name and adds irresistible alliteration. (Sylvester Stallone's daughter Sistine takes advantage of the S-factor too.)
WINNER: Sistine Sabella

Newest Trend
An interesting trend showing up in this season's names, whether or not it's a trend on a large scale.
This season happens to highlight contemporary choices for boys. There were only 2 or 3 exceptions to this otherwise full-fledged modern group.
WINNERS: Indigo, Jax, Tatum, Hutton, Sailor, Tennessee ("Hawk"), Knox, Blues, Montgomery, and Bodhi

Most Moving Name
Vin Diesel and Paloma Jiménez chose to honor the memory of actor Paul Walker with the name of their little girl. In an interview with the TODAY Show's Natalie Morales, Diesel said,

"There's no other person that I was thinking about as I was cutting this umbilical cord. I knew he was there and it felt like a way to keep his memory a part of my family and a part of my world."

WINNER: Pauline

Personal Favorite  
My own choice for best names. What's yours?
You saw this coming, didn't you?
WINNER: Sistine Sabella

Share Your Thoughts
No matter what the style, we all love critiquing the name choices of the rich and famous. Please share your opinions in the comments!