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34 Halloween-Inspired Baby Names for Your Li’l Boo

34 Halloween-Inspired Baby Names for Your Li’l Boo

So Halloween is your favorite holiday. And why wouldn’t it be? We’ll take any excuse to DIY an epic costume and devour candy like there’s no tomorrow. If you’re expecting around Halloween, then get inspired by all the best parts of the holiday, like candy and spooky characters, to pick that perfect name. Obviously you don’t want to go over the top with names like Elphaba and Dracula, but you want something unique. Bearing that in mind, here are some of our favorite Halloween-inspired names that pay just enough homage to the holiday while still being a fun namesake that they’ll love when they get older.


HALLOWEEN-INSPIRED NAMES FOR GIRLS

Sugar and spice and everything nice never seemed so relevant. Look to your bag of Halloween candy for sweet baby names or go for a name inspired by good witches and the fall season.

5. Eve

9. Joy

10. Lucy

11. Luna

12. Mina

13. Raven

14. Reese

18. Willow

HALLOWEEN-INSPIRED NAMES FOR BOYS

Think baby boy names can’t be sweet? Think again. From the trendy Charleston to a more unique option like York, these baby names are inspired by Halloween candy and all our favorite Halloween characters.

10. Ike

11. Jack

12. Jasper

13. Kit

14. Thorne

15. Victor

16. York

Which of these Halloween-inspired names is your fave? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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