154 Hipster Baby Names for Boys and Girls

Hipster baby names often pair vintage style with an unexpected edge. Some revive older names, while others come from nature, literature, music, nicknames, or modern words.

These 154 names include choices for boys and girls, along with gender-neutral options, from Mabel and Otis to Rocket and Wednesday.

What Makes a Baby Name Hipster?

Hipster names tend to feel unconventional without being unfamiliar. The style often includes vintage revivals, nicknames used as first names, nature choices, literary or musical references, and unexpected words.

A name does not have to be rare to fit this style. Felix and Mabel bring vintage appeal, while Bear and Wednesday feel less conventional.

64 Hipster Boy Names

The boy list includes vintage revivals, nicknames used as first names, surnames, and modern word names.

1. Ace

2. Alfie

3. Ambrose

4. Amos

5. Angus

6. Arlo

7. Atticus

8. Auden

9. Bear

10. Brax

11. Bruno

12. Calvin

13. Casper

14. Chester

15. Clifford

16. Clive

17. Cosmo

18. Danger

19. Dash

20. Dax

21. Dexter

22. Duke

23. Ezra

24. Felix

25. Flynn

26. Gable

27. Gus

28. Homer

29. Huck

30. Hugo

31. Iggy

32. Jagger

33. Jasper

34. Jett

35. Judd

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36. Jules

37. Kip

38. Leopold

39. Lloyd

40. Luca

41. Mateo

42. Milo

43. Monty

44. Nico

45. Nigel

46. Nix

47. Oscar

48. Otis

49. Otto

50. Ozzy

51. Phineas

52. Poe

53. Rocco

54. Rocket

55. Roscoe

56. Rudy

57. Sebastian

58. Van

59. Waldo

60. Walter

61. Wolf

62. Zane

63. Ziggy

64. Zion

67 Hipster Girl Names

The girl list pairs vintage choices such as Betty and Mabel with nature and word names such as Clover, Meadow, and Story.

1. Astrid

2. Beatrix

3. Betty

4. Billie

5. Birdie

6. Blossom

7. Bobbie

8. Bonnie

9. Clementine

10. Cleo

11. Clover

12. Cricket

13. Dolly

14. Dottie

15. Esther

16. Fern

17. Frankie

18. Gladys

19. Goldie

20. Greenley

21. Harriet

22. Honey

23. Imogen

24. Indigo

25. Indy

26. Inez

27. Iris

28. Isadora

29. Juniper

30. Kitty

31. Lavender

32. Loretta

33. Lulu

34. Luna

35. Luxe

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36. Mabel

37. Maple

38. Martha

39. Matilda

40. Meadow

41. Mildred

42. Millie

43. Nellie

44. Nova

45. Opal

46. Pepper

47. Poppy

48. Posie

49. Prairie

50. Prudence

51. Prue

52. Ramona

53. Remy

54. Romy

55. Saffron

56. Sage

57. Scout

58. Sparrow

59. Story

60. Tallulah

61. Trixie

62. Wednesday

63. Willa

64. Willow

65. Winifred

66. Winnie

67. Zinnia

23 Gender-Neutral Hipster Names

These gender-neutral choices include surnames, nature names, and short options.

1. Adley

2. Bates

3. Beck

4. Berkley

5. Blaine

6. Blair

7. Bo

8. Briar

9. Collins

10. Fallon

11. Greer

12. Grey

13. Hartley

14. Kai

15. Lennon

16. Mars

17. Quince

18. Rain

19. Reese

20. River

21. Rowan

22. Storm

23. Sunny

Related: Gender-Neutral Baby Names

Names that feel unusual on a list can sound surprisingly natural with your last name. Say each favorite in full and consider whether the spelling, pronunciation, and possible nicknames work for your family.

For more ideas, see our cool girl names, cool boy names, rare girl names, rare boy names, nature-inspired names, or visit our baby names hub.