70 Halloween Baby Names That Are Spooky and Fun

If you are expecting an October baby or simply love all things spooky, Halloween baby names can be a fun way to honor the season. These 70 choices draw from witches, ghosts, eerie legends, and memorable characters from classic and modern horror.

The names are grouped into spooky girl and boy options, cute Halloween picks, and names inspired by horror characters. Each entry explains its Halloween connection.

17 Spooky Girl Names

These girl names come from horror heroines, witches, mysterious plants, and eerie legends. The list includes familiar choices such as Mary and Sarah alongside bolder options such as Belladonna and Wednesday.

1. Agatha — Agatha Christie is recognized as the world’s best-selling fiction writer.

2. Belladonna — Belladonna is a toxic plant commonly known as “deadly nightshade.”

3. Blair — “The Blair Witch Project” gives Blair its Halloween connection.

4. Buffy — Buffy Summers is the title character of the film and TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

5. Calypso — In the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, Calypso is a sea goddess who appears in human form as Tia Dalma.

6. Elena — Elena Gilbert is the protagonist of the TV series “The Vampire Diaries.”

7. Elphaba — Elphaba is the green-skinned witch at the center of the novel and musical “Wicked.”

8. Kathleen — Kathleen Harvey, or “Kat,” is the main character of the 1990s movie “Casper.”

9. Laurie — In the “Halloween” franchise, Laurie Strode is the main protagonist.

10. Ligeia — “Ligeia” is an early short story by Edgar Allan Poe.

11. Mary — Two spooky Marys are Mary Sanderson from “Hocus Pocus” and Bloody Mary from the folktale.

12. Mavis — In “Hotel Transylvania,” Mavis Dracula is one of the main characters.

13. Morticia — Morticia Addams is the matriarch of “The Addams Family.”

14. Salem — Salem refers to both the cat in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and the Massachusetts town associated with the Salem witch trials.

15. Sarah — One of the three witches in “Hocus Pocus” is Sarah Sanderson.

16. Wednesday — Wednesday Addams appears in “The Addams Family” films and television series, including “Wednesday.”

17. Winifred — The leader of the Sanderson witches is Winifred or “Winnie” Sanderson.

18 Spooky Boy Names

These boy names draw from horror writers, film characters, legends, and words associated with magic. Alfred, Bram, and Stephen carry a subtle connection, while Betelgeuse and Fester make a stronger Halloween statement.

1. Alfred — Alfred Hitchcock directed suspense and horror films including “Psycho” and “The Birds.”

2. Betelgeuse — Betelgeuse, better known as Beetlejuice, is the mischievous title character of the horror comedy “Beetlejuice.”

3. Billy — William “Billy” Butcherson appears in “Hocus Pocus.”

4. Bram — Bram Stoker is the author of the famous novel “Dracula.”

5. Burton — Tim Burton is known for dark, whimsical films such as “Beetlejuice” and “Edward Scissorhands.”

6. Cullen — Cullen is the surname of the vampire family in the “Twilight” books and films.

7. Diablo — Diablo is the Spanish word for “devil.”

8. Fester — Uncle Fester is a member of “The Addams Family.”

9. Gage — Gage Creed is the young boy who returns from the dead in Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary.”

10. Gomez — Gomez Addams is the patriarch of “The Addams Family.”

11. Herman — “The Munsters” was a popular and comedic sitcom in the 1960s, and Herman Munster looked like Frankenstein’s monster.

12. Ichabod — Ichabod is a character created by writer Washington Irving and featured in the short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

13. Igor — Igor is Frederick Frankenstein’s assistant in the 1974 comedy “Young Frankenstein.”

14. Merlin — In Arthurian legend, Merlin was a mythological wizard.

15. Poe — Poe honors author and poet Edgar Allan Poe, known for macabre works such as “The Raven.”

16. Rune — A rune is a letter in an ancient Germanic alphabet and is sometimes associated with magic.

17. Sanderson — Sanderson is the surname of the three witch sisters in “Hocus Pocus.”

18. Stephen — Stephen King wrote horror novels including “It,” “The Shining,” and “Pet Sematary.”

11 Cute Halloween Names

These Halloween-themed names lean charming rather than frightening. Casper, Marnie, Glinda, and the other choices below have a seasonal connection without feeling too dark.

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1. Audrey — In “Little Shop of Horrors,” Audrey is the female lead, while Audrey II is the bloodthirsty plant.

2. Binx — Thackery Binx is turned into the black cat in “Hocus Pocus” and is known simply as “Binx.”

3. Carol Anne — The protagonist of the “Poltergeist” trilogy is a young girl named Carol Anne Freeling.

4. Casper — The friendly title ghost of several movies and TV series is Casper.

5. Coraline — Coraline is the title character of the stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick and based on Neil Gaiman’s book.

6. Eve — All Hallows’ Eve is another name for Halloween.

7. Georgie — Georgie Denbrough is one of Pennywise’s young victims in Stephen King’s “It.”

8. Glinda — In “The Wizard of Oz,” Glinda the Good Witch helps Dorothy return to Kansas.

9. Marnie — One of the main characters of “Halloweentown” is a young aspiring witch named Marnie.

10. Sally — The female lead of the animated film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and the love interest of Jack Skellington is Sally.

11. Sookie — Sookie Stackhouse is the protagonist of the vampire series “True Blood.”

24 Halloween Names Inspired by Horror Characters

These names come from well-known horror novels, films, and franchises, from Annabelle and Freddy Krueger to Carrie, Ripley, and Norman Bates.

1. Annabelle — Annabelle is the doll at the center of the “Annabelle” films, part of “The Conjuring” universe.

2. Annie — Annie Wilkes is the antagonist of Stephen King’s novel “Misery.”

3. Ash — Ash Williams is the hero of the “Evil Dead” films and the television series “Ash vs Evil Dead.”

4. Blade — Blade is the vampire hunter at the center of Marvel’s “Blade” films.

5. Carrie — Carrie White is the title character of Stephen King’s novel “Carrie” and its film adaptations.

6. Chucky — Chucky is the killer doll introduced in “Child’s Play.”

7. Clarice — The female lead in “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Hannibal” is Clarice Starling.

8. Damien — The fictional character Damien Thorn of “The Omen” franchise is the antichrist and son of the devil.

9. Elvira — Elvira is the horror-host persona created by Cassandra Peterson and the title character of “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.”

10. Frankie — Frankie is a playful nod to Frankenstein, the scientist who creates the monster in Mary Shelley’s novel.

11. Freddy — Freddy Krueger stalks victims through their dreams in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” films.

12. Hannibal — Hannibal Lecter is the cannibalistic psychiatrist from Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.

13. Hyde — The name Hyde comes from “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.

14. Jack — Jack connects to both Jack Skellington in “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and Jack Torrance in “The Shining.”

15. Jason — Jason Voorhees is the masked killer associated with Camp Crystal Lake in the “Friday the 13th” franchise.

16. Jekyll — Dr. Henry Jekyll transforms into Edward Hyde in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

17. Michael — Michael Myers is the masked killer at the center of the “Halloween” franchise.

18. Norman — Writer Robert Bloch created the character of Norman Bates in the novel “Psycho.”

19. Patrick — Patrick Bateman is the murderous protagonist of “American Psycho.”

20. Regan — In “The Exorcist,” Regan MacNeil is the main character who becomes a victim of demonic possession.

21. Ripley — Ellen Ripley is the heroine of the “Alien” films.

22. Rosemary — Rosemary Woodhouse is the central character in “Rosemary’s Baby.”

23. Samara — Samara Morgan is the vengeful spirit in “The Ring.”

24. Victor — Victor Frankenstein is the scientist who creates the creature in Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein.”

Halloween baby names can be subtle, like Mary, Bram, or Eve, or unmistakably spooky, like Wednesday, Betelgeuse, or Chucky. Once a few stand out, say each one with your baby’s middle and last name and consider whether you still like the connection behind it.

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