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Witchy Baby Names: Halloween Names With a Little Magic
Witchy baby names for Halloween babies: famous witches from books and TV, dark and mysterious names, herbal names from witch lore, and gothic literary names, with meanings.
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Witchy names have a little mischief in them, but most are perfectly wearable every day of the year. Many come from famous witches in books and on TV. Others come from the herbs, birds and gems of old folklore.
Whether your baby is due near Halloween or you just love a bit of magic, here are our favorites.
Names of famous witches
From Bewitched to Harry Potter, pop culture has given us a whole coven of beloved witches, and their names are some of the most wearable on this list.
Girl name: Sabrina
#321 in US“River Severn” · Latin
Sabrina the Teenage Witch, from the comics and TV.
Girl name: Hermione
#2,002 in US“of Hermes” · Greek
Hermione Granger, the brightest witch of her age in Harry Potter.
Girl name: Minerva
#2,099 in US“Roman goddess of wisdom” · Latin
Professor McGonagall's first name, and the Roman goddess of wisdom.
Girl name: Samantha
#151 in US“possibly listener” · English
The witch who twitched her nose in Bewitched.
Girl name: Tabitha
#1,299 in US“gazelle” · Aramaic
Samantha's daughter in Bewitched. Means "gazelle".
Unisex name: Willow
#44 in US“willow tree” · English
Willow Rosenberg, the witch from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Unisex name: Piper
#155 in US“pipe player” · English
One of the Halliwell sister witches in Charmed, along with Prue, Phoebe and Paige.
Girl name: Paige
#346 in US“young servant” · English
The youngest Charmed sister.
Girl name: Agatha
#1,703 in US“good” · Greek
Agatha Harkness, Marvel's centuries-old witch. Means "good".
Girl name: Winifred
#922 in USWinifred "Winnie" Sanderson, the eldest witch sister in Hocus Pocus.
Girl name: Morgana
#6,116 in USMorgan le Fay, the enchantress of the King Arthur legends.
Unisex name: Morrigan
#2,719 in US“phantom queen” · Irish
An Irish goddess of fate known as the "phantom queen".
Dark and mysterious names
These names have the inky mood of a moonless night. Raven and Onyx have become surprisingly popular, and Wednesday jumped in 2023 after the Netflix series.
Unisex name: Wednesday
#3,903 in US“Woden's day” · English
Wednesday Addams, the deadpan daughter of the Addams Family.
Unisex name: Raven
#404 in US“raven” · Old English
The black bird of Poe's famous poem, and a top-500 name.
Unisex name: Onyx
#365 in US“claw, fingernail” · Greek
A black gemstone. Sleek and gender-neutral.
Unisex name: Jet
#1,244 in US“black gemstone” · English
Another black gem. Short and punchy.
Unisex name: Salem
#435 in US“peace” · Hebrew
Means "peace", but it's forever linked to the 1692 witch trials and to Sabrina's talking cat.
Girl name: Lilith
#277 in US“possibly of the night” · Hebrew
A figure of night from ancient folklore. Possibly means "of the night".
Boy name: Corvin
#4,249 in USLinked to the Latin corvus, raven.
Girl name: Lydia
#92 in US“woman from Lydia” · Greek
Lydia Deetz, the goth teen of Beetlejuice.
Girl name: Coraline
#683 in USThe brave girl of Neil Gaiman's spooky children's story.
Girl name: Elvira
#1,710 in US“possibly all-true” · Germanic
The glamorous Mistress of the Dark.
Herbal names from witch lore
Folk healers and wise women worked with plants, so herbal names are a gentle way to go witchy. Some have their own folklore too: rowan trees were planted by doors in Britain to keep witches away.
Girl name: Hazel
#21 in US“hazel tree” · Old English
Witch hazel is a classic herbal remedy, and hazel wood was used for divining rods.
Unisex name: Rowan
#59 in US“little red-haired one” · Irish
Its red berries were thought to ward off enchantment.
Girl name: Rosemary
#251 in US“dew of the sea” · Latin
The herb of remembrance.
Unisex name: Sage
#160 in US“wise” · Latin
Burned for cleansing in many traditions. Means "wise".
Girl name: Ivy
#39 in US“ivy plant” · English
An evergreen climber of old walls and graveyards. A top-40 girl name.
Unisex name: Briar
#400 in US“thorny shrub” · English
Thorny briars guarded Sleeping Beauty, Briar Rose, in her enchanted sleep.
Boy name: Thorn
#7,679 in US“thorn” · English
Spiky and bold. Rare for boys.
Gothic literary names
The great spooky writers have left plenty of names behind, along with the characters they created.
Boy name: Edgar
#486 in US“wealthy spear” · Old English
Edgar Allan Poe, master of the macabre.
Unisex name: Poe
#9,714 in USPoe's surname on its own. Short and memorable.
Girl name: Annabel
#2,064 in US“lovable” · Scottish
From "Annabel Lee", Poe's haunting final poem.
Boy name: Bram
#2,421 in US“father of multitudes” · Dutch
Bram Stoker, author of Dracula (1897).
Boy name: Casper
#924 in USThe friendly ghost.
Boy name: Jack
#15 in US“God is gracious” · English
For the jack-o'-lantern, and Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King.
Questions parents ask
What are some witchy girl names?
Sabrina, Hermione, Minerva, Willow, Wednesday, Raven, Hazel and Morgana are favorite witchy girl names. Most of them come from famous witches or from plants in witch lore.
What are some witchy boy names?
Corvin, Salem, Onyx, Edgar, Bram, Rowan and Thorn all have a witchy or gothic feel for a boy.
What are good names for a Halloween baby?
Witchy names like Sabrina and Willow, dark names like Raven and Onyx, and spooky literary names like Edgar, Casper and Jack are all fun for a Halloween baby.
Is Wednesday a real baby name?
Yes. Wednesday is a real name given to babies in the US. It comes from "Woden's day" and hit its peak in 2023, the year after the Netflix series Wednesday premiered.
