When your love of superheroes meets your love of parenting, there's got to be a baby name for that. While you don't have to go all out and name your baby Batman or Wonder Woman just yet, you might be surprised by how many of your favorite superhero movies have some super-terrific baby naming ideas to draw from.
With the popularity of Batman versus Superman, The Avengers (Captain American, Thor, Iron Man, The Hulk, Black Widow) and Spider-Man, there were almost too many superhero-inspired baby names to consider. We've put together the best of the best, so take your pick — and see if your family can figure out where your baby's name really comes from:
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Superhero baby boy names
Actor Nicolas Cage named his son a superhero name with Kal-El, which is Superman’s birth name — which got us thinking about other superheroes birth names. Check them out below:
- The Green Lantern: The original was Alan Scott, however the most famous is Hal Jordan
- Batman: Bruce Wayne
- Spider-Man: Peter Parker
- Iron Man: Tony Starks
- Captain America: Steve Rogers
- Green Hornet: Britt Reid
- Incredible Hulk: David Bruce Banner
- Superman: Clark Kent
- Mr. Fantastic: Reed Richards
- Zorro: Don Diego de la Vega
- Captain Marvel: Billy Batson
- The Flash: Barry Allen
- Mr. Terrific: Stanley Beamish
- Robin: Dick Grayson
- Wolverine: Logan or James Howlett
- Cyclops: Scott Summers
- Phantom: Kit Walker, Jr.
You can also switch up the spelling of a superhero name, for example Spyder instead of Spider, to come up with a unique name. Using just a portion of the superheroes name, for example, Flash, is also a fun idea. Check out more superhero baby boy names:
- Jazz
- Lucky
- Spyder
- Marvel
- Midnight
- Flash
- Gemini
- Jett
- Ranger
- Thor
- Phantom
- Magento
- Breeze
- Blaze
- Phoenix
Next Up: Superheroine names
Superheroine names
Looking for a superheroine baby name for your smart and sassy baby girl? Check out the birth names of some of your favorite girl superheroes for inspiration:
- Wonder Woman: Yeoman Diana Prince
- Cat Woman: Selina Kyle
- Bionic Woman: Jaime Summers
- Batgirl or Oracle: Barbara Gordon
- Black Scorpion: Darcy Walker
- Black Widow: Natasha Romanova
- Wonder Girl: Drusilla Prince
- Storm: Ororo Munroe
We have also switched up the spelling or let some of our favorite superheroines inspire this list of baby girl names. Virtue baby names, which are names of characteristics you would like your child to have, are another cool way to find a superhero baby name. Grace and Faith are popular virtue names, but you can also consider unique virtue names like Truth, Radiance and Charisma. Check out more fun and unique ideas for baby girl names:
Many of these names, include Shadow, Flame, Rogue and Storm are actually unisex baby names that would be great for a boy or a girl!
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Superhero name generator
Just for fun, you can check out this Superhero Name Generator to find out what your own cool superhero name would be. Here are a few of mine:
- Pyrowoman
- Heat Hawk
- Gal Crow
- Ceruliana
- Cyania
- Ember Burn
- Flock Burner
Before you go, check out our slideshow below:
Updated by Bethany Ramos on 4/28/2016