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Storybook Charms: Baby Names Inspired by Children's Books
What better place to find inspiration for your baby's name than in the pages of beloved children's literature? From enchanting classics to modern favorites, children's books offer a treasure trove of distinctive, meaningful names with rich backstories. You'll discover everything from timeless characters like Alice, Peter, and Charlotte to more unique options like Matilda, Atticus, and Luna. Choosing a name from a favorite childhood story creates a special connection that you can share with your little one as they grow up enjoying the same tales that inspired their name. Browse our collection of literary-inspired names from favorite books for kids of all ages, from bedtime stories for toddlers to beloved young adult classics.
Baby girl names
| Name | Story | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll |
| Arrietty | The Borrowers | Mary Norton |
| Beatrice | Ramona series | Beverly Cleary |
| Betsy | Understood Betsy | Dorothy Canfield Fisher |
| Betsy-Tacy | Maud Hart Lovelace | |
| Caddie | Caddie Woodlawn | Carol Ryrie Brink |
| Carrie | Little House series | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
| Celeste | Babar series | Jean de Brunhoff |
| Charlotte | Charlotte's Web | E.B. White |
| Claudia | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | E.L. Konigsburg |
| Dorothy | The Wizard of Oz | L. Frank Baum |
| Ella | Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Levine |
| Eloise | Eloise | Kay Thompson |
| Esperanza | Esperanza Rising | Pam Muñoz Ryan |
| Fern | Charlotte's Web | E.B. White |
| Francie | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith |
| Garnet | Thimble Summer | Elizabeth Enright |
| Grace | Little House series | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
| Harriet | Harriet the Spy | Louise Fitzhugh |
| Heidi | Heidi | Johanna Spyri |
| Hermione | Harry Potter series | J.K. Rowling |
| Jo | Little Women | Louisa May Alcott |
| Karana | Island of the Blue Dolphins | Scott O'Dell |
| Laura | Little House series | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
| Leslie | Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson |
| Lina | The Wheel on the School | Meindert DeJong |
| Lucy | The Chronicles of Narnia series | C.S. Lewis |
| Madeline | Madeline series | Ludwig Bemelmans |
| Maisy | Maisy books | Lucy Cousins |
| Marian | The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood | Howard Pyle |
| Martha | George and Martha | James Marshall |
| Half Magic | Edward Eager | |
| Meg | A Wrinkle in Time series | Madeleine L'Engle |
| Little Women | Louisa May Alcott | |
| Meggie | Inkheart | Cornelia Funke |
| Olivia | Olivia | Ian Falconer |
| Pauline | Ballet Shoes | Noel Streatfeild |
| Petrova | Ballet Shoes | Noel Streatfeild |
| Pippi | Pippi Longstocking | Astrid Lindgren |
| Portia | Gone-Away Lake | Elizabeth Enright |
| Posy | Ballet Shoes | Noel Streatfeild |
| Ramona | Ramona series | Beverly Cleary |
| Roberta | The Railway Children | E. Nesbit |
| Rosalind | Born to Trot | Marguerite Henry |
| The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy | Jeanne Birdsall | |
| Scout | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee |
| Skye | The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy | Jeanne Birdsall |
| Sylvie | The Moffats | Eleanor Estes |
| Tacy | Betsy-Tacy | Maud Hart Lovelace |
Baby boy names
| Name | Story | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Alec | The Black Stallion | Walter Farley |
| Arthur | The Sword in the Stone | T.H. White |
| The Arthur series | Marc Brown | |
| Atticus | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee |
| Bartholomew | The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins | Dr. Seuss |
| Charlie | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl |
| Christopher | Winnie-the-Pooh series | A.A. Milne |
| Edmund | The Chronicles of Narnia | C.S. Lewis |
| Ferdinand | The Story of Ferdinand | Munro Leaf |
| George | Curious George | H.A. Rey |
| Harold | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Crockett Johnson |
| Harry | Harry Potter series | J.K. Rowling |
| Henry | Henry Huggins series | Beverly Cleary |
| Horton | Horton Hears a Who | Dr. Seuss |
| Huck | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain |
| James | James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl |
| Jem | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee |
| Max | Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak |
| Milo | The Phantom Tollbooth | Norton Juster |
| Peter | Peter Rabbit series | Beatrix Potter |
| Peter Pan | J.M Barrie | |
| Ralph | Ralph Mouse books | Beverly Cleary |
| Robin | The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood | Howard Pyle |
| Ron | Harry Potter series | J.K. Rowling |
| Sam | The Lord of the Rings | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| Sylvester | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble | William Steig |
| Tom | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Mark Twain |
| Wilbur | Charlotte's Web | E.B. White |
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