We think there’s always been something compelling about those fabulous creatures known as vampires. Far from their standard dark connotations, vampire names are more likely to describe some of the more luminous, stand-alone traits in a person.
Thanks to tour-de-force hits like The Vampire Diaries, Twilight, and Buffy, names that mean vampire are no longer considered strange or supernatural but are becoming the desirable choice of forward-thinking parents.
We’ve put together a collection of surprisingly cool-sounding names that mean vampire which have fascinated us all since the beginning of time. Hopefully you’ll find our list useful in your search for an out-of-this-world, chic moniker for your precious bundle of joy!
female baby names
- Amilyn [English] “resolute protector” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Carmilla [Latin] “garden” (Carmilla)
- Drusilla [Latin] “strong” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Elektra [Greek] “amber” (Blade II)
- Eli [Hebrew] “my god” (Let the Right One In)
- Esme [French] “esteemed, loved” (Twilight)
- Katrina [Greek] “pure” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Lily [English] “lily flower” (Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
- Lucy [English] “light” (Bram Stoker’s Dracula)
- Marlowe [English] “from the hill by the lake” (30 Days of Night)
- Mavis [English] “song thrush” (Hotel Transylvania)
- Miriam Blaylock [Hebrew] “bitterness and grace” (The Hunger)
- Monica [Latin] “advisor” (Interview with the Vampire)
- Raven [English] “dark bird” (Blade: Trinity)
- Santanico [Spanish] “holy” (From Dusk Till Dawn)
- Selene [Greek] “moon goddess” (Underworld)
- Sophia [Greek] “wisdom” (Underworld: Awakening)
- Stella [Latin] “star” (30 Days of Night)
- Verona [Italian] “true image” (Van Helsing)
- Victoria [Latin] “victory” (Twilight)
male baby names
- Adam [Hebrew] “man of the earth” (Blade Trinity)
- Adrian [Latin] “dark one” (Underworld: Evolution)
- Akasha [Egyptian] “queen of the damned” (Queen of the Damned)
- Barnabas [Hebrew] “son of encouragement” (Dark Shadows)
- Blade [English] “sword-like weapon” (Blade)
- Dracula [Romanian] “son of the devil” (Dracula)
- Edward [English] “wealthy guardian” (Twilight)
- Eli [Hebrew] “my god” (Let the Right One In)
- Eric [Old Norse] “ruler” (The Lost Boys)
- Jerry [English] “ruler with a spear” (Fright Night)
- Kurt Barlow [German] “brave as a bear” (Salem’s Lot)
- Lestat [French] “status” (Interview with the Vampire)
- Louis [French/German] “renowned warrior” (Interview with the Vampire)
- Max [Latin] “greatest” (The Lost Boys)
- Michael [Hebrew] “who is like god?” (The Lost Boys)
- Miriam Blaylock [Hebrew] “bitterness and grace” (The Hunger)
- Nosferatu [Greek] “plague-carrier” (Nosferatu)
- Radu [Romanian] “joyful” (Subspecies)
- Selene [Greek] “moon goddess” (Underworld)
- Viktor [Greek] “victor, conqueror” (Underworld)
gender-neutral baby names
- Gabriel [Hebrew] “God is my strength” (Blade II)
- Harmony [English] “concord, unity” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Jody [Hebrew] “God will increase” (The Lost Boys)
- Jesse [Hebrew] “gift” (From Dusk Till Dawn 3)
- Jordan [Hebrew] “descend” (Interview with the Vampire)
- Kieran [Irish] “little dark one” (The Moth Diaries)
- Quinn [Irish] “wise” (Blade II)
- Rayne [English] “queen” (BloodRayne)
- Remy [French] “oarsman” (30 Days of Night: Dark Days)
- Ryan [Irish] “little king” (Blade: Trinity)
- Sam [Hebrew] “heard by God” (The Lost Boys)
