How to play Celebrity Baby Names
- 1Match each name with the parent or parents; current relationship status is irrelevant.
- 2Use the optional contextual hint or pass if celebrity references are not your group's thing.
- 3Names are treated neutrally and never as material for ridicule.
Scoring and fair answers
Award one point for the listed parent or parent pair; surnames are optional when the identity is clear.
Choose 5, 10 or all 15 questions. Hints and timers are optional. The host awards points; guests do not need accounts.
Running Celebrity Baby Names at your shower
About 10 minutes for all 15 questions; a shorter set takes proportionally less.
- 1Set the tone before you start: the game is about matching names to famous parents, not judging anyone's naming choices.
- 2Read the child's name, let teams write the parent or couple, and show the optional hint if the room is stuck.
- 3Accept first names or surnames when it is clear who a team means.
- 4The last few questions reach further back in pop culture, so mixed-age teams tend to do best there.
Group size, in person or remote
Written answers suit mid-sized friend groups and office showers. Over video, guests type names in chat. Small groups can play one guest against another.
Who it suits
Friend groups who follow celebrity news, and guests who enjoy pop culture.
Pick something else if…
Your guests do not follow celebrities. Baby Animal Names needs no pop-culture knowledge at all.
Pairs well with
Best for
Friend-group showers and anyone who keeps up with celebrity gossip.
Frequently asked questions
What celebrity names are included?+
The 15 prompts include Blue Ivy, North, Apple, Stormi and the publicly used short name X, with the parent or parents revealed after each one.
Is it kept up to date?+
It features well-known, lasting celebrity baby names so it stays fun and recognizable for a broad crowd.
Best paired with which game?+
Famous Little Characters uses a different progressive-clue format. Pair them when the host knows the group enjoys pop culture.
Is the game respectful to the children named?+
The clues are neutral and only ask who the parents are. There are no jokes about the names, and the on-screen rules ask the room to keep it that way.
Add Celebrity Baby Names to your full show
All 15 questions, plus the other 19 games and 300 questions in total. One $9.99 Show Pass gives 30 days from purchase, with no subscription.