If you’re a fan of musicals, here’s the name list for you! From classics such as Singin’ in the Rain to modern hits like Hamilton, there are so many character names to be inspired by. Below are 60 names from stage musicals, a small sample of a huge number of possibilities! If you’re interested in even more names from musicals, make sure to listen to our podcast episode Names from Musicals, where Jennifer and Mallory discuss names from musical theater – movie and stage musicals! They first go over musicals with names in the titles, then name songs from musicals, and finally names of children in musicals.
What do you think of these names from musicals?
Masculine Musical Names
- AARONHamilton
- ALEXANDERHamilton
- ALFREDMy Fair Lady
- AMOSChicago
- BILLYBilly Elliot, Chicago, Carousel
- CONRADBye Bye Birdie
- EVANDear Evan Hansen
- FRIEDRICHThe Sound of Music
- GEORGThe Sound of Music
- HAROLDThe Music Man
- HENRYMy Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz
- HUGOBye Bye Birdie
- IKEOklahoma!
- JOSEPHJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- JOHNHamilton
- LEOThe Producers
- LEVIJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- MARCELLUSThe Music Man
- MARIUSLes Misérables
- MARKRent
- MAXIMILIANCabaret
- OLIVEROliver! and Annie
- RADAMESAida
- REUBENJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- ROSCOESingin’ in the Rain
- SEYMOURLittle Shop of Horrors
- SKYGuys and Dolls
- TEVYEFiddler on the Roof
- TOMRent
- TONYWest Side Story
Feminine Musical Names
- ADELAIDEGuys and Dolls
- AIDAAida
- AMARYLLISThe Music Man
- ANNIEAnnie and Oklahoma!
- AUDREYLittle Shop of Horrors
- BRIGITTAThe Sound of Music
- CHRISTINEThe Phantom of the Opera
- COSETTELes Misérables
- ELIZAHamilton, My Fair Lady
- EULALIEThe Music Man
- GERTIEOklahoma!
- GOLDEFiddler on the Roof
- GRETLThe Sound of Music
- JANEMary Poppins
- JOANNERent
- LIESLThe Sound of Music
- LOUISAThe Sound of Music
- MARGARETTAThe Sound of Music
- MARIAThe Sound of Music, West Side Story
- MARTAThe Sound of Music
- MARYMary Poppins, Chicago
- MIMIRent
- NELLIESouth Pacific
- ROSIEBye Bye Birdie
- ROXIEChicago
- THEODOSIAHamilton
- ULLAThe Producers
- VELMAChicago
- WINIFREDMary Poppins, Little Shop of Horrors
- ZOEDear Evan Hansen
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Kees Andersen (they/them) is a longtime BabyNames.com member and content creator for the site. They first became interested in names when researching for stories they were writing as a young child and it snowballed into a lifelong passion. Kees attended Western Washington University and majored in history, which helped inspire a love of historical names.
Kees resides in Washington state with husband Peyton and two cats Nimue and Caspian. In their spare time they love to travel, read, fawn over their cats, and take photos.
