Famous Baby Names: Kids Go Hollywood

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The new generation has truly gone Hollywood. Celebrities and pop culture are proving to be the strongest influences over baby names, at least that's what my friends Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz from Nameberry.com tell me. They're the experts!

Here's how it works: Pamela and Linda rank names by their growing popularity. Some of the most popular are influenced by not only by famous faces, but their babies and the characters they play.

Popular celeb names for Girls

Emma: Like the delightful Miss Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies.

Kourtney & Khloe: One of the many ways the world is keeping up with those kooky Karshadians.

Audrina: The nouveau name of another reality star, Patridge.

Marlee/Marely/Marley: Varied spellings of the name for both the dog and reggae star Bob.

Miley: After the tween superstar.

Valentine: As in Salma Hayek's daughter

Kimora: Like Lee Simmons, mom to newborn Kenzo.

Hayden: After Panettiere, the indestructible cheerleader from "˜Heroes.'

Malia: Inspired by the eldest Obama girl.

Popular celeb names for Boys

Kingston: Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son.

River: The name of Keri Russell's son.

Milo: After the "˜Heroes' star and Liv Tyler's little boy.

Jude: It's the Law!

Kobe: B-baller Bryant proves popular.

Cruz: Spanish choice inspired by the youngest son of Victoria and David Beckham.

Pamela and Linda created the baby-naming website Nameberry.com and are the coauthors of ten bestselling name books, which include The Baby Name Bible and Cool Names for Babies. Get more with Linda's list of Hollywood's baby name trends; like green or nature-themed names.

Wes Ferguson was almost called by the first name Bruce, middle Lee. Mom thankfully vetoed. He's a Hollywood lifestyle blogger & published author. Follow him on Twitter @Westopher