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The top 25 celebrity baby names of all time, from Apple to Zuma

Many celebrities are creative people, but seldom does their creativity get more free rein than when they鈥檙e naming their own offspring. From Beyonce and Jay-Z's firstborn Blue Ivy to Frank Zappa's daughter's avante-garde moniker Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen, there are plenty of unusual names.

25. Blue Ivy

The baby girl of singer and actress Beyonce (aka Beyonce Giselle Knowles) and rap mogul Jay-Z (aka Shawn Corey Carter), Blue Ivy鈥檚 name started a ruckus only months after her birth on Jan. 7, 2012. The superstar parents applied to patent Blue Ivy鈥檚 name for a line of tot-related paraphernalia, but Veronica Alexandra, a Boston-based wedding planner, beat Blue Ivy鈥檚 parents to the patent trading office. Ms. Alexandra won the bid and is now entitled to use Blue Ivy for event- and wedding-related planning, reported CNN

Not to worry 鈥 she may not have her own name brand, but she already has her own music credit. Only two days after her birth, Jay-Z released a single called 鈥淕lory鈥 that features his daughter鈥檚 crying. 鈥淭he most amazing feeling I feel/Words can鈥檛 describe what a feeling, for real/Baby I鈥檒l paint the sky blue/My greatest creation was you,鈥 Blue Ivy鈥檚 dad raps.

Fans of the famous family speculate that 鈥淏lue鈥 was inspired by Jay-Z鈥檚 鈥淏lueprint鈥 albums and 鈥淚vy鈥 by the number four, for IV. The number four has symbolic significance for the superstar couple: "Beyonce鈥檚 birthday is Sept. 4, while Jay-Z鈥檚 is Dec. 4, and the two married on April 4, 2008,鈥 People reported.

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