Who doesn’t love the circus? It’s an extravaganza full of fun, quirky performances from diverse people, from clowns to trapeze artists. And if you’ve been wanting to bestow a cool, unique name to your child that makes you think of the intriguing elegance and undeniable mystique of the circus, then these baby names are for you.

Now, the circus is full of happy memories, and cool forms of entertainment. But in recent years, people have been gravitating to an aesthetic inspired by the clowns and jesters of a circus, an aesthetic called clowncore.

Clowncore is a type of aesthetic that is all about emulating the colors, nostalgia, and expressionistic parts of being a clown. Sometimes, it’s about the fun, colorful type of clowns, and sometimes it’s based on the darker clowns you find in horror flicks. Either way, all the clowncore stuff is linked back to the circus, and we found the best names for both clowncore and circus lovers.

Below, check out the coolest circus-inspired baby names: