Long before Bella and Edward were officially a thing, people have been infatuated with vampires.
In fact, the very idea of a blood-drinking creature preying on humans has been around for centuries, leading some to wonder if vampires are real.
The answer? They might be, depending on your definition. After all, you've heard of emotional vampires, right?
Either way, our society's fascination with the undead is unparalleled. From countless books like Bram Stoker's "Dracula" to popular vampire movies including "Twilight" and "What We Do in the Shadows," there's simply no denying that popular culture is obsessed.
And if you're one of the many who are batty for nightwalkers and you happen to be seeking a new moniker to accompany your vampire Halloween costume, Instagram post or name the black cat you just adopted, then good news.
Our comprehensive list of vampire names is truly fang-tastic, and we're O-positive that you'll find whatever you're in the market for including names for females, males and names inspired by some of your favorite Dracula movies and shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "True Blood."
Also, forgive all the bad puns, but it's impossible to talk about vampire names without tossing in a least a few Halloween jokes while we're at it.
Before we say good-bite — er, goodbye — read on through this list of some of the best vampire names. We promise, they don't suck.
Female vampire names with meanings
- Ailith — war
- Livia — blue
- Adrielle — dark
- Elisaria — host or army
- Gisela — pledge
- Leona — lion
- Magnifica — magnificent
- Mira — wonder or remarkable
- Polemia — warlike or hostile
- Rosceline — fame
- Desdemona — misery or unlucky
- Briar — thorny or brambles
- Amaris — given by god or of the moon
- Jett — black
- Azrael — angel of death
- Drusilla — "strong"
- Thana — "death"
- Jezebel — "wicked woman"
- Akasha — "ether"
- Selene — "goddess of the moon"
- Belladonna — "deadly nightshade"
- Nerezza — "darkness"
- Samara — "night talk"
- Nisha — "night"
- Maryse — "of the sea"
- Darcia — "the dark one"
- Lilith — "she demon"
- Amaya — "the end, night rain"
- Esmeray — "dark moon"
- Asra — "travels at night"
- Fala — "crow"
- Raven — "the bird or dark"
- Keket — "mythical goddess of darkness"
- Akshayaa — "indestructible"
- Essie — "star"
- Luna — “moon”
- Adrienne — "dark"
- Chime — "everlasting' or "immortal"
- Ciarra — "dark, not fair"
- Enyo — "goddess of destruction"
- Daeva — "evil spirit"
Male vampire names with meanings
- Blackwin — "black wine"
- Amalaric — "ruler or prince"
- Silvester — "wooded or wild"
- Warin — "power or guard"
- Grimald — "grim, fierce bold"
- Cornelius — "a horn"
- Anastasius — "resurrection"
- Godsven — "god or deity"
- Roderick — "ruler"
- Severin — "grave or severe"
- Noire — "black"
- Magnus — "great or powerful"
- Fergus — "force or power"
- Everald — "power"
- Rhys — "fiery warrior"
- Draven — "of dark shadows or water"
- Lazarus — "God will help"
- Dracula — "son of Dracul"
- Vlad — "great ruler"
- Ammar — "immortal"
- Layzal — immortal
- Alaric — ruler of all
- Ozul — "shadow"
- Draco — "serpent" or "dragon"
- Panas — "immortal"
- Jarlen — "one who pays tribute to the Lord"
- Cleo — "glory"
- Dorian — "of Doris" or "of Doros"
- Aamon — "demon"
- Vesper — “evening” or “evening star”
- Valentine — "strong"
- Ascelin — "of the moon"
- Astaroth — "demon"
- Lucius — "light"
- Necro — "dead person" or "corpse"
- Astaroth — "high-ranking demon"
- Ciaran — "little dark one"
Vampire names from TV shows and movies
- Elena — "The Vampire Diaries"
- Damon — “The Vampire Diaries”
- Klaus — “The Vampire Diaries”
- Stefan — “The Vampire Diaries”
- Lorenzo — “The Vampire Diaries”
- Rebekah — “The Vampire Diaries”
- Sookie — "True Blood"
- Alcide — “True Blood”
- Tara — “True Blood”
- Hoyt — “True Blood”
- Lettie — “True Blood”
- Juliette — "First Kill"
- Elinor — "First Kill"
- Margot — "First Kill"
- Oliver — "First Kill"
- Lucy — "Dracula"
- Morticia — “The Addams Family”
- Edward — "The Twilight Saga"
- Bella — “The Twilight Saga”
- Renée — “The Twilight Saga”
- Rosalie — “The Twilight Saga”
- Jasper — “The Twilight Saga”
- Emmett — “The Twilight Saga”
- Aro — “The Twilight Saga”
- Caius — “The Twilight Saga”
- Carlisle — “The Twilight Saga”
- Zafrina — “The Twilight Saga”
- Kachiri — “The Twilight Saga”
- Senna — “The Twilight Saga”
- Renesmee — “The Twilight Saga”
- Marcus — “The Twilight Saga”
- Sulpicia — “The Twilight Saga”
- Athenodora — “The Twilight Saga”
- Vladimir - "The Twilight Saga"
- Siobhan — “The Twilight Saga”
- Victoria — “The Twilight Saga”
- Eleazar — “The Twilight Saga”
- Sasha — “The Twilight Saga”
- Laurent — “The Twilight Saga”
- Irina — “The Twilight Saga”
- Amun — “The Twilight Saga”
- Kebi — “The Twilight Saga”
- Tia — “The Twilight Saga”
- Stefan — “The Twilight Saga”
- Riley — “The Twilight Saga”
- Benny — "Supernatural"
- Lenore — "Supernatural"
- Eli — "Supernatural"
- Angel — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- Absalom — "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Alessandra — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- Belasarius — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- Harth — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
- Nandor — "What We Do in the Shadows"
- Laszlo — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Nadja — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Colin — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Baron — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Viago — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Vladislav — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Petyr — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Deacon — “What We Do in the Shadows”
- Elijah — "The Originals"
- Marcel — “The Originals”
- Davina — “The Originals”
- Freya — “The Originals”
- Mikael — “The Originals”
- Eva — “The Originals”
- Lucien — “The Originals”
- Kol — “The Originals”
- Aurora — “The Originals”
- Aiden — “The Originals”
- Lestat — "Interview with the Vampire"
- Louis — “Interview with the Vampire”
- Claudia — “Interview with the Vampire”
- Armand — “Interview with the Vampire”
- Elvira — “Elvira’s Movie Macabre”
- Malivore — "Legacies"