household name

noun

: a person or thing whose name is very well-known

a famous actor who has become a household name

Examples of household name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The series, based on the video game of the same name, turned Pascal into a household name. — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Lightcap joined OpenAI in 2018, when few people could have predicted that the company would become a household name after the release of ChatGPT in late 2022. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Indeed, Ono is a household name, though often considered a musical outlier, as her approach to music and singing — like art — has remained singular. — Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

New techniques like mRNA—the term that became a household name during the Covid pandemic—are making Klotho therapy more viable. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for household name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe