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

Though many variables will have to go Kerr’s way to break a 27-year-old world record, the possibility of a Brit breaking it on home soil, in the land of Roger Bannister and the first four-minute mile, could turn Kerr into a household name. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026

When Perfect Strangers debuted in 1986, no one in the ensemble was exactly a household name. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Harry Benton was hardly a household name during an undistinguished tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives. — Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Looking beyond a household name offers a chance for a blank slate, an opportunity to truly reinvent Bond. — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for household name

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