stage name

noun

plural stage names

: an assumed name by which a performer (such as an actor or musician) is known professionally

Plenty of aspiring actors and singers choose a stage name before heading to Hollywood. When they finally make it big, that's the name they'll see in lights instead of the one they were born with.

—Kristen Harris

Before they were rock stars with one-word stage names, Flea and Slash knew each other as teenagers growing up in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.

—Mikael Wood

Examples of stage name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nyjah and Zyah have followed in the footsteps of their family and formed their own music group, going by the stage names Nyjah Music and Zyah Rhythm. —Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

While the artist has released music under various stage names, the LP marks his first studio album as Tricky in six years. —Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 15 June 2026

Her older sister, Jordan, worked in tech before venturing into music in April 2026 under the stage name Jordan Joy. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 June 2026

Fiapoto — whose stage name allegedly references the gang — has been a part of Tre-4 for at least a decade, according to San Francisco police. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stage name

• aspartame
• counterclaim
• overcame
• underframe
• username
• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame