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

The film stars the indie Norwegian musician Marie Ulven, best known worldwide under her stage name Girl in Red, alongside Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World). —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 May 2026

Albanese, a keen disc jockey who performs at charity events under the stage name DJ Albo, joked about Takaichi’s renowned interest in heavy metal music. —ABC News, 4 May 2026

Luis Rincon, 30, who raps under the stage name Weez Gotti, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

Margo stumbles upon a sexy-silly duo with the stage names Succulent Rose and Wang Mangler. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 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