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

That, married with orchestra and Mando’s bass recorder, is a sound harkening back to his days as a producer for Childish Gambino (Donald Glover’s musical stage name). —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 May 2026

Vanessa began her public-facing career as a model before appearing in a small role in the 2003 film Something's Gotta Give under the stage name Vanessa Haydon. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026

Jarico Anderson, who raps under the stage name Dreamllife Rizzy, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, court records show. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

Emmitt Mayo says Elijah had gone to a neighborhood party to perform under his stage name, Eastwood Dub. —Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 17 May 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