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

For his stage name, the band's co-lead singer and bassist took inspiration from rockabilly singer Jumpin' Gene Simmons. —Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

Following the tragic news of D’Angelo’s death, fans immediately extended prayers and condolences to his eldest son, Michael Archer II (also known under his stage name, SwayvoTwain), who has lost both of his parents within a few months of each other. —Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025

The new performance comes just a day before Zardoya is set to release her solo album, Melt, under the stage name, Not for Radio. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025

How did hocus pocus transform from the stage name of a magician (and it should be said, an accomplished juggler, according to Ady) to a byword for the entire craft? —Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025

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