Mobster Baby Names for Boys and Girls

Hoping your baby will grow up to take matters into his or her own hands? Consider a bold name pulled from the history of American mafia. A mob-inspired name is an interesting way to add a sense of history to your baby's name. While the death and violence associated with organized crime is awful, mobsters have brought an intrinsic sense of notoriety to the history of many large cities. This list is full of infamous mafia players and a historic tidbit for each. If you're looking for a baby name that suggests strength and defiance, a mobster name might be just the right choice.

1. Al + Alphonse "Al" Capone is notorious for his rule of organized crime in Chicago. He is believed to be responsible for many heinous crimes. He was caught for tax evasion.
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2. Albert + Albert Anselmi was the partner of John Scalise. They were some of the most murderous hit men in mob history. It is believed they were both killed by Al Capone for conspiring to overtake him.
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3. Anthony + Better known as Tony Bender, Anthony Strollo was a mobster who spent most of his career working illegal gambling for the Luciano New York crime family. He also did drug trafficking for the Genovese crime family.
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4. Bonnie + Bonnie Parker is the famous female of the Bonnie and Clyde duo. The pair is known for their criminal streak that included killing 13 people and ended in their deaths at a Louisiana roadblock.
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5. Carlo + Don of the Gambino crime family in New York, Carlo Gambino seized control of the Cosa Nostra (the Sicilian mob syndicate) in 1957.
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6. Charles + Charles "Lucky" Luciano is considered a founding father of modern organized crime and is partially responsible for the expansion of international heroin trading. He was the first official Boss of the Genovese crime family and the organizer of The Commission, which included the top crime families.
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7. Clyde + Clyde Barrow was the male counterpart of Bonnie and Clyde. The pair is known for their criminal streak that included killing 13 people and ended in their deaths at a Louisiana roadblock.
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8. Frank + Frank Costello acted as Boss for the Luciano crime family (which became the Genovese crime family) after serving as right-hand man to the Luciano Don (who was imprisoned) and Vito Genovese (who fled the country). Besides a broad gambling ring, he was also known for his great connections with the political portion of New York City. Frank LoCascio, or "Frankie Loc," was right-hand man to John Gotti, the Boss of the Gambino crime family. He was eventually indicted for racketeering. Frank Nitti, known as "The Enforcer," was one of Al Capone's top henchmen. He took over as the face of the Capone gang when Al was sent to prison.
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9. George + George "Bugs" Moran was a Polish-Irish mobster in Chicago and mob enemy of Al Capone, who set up the Valentine's Day Massacre to get Moran. George Kelly, or "Machine Gun Kelly," is known most notably for kidnapping a wealthy Oklahoma City resident, which landed him a sentence of life in prison. George Nelson, better known as "Baby Face" Nelson, was a bank robber who joined the Dillinger gang. He was notorious for open machine gun fire and hunting police and FBI agents.
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10. Jack + Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn was one of Al Capone's men and was believed to be the key planner of the Valentine's Day Massacre.
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11. John + John Dillinger was a daring American bank robber known as Public Enemy No. 1 for his many robberies and escapes from the law. John Gotti was the Boss of the Gambino crime family. He was known for his flamboyancy. He was convicted and died in prison.
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12. Johnny + Johnny Torrio was an Italian-American who laid the foundation for the Chicago crime organization inherited by Al Capone.
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13. Kate + Kate "Ma" Barker aided her children and the rest of the members who were part of the Barker-Karpis Gang.
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14. Monica + Monica Proietti was a small-time Montreal bank robber who came to be known as "Machine Gun Molly."
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15. Paul + Paul Castellano took over for Carlo Gambino as leader of the Gambino crime family. He was shot and killed on John Gotti's orders.
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16. Salvatore + Salvatore Gravano or "Sammy the Bull," a high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family, was the main FBI informant against John Gotti and his family.
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17. Tony + Antonino "Tony" Leonardo Accardo was the last big-time leader of the Chicago Outfit. He helped expand its influence to the western half of the country.
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18. Vincent + Vincent Gigante was the Boss of the Genovese family and has many murders, attempted murders, and racketeering and drug trafficking charges affixed to his name, mostly from the 1980s.
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19. Vito + Vito Genovese was head of the Genovese crime family in the 1950s and 1960s and served as a mentor to many mob bosses.
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