Miley Cyrus's Destiny Hope - Celebrity Real Name Search

Those born with a thirst for fame as well as an unfortunate (or boring) moniker face a tougher road to the A-list. So it's no wonder that many celebs choose to drop their given name for something a bit more... catchy.

Miley Cyrus is really Destiny Hope Cyrus. Madonna is real Madonna. Prince is real Prince. John Wayne is Marion Morrison. Tiger Woods is Eldrick Woods. Of course, the gawking public isn't dumb. They know the odds are slim that Sting was born with such an evocative handle. Each week we see an avalanche of searches for celebrity "real names." Folks look up the obvious stage names (Larry the Cable Guy) as well as some that are a tad more subtle (John Wayne). Some of the lookups are met with disappointment. Madonna's real name is, in fact, Madonna. Same deal with Prince.

Below we list the 20 top "real name" searches from the past week. Madonna and Tiger top the list, but you'll find all sorts of actors, athletes, and musicians in the mix. Most people stick with the name they're given. Celebrities are not "most people."

1.Tiger Woods Real Name (Eldrick Woods) 11.Bow Wow Real Name (Shad Gregory Moss)2.Madonna Real Name (Madonna Ciccone) 12.Soulja Boy Real Name (DeAndre Ramone Way)3.Lil' Wayne Real Name (Dwayne Carter Jr.) 13.Triple H Real Name (Paul Michael Levesque)4.Miley Cyrus Real Name (Destiny Hope Cyrus) 14.Bono Real Name (Paul Hewson)5.Coco Crisp Real Name (Covelli Crisp) 15.Sting's Real Name (Gordon Sumner)6.Hilary Banks Real Name (played by Karyn Parsons) 16.Jay-Z's Real Name (Shawn Carter)7.Gene Simmons Real Name (Chaim Witz) 17.Tila Tequila Real Name (Tila Nguyen)8.Hulk Hogan Real Name (Terry Bollea) 18.Marilyn Manson Real Name (Brian Warner)9.Larry the Cable Guy (Daniel Lawrence Whitney) 19.John Wayne Real Name (Marion Morrison)10.Ray Stevens Real Name (Harold Ray Ragsdale) 20.Prince's Real Name (Prince Rogers Nelson)

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miley or destiny ?
miley i love your music and you ...you are so beautiful ..you are my idol ...pls add my id ilie.cecilia or may_love_mosses .... pls i love you ..you are the world for me you are my live pls add me id to your messenger list :((

Anonymous 9/10/09 Reply
her real name was Destiny Hope Cyrus, but last year she officially chanced it to miley Cyrus

Anonymous 8/23/09 Reply
IS YOUR REAL NAME MILEY OR DESTINY

Anonymous 8/6/09 Reply
i for got to put this in my last comment i think miley is so pretty and dont care wat the news or anyone says because miley is my role modal

Anonymous 4/23/09 Reply
i love this pic mileyand i love you, email me plz x
jade x

Anonymous 4/23/09 Reply
i thought your name was miley what a liar???????

Anonymous 2/22/09 Reply
ur the most beatiful girl in the world .i would like 2 be ur friend,pls e-mail me miley

Anonymous 1/31/09 Reply
weel,i always like destiny and now i love hope becuz that my realy name too soo ya

Anonymous 11/24/08 Reply
all the people who are saying that she is not loooking real or looking good are iodiots
becoz they dont know about the beauty actually they do not have the sense of beauty i mean what else u want
as per i thinks now most people belive that naked...

Anonymous 10/31/08 Reply
I think Destiny is a loverly name,which is wy you should be allowed to have that name.
Your young which is whyyou should try keeping your clothes on a bit more.
Does your dad know about the pictures on google.
you make me feel sick because girls...

Anonymous 9/8/08 Reply
hanah is every best

Anonymous 7/15/08 Reply
half of these "names" are false!!!! muahaha!!!

Anonymous 6/27/08 Reply
Awesome sTory!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrea772510 6/26/08 Reply