Now lets be honest we have all heard of (some of you may even have) awful names that according to parents are supposed to be “creative” but are just a DAMN SHAME. But have you ever wondered how far the atrocity goes.
The choices here were gathered from names given to five babies in 2012. To protect privacy, the government only records names used for five or more babies each year, (five or more people had the same messed up mindstate) so chances are there are even worse choices out there that didn’t make the official statistics.
As well as some truly terrible names that were given to more than five children last year. Seven little girls were named Anally in 2012, for instance, and nine boys named Havoc. (fans of the X-Men series im guessing)
Girls
Ahmiracle and Dmiracle — There were nearly 800 girls named just plain Miracle, and then you’ve got your Jamiracles and your Lamiracles. But we draw the line.
Assia — You just can’t give an American baby a name that contains the word “ass.”
Beautyful and Pretty — She better be.
Disney — Product placement?
Erie — Lake, yes. Ontario or Michigan, maybe. But Erie is just eerie.
Goodness — Most teenagers would take this as a dare.
Ikea — A Big Box name.
Money and Pryce — Uh…no.
Richard — Every year there are a handful of girls named Richard….and George and David, and boys named Charlotte and Sophia. Clerical mistakes? Sometimes, probably. And then other times, they’re just mistakes.
Rosary — Saints’ names and other religious names can work, but this takes baby-name-as-devotion too far.
Shady — Weather names — Sunny, Snow — can work, but then there’s the other meaning of Shady.
Stonie — Will create a rocky path for your child.
Vegas — What happens in Vegas…
Younique — Unfortunately not.
Boys
Abass — See Assia.
Carrion — Baby name roadkill.
Dolton — If Colton is a popular baby name, and Bolton and Knowlton can work as first names, then Dolton….nah.
Emperor — Why not Tyranius?
Hamlet — Shakespearean names as far out as Romeo can work, but Hamlet is also saddled with that “Ham” syllable.
Handsome — See Beautyful and Pretty.
Harshit — Harshit and Harshita are Sanskrit names with a lovely meaning: full of happiness. But they don’t translate well into English.
Kartier — Klassy.
Maximum — Max or Maxim would have made the point.
Messer — Takes the Badass Baby Name idea, ala Ranger and Wilder, too far.
Patch — His big brother’s name is AOL
Princeten or Prinston — Maybe he’ll get into Yale.
Ralphy — Middle name: Boy.
Rambo — Scary, yet not as scary as the six boys named (yes, really) Rage.
Vader — Ready for a lifetime of Star Wars jokes?
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