Seven, Sunday Molly, Tu Morrow. What do these random words all have in common? Well, they’re inscribed into some baby’s passport and will follow them for the rest of their lives. Unless they decide their parents were a little bonkers and it’s better to change that name for good.

Celebrities are notorious for giving their babies weird names, like Kylie Jenner’s daughter Stormi and Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s daughter Suri. And they’re not alone. It seems like the weird name trend is not going anywhere, but you wonder when parents cross their line with their ingenuity.

“What horrible, ridiculous names have you heard parents choose to call their children?” asked someone on Ask Reddit, and the thread amassed 12.7k responses. Below we selected some of the weirdest ones that will make you like if not love your simple, not special, quite boring name.

#1

I know a girl named Random. While at an Easter egg hunt years ago (eggs were labeled for each kid), I took the eggs labeled Random thinking they were up for grabs. Random’s parents were unamused to say the least.

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#2

Nevaeh. It's heaven backwards. Anyone that tells you their daughter is named Nevaeh will also tell you that it's heaven spelled backwards. Every time.

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#3

An ex had friends who named their kids Haight and Rayge (hate and rage). Good luck kids.

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Bored Panda spoke with Lynn How, the author of “Positive Young Mind,” an experienced educator and life coach who specializes in supporting educators, parents, and children with improving and preventing of mental health issues. Lynn also runs this Facebook teacher coaching group that offers support in either leaving, changing their mindset, changing their schools or setting healthy work/life boundaries.

Having been an educator for 20 years in 6 schools and in various roles, Lynn has seen a huge amount of various children’s names. “I'm from the UK so our most popular names differ slightly from those across the pond! There are certainly fads when it comes to popular names. A decade ago, for example, I taught 5 Matthews at the same time! Not so many about now in primary school,” Lynn said.

#4

My neighbor was the 12th kid. His parents named him Twelver. That’s gotta be the worst I’ve ever seen.

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#5

I went to high school with a guy named John John John. Yes, his first name, middle name and last name were all “John”.

Update:


This was not in Texas, BC or Ohio, so there are at least several parents who inflicted the same name on their kids.

He was a nice enough guy and owned it. He did sometimes sign his name John3.

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#6

I work at a college and often go through the new applications to process them, I've seen all kinds.

Most ridiculous name I've seen thus far though:

Starscream Anakin as his first and middle names. He has a normal last name. When I first saw it, I was certain that it was a kid f**king with our application system. Then I met him in person, and he showed me his ID.

His name is legally Starscream Anakin. I get the Anakin part, but of all the Transformers to name your kid after, why on Earth make it Starscream? He was just awful.

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“Different cultures have their own most popular list but I would say that in the UK, some traditional names are still very popular, such as Joshua and Jacob.” Moreover, Lynn argues that “for girls, many names that were reserved for the older generation are coming back into fashion, such as Molly and Elsa.”The professional educator added that she has worked in a number of schools and the type of name is very dependent on the demographic of the students.

#7

Baby girl

Yes this was their legal name.

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#8

Wednesday Passion. That was a little girl i use to babysit.

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#9

Real name, silly: Batman bin Suparman. He's a guy in Indonesia.

Real name, awful for other reasons: Null. Any kid with that name will have no end of trouble with databases.

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According to Lynn, names are coupled with identity so it is an important choice and very personal to individuals. “I remember being worried about people liking our chosen names for our children and not revealing them in case others we knew used them first! As a teacher, naming children is harder as there are so many students that you associate with certain names.”

#10

Heard a lady yell at her kid. “Graceland Tennessee stop running around!”

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#11

Lihburtee.

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#12

Some friends of mine in high school knew a girl named Cash Money. Met her once and she said her name with some made up accent.

One recently I ran into was Kaideynse.

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“When naming my children, I considered whether it would look ok on a CV when they are older and whether it sounds ok screamed across a crowded playground,” Lynn recounted. “If you are undecided, use the scream test for your chosen name. For example, shout '*chosen name*, get back here now' at the top of your voice, and see how it sounds.”

#13

My favorite I saw while working as a banker was...

Subway Club Allah Is Supreme Middle Name (last name)

His parents named him this and he wanted a loan to open a weed store in a state where it is illegal.

To clarify his middle name is Middle Name, i forgot the last name, but it was just a normal last name

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#14

My sister met some kids in an international airport named Yellow, Flash, and No Exit. My sister asked No Exit why his mom picked that name; he said when she couldn’t think of anything else she saw a no exit sign from her maternity bed and settled on that.

Went to school with a guy named Dude. He was named after his grandad.

There was a college football quarterback in Missouri whose first name was Kokaine; named after his Grandad.

I worked with a lady named Crystal Wineglass.

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#15

My dad wanted to name my little brother My Kid, with his middle name as Rules.

So his full name would be my My Kid Rules [Our last name].

My mom stopped him though lol

Lynn also said that it's lovely for children to have interesting names but added that “sometimes calling them names that are associated with other things can be problematic.” She recounted: “I knew a Gabriel who was far from an angel, for example. I also knew a very unoriginal William Williams. Just consider whether your child will be happy with their name at 25.”

Having said that, the educator concluded that “nothing is set in stone and if children wish to legally change their names, then they can.”

#16

Well... let's just say that the state I live in doesn't have a significant english-speaking population, especially in the rural regions, despite the official language of the country ( India) being English and most of the urban population being educated. However; I have friends whose parents gave them names like "Benadryl", "Goodbye", "Very helpful" and the absolute worst "Dishwasher". This, however is because people from the rural regions ( especially in the North-East) come to the cities, and see words in ads and billboards that they find pretty and innocently name their children after a variety of brands. I don't always blame them, I had a family friend who came off as very posh and educated, spoke perfect English... but named his daughter Darth Vader. Some of them are just trolling. Do not underestimate people of the hills; they don't take your bullshit, educated or otherwise.

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#17

A family friend named his son "Sir" and it's pretty cringe. Honorable mention goes to the former coworker who named his daughter Khaleesi.

Edit : also knew a stripper whose real name was Curiosity. Her parents doomed her.

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#18

Did data entry at an amusement park. One pass holder was named “Asthma.” That was her first name. Asthma, as in the breathing condition.

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#19

Okay Arthur Doak. We called him Okay. He was the youngest of 5 kids.

Fancy (named after the Reba song) and her sister Truly (named after Truly Scrumptious from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)

Secretlove. She was a kid my mom met when my mom worked at a pediatrician’s office. Secretlove’s mom laid out the whole story to my mom about the name.

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#20

I had a good friend when growing up whose name was Gaylord. I have lost count of the fights I got into beating off bullies at school. I've lost count of the beatings I took defending him. They eventually moved to another country and we lost touch. However, the fights and beatings continued as I have a girl's name... (yes I'm a guy)... To this day (I'm 61)... I'm still putting a**holes in their place... Yup still dealing with adolescent adults.

#21

One of my co worker's last name is Rising.

Please welcome to the world his baby daughter Valkyrie Rising!

I'll admit, it's f**king cool. I don't recall the middle name but it was normal like Renee or something.

#22

My mom's class had a 5 year old girl named Trinket. What kind of s**tty parent do you have to be to name your child after a "small item of little to no value"

#23

Candida. Which, if you're not up on your medical terminology, is the name of a fungus. Specifically yeast. As in a yeast infection.

#24

Graduated with a girl named Bodacious

Edit: As a side note: when I was in basic training I met a native American fella whose name was "Knows His Gun". Just thought that was a bada** name and I've never forgotten it.

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#25

My sister works with a girl by the name, Tyranny. And according to my sister, it sounds like the name suits her lol.

#26

Christgift, Christwill and Christgood all siblings. Bless their hearts.

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#27

Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii. Yes that really was her name - her parents lost custody of her (yes way!) so her name could be legally changed. In NZ we are not allowed to name children after royalty (e.g. no King, Count, Earl etc) but sure go ahead and name your kid Number 16 Bus Shelter.

#28

Novemba.

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#29

Had a little boy in my program named Rowdy. Eh... kind of rednecky but, whatever.

Then I found out his older brother is named Howdy! WTF?

Found out later that the older boys legal name is Howard. That's less ridiculous, at least.

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#30

Chaos and Mayhem. Brother and sister. Mom is a metalhead stoner.

#31

Saw a mother at the grocery store with two annoying rowdy kids named Dillinger and Maverick. They drove away in a lifted pickup truck, I imagine the father is a total d**knose.

#32

I once encountered a plump young woman whose name, according to her ID, was Rotunda.

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#33

Had a boy in our school named Avonté. Pronounced Avont. Mother insisted the accent made the e silent. She would come completely unglued when anyone said his name wrong. Lady, that’s “Avontay”

Update: IKR?! I have no idea why she didn’t just leave off the e altogether. The sad thing is, she really really thought it would make it silent. She was really angry about it. If she were a nicer person I would have felt sorry for her as I’m sure no one really challenged it until he got to school and people saw it written versus just hearing it. It got to be where after pre-K we’d warn each teacher about how to pronounce it so spare them the wrath and the incorrect grammar lesson from mom but no one could help it.

#34

This will probably get lost in the comments but one time I saw a post that was making fun of the name Brynlee (for being a white name that a Karen would give their child) and... that’s my name.

#35

Went to grad school with a bunch of Chinese international students. One was a guy named Jason Wang, no big deal on that name but his girlfriend’s name was Wanting Guo. I was ready to pay for their wedding if she took his last name.

I can only imagine the look on someone’s face getting a resume with the applicant’s name: Wanting Wang.

#36

An acquaintance growing up was named Tommy Lee. He married a girl named Jasmine Lee. Had a baby which they named...wait for it...Heaven Lee. Probably should’ve just gone with Uga.

#37

Squire Sebastian Senator was pretty bad.

I knew a dude named K-Ron.

My personal least favorite for girls is Paisley. It sounds dumb and it's an ugly print.

#38

Stuvwxy.. pronounced as Sky....

#39

amy schumer essentially naming her child genital fissure. gene attell fischer. jesus

#40

My friend went to high school with Richard Noggin.

#41

At my school there is a grade 6 boy named smart. Zambia has names like that. I love my country and people.

#42

Yo’Majesty

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#43

My mother knew someone who named their kid Har$. Yes, that’s pronounced Harmony.

#44

Peaceofgod.

All one word. Northern African orthodox Christian parents who did not f**k around with naming.

#45

Chevy, because he was conceived in the bed of a Chevy truck.

#46

My daughter brought a friend home and said “Hey Mum, this is my friend Bovril”. I still think I ought to get an award for pleasantly saying “pleased to meet you.” without bursting out laughing or offering to make soup...

#47

I went to high school with a guy named Zip Daub.

His middle name was Adydo.

They named that motherf**ker Zip Adydo Daub.

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#48

Queeth.

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#49

I met a woman called Formica Dinette Johnson. Her mother had seen a billboard for a cheap tableset (the aforementioned Formica dinette ) thought it sounded beautiful and named her daughter after it.

#50

I worked with a girl named Cinnamon. Her father named her after the song Cinnamon girl.

My uncle had a kid at his middle school named Mother.

People are weird.

#51

There’s this girl in my high school that everyone knows about. She wears cat ears, furry tails and paws, pastel and anime clothing items, fake fangs, and refers to herself as a “pastel monster” with her body pillow. Her legal name is Honeybunny.

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#52

I went to high school with: Abcde, Princess, Sweetheart, Destini, Styles, Crescent moon & Ry-n. Not all the same time with the grade shift in high schools. Yeah i also know a kid named Rocket but i think thats kinda cool. And hired someone named Candy Bar.

#53

LaTrina

#54

Coworker of my Mom's was a black guy named Darkus. He is the coolest dude ever.

#55

Brick...not sure of the spelling, but I'm serious

#56

The neighbour of my dad's ex had a son and daughter called Blaiyz (blaze) and Ainjayl (angel). I don't understand the strange spelling.

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#57

Neighbor's kid is called Exodus, I thought that was weird. Then again his mother's name is peaches.

#58

My dad is an anesthesiologist and one woman he did an epidural for named her daughter Peculiar.

#59

Knew a boy in America called Satchel...

He changed it as soon as he could, because his mother refused to believe that a satchel was a type of bag.

She thought it was a fantasy name like Aragorn or something...

#60

I heard many in my time as a sub, but my favorites are still DaBaby, DaLady, and DaPrince. On DaPrince's last day of school, he gave everyone the finger, so I can't imagine he's doing much better.

#61

Asjih. Pronounced like Asia. Stands for Angels Singing Joyously In Heaven.

#62

The two worst ones I've seen in person was Avenue, and Gee. F**king stupid names.

#63

When I was pregnant my now exMIL wanted me to name our son "Rock" which is stupid as it is but the last name is Bowler so my son's name would be Rock Bowler and I couldn't do that to the poor kid. My ex thought it would be funny to name him Rocky with the middle name Bal so his name would be Rocky Bal Bowler...

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#64

Sprinkle cause she looked like a little sprinkle when she was born...so they say.

#65

I went to school with a guy named Jock. He had a half brother about 12 years younger named Jacques (pronounced ja-quez).

#66

Kviiilyn

#67

Pretty mild by the standards of this crazy a** thread but...

Torque and Rebar

Brothers, obviously. Parents are...hippy welders? Is that a thing? Something like that.

#68

A girl I went to high school with was named martini and her last name was Pitts. She also had a brother named Harold. Guess what they called him..

#69

Idk probably George Forman naming over half of his 300 kids, including one of the girls, George.

#70

I worked at a registrar office...had a transcript come through for "Queen Fudge".

#71

My mom worked in a maternity ward and a family with the last name "Dollar" named their infant child "Needa"...poor kid.

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#72

The kid’s name was William. Unfortunately for the kid, he had a nickname that was spelled “Liam.” That doesn’t sound so bad until you hear the pronunciation: “Yum.” Like, “Will-Yum.” They called their child “Yum” and spelled it “Liam.” No teacher in my classes with him could ever say his name correctly, so he eventually gave up and we all called him the normal-sounding Liam.

#73

I had a girl friend in college named Tsenre. Her dad wanted a boy named Ernest. They compromised when it turned out she was a girl (this was before the advent of ultrasound).

#74

Clementon

#75

Met a kid named Beau once. Learned later he had a twin brother named Arrow.

#76

Mia Khalifa, but a boy...

#77

My girlfriend is a school teacher. Worst name she heard “Mista Danga”

#78

I knew two girls in school, one was named Happy and one was named Buttercup. And no, they were not related, just instances of two ridiculous names. I also knew someone named Caramia, which I guess isn’t a terrible name, just sounds dumb to me.

#79

My moms friend named her son zachary but instead it was spelled zacurriy

#80

Jurnee, that just makes the parents look illiterate. She was a pain in the a** too, would have screaming fits if she didn't want to do something.

#81

Ramax.

#82

Someone on my swim team is named Huckleberry, Huck for short. I also had someone in my 6th grade class name Buckshot Sullivan.

#83

Forty and Love Quinn.

#84

Seven

#85

There are two players on one of the local college basketball teams.... they're twins named Charles and Charlie.

#86

Geoff.

F**k off, just be Jeff.