Page 16 | AIBU - to ask you for your worst girl and boy names

Mirrorlolo · 2026-08-22T07:38:38+00:00

Asking on behalf of DD who is expecting. What are in your view the worst girl and boy names. for me they are the made up ones like Nevaeh and Jayden

Error404FucksNotFound · 22/08/2026 10:49

Beryl and Cecil

19lottie82 · 22/08/2026 10:49

I always cringe when I hear Max or Bella, they’re dog names to me.

and when someone calls their son Jackson, I always assume they’re going to be a wrong un.

beeble347 · 22/08/2026 10:48

I did see a reel recently by a mum referring to her children as Renalia, Oreobella and Hero. I like flowery and unusual names but this was too frilly for me!

Anotherdayanotherdollar · 22/08/2026 10:48

Disappointedlama · 22/08/2026 10:34

The made up ones or weird spellings of normal names are obvious.

Personally I don’t like cutesy versions of names as given names (Alfie, Teddy, Libby etc.). In most cases they won’t age well. Just put Alfred, Theodore or Elizabeth on the birth certificate and give the child the option to use the version that suits them as they grow.

Why do you presume that someone would want to change the name by which they've been known for years? If you've been "Libby" all your life why would you suddenly become Elizabeth? Why would Libby not suit anymore? You're only ever a day older than yesterday...

beeble347 · 22/08/2026 10:47

SleeplessRoads · 22/08/2026 09:08

The toddler called Barry willl for most of his life be a man called Barry, and no one would think it odd if you said you met a man called Barry the other day.

I’d prefer people named their children “adult” names, rather than the cutesy trends we have at the minute because a man named Barry is less cringey than a man named Freddie or Alfie.

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Yeah or Bear

Northernladdette · 22/08/2026 10:45

HRTQueen · 22/08/2026 08:56

Whatever your dd names her children people will have an opinion on

mu mum was ridiculed for her choice of a silly name for me when I was a baby now I’m often told it’s a lovely name

i like my name

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What? HRTQueen? 😂

Ladybird04 · 22/08/2026 10:44

What an unpleasant thread. OP if you google Top 100 UK baby names you can see what names people like in general ie names that are not disliked by most people.

Northernladdette · 22/08/2026 10:43

Purplecatshopaholic · 22/08/2026 08:47

I don’t like it when nice names have a butchered spelling. No need, just awful. I know an Aalivyah (work it out, lol) - wtaf!

A lifetime of birthday cards with your name spelled wrong 🙄

Mamalasira · 22/08/2026 10:41

Some wild claims on here. Names are all on record. You can check on the ONS for how frequently names are registered, per year.

Silvers11 · 22/08/2026 10:40

PurplebudsWhitebuds · 22/08/2026 09:11

What an unpleasant thread.
Are you really trying to make people feel bad about their own names or the names they have chosen for their children? How would you like it if a lot of pp came onto the thread and dissed your name or your children's,

Agree with this poster 1000%. Not nice at all

Onbdy · 22/08/2026 10:40

AbzMoz · 22/08/2026 09:04

Worst names for me are associated with people who were AH in the past. Sorry to babies named Sara, Jocelyn, Ben and Dean - your namesakes have spoiled it!

This! I taught an Adolf and a family member’s neighbour has recently called her baby Myra. 😬

DJKATIE · 22/08/2026 10:40

Any surnames used as first names, like Jackson, Cooper, Carter etc and names with an added bit in front, ie Aidan is a lovely name but when Jay or Kay is added to make Jaidan or Kaidan it sounds stupid to me.

ERthree · 22/08/2026 10:39

LimpRat · 22/08/2026 09:13

People frequently react negatively to one of my kids names irl, I'm an adult, I can deal with people's meaningless opinions :-)

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But can your child?

OffredxJune · 22/08/2026 10:37

FaceEatingLeopard · 22/08/2026 09:15

Countdown to 'Chlamydia' and 'Ladasha' starts.... NOW!

🤣
Im waiting for "I actually know somone called Ladasha.."

WaddesdonWanderer · 22/08/2026 10:36

DeanGaffneysCumFace · 22/08/2026 09:32

Cliffotlist for a girl and Cliffstopher for a boy.

If it’s a girl - Phoebe. If it’s a boy - Phoebo.

rumplestiltskin88 · 22/08/2026 10:36

Kyttiol · 22/08/2026 08:42

Someone named their daughter Dusty dove.

And another named their son lucifer. Also twins named Reggie and Ronnie.

These are people I actually know

I am surprised it’s not illegal to name someone Lucifer

MyGhastIsFlabbered · 22/08/2026 10:36

I came across a Typhanie once, it took me a while to figure it out.

OhNoooooooooooooooo · 22/08/2026 10:35

Disappointedlama · 22/08/2026 10:34

The made up ones or weird spellings of normal names are obvious.

Personally I don’t like cutesy versions of names as given names (Alfie, Teddy, Libby etc.). In most cases they won’t age well. Just put Alfred, Theodore or Elizabeth on the birth certificate and give the child the option to use the version that suits them as they grow.

If a person called Theodore can use Teddy and alternative name.... then a person called Teddy can use Theodore....

Disappointedlama · 22/08/2026 10:34

The made up ones or weird spellings of normal names are obvious.

Personally I don’t like cutesy versions of names as given names (Alfie, Teddy, Libby etc.). In most cases they won’t age well. Just put Alfred, Theodore or Elizabeth on the birth certificate and give the child the option to use the version that suits them as they grow.

Unicorntearsofgin · 22/08/2026 10:34

Hormones must have sent me a bit mad as I decided Lucifer was a beautiful name for DS just after he was born. I still think it’s a nice name but there is no escaping the connotations and luckily I came to my senses and gave him a very normal name.

SerafinasGoose · 22/08/2026 10:34

I’m not fond of diminutives or nicknames used as full given names.

Caitlin is very often mispronounced. I really dislike Willow.

I’m sure plenty of people also wouldn’t like my own or DC’s name. I’m not about to lose any sleep.

WaddesdonWanderer · 22/08/2026 10:34

Howsyoudoing · 22/08/2026 10:30

Humphrey and Barnaby someone I know named their sons

Friend named her son Barnaby. He was born during the local festival of that name. I love it.

WaddesdonWanderer · 22/08/2026 10:33

AhBiscuits · 22/08/2026 09:44

I wanted to call our children Gulliver and Ramona. DH thought I'd lost the plot.

Ramona is a lovely name. It’s the name of the actor who played Karen in Outnumbered. She is Ramona Marquez which is a super-cool name.

Howsyoudoing · 22/08/2026 10:30

Humphrey and Barnaby someone I know named their sons

WaddesdonWanderer · 22/08/2026 10:29

PurplebudsWhitebuds · 22/08/2026 09:11

What an unpleasant thread.
Are you really trying to make people feel bad about their own names or the names they have chosen for their children? How would you like it if a lot of pp came onto the thread and dissed your name or your children's,

Yeah but it’s fun though!

I give you - Chardonnai. Classy spelling, huh?