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2014 Worst US Baby names - what do we think ??

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BackforGood · 18/12/2015 21:26

This data is from the US department of social security. You'll find the list of strangest names in use in the US last year - as well as the unfortunate amount of babies who received them - below

Boys

  1. Lucky - 54
  1. Zeppelin - 42
  1. Alias - 28
  1. Captain - 26
  1. Styles - 19
  1. Harsh - 18
  1. Chief - 16
  1. Boss - 12
  1. Chaos - 9
  1. Awesome - 8

Girls

  1. Remedy - 27
  1. Savvy - 25
  1. Goddess - 24
  1. Apple - 19
  1. Kindle - 16
  1. Honest - 15
  1. Holy - 15
  1. Sham - 14
  1. Sway - 10
  1. Eliminate - 5
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NervousEnergy · 19/12/2015 16:12

Well this is awkward...I have a Lucky!

cigarsofthepharaoh · 19/12/2015 14:48

I'd be careful about saying "worst". Some names might be cultural - Goddess, Honest and Holy may well be given to children of African descent. Chief could be a nod to Native American heritage.

I'm sure some of them (Apple and Awesome particularly) are just parents influenced by celebrity/TV culture, but labelling cultural names the "worst" is a little iffy.

KoalaDownUnder · 19/12/2015 14:08

I am struggling with the concept of FIVE people choosing to name their daughters 'Eliminate'.

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Vixxfacee · 19/12/2015 12:03

I like remedy.

SilentBob · 19/12/2015 12:02

Chief and boss are 2 words I hear from my Scouse partner A LOT. If he wanted a child called either of those he'd be out on his ear. Smile

I like Zep though, wonder what he would think to that...

OddSocksHighHeels · 19/12/2015 11:57

I used to work with a Harsh. He was a very quiet guy.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 19/12/2015 11:33

Chaos has a nice sound to it when you say it, but no, not a great name.

Yes agee Zeppelin is ok. Zep could be a cool nn.

Jw35 · 19/12/2015 11:27

I like Zeppelin. The rest are awful

CherryPits · 19/12/2015 01:07

I rather like "Lucky", "Chief" and "Zeppelin"

Better than boring old Nigel and Brian, any day.

BackforGood · 18/12/2015 21:30

Another Reddit thread had users fervently sharing stories of the worst baby names they'd ever heard - and the results are, unusual, to say the least!

One user wrote: 'Hellzel. According to her, her mother liked Hazel but her dad was a biker and loved hells angels, so they came up with this mess.'

Another said: 'I taught swimming to a poor kid named "Baby Boi," again, all first name.'

Children of former hippies tend to have names that are a bit quirky by default, but one contributor really took the biscuit with this gem.

'Love-child Ermengarde. The parents were hippies, but still wanted to include the mother's grandmother's name.'

Meanwhile, a writer in America revealed: 'I work at a bank in North Florida and have been keeping a list of names I come across. My favorite so far is definitely "I'munique." It was on her ID and everything.'

However, it's still not quite as unique as this spelling of a popular name:

'Airwrecka, worst spelling of Erica I ever saw.'

Descriptive names were popular, with one person writing:

'Some years ago, I ran into an ex boyfriend at the gas station with his new girlfriend, her little boy in the back seat.

His name was Rage.'

Celebs proved to be a strong influence too...

'Britney Shakira Beyonce, and they would call her by the full name every time.'

...as did beauty products, on more than one occasion.

'My mom knew a lady in the 1980s who named her kid Aqua Net, after the hair spray.'

'Revlon. Yes, like the cosmetics company. This was a boy.'

Some were even lucky enough to have TWO names to share with the group:

'I knew a girl named I'adorher. Pronounced "I adore her." She was really nice. It's funny, actually, I had heard that she existed in my city (she went to a different school) from a friend and ended up meeting her later through totally unrelated circumstances.

I also knew a girl whose name was just the letter E.'

We're hoping that this set of parents didn't quite realise the connotations when they named their little one:

'There is a girl in my school named Gennah Tyles. With a G. It's like her parents wanted to name her genitals.'

But we've definitely saved the best (or should that be worst?!) until last, with this response:

'"Orgasm": As the daughter of a Labor and Delivery nurse, I've heard an abundance of terrible baby names, but I'd have to say this is by far the worst! Sadly, I'm not kidding.'

And if you can top THAT, we definitely want to hear about it!

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