Would I be crazy to change my 10 month baby name

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Baby boy 10 months old. I feel like I sorta regret his name Choice and was sort of pushed into it as spent ages looking at options. Would I be crazy to change it now....

No,not if you want to

No, not crazy. Do it sooner rather than later.

Also baby name regret can apparently be a symptom of pnd so look out for anything else. Chances are it's just baby name regret though and nothing else - just remember reading that and thought I'd pass it on

Would the change be drastic? Years ago my mate had regrets. Used his first name +middle name for a while then just his middle name.

A friend of mine did this when her baby was about 11 months. She'd named him a slight variation of a more common name, and people kept getting confused, so in the end she just changed it to the more common name. Think it was a straightforward process and the baby didn't seem to care!

Go for it - no big deal in the grand scheme of life

What does his dad think?

Do it

Surely baby knows his name as it is though? That would be my only reservation. That being said if you are feeling upset and you truly feel regret and baby’s other parent is also in agreement then you should do what makes you happier x

I would do it now whilst you can still change the bc

Wow, i expected people to tell me no lol! I got some serious thinking to do. I don't feel he suits his name. It's a lovely name but I wish I had gone with my initial love of a name

Baby knows their name: but they also know the ton of nicknames we give our kids. Even dogs have multiple names we call them.
If you change baby name now people will just get on board if you say so. May take a little adjustment but realistically it's not a problem.
My son is 7 and has asked to be called a few random names up to no. And bizarrely everyone gets on board without us even asking. It's a nickname for a few weeks but they still call him this. Which is quite nice really

We had some neighbors when we children who called one of their daughters Sharon in the 1970s and after some time changed it to Rebecca. I am not sure how old she was but she was older than baby age. They told us about this when they moved in when she was already about 10. Even as kids we were interested for about 30 seconds. At 10 months a baby would easily adjust. Maybe transition by calling him both names for a while as in “New name - old name” and as he gets acclimated just drop the old name.

You should give your child the name you love

Agree with all the others. Just do it.

I come from a culture where you have your official registered name, your informal name and a family name (nickname). All are used interchangeably and no one blinks. Try the new name on for size for a bit and see how you get on if you want to...

I’ve just changed my daughters name and she is 7 months ( we registered her at 1 month so been using the name for 6 months). Tbf we haven’t used the name much as we call her the baby or baba (which my son uses) a lot. Same as you I felt pressured into picking a name and selected one but it never really felt right to me. We’ve kept her old name as an extra middle name so it’s still part of her name. Just so you know you can change it once before one years old, after then it will need to be done by deed poll or i think you can do it through baptising . Also the birth name will never change on the birth certificate. It will always be the same in the original section and the amended name will be in a section on the back of the certificate. I still feel really unsure whether it was the right decision as everyone had gotten used to the other name and i was told I would probably end up liking it as she she got older.

Hi Princess Stefanie,

just wondering whether you still regretted the name change now?

@AshleaE , I know someone who accidentally misspelt a baby's name when registering it. They spelt it out and accidentally got the order wrong. They had it corrected and they still regret that the original name is on the BC. Not the name but something like Isaac registered as Issac.
I can't remember when I last needed my birth certificate, I use my passport for ID.

No I don't regret it
I feel like the new name is her name. She just turned one and everyone knows her by her new name now. i'm glad we kept the old name as a middle name so it's still part of her identity.

Thanks for replying @Princessstefanie that’s great to hear! I feel like we definitely made the right choice to change our little ones name. The only thing that gets me is the birth certificate still has the old name on it. Does that bother you at all?

Yeah it does, but her ID will all be in her proper name so it's not so bad

I think it’s fine and agree better to do it sooner rather than later? Will it be your decision alone or do you need to convince his dad that changing his name is the way to go?

Thanks @Princessstefanie. I guess it is what it is and I can’t change the past. At least the name is changed now (which I now love) and I’m sure over time it will be something I won’t think or worry about.

Yes.It is batshit crazy.

I did it. No regrets at all.
My child suits their name much better now and I can't imagine still calling them their original name.
It was really straightforward to do at the time.

@wordsthreerandom did you ever worry about the birth certificate having the older name on it? Or did that worry ease with time?