In 2022, Kylie Jenner gave birth to her second child, a son named Wolf – and then famously changed his name to Aire. Jenner revealed that she felt pressured to sign the birth certificate and chose the name in haste, only to regret it instantly. And it turns out that about 1 in 10 moms have some regret over a baby name, according to a BabyCenter survey.
The Baby Name Blog surveyed 478 parents and found 9% regretted the name they chose for their child. As for Jenner, she and her son’s father, Travis Scott, “just didn’t feel like he was.” So, a few months after his birth, Wolf became Eyre.
It took Jenner a while to find the perfect name for Ayer, and she even called him Knight for a while. “(A)nd my daughter, until now, ‘Do you remember when Eyre was named Knight?'” he recently told British Vogue. “And I’m like, ‘No’. And she says, ‘That was fun, Mom, I like Knight better.’ And I’m like: ‘You know what, we’re not doing it again.’
About 6% of parents in the survey went on to legally change their child’s name or last name, which can be a lengthy process.
Some survey respondents told BabyCenter that the regret they felt didn’t last โ and if it did, using a nickname or legally changing their child’s name helped.
But what is the cause of regret? Ten percent of those surveyed shared similar sentiments as Jenner, saying their child’s name didn’t fit their personality.
Fifteen percent of those surveyed said their baby’s name had been ridiculed or criticized.
Amy Schumer told a standup act that she changed her baby’s name โ Jeanne Atelle Fisher โ because it sounded like “genital Fisher.” She chose her son’s middle name to honor comedian Dave Attell and kept his middle name David.
The survey found 20% said they preferred their child’s nickname, while 15% said they preferred their middle name.
Serena Williams’ first daughter is named for her husband Alexis Ohanian, but they call her by her middle name, Olympia.
Podcaster and actress Casey Wilson named her son Henry Bear, and said on her “Beach Sesh” podcast that she wanted his first name to be Bear. He now calls him Bear, but it’s unclear if he legally changed his name.
Eleven percent of parents surveyed said they preferred their child’s name, but it was culturally specific and they chose to refer to the child with an English-language name.
And some parents have difficulty choosing a name from the start. While some check out baby name book or website options, others go as far as hiring a baby name consultant. Baby name consultant Colin Slagen said version inside He charges $250 to $400 for a name consultation.
On TikTok, a baby name consultant who goes by @emdoodlesandstuff on the app tries to predict the baby names of social media influencers based on their online personalities and aesthetics โ and that’s something she uses when helping clients choose names for their babies. criteria. He also considers names and family names they like but don’t want to use
