Humiliating names

Messiah

Aramaic word name

"expected savior or deliverer"

A handful of years ago, a judge in Tennessee ruled that parents could not name their son Messiah, "because there's only one." That decision has since been overturned and the name no longer looks out…

Adolph

German

"noble wolf"

World War II stamped a permanent verboten on Adolph.

Ah

Ah is an extremely rare masculine name with multiple cultural origins. In Chinese, it functions as a prefix expressing familiarity or affection when added to names or kinship terms. In Arabic…

Alegend

American invented name

"a legend"

The popularity of legendary names, such as Legend, Legendary, and Legacy, has led to the creation of new names in this genre — meet Alegend (and ALegend and A'Legend). Phrases as names are slowly…

Alias

English word name

"pseudonym"

We think, probably, most parents who name their sons Alias are using it as a variation of Elias.

Amerika

Amerika is an uncommon masculine name with patriotic associations to the United States of America. The name represents a creative spelling variant of 'America,' likely chosen by parents desiring a…

Amillion

Invented name

"a million"

A meeting of two trends — compound names a la Myking and Alegend and money-related -illion names such as Million and Billion.

Arson

Word name

"deliberately setting fire to property"

Sure, Arson is a crime, but anecdotally, many of the parents who choose this name do so because Arson = "our son."

Asser

Asser is a masculine name with ancient roots. It originates from Hebrew, where it was spelled 'Asher' and meant 'happy' or 'blessed'. The name appears in the Bible as one of Jacob's sons and one of…

Baby

Word name

Usually reserved as a term of endearment, Baby is likely used as a name when parents have yet to choose an official one but need to register their baby. For a girl, it can be considered a nickname…

Bachellor

Bachellor is an uncommon masculine name that appears to be a variant spelling of "Bachelor," which historically referred to a young knight, a university degree holder, or an unmarried man. This…

Bald

Bald is an uncommon masculine name with ancient Germanic origins. Rather than relating to hair loss, the name derives from the Old English element 'beald' meaning 'bold' or 'brave.' It was found in…

Balzac

French surname

Dashing middle name choice for admirers of the French author.

Bart

Diminutive of Bartholomew, Hebrew

"son of the earth"

Permanent property of that devilish little Simpson kid.

Billion

English word name

The second most common numerical -illion name, after Million. Probably because of the outdated nickname Bill.

Birt

Birt is an uncommon masculine name with Germanic origins. It likely developed as a shortened form of names containing the element 'bert' or 'brecht,' meaning 'bright' or 'famous.' It may also have…

Bob

English, diminutive of Robert

"bright fame"

Kids love Bob the Builder, but do they want to be Bob the Builder? Bob and Bobby have been out of style since the 1960s, but as vintage nickname-names -- Fred, Archie -- come back into vogue, Bob may…

Boo

Word name or nickname

Boo as a first name first achieved notoriety as the name of the child-man in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. Arthur "Boo" Radley was meant to be frightening, but only in a simple, non-threatening…

Brain

Misspelling of Brian

Brain is not a name, it's a misspelling of the long-popular Brian. What's really astonishing is not that it made the Top 1000 at all but that it hung on there for 25 years, from 1965 through 1989,…

Buttler

Buttler is primarily a surname of English and Norman-French origin that has occasionally been used as a male given name. Derived from the occupational title 'butler,' it historically referred to a…