Worst Names

Whatever you do, don't name your kids these unless you want them to be bullied by me.
  1. Allane
    • Baby
      • Origin:

        English word name, diminutive of Barbara, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "foreign woman"
      • Description:

        Baby is rarely seen as a given name — or even nickname — these days, although it did rank in the Top 1000 from 1989 to 2003. These instances can be accounted for in two ways. Firstly, infants whose birth certificates are not filled out on time are given generic placeholders for registration, such as Infant, Unknown, or Baby. But more influential during this decade was the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, starring Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman. It's the origin of the famed line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
    • Brynie
      • Capri
        • Origin:

          Italian from Greek or Latin
        • Meaning:

          "wild boar; goats"
        • Description:

          Chosen by the late Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa for their youngest daughter, there is renewed interest in Italian isola name Capri.
      • Guthrie
        • Origin:

          Scottish
        • Meaning:

          "windy place"
        • Description:

          Guthrie, one of the most attractive Scottish names that's also a surname, has a particularly romantic, windswept aura, with a touch of the buckaroo thrown in.
      • Lakelynn
        • Origin:

          American invented name
        • Description:

          Baby girl names ending in lynn seem to become more numerous all the time, and this choice combining the pretty nature suffix Lake with lyn seems destined for more widespread use. Lakelynn and her sister name Lakelyn both entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022, with the Lakelynn spelling slightly taking the lead.
      • Laken
        • Origin:

          Variation of Lake, English
        • Meaning:

          "lake"
        • Description:

          Not quite a nature name and not quite a surname — whatever Laken is or isn't, we know it's definitely a name to watch.
      • Linus
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "flax"
        • Description:

          Can Linus lose its metaphorical security blanket and move from the Peanuts page onto the birth certificate? We think it has enough charm and other positive elements going for it for the answer to be yes.
      • Ludo
        • Origin:

          German
        • Meaning:

          "famous"
        • Description:

          This cool and quirky short form of the suave Ludovic could be an even-more-adventurous spin on Nico and Hugo.