You Can't Name Your Baby That!! Illegal Baby Names

What's really in a name? In some countries it's more than you think. Selecting your little one's moniker is never easy, but doing so when there are government-imposed guidelines can make it an even more daunting task. A city in Mexico released a list of 61 banned names this week, which included Facebook and Hitler, and New Zealand made news when it released a list of banned baby names not too long ago. Keep in mind that these lists continue to grow! 

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Burger King

Rambo

Facebook

Twitter

Robocop

James Bond

Harry Potter

Christmas Day

Rolling Stone

Virgin

Cesarean

Circumcision

Yahoo

Pocahontas

Spinach

Rocky

Mistress

US Navy

Terminator

Hitler

Lady Di

Email

Virgin

Scrotum

Hermione

Batman

Private

Sponsorship

Traffic

Martian

Rolling Stone

Panties

Illuminated 

New Zealand banned names full list is below, in order of most-requested to least. 

Justice
King 
Princess 
Prince
Royal 
Duke 
Major
Bishop
Majesty
J
Lucifer
using brackets around middle names
Knight
Lady
using back slash between names
Judge
Royale
Messiah
T
I
Queen
II
Sir
III
Jr
E
V
Justus
Master
Constable
Queen Victoria
Regal
Emperor
Christ
Juztice
3rd
C J 
G
Roman numerals III
General
Saint
Lord
. (full stop)
89
Eminence
M
VI
Mafia No Fear
2nd
Majesti
Rogue
4real
(star symbol)
5th
S P
C
Sargent
Honour
D
Minister
MJ
Chief
Mr
V8
President
MC
Anal
A.J
Baron
L B
H-Q
Queen V

U.S. Law Name Requirements

Fortunately, in the U.S. there are no laws that inhibit parents from naming their children whatever they so choose; or for that matter, no laws stopping an adult from changing his or her name to whatever he or she so chooses. The U.S. merely requires that each person have a name so that person can be clearly identified from another person. Each state varies in the amount of time a parent has to fill out and return the birth registration form.

However, just because there is no law restricting the name you choose to call your child that doesn't mean you should go ahead and christen him or her Mac Google or Cherry Coke or Dallas Mavericks or Emeril or Obama or Mater or Michael Jackson or any other pop icon, technology of the times or brand name.

While a person can have the same name of a famous person (dead or alive) or brand name it might cause difficulties for that person with such a name if there is scandal surrounding that brand or celebrity. There could even be issues with things as simple as trying to get an email address or social security card, etc. What may seem funny, ironic or representative of certain ideals or trends at the time of naming the child may not be appreciated by the so-named child as he or she grows to childhood, puberty and adulthood.

While some parents use their religion as a guide, others use places they love or movies to narrow the field. But unique names aren't welcome in all corners of the world. Some are to be expected (Lucifer and Martian), others may be a bit of a surprise.